Arena Travel reviews

16 Apr 19'

Dr Hill reviewed: Textiles of Japan & the Festival of Quilts

"Trip to remember! Whenever I had a question, someone was always at the end of a phone to answer it. There were no difficulties with booking or payment and everyone I contacted was friendly & helpful. There was a good combination of sight-seeing and textile experiences. We went to places and had hands-on experiences that we could not have arranged for ourselves had we been travelling solo. Mandy was an excellent organiser and facilitator and our local guide was knowledgeable and very helpful. I’ll never forget the kimono museum and the quilt festival itself was quite astonishing, more so than I expected, and a wonderful finish to the trip."

16 Apr 19'

Mrs Davies reviewed: Textile Treasures of Vietnam

"Fantastic, Fantastic, Fantastic. No more needs to be said. Everything was exceptional. Could not have been bettered."

16 Apr 19'

Mrs Scorgie reviewed: Textile Treasures of Vietnam

"The tour was well organised and researched. The guide was full of interesting information and he was very friendly and helpful. The accommodation was of a very high standard as was the food. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip. Thank you."

16 Apr 19'

Mrs Jeffcoat reviewed: Textile Treasures of Vietnam

"Everyone was very helpful - I booked the land package with Arena and booked my own air travel as I was going onto Australia after the Vietnam tour. Arena, even arranged a driver and guide to pick me up and take me to the airport at the end of the tour as my flight was 3 hours earlier than the group who were returning to London. A well arranged trip with outstanding experiences. The specialist, Pat who accompanied us was great fun and made the trip worthwhile. Our local guides were outstanding. This is the second trip I have done with Arena and I will definitely book with them again."

16 Apr 19'

Mrs Everett reviewed: Textile Treasures of Vietnam

"It was a wonderful experience. Everything was timed to perfection and the group I was with were excellent travel companions"

16 Apr 19'

Mrs Mote reviewed: Textile Treasures of Vietnam

"Very well organized, the local agent had everything off to a "T". Group was the right size, leader was good."

2 Apr 19'

Mrs Wootton reviewed: Textile Impressions of India

"Organising a first class trip, great accommodation"

2 Apr 19'

Mrs Matthews reviewed: Textile Impressions of India

"Wonderful trip packed with magical experiences"

2 Apr 19'

Mr Hines reviewed: Textile Impressions of India

"Excellent trip with the highlight being the input from our guide whose knowledge and ideas made the whole trip very memerable."

2 Apr 19'

Mrs Blundell reviewed: Textile Impressions of India

"I think this was Arena's first visit to India as well as mine. It was a wonderful initiation into the culture and textiles of this colourful country. Arena always have a local guide on the tours and ours was outstanding in his knowledge of the history and textiles of the areas we visited."

2 Apr 19'

Mrs Hazon reviewed: Textile Impressions of India

"Excellent in all respects - itinerary, accommodation, experts and local guide. The local guide, Nagendra Singh, was wonderful and really gave a superb dimension to the holiday with his in-depth knowledge of Indian textiles and his willingness to talk to us about any and all aspects of life in India."

2 Apr 19'

Mrs Dalgliesh reviewed: Textile Impressions of India

"The trip to India was a wonderful introduction to the sub continent. A great guide, interesting itinerary, excellent hotels. What's not to like."

2 Apr 19'

Mrs Cohen reviewed: Textile Impressions of India

"Sevice was amazing. Tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable, every problem or question was totally taken care of."

2 Apr 19'

Mrs Green reviewed: South African National Quilt Festival

"Really good holidays, excellent service from staff, friendly and most helpful. Standard high at hotels, good local guides and tour leaders. Been with them for many years, already booked for two more holidays and I do tell my friends."

2 Apr 19'

Mrs Howard reviewed: South African National Quilt Festival

"The hotels were excellent,with the exception of the Queens at Oudtshoorn.Our guide and driver,Sarah and Isaak were exceptional.Everything was well organised and Karin looked after us wonderfully.I would ( and do) recommend any holiday with Karin in charge."

2 Apr 19'

Mrs Webber reviewed: South African National Quilt Festival

"The fact that only 4 out of 18 on the trip were new comers to Arena, speaks volumes about the company. SA was my 3rd holiday with Arena and I love their Stitchtopia trips. The holidays are very interesting, extremely well planned, we are extremely well looked after without being smothered. It is ideal to holiday with like minded people, and so we generally all get on well together"

2 Apr 19'

Miss Phillips reviewed: South African National Quilt Festival

"Brilliant trip good mix of quilting and sightseeing. The tour guide Sarah and driver Isak were so helpful and knowledgeable"

8 Oct 18'

Mrs Povey reviewed: Verona Tessile, Lake Garda & Venice

"Comfortable hotel, interesting trips to Lake Garda and Venice. Verona Tessile"

8 Oct 18'

Mrs Redpath reviewed: The spirit of Shetland knitting holiday

"Excellent company to deal with, second holiday and have booked future third holiday. Easily reached on phone, personal touch, concerns dealt with and holiday tailored to needs. May seem expensive but having priced hotel and travel separately Arena cost less and included more ie small group size, guide and tutors."

8 Oct 18'

Miss Orange reviewed: The spirit of Shetland knitting holiday

"A well organised and enjoyable experience."

8 Oct 18'

Mrs Webber reviewed: The spirit of Shetland knitting holiday

"Gave much more than I expected. Great admin staff,very supportive and knowledgable The tour guide,Lynne,was very knowledgable about Shetland and liked it there."

8 Oct 18'

Mrs Tricarico reviewed: The spirit of Shetland knitting holiday

"Our tour was well planned and our guide, Lynn, was excellent!"

8 Oct 18'

Mrs Greenwood reviewed: The spirit of Shetland knitting holiday

"Personal service, easy to contact by phone, all questions answered. Excellent tour manager, calm, efficient, caring, friendly. Every day was a delight, choice of visits excellent. Thank you Lynne for the best knitting holiday ever."

8 Oct 18'

Miss Kainz reviewed: Knitting in the Faroe Islands

"Everything was well prepared and the guides were very good. The only not so nice thing was the dinner at the end of the trip. the food was cold and exactly the same as on the first evening meal. Otherwise I would recommend this trip and this agency to my friends."

8 Oct 18'

Mc Mcarthy reviewed: Knitting in the Faroe Islands

"Fascinating experience. Accommodations and food fine, although many meals were on our own. Knitting instructor Kristina Geil was exceptional— good communicator, excellent teacher with excellent command of knitting techniques, very personable. Made time with her (and especially the visit to Nolstoy) very meaningful."

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