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Testimonials
Tales from your Travels Looking at photos tonight, I just can't believe the things we got up to and the experiences we had..they were fabulous. Thank you so much for the incredible lengths you went to. And your staff were all extraordinary people who went out of their way to just add so much to the holiday..the homemade rice from their wives; the flowers for mum etc etc.
It was really a personalised trip deluxe. We can't believe what a wonderful time we had. A very different experience, we can't thank you enough! I usually travel with the well-known adventure travel companies and not only were the Tell Tale experiences much much better, the quality of accommodation was better too. We did have a lovely time and we did feel special.. a never to be forgotten experience, a once-in-a-life time holiday, made special by the excellent service provided by Tell Tale and all the personnel involved..I certainly wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to anyone! An absolutely fabulous holiday..everything went like clockwork from start to finish and our whole experience exceeded our expectations beyond all hope! The only downfall is, how on earth are we going to go anywhere on a normal holiday ever again!?
We do hope that Tell Tale Travel will be branching out to more destinations, as we will certainly be excited to see more of the world with you! What a great holiday..lots to learn and see, you have some splendid people and some great places to stay..brilliant cooking experiences! A very good balance of activities with local people and time on our own. The food was excellent throughout with lots of options for vegetarians. A definite plus was the set departure trip I took was designed for mostly single people. Thank you all at Tell Tale for making going on holiday so pleasurable and easy and for finding such lovely people to holiday with! This holiday totally changed my perspective on how I can holiday, enjoy myself and yet provide genuine, positive, tangible support on the ground. It felt very personal and I feel I have made some new friends as a consequence. WOW, a totally different holiday experience. We saw things we would never have seen if we'd arranged it ourselves. The hosts and guides were great company, the transport and drivers excellent. Would we do it again - absolutely, and would we recommend Tell Tale Travel - we already have. Where else do you organise trips to?! I just want to thank you for putting together an excellent itinerary. We
had a wonderful holiday. We will certainly mention your firm when talking to our friends. I could go on and on - the trip was everything we wished for....I cannot sing your praises enough We had a fantastic time, better than either of us expected. We had a ball. What we expected was the opportunity to learn more about Thailand, the people and the culture with the chance to get close to nature, relax for a while on a nice beach, eat some great food and have some quality family time while we did it all. You can consider those boxes fully ticked. We did consider many places and companies but overall it was important to us to have an ethical holiday which was as close to the country as possible. What we weren't expecting was such a high level of personal service and this is a clear benefit of your close understanding of the country and the people you have chosen. Well what can I say, what a wonderful beautiful holiday we have just had, absolutely perfect. As for the experience with the elephants, again perfect, we were impressed with the accommodation only because I didn't even know if we had a shower, but an ensuite hut on stilts was so beautiful and with elephants sleeping all around, can you believe we were so close we could hear them snoring! I tried to book a Vietnamese trip, but it was short notice and the company did not have the same 'can-do' approach of Tell Tale Travel (experienced on a previous holiday). I also looked at package tours but couldn't find any with dates that fitted. I knew what I would get with Tell-Tale - no unwelcome surprises and an alternative local itinerary.
Most of the holiday was a totally new experience. We took over 400 photos and struggled to get those down to a hard core of 160. Every day was something totally new and each day enjoyable for different reasons.
Thank you for arranging such a good holiday. It exceeded our expectations in terms of the scenery, the excitement and the warmth of people. The trouble with internet / telephone as opposed to face to face communication is having no idea about trusting people. For example, when our travel consultant rang to suggest a sailing schooner, even thought it was complimentary, we thought she must have messed up on the bookings or the prices. Shame on us for the suspicion! We're glad that we put our holiday into your hands.
The holiday gave us a chance to learn more about Thailand and its people in 2 weeks thank we could have learnt our own. We usually travel independently and initially had concerns about being 'organised' by someone else, however, it worked out really well. We found this and were determined to try it. We liked the flexibility and there were not too many stops. We are definitely glad we chose this holiday.
Overall it exceeded our expectations. We had enough information on what to take and where we were going. But there was still the joy each day of seeing something new and discovering about it without having too much preconception of what we would encounter. Without fail, everyone we met was friendly and helpful.
Tell Tell's website gave descriptions which fit my way of thinking-seeing and experiencing Thailand through people and close-up experiences. It was much, much more than what we expected. For me, the best part was meeting amazing, open people who shared their lives with us. We are extremely grateful for the experience we had in Thailand thanks to Tell Tale. It was more than a holiday-it was an educational, cultural, spiritual experience. We returned rested, refreshed and inspired. We had a FAB time... We have already recommended you to some friends, so you will no doubt hear from them shortly. This was the experience of a lifetime! You really do care about everyone involved in their operation; customers, staff and the locals who leave such indelible memories with the whole family. And it shows! Ginny McGrath, London Read more in Ginny's blog I saw more on a 2-week holiday than my daughter did in 9 months of backpacking
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