"An incredible three months "

With just six weeks before I wanted to go away on a three month trip across South East Asia, Fiji and French Polynesia I got in touch with Jim at Travel Nation with my very last minute, very ambitious request. And by the end of the week I had my itinerary with a few stops along the way that I wouldn't even have thought of!

Everything from start to finish - the hotels, convenient travel times with minimal stop overs, the transfers to and from ferries and airports - was just fantastic and the app listing out your itinerary day by day was so handy.

I would (and have) recommend Travel Nation in a heartbeat. And Jim really did make my dream trip come to life and then some!

"great service, would use again "

I used travel nation to help plan and organize a 6 month backpacking trip. i would 100% use them again. 24/7 help available gave me great piece of mind. Chris would check in regularly and make sure everything was going well.

"Fantastic trip and customer service…"

Fantastic trip and customer service with Audric. Everything went swimmingly and allowed the three of us to travel around the world for two months without having to worry about all the flights and connections. Highly recommended and will definitely use again!

"Just back from another amazing holiday"

Just back from another amazing holiday. Third time we’ve booked using Travelnation and every time has been wonderful. Jim listened to what we wanted and our budget and helped us plan the trips of a lifetime- surprisingly good value too. Have holidayed with and without teenage kids and combined family from different locations and it all worked perfectly. Totally recommend.

"Tanzania and Zanzibar"

We cannot recommend Travel Nation highly enough. Our trip to Tanzania was flawless from start to finish. Our Safari was amazing and all the properties we stayed at were just gorgeous. Our agent Chis was so helpful and any questions were answered virtually immediately. We will use Travel Nation again for any future long haul trips.

"Second to none experience"

We booked our trip to Bora Bora with Travel Nation and the entire experience was excellent. From finding the appropriate destination, flights, resorts etc to the whole experience being there was second to none. David was very accommodating in giving us multiple options and and focusing on our needs. The pricing was significantly better than all the high street travel agents and the options were even more than what other would offer. Overall an excellent experience and we will be definitely going back for our next big trip.

"Fabulous experiences in French Polynesia. "

Planning of holiday:

This was superb. Chris was very helpful and responsive to our suggestions. Answered emails quickly. Presentation of the holiday plan in the on line format made it easy for us to review

Accommodation highlights:

Hotel Tupina (Huhaine) - this was delightful. Host was just incredible. Our room was right on the water front - just lovely. Delicious food home cooked. Gift on departure. Had a car on site to rent. Stunning sunsets from the porch watching the land crabs. Very peaceful.
Le Fare Miti (Moorea)- room was a little more basic but clean and extremely well positioned as well as having great views of the sunset. Very peaceful but within 20 min walk to local shops and restaurants. Good access to beaches and the water.
Raiatea lodge hotel (Raiatea)- fabulous hotel and welcome with drinks and cool towels - very attentive staff who organised excursion to a neighbouring island and car hire (on site). Room had great views over lagoon and sunsets - very pretty to sit on balcony and watch the sunset. Plenty of beds by pool and food was great. Bar shuts very early so quiet at night later on.
Mai Tai Bora Bora - gorgeous OTW bungalow with views over lagoon. Great snorkelling just outside! Helpful staff and gift on departure. Room came with a resident fish (Albert) who you could see through the glass bottomed coffee table!

Transport
Pick ups all spot on - always someone waiting for us to take us to the hotel. Only small thing was that at Bora Bora you have to get the ferry across to the pick up point in Vaitape and we were not really sure which ferry to get on here. This was easily solved for us by a helpful local lady.
In terms of main flights from and to the U.K, we had some very long stop overs but actually these went over quicker than we thought and allowed us to be relaxed in case of delays.
Flights between islands were great with stunning views thrown in. Sit on the left of the plane when you fly into Bora Bora for the views! All the small island airports were an absolute joy!!

Excursions:
4 x 4 on Moorea - an informative host and interesting half day with fabulous views from parts of the island you cannot get to by car.

Snorkelling on Bora Bora - despite a very windy day (confidence in the water we thought was a must in these conditions), local guides took us to 4 snorkelling spots to swim with Manta Rays, Sting Rays, Eagle Rays and Sharks. Must be done to see the island from the sea.

Day trip to Taha from Raiatea - excellent full day with Manu the local guide - took us to a vanilla farm, a pearl farm as well as to a coral garden and some great snorkelling to see sharks and stingrays. We also had lunch on a lovely small island.

Lagoonarium (Moorea) - this is not an organised excursion but a small boat takes you across to a privately owned Motu and the guide takes you back when you want to go. You can spend the whole day if you like (they provide some water, fruit etc). There is a coral garden and we had a very close encounter with stingrays which was very special. There were only about 6 people on the whole island. This is well worth doing.

Car hire
This is made very easy when the hotels have the cars on site and is cheap compared to other places we have visited. We found we needed a car to fully explore the islands as there is not really public transport or taxis easily available.


Overall, a fabulous holiday and intend to use Travel Nation again for next year. We have always booked travel independently up until now but this experience has been so much easier!

"Top travel company, highly recommend for the trip of a lifetime"

Travel nation provided an absolutely fantastic service from start to finish. The rep who was managing my booking always responded to my messages quickly, and was really flexible with adapting the intinary of the trip to meet our family’s demands. The trip was really incredible, travel nation provided a first class service with regards to the quality of hotels and tours included. Would 100% recommend their services, can’t fault them.

"RTW trip…"

I spoke to Olly to price up a RTW trip for myself and my family. He listened intently to our wish list of countries to visit and was knowledgeable enough to point out a tweak that would save us money by connecting through a different country. Olly quickly set about pricing the trip including flights, car hire, accommodation and trips. Within a day he had a quote e mailed across. Any amendments we requested were quickly added and cost adjusted accordingly. The viewing of the itinerary online enabled us to view it easily and also print it in pdf format. All in all Olly was fab to deal with.

"The Best Honeymoon"

From start to finish, Travel Nation provided a high quality service with a personal touch. We were lucky to have Tracey as our travel consultant, and after one 30 minute zoom call of getting to know us, Tracey prepared two exceptional honeymoon proposals to choose from, where she was able to tailor them to exactly what we wanted. We ended up going for South Africa followed by Mauritius, and Tracey was very knowledgable on both locations. Not only that, but the communication and help in answering any of our questions leading up to the holiday made the whole thing completely stress free. This was amazing for us as we were in the process of planning our wedding at the time. Travel Nation also provide a portal for all the information and documents, as well as an App with all the details and this proved very useful. Everything was considered and planned carefully, including transfers and timings to make the journeys as pleasant as possible. While we were away, we wanted to extend our holiday in Mauritius by a couple of days and Tracey responded quickly and sorted this out for us without any hassle. We can’t thank Tracey enough and if you are thinking of booking a stress free honeymoon or any other big holiday, we would highly recommend Travel Nation. Thank you!