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I decided to write a review, from the first day of the trip) Sadly, but the trip with the Accord Tour is a total "bag", if you do not find the pros. So let's get started. Route tour "Heart of the North" with departure from Kiev on April 29, 2018.

1. Let's start with logistics. It is already clear that the tourist, if he wants to get more or less quality and pleasure from the trip, in addition to studying the route, reading reviews, downloading the phone yourself maps, etc. you still need to review the mileage on the route and calculate the average time of the bus, border crossing, problems of drivers with documents. And why? So in order to understand WHEN YOU WILL CHECK IN THE HOTEL, HOW LONG YOU WILL BE IN THE CITY AND WHAT TO PLAN FOR YOURSELF))) So, in the hotel we checked in at our flight at 6:30 am (and the tour for a minute without night crossings), then at 2 o'clock at night, etc.

-Conclusion one: in this round departure from Kiev according to all rules of logistics had to be about 7 o'clock in the morning !!!!!

-Conclusion two: do not expect that the announced tour program will be fulfilled. As one of the little examples, we had Jurmala for those who wanted to. So, the nonsense is complete. There is no time for it at all, and it is laid in the route, and it is, so to speak, "logistics". And so on many routes stated in the infolist.

2. We bought a tour on April 15, 2018. Planned a vacation, told friends. Well, we were planning something and waiting for a miracle of emotions. Chose the bus, because Scandinavia by plane + all travel by transport then takes time for self-planning and costs. And the tour itself is not cheap. If we booked for 425 euros, people paid 600 euros. Plus, add the cost of preparing for a snack, additional excursions, which we took personally to ourselves and on the spot.

Therefore, if you add it all up, it's not a penny tour for two.

We were moved to April 29, 2018, citing the fact that half of the group was recruited. As a result, 46 people gathered, and, as it turned out, from different tours that were canceled, and where people were planning a completely different direction! Imagine, your wife has spent all her brain: I want to go to Paris, and they tell you, for those cool and sometimes harsh in May Scandinavia, aaa ..... also say-PAY!

3. Buses in ACCORD TOUR are hired together with drivers. We knew that. BUT, we couldn't assume that he was in a trance, sorry for that state. Selected from all sides, and WITHOUT SEAT BELTS. You know who is preparing for the route, knows that Norway has a serpentine road, tunnels and so on. And it is not safe to go unrestrained. Especially since in 2016 on the route Scandinavia to ACCORD was the most dangerous case. With this experience, the travel agency continues to hire all sorts of rubbish.

Hired drivers-chant hamlo.

Conclusion: your comfort depends on the bus, on the cattle drivers who believe that he is the DIRECTOR of the BUS, and not his property. The bus was never cleaned, the question of where the seat belts were answered: I'll come to you now and fasten)))

3. The leader of the group is an "addition" to your discomfort already turns your nerves, well, or you're lucky. Us-no.

Vitaliy Wojciechowski, a young man aged 27-29, showed himself to us as an ordinary attendant who stays at the hotel, accompanies on the ferry, and marks the time of collection for departure, whether from the hotel, or after a city tour, or independent spending time in the city. The Scandinavian route is far from him, and he has no knowledge in this direction. Probably lazy people are preparing, working out stories along the route, legends, detailed natural landscape, identity of the inhabitants and so on. We didn't get that.

Although, looking at the reviews and videos of tourists from other routes in Scandinavia, there was a video where ochchecheen interestingly tells, the same attendant, as they call themselves. It does not take much time. The bus takes quite a long time and an hour to chat, you can work.

The young man's questions were a burden, and the only thing that could often be observed was the turning of the head in the window and the thoughtful long silence. Well, in fact, such "frostbite" is a feature of our nation.

Ask in the evening: what are our plans for tomorrow? What are you, how can you bother a person with such a question. All the plans will be announced to you tomorrow morning, here are the answers after such a breath (a la how you fucked up).

An interesting fact was that already described above by other tourists - a tour of the glacier.

And this is all your time.

Conclusion: get ready and explore the city for the trip, based on what you want to see, and remove a little of what you have planned, you will not have time. Although if you drive 17 km in a few hours - everything will be great and you will have time.

If you want to see the most, the tour is not for those who went: sit on the bus to swell and eat lard with sausage, lazily wander around the local guide (previously hired in the city by the company) and not the fact that you are lucky with him. One was such that it made no sense.

Our people are not used to it and do not want quality rest. Believe me, even in a tour without a flight, if you approach competently and do not divorce people, you can see with proper planning. You pay money for it. Yes, no, the travel agency is sure to deceive, 70 percent of tourists do not need anything. What they "smelled" is joy. Here, Europe has opened its doors to you. Accord gives you a moment for cheap .....

and it turns out "eat" what was thrown and what "silently". But it turns out not so "cheap". Cry and be silent, that's the motto of the Chord for tourists. There are other tour operators that specialize in Scandinavia. Do not be afraid, find out, read reviews, find people on the Internet, who traveled with them and ask questions, look for videos, etc. Spend more time choosing a carrier and planning. Do not expect that the info program will give you magical joy. Particular attention is paid to such spring tours, because spring comes to Scandinavia in different ways and some routes you just will not see a priori. Maybe in the summer you are not fooled. But many of the comforts unfortunately will be unambiguous and you will not be happy.

The only thing that uh and ah is the very nature of Scandinavia, people and everything you see, and if you still strain yourself in choosing what to see and where to run, so it's great. Close contact with them will reveal to you the wonder of these countries.

There was a three-dimensional conclusion, well, really.

4. Behave in hotels with dignity. Do not rub at breakfast for lunch rolls in the amount of 8 pieces for two, bread a la take as a loaf, cheese and slicing 8-10 pieces per person, and fruit basket. fu. Be more modest). Do not try to score more and more

Conclusion from observations after "our hotels in the bus tour", good hotels will begin to abandon such greedy.

5. My personal conclusion is summarized: for repeated and summer Scandinavia, you need to choose a more expensive operator with more positive feedback. Communicate with people who already know the pros and cons. No, look for other ways and overpay for the plane.

Advise bus tours with such an operator is not for anyone.

You are not protected at all, even from above and overtake.

I have great emotions for myself, but there are no pros in this. It is a pity, other trips were planned with them.

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