A wonderful, interesting tour

I would recommend that your company explore the possibilities of more varied tours in Northern Spain. There is so much to see...so much history...that we only skimmed the possibilities. This tour was great and our tour guide was excellent. I would consider a return trip if new areas were opened up to visit.

Enjoyed Northern Spain

I enjoyed the Cities and Towns visited. The pace of the tour was also good.

Northern Spain

This tour is excellent! It is active with lots of walking and long days! I love the architecture. The trip to the Picos de Europa had 3 great stops! It is a hike up to the lakes, on a well constructed walk and stairs. The food was great except for 1 meal. The landscape is beautiful, rolling hills, mountains, rivers, lakes and the sea.

Thorough Tour

This was my 8th trip with Go Ahead and was not disappointed. I enjoyed every town, stop, museum, and guide. The only recommendation would be to incorporate the Tower of Hercules while in Galacia. Otherwise, thanks again Go Ahead, it was money well spent.

A Trip Full of Wonderful Sights

My husband and I enjoyed our recent trip to Northern Spain. We saw a lot of sights that had been on my wish list for quite a while.One of the things that impressed me most about our tour was that so many of the rest of the fellow tourists had been on many other Go Ahead trips and spoke very highly of them. This was very reassuring and, indeed, we found our tour to be very well run with very nice hotels and an excellent guide. We were worried that the pace of the tour would be too demanding for my husband, but he was well catered for. Brenda Rawls

Northern Spain and Madrid Extension

My wife and I greatly enjoyed this trip. On a few occasions we chose not to go on included (Barcelona city tour) or optional offers (Picos de Europa) in order to have extra free time on our own. Because of the distance covered, stays are necessarily short. The schedule also necessitated evening (in the dark) or late day walking tours in Zaragoza and Oviedo after a full day on the bus. How about dropping some stops (perhaps Camillas and Lugo) to increase daylight time in other cities? Could you then eliminate one night stays in favor of all two (or even three) night stops? You can't see it all, so why not edit to allow more time in selected stops? Riu offered an unscheduled walk on the Madrid extension, which we all did, and we put together a farewell dinner with her.

Barcelona and Northern Spain

We have done about 20 tours in the last 4 to 5 years but this was our first tour with Goahead and we are pleased. Hotels are mostly centrally located and food was much better than we expected. Tour director , Riu Wakai is first rate and really took care of us. We are really impressed with everything from customer service, online accounting, and tour design and operation. On this tour we did not have to get up earlier than 730 am, we had plenty of time to explore in depth each city we visited. Lots of walking tours. Best part of the tour was the two night stay at the village of Santenella Del Mar. This is exclusive with Goahead. Very quaint indeed. The restaurant of this hotel was where we had the included dinner is recommended by Michellin. The tour also included unlimited wine and bottled water with each meal. This is highly unusual especially for a tour at this price level. The cobbled stone village and the trip to Tipo de Europa and Potes are unforgtable. I have already booked another two tours with Goahead. I do think Goahead should consider including in the itinerary the Barcelona cathedral and El Escoril Monastery in Madrid. Before the tour, I did not believe the high star ratings on this reviews. Now I do. I rate this tour 5 stars.

Barcelona and Northern Spain

an unusual itinerary with excellent tour director and local guides and good choice of optional excursions with the one to the Picos of Europa a must.

A worthwhile tour

Fran Valle , the tour director, made the tour. He was helpful and patient, combining knowledge of the area's history and landscape with an ironic sense of humor. The tour was well organized to provide a mixture of nature scenery, Roman ruins and Medieval towns, a general history of northern Spain, cathedrals (if that's your interest), and modern and contemporary architecture. I especially enjoyed the variety of towns, large and small. San Sebastian was a favorite, and Oviedo a delightful surprise. Two nights in the Medieval villlage of Santillana del Mar was a pleasant change of pace. A highlight was the day trip to Potes and Picos de Europa. Spectacular scenery. The excursion to the Rias Baixas and the mussel farm was interesting but marred by significant rain. We didn't get much sense of what was supposed to be lovely coastal scenery. But, then, this excursion came with a weather warning. We were fortunate overall that in an area that receives a lot of rain, we had clear skies most days. The hotels, conveniently located, and buffet breatksfasts were uniformly good, The big negative of the trip was the poor quality of the included dinners. The entrees were badly prepared and there was little sign of the wonderful vegetables we saw in the markets. There was copious wine, a plus for many of us. On the nights we were on our own for dinner we found excellent food. It pays to do some pre-trip research on restaurants. Given that this trip was rated a 4 in level of challenge, I expected a bit more walking.We were given time to explore on our own in most locations. All in all, it was a fine trip.

Barcelona and Northern Spain

Our tour met all expectations and many more! Our tour director, Fran, was most informative and entertaining. His walking tours were very enjoyable, and he showed great flexibility in planning add-ons to our itinerary, We all loved the visit to the 14th-century castle and wine museum in Olite. One member had researched a Spanish naval hero, and we visited the memorial in his home town that had commemorated him with a centennial. All local guides were knowledgeable and helpful.