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Penguin Travel

Penguin Travel

Headquarters in Sofia, Bulgaria

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Number of tours
32
Age Range
18-80
Number of reviews
409
Rating
4.4/5
Response rate
80%
Response time
within 2 days

Penguin Travel Reviews (409)

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Accommodation
4/5
Transportation
4.5/5
Meals
4/5
Value for money
4.5/5
Guide
4.5/5
  • Balkan Kaleidoscope reviewer 1
    Written on November 5th, 2024
    Very pleased with the overall tour. The sights were beautiful; driver and guide managed well in all aspects. All expectations were met.
  • Caucasus Explorer - Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan reviewer 2
    Written on October 31st, 2024
    Overall nice but tour Mgr was bit lacking in giving details about day to day events. He was hesitant and depended on tour guides about the schedule.
  • AS
    Written on October 30th, 2024
    Pros The choice of hotels (11) is among the best possible, especially their locations in relation to the city center or the old city, and ranges from luxurious…
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  • ST

    Balkan Kaleidoscope

    2.0Rather poor
    Written on October 28th, 2024
    1/Hotel in Trebinje is really bad. 2/Hotel with lift should be a priority for all over night stay. 3/Tour leader service and knowledge was bad. Understand th…
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  • Caucasus Explorer - Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan reviewer 5
    Written on October 23rd, 2024
    Tour guides varied from very good to fair. Sights covered good
  • The 5 Stan-s - Follow in the footsteps of Genghis Khan reviewer 6
    Written on October 22nd, 2024
    From September 21st to October 11th it couldn't have been better. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to experience traveling through these five Central …
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  • N
    Written on October 22nd, 2024
    Highly recommend! What I saw, ate and heard was far beyond my expectations. The tour was well organised and covered all the most important sites and cities. …
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    Penguin Travel commented on this review
    Nick, thank you so much for your kind words! We're delighted you had a great experience and look forward to welcoming you on another adventure soon!
  • BL
    Written on October 22nd, 2024
    This tour is perfect for those that want to see and explore roads less traveled. You will be less comfortable for part of the travel, you will be inconvenienced…
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    Penguin Travel commented on this review
    Hi Bill, Thank you for sharing your experience—we're thrilled you embraced the adventure of exploring the Silk Road with its unique challenges and unforgettable moments! We're looking forward to having you on another exciting trip with us in the future.
  • The 5 Stan-s - Follow in the footsteps of Genghis Khan reviewer 9
    I’m a world traveler myself. Been to 175 countries so far. Had tours with many companies. This was the worst tour I’ve ever had. Tour leader is a director of …
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    Penguin Travel commented on this review
    Dear Michelle, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We genuinely value all input, as it helps us improve our services. We’d like to address your comments about Lyuboslav. He has been a dedicated tour leader with Penguin Travel for several years, and we’ve consistently received positive feedback regarding his professionalism, knowledge, and leadership. We take your concerns seriously, especially regarding smoking, and we have already spoken to him to ensure this behavior does not detract from anyone’s experience moving forward. That said, we received multiple emails from other travelers in the same group while on the tour. They expressed concerns about your behaviour on the tour, which they felt was disruptive and negatively impacted the overall dynamic. Thus, we believe this review may be biased and may not fully reflect the overall group experience. Best regards, Penguin Travel Team
  • The 5 Stan-s - Follow in the footsteps of Genghis Khan reviewer 10
    Written on September 25th, 2024
    I have a great experience in the Central Asia, thank you 🙏

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About Penguin Travel

Penguin Travel was established in 1989 in Copenhagen. With over 25 years of experience in handling active holidays, Penguin Travel has become a leading provider in the fields of hiking, cycling, horse riding and bird-watching tours as well as round-trips to less visited but still very exciting destinations in the Middle East, Central and South East Asia, South America etc. We can help you with designing group or individual tours along the famous Transsiberian Railway.  No doubt Bulgaria is our primary destination and a large part of our stuff is based here. Being experts on Bulgaria we are able to offer you any type of holiday here - from an active adventure in the mountains to a relaxing time at the seaside. Our guides are young and enthusiastic, eager to reveal you the best of your trip. Big part of our tours are led by people, who have personally taken care of your reservation since its receiving. Our hiking and cycling guides have detailed knowledge of the trips themselves and the conditions that may occur along the route, keeping you safe and well informed all the time. There are no secrets for them either up in the mountains or deep in the gorges as you can be sure - they have experienced the tour many times before. For the birdwatching tours we use highly experienced graduates (MSc-s and Doctors of Science), specialized in field ornithology. As a part of their activity they are leaders or experts in different projects for investigation of birds – their distribution, migration, biology etc. Thus they are perfectly prepared for identifying birds visually or by voice, which is of great importance for species with more hidden way of life and behavior. 

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Since its foundation Penguin Travel has been guided by its restless exploration drive, which is why the main focus of the company has always been on remote and unexplored destinations. We believe that the encounters with distant and completely different cultures and landscapes, have an extraordinary enriching influence on every traveler, which is why our main goal is to offer our clients exciting and unforgettable experiences.

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