Is Explore! worth it? The data verdict
Explore! rates 4.49★ across 8,879 verified reviews — genuinely good, short of exceptional. Its trips run about £171/day — pricier than the market median. The complaints below are consistent enough to take seriously before booking.
Where Explore! scores
What travellers consistently praise
- Exceptional, knowledgeable tour guides
- Well-paced, thoughtfully designed itineraries
- Small groups and solo-traveller friendly
- Good group camaraderie and safety on the road
The consistent complaints
- Inconsistent or mediocre accommodation
- Food quality varies, weak dietary options
- Hiking/walking difficulty often underestimated
- Patchy transfer and pre-trip communication
Both lists distilled from the same verified review base — we publish the bad with the good.
In travellers' own words
“The service provided by Tourradar and Explore were amazing. I was met at the airport immediately and ushered through the airport quickly. A dri”
“Visit to the the lalomitei caves. Piatra Craiulu1. The walking is rated as ‘moderate and challenging’. I am a fit 63 year old, I run and hillwalk regularly: overall, I rate it unequivocally as challenging. The length of the walks indicated in t”
“Our guide, David, & his assistant, Brusje, were EXCELLENT, SUPERB. Highly recommend them. The hotels were mediocre though, except Korcula, which our “room with a view” was fantastic. The hotel in Kast”
“The top highlight of my trip was the hike along Piatra Craiului ridge - a tough day which I would never have completed without the help and encouragemen”
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