Travel reviews

Private trip to Devin castle and Wine Tasting

2018-03-29 / BRIAN M. / USA

Hi Jane,
Thank you very much for the follow up email and sorry for the delayed response, as we are just getting back to the United States. Everything worked out great and I would highly recommend Martin.
He was very friendly, knowledgeable, and most importantly, he was incredibly flexible and understanding of our situation of traveling with a 3-year old.
The highlights were certainly Devin Castle and the Wine Tasting. Unfortunately, it was a bit cold at Devin Castle so it was a bit rushed, but was really an amazing site.

Thank you again for all your help and we certainly had a great time. Take care.

Guide-driver: Martin S.
Devin castle, Small Carpathian Wine Tour

Private Trips to Budapest and Bratislava

2018-03-26 / NEVETA S. / JAMAICA

Hi Peter.
I’m back in Bologna! Thanks once more for your services, info, help, advice, everything! this weekend. It definitely made the trip enjoyable and worth it.
Take good care!
All the best for your family, travels and business! Feel free to let me know when you finally make it to Jamaica!

Guide-driver: Peter Blazicek
Day1 Full day trip to Budapest
Day2 Trip to Bratislava and Devin castle

Private trip to Banska Stiavnica UNESCO

2018-02-15 / MARK N. / USA

This company was flexible to my needs . Peter was thoroughly knowledgeable , friendly and helpful. The organisation was seamless and beyond expectations.

Recommended for your time in Slovakia.

Guide-driver: Peter Blazicek
Banska Stiavnica – UNESCO medieval town

Private tour, High Tatras-Krakow-Prague

2017-10-29 / DEBBIE S. / PORTLAND / OREGON / USA

Dear Peter,
thank you for the wonderful trip and the great adventure!
You have been so delightful to travel with!
Most sincerely,
Suzie & Mike R.

Dear Peter,
thank you for your excellent tour guiding, friendly spirit and kind heart. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with you these past days!
Please keep in touch.

Debbie & Chuck S.

Email#3

Hi Peter,
Great to hear from you and to know you enjoyed our company as much as we, too, enjoyed you!
Slovakia is scenic, people are friendly, helpful, and the sites we were able to see, were interesting to learn more of your country’s history.
I wrote on your FB msg to say hope your Birthday cake was wonderful!

Yes indeed we will post a wonderful review of our travels with you upon our return to the states. We leave early Wednesday. Prague has been a lovely city too.
Keep in touch Peter as we would love for you and your family to visit us in Portland.
Thank you again. Have special holiday season…I will be thinking of the culinary dishes you make st Christmas.

Fondly Debbie and Chuck

Private Guide/driver: Peter Blazicek
Tour: Budapest-High Tatras (Slovakia)-Krakow-Prague
Group of 4

Private Short Tour of Slovakia / June

2017-07-02 / LISA R. / FLORIDA, USA

Hey guys!
We are back in the States and I was able to submit the review just now.

Thank you again for an amazing trip. Alex said Slovakia was his favorite part of our
European adventure and I’d agree!

We hope you have a great time in America. Come and call on us if you can.

Until next time,
Warmly,Lisa

Private Guide/driver: Peter Blazicek
Short Tour of Slovakia + Hiking in High Tatras

Private Transfer & Guide services, June 2017

2017-07-01 / BRIGITTE B. / LA, CALIFORNIA, USA

Hi Peter,
Thank you for coming through and being as wonderful as the reviews I had read about you.
My favorite city was Budapest. It is a city of intrigue but then again my grandfather was born there so the visit had a deeper meaning. I thought Bratislava with you was the ultimate way to see the capital. You took us to the place (Houdini) where we had the best meal during our trip. Prague has charm but with all the tourists – it did not feel as authentic as the other cities.

Overall, the trip was wonderful and you were a part of its success.
I will write something in trip advisor. I also recommended you to my travel agent.

Have fun on your Italian vacation

Best,
Brigitte

Private Guide/driver: Peter Blazicek
Budapest-Bratislava, from Vienna to Prague
Lunch break in Houdini restaurant / Marrols

Cave Driny & Modra Coffe & Cake Break

2017-06-12 / RICO / SWITZERLAND

Dear Peter,
Thank you for the tour. The group was absolutely happy with the service, especially with you as a perfect guide.

I wish you and your family a wonderful summer.

Best wishes,
Rico

Group of 7
Private Guide/driver: Peter Blazicek

Private Day Trips to Trencin and more / May

2017-05-31 / CATHY & YVES B. / CANADA

Hi Peter!
Thank you very much for trips with us in Slovakia. It is hard to choose our favorite place but maybe it was Vlkolinec. It was such a pretty little place and we were glad you suggested it.
We really enjoyed having a private guide. It was a new experience for us and we might do that again!!

Thanks again. We enjoyed your company and your tours!
Cathy and Yves B.

Sent from my iPad

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek
3x Day Trips to Trencin town, Banska Stiavnica and Vlkolinec village

Day Trip to Cachtice castle / May

2017-05-23 / NICOLE H. / USA

Hello Peter,
Thanks again for taking us out! We had a great time.

Take it easy,
Nicole

Private Guide/driver: Peter Blazicek

Czech-Slovak Tour / May

2017-05-17 / DEBRA B. / AUSTRALIA

Hi there, just wanted to send a quick email to say thank you for everything you have both done in organising our tour. We have been out of email contact for a few days, hence the delay in sending this!

Marcel was terrific and everything went smoothly. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. We will post a comment on your website when I get good internet coverage!
Thanks again, Debra and Gary B.

Sent from my iPad

Private Guide/driver: Marcel K.

Bojnice & Cicmany Private Trip / April

2017-05-07 / RADOVAN B. / SOUTH KOREA

Private Day Trip for 5 clients from South Korea:

“Dobrý deň pani Blažíčková,
Klienti boli naozaj spokojný. Vybrali sme Vašu firmu náhodne ale sme spokojný.”

S pozdravom,
Ing. Radovan B., PhD.

Private Guide/driver: Matt T.

Short Private Tour in Slovakia / April

2017-05-01 / JAMES M. / USA

Peter and Jane, thank you for the excellent service on our trip.

The tour was very well planned. All the things that you (and Michal) set up worked out fine. The meetings in Rajec worked out well. The cemetery gate was open and someone did meet us at the synagogue in Trencin.
We did not in fact find my great grandfather’s tombstone. The entire area was in poor condition and many stones have deteriorated over the years. But there was no way around that.

The hotels were excellent.
The high point was definitely visiting Rajec and meeting the mayor of Kamenna Poruba. All of us enjoyed actually seeing the towns.

Michal was very accommodating about varying our tour on the spot, according to what we wanted to see.

I asked Michal to translate a few short passages in the Kamenna Poruba history archive. I have not received them yet. I will send him an email in a few days if i don’t get them. He also took some pictures for us with his camera–I would like to get them.

If you want a quote . . . .
Peter and Michal organized an excellent tour for our family. We visited the village from which our great-grandfather emigrated in 1883 and discovered things that we could never have found on the internet.

It was inspiring to see the beautiful area where he spent his childhood. We also visited several other places that illustrated the Jewish life in Slovakia in the nineteenth century.
Thank you, Peter.

regards, Jim

Private Guide/driver: Michal R.

Private Tour of Slovakia + Prague / April

2017-04-29 / MICHAEL K. / USA

Dear Peter:

The tour was great overall. Marcel was a tremendous guide, he knows the area and the people of the region extremely well. He was very flexible in spite of some of the weather issues.
He took us to so many places where we saw the real Slovakia, without his demeanor and skillful maneuvering I don’t think we would have been able to enter the home of my cousins wife in Kvasov.
He took us to really good restaurants and steered us towards some really special foods native to the areas we visited. We really enjoyed the conversations we had w/Marcel, especially concerning the communist occupation and historical perspective of Slovakia’s political history.
I would recommend him highly to anyone wanting to visit Slovakia’s mountains and the lowland surrounding those regions.

Matt, was very knowledgeable and did a great job for us in seeing as much as we could see in Prague in the limited time we had there, I will definitely recommend him as well.

The highlights of the trip was the castle in Bratislava, all the Tatras activities and places, Spis castle, obviously Kvasov and eventually Prague. We would come back in a heartbeat to see the rest. I am interested in the grand tour of Slovakia, and the Czech-Slovak Private Tour.

We hope to do either of these tours w/your company.
Sincerely, Michael and Elisabeth K.

Private Guide/driver: Marcel K.
Private Guide/driver for Prague: Matt T.

Private Trip to Bojnice Chateau & Cicmany / April

2017-04-16 / BRETT P. / CANADA

My wife and I picked the Bojnice Chateau and Cicmany private trip and hoped it would be a relaxing, romantic day in the middle of our European trip. We were not disappointed. Peter picked us up from our hotel in Bratislava and the car was very clean and comfortable (leather seats).

Peter was very knowledgeable not just about specific sights on the drive to Bojnice Castle but general history of Slovakia and able to provide insights and context. Bojnice Chateau was even lovelier than the photos we had seen on the internet and had many surprise rooms inside. Important to know: if you go in shoulder season (we were there in April), the Chateau may only have tours in Slovak running. There were no options to tour the inside without a guide. In our case, this was no issue because Peter translated along the tour. A surprise was the Bojnice zoo right beside the Chateau (we didn’t go to it).
We stopped for lunch at BioGraf (aka Stare kino) restaurant which had a large menu, good prices and good beer selection.
Next we drove to Čičmany , which has preserved the traditional wooden homes with their unusual decorations. This is a very quiet, hillside village that has protected status and I liked the traditional crafts that were for sale.
Good to know: this village is quite small and the interpretive signs are in Slovak which Peter translated for us. We then traveled straight back to Bratislava (2hrs). I would recommend this tour if you have more than 2 days in Slovakia and want a break from city sightseeing.

Private Guide/driver: Peter Blazicek

Private Short Tour of Slovakia / April

2017-04-08 / PATH N. / LONDON / UK

“Hi Peter!
Thank you very much for organising a memorable trip for me and son. Pravin liked the cave and the museum very much. Specially the snow. Looking after Pravin during my treatment is a great help. Thanks.l enjoyed taking photos around the scenic Slovakia and the food in the penzioni. Enjoyed the company with you.
Give my regards to your family.
See you soon.
Thanks, Pat.

Sent from my iPhone”

Private driver-guide: Peter Blazicek
Bratislava-Piestany-High Tatras and Spiss area

Private Day Trip to Bojnice & Cicmany / April

2017-04-07 / ANTHONY T. / HONK KONG

Dear Peter,
Thanks for your touring services. We are fine with the private trip.
Hope to see you next time.

Cheers, Anthony

Private Guide/driver: Peter Blazicek

Private Devin Trip & Budapest / March 2017

2017-04-05 / CLAUDIA L. / NYC / USA

Hi Peter, Greetings from Lucerne, Switzerland. Sorry for not replying earlier. We’ve since visited Austria, Liechtenstein and now in Switzerland. Leaving for home tomorrow morning. I’ll write a review when I’m back in NYC.

Thank you for being our guide/driver.
-Claudia

Email #2

Hey Peter,
Hope all is well with you and family.
Here is the blog post which I mentioned you and your tour company. Feel free to share:

11 Most Underrated Cities in the World

I’m heading back to Europe next month but to the Iberian peninsula. Will contact you when we plan on visiting Slovakia next year – want to see the High Tatras, Cicmany, Vlkolinec and more.

Best,
Claudia

Private Guide/driver: Peter Blazicek

Private Trip to Cicmany, then to Budapest

2017-03-11 / RAWISUDA S. / BANGKOK / THAILAND

“Dear Peter: drive safely back to Bratislava. It was fun today. Thank you for everything.”

Rawisuda S. / Thailand

Private Guide/driver: Peter Blazicek
Group of 3, Bratislava > Cicmany & Trencin and drop off in Budapest

Private day trip from Bratislava, March 2017

2017-03-06 / JAMES P. / NETHERLANDS

“Peter: Everything was great.
Thanks again, James”

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek
Group of 4
Bratislava > Devin castle > Trnava > Nitra & drop off in Banska Stiavnica
Special bonus: Drazovce church (on the picture)

Short Trip of Slovakia Dec 2016

2017-01-07 / DENINA B. / PRETORIA / SOUTH AFRICA

“Dear Peter Blazicek and Jana Blazickova, we have safely arrived back home after our extended Winter Wonderland holiday in Slovakia and Austria.
We would like to thank you and your company #bestslovakiatours for an amazing 5 days in Slovakia. We appreciated the professional way in which you conducted our personalised tour and most definately the hospitality of inviting us to your house for a wonderful supper.
Thank you for driving us safely, for going out of your way to accomodate us beyond the description of the tour and thanks for the great knowledge you shared with us.

We would love to be back for more and highly recommend your company for anybody who wishes to tour Slovakia and surrounds.
Kind regards and best wishes! Jaco, Denina, Lize and Lara.”

Private Honeymoon Tour in Slovakia, Nov 2016

2016-11-28 / LINDA & JD / ALABAMA / USA

Jane and Peter,
thank you!

Linda and JD will never forget our honeymoon in Slovakia!
Our magical moments will be with us always!!!
We will hang our picture done in Praha in our home.
We can never thank you enough for all that you did for us.

Linda Weeks

A truly wonderful experience for sure – we appreciate your efforts and wish for you and the family the very best. We hope to travel with you again.

Best Always, JD

EMAIL#2
Oh, Peter and Jane…words cannot tell you how happy and pleased we are with every part of the journey we had. The smile and sparkle in Linda’s eyes tells me all I need to know about how much she enjoyed the trip. Your family is lovely and we do appreciate the invitation to visit your home and Family! And the tours were breathtaking and beautiful. We will for sure visit the Trip Advisor site and Linda is telling everybody she sees…and you know she can talk!

We were so behind with everything here at home, and I just finished downloading the 800+ photos I took…and now I have more to download from you. I will begin on that now….and thank you and Jane again, we have had so much fun and enjoyment…and your and your Family have been a large part of it. More later….JD

Private driver-guide: Peter Blazicek
Tour: Slovakia + Vienna, Budapest, Prague

Private Day Trip to Trencin, November 2016

2016-11-14 / ERIKA / MALTA

Dear Peter,
A short thank you (a will write a proper email and a trip advisor review in d coming days) for a lovely days. They really enjoyed and could not stop talking about d lovely places u visited and your hospitality.
Photos received with thanks (still have to open some of them). Thanks for taking care of my family & being a great guide to a beautiful country.
Best regards
Erika

Sent from my iPhone

Private tour in Slovakia,

2016-11-10 / FAY & ED / CANADA

My husband and I returned last week from Slovakia, where we spent time in Bratislava, Kosice and several locations in between. We travel often, and were amazed at how much Slovakia has to offer – numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sights, excellent hotels, good meals, very palatable wine, friendly people, and no crowding – all priced very attractively.

Our guide, Peter Blazicek, was a gem. Full of knowledge and enthusiasm, excellent companion, linguist, and driver, he was the guide one always wants but doesn’t always find.
He and his wife, Jane, who drove us from the Vienna airport to our Bratislava hotel, were great from beginning to end. Any visit to that area of Europe would be enhanced by their presence.

Read this review on trip advisor

Private 2Day Trip in Slovakia, October 2016

2016-10-15 / MARGARET I. / USA

Peter, our trip was beyond what we expected. Matej did a fantastic job of showing us the best of Slovakia in 48 hours. We saw things and places I never expected. We both to this day are still so surprised at how beautiful Slovakia is.
I expected a flat geography.

Matej was very responsive to all our questions and we had many. He apprised us of the history, both recent and past of the country. I am proud to be of Slovakian heritage. We particularly enjoyed finding my mother’s home, especially as we had only pictures taken 15 years ago to go on. He was so very helpful in getting us right to the spot. We found it very moving. I have shared my pictures with my late mother’s sisters and my own family.

We will certainly recommend you to out friends and family thinking of going to Slovakia. It is an undiscovered gem. Matej took us to two beautiful spots for lunches, places we would have never have known about.

Thanks again for all your help in organizing this whirlwind trip. It could not have been easy for Matej with all the driving, but he did an amazing job for us. If you’re ever thinking of coming to Canada, please let us know. We would love to show you parts of our country.

Thanks again. Margaret I.

Private Trips, October 2016

2016-10-14 / AMALIA M. / BOLIVIA

Private Day trip to: Banska Stiavnica

Private Day trip to: Budapest Day Trip with adds on:
Boat ride and evening performance of Hungarian Folk Dance

Spanish speaking Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Romania Expedition, Sept-Oct 2016

2016-10-07 / JUAN M., JUDITH B., BRUCE S. / USA

Juan:
Peter, thank you for everything on this tour. Your attention to your clients and to all details are awesome. Mil gracias, tu amigo Juan.

Judith & Bruce:
Dear Peter and Jana, Bruce and i can’t thank you enough for helping us realize our dream of traveling to Romania.
Thank you for your care, your expertise, your good driving on those long travel days. It was so nice to be with “family” exploring such a varied and interesting country…
Although i like Slovakia best !
We look forward to future trips together, Bruce & Judy.

Romania Expedition – 11 days Through Everything 😉

From Budapest to Baia Mare > Sapanta > Gura Humorului > Brasov > Bucurest > Transfagarasan Highway DN7 > Sibiu……and end of the tour in Budapest

Private tailor-made tour in Slovakia, Sept-Oct 2016

2016-10-06 / PAM A. / CHAMBERSBURG/PA/USA

Peter: again, it was wonderful. Last time, we thought our trip would be our last.
This time, we know we will be returning.

Thank you for everything, Pam

Driver-guide: Peter & Marcel

Private day trip – Family Roots in Slovakia

2016-09-22 / JON P. / USA

Ahoj Peter and Jane!

I very much enjoyed my trip to Myjava and the surrounding area with Matej on Sunday. He is a very fun person to spend a Sunday afternoon with. I very much appreciated his knowledge of Slovakia and of the area in particular.
Whenever we needed some direction or further information Matej was very willing to ask the locals. That made the trip more informative for sure. He was not shy about asking! I’m sure I don’t have to tell you this because you already know, but he is a very good representative of your business and I’m sure you feel luck to have him as such.

Based on the information that Michal had gathered I think we got very close to where my great-grandparents lived as children. Maybe not to the exact address but most likely to the same street at least. I am confident that I got to see some of the same hills and valleys that they saw before leaving for America. It was a very memorable day and the trip of a lifetime for me.

Thank you for your assistance in putting this trip together for me. I appreciated the “door to door” service that Matej provided. It was easy and convenient for me which made the day more enjoyable. Other than maybe a little more sunshine I could not have asked for the day to be more perfect. I will be sharing all of the details of my trip with my sisters upon my return and of course the photos as well.

I wish you continued success with your business in the years to come…

Thank you again!
Jon

Private driver-guide: Matej
Genealogy research: Michal

Private Best of Slovakia tour & Extra days / September

2016-09-09 / ROSEMARY W. / ADELAIDE / AUSTRALIA

Thank you, Peter.

We have had the most wonderful ten days, traveling in comfort and visiting places and seeing things that have been truly amazing.
We can’t pick favorites but among the best was the two tiny churches, the wooden one and the one with the frescoes.

Since we first contacted you we have been impressed by your efficiency, kindness and knowledge.
Slovakia will always be remembered as a highlight for us.

Email#2 from 21 Sept 2016:

Dear Peter and Jane
I am so sorry that I have not written earlier. Thank you so much, Jane for the delicious lunch and to both of you for making time for us. It was a relaxing couple of hours at the end of a truly wonderful week.
Peter, your whole approach made Slovakia ‘come alive’ for us and we feel that we have now a little real understanding of you country and its history and people. I have included ‘my scribblings’. I hope that I have got things right. Noel and I like to remember our holidays together and the pictures that we take go with what I have written to help us recall some of our happiest times.
Since we left you we have not stopped for in Latvia and Estonia we were with old friends whom we may not see again. In Vienna we had three hectic days with our son and his family. It was good to catch up.
Today we have a free day in Zagreb and then in another week we will be driving to the airport in Rome to go home.
So thank you both for providing us with a week that made a profound impression on us. Rosemary and Noel

Rosemary & Noel / Australia

Driver-guide: Peter B.
Best of Slovakia + 2 additional days in the Eastern Slovakia

Private Short Trip of Slovakia, Aug-Sept

2016-09-08 / FARIDA M. / MUMBAI /INDIA

Dear Peter,

Thanks for taking us around n giving us a wonderful time in Slovakia.

Hope all well at home.
Did ur wife like small token of appreciation n halwasoon.
We are at turkey airport for our home journey.

Regards,Farida

Group of 4 on a short tour of Slovakia + Eger town & Budapest.

Hut to Hut Tour in High Tatras

2016-08-15 / MARY ANN M. / MAINE / USA

“Hi Peter & Jane,
No hiking today … Just went for a 3k run with grandchildren , then ubahn for shopping for school. Tomorrow on he River.
Had a great time in Slovakia with you & loved the mountains.
When I get back to Maine will send you pics and other possible ideas for your future services.
Miss you both already,
Fondly,
MAM – Mary Ann M.”

Email#2 from Stephanie:
Vienna was very interesting but I miss Slovakia.
Thanks for being such a good sport. We had such a Good time.
I.m off to Italia tomorrow..
Will be in touch.
Stefka

Private Vienna Day Trip, July 2016

2016-08-04 / SHIVANI CH. / USA

Coming soon 😉

Family History Tour, July 2016

2016-08-03 / ALLAN G. / USA

Dear Peter and Jane – We just returned from our travels yesterday.

Your website states: “You can rely on our deep, local expertise to ensure your travels are unique, enlightening and enriching.” This was 100% true in our case, which I sincerely tried to reflect in the review that I just posted on Trip Advisor.

Best regards — Allan

Driver-guide: Peter B.

Grand Tour of Slovakia, July 2016

2016-07-24 / PATRICK F. / BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

In July this year my wife and I visited Slovakia and took the “Grand” tour of Slovakia with Best Slovakia Toirs. As far as we were concerned everything was first class. It was a small group tour of just three couples and we travelled in a minivan.
Peter was our guide and he was excellent, with a first class local knowledge of history and local information.

All our accommodation was excellent, with breakfast being provided each day, but we had the flexibility of choosing where to eat for lunch and evening meal. Peter was able to advise us on a suitable restaurant to suit our food and price preference. The scenery in Slovakia is excellent, and we had the opportunity to walk lots on towns and in mountain tracks, all optional, but we took advantage of the opportunity to walk in this magnificent country.

All museum and other attractions were included in our pricing package, making for a smooth admittance to the venues. Our four was about ten days and we really could not have been happier. We had pre-arranged to extend our tour to include Vienna and Salzburg.
This was personal for just my wife and I and again it was excellent. Peter’s wife Jane Joined us for one of our days in Vienna and she was delightful and very hospitable. (Peter and Jane are the owners).
We have travelled extensively and without doubt this was by far the most informative, most comfortable and most enjoyable trip.

I have no hesitation in recommending this operator and would certainly use them again when the opportunity arises. They do run tours all over that part of Europe. We also judge the cost to be reasonable especially when we we accommodated in first class hotels most of the time.
We saw lots and did lots of things but there was free time and plenty of free time. It was nothing like the hustle and bustle of the large bus tours. Very relaxing. We are very happy to recommend Best Slovakia on the personalised service of Peter and Jane.

Email from a couple from USA Jim & Joan (they were part of the group):

Hello, Peter and Jane. We had a safe trip back. We were delighted with our trip: excellent guides, beautiful scenery, great accommodations, and many interesting sights along with much informative history.
The trip to Brehy was just what I had wanted. The guide, Rudolph, was there when we arrived. We had a look at the town, saw the church where my father was probably baptized, and walked around the adjacent cemetery.
We located three different headstones with names like those in my family. The whole visit took about one hour.
Thank you very much for arranging a wonderful vacation. Joan and Jim

Driver-guide:
Peter B. & Marcel K.

Extra driver for Jim&Joan: Rudolph

Private Day Trip to Banska Stiavnica

2016-07-16 / AMANDA / USA

Peter, We got home Sunday and we are busy planning another trip to New Zealand on July 31. I submitted a review on TripAdviser yesterday and hope you like it. I look forward to enjoying your wife’s cooking in the future. Amanda

From Tripadvisor website:
Peter,
Thank you for the relaxing day in the beautiful historical mining City, Banska Stiavnica. From the moment we got into your meticulously clean vehicle, we felt safe and comfortable. You did not waste any time to talk about the history and culture of Slovakia; you were attentive and organized. Of course the wonderful lunch at Café 4 Soche was also an experience that we would never forget!
Wade & Amanda, Dallas, Texas

Family History Tour, 12-19 June 2016

2016-06-19 / JIM G. / ATLANTA & OHIO & CHICAGO / USA

Dear Peter,
wow-what a week it has been!
It has been a rare and precious opportunity to explore Slovakia and our family heritage. With you at our side – your knowledge, experience, patience and enthusiastic personality – we’ve had an amazing, successful experience in Slovakia.

Thank you for all you’ve done to make our dream come true.
We will always remember your exceptional service and hope to travel with you again.
Until then…

Best to you and your lovely family!
Jim & Pat G., Chris & Ray Ch., Maria T. and Carol S.

Driver-guide-translator: Peter B. Slovakia + Krakow

Grand Tour of Slovakia, May-June 2016

2016-06-10 / JANET F. / COLORADO / USA

Peter:

Great trip to Slovakia!! It really was the best: such history, culture, wonderful food and beer. I loved the medieval towns, castles, the green countryside, the cave and the Tatras.

Jane was a careful driver and guide Annamaria was always ready with loads of information about every place we went.
And we had such a good time, I felt like part of the family. I am sure I will return. THANK YOU!!

Driver: Jane
Guide: Annamaria

Tailormade Tour in Slovakia + Budapest, May 2016

2016-06-08 / DAN & DIANE K. / USA

Dear Jane & Peter,

thank you for your caring service and most of all your continuing friendship.
Diane, Dan & Angie

EMAIL#2
Hi peter and jane, thanks again for the fabulous dinner at your home! i am working on the gift for you, it will probably take about 2 weeks till it can be shipped. i haven’t forgotten my promise. we all enjoyed our trip and thank you again for your expertise on slovakia.
Diane

Driver-guide: Peter B. & Erik S.

We were very happy to welcome this family for the 3rd time on our tours;)
Proud on our highest priority: Quality, Details, Personal Touch

Short Slovakia Trip, May 2016

2016-06-07 / STEVEN L. / LONDON, UK

Hi Peter,

Hello and hope you are well. Just wanted to say another huge thanks for a great trip. We all felt very sad to say goodbye to you when you dropped us off in Krakow!

I want to leave some feedback on your website but I can’t work out how to do it. Where can I write a review?

James and I want to return in August for a couple of days and wondered whether you would be able to accommodate us again?

We are keen to climb the big (crooked!) peak in High Tatras and also visit Paradise National Park. Depending on flight times we would also ideally like a day in between to recover at the water park.

Could you drop me a line back with a suggested itinerary and price?
I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,
Steve

Driver-guide: Peter B. Hiking Trips: Mala Fatra national park + Teryho cottage in High Tatras

Private Day Trips, Kuty, Sastin-Straze, Skalica

2016-04-28 / MARK D. / USA

“Peter:
Yes. Thanks. We are very appreciative of your services. This was the first time any member of our American family had been back to Slovakia since Michael Pavlovic emigrated in 1892 to New York.
It was wonderful to meet Antonia Pavlovicova and see that a strong Catholic faith and involvement has remained an extended family tradition.

Thank you, too for connecting us with Fr. Frantisek Mosco.”
Mark and Cecelia D.

Bratislava City Tour & Private trip to Schloss Halbturn

2016-04-25 / MARKUS W. / SWITZERLAND

“Geschätzter Peter

Besten Dank für die Zustellung der Photos. In der Anlage übermittle ich Dir – wie versprochen – das detaillierte Reiseprogramm sowie das bebilderte Kurzprogramm, das ich den Kollegen vorab hatte zukommen lassen.

Jana und Du haben es verstanden, uns Bratislava, die Geschichte der Stadt und des Landes, aber eben auch bleibende Eindrücke des “früheren” und aktuellen Lebensalltags näher zu bringen. Alle Reiseteilnehmer haben das sehr geschätzt. Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass der eine oder andere Kollege die Region bei nächster Gelegenheit – sei es mit der Familie, sei es mit einem anderen Verein – wieder einmal besuchen wird. Ich habe Deine “Koordinaten” allen Kollegen weitergeleitet, so dass sie nun wissen, wo der beste Service vor Ort gebucht werden kann.

Nochmals herzlichen Dank und bis bald wieder einmal. Liebe Grüsse – von uns allen – auch an Jana.”

Markus W.

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter B.
Bratislava City Guide: Jana T.
Private Wine tasting in Schloss Halbturn/Burgenland/Austria
Group of 7

Private Day Trips to Mikulov, Vienna and Budapest

2016-04-19 / MARGIE D. / USA

Email#1:
“Hi Peter, I will certainly give my friend the contact information regarding the Jewish tour. We did enjoy our time in Budapest. We were able to actually see some of the homes our relatives had lived and we visited St. Stephen’s church where our grandfather and three of his siblings had been baptized.
For me that was very moving. Had to imagine we could be standing there all these many years later.
WOW! Additionally our guide had printed some old photographs of what the buildings had looked like when our relative lived there. It was quite remarkable.

I would be very happy to send our impressions of our time with you in Mikuluv and Vienna. It will have to come after I get home from Texas.

I’m leaving tomorrow (Wed.) for home a few days earlier than I had planned ’cause I’m ready to be at my own home.
Here’s a funny story for you – we got to the airport on Sunday for our trip home only to discover we were suppose to have flown out of Budapest on SATURDAY!!!!!
We were able to get the flight to London but we weren’t sure we would be able to get the flight from London to Dallas. Fortunately a very nice lady at American Airlines was able to get us on a flight that day and we got to Dallas around 9:30 Dallas time on Sunday. We were even able to get Business Class as we had originally booked.
My best to you both – Margie

Email#2:
Dear Peter and Jane,
We were thrilled that Jane joined us and we both said you are a delightful young couple. We are still talking about the wonderful experiences you provided to us. Our days with you were the highlight of our trip and both Bob and I agree that Bratislava was our favorite destination.
We will be meeting with all the family tonight to share our stories and pictures. Thank you so much for the ones you sent. I hope to eventually put together an album so they will be a nice addition.
If you ever need a recommendation for future clients, please don’t hesitate to give them our contact information.

It would be such a pleasure for us to welcome you to the US. You’d have two very different experiences—Maryland being on the east coast and Texas being in the southwest.
Our best to you both and to your boys! May the coming years be joyous ones for you all.
Margie and Bob

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter B.
Private day trip to Mikulov, CZ
Bratislava – Blue church + Devin castle
Private day trips to Vienna and Budapest

Day Trip to Siberian Tiger Oasis

2016-04-15 / DENISE J. / UK

“Peter: Sorry we’ve not replied to your e mail till today been busy with work now we’re back in the UK.We did enjoy the trip to see the Siberian tigers last Saturday 9th April.

It was a very unique experience to get up close and personal with them,we hope to return to Bratislava one day as we also very much enjoyed our time there as well and maybe do another one of your tours.Thank you once again for the tour and also the pictures you emailed to us.”
Denise J. and Andrew N.

Big Scandinavian Trip 2016

2016-02-28 / ZHEN Z. / BEIJING / CHINA

” Dear peter,
I am glad too that you liked this trip, and I have to thank for you in the whole trip. Wish your success in school and all the works, also I will start to work in my office today. Let us keep contact with each other.”

Take care and wishing you all the best.
Zhen from China

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek
28day tour through: Austria-Czech republic-Germany

Highlights:
1, Denmark
2, Sweden
3, Absolute Highlights: Norway – Polar Lights & NordKapp visit
4, Finland

Returning back through:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland…CZ..Vienna/A.

More about this expedition in our BLOG

Ancestry Private Day Trip, 19 Dec 2015

2015-12-08 / BETTE & GROUP / MA, USA

” Hello Peter, I just wanted to write you a quick note and thank you once again for being such a wonderful guide and companion during our trip to Bratislava.

You made our trip So wonderful and memorable! ”
Sincerely, Bette C.
Sent from my iPad

Private High Tatras 2 Day Trip

2015-11-23 / SABYA / LONDON, UK

“Thank u very much for organising the tour and taking us around. It was a wonderful experience and we enjoyed a lot. Thank u for sending me the photographs.
They are just breathtaking. I hope the venture was equally enjoyable and profitable for u” Kind regards , Take care. Sabya

Private Small Carpathian Wine Tour

2015-11-08 / DAVID & GROUP / SALAMANCA, SPAIN

” Hola Peter,
Safe and sound back in Spain. Gracias por tu trabajo profesional y amable. Ha sido un placer visitar Slovakia con tu ayuda. Recomendaré tus servicios a mis colegas.
Un cordial saludo y salud. ”
David and group from Salamanca / Spain

Ancestral Tour in Slovakia + Vienna + Budapest

2015-10-10 / TOM & BARBARA, TOM & JUDY, VIVIEN / PA / USA

” Dear Peter,
Just a note to thank you again for the wonderful tour you led us on. We were delighted by your commitment to make sure that everything worked out well for us even when we ran in to obstacles such as the hotel problem in Budapest.

We don’t know how you manage to maintain your energy level and take care of so many day-to-day details.

 During our dinner the night before we flew home, we all discussed what we thought were the highlights of the tour, and we came up with many.
We especially appreciated your help with the dinner in Zilina and the contact with the relatives and others with expertise in the region.

Our task–Barbara’s task, really, since she is the lead researcher–is to assemble all of the information collected and then continue the search for information about the Lalinsky family, with the aid of Peter, Vlado, Tibor, and others. 

We hope that you were able to return home in time for supper on Wednesday evening and then enjoy a few days of rest.

Please give our name to anyone who contacts you about tours in Slovakia or elsewhere. 

We’ll be happy to vouch for you and to offer details about our experience.
We look forward to receiving your pictures of the tour–after you have had a chance to take a break.

 ”
Thanks again, Tom and Barbara

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Grand Tour of Slovakia

2015-09-30 / JAMES & DIANE M. / IL, USA

” Dear Peter & Jane,
We had a wonderful trip to Slovakia thanks to the expertise and service of Best Slovakia Tours!
Peter worked well with us beforehand to design a personalized trip with modifications to the 11-day Grand Tour of Slovakia itinerary. We were given a readable and clear itinerary beforehand, with a review upon arrival. We received prompt service from the driver/guides during the travel, and in our transfers to/from the airport and train station. Both guides were good drivers, and the tour car was comfortable.

Both were fluent in English (Matej exceptionally so), and gave us some conversational insights into Slovakia’s present and future. The hotels were all clean, comfortable, and had friendly and helpful staff. Hotel u Leva (Levoca), Hotel Solisko (Strbske Pleso), and Hotel Horsky Mnich (Bobrovec), which were not on the standard itinerary, were very good. Overall, we were extremely satisfied and will recommend your business.

We were quite impressed with Matej’s skill as a guide. He was knowledgeable about all the places we visited (or made an effort to find the information). We have already mentioned his fluency in English. He also suggested Slovak foods and beverages for us to try.

Stefan was very patient and flexible as we had an unexpected opportunity to visit two churches in Tvrdosin, and spent more time there than anticipated. He kept us informed about weather conditions as we planned our day in the High Tatras. He treated us to a stop at his coffee shop, where we learned about the “Sherpa community” and met his family.

In summary, we were very pleased with the overall trip.
It was a very economical package, considering that we had personalized driver/translator service. We believe that we had a superior experience to one that used a large bus where our itinerary would have been dictated by the group’s expectations. 

Thanks also for the smooth transition to Michal Razus in Bobrovec. Visiting our Masura cousins in Bobrovec was the highlight of the trip.

We would be pleased to make a recommendation for your company in the form that you wish.

 ”
James & Diane M., IL, USA

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Matej

Grand Tour of Slovakia + Czech Republic

2015-09-28 / DAN & DIANE K. / PA, USA

” Hello Peter,
We are back in the states after a wonderful tour of Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
Our guides Marcel and Erik were excellent drivers/guides, knowledgeable and able to adjust to our needs. Our only difficulty was completing all stops of our planned itinerary. We were not able to visit Bojnice on day 5 or Konopiste on day 10.
The positives of our trip are too numerous to mention; great food,drink,sights and the general feel places visited.”
Thanks again, regards, Dan and travel mates

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Marcel + Erik

Slovakia tour with Sport Utility Vehicles, September 2015

2015-09-15 / OFIR K. / ISRAEL

Dear Peter and Jane,

We all wanted to thank you again for the welcoming hospitality at your home and lovely country Slovakia.
The seven days guided tour through special points of interest was a great refreshing experience for us.

You both deserve all the praise for the efforts you have made to entertain our trip, It was “yofey”.

From us,
The girls Lior, Nurit and the boys Pini (kol yachol) and Ofir.

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter B.
Our first SUV-tour

” Peter: Tks. For all.”

Terry & Gail R.

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Email # 1:
” Hi Peter,We are still in Sao Paulo, Brazil. When I get home I will do as you ask. Thank you for a great trip. We enjoyed your company and meeting your delightful wife, Jayne. ”
Cheers, Rock

Email# 2:
” Hi Peter,I am so sorry we haven’t responded in length, after we got back home. We have been so busy with family and Rock has gone into Rotary as President and a lot to do and catch up on. And I have been involved with 2 of my charities as well, and finalising my Mothers estate. We now have the Grandkids for 2 weeks school holidays – life is busy. It was fabulous travelling with you and meeting Jane and the boys. So glad you got the Italian trip. Malaysians speak very good English as they were part of the British Commonwealth, like India, Pakistan, Australia, NewZealand, South Africa etc etc. They are nice people, so hope they are all good for you. I will get Rock to write tomorrow – it is late at night now. ”
Travel safely and fondest regards, Joan.

Email# 3:
” Hi Peter,I must congratulate you on an excellent itinerary for our recent trip to Slovakia . My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the trip. I appreciated the fact that you were our guide personally.
Overall comments:
Accommodation: All were in great locations, close to points of interest. All were comfortable and to the standard we requested – even better a couple of times. All were clean and the staff efficient, the wifi worked, and the breakfasts good. Loved the hotel in the mountains!
Vehicle: The Skoda car was very comfortable with plenty of room for our baggage and in the rear seat. It was quiet and we were able to hear your commentary from the back seat. Sights: Your choice of sights met our expectations and you were very accommodating of our wishes re photo stops etc. At no time were we hurried on and we enjoyed the flexibility you provided.

General Comments:
Your personality suited us and you gave us ample information of the country, its political system, its culture and way of life. We came away well informed. We very much appreciated meeting your wife and family. This personal touch was special.

Your personality suited us and we were very happy and comfortable in your presence. You provided us with a comfortable, informative and happy tour and I congratulate you.
I am happy for you to share these comments with prospective clients and I thoroughly recommend you to others for your knowledge, itinerary and your complete honesty. ”
Cheers, Rock & Joan O., NSW, Australia

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

“Thank you Peter.
We are now at the airport. The trip to the old Roman site and to Hainburg was great. When we came back on Friday we walked around the 6th and 8th districts – we walked for 3 hours!
There is so much to discover in Vienna.
On Sunday we went to church and the orchestra and choir sang Beethoven’s Mass – it went for two hours and was beautiful music. Then we met with some Viennese friends of our friends who took us to see some different parts of Vienna for architecture and history. Now we have to go home to the normal life!! ”
Give our very best to Jane and the boys. Hope to see you soon.”
Helena & Bob

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Private Short Trip in Slovakia, 30APR-2MAY, 2015

2015-05-08 / CHARLES & CELESTE P. / SC / USA

” Hi Peter, thank you so much. We had a wonderful time!! I will tell Terry (and others) about how great you are as a knowledgeable and professional guide.” Thanks, Charles

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Big European Tour, 26MAR – 14APR 2015

2015-04-24 / PHIL C., MARGARET H., ANN T. / NSW, AUSTRALIA

“Hi Peter and Jane, We arrived home a few days ago after travelling 30+ hours we are still recovering All our trip was a great success I wish it was longer but everyone thoroughly enjoyed what we saw and did the Cosmos tour was busy around Croatia and Slovinia. We had a group of 30 so there was plenty of space in the bus, but not much spare time.

Thanks for all that you did we will always remember you and what we did together and I would reccommend anyone to travel with you. ”
I wish you and your family great success in the future, best wishes Ann T

Email #2: “Thanks again Peter each night I go to sleep remembering one place we visited I will always have great memories” Best wishes Ann”

Email # 3 from Margaret:
“Good morning Peter, We have all arrived home safely (Ann, Phil, Kay, Dianne and Margaret) after our wonderful trip visiting so many countries and seeing so many amazing sights. Thank you for taking us around your beautiful country and showing us so many wonderful things.

We all enjoyed every moment and have lots of happy memories. It was lovely to meet Jane and see your lovely home and dear children – thank you for the kindly care you showed us. I thought the accommodation was very good and I loved the places you found for us to have delicious meals – it was all good fun and thoroughly enjoyable.
I have viewed the DVD – thank you – that brings back memories of the good times! I wish you and Jane every success for the future and thank you once again for your kind attention to our needs and requests.”
Warm regards, Margaret H.

Email #3 “Dear Peter, Thank you for the disc & a great holiday. We have wonderful memories. I wish you & Jane every success in your Business I trust all is going well for you both.”
Kind Regards, Phil C.

The route:
Bratislava – Nitra – High Tatras – Kosice (SK)
Budapest (H), Krakow + Wroclaw (PL), Berlin + Dresden (D)
Prague + Kutna Hora + Cesky Krumlov (CZ)
Vienna + Wachau region (A)

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek + Local guides

Day trips to Budapest & Vienna, 7-8 November 2014

2014-11-12 / JENE M. & JANET M. / USA

” Peter and Jane,
I just want to thank you both for a fantastic few days in Budapest and Vienna.
There is no way that we could have seen as much, and enjoyed our time as much we did without your guidance.
Looking forward to using your services again in the future anytime we are in the area.
I look forward to the pictures as well, an added bonus we did not anticipate with your services.

Driver-guide: Peter B.

Private Short Trip in Slovakia, 1-5 OCT 2014

2014-11-10 / EDWARD O. / CO, USA

“Peter, sorry for the late reply. Your email got buried in a mass of mail that I faced after we got home. Also the week after we returned, we went to Pittsburgh to visit Jean’s sister in a nursing home compounding the e-mail problem.

Enough excuses! 
As you perceived we did enjoy our tour with you. 
You did what I asked – that being an overview of Eastern Slovakia and Krakow. I thank you for your persistence in keeping the night in the Tatras at the Kempinsky Grand in our itinerary. It was a highlight of our whole trip. We have mentioned it every time we are asked about the trip. 
It exceeded expectations!! Ed
PS I was also happy to find that what little I remembered of my Slovak language was correct– too bad only a few people in a small part of Eastern Slovakia speak it.

”
Edward O. / USA

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Wedding Anniversary Private Tour, 11 – 21 OCT 2014

2014-10-28 / DAVID & KAREN B. / USA

“Peter,
Our trip with you was GREAT!! 
It has been hectic since we have been back – we will write great review and look at your FB. 
I am on seminar now – will write later.
” 
David
Sent from my iPhone

Additional info about the tour:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek
Slovakia + Budapest, Krakow, Prague & Vienna

Family History Tour in Slovakia, 18 – 27 September 2014

2014-10-05 / PAM AND TOM A. / PA, USA

“Dear Peter – 
Home for over a week, but we brought back such good memories. 
I just put
together a power point presentation with over 150 photos, and decided to
include a few here.
Hiring you to help with our travel plans was the best
 thing we did. 
And we really appreciate the time and effort you put into
working with Milan. 
He meant well and really turned our trip into a family
 finding mission :).
Take care and hope to see you in the future,
 Pam

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter G. + Peter B.

Family History Tour in Slovakia, 18 – 23 SEP 2014

2014-10-05 / MAURA M. / USA

“Dear Peter and Jane,
Thank you for everything.

The tour was even better than I had hoped it would be and you’re right, we all had a wonderful time.
We are continuing to call ourselves the “Queens of Slovakia”.

Thank you both for inviting us to your home. You have a beautiful family and we all felt honored to be your guests.
The next day in Vienna was very nice, but we all said we miss Peter…!
We all made it back home safely, thank you.

I certainly hope to come back again. Also if we happen to hear from Juri, we will need your translating services!”
Thank you again,
Maura M.

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Tailormade Tour in Slovakia, 25 – 31 August 2014

2014-09-05 / BOB AND MARGARET / NSW, AUSTRALIA

“Dear Peter,
 we hope you have been having a busy but very pleasant September. Margaret and I are happy to provide you with some comments about our Slovakian tour with you. And sorry for this late response – yes, we are still in Europe but have been very busy since getting back to France from Budapest, including a week in England. We return to Australia next week.

You are right – we really enjoyed our 7 days in Slovakia, particularly walking in the High Tatras, the UNESCO sites in eastern Slovakia, Kosice and the Tokay wine tasting. Also very charming and interesting were Banska Bystrica, Banska Stiavnica and the old town of Bratislava.
We were very happy with the standard of hotel accommodation provided, particularly the Hilton Double Tree in Kosice and the Radisson Blu in Bratislava, although the Wifi reception in the latter case we (and Linda Holub) found to be quite poor, something we commented on directly to the hotel.

We only have positive things to say about you, our guide, Peter. We found you to be a very welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable guide and a competent driver. We also really appreciated the comfort of the vehicles we used as well as your willingness and ability to vary the program in order to meet our needs or deal with unexpected contingencies.
With the benefit of hindsight, we believe it would have been better for us to have allocated a little more time to the tour so that we could have, for example, done more walking in the High Tatras, spent at least two nights in each place of accommodation, and benefited from a little more free time in appropriate locations. We hope you find these comments useful. We certainly would be happy to recommend your tours to anyone else.”
With our warmest best wishes,
Bob and Margaret

Additional info:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Tailormade Tour in Slovakia, 7 – 14 August 2014

2014-08-27 / TAMARA D. & PRISCILLA K. / TN, USA

“Dear Peter,
It was a wonderful tour and accommodations were fantastic. You and Erik were great as guides. 
Thank you so much for a great experience. 
If I hear of anybody else wanting to tour Slovakia, I will recommend your company. ”
Best wishes. Tamara D. & Priscilla K.

Additional information:
Driver-guides: Erik + Peter

Tailormade Tour in Slovakia, 7 – 17 August 2014

2014-08-25 / NANCY & MARK, BERTHA, DANIEL, ANDREW, TATIANA / MI, USA

Email #1:

“Peter and Michal,
Thank you so much for everything. Our trip was really fabulous! My mom and all of us really enjoyed it! I have been busy getting the kids back to 3 different colleges/schools as well as filling out the airline forms for our delayed luggage.
I would like to take some time to write a nice review for you both, which I hope to do sometime this week.
We did enjoy Prague very much, and Pension U Lilie was very nice and helpful. Bratislava compared very nicely to Prague on a Saturday night, though, and gave us more room to breathe! Slovakia was very pleasant and uncrowded.

Thank you again, and I hope to write a more detailed review soon.”
Nancy & Mark, Bertha, Daniel, Andrew,Tatiana

Driver-guides: Michal R. & Peter B.

Jewish Heritage – Warsaw-Krakow-Prague-Bratislava-Budapest

2014-08-08 / GINA & STEWART / FLORIDA, USA

Peter,
Thank you so much for this beautiful letter. Yes, we had an incredible time in Eastern Europe with you, and because of you. It was so memorable, eye-opening, beautiful, sad, educational, inspirational and yes, as you know, exhausting!
We will always remember what we learned and experienced – all because of you. Thank you, and Jane, for giving us lasting memories with the hundreds of photographs you each took for us. As you both know, it was too emotional for us to take photos at most of these sites. Now, because of you both, we can share these memories with our family – our children and grandchildren – and with our friends. Especially with the horror of what is going on in Israel today, we have learned, “NEVER AGAIN”.

I told you that I would love to write a recommendation about your services on a public site(s). Can you please send me the web address(s) you would like me to post these on? YOU made this trip possible for us. Peter.

We would never have experienced or learned what we did without your professional and kind support. Please kiss your beautiful children for us, and your lovely wife. L’Chaim! Love, Gina

Peter: We enjoyed the tour as well as being with your wonderful family. It truly exceeded our expectations. Enjoy your family time. We are feeling fine and back to our relaxed retirement days Regards, Stewart

Additional information:
18-29 July 2014
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Slovakia + Slovenia + Croatia Tour, 30 June – 22 July 2014

2014-08-05 / CAROLYN AND STEPHANIE F. / CA, USA

“Dear Peter,
We loved the accommodations in Bratislava with it being in the center of everything and also the tour with John was wonderful. 
All of our stops in the countryside were also great experiences.
We especially liked visiting the High Tatras and Spis Castle. We also really thought Zehra Church and the Tree of Life was fascinating. I’m glad we took the Plte river ride, but it would have been a little better if the tour could have also been in English instead of just being given a piece of paper with information on it.

Overall, our experience in Slovakia was wonderful, we especially liked meeting David’s parents and the accommodations were great especially since they put us in a room or a suite with two rooms so we could have a little space from each other after traveling for a while.
Finally, we really enjoyed traveling in the van especially, being so tall and having extra leg room to stretch out.
Again, David was a wonderful guy and we really joyed having conversations with him both about his life in Slovakia and also him growing up part time in the United States.

SLOVENIA:
In regards to Slovenia, both Stephanie and I really loved visiting Slovenia and how beautiful it is. Lake bled was fabulous and Matt went out of his way rowing us out to the island instead of us waiting and taking one of the tour boats. The Julian Alps were incredible and we enjoyed our hiking even though it rained on us. We also really liked Lake Bohinj and we were glad that Matt mentioned the Lipica horses even though were allergic to horses, we really thought it was a wonderful tour going out to see them.
We appreciate how accommodating both you and Matt were in that we wanted to stick around a couple hours to wait to see the horses run back to be fed at night and also in taking us to Predjama castle which we absolutely loved seeing. Matt was very accommodating and eager to make sure that we were getting exactly what he wanted.

CROATIA:
Or highlight of Croatian was definitely definitely Plitvice Lakes. I think we spent the perfect amount of time there and with Matt as our guide we saw more of the park that we probably would have on our own, we ended up hiking that day for over six hours.
It was a lot but it was perfect in the sense that we would’ve given up and gone back earlier and not seen as much if we hadn’t been with Matt to show us around and leaf us on the trails.
We also were appreciative that Matt gave us the option of having a shorter amount of time in Split and taking the ferry earlier or more time in Split and taking the ferry later depending on what we were up to. It was nice to have the option of choosing how much time we want to spend where.
Finally, we enjoyed our Dubrovnik tour that had been arranged for us and we were very grateful for Matt sticking around and helping us get all of our luggage to our hotel, considering that Dubrovnik is full of stairs.

Overall our experience with Matt was wonderful, he was a very informative guy and was interesting to talk to. We loved our experience in Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia. In fact, my father who has a small medical condition which makes traveling difficult for him was asking us how we enjoyed having a private tour versus a big organized bus tour since he might need to make more stops more often, and we told him that even though it is much more expensive than a big organized tour it is worth it to have the independence of going where you want to go and stopping when you want to stop and not having to worry about inconveniencing other people.

I appreciate all your input that you had given me for the last almost year and your professionalism and organizing everything and all the suggestions you made and your wonderful tour guides.

Lastly, Stephanie and I were wondering about the “CD” with the pictures that David and Matt had taken for us. Is there a way of us getting a copy of that or putting it and sending it through dropbox or Google drive? It was difficult for us to get pictures of Stephanie and I together so we think that David and Matt’s pictures would have a lot of us together.

Again thank you so much for all your help and I would highly recommend your services to anyone that I know who is going to be traveling to Central Europe or other parts of Europe.
Sincerely, Carolyn and Stephanie F.

Additional information:
D-guide – Slovakia: David
D-guide – Slovenia + Croatia: Matej

Tailormade Tour in Slovakia, 9-15 July 2014

2014-07-25 / LORI / FLORIDA / USA

Peter:
I had been meaning to write and thank YOU for the wonderful trip….there was nothing to change, it was perfect.

We are still amazed at your stamina -how you keep going all day with clients and still work at night (as you are doing now)!. Hard to believe that you left us in Vienna 6 days ago. The first day we felt lost without you!

That night I even dreamed that while we were sightseeing, I saw you and asked why you weren’t in Poland. You said Jane decided to meet up with you in Vienna, then your boys came running up to you!

I am more than happy to be a reference for future clients.
Travel safe and know you and your family will always be welcome guest at my home in St. Augustine, Florida. Travel safe!

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Best of Slovakia Tour, 18-24 June 2014

2014-07-15 / MARY AND BOB A., DAVID K. / OH, USA

Peter and Jane:
We had a fantastic time in Slovakia, the country is beautiful and we enjoyed our trip very much. We love Slovakia. We will be back and will look to you to be our guide. I will also refer friends and family to you – you both did a terrific job planning our trip and providing us great guides.

Thank you! My next trip back I would like to hike in the Tatras and perhaps a day at the spa:-)
Upon our arrival it was a pleasure to learn David Kovach was joining us – he was a pleasure and additive to our trip.
We loved the Radisson Blu Hotel – it was a treat and breakfast was very good. Our first day at our leisure was appreciated because the overnight trip to Europe is tiring and it is nice to be able to rest if you want or explore the city. Restaurants we really enjoyed for traditional Slovak food were Prasna Basta and Bratislava Flagship Restaurant – both very good.

We enjoyed strolling around Old Town Bratislava.
John did a nice job on the city tour of Bratislava and we enjoyed the afternoon tour including Devan castle – this was the first time we were in a country that had been behind the iron curtain – so definitely much to learn and observe. We enjoyed our time with Dave. He was very attentive. The hike in the Tatras was terrific. We really enjoyed the views, the hiking, and the tatra tea! For me the 6 hour hike was great! Dave and I hiked to the second hut and it was fabulous – David and Bob stopped at the 1st hut.

We enjoyed our meals at Salas – great food. We enjoyed our stay at Dave’s parents’ pension – I highly recommend it. Our day in Levoca and Spiss Castle was very good as was Zehra church – we missed seeing one of the churches.

Your home is beautiful – thank you for inviting us!
I will spread the word on what an amazing trip we had and all you have to offer – thank you – we will be in touch!

Mary & Bob A. / USA

From a single traveler who joined the group – Mr. David K.:

“From the moment you arrive at the airport to the time you leave, you are never made to feel like you are a tourist, but always as a family member who is visiting.

I have been on tours in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand and none can compare with “Best of Slovakia Tours”.
The hospitality, friendliness, food and lodging are fantastic. I would recommend “Best of Slovakia Tours” to anyone who wants to visit anywhere in Central Europe or Italy.

David K. / USA

Additional information:
Driver-guide: David

Grand Tour of Slovakia + Vienna, 8 – 18 June 2014

2014-06-26 / GREG & ANNE, JAN, PAT & RALPH / ONTARIO, CANADA

“To Peter:
thank you for a great time. Slovakia is a beautiful country.
We enjoyed visiting our cousins.”

Greg & Anne, Jan – family member and a big help, Pat & Ralph
from Canada

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Best of Slovakia Tour + Vienna, 1 – 9 June 2014

2014-06-20 / MELANIE & MATT W., JANE / KY, USA

“Peter, thank you for a great vacation! We were very happy with the flexible planning and services. 
We will certainly recommend you to anyone that asks.
Take care and best of luck in business! ”
Melanie & Matt W.

Tailormade Tour in Slovenia + Italy, 11-28 April 2014

2014-05-06 / RUDY P. / PENNSYLVANIA / USA

“Dear Peter,
We loved our trip. A trip of a lifetime. Fantastic job by you.

We especially enjoyed lunch at your home and meeting your family.
Thank you for making our journey very special”
Rudy P.

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Local guide: Guido (Venice)
SLOVENIA:Ljubljana-Lake Bled
ITALY part: Venice-Verona-Milano-Lago Como-Florence-Toscany-Rome-Pompei-Cinque Terre AUSTRIA: Innsbruck
SLOVAKIA: Bratislava & central Slovakia (family reunion)

Tailormade Tour, Bratislava-Vienna-Budapest, 17-29 Dec 2013

2014-01-04 / BOB & HELENA C. / NSW, AUSTRALIA

“Dear Peter,
Yes the tour was first rate so thanks again. It has given us many rich memories.
I hope business is good for you in the New Year and all our best to Jane and the two boys.

We would like to tour with you again, likely in Italy.”
All our best, Bob

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Small Carpathian Walking tour
Vienna sightseeing
Budapest sightseeing

Tailormade Tour – Slovakia + Prague, 24 SEP – 4 OCT 2013

2013-10-10 / MARYANN T. / CA, USA

“Thank you Peter,
for making a dream come true. And for all the fantastic photos and audio.
It was wonderful to meet your family and be invited to your home.
Thank you and Jane.

Email #2
“Hello Peter,
What a surprise this morning to open your email. It is wonderful to hear from you and your family. The trip you provided for us was “fantastic.” Good Lord willing, Terri and I are flying to Seattle, Washington in March to spend 4 days with Barbara and our Aunt and Uncle (her parents) and her brother. We want to be together to look at the pictures I compiled from “7 different cameras” and relive our trip. There were about 5000 pictures and we now have 19 folders with 1530 great picture memories.

Once again ~ because it is so very special ~ thank you for the audios you took ~ the more I listen to them the more I am understanding. (My Lucas loves watching you and your boys flying to the moon.) Maybe while “the ladies” are together we will talk of our NEXT trip.
Wishing you and your family and healthy, happy New Year.
HUGS, Maryann
PS ~ Love your Facebook posting. A great way to keep in touch.
Maryann T. + 3 / USA

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Slovakia Heritage Tour 2013, 5 – 15 September

2013-10-08 / ANDY AND LINDA M. / USA

“Hi Peter,
Linda and I want to think you for the expertise and energy you applied to our tour. We had a great time.
I’ve put a few of the pictures that I took, which you might be able to use to promote tours, on dropbox.com and will send you an invitation to share the folder. That means you can download any of the images for your use. Just please leave the watermark on for credit. Included in this group are two pictures of an Unidentified Flying Object in the High Tatras. Pretty cool, my first UFO pix.
I also have a favor to ask: Can you tell us what “Iskru Pivu Dávajú Ludia” means? It’s on the bottom of the beer mugs we were given by Josef. Thanks again for all your efforts, especially helping me get my camera case back” Andy & Linda M. / USA

Additional information:
Tour leader: Judith Northup Bennett
Guide: Peter Blazicek
Driver: Roman

Family History Tour in Slovakia, 8 – 17 August 2013

2013-08-28 / JON M. / USA

” 

I had a WONDERFUL time visiting Slovakia. I wish to thank each of you. Your help was very important in making this trip possible and the success it was. Jozef, Jaroslav, Maria, & Stanislav-you were wonderful. So gracious, giving, helpful-words alone cannot express my heartfelt thank you.

Peter, you run a wonderful tour. Everyone was very please and we had zero complaints.
Please feel free to use my name as a reference.

Judith, thank you for helping me coordinate with Peter.
Your kind words were instrumental in our choosing Peter to lead out tour.

Mary, without your help, I never would have had the Masley/Novak family family tree.
Thank you so very much.

I plan to share a few pictures in the future.
Sincerely,
Jon M.

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Best of Slovakia Tour + Family History, 29 June – 8 July 201

2013-08-18 / KEN M. / USA

Dear Peter, Pavol & Sona,
thank you for making our time so lovely. Sona – you were wonderful guide.

Peter – thank you for everything.
Ken M. / USA

Additional information:
Driver: Pavol
Guide: Sona

Family History in Slovakia + BIG EUROPEAN TOUR, July – Augus

2013-08-08 / DEBRA L. / CANADA

Hi Peter,
Up until now, it’s been Uncle Joe who has gone missing, but today, we have at various points thought “Where’s Peter?”
It is you who we are all missing!
Thanks again for an amazing experience, one we shall never forget.

Thanks also, to Jane, for the tourist pieces of advice this morning; Uncle Joe and I (and he never got lost!) visited all the points of interest that she told me about. Big thank you. Mom and Laura hung out together, and rested for the most part. Laura is feeling a wee bit better. We are heading out to dinner shortly.
We will raise our glass and toast to you.
Hope your trip today has gone well. It was another scorcher here in Rome. Talk with you soon, all the best wishes, Deb (and the Gang) / CANADA

Peter, (email #2 few days later..) second, thank you for the good wishes from Bohumil. Mom (Elaine) is looking forward to receiving his contact information (I believe you took a photo of all the e-mail addresses, etc.).
How lovely of Bohumil to SMS you; that is so great.
May I please have his cell number? That would be awesome. Have you heard from Maria since Rome?

I can’t believe you have so many photos! Wow; we can’t wait to receive them and the DVD of video. 7,200 kms…..incredible, Peter! It didn’t seem like so much but that’s because it was so enjoyable for all of us.

I wrote a FB message on my FB page and linked to your FB page; a testimonial is on there already. Have a look. I have had a few likes and two people asked me for your contact e-mail already. I hope it will help your business.
I would also be happy to share my “diary” e-mails. I won’t do that in this e-mail; I will copy into another document and send along as an attachment once I have a bit of time to do this. Deb

Additional information:
Krakow Slovakia:Family History (BIG PARTY IN PIESTANY)
Budapest, Prague
Vienna, Salzburg, Zell am See
Italy: Venice, Florence, Pisa, Tuscany, Rome, Pompei & Vesuvio volcano

Driver/guide: Peter Blazicek

Best of Slovakia Tour + Budapest, 24 June – 5 July 2013

2013-08-08 / KAREN S. / NEW YORK, USA

Thank you for fabulous vacations Peter.
Karen S. + Wendy & Krissy / USA

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek
Extra driver: Martin

Family History Tour, 17 – 27 July 2013

2013-08-05 / RICHARD K. / USA

Thank you for a beautiful tour with lots of great memories. 

Richard K. / USA

Additional information:
Driver: Pavol
Guide: Erik

Family Reunion + Croatia + Hungary + Austria, 9 – 22 June 20

2013-08-05 / JIM & SUE F. / USA

” Peter,

there’s no way to tell you how much we have enjoyed our time with you.
Thank you for being so patient with me and my knee.
 Your humor and good spirits certainly made my walking much easier.

This trip was especially meaningful to Jim since he was so pleased to meet and visit
with his cousins.

That was a special time and thak you for allowing us the freedom to spend so much time with them.

That was the main purpose for this trip.

The hike in the Tatras will forever be a wonderful memory for me.
“I made it on flat ground in five minutes” 😉
The race with speeding cars was exciting !
Bob and the map is unforgettable !
The bankrupt hotel and the look on your face is a priceless memory !

So many crazy things in such a short two weeks.

You have been a perfect guide and we hope to see you in America some day.

 ”
Jim & Sue F.

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek
Slovakia-Croatia-Hungary-Austria + FAMILY REUNION IN SLOVAKIA

Best of Slovakia, 14 – 23 July 2013

2013-07-27 / AMALIA G. / ISRAEL

“Dear Peter & David,
 we all had lovely time thanks to you.
Perfectly organized, David, you were patient, 
knowledgable and great guide.
We all like Slovakia very much.
Thanks again !” 

Amalia G. / Israel

Additional information:
Driver-guide: David

Jewish Heritage – Warsaw-Krakow-Bratislava-Budapest, 25 May-

2013-06-13 / STACEY & MICHAEL E. / FLORIDA, USA

Peter:
Just a little note to let you know how thoroughly we enjoyed spending our vacation with you.
I hope you got home early enough to enjoy some family time.

We cannot begin to imagine what this trip would have been like without your constant guidance, caring, humor, knowledge, and love of travel.
We will be in touch.”
Regards to Jane, Jacob, and Dominik
Stacey E.

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Hiking Tour in Slovakia, 4 -10 May 2013

2013-05-15 / PETER AND SUZANNE / AUSTRALIA

“Peter,
thank you.
Our holiday in Slovakia exceeded our expectations.
It is a beautiful country.

”
Peter & Suzanne / Australia

Private Tour to Slovenia + Croatia, 15 – 29 April 2013

2013-05-13 / JAN M. / AUSTRALIA

“Hi Peter,
thank you for a wonderful trip.
Your organization and dedication to making everything perfect for me is very much appreciated, and your patience with my photography has been wonderful.
I will spend many hours going through them all.

Take care of yourself, Jane, Jacob and Domenic and hopefully one day you will all come to Australia.

”
Jan M.

Additional information:
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Prague-Bratislava-Vienna-Budapest Private Tour, Oct-Nov 2012

2012-11-12 / KIRSTEN T. / KUALA LUMPUR / MALAYSIA

Golden Wedding Anniversary – European Tour, 26 Sep – 6 Oct 2

2012-10-14 / JUDITH K. / USA

Peter,
Ron and I were very pleased and happy about the trip, you were the greatest. I have worked 3 days this week so far and every one wants to hear about the trip and see pictures.

I showed my boss the trip you planned for us, she wants to know all about it. I told her to go on your facebook, see our pictures and read about the other trips.
I told her this is the only way to go. Her family is slovak and her husbands is polish. I told another girl from work and told her to tell her parents about our trip and showed her pictures.
My sister wrote to our cousin in California and told her all about you and our trip.

Peter I am so glad we went and I will tell everyone about it.
We received our luggage last Wednesday, there were many that didn’t have their luggage, they said the belt was broken at Frankfort airport. The airline even called our house on Saturday is see if we received it.

Thanks Again, You are the Greatest!

Additional information:
50th Wedding Anniversary
Slovakia-Austria- Poland-Czech Republic
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

European Tour – Poland+Slovakia+Austria, 15-28 July 2012

2012-08-08 / BILL & KATHY Z., THERESA, LOIS, BEN / USA

“Hi Peter!
The Zurilla family arrived safely in Newark after 2 weeks of the BEST Slovakia, Poland and Austria tour!

We want to thank you for your gracious hospitality, humor and overall generous spirit. We hope to travel with you again!”

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Private Short Trip in Slovakia, 17-20 July 2012

2012-07-28 / LARRY S. / ISRAEL

“Dear Peter and Jana,

I personally would like to thank you for the wonderful experience they had and a special thanks to you Jana. The Vegh girls have not stopped talking of what a wonderful person you are and how much fun they had not to mention the emotional moments.

Peter, I would like to thank you for the great itinerary you put together, it was exactly what they wanted and what I expected to happen. If you want a recommendation for others that contact you please don’t hesitate in contacting me or Ronit.
We will gladly give you the warmest recommendation we can.

Again thanks, Regards Larry.”
Larry S. (from Israel) organized for his wife Ronit, her two sisters and their mother

Ronit (Larry’s wife) wrote us:
“Dear Peter, our -matka-, both my sisters & me appreciate all what you both have done
for us, thanking you from the bottom of our hearts.
Waiting for the album…Love. All of us.”

Driver-guide: Jana K.

Hiking Tour in National Parks, 1-10 July 2012

2012-07-20 / KATHY B. / CANADA

“Thank you Peter a thousand times anew, for a wonderful hiking trip.

Your patience, energy + humour made it a very memorable experience.
Until the next trip.” Kathy and Stephanie, Canada

Additional information:
Mala Fatra national park
High Tatras national park
Slovak Paradise national park

Driver-guide + mountain guide: Peter Blazicek

Best of Slovakia Tour, 9-15 June 2012

2012-06-22 / TOM AND BARB H. / CALIFORNIA, USA

“Peter, Thanks for the link. It’s great! It’s fun to remember our great time in Slovakia. Barb and I had a great time.

The highlight was sharing our time with you, your family, and Martin,Livia, Veroniqua, and Shaska. We loved the time in the High Tatras, especially the hiking, and we very much enjoyed Vladimir and Eva. The touring in Bratislava was enjoyable. If we could have gotten into the fortress, that would have been a plus.

The Marrols was a great hotel.

In general, learning about Slovakia was an experience we won’t forget and you were a terrific, dedicated guide.

As you can see above, being allowed to be a part of the lives of you and your friends was the highlight. Tom and Barb H.”

Barb wrote us:
“Hi Peter Thank you so much for a wonderful visit to your country. Tom and I had so much fun with you and your friends.

We enjoyed our history lessons you gave us. Since neither of us knew anything about Slovakia, it was nice to spend a week learning the Slovakian background and seeing a variety of places and things. I especially enjoyed the hiking in the Tatras, visiting the wooden churches, seeing some of the middle-aged towns, and of course our touring of Bratislava.

What we talk about the most is our time in the pension talking to Eva and Vlado (can’t forget Bella!) and our new “family” –you, Jane, your sons, Martin and his family. That bonding was special…thank you for making it possible.
Peter, you are a very good guide. You were able to figure out what we wanted during our stay and you provided it.
Thank you. Fondly Barb and Tom”

Family History Tour, 21-24 May 2012

2012-05-28 / JEANNE H. / USA

“Peter: I am finally back in my home town for more than a few days. We returned Monday afternoon and I went back to work Tuesday morning. It was a long 4 days at work. I have been in New York this week and just returned.
My body is still not sure which time zone I am on. I had just adjusted to West Coast America when I left for the East Coast and another set of jet lag. I unpacked from vacation only to be able to pack for my business trip. I have done little else to compile pictures or capture memories.
It will not happen this weekend either because my brother is coming to visit from Dallas Texas with his family.

We will have all my mother/grandmother’s side over this weekend. Sarah and I are staying up tonight to organize the pictures so we can show them Slovakia and tell them about the trip. Our Prague ending was relaxing and interesting. It was the most expensive city and most crowded but we enjoyed our visit.

We would be glad to be a reference for you if someone is considering a trip within Slovakia. Hope the summer is busy for you.”
Take care, Jeanne H.

Best of Slovakia Tour, 13-19 May 2012

2012-05-26 / JAN M. / AUSTRALIA

“Peter, many greetings for such a lovely holiday ”
Jan & Kylie

Central European Tour, 4 – 15 May 2012

2012-05-18 / EUGENE & RUTH S. / USA

“Peter, we had an uneventful trip back home, all of the flights were on time, and our luggage actually followed us home.

Thank you, and John, and Martin for the wonderful time we had on our trip. We enjoyed everything and were not disappointed at all in any of the sights.

Ruth liked the Sea Grotto a lot, mainly because it was so different from anything else we saw. She also liked the castles, particularly Spis and Lichtenstein.

I enjoyed everything as well, but I guess my favorite was Schonbrunn Palace. The beauty of the grounds and the building tour were excellent.

We were left with so many memories, Budapest at night, Prague Castle, the quaintness of Bratislava, Viennas vibrant downtown, and of course the beauty of the Tatras mountains. After all the sightseeing and hustle and bustle of Prague, Vienna , and Budapest, having those last two days to relax and unwind a bit in the Tatras mountains was needed.

Of course, getting to spend time in the relaxed family atmosphere that Eva and her family provided certainly helped.

We really can’t think of anything negative, or any areas that need improvement. Your flexibility in changing things due to schedules and interests, was appreciated.

I was very impressed with your concern for our well being, and I hope as you continue to grow your business that you will be able to maintain that personal touch with your clients.

Again, thank you for everything and for providing us with a vacation we will long remember.

We too hope that we will be able to see you again in the future. Eugene & Ruth S.!”

Krakow + Eastern Slovak Tour, 28OCT-1NOV 2011

2011-11-04 / MIKE & PAULINE / USA

“Dear Peter, we had an excellent time and only wish we had had more time.

Your expertise allowed us to find relatives we never new and archival records of our grandfather.”
Mike and Pauline.

Czech-Slovak Tour, 12-21 October 2011

2011-10-27 / CLAUS & HEATHER / USA

“Our tour definitely was a positive experience and you chose well in selecting the places to stop and spend time in. Both Heather and I enjoyed this travel experience and your good guide services and readiness to accommodate our wishes.

We both liked Bratislava and the hotel you picked. Both are winners and the capital city is a scenic and pleasant place to spend time in. I wish we had spent an extra day there so that I could have taken a long ride on the trolley—a mode of transportation that has a lot of appeal to me, both for its charm and friendly tie to clean air.

Karlovy Vary and Cesky Krumlov both wowed me with their well preserved architecture and history. You really have two winners here and can take advantage of their uniqueness for many years to come.

Thank you again for making this such a memorable experience for us. And thanks for your remarks about my many stories.
[Heather, of course, has heard some of them several times already!] I related some of them because I thought you might enjoy them, but also because there are lessons to be drawn from them.

And, yes, you will have an accumulation of your own stories as you travel more and interact with other travelers. That is one of several reasons why I treasure the ability to travel.”

With kind regards, Claus.

Additional information:
Bratislava & Tatra Mountains, Brno, Karlove Vary, Cesky Krumlov, Prague
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Best of Slovakia + Family Reunion Tour, 6-17 July 2011

2011-07-23 / MARCY N. / CANADA

Hi Peter,
I just want to let you know that we arrived home safely to Canada. Thank you so much for the wonderful trip!! You were not only an excellent guide, translator and driver, but became our friend as well.

We will always treasure the time we spent together.

Looking back, we probably should have skipped Prague. It was nice, but after all of the beautiful sites we saw with you, we did not need it. It was very far, and we were exhausted from all of the food and drink in Vechec!

I wish we had spent Monday and Tuesday either in the village, or seeing Kosice or Bardejov more in depth. I guess that gives us some information for next time!

Hi Peter, (email #2)
I just wanted to let you know how much my mother enjoyed the video that you took of the mass and the party — she said it was just like being there!

You went above and beyond the call of duty by adding “videographer” to your job description!

Do videnia, Marcy from Canada,
Tim, children Andrew, Adam & Sara

Additional information:
Great Family History Reunion with almost 50 people in Vechec (North-Eastern Slovakia)

Best of Slovakia + Family History Tour, 24 June – 5 July 201

2011-07-12 / NEIL, KATHY / USA

Hi Peter,
once again we want to thank you for a truly wonderful trip. We learned so much, enjoyed ourselves immensely, fell in love with our country and people and we look forward to traveling with you again.

It was truly our most memorable vacations. Once again, thanks so much.

Give our regards to Jane, Dominic and Jacob. Hope to see you Sept. next year. Kathy

Email #2
Hi Peter, Once again I just want to thank you for a wonderful experience we had during our Slovakia holiday. Visiting your country was something Kathy, Jack and I have wanted to do for a long time and we were fortunate in finding your tour.
It is just what we wanted – small, personal and seeing the back country.

The hotels were superb – from the four star upgrade to the nice and comfortable pensions. I do not have one complaint about any place we stayed.
I just wished we could have stayed longer.
Having you as our driver and guide was very wonderful. You gave us your undivided attention and your presence with us constantly was a comfort for us since we did not speak the language.

We appreciated your being willing to adjust the program to meet our needs and desires, like visiting Jamink and taking us to Budapest on the last day.

Also we enjoyed visiting your family – Jane, Dominic and Jacob. Having cookies and coffee with them was pleasant and it made us feel like one of the family. We loved every minute of the visit. The activities – hiking the mountains, touring the cities, eating in the restaurants of the locals, etc. – were just what we wanted.

We wanted to feel like we were in our homeland, and you provided that experience for us. Again, our only complaint is that our trip was not longer.
But like we talked, we hope to see you next year for your Poland, Austria, CZ Republic tour.

Take care and God bless. Again, thanks for a wonderful experience of our beautiful country. Neil”

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Best of Slovakia Tour, 19-25 September 2010

2010-10-10 / AZIZA, SUSAN & MONIQUE / USA

Hi Peter,
Thanks for your email, and sorry for the long delay in responding. All is fine with us, but things have been a bit crazy…!

The trip was amazing–we all look back very nostalgically on our time spent in Slovakia! I am especially grateful that you agreed to accommodate Annika; most tour operators would say “no” to a 13-month old.

But having her there was very special for us–it allowed three generations of Slovak-descended women to be together!–so we really appreciate your decision to include her. Thanks also for use of the car seat, for putting up with the mess she often made in the back seat, and for tolerating her cries!

We all thought the tour had a wonderful mix of activities and sights, and provided a spectacular introduction to the beauty and fascinating sights and history of the country. The food was great (thanks for accommodating our wish to have traditional food as much as possible), as were the accommodations (especially the resort in the High Tatras). The churches were a real highlight for us! Otherwise, we were very pleased with what we saw, and we thank you for your very informative discussions of Slovak culture, history, and politics.

We wish you the very best in the new year, especially as you think about expanding your company.
Take care, Aziza, Susan, and Monique

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Best of Slovakia Tour, 1-8 August 2010

2010-08-15 / MUGI / MONGOLIA

Peter, the trip your company organized left us an unforgettable memory. We are also glad for that we acquainted and became friends with some really friendly and hospitable individuals.

The travels around wonderful Tatry Mountain and inside the fortress could show us that how the Slovakian nature and habits are wonderful. Furthermore, Aquacity Poprad impressed us amazing memory.
We will be looking forward to have such trip again soon . By the way, the motorcycle trip was fantastic.

We would like to express our gratitude to chauffeur Steffan for comfortable journey.
Thank you Peter. We hope to see you soon. Best regards.

Mongolian Travel team #2
Gan-Od, Gantulga, Battulga, Erdenebulag, Enkhtuya, Uranchimeg, Altantsetseg, Tsend-ochir, Altangerel, Oyunbaatar, Saikhanbayar, Nayantsetseg

Driver: Stefan
Guide: Peter Blazicek

Best of Slovakia +Family History, 22-30 July 2010

2010-08-13 / MARLENE P. / ILLINOIS, USA

Dear Peter, Kole and I would again like to thank you for sharing your home country with us. You introduced us to the beauty of your country and it truly was beautiful! You were able to include so many castles that I know Kole will be talking about for years to come.

We liked the intimacy of the trip – 3 visitors and you, our driver and guide. From the Danube River to the Tatra Mountains and so many places in between you shared your country’s history and culture with us.
You knew exactly where to take us for lunch and dinner so we could dine on local foods and drink.

All and all Peter, everything was perfect and as Kole said when his Mother asked him if the trip was what he expected, “Much More!” was his rapid response.

Also, thank you for being considerate of my limitations.
Marlene P. and Kole S., Countryside, Illinois USA

Email#2
Peter, Ako sa mas? Dobry den. Thank you for being our guide, and, the EXTRA THOUGHT driving Marlene close to everything so she could enjoy.
All I can say is BEAUTIFUL with all that Gothic and Barogue Charm.” Times 10!!!!!!!! I can see the Slovak people are craftsman and want to beautify their buildings and history. My grandfather was a carpenter. My favorite spots/cities were Skalica of course, because of the marriage certificate, but the CHARM of it, also Banska Bystrica, Bratislava, Prague, the tatras, Levoca, and the 45 house timber village.

The hrad/castle Bojnice couldn’t have been more perfect. It was beyond belief to be that preserved inside and ourside. I liked the rafting ride even being a chilly day. The pole man made me laugh about the story of Namestovo and how I was dressed for cold weather-” he said I couldn’t have relatives from there-cause it is allways cold there. The walking guides Asia and Dashsa were very personnable and knowledgeable.
I liked all the accomodations in Slovakia and even enjoyed the Lux and the City Hotel of Bratsliva, sometimes for me after a plane ride ,then, a larger hotel with room to stretch out and to walk around is allways welcome.

Peter — Thank you for your very personnel escort on our visit to Slovakia.
I still am thinking on a second trip in 2012. Wrote Edward, USA

Best of Slovakia Tour, 9-15 July 2010

2010-07-22 / ADELE & KRISSY / NEW ZEALAND

“Peter, thank you for wonderful holidays.”
wrote Adele & Krissy, both from New Zealand

Best of Slovakia, 1-5 July 2010

2010-07-17 / MUNKHJARGAL M. / UNAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA

” Hello Peter, in the beginning of summer of 2010, we visited the city of Bratislava, the capital city of the Republic of Slovakia, and also Tatranska Lomnica and Tatra mountains. The country located in the center of Europe which has ancient history ,had established diplomatic ties with Mongolia in january 1,1993 .

It has already been over 10 years of diplomatic relations between two countries , we are very proud of being the first messenger of bilaterial visit of citizens two countries. I would like to extend my kind appreciation to Mr. Peter Blazicek , the organizer of the trip , dear friend David ,who wholeheartedly helped to this trip and being together with group and also colleagues of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovakia in the Republic of China. I hope that our trip will be the beginning of new millenium cooperation between Mongolia and Slovakia. Personally, im very happy that i have heard that one scholarship student will study in Slovakia upon agreement between two countries after my trip to the country. Slovakia is one young member of the European Union.

I am really confident that you, as a tourist, will like its geographic location ,natural existence and friendly relations and hospitality of Slovakian people which i mostly admired. Once more , I would like to remind you , dear voyager , before your trip that this place is Slovakia where you can drink direct flow water without any earth pollution in the world.
With this letter, I wish you to contact wih Mr. Peter Blazicek, Best Slovakia tour agency, the Republic of Slovakia, if you want to taste the freshest water and fresh air from the top of Tatra mountain.
We are really experienced this kind of taste.
Best regards Munkhjargal.M, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia .

Honeymoon Tour in Slovakia, 6-14 October 2009

2009-10-19 / LEAH & MIKE / ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, USA

“Dear Peter, sorry that it took so long for us to give you some feedback. I know that Mike wants to share his thoughts with you as well, but I can say for both of us that we had a wonderful honeymoon!

There were so many highlights, but I guess if I had to narrow it down, my favorite experiences were:

1) The Tokaj wine cellar – It was a special treat to have the private tasting with the wine maker and the atmosphere and wines were unlike anything we have ever experienced.
2) The cable car/chair lift in the Tatras – The view from the top was breathtaking and it was so interesting to be above the clouds (and rain).
3) Trying on costumes in Banska Bystrica – It was so nice of the shop owner to dress us up in the traditional Polomka costumes. That was very special!
4) Slovensky Grob – We were so glad that we fit in the lunch there. We have never tried goose and it was delicious!
5) Modra – We loved the pottery factory tour because of the history and also because of the opportunity to bring home some great souvenirs.
6) The mine tour at Banska Stiavnica – That was a unique experience! Those were my most favorite moments. Of course, there were so many great moments and places. All of our meals were phenomenal, especially at Slovensky Grob and at U Richtara in Modra. Our hotels were all wonderful, especially Zlaty Dukat and Marroll’s.

You really made our honeymoon special by getting us all of the hotel upgrades! Some of those suites were incredible!

Overall, you took such great care of us.

You are so knowledgeable and you were always trying your best to make our vacation special! I don’t think we would have changed a thing except maybe the weather and we also would have liked to stay a bit longer!

Thank you so much for making our honeymoon so special!”
Leah from Rochester, USA wrote on October 23, 2009.

Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek
Our first HoneyMoon Tour in Slovakia

Austria-Slovakia Tour, 8-18 September 2009

2009-09-24 / HELENA C. / NSW, AUSTRALIA

“Dear Peter, thank you for your email. We arrived home last night and the weather here is just like it was in Slovakia — 23degrees and sunny.

We truly had a great time on your tour and only wished we had another week to do more. You must not say that you are ashamed that Slovakia does not have such hotels like the Mandarin Oriental in Prague! On the contrary, the standard of 3 and 4 star hotels are better than the 3 and 4 star hotels in France, Germany, UK or rest of Europe. Prague is a beautiful city of course but the beautiful cities and villages we saw in Slovakia were amazing too. Slovakia also has the most friendly and service-oriented people (except for the few who did not smile in the mornings in one hotel!) Please don’t think that we did not like the Marrols in Bratislava, we liked it very much and would stay there again, only in a larger room. It really did not matter as it was for just one night.

Bob says to thank you for taking him on those walks and will want to do more walks in Steiermark next time.
He also says to thank you for finding him those good gyms, and hope that his dietary demands were not too bad for you to handle! But I am glad that you are now trying to change your diet too!”
Helena from Australia

Driver-guide: Peter B.

Grand Tour of Slovakia, 2-14 July 2009

2009-07-24 / MICHAEL T. / NEW YORK, USA

Dear Peter,
it’s hard to believe that a week has passed since I arrived home after my FANTASTIC tour of Slovakia. You put together an incredible itinerary. It was all that I was hoping for and more! You proved to be not only a GREAT and KNOWLEDGEABLE guide, but also by the end of the trip a good friend (a good mate as you say in your British English ).

Slovakia is a hidden gem in the heart of Europe, and it’s a shame more people don’t know about it! Their loss was my gain, since I had many incredible middle-aged towns and villages all to myself!.. I especially liked Kosice, Budejar, Banska Bystrica, Nitra and Bratislava too. Thanks for your patience when it came to my picture taking. I have over 1300 photos to sort through. That will keep me busy.

The hotels were great. Most were right in the heart of the Old Towns, so it was nice to be able to walk around in the evenings. I also appreciated your upgrading me (at no charge) to the other hotel in Kosice when you found out the original hotel did not have working airconditioning.

The food was amazing…every restaurant you suggested was a gastronomical delight. Some of the best potato pancakes I ever had. Even with all the walking and castle climbing we did, I managed to put on a few pounds! I really had a great time and am telling everyone to consider a trip to Slovakia, and to BOOK WITH YOU.

Your company is one of the most PROFESSIONAL and ACCOMODATING I have worked with, and as you know, I have been around quite a bit. I had fun watching you as well, when it came to some of the “first time” events for you. I think we both learned a lot about Slovakia on this trip!

Thank you so much. Please feel free to have any potential clients contact me with any questions or concerns.
Looking forward to seeing you in the future here in New york, back in Slovakia, or on a beach in the Dominican Republic….. Regards to Jane and Jacob…..
Your Friend….Michael from USA wrote on July 21, 2009.

Tailormade Tour – Slovakia + Poland, 21-29 September 2007

2007-10-25 / PAT / PENNSYLVANIA, USA

” Hi Peter, we wanted to again THANK YOU for a wonderful, wonderful trip. We were all very happy with everything about it.
Don’t be surprised if you hear from more people from Pennsylvania and North Carolina. People are asking about you and I’m giving out your website. Hope all is well.”
Pat from Pennsylvania wrote on October 25, 2007. She & her family took a part on Slovakia-Poland tour & family roots searching tour.

Joseph U. & his family – Jamnik, Slovakia
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek

Tailormade Tour in Slovakia, 24 July – 1 August 2007

2007-08-31 / DIANE M. / CANADA

” Thanks again for a memorable vacation – it is one that we will never forget and hopefully our paths will cross again some day.”

Diane from Canada wrote on August 31, 2007

Driver-guide: Peter B.
Group of 4

Short Trip of Slovakia, 7-11 June 2007

2007-06-15 / LORI B. / PENNSYLVANIA, USA

“Hi Peter, I think the trip went well. We probably could have used one more day. (In Slovakia) Everything went as I expected it to, even better I think. It was nice to accomodate us for the wedding.
You as a translator were very good and a very important part of the trip. We would have not enjoyed the wedding or the visit with the family if we did not have a translator.

Thank you!! All of the accomodations were satisfactory and even some very nice, everyone liked the pension in Bojnice.
The itinerary was pretty good but another day would have been more relaxing I think. Although I really did not expect much relaxing as we we were moving around quite a bit to see as much as possible. I like the town of Bardejov and I think others traveling from the US would also like to visit this town.”
Lori from Pennsylvania wrote on June 15, 2007”

Additional information:
Our very first tour around Slovakia
Driver-guide: Peter Blazicek
Group of 5