North America holidays
Travel north to Alaska or stick to the coastlines of Canada and the good old USA, whatever you do, don’t discount North America holidays as anything other than awesome. The national parks alone will fill you with a childlike enthusiasm that’s off the scale and hiking in the Rocky Mountains or polar bear watching in Canada are just a couple of experiences that naturally knocks the theme parks of Florida into a unmentionable cocked hat.
90 North America holiday reviews
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£3,250
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
The countryside we travelled through and the wildlife encounters.
Tips?
Use of a satnav rather than reliance on signposts & maps. Seemed that sign posts in Quebec Province weren’t that important to locals.
Local benefits?
Overall yes.
Overall rating?
Excellent as it came up or exceeded expectations. (more)Bob Harrington
From
£6,500
including UK flights
Memorable parts?
Whale watching
Tips?
Not possible to generalise from personal experience
Local benefits?
Not for most of it. On reflection we realised that we had lost sight of this original reason for going through Responsible travel. Not sure how easy it is in USA to get away from low wage big business.
Overall rating?
Fine (more)Jon Walker
From
£4,350
including UK flights
Absolutely fantastic and it gave us what we asked for .. indeed it exceeded our expectations (more)Martin Harris
The most memorable part of the holiday was the wildlife and scenery. (more)Wendy Cadman
The most memorable and exciting part of the holiday was walking the Lighthouse Loop in Uclulet and seeing a black bear (rather close!). (more)Emma Bacon
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£2,362
excluding flights
Great holiday - well organised with a fun group, experienced in global travel outside Western countries and an excellent mix of different activities. (more)Jackie Smith
Snorkelling in Caye Caulker, Belize, was an amazing experience! Nurse sharks, stingrays and turtles, not to mention oodles of brightly coloured fish, seemed completely oblivious to our presence, and Hol Chan Marine Reserve, with its dazzling array of corals and fish, was stunning... (more)Laurie Munslow
From
£1,778
excluding flights
Beware despite the physical difficulty rating of 2 there is appropriately 3-5 miles walking a day. Good but hard going, not really restorative. (more)Nicola McCarthy
Visiting local homes and businesses away from tourists attractions. (more)John Cheah
This trip was pretty disappointing. The itinerary changed constantly and there were only three of the nine days that were actually as written. We didn't stay
at Mizunte. (more)Amanda Madorno
From
£1,126
excluding flights
Excellent. Definitely benefited local people. (more)Peter Skoyles
Two of the days in north Guatemala with some interesting natural history. Tikal was a good visit, and the Shaman and weaving demonstrations interesting (more)Anthony roberts
The visit to Tikal was the most memorable... The experience of living together with a Mayan family in Guatemala was amazing. (more)Ana Maria Garcia Menendez
From
£1,675
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Visiting the site of Uxmal was the best as it had very few people in so we could really explore.
Tips?
Mexico is a big country so there was also quite a lot of transportation involved - be prepared!
Local benefits?
Benefited local people - Yes as we visited local communities and our guide always recommended local sellers if we want to buy art and crafts. Reduce environmental impact - No as this tour has an internal flight and it was not easy to find ... (more)Catherine Boissat
From
£2,465
excluding flights
It was amazing, in main because we had an amazing guide (Heather) who was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and friendly. (more)Katie Toghill
There were so many memorable and exciting parts to this trip it’s hard to choose. The absolute highlights were canoeing to a remote campsite, whitewater rafting and the guided tour of a glacier. (more)Liz Fitzsimons
From
CA $2,195
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Seeing Grizzly bear in camp
Tips?
Make sure your waterproofs are up to the job
Local benefits?
Yes
Overall rating?
Absolutely fantastic. Guides were brilliant, equipment was good quality, scenery was stunning and the wildlife encounters were the best I’ve ever had (more)Jon Ford
From
CA $1,995
excluding flights
Hearing the whales blowing and slapping at night from my tent, orca appearing in the fog and close to our kayaks, the peace of paddling the kayaks through clear kelpy water... Wonderful - can’t wait to book another! (more)Hannah Smith
Our holiday was amazing, and our guides absolutely made it. (more)Ann Harland
From
£4,819
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
It is very difficult to choose the most memorable/exciting part of the holiday, the whole fortnight was fantastic. The scenery is stunning, the wildlife amazing, all the boat crew were great, the atmosphere on board warm and friendly, the food was fabulous, the activities well organised. If we had to choose, we particularly enjoyed kayaking in Misty Fiord. We were lucky with the weather, the water was like a mirror and the scenery particularly dramatic. The fantail at ... (more)Alison Miller
From
£2,845
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
There were so many highlights. The knowledgeable guides, the fantastic staff on the boat, the food, the scenery and the wildlife.
Tips?
Bring clothes for hot sunshine, wet weather and the cold. Lots of layers.
Local benefits?
The education talks definitely raised awareness of conservation issue.
Overall rating?
Absolutely fantastic (more)Richard Smith
From
£5,000
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Our trip was fantastic. It’s hard to know where to start in describing it as we did so much.
Firstly our guides were great. We had three, Luis in Mexico City, Edwin for the tour down to Merida then Mariano on the last day. It was really impressive how knowledgeable they all were on the history and culture of every place we went to. They took every care to look after us and make everything work for us.
All the hotels were good except for one, in Puebla. It was over 40 ... (more)Anthony Roberston-Jonas
From
£5,750
excluding flights
Well planned and good hotels. You can't rely on the weather here but we were very lucky most of the time. (more)Sara Callarman
Wildlife tour in Jasper was the most memorable part - seeing magnificent animals in their natural habitat was breathtaking… Wonderful. It truly was the trip of a lifetime. (more)Ray Kelly
From
US $2,590
including domestic flights only
Perfect, very good organized, dedicated staff (more)Marco Ang
This was a great holiday. All the connections, pick ups and organised trips worked really well. Also, the team was incredibly helpful both before and during the trip and were very patient with last minute changes to our plans. (more)Simon Hannam
Seeing the massive scale of the ancient civlisiation remains at Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Monte Alban, Uxmal and others was impressive (more)Stewart Adkins
From
£4,250
including UK flights
From
£2,155
excluding flights
From
£3,890
excluding flights
From
£9,585
including UK flights
Memorable parts?
Being on the tundra with the bears
Tips?
Read the instructions you get before you go about clothing etc.
Local benefits?
Yes
Overall rating?
Fascinating insight into the relationship between people, the environment they live in and how they accommodate some very intimidating wildlife (more)Simon Phillips
From
£2,376
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
A good tour leader who was knowledgeable about all the places we visited
Tips?
A reminder of long bus journeys and a lot of tolerance at border crossings given delays
Local benefits?
Yes to some extent
Overall rating?
Good apart from 1 hotel that wasn’t clean in the bedroom and had a non existent shower that just had a drip. The only positive was a good location (more)June Ibbotson
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