Untravelled Paths Reviews 

First time to use Untravelled Paths and a short notice holiday .Well organised , great communication (thanks James). The Montenegro tour itself , including accommodation, could not be faulted. llija was an exceptional guide , friendly, knowledgeable , flexible and with a great sense of humour. 100% focused on making sure we got what we wanted from a varied tour. We will use Untravelled Paths again and thoroughly recommend them.

Undoubtedly, one of the best travel experiences my wife and I have had in Europe over the last 25 years of travel. Illja was professional yet always polite, friendly, and knowledgeable about his beautiful and historical country. His skill as a driver along challenging roads in the mountains and villages was also appreciated. A visit we hope to repeat in the future.

Very small group, really flexible in making arrangements to suit our needs and some astonishingly beautiful locations. And our guide Ilija is a credit to your firm and his country!

If we could rate our experience higher than 5 stars, we would! It was a trip of a lifetime! Montenegro is beyond beautiful and Ilija is a spectacular guide and driver! Untraveled Paths plans a trip to meet your every need. Communication is excellent. You feel safe and informed. Well worth the price!

The whole trip was amazing, very well organised and the guide Edi was amazing

Great week with a very likeable and well informed guide, Emir. Bosnia was a revelation - beautiful but still emerging from the war. We saw wonderful waterfalls, stunning scenery and loved the bazaar in Sarajevo. Visiting the Tunnel of Hope and the Genocide Museum are a must, although difficult at times.
Glad I read up before hand as such a complicated history and a fascinating people.

Travelled with UTP many times and never fail to provide an excellent service and tour.
Recent tour was their new Georgia experience. Highly recommended. Packs in loads of sights and experiences. Accommodation very good standard. Our guide Makho was professional, full of knowledge and showed great passion for his country. Explained the cultures and experienced the Georgian cuisine. He went above and beyond making our experience perfect. Great value for money.

Untravelled Paths communicated extremely well with me. They responded to me asking for some personal tweaks in the itinerary and have a "can do"attitude. Our Romanian guide, Edi was wonderful -very enthusiastic, entertaining and full of useful advice and information. The highlight was seeing the bears. What a life enhancing experience.

Our first trip with Untravelled Paths to Montenegro. Our guide IIija was excellent. Our tour was well planned and the accommodation good. Ilija's knowledge of his country and its history was very good as well. We would use Untravelled Paths again.

Transylvania Adventure – A 60th Birthday Trip to Remember!

We’ve just returned from the most unforgettable 9-day adventure through Transylvania to celebrate my husband’s 60th – and what made it even more special was sharing it with our 15-year-old son. From start to finish, the trip was perfectly planned and beautifully balanced, offering just the right mix of culture, history, nature, and fun.

A huge shoutout to our incredible tour guide, Edi, who looked after every moment of our journey with warmth, humour, and thoughtfulness. He made us feel completely supported while also giving us the freedom to soak up each experience in our own way. His kindness and infectious energy really made the trip extra special – we honestly couldn’t have asked for better company or a more knowledgeable guide.

From bear hides deep in the forest to some of the most breathtaking scenery we’ve ever seen, every day brought something new and exciting. The itinerary was filled with expertly curated experiences, and thanks to Edi’s local insights, we had the best recommendations for delicious food and stayed in unique, perfectly chosen accommodations that reflected the character of each location.

Whether it was standing in awe at dramatic mountain views, wandering through medieval towns, or enjoying relaxed, laughter-filled meals together, this trip gave us memories we’ll treasure forever. Transylvania truly surprised and delighted us – and thanks to Edi, it was not just a holiday, but a once-in-a-lifetime journey.

Highly, highly recommend!

Me and my partner visited Transilvania with our lovely guide, Dragos. We both love history and nature, and our experience with UTP was a wonderful mix of both. You can tell they put a lot of thought in curating the itinerary. We had a lovely time and can definitely recommend this tour.

Our guide Amir made our experience great. He is the most polite, friendly young man and is an asset to Unravelled Paths. He made us feel safe and was very knowledgeable, he felt like a friend to us and nothing was too much trouble to him.
The trip was excellent, what a stunning country. Beautiful in every way, safe, friendly and well worth a visit

Great time on my mini montenegro trip it was breath taking stunning scenary with my wonderful guide llija. He was knowledgeble caring and fun to be with he was a top man. The itinary and accomadation was very good too.
Jeannie coppen

My husband, step-son and myself went on a 10 day trip with UTP to Montenegro. It was a fantastic trip. Everything went according to plan with no hick-ups from being met at the airport on arrival to being dropped off for departure, to everything in between. Our guide Ilija was brilliant and really put in the time and effort. Part of this trip was for my husband and his son to discover their Montenegrin roots. Due to a lack of information, this was not easy. However, Ilija succeeded which was truly the icing on the cake of a perfect trip. Although we had never used or heard of UTP before, I would not hesitate to recommend them.

My wife, youngest son (40) and I recently went to Montenegro for the first time, it was a fantastic trip. All our travelling from the airport arrival to airport departure was seamless. The hotels were excellent, meals brilliant, as were all locations. What made it, however, above and beyond was our guide/driver Ilija who went all out to ensure we had a wonderful time. Part of this trip was to discover my grandfather's roots – easier said than done. Despite having only the tiniest bit of information to go with, Iliya was able to not only find the church he was baptised in, but also his childhood house. This entailed visiting convents, monasteries and driving up and down narrow mountain roads.

We have gone with Audley twice; we found UTP to be just as good. Excellent company, guide, and holiday.

This was a very unique trip, with a very knowledgeable guide, Eduard Sandu, but to his friends, (of which we became) Edi. We did the Dracula experience over 4 nights and 5 days. The hotel accommodation changed daily and each hotel was lovely in their own right. The hotels were all centrally positioned and very comfortable. Now, on to our trip. I could talk for hours about the tour, but I'll just highlight my favourite bits. Over the 4 days, we managed to visit all the key places relevant to Vlad Tepes, aka Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula! I thought I knew a lot of information to begin with, about the Prince and the 'fictional' character, however, Edi managed to intrigue me and grow my understanding to another level. We visited many key places, the monastery, where the body of Vlad is buried which is my personal favourite, such tranquillity and features the original paintings from when it was built. The birth place and actual house of Vlad was on the tour, this has now been turned in to a restaurant/coffee house, of course I had to stay and have a coffee with his 'aura'. Unfortunately, the upper level has been turned in to a bit of a gimmicky area, with a man in a plastic mask, laying in a coffin, with a chair next to him. I obviously participated, but felt that it was a bit 'tacky', it could have been presented in a much more relevant way. The Princely Court was amazing, truly mind boggling to think how they lived back then. Again, like the monastery, there were paintings on the walls, hundreds of years old. We visited the old town of Brasov, where Vlad attacked and had our evening meal in Dracula restaurant, where the food was very tasty, albeit a little expensive. The tour wouldn't have been complete without a visit to Bran Castle. Now every true Dracula fan will know that Vlad never lived or visited there, but it is iconic through Bram Stokers book and absolutely worth visiting. I managed to make a few more friends on this trip and it was lovely to chat with other people that understood the fascination. It really doesn't matter what age you are or how you dress, people on this tour share a specific interest and you can't help but be swept along. Even for the poor suffering significant others, only on the trip for their loved ones, fun and intrigue is to be had. I can not recommend Edi or this tour enough!

We have travelled with Untravelled Paths multiple times and each time they exceed themselves. We love having the itinerary planned for us, it takes all the stress our of planning, and they make sure we see the most incredible places.

Great pre trip communication for our Ice Hotel Experience with this super professional company. Every pick up was on time. All hotels were clean & comfortable, but best of all was our friendly, knowledgeable guide Dragos, who really made Romania come alive.
Thank you for a super memorable trip.

A truly well organised trip going through the heartland of Transylvania with so much to see and enjoying the beautiful scenery on route.
the tour guide was an encyclopedia of information and always making sure we were happy on route.
the hotels were of a good standard and the breakfast was very good.
I would fully recommend this trip as being of great value and the sledging experience was truly amazing.

Thanks Edy you was fantastic for the group.

I really enjoyed my trip to Romania, at the end of Jan uary 2025. the object was to sleep one night in their Ice Hotel, as I had prviously been to the one in Lapland. The weather was great, I saw quite a bit of the country and was delighted that there were no motorways, we just drove thru' little towns & villages. I am quite elderly, so my chauffer/guide, Edi was wonderful, very pacient and helpfull. I thought that the trip was well organised with visits to interesting sites and towns. The hotels were all perfectly adequte. My only complaint was that I was left in the Ice Hotel for far too long, from 9 pm to 8 am - comparing to my previous experience, where we were in the Ice Hotel bar until midnight, then slept till 7 am, but there were about 20 of us, whereas here I was the only one , not a fault of the organisers. I would have preferred tp have been able to stay in the chalet bar/restsaurant till midnight, especially as there was an interesting group of people there & then go to sleep in the Ice Hotel. Going on guided tours of various places was a good idea, but UP should tell people that these are paid in cash. I would like to add to prospective future customers, that you don't have to sleep in the Ice Hotel, as there is a hotel/restaurant on site as well. I congratulate the owner on setting up such an interestingcompany, and if he is ever in LOndon, I would love to meet him.