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This was our first trip to Japan, but my third trip organised by Holiday Architects. Fenton, the Japan specialist, was such a help right from the first time we spoke to him, listening to the sort of things we are interested in and enjoy doing, plus giving honest advice if he didn't think something was worth including in our trip. He also suggested wonderful places and activities that we would never have thought of including, such as guided cycling and hiking trips and a couple of days in Kurashiki, which was a beautiful small canal-side town. His advice on the best time to travel for the autumn colours was also spot on. Holiday Architects will adjust the itinerary until you are happy with it, and the transfers, guides and hotels were all extremely good and totally reliable. Fenton was also excellent at responding to any queries or questions we had, both before and during our trip. The self guide app and pocket Wi-Fi device supplied by Holiday Architects is also fantastic, and made finding our way around Japan so much easier than we had expected. A big thank you to Fenton and Holiday Architects for planning a trip that definitely exceeded our expectations and we are looking forward to planning our next holiday with this wonderful company.
Made a phone call to discuss Morocco and what we like to do on holiday, everything was listened too and the perfect holiday, City, Mountains and beach was created for us by Emma, Great stress free holiday and will definitely use holiday architects again.
What a wonderful adventure in Japan! Big thanks to Fenton and the team for a tailor made two week trip, taking in Tokyo, Kanazawa, Hiroshima, Himeji, Kinosaki Onsen and Kyoto. Train and bus tickets were awaiting us on arrival at Tokyo, airport transfers organised, and some great excursions and guides all booked in (a traditional tea ceremony, a zen meditation with an 83 year old Buddhist monk, a sumo exhibition match - with the chance to wrestle a retired sumo wrestler(!), four walking tours, a wonderful cycling tour of Kyoto’s quiet back streets, a boat trip to the beautiful Miyajima island to see the floating torii gate and friendly sika deer, and a full day trip out to view Mount Fuji and the five lakes. A helpful WiFi device to use throughout the trip and handy advice before we set off re luggage forwarding, the trains, and English biscuits as gifts for our guides, in lieu of tips! Just the right amount of hand holding whilst still ensuring we could travel independently and not be part of some big coach trip type group. We made some wonderful core family memories and would highly recommend the team at Holiday Architects!Many thanks, Paula and family
Just got back from an amazing holiday in Japan, organised through Holiday Architects and their Japan specialist, Fenton.This was our second holiday organised through Holiday Architects after Namibia in 2024, and the company work really hard to listen to your initial wishes for your holiday (even when these are very vague!) and then provide a tailored itinerary based on their experience. For us as first time visitors to Japan, it was a perfect balance of different places and activities, with lots of time for us to explore independently. I'm sure there is a huge amount of planning and organisation that goes into building the intineraries and responding to customer queries and adjustments but Holiday Architects make it seem really seamless. We wouldn't hesitate to use Holiday Architects again and hope to be back soon planning another wonderful holiday.
We’ve just returned from an unforgettable two-week trip to Costa Rica, and we couldn’t be happier with the experience. Every hotel we stayed in was absolutely perfect—comfortable, clean, and located in the most beautiful surroundings. The transfers were smooth and hassle-free, which made traveling between destinations so easy.We were blown away by the wildlife we encountered along the way—toucans, monkeys, sloths, and so much more. Everywhere we went, the people were incredibly friendly and welcoming, making the trip feel even more special.Costa Rica truly exceeded our expectations, and we would love to go back. Highly recommend Dawn at holiday Architects to anyone considering a visit!
This was our first time using Holiday Architects and Catherine organised our trip to Oman. We found her to be very knowledgeable and helpful and everything ran smoothly from start to finish. Catherine designed a flexible programme as well as giving plenty of advice on the country and its customs. We absolutely loved Oman and could not have organised such a great trip ourselves. We wholeheartedly recommend Holiday Architects and would not hesitate in using them again.
We enjoyed a fabulous 6-centre holiday in Morocco in November '25 - our first holiday with Holiday Architects. From our initial enquiry we were really impressed with Emma Higgins, who specialises in Morocco. She took time to listen to what was important to us, and pieced together an excellent itinerary with beautiful, unique places to stay. Her personal knowledge of the places was invaluable. The local agents they use are top notch, and the drivers are very experienced and safe. We would happily use Holiday Architercts again and recommend them
My wife and I have just got back from South Africa had a brilliant holiday,and well organized .The guest house and hotels were Great and a brilliant location in all places.The last three days was the icing on the cake the ...Safari ...Excellent.Thanks Catherine for organizing a wonderful holiday, a holiday of a life time that we will always remember.
My wife and I were planning on returning to Vietnam and Malaysia, but wanted to add on a first visit to Laos as well. We had an idea of what we wanted and contacted Holiday Architects to see what help they could offer. Our contact, Erin, was extremely helpful, making suggestions on where we could visit, beyond our initial plans, and what excursions we could take to get the full benefit of our time in each country. She arranged everything so that as we arrived at each airport someone was waiting to take us to our next hotel, that guides turned up to show us round each city, and as we moved on someone came to each hotel to take us to the next airport or train station. Nine flights, eight hotels, one cruise, one high speed train journey all arranged and co-ordinated perfectly. We had a great holiday, saw lots of interesting things, fed elephants, ate too much ourselves, and had the time of our lives. Thanks very much Erin and Holiday Architects. We wholeheartedly recommend you and the company to other travellers who want a great holiday experience.
Just back from Oman after a great trip put together at short notice , my first with HA.The local guide/driver was excellent and I covered a lot of ground in a fascinating country.The information and support from HA was excellent both before and during the trip .Good communication from Catherine and check in before and after the trip.Only minor observation was that staying at altitude would have provided access to some of the activities hiking etc as opposed to a central base in Nizwa with day trips out.
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Since launching in 2010 Holiday Architects has set out to really listen to our clients – we get to know you, we get to know your travel needs and we design the perfect holiday to match. By operating in this manner, and avoiding the standard off-the-shelf packages offered by many other travel companies, we’ve become one of the fastest-growing and most-trusted tour operators in the UK. Underpinning all of this is the expertise of our team: each committed to servicing their specialist destination, backed up with a dedicated country website packed full of unique hotels, quirky excursions and engaging holiday suggestions. Every one of our team has visited their destination many times (often even lived there), has many years’ experience in the travel industry and is carefully chosen to fit with our friendly and helpful team culture. This means when discussing your travel plans, you’ll have the peace of mind that you’re not only speaking to a genuine expert but a real person who cares about you and your holiday.
We believe we are better than anyone else at listening to your travel aspirations and turning them into perfectly designed holidays, but of course that is not always easy to substantiate, which is why we were extremely proud in 2019 to be named Wanderlust magazine’s ‘Top Tour Operator of the Year’, for the second year running, gaining a 100% satisfaction rating from their readers. Competition at these awards is fierce, so winning brings us a great deal of pleasure and pride as it means we have lots of very happy clients!See more
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