RSD Travel
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Fabulous and incredible 8 days tour and 7 days relaxing in a beach hotel
I have been wanting to take a RSD Tour for many years. Now retired able to do this. We have just completed the 15 day tour of Rhodes and Aegean Coast. I was only able to confirm charter flight 24 hours before departure at Gatwick airport departure board. I paid £250 each and £45 each to fly from Gatwick in Feb 25. I paid £139 each for a buffet evening meal as breakfast included in the £250. Whilst on the tour paid £268 each to be all inclusive for the free 7 days. We stayed at the Rodos Palace hotel in Rhodes. Also gave Tour Guide €25 each tip for 8 days. And the two Drivers in Turkey and Rhodes €10 each from both of us. Whilst in Turkey for 3 nights gave Driver €5 each for unlimited water. You can add this up to see how the costs pile up. The flight was pleasant with a free snack and on arriving in Turkey divided into 3 coach groups. The 3 coaches packed. We where taken to our first hotel which was lovely. We then spent 2 days sightseeing in Rhodes. Due to bad weather unable to get to Turkey on the ferry so spent a night in a new hotel which again was lovely. Once in Turkey stayed in 4 hotels which where all lovely with excellent food. The daily tours where fabulous and as described in the literature. The first week tours both in Rhodes and Turkey where well organised and our Tour Guide Tolga for the 7 days and a female tour Guide for 2 days in Rhodes where excellent and very informative. We where well looked after and kept updated at all times. I was prepared for the visits to the Carpet warehouse, Leather warehouse and Jewellery Warehouse. I told the Sales Men to leave me and my Husband alone as wasting their time as we had no intentions of buying anything. Must admit enjoyed the visits as given drinks at all 3 places and had a fashion show of leather coats and the Carpet Sales Men can make carpets fly. The Jewellery warehouse has a gift shop full of junk and here you can buy gifts and things at reasonable price. I forgot to barter when l paid €11 for 2 items. Must mention in Turkey used Euros and did not carry any Turkish money. The duty free shop in Rhodes and Turkey excellent value. The Tour Guide took us to a Farm Restaurant for lunch at €12 a person.l did not eat there as worried about food hygiene. My Husband said food poor quality and most people did not finish and drinks rather expensive. On arriving at our final hotel for 7 nights all inclusive found out that Tour Guides failed to tell us that Hotel taking card details in case of damage in the room. Also all inclusive we are limited to only soft drinks, tea, coffee, ouzo, brandy,beer. Bottle water at some bars was been charged. Had l known this would have gone half board as l drink Gin and my Husband whisky. At the meeting with the Tour Guide the day after check-in there was up roar about this and the Guide told us to put in a email complaint. RSD also had for sale 2 excursions available at €65each trip per person. My Husband and l declined as needed the rest. Another additional cost is at check in at the hotels in Rhodes you pay tax of €4 per night per room but no hotel tax in Turkey. Also you pay €2 per person tax to get on the ferry in Rhodes. On the whole l have had a fabulous experience over the last 15 days and glad l did not listen to the negative reviews. What you see on the tours is incredible and mind blowing and the week all inclusive at the Rodes Palace hotel so relaxing. The average age of people on the Tour is 65 and one needs to have good mobility and be flexible enough to move from hotel to hotel daily. Please check weather before packing as sadly l packed clothes for warm weather and it was freezing for the first week. Thank you RSD. My advice is there is no such thing as a free meal Met and socialised with lovely interesting people. Many looked out for me and my Husband and l want to say a big thank you to all on Coach 108 and hope we meet on another RSD Holiday