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We visited Iceland last fall. The trip was arranged by Alex with Nordic Saga Tours. At first we were not sure which route to go but he convinced us to join a small group escorted program Volcanoes and Glaciers. First of all travelling in the end of September was a great idea. Alex advised us that this was a good time to visit Iceland because there weren't so many tourists and we could see Northern Lights which we actually did! There were only 8 people in our group and we had an amazing guided Siggi who shared with us her knowledge and love for Iceland. All hotels were great, clean rooms and great service, tasty breakfast. I can't say enough about this experience and I recommend this tour and Alex from Nordic Saga who plans to visit Iceland. Felix Taskar

We booked our trip to Iceland through Nordic Saga Tours last January. The agency booked our airfare from Seattle to Reykjavik and helped us with planning a 5-day program including transfers, comfortable and inexpensive accommodations at Fosshotel Baron and daily sightseeing tours and activities. Our favorite was a visit to Thingvelir National Park and snorkeling in the Continental divide. Overall, thanks to Nordic Saga Tours it was one of the most memorable trips we have ever been on. Our agent Dora Rozet was friendly and knowledgeable, and spent time ensuring that our trip would be the most memorable we’ve ever had. I would definitely recommend Nordic Saga to anyone looking to travel to Iceland.

Alex, I just want to thank you so much for all of your help. The trip was absolutely perfect, well planned, wonderfully hosted by the guide and a trip of a life time. Thank you so much for all of your help. It was a real bargain for us considering what all it included. I will happily fill out the survey and mention all the kind people that were involved with our vacation! thanks again! Pam Kelly (plus Gwen and Banks Scudder) Suzanne, our trip guide, from Copenhagen was delightful and our bus driver, Bo, could not have been nicer! Thanks so much! .

My sister and I were on her son's senior trip to Europe, we added a week to the end of it and went to Helsinki and St. Petersburg. We stayed at the Scandic Marski in Helsinki which was a wonderful place with a fantastic staff and is in THE BEST location possible. We took the Princess Maria overnight ferry to and from St. Petersburg. It's a beautiful and well kept ship, very clean and comfortable. In St. Petersburg we stayed at the Solo Sokos Vasilievsky, another beautiful hotel in a great location with a fantastic staff. This place also has a fantastic restaurant. In a month of touring Europe that included France, Italy and Greece (amongst others), our dinner here was the best meal of the whole trip. The breakfast buffet here is also outstanding. We booked our tour with Alex, who is a ROCK STAR. He answered my questions, promptly returned emails and phone calls, gave great advice and picked beautiful hotels in wonderful locations at reasonable prices. I very much appreciated the continued service even after his job was done. Everything was paid for, I had my reservations and documents, and Alex still treated me like he was trying to earn my business. Our guide in St. Petersburg was MASHA GANINA, who is also a rock star. Her encyclopedic knowledge, passion for sharing it and warm and kind personality made our whole trip. Leading up to this segment of our vacation, we had 3 weeks of tour guides under our belt, hands down Masha was the best we had. She knows EVERYTHING and sharing her love for St. Petersburg and Russia gives her a joy you can see on her face and hear in her voice. Everyone should love their job so much and be so good at it. One thing Masha mentioned to us is that people are afraid to travel to Russia. St. Petersburg is a beautiful city with a fascinating story. I studied the architecture here while i was in college, but i didn't really study the people. Masha made history come alive for me, and the people in St. Petersburg that we encountered were so nice, happy to be helpful, and a lot of fun. I never felt unsafe or insecure. I would tell anyone thinking about visiting that however they need to make it happen, make it happen. It's a beautiful vibrant place. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'm so grateful that I took it, and so happy my sister shared it with me. I would encourage everyone to visit Russia, with Masha as their guide and Alex as their travel agent. Additionally, both my sister and I LOVED Helsinki. Warm and wonderful people, clean and safe with lots to see... but truly, it was a pleasure just to browse the market. I'd love to go back.