Romantic UK Tours & Vacations for Couples

We enjoyed our trip and got to see and experience everything we set out to do. However, our itinerary lacked attention to detail. When we arrived in London, we were on our own to catch the Express to Paddington and our 5-hour ride to Penzance. This is what was designed and expected, although our itinerary still showed a "meet and greet". First class train tickets were provided by the contractor, but not reserved seats. My wife and I started the trip sitting separately. The contractor reported that reserved seats were not available, although three-quarters of the passengers in first class had tickets with reserve seat numbers.

The next day, the itinerary showed us starting and ending in St. Ives, although we were booked in a Penzance hotel, and did not get to St. Ives until the next day. The itinerary stated that the Penzance hotel was only 500 meters from the train station, so we walked with our luggage to discover the last 100 meters were up a very steep hill with almost no sidewalk. We are both 75.

Day four included three stops that included two national parks. Our guide said that would be impossible to cover, so we saw one of the parks listed in the day four itinerary. The third location was Wells Cathedral. Our guide dropped us at a small old neighborhood church that we discovered was the wrong location, but we only had a 7-minute walk to the correct location. Not a big problem, but we only had an hour total to tour. At pickup the guide stated, "if you seen one church, you have seen them all".

On day six, we were booked to tour Criccieth Castle, and upon arrival, we found it was closed on Tuesdays. These are details we would expect the travel company to know. We went to another castle instead.

On day seven, the itinerary stated that we had a free day until our Mountain Cog Railway at 11:30. We discovered on our own that the railway required us to be there 30 minutes ahead of time. That did not leave time to do anything before. We went early and changed our time so that we had the afternoon.

Overall, we enjoyed our trip, but it was different from our previous Zicasso trips. With the exception of the railway, we were responsible for all of our admissions, unlike other trips, while this was probably the most expensive of the trips. As experienced travelers, we were able to deal with the blips in the itinerary, but it was not at the level we have had previously with Zicasso.

Zicasso's travel company formulated a graduation trip for myself, my wife, and my son in July 2026. They arranged drivers, airport transfers, train fares, hotel accommodations, tours, and logistics. We visited Bath, the Cotswolds, London, Portsmouth, and the Goodwood Festival of Speed while in the United Kingdom. They made the itinerary seamless and logical, allowing us to visit all the sights and landmarks we wanted to experience. They were also available via WhatsApp for any concerns or issues that arose.

Our hotel in London was so nice, especially because it was equipped with air conditioning, as it was hot in London! It was conveniently located in the heart of Covent Garden, with so many shops, restaurants, and things to do just steps away, while also being within walking distance of Piccadilly, Chinatown, and many other areas.

Our accommodations in Portsmouth were comparatively lackluster, but kudos to the travel specialists for making valiant efforts to rebook alternate accommodations. Unfortunately, due to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, most, if not all, hotels in the region were fully booked. Thank you for the kind gesture!

Overall, it was a wonderful trip and enjoyed by all of us.

I would recommend the travel company if you're ever seeking a personalized holiday itinerary in the United Kingdom!

Zicasso’s travel specialists were excellent to work with, as we adjusted our itinerary many times from initial contact to the time of travel. Our travel party significantly reduced in number and they worked with us to put together a great tour of Scotland (Edinburgh, including the castle, Royal Holyrood Palace, and a day trip to Stirling Castle with a great chauffeur/guide) and Ireland, arranging our flight to Dublin with transportation to Galway, then return via train for activities in Dublin. We had a wonderful trip and would highly recommend the travel company.

In the end, we were not happy with the level of service and planning this travel company provided. I can give three specific examples.

We had a travel day from Kent to the Cotswolds, which was a three-hour drive without traffic (in actuality, it was a five-hour drive the day we did it). You booked us for a 1 p.m. tour at Chartwell on the same day we would be transferring to the Cotswolds. We requested this be changed because, had we kept to this original plan, we would not have started our journey to the Cotswolds until 15:00 at the earliest, and we would not have arrived in the Cotswolds until very late in the evening. I requested the Chartwell visit be rescheduled, but this is something I should not have had to do. You should have had the foresight to look at the schedule for that day and see that a 1 p.m. tour of Chartwell, followed by a three-plus-hour drive to the Cotswolds, was not advisable.

We had a car, but when we arrived at our hotel in Bath, we did not have hotel parking reserved, and we had to park the car in a public car park far from the hotel.

We requested twin beds at the hotel in Bath and were told we would have them. Yet, when we arrived at the hotel in Bath, they had no record of the request for twin beds. Because of all this, we would not work with the travel company again, and we would not recommend the company to others.

We had an amazing experience. The hotels were great. The booked tours were great. The highlight was the time up in the Portrush area. Such a beautiful spot. And the golfing in Scotland.

The only issue we had was with the hotel in London; they put us in a room where the AC wasn't functioning properly, so we had to switch rooms. It was super-hot in London, so I think this was likely an issue city-wide. It was fine once they moved us to a new room. Thanks again; it was truly a special time for Bruno and me.

What a fabulous trip! I began working on this trip with our Zicasso travel specialist more than a year ago. He was so helpful and patient as we adjusted dates, number of travelers, and places to visit. Ultimately, we finalized a perfect vacation for eight people that allowed us to experience much of the beauty of Scotland.

We went from Edinburgh to Perthshire, Inverness, the Isle of Skye, Oban, and Glasgow. Our accommodations were very good and centrally located. We had a driver for our nine days traveling from Edinburgh to Glasgow who was fantastic. Our driver made our travel experience extra-special.

The travel company uses a great travel app which provided details on our plans each day, contact info, maps, weather, and a place to message the team with questions and requests. The team was always responsive and helpful. We will definitely use them again when we visit the UK.