The trip to the islands was fine but the commentary was annoying as the English was hard to hear and understand. The repition in other languages seemed to be as bad for the others.

Very popular, we got on at the start and the bus was full at the first stop and some couldn't get on. Later in the day it was better and you could get a spot on top when others got off.

The organisation of the day was excellent for such a long tour (12 hours). We were given ample time to soak in the grim history of the railway and experience the reality of it all. We needed however more information from our tour guide rather than just mothering.

This was an outstanding tour. There were only three in our group so had full benefit of our friendly and articulate guide, Joe capably shared his experiences and exetensive knowledge.The pace was easy to cope with and the content varied. Half a day was adequate At the conclusion Joe made sure we all knew what we wanted to do next and how to get there.