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Dear Fellow Motorhomer,
August and the GB Motorhome Tours travel season starts again very soon. Next week sees the departure from the UK of the Croatian Highlights tour, followed at the end of the month by those travelling all the way across Europe for the Romania & Bulgaria tour and also across central Europe for the Northern Italy’s Treasures tour. Then in September the Scotland Highlands and NC500, the French Atlantic Coast and the Southern Bavaria tours all start. Throughout September GB Motorhome Tours will have groups travelling in countries spanning much of Europe, as well as closer to home here in the UK. Recently, those from our Baltic States tour have returned to the UK, having motorhomed through the three countries of Latvia, Lithuania & Estonia, all not yet discovered by many others.
Baltic States tour July 2024
Some customer reviews from the tour.
‘We always wanted to tour the Baltic States and we were not disappointed. This was a superb tour, visiting every capital city and various places of interest. Ron & Sue, our tour leaders looked after us very well and took all the worry and stress out of travelling. That is why we love GB Motorhome Tours – we get to relax.’ Penny and Mike Summers
‘This is an exceptional tour giving an insight into the culture, geography and history of three countries that are largely unknown to UK visitors. We both loved every minute.’ Vicki and Dave Tyler
Customer comments from all our tours can been read on our reviews page.
Before our touring restarts, next weekend we at the Western motorhome show in Malvern. Here a number of our Tour Directors will be on hand at the GB Motorhome Tours stand, to chat and answer questions. Do visit us if you are attending the show, our stand is number 107.
We are often asked by those considering joining a tour, ‘what are the major benefits of a GB Motorhome Tours holiday’? This is probably best answered by summarising customer comments on what they like about our tours.
• We travel knowing your Tour Directors are on hand to offer any assistance required
• Our motorhome pitch is awaiting us upon arriving at the campsite, usually with little check-in procedure as you have looked after this in advance of our arrival
• We make one booking with you and everything else on the tour is looked after for us
• Your tours are much more than just taking us to a campsite and leaving us there. Included in every tour are organised excursions with local transport, tour guides and entrance fee’s all included – no need to move our motorhome off site
• Each tour includes a number of quality group meals, a chance to enjoy local cuisine and wines in like-minded company
• A comprehensive printed tour pack is sent prior to departure, containing all the information for the tour – campsite details including GPS co-ordinates, route planning, excursion programme, group meals and general information for continental touring, making planning for our holiday easy
• You include Michelin maps covering the area of the tour within the tour pack, and for most tours, also the DK Eyewitness guide book for the country being visited
On a number of our tours we are now beginning to see motorhomes fitted with Lithium batteries to power their habitational area. These batteries offer some real advantages over traditional lead acid batteries, in that they provide a far superior capacity for the same physical size at around half the weight. They also offer a longer life span compared to lead acid batteries and can charge much faster. With costs of Lithium batteries coming down, they are becoming an attractive option for more people. However, we are also seeing instances where Lithium batteries have simply been dropped into motorhomes in place of an original lead acid. In many cases this can give problems, with the charging structure for Lithium being different to lead acid, and in the fact they can draw much larger charging currents. When switching from lead acid to Lithium batteries, some changes to the charging structure and wiring arrangements is usually required, to make things work correctly. When taking advantage of the benefits that Lithium batteries can provide, it is worth seeking professional advice from a company that specialise in this relatively new technology of powering the habitation area of your motorhome. One company that can assist is Offgrid Power Solutions. They are based near Oxford and are usually present at most of the motorhomes shows, including next weekend’s Malvern show. They are a family run business of father and son; both of whom are very approachable and knowledgeable. They offer straightforward advice around all things required for switching to Lithium batteries and stock all the products for switching over, including a full fitting service if required.
If there is anything you would like to ask about our tours or motorhoming in general, feel free to contact us, we are always happy to answer any questions. We look forward to travelling with you to many great places soon.
Kindest regards,
Tel. 0044 7481 479 057
Info@gbmotorhometours.com
www.GBMotorhomeTours.com