Sights and Soul Travels for Women 13610 Chrisbar Court, Germantown, MD 20874

"Having just completed my second trip with Sights And Souls, I have nothing but positive things to say about this all-women's international travel company. The tours are very well-curated, offering a variety of activities at a pace that is lively, but not overly taxing. The group size is never too large (this last one was a total of 14 women, including the guide) and everyone got along nicely. The S & S guide was professional and kind, making a point to talk to everyone and keep us all "on page". Best of all were the variety of activities, ranging from nature walks to animal-viewing; city excursions (led by local guides), a live show, and amazing meals made with fresh local ingredients. The founder and owner - Yolanta, is kind, professional, polite, and has the patience of a saint. Before booking my trip, I called several times and each time she took the call herself and answered my many questions thoroughly and honestly. It's worth noting that many of the women who book trips with S & S Travels are repeat clients who have been on previous trips -including myself. When you find a good touring company, you stay with it. This fact speaks volumes about the high quality and professionalism of this stellar organization. Five Stars all around."

"This was my first tour with Sights and Soul. It was absolutely incredible in every way. Super well organized and the tour director and guide were exceptional. Our bus driver was a master and on those roads it was evident. We saw so many(!!!!) fantastic and beautiful places and the magnificently knowledgeable guide brought history to life for us. Every single day was full of adventures from Masada to our delicious lunch with our Druze lady host to Ben Shiet to the Knesset to the Israeli woman screenwriter. Hotels were completely wonderful. Food was superb. Glad we walked a bit so I didn’t gain bc I was eating like a glutton! I just cannot say enough positive about this trip! Kudos to all involved! Thank you thank you thank you!!!"

"RUN!! DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY! Yolanta and her band of thieves are offering overpriced and underwhelming experiences and have the audacity to call it luxury. Laughable to say the least. An unorganized amateur masquerading as a professional. Dates, times, prices and location were not as promised. A waste of money. If there was an option to give 0 stars that is the one I would have selected."

""Women's Luxuary Travel" as a pure marketing scam. They don't partner with other women's businesses, local guides or artisans. They just gather groups of women with money and subcontract the tours to standard outfits like Thompson Travel. Nothing is tailored or specialized other that luring women with deep pockets. They said "no forced sales" and lured us into a diamond store for a "history lesson", which ended with us being escorted into the diamond showroom and plied with champagne. Terrible customer service. In fact, hostile if they even respond at all. Yolanta is about as friendly as a pitbull. Even though they had my flight schedule, they were perfectly happy to allow me to pay for an extra night at a hotel when they knew, I wasn't landing until a day later. When I called to clarify the mistake, Yolanta was rude and aggresive. Quite frankly, I was stunned. Everything about my tour was a profoundly basic tourist trap -- completely void of any authenticity. No culture, no intellect, no museum, no authentic food. And the "Guide" wasn't proficient in English and had never traveled to the region before. And what kind of company has a guide share a room with a client? A very cheap company! Worth neither the investment of time nor money. It is the ultimate "Empty Head" tour company. If you just want to get off the bus, on the bus, eat at a tourist trap restaurant and buy trinkets on sidewalk -- it's the company for you. Make no mistake, Sights and Souls doesn't care about women as clients nor women in the places they visit. It's just a marketing scam."

"I traveled with this group to Greece. It was magnificent. They take care of everything. Our group leader was knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and took care of us as if we were family. I'm traveling with this company again next year to Ireland. I can't wait!!"