ou don't have to take our word for it! The positive comments we regularly receive from Group Leaders and Tour Participants speak for themselves and hopefully this area of our site will provide a good insight into the feedback that we typically receive after our tours have been completed.

Indeed, the professional recognition and endorsements also do not stop with our clients. It was a source of great pride for us all to learn that Casterbridge Tours was recently honored by Buckingham Palace with the Queen's Award for Enterprise. We were the only travel company to be so recognized in 2002 and are only the fourth tour operator of any kind to receive this coveted prize since 1995. The Award, which was made upon the recommendation of Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is the most prestigious endorsement that can be made to a business or commercial enterprise and we hope will serve as a further indication to you of our commitment to providing the highest levels of personal service and touring excellence.

Call us on 1-800-522-2398, register online or design and submit your own itinerary by using our own interactive Casterbridge E-Tours facility. Either way you will get an immediate response from our Queen's Award winning team that can now justifiably be described as 'Simply the Best'. Our Royal Warrant will allow us to display the Queen's Award logo for five years, so contact us now for an example of the personal service that has contributed to this outstanding accolade.

For you, a valued client, this Award should serve as a continued affirmation that you are dealing with an organization that is without peer in the Travel Industry. Whilst companies come and go, Casterbridge has been providing customized Educational, Cultural and Performing Tours in the North American market for 23 years and our success has been driven, more than anything else, by word of mouth reputation and the powerful recommendations of our clients.

Read on to find what those who have experienced the quality of a Casterbridge Tour have to say about their trips and our company. Indeed, we encourage you to check in periodically with our "Recent Returns" as happy travellers continue to come home throughout the year.