My sister and I traveled for over a week in the care of Best Slovakia Tours. We visited cities in western Slovakia - Bratislave, Trencin, Trnava; cities in central Slovakia - Cicmany, Banska Stiavnica, Banska Bystrica; cities in eastern Slovakia - Levoca, Kosice, Zalezice. We visited the Trencin Castle, the Boinice Castle, the castle in Banska Stiavnica, and saw the Spis Castle. We visited a couple museums in the castles and also went to the Museum of Slovak National Uprising. We spent a day in the High Tatars hiking.
A week before we were to leave for Slovakia, I asked if we could fit in a trip to Litmanova, where there were visitations from the Blessed Mother to 2 young girls from 1990 to 1995; and Peter without hesitation fit it into our tour.
Peter picked us up at the Vienna airport and had us transported back to the Vienna airport when we left.
Our tour guide Martin was with us from 9AM until sometimes 9PM. He drove us around, he translated for us, he told us about the Slovak food and drink, and shared his knowledge about Slovak history and their love of nature. When we visited the city of Zalezice, where our paternal grandparents came from, it was Martin that called the mayor of that city to inquire if any relative of ours could still be living there. It was through Martin that we were able to visit with the mayor of Zalezice. Martin also called at the house of the Greek Catholic priest, who kindly opened up his church for us to visit.
The food was great, our accommodations were wonderful, and Slovakia was beautiful. My sister and I felt safe and were well watched over. The trip was all that I hoped for and more.