Our whole journey in the footsteps of St. Nikolai was a wonderful, incredible experience. Our guide, Ivan, was extremely knowledgeable and his personal faith was inspiring.
At times the pace was a bit too intense. Due to the wonderful opportunities to experience Divine Liturgy in some of the monasteries, we needed to rise very early. The itinerary the day before these early mornings could have been adjusted so that we would have checked into our lodging earlier (for example, visited one less church that afternoon).