Robert - we loved our Tauck Tour and we are usually the kind that wants someone to handle the details but are not big on the group stuff. It was very upscale and you could be with others or be off by yourselves and no one was offended. A very well travelled friend of mine took the England/Scotland Tauck and had never done a tour before and was majorly impressed. Often times they have ways of getting you to the head of the line and making the most of your time. Where you'd be wandering around trying to figure out which way to go they'd be taking you. Pick one of the tours with lots of free time - they have both. I've yet to meet anyone who did not like the Tauck experience.