Hi Tricia,
I have done this trip and had a great time! I went in October and I think we had one maybe two days of rain but it was generally like a mild UK summers day.
In terms of numbers at the moment
9th September - 5 travellers booked
16th September - 3 travellers booked
23rd September - 2 travellers booked
There aren't direct flights on this tour from Manchester so these wouldn't appear on the website. One of our holiday advisors would be able to look at connecting flights for you, but you would not be able to book these via the website.
Kindest regards,
Julia