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Collette vs Globus
Compare the travel styles, pricing, destinations and popularity of Collette and Globus.The Low Down
While new to the Australian market in 2017, Collette have actually been operating since 1918. Offering coach touring and small group explorations around the world, you won't find too many Aussies and Kiwis on their trips yet, but clients of ours that haven taken the plunge over the last season have come back with very positive reviews. Collette is very popular in the US and now has offices and support in Australia, Canada and the UK too. Collette market their trips as 4 star accommodation with 5 star service and inclusions - so if that sounds like your cup of tea, then how about this - Collette also includes a roundtrip home to airport chauffeur service for those within a 40km radius of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Darwin, Cairns and Hobart airports.
The Globus Family of Brands, which includes Globus, Cosmos, Monograms & Avalon Waterways are always popular with our clients. Globus offer a premium guided touring experience all over the world, catering mainly for the 55+ market - but like most Operators are open to all ages. Along with their standard itineraries, Globus also have a range of popular European Winter Escapes and numerous faith-based religious tours.The majority if their trips are centred on Europe, Canada and the USA where they provide 4+ star accommodation, luxury coaches, plenty of meals & inclusions. Our team have enjoyed numerous journeys with Globus including trips to South America, Dalmatia, Mexico and Spain, so we have plenty of first hand knowledge to help you plan your next trip!
Stats
No. of Trips
186
No. of Departures
6,964
Avg. Trip Length
11 Days
Avg. Price Per Day
$406
Accommodation
4 Star
Budget
Premium
No. of Trips
337
No. of Departures
12,276
Avg. Trip Length
11 Days
Avg. Price Per Day
$396
Accommodation
4 - 4.5 Star
Budget
Premium
In Their Own Words We asked the travel companies themselves why you should travel with them
At Collette, we consider everyone who travels with us to be our personal guest. Every moment matters to us because we know it matters to you. This may be because at heart we are a family owned company that has been in business for 100 years. It may be because our team are passionate about sharing their own love of travel and uncovering mysteries.
Choosing Collette comes with benefits that take your guided travel experience to another level. Our inclusive tours provide you more value for your money and more of what makes travel special. Let us show you the world!
At Globus, we’re not just hooked on travel as a destination, but on the way it makes you feel. Our promise is to craft adventures that you’ll want to re-live forever.
We’ve been creating wonder-filled first class touring for more than 90 years; we have the experience and local knowledge globally to craft immersive adventures that make Globus travellers feel alive. Not only can you expect to see the big sites, we’ll also take you deeper in each location, right to the beating heart of each new discovery.
At Globus, we understand that your holiday is your treat – a gift from you to you. Let us connect you with a new world of people, places and experiences that will ignite your imagination.
Recent Reviews
4.6
My sister and I have just returned from Europe after doing this tour. We loved it with the highlights being Lake Bled in Slovenia and Plitvice Lakes in Croatia. Hannah looked after us very well (as usual)!
Overall, everything was fantastic. Apart from the issue with the whale watching wish was 100% the fault of the operator and as previously advised a refund is forthcoming.
We loved this tour with Tom O'Toole as our delightful tour manager & Lee our excellent driver. The Dingle Peninsula was spectacular, as was Fort Angus on the Aran Islands & the boat trip along the Cliffs of Moher. The Rock of Cashel was also stunning. We really enjoyed our visit to Garnish Island, the Irish National Stud & Midleton's Distillery, they ...read more were all highlights. This tour delivered everything & more, it was such a great time. Thank you Tom!
Our tour manager Antonia was fabulous & helped make this tour memorable for all the right reasons. Also the coach driver Andrea was excellent. We really enjoyed our day in the Dolomites & Cortina, this was spectacular. We would have liked to see more of Murano & found the demonstration a little disappointing. It was only after we left we heard there ...read more was a glass museum on Murano which we would have really enjoyed seeing. Most of our meals were enjoyable but the restaurant in Venice was very noisy & the food not special at all. Our hotel Carlton in Treviso was really good & a great central spot for our daily excursions. The farewell tour & meal at the Villa was excellent & such a highlight. Overall a really enjoyable tour, thank you.
The tour met our expectations. It was well paced and we did not feel rushed. Accommodation was good and well located.
The tour manager was excellent, the best we have experienced. Our first Collette tour and we may consider another one.
The tour manager was excellent, the best we have experienced. Our first Collette tour and we may consider another one.
It was our first trip to South Africa but not our first time to use Global Journeys and Collette. We had a great time and were happy with our tour. The places and experiences covered in this journey were all enjoyable and memorable; from historic and educational Johannesburg, exhilarating Kruger National Park, scenic George Knysna Stellenbosch and Franschhoek ...read more and beautiful Cape Town, they were so diverse and all interesting places to visit. Hotel selection was very good, they were all in good location, close to where the main attractions are.
Happy with our fellow travellers as well, we always find nice people in our trip. Have to mention our local tour guide in Johannesburg - she was very passionate and knowledgeable. Guess the only thing that’s not memorable to us was the smell of the bus we used from George to Cape Town (only confined in the seats near the bus toilet though) - not fresh smelling for sure. But all in all, that didn’t take away the enjoyment we had on our trip. We thank Global Journeys and Collette for organising this tour and we look forward to travelling again. Will surely recommend this to our friends.
Happy with our fellow travellers as well, we always find nice people in our trip. Have to mention our local tour guide in Johannesburg - she was very passionate and knowledgeable. Guess the only thing that’s not memorable to us was the smell of the bus we used from George to Cape Town (only confined in the seats near the bus toilet though) - not fresh smelling for sure. But all in all, that didn’t take away the enjoyment we had on our trip. We thank Global Journeys and Collette for organising this tour and we look forward to travelling again. Will surely recommend this to our friends.
4.6
Just returned from a wonderful Globus trip to the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Without doubt, the best tour guide I have ever experienced. Roseanne was a walking fact book, her knowledge of history was outstanding and every day was filled with great humour and professional presentations. Simply superb. Tour pace was very steady, hotels in the main ...read more were a good standard as was food. Our driver, Wayne was excellent. The only disappointment was the size of the group which had 28 people which seemed large for a small group tour.
Great trip. Brilliant guide and driver - nothing was too much for them. Great scenery and evntd. Hotels wonderful. Was sooooo much fun. Thank you.
The weather gods were with us for our amazing 10 day tour of Northern Scotland, from our starting city of Edinburgh to our end point in Glasgow. New to us was a visit to Orkney, Mull and Skye, which we enjoyed immensely, particularly our visits to ancient Nordic and Viking sites. Our tour group of 38 people consisted of a mix of American, Canadian ...read more and Australian folk, so the conversation between cultures was both lively and interesting. Yes, there were minor comments about our many accommodation stays at times...but hey!... these buildings are over 200 years old, and it is a bit ridiculous to expect modern plumbing, modern lifts (where would you put them??) and level floors in rooms. This is the experience of 'travel'. Our rooms were always extremely clean and beds generally comfortable. The included breakfasts were well catered for with a wide variety of choices (toast is a bit of a 'miss'), and the included lunch and dinner options were generally very good.
The pace of our tour was good...some early starts to accommodate time schedules of the providers we were working with, and most of our arrival times at our next destination were about 4pm, which gave travellers time for a rest before dinner. We could not find fault with our wonderful tour guide, Dawn, who right from the moment she introduced herself to our group, was extremely well organised and totally on top of our schedule including posted notices with details of the next day itinerary where we could find it. Dawn was excellent providing us during our bus time, with an amazing overview of the next place we were visiting. Including the historical facts and folklore stories, weaving a wonderful tapestry of what we were seeing and its' importance in the lives of the people and and their culture through time. Dawns commentary was extremely well researched, consistent and at times, quite humerus! She was our 'mother hen' and we all felt safe and cared for during our tour. Thankyou Dawn! Our coach driver, Mark did a remarkable job driving us around for 10 days, quite often on difficult roads and in difficult weather and traffic conditions...including helping us down those high bus steps, and unloading our luggage. Thanks Mark! Overall, we both had a comprehensive tour of Scotland, and we felt that the company provided a very good value for money experience.
The pace of our tour was good...some early starts to accommodate time schedules of the providers we were working with, and most of our arrival times at our next destination were about 4pm, which gave travellers time for a rest before dinner. We could not find fault with our wonderful tour guide, Dawn, who right from the moment she introduced herself to our group, was extremely well organised and totally on top of our schedule including posted notices with details of the next day itinerary where we could find it. Dawn was excellent providing us during our bus time, with an amazing overview of the next place we were visiting. Including the historical facts and folklore stories, weaving a wonderful tapestry of what we were seeing and its' importance in the lives of the people and and their culture through time. Dawns commentary was extremely well researched, consistent and at times, quite humerus! She was our 'mother hen' and we all felt safe and cared for during our tour. Thankyou Dawn! Our coach driver, Mark did a remarkable job driving us around for 10 days, quite often on difficult roads and in difficult weather and traffic conditions...including helping us down those high bus steps, and unloading our luggage. Thanks Mark! Overall, we both had a comprehensive tour of Scotland, and we felt that the company provided a very good value for money experience.
A comprehensive tour with a very knowledgeable guide in Pedro. The whole itinerary was enjoyable. Whilst so many, the cathedrals and castles were stunning and scenery breathtaking. A highlight for me was Porto - it has been my screensaver for several years! A trip not for the faint hearted with cobbled tile pavements and at times challenging steps into ...read more buildings. Accommodation in Lisbon at the Hilton felt like a prison, stark black corridors on each floor with room numbers impressed into the carpet at the door. Globus we arrived early and you offered transfers airport to city for A$80 pp each way! The airport was less than 10 kms away and organized transport could be booked for A$40 a car each way - not nice. The group of over 40 was a good one - everyone mixed and proved good company. (GJ. Organised transfers offered by the operator will always be more expensive than local transport options which is why, if tour clients are confident travellers, we recommend catching an Uber or taxis in most cases. However, some clients prefer the safety and knowledge that everything is pre-planned and pre-paid before they arrive.)
The scenery was sectacular and our guide was erudite, informative and catered to our interests. The itinerary was well organised, accommodation in varied and interesting locations, very good standard. An excellent trip I would highly recommend to travellers wanting to learn about how nature sculpts our landscape and how fauna, flora and people adapt. ...read more I would recommend Globus consider alternate accomodation in Las Vegas, Treasure Island is rather tired.
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