AAT Kings Tour Reviews

This was a most enjoyable tour. Much of the credit for this must go to the Tour Director, Carolyn, who engendered a really friendly spirit among the visitors and kept a careful watch for any special needs. The accommodation and food were very good. The trip from St. Helens to Port Arthur was a bit long but included interesting stops. We would certainly ...read more travel with Global Journeys again.

A well organized and practiced tour. Very good accomodations with good meals (included). Typical AAT Kings tour with an excellant bus driver and an average tour guide. It is expected from all travellers to be always on time (the only way a tour works). The travellers can see all important objects of interest during the tour. In Adelaide there is enough ...read more time to go own ways. Thanks to Georgina and Global Journeys and all the best for 2010!

The tour exceeded my expectations. These landscapes are fascinating and the tour provided excellent scope for visiting them in a short time. The driver was knowledgeable and articulate and shared a wide range of information - at what seemed to me just the right range and level of detail - from the time the tour set out from Darwin. This enriched the ...read more experience of the tour substantially. The tour was well-paced, although I could have had less time on the billabong to permit more time at the very interesting Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre. The day in Arnhem Land was excellent. The range of places visited and the features explained gave exceptional insight into this country. The tour leader, although not a local Aboriginal, was skilled, knowledgeable and responsive to the participants and handled unexpected road and smoke conditions adeptly. The meals provided and the accommodations chosen worked well.

As far as itinerary went, it would be difficult to have a more complete tour. Enough praise cannot be given also to the tour company, especially the tour director and driver we were given. However, it has come to my attention that AAT Kings is also a member of the Trafalgar/Insight travel group, and as a frequent traveller and member of their discount ...read more traveller's club, it would have been better if this had been advised to me.

Just the best time. Ted and Pete were absolutely great. We were priviledged to have Teds local knowledge. It was great to have everything planned for us so we didn't have to worry about bookings of hotels etc. The coach was soooo comfy with good views out. I'm a bit nervous that if we did do another holiday it wouldn't be as good as this one was. So ...read more thanks ever so much.

This was an excellent tour, and I have no suggestions for improvement. Everything was well-organized and on schedule. I spent four nights in Melbourne before joining the tour. This was particularly interesting to me, because I was stationed about 50 miles to the north in early 1942, when I was with the U.S. army during WWII. I had been back to Australia ...read more only once, in 1954. In general, Australia has changed very much (as has the U.S.) since my previous visits. But the Australian people are still very friendly and easy to get along with. It was a special plus to be with a group which was made up primarily of Australians. I cannot say enough to compliment and praise the tour guide, Lisa Cardwell. She was knowledgeable, efficient, had a great sense of humor, and made everybody feel at ease. I have been on guided tours on five continents, and she stands out as one of the very best in the business. Daryl, the coach driver, was also topnotch; and the coach itself was clean and in good mechanical condition. Thanks for the most enjoyable(and relaxing) journey.