APT Tour & Cruise Reviews

The people we were with were all very nice. We all got on very well. Hardest thing was the coldness of the tents at night in the wilderness accommodation. I didn't like sitting in a coach for such a long time, but I know that this the tour and it is the only way to get to places. Our choice that we choose this type of tour. Would loved to have stopped ...read more to take a few photos of signs like "Welcome to Katherine" Or "Gipp River Road sign". Just my preference to remember where we were. Overall I enjoyed the places we went to just didn't like the travelling and the cold conditions in tents. I did have to leave the tour for the last 4 days, but APT were excellent in helping with arrangements, doctors, flights and accommodations. That was reassuring that when things go wrong, APT have contingency plans in place.

Our tour with APT proved to be a great holiday. Our tour guide Garycould not have been more approachable, friendly and professional. His knowledge of local sites and traditions was first class and his ability to ensure we all enjoyed our time together was appreciated by all on the tour. The tented accommodation was great and the staff at all the APT ...read more camps were so accommodating and friendly. The Kimberley is such a spectacular place to visit with its magnificent gorges, the intriguing boab trees, never-ending termite mounds, the thought-provoking cave art and just the wide expanse of land we travelled through. Some of the walks into the gorges were a little challenging but with the support of our fellow travellers and our tour guide we were able to complete all the walks....Would we do it again? If the legs and the hips hold up- YES!!

Great Trip. The tour Guide Coleman was just exceptional. We walked through gorges, swum in the rockpools the group was very like minded and all got along famously. The scenery was breathtaking.

We would book with Global Journeys again. We had a lot of rain, but it was still very interesting. The Ship Le Soleal was excellent, the food was very good and the crew attentive, obliging and friendly. The professionalism of the guide in Canada was outstanding.

This was the first river cruise that we have experienced and certainly will not be our last. It exceeded all our expectations and we enjoyed every aspect of not only the cruise but all the interesting places visited, the on board entertainment, the majestic train journey to Salzburg and all the other delightful experiences. We cannot speak highly enough ...read more of APT's attention to detail and how everything came together like clock work. It made us proud that this was an Australian owned company. From being met by the APT representative at Amsterdam airport to checking in at Prague airport, assisted by two APT representatives, I did not have to handle our suitcases, they were either left outside the hotel rooms or our cabin when leaving the ship and the rest was taken care of, even at the Prague airport check in.

The ships personnel from the captain down went about their duties very professionally with nothing being too much trouble. The meals and wines were just great and the tours ashore were of great interest with the local tour guides being very knowledgeable and fun to be with. The Budapest to Prague land side of our holiday was also on a par with the cruise and Tomas, the Prague APT representative, was just as professional and entertaining as the cruise personnel. The ship, AmaStella was only launched in February and is state of the art in design. Yvonne and Global Journeys did a great job putting the cruise holiday package together for us.

Fabulous trip. Fellow travellers and tour driver/guide (John Kemp) fantastic. Ideal time of year. Weather perfect. Accommodation/meals very good. Highlight was Horizontal Falls. A very memorable experience. Would recommend anyone who hasn't seen what the Kimberley has to offer to definitely put it on their bucket list - you won't be disappointed. ...read more I loved every minute.

We struck a bad time to travel to France, the rivers were affected by flood. The first week on the Seine was also rain affected but the river ship could operate and we were coached, if necessary, so that we were able to do the tours we wanted. There was an exception as there was a last minute change to the itinerary, one option originally given was ...read more a visit to Chateau de Malmaison but this was changed and notified in the itinerary supplied with the final travel documents to Chateau de la Roche-Guyon. The original was a Napoleon/ Josephine residence with historical appeal and the replacement was a facade of a building built onto a cliff face with the rooms excavated into the rock. Uninteresting, no atmosphere, unfurnished and it's main claim to fame seemed to be that was it was used by Rommel during WW11 who had more rooms excavated, also unfurnished. The ship was unable to reach Paris so we were bused there and lodged in the APT hotel. The Paris city tour, the Eiffel Tower and the Moulin Rouge were excellent.

The second part of the tour was the river cruise on the Rhone which was all by coach as the ship could not leave Lyon because of the water levels. After 4 days we were bused from Lyon to overnight in a Aix en Provence hotel and finished of the tour by bus bypassing Viviers and Grignan sightseeing which were missed because we were running out of time. We enjoyed our last tour days on the Riviera and, especially Saint Paul de Vence. Monte Carlo was an introduction into how the wealthy enjoy themselves. The weather after we moved south became hot and dry which was more pleasant than the initial week.

We found the AmaStella was first class and the staff were superb. The tours and excursions were also first rate - the dinner at Namedy Castle, the private concert in Vienna, the Imperator train to Salzberg, the palaces and the villages - all picture-postcard perfect. The on-board entertainment was wonderful - the gypsy violins in Budapest were a great ...read more grand finale! Once again APT were superbly organised and professional. The whole experience was seamless. We would completely recommend it.

Cruising from Amsterdam to Budapest with APT was the absolute best choice we could have made for our very first river cruise. It was fun filled 15 days. We made lots of new friends and had many experiences we have never had before. As someone who suffers with food intolerance's, I could not have asked for better with Chef Chardar and the crew. My ever ...read more whim was catered for and I was thoroughly looked after. We visited so many amazing towns and had many experiences, far too many to mention them all. The highlights would have to be Namedy Castle, the Vienna Orchestra and the Budapest Opera. We are now trying to decide which tour to do next!

I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Canada with APT. The online booking was very simple to follow ensuring that any mistakes on the part of the client were picked up and addressed. All our experiences were exactly as stated in the information guide. Our tour director was a mine of information and through his conversations we all learned a great deal ...read more about Canada and the local wildlife, geography and customs. The hotels were of a very high standard and we all enjoyed magnificent views from our room. Highlights were standing on a glacier and drinking the melting water - only a few people in the world experience this. Seeing the snow capped mountains and bears emerging from hibernation and enjoying the dandelions was delightful also. The Rocky Mountaineer was a wonderful highlight. We were all made to feel very special and the cuisine and service on board was unsurpassed. APT has an excellent reputation and from my personal experience is probably one of the best tour companies currently operating.

From the email we received from Global Journeys to the booking process to the included flights to the two APT river cruises the whole process was trouble free and just wonderful. We thoroughly enjoyed our unexpected holiday in France. Special mention to Hannah, our Global Journeys travel agent and Jude, our APT tour director, outstanding service from ...read more both of them.

We enjoyed the tour as a whole. Unfortunately, David's Alzheimer's reared it's ugly head, which had a direct effect on the tour - we were unable to fully participate in all activities as we may have otherwise. Our tour guide, Nancy Fletcher, was particularly understanding, & allowed me to concentrate on David's mental comfort. Our group were very ...read more nice, a broad mix of backgrounds and interests. The weather was particularly kind to us, I understand, which was an added bonus! One member of our group, Keven, was taken to hospital from Vancouver Airport before we made our return flight. I do hope all is well with him, particularly as he was travelling solo. Two areas were of some slight concern - Via Rail did not live up to its reputation as one of Canada's attractions. Facilities for a full complement of passengers were rather basic, particularly in the organization of dining, and the fact that the hot water was not turned on for a number of carriages, resulting in cold/no showers for some of us. Also, our final day in Seattle was less than perfect, possibly a brief guided tour could be incorporated to break a very long, drawn out day of waiting. While Pike Street Market is undeniably interesting, not for 6 hours plus at the end of a three week tour!

Overall APT River cruise was of a very high standard but not as high standard as previously. The quality of the food varied between excellent and just good. The Paul Bocuse dinner in Lyon was really outstanding. Shore excursions were well organized and very good.

We had a lot of fun , met some wonderful people, it was very good holiday. We thank Global Journeys for their help in arranging this trip.

I had an absolutely wonderful holiday. I have booked twice before with Global Journeys and I would not hesitate to do so again. Nothing is too much trouble and everything went smoothly. We had a mixture of age groups and everyone gelled very well. I would suggest if going to Cambodia that maybe a cooler time of year would be better than the 44 degree ...read more heat we had.

We should have chosen a different time to go. End of the dry season meant Cambodia was very dry and dusty and the cruise itinerary had to be changed because of low water so we missed the lake of Tonle Sap. The rice paddies of Sapa were bare so not at their best. We had been to Vietnam before and were very disappointed at what was missed in Hanoi ...read more and Saigon. The day from Ha Long Bay to Hoi An and Hoi An to Hue were very long. Our tour guide Hung was exceptional.

I had a few reservations before going to SE Asia feeling that this region was out of my comfort zone. This was our first tour and I have to say it was the best holiday I have ever had! I loved every minute of it and couldn't fault anything - except perhaps that we were all caught out by exceptionally cold weather in Hanoi and froze in our summer clothes! ...read more I really feel that I have the travel bug now and can't wait to peruse the options for another tour next year ( and the year after.....). Loved it!!

We booked our South Island tour because the date of our 2 night stay at The Hermitage at Mount Cook coincided with our 50th wedding anniversary. We had always said that one day we would stay at the Hermitage and the date of the stay at Mount Cook firmed our plans to join the South Island tour. We had a wonderful tour and we were impressed with every ...read more part of our tour and the professional attitude of both the Tour leader and the driver who kept the coach immaculately clean both inside and out. We have now decided that we must go back and visit the North Island.

Our trip with APT through Vietnam and Cambodia was a real eye opener. Accommodation was first class, tour operators and guides were excellent. My favourite part of the tour was our two days on Ha Long Bay, it is such a spectacular sight and to top it off we had New Years Eve on board which was greatly enjoyed. The river cruise was lovely but the poverty ...read more and the history that we heard was a bit depressing. Our hotels in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city and Siem Reap were wonderful. Both boats, Ha Long Bay and Mekong River were excellent and the service and staff were wonderful.

The entire APT tour exceed our expectations. The highlight of the tour was in Whistler were it snowed during our stay and New years eve in Jasper. Our tour Director Brad Goessler was exceptional...extremely, informative, humorous, friendly , knowledgeable & professional and above all, an excellent tour guide who is well worthy of a special mention. ...read more We would have no hesitation in recommending Global Journeys or APT as a tour operator to our friends & colleagues.