Central Europe Reviews

I can definitely recommend Global Journeys. We travelled to many places that I wouldn't have been able to organise on my own. My Tour Leader provided the history of a country and usually told us a few stories that were interesting. Though it was a bit fast paced. I think I would have preferred 3 day stays in some countries. Overall a quality life experience. Thank you.

15-day Central Europe Tour with Cosmos. Great value for money although some of the hotels were a fair way from town. Tea/coffee making provisions not always provided and most rooms did not have a fridge. The itinerary was amazing and our Tour Director - Timea Howard - did a great job.

We both thoroughly enjoyed the tour through Central Europe. The tour guide George and driver Salvatore were both excellent and kept everyone on track. The local guides were experts in their specific regions and enhanced our understanding of the history and events that shaped each country. The hotels were comfortable and the included meals made the read more longer days easier to handle.

This was the trip we wanted to do pre Covid and have finally done it!. It was beautiful, sad and very informative. Such a beautiful country, great history but sad in that what happened there during WW 2. Wehad the best tour guide in Zsusan and our driver Sanitli. The hotels were all great and handy to the towns we stayed in. My only complaint was the read more Roomz hotel in Vienna, it was a nice room but you had to hire the jug and buy coffee - not good! Overall a great trip for history buffs.

Tina and Salvatore made our tour in Germany and Eastern Europe so easy. We saw so much, including lots of art galleries, without the hassle of getting places. Enough free time to do what we wanted and always a great orientation of each place we stayed in. The hotels were comfortable but this came at the cost of being further out from the city centre. read more Nothing was too much trouble for our Tour Director- she cared for each person and obviously enjoys people and her job. I would travel Cosmos again in preference to any other tour group.

Each city visited was interesting, amazing and full of history. Despite the long driving days, there was always a tour of the city as well as enough time to explore independently. The Salt Mines in Krakow was a highlight for us whereas Auschwitz was a haunting and sad experience. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour.

If you are looking for a excellent in depth history of cities visited and like visits to churches, cathedrals, statues, paintings, museums & ruins, etc , this trip is for you, however expect many hours on the coach driving along main highways in heavy traffic with trucks. First day was 8 hrs, every couple hours a comfort stop at service stations so read more expect a 20 min line up for toilets with a full bus load.

Also expect at many major sights pushing through crowds of tourists lots of buses there. The hotels we OK but most way out of town, hard to find dinner options. Included meals were very average , but you get what you pay for with trip price. Also after Covid you have to get your luggage from the bus and return to bus, that's ok but when checking in to your hotel you have 46 people as on our trip with large suitcases trying to get in a small lift most times, it takes about 1/2 hour to get to your room, same when leaving. Expect a lot of walking at times. If you're after a scenic back roads leisurely tour, this trip is not for you.

We had a wonderful tour, Anna the tour director was wonderful and knowledgeable. Nothing was too much trouble for her or the company. Saw many new sights and adventures this trip. Would definitely travel with Globus again. Thanks for a wonderful, memorable experience.

If wanting to visit Europe in the lead up to Xmas then this is the ideal holiday, Xmas markets at each destination. Fourth holiday with Cosmos, have no problems booking a fifth!!! Visited some great destinations, be sure to bring plenty of warm clothing.

Overall a very satisfying and interesting journey. Our tour director and driver (Ruzica and Salvatore) were terrific over the 15 days. The one thing that was a downer was that we were discouraged from using the toilet on the coach. With the age of the tour participants, this is not a great outcome and led to discomfort. Such a 'toilet use' policy needs to be reconsidered.

Both my wife and I were impressed with the two separate Cosmos tours we recently completed in Central and Eastern Europe. The tours were full to the brim with almost constant activity, each day bringing new experiences and things to see and do. It is hard to find fault with their organisation of the tours. The location and quality of hotels was mostly read more excellent. The more out of the way hotels (there were a few) did not have a bad impact as there was always options for getting about although on most nights rest seemed more important than more activity considering the pace of the tours. When the out of the way hotels reduced dining options, Cosmos mostly provided dinner as part of the tour.

In organised tours of this kind there needs to be a positive attitude and avoid whinging when things do not go exactly to plan (e.g. at border crossings where you are in other peoples' hands). The only criticism I would make is the location of "comfort stops" on longer bus trips. These stops were mainly just petrol/fast food/toilet locations and left a lot to be desired in many cases. Maybe a more serious review of these places could be made to avoid below standard places and even to finding better ones. The optional excursions (especially the dinners) were quite expensive in my opinion and sometimes also missed the mark (e.g. WWII and Cold War Icons in Berlin). The tour directors and drivers were excellent and beyond criticism - I am in awe of their ability and attitude. Jemma at Global Journeys was client focused and satisfied all our needs.

The trip was at a nice pace covered some very interesting places, the tour leader was very helpful. More time in Munich and Vienna would have been an advantage for sight seeing. Overall value for money.

Every day a new highlight, great architecture, lovely scenery and a well organised tour. The tour covered all the areas we wanted to see at a reasonable pace with nice hotels. Dinner nights proved to be a great way for people to have fun and get to know each other.

What a fabulous overview of Eastern Europe travelling with Cosmos (booked through Global Journeys). So many highlights but in particular... the Wieliczka Salt Mines, cruising the Danube River in Budapest, the many old city squares which were beautiful, The Kursalon Waltz show in Austria, the Folkfore dinners and so much more.

An incredible history read more of survival and rebuilding in these previous war torn countries of which I really knew so little about, but now have a better understanding and a greater empathy for what they’ve gone through. Our coach and driver Gianfranco were exceptional, and our guide Timea was professional, enlightening, insightful, helpful and fun! We had twenty travel companions in our group from both Australia and the USA who all looked out for each other so rather a good mix in my opinion.

This was my second holiday with this company and both tours have been excellent so I would most certainly consider booking with them again in the future. Our accommodation was of a high standard generally and as a solo traveller I paid a single supplement and had my own standard double room up until the last two cities where I was put into very pokey, cramped single rooms. The last bathroom was so small I had sit on the toilet bowl sideways (try it sometime) and had to dry myself and my hair outside the bathroom itself. Aside from that minor issue, all in all a fantastic trip which I loved and I would recommend to everyone.

I would travel with Cosmos again, I am pleased with the performance of the tour director and the driver. Hotel accommodation was okay but provided dinners weren't the best.

We thoroughly enjoyed the tour very much. Guide & driver were very good. Would not hesitate to recommend to anyone.

We traveled during the Christmas holidays, which worked well with less crowds. We visited some amazing coastal villages. The food was wonderful and George as the tour guides was very experienced and helpful to everyone. The accomodation was truly excellent. Highlights for us included Cuenca and Collioure. We highly recommend it.

Had a fantastic holiday with Cosmos. Experiencing the lights and markets of Central Europe, hotels, tour director, bus driver, other travellers were all first class. Would highly recommend this journey. Georgie Walpole once again arranged the booking for us, thank you. Definitely will use Global Journeys again.

This was an amazing tour; the driver, Salvatore, and the Tour Director, Osman (Ossie) were absolutely wonderful. SO much fun with everyone on the coach and so many historic places visited. Definitely recommend and will book with you again. Had an absolute full on incredible ball - learning so many historical facts, seeing so many awesome sights and read more such fun on the trip especially at the folk dinners.

Cosmos ensured we had a fantastic trip and saw the main attractions in every city. There was plenty of time to please ourselves and to extend the experience with hotels well placed in terms of the center of town. Hotels were very good, even better than our previous tours. Our group were punctual and all got to know each other by the end of the trip. read more We would recommend this trip to everyone who wants to see the highlights of Central Europe and only has two weeks available to do it. Poland was amazing and well worth seeing.