Trans-American Adventure Reviews

Cosmos the operator of this tour delivered a enjoyable all-inclusive experience, it was conducted by an extremely well organized and experienced Tour Director along with an excellent driver. I like the freedom the tour offered giving me plenty of free time to explore my own interests. The accommodation was as expected and represented value for money. ...read more I would have like to spend more time in some places however my overall experience was very good and i wouldn't hesitate in recommending this tour to others.

Our online booking was perfect, with Michelle, organizing our documents to be mailed early to accommodation our departure for pre tour travel. Thank you Michelle! Our 23 day tour New York to Los Angeles, was extremely comfortable, in a brand new coach, driven by Mike, who was always cheerful and friendly, never seeming to tire of loading and unloading, ...read more our ever increasing luggage. Tour Director, Doris provided everything from postage stamps to shopping and dining tips. We received excellent tour information, and videos of our destinations, along with games and competitions. The tour content was excellent... we especially enjoyed the National Parks. Thank you to a great team!

Emily Cran at Global Journeys had all my questions answered and travel documents arrived to me at a timely manner. Todd Asperger is an excellent Tour Director. He ensures everyone is treated fairly and happy. He is also a problem solver that puts everyone at ease. Craig is our very safe driver. He gave us the peace-of-mind with his excellent driving. ...read more Eddy (our New York local guide) and Marsha (our Arlington local guide) have wealth of knowledge in their fields. The whole trip is just amazing with plenty of free-time for me to do my own exploration. Some optional excursions are expensive. I would choose Cosmos again for my future travels.

Thoroughly enjoyed our tour. The trip covered vast distance and some great locations and cities. It's definitely value for money. The group size of 39 and all friendly people made the trip truly enjoyable. On top of that we had a fantastic tour director named Todd who was friendly, knowledgeable and entertaining. The driver Greg was super and skillful. ...read more I would recommend to my friends for the trip. Thanks Georgina at Global journeys for the smooth and efficient booking.

Overall the trip was fabulous - well planned and well timed. There were a few places we would have liked to spend more time, but guess it is hard to please everyone. The accommodation was good, with the exception of the two log cabins, that were far too small for the luggage for two people and the bathrooms were very small and pokey. We nearly froze ...read more overnight in the one at the Grand Canyon. Some of the hotels were generous with their personal products (shampoo, body lotion etc) while others were a bit stingy. We were left envelopes for tipping in a couple of the hotels, and were later told by our tour director that this was not necessary as all tipping was included. Not a big issue though, as it was only a couple. Our Tour Director was fantastic. He has obviously done his research and was able to present information on each location, as well as points of interest along the route, in a very informative and entertaining manner. He was patient, considerate and went out of his way to please everyone.

The driver of the coach was also fantastic. He was an excellent driver and very accommodating at all times. The coach was immaculately presented and cleaned every day to a high standard. Unfortunately, it took a while for the group (50) to gel - a suggestion would be to have a get-together on the first evening, and if every breakfast (or more dinners) were included, it would help to break the ice. Unfortunately, people split up and went their own way for the non-included meals. The group were a fun lot, comprised mainly of Australians plus some from UK and NZ. Our Tour Director organised a group pizza night at the Grand Canyon, which went over extremely well and set the pace for the rest of the tour. The highlight of the trip, regarding meals, was dinner at the John Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City. Top class venue and excellent meal - despite not being able to have a wine (or 3) and coffee! LOL On the whole, we thoroughly enjoyed the trip and I would certainly recommend it to anyone contemplating a trip to USA. Thanks for your organisation, Emily.

We had a wonderful time. Our Tour guide, Doris, was wonderful, helpful, informative & made sure we never got bored on the coach. The bus Driver, Wayne was a fantastic, excellent Driver. Looking forwards to planning our next trip.

Trip highlight was the Grand Canyon. absolutely marvellous. One of the best things about this trip was our tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting. Would recommend this trip to friends as as ages were catered for.

The transfer from JFK Airport to the hotel in NY resulted in a wait of almost an hour. A taxi would not have been much more expensive for two of us (as the taxi fare is a fixed price) and would have been quicker and more convenient, particularly after such a long flight from Australia. We would not recommend that anyone going on this tour pay for ...read more this tardy transfer. One participant on our tour was in a wheelchair and but for the efforts of the tour guide, the willing cooperation of the wheelchair participant and the fact it was a small group, this could have, but did not, adversely impact on other members. As this was "an on the go tour" it was surprising that it was sold to someone who could not fully participate. All credit should be given to Jim Ryan, our ever helpful guide, who made it work for everyone on board.

We thoroughly enjoyed our Trans-American 'adventure' ; good mix of big cities, small country towns and national parks. An excellent Tour Director (Todd) and coach driver (George) made this one of our best Cosmos vacations. Hotel accommodations were clean, comfortable and centrally located - even the 'rustic' cabins for our overnight stays in the parks ...read more exceeded expectations. Most optional excursions were enjoyable and well priced, though a bit more variety in some locations would be be preferred. Would definitely recommend this tour to others and plan to use Cosmos again in the near future.

We had an amazing time on this tour and would recommend this tour to everyone, we would and will book more Cosmos tours. Booking this holiday though Global Journeys was so easy and stress free, Emily was so good, nothing was to much trouble.

Our tour director Scott Dworkin and driver John were both very professional, courteous and informative. They both made our holiday with Cosmos fabulous. We really enjoyed the tour. Could of spent some extra days at some places but that would of made the tour quite long. Coach was always clean and accommodation was always clean with comfy bed and hot ...read more showers. We have taken away some wonderful memories and made some life long friends. Highly recommend this tour.

Tour director and driver very good. Some long days. The perfect holiday. Accomodation was great. The highlights were Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon and Zion National Park.

Two hotels, one in New York and the other at Ontario weren't good compared to other accommodations. Ontario accommodation should be within walking distance of the falls. Breakfast should be included even if that requires an additional amount on the tour price. There wasn't tea making facility at the hotels. In the coffee machine that was provided in ...read more the hotels either you don't get water hot enough for a good cup of tea or it would be smelly. Something needs to be done for the tea lovers. Apart from the above comments, it was very well executed and enjoyable tour.

First time I have ever booked holiday online, but very pleased with the email communication and everything went like clockwork. An enjoyable experience and great value for money. Will consider future bookings with Global Journeys.

Overall, the tour was excellent value for money. Some days were very long because of the distances but that was to be expected. Accommodation was generally very good - some not as good as others but all were clean. Two of the optional tours should be taken off the list. The farewell dinner at Bubba Gumps at Santa Monica was appalling - a blatant rip ...read more off and the night river cruise in Minneapolis was a waste of time and money. We expected to see lights of buildings on the banks of the river but we sailed where there were no lights - it was pitch black and saw nothing. Other than that, the other optional tours were generally very good.

Excellent trip - good optionals and excellent tour guide. National Parks a highlight with stays in small towns not often included in coach tours.

Out of the 47 people on board our coach, everyone of us highly rated the itinerary and the service. All hotel rooms were spacious and close to amenities or town centres. The tour guide and driver could not have been more friendly or helpful. The itinerary included all the 'bucket list' places to see in America with a good mix of city life and beautiful ...read more countryside. Pre-departure travel arrangements offered by our travel agent at Global Journeys made our holiday preparation easy. Truly a 10+ experience.

France the tour director was brilliant, calm informative She made the trip. David the driver who constantly got our bags out, drove us was the best. It was the most comfortable experience. I was originally going to hire a car ans we were going to drive ourselves. Thank god we took the tour.........the information and places we were taken we would have ...read more missed. Meeting all these new people was lovely. I had the best time and if I ever get a chance to go on another holiday I would definitely do a tour again. Very professional and fun.

The tour was absolutely fantastic. We got to see so much. Our tour guide Todd Asperger, was extremely knowledgeable and interesting. He was very funny and always in a great mood. We were given extra maps of the cities we visited and he also gave us helpful hint as to where to eat, buy etc. Our coach driver, Matt Lewellen, was also great. He was a very ...read more skillful driver, and took good care of the bus by always keeping it very clean. He was also good fun and very courteous. It was all such a great experience, one we will never forget. I would definitely recommend this tour to everyone.

We could not fault our Tour Director Doris Walker or our driver Mo. We thought a couple of the accommodations were lacking some things like a refrigerator or an iron. The Los Angeles hotel was a bit out of the way but still a nice hotel. The holiday itself was excellent, well worth the money, a bit tiring at times but we had a great time and a great ...read more crowd of fellow travellers which makes all the difference when travelling for 23 days.