The Canadian Rockies Reviews

The whole Canadian Rockies experience was brilliant. Well organised and well executed. Apart from the lovely hotels we enjoyed for our overnight stays the whole experienced was certainly enhanced by the professionalism and knowledge of our Tour Director (Downtown) Lynda Brown. Although it was her last trip of the season you would have thought it was read more the first as her enthusiasm and friendly outgoing nature very infectious. Our coach driver Eric also joined in the onboard atomosphere and the two made a great team. We enjoyed most of the additional excursions and the walk on the glacier memorable. Would we recommend this tour most certainly. It was all made possible by the extra care and thoughtfulness of our Tour Consultant Michelle White. Michelle kept us well informed and on track through the whole booking process, thanks Michelle. Many thanks to you all.

The tour was great fun our tour guide was excellent and very informative about the areas we visited. Though there was a vast gap in age between travelers as it was not mentioned it was mainly an over 55's tour. (Ed. Hi Nadia, pretty much all of the tours we showcase are 'Open' age. This means there can be a broad range of ages. Most tours have a good read more mix, but depending on the destination, budget and time of year there may be a skew towards older or younger age groups. We explain what to expect in our 'Tour Operators' section. Thanks for your feedback!)

A fantastic experience! Amazing tour and tip top clean hotel room. I could not have hoped for more. I found Hannah at Global Journeys extremely helpful.

The 12 night Cosmos tour through the Canadian Rockies was everything we expected and more. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and her organizational skills excellent. Additionally, she took the time to explain the benefits of all the optional excursions advising which are a 'must see' and which are best value for money. All of the optional excursions read more we participated in were amazing. The tour had a couple of easy days for sightseeing but the remainder was packed full of breathtaking scenery or optional excursions. Some long days were spent on the bus but regular stops, diversions to tourist hot spots and the final destinations made it well worth while. Thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend this tour to anyone.

Very enjoyable and excellent value for money. A few extras were included which was a surprise and these included entrance to Butchart Gardens and the Ice Explorer trip to Columbia Icefield. The tour director had a great personality and was extremely knowledgeable and it was fantastic that she was from the area as she knew so much local information. read more The driver was excellent and enabled us to stop or slow down when wild animals were seen on the highways and as a result all passengers were able to take heaps of photos of bear, elk, deer and moose. For a basic tour I was totally impressed with the standard of accommodations. All rooms were comfortable and pleasant to relax in after a long busy day.

The itinerary was excellent, not too long but comprehensive. The coach was comfortable and the driver (John) great. The accommodation throughout was fine and the Royal Scots (Victoria) was brilliant. We were very lucky with the weather and the wildlife. The Tour group, mainly aussies, were great to get on with. Last but not least our Tour Guide, Alma, read more was amazing. She kept us bright & bubbly, she was a goldmine of information about history/wildlife/local customs/geology and the list goes on. I would be happy to seek out which tours she was hosting and book them. She was that good.

I had a absolute brilliant trip, it exceeded my expectations and then some! An I cannot speak more highly of our tour guide Serena Campbell, she was just fantastic, knew so much about everywhere we were, extremely helpful and just the perfect guide, our drive was also brilliant, both of them faultless. I am going to start planning a trip next year to read more Europe so will be In touch later on in the year. Thanks again for helping organise my best trip ever.

The tour took us through the most beautiful parts of the Rockies. The amount of things you see in the space of time of the tour is amazing. Our tour director John went out of his way to make sure we got to see some places that we otherwise would have missed on other tours. The amount of time spent at each overnight stop was adequate. The optional excursions read more offered some good variety to the tour experience. Some of the hotels we stayed at seemed exceptional value for what we paid. I enjoyed the pace of the tour, I had an amazing time and would recommend it to anyone thinking of touring the Rockies and Western Canada.

Tour was great. The weather also was great for most days. What made this tour stand out for me was the tour guide's incredible knowledge of everything flora and fauna of the terrain covered. Also her personal experiences having lived in the region made the tour both very educational and interesting.

My husband said he'd never drive again after taking his first Cosmos tour. Canada threw everything she had at us and even after a record 11 hour drive on the first day due to a landslide blocking our original route, we still came up smiling. Although the weather was variable, it was clear and sunny for stunning photos of Lake Louise and Mt Robson, and read more turned on a snowstorm at the Athabasca Glacier. We saw a record 23 bears and plenty of other local wildlife. All our hotel accommodation was better than expected and although it might have been more convenient to have breakfast included, there were always many other options. Weather conditions forced the cancellation of several optional excursions but our payments were promptly refunded. In fact, the main reason for our tour being so successful was due in no small part to our tour guide Vedrana Ashcroft, and driver, Jim. Both were experts in their fields but went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure everyone's needs were met, cheerfully and competently. Vedrana was very compassionate to two passengers requiring medical intervention, as well as the many others on the coach who went down with flu-like symptoms, thanks to one who was overly enthusiastic about sharing his germs with everyone on board, myself included. Maybe a good spray of Glen 20 every morning might have helped prevent the spread! That aside, I'd happily front up for a third Cosmos tour anywhere, any time.

Had a fantastic time. The combined talents of the Tour Guide 'Down town' Linda Brown and Mickey the bus driver gave us the best experience of travelling in the Canadian Rockies. They went far beyond what was expected of them. If there was any spare time they managed to find something that was not in the brochure to take us to. The knowledge that Linda read more had and the passion she had for her country was carried over into the tour. She had handouts, books to show about the areas that we were travelling through. DVDs also. Music - you name it she had it. We had the best time and we are looking forward to the next one!