Cosmos Tours

Central Europe Reviews

54 Central Europe reviews from past travellers that booked with Global Journeys.
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Great time in Germany and more   3 , SA, Australia, Sep 2023
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.
A Whirlwind Tour 2 , VIC, Australia, May 2023
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.
OK Tour 4 , NSW, Australia, May 2023
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.
Europe tour 2 , QLD, Australia, Dec 2019
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.
Stress free holiday 7 , QLD, Australia, Dec 2019
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.
Interesting Central Europe tour 5 , VIC, Australia, Sep 2019
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 ...read more to be reconsidered.
Central and Eastern Europe with Cosmos 3 , ACT, Australia, Sep 2019
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.
Interesting trip 4 , QLD, Australia, Jun 2019
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.
Wonderful tour of Central Europe 1 , QLD, Australia, Jun 2019
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.
An excellent tour through parts of Eastern Europe.   5 , NSW , Australia, May 2019
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.
Central Europe 4 , Victoria , Australia, May 2019
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.
Thoroughly enjoyed the tour 0 , WA, Australia, Dec 2018
We thoroughly enjoyed the tour very much. Guide & driver were very good. Would not hesitate to recommend to anyone.
Central Europe - a fantastic holiday with Cosmos   2 , VIC, Australia, Dec 2018
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.
Fabulous 15 day coach tour of Germany, Poland, Prague, Budapest   2 , QLD, Australia, Sep 2018
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.
Central Europe in 15 days   3 , WA, Australia, Sep 2018
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.
Cosmos Central Europe   2 , NSW, Australia, Aug 2018
We thoroughly enjoyed our bus tour to Central Europe with Cosmos. We have travelled with Cosmos many times now and always find them good value. We get to see the most interesting and popular tourist attractions in a very organised way. Accommodation was of a high standard although not always in the centre of the city. This meant on occasions we made ...read more our own way on public transport which we quite enjoy. Our tour guide Sandra was very knowledgeable, likeable and totally organised. The bus driver was professional and very skilled. We would highly recommend Hannah at Global Journeys for the efficient way she handled our booking.
Great trip through Central Europe 2 , New Zealand, Jul 2018
Great guide and a great trip to get the vibe of all the big cities with support. The salt mine trip and the Auschwitz tour were eye opening. The guide was exceptional in solving issues with health and problems in the group. The boat trip on the Danube was an optional trip that was perfectly arranged and a beautiful highlight. The friendship within the ...read more group is a lifelong opportunity of cohesion. The accommodations we stayed in were of great and good allocation. The shared meals were fun together but some dinners were below expectation. Overall a great trip ready to try the next one.
Tour of Central Europe 2 , New Zealand, Jun 2018
The above tour was overall a very good tour and we recommend it. We had some long days on the bus, but that was to be expected. The mix of passengers was interesting but we all got on very well and had a great tour. We visited some great cities and all the excursions we did were certainly worth the effort and the extra cost. Our guide, Maja Goronjic, ...read more was exceptional and she certainly put the time and effort in to make the tour successful.
Central Europe 0 , QLD, Australia, May 2018
In general we liked the tour however in some cases we were expecting better excursions especially those that were optional.
Beautiful Eastern Europe 2 , VIC, Australia, May 2018
The trip was great, our guide Davor was absolutely fantastic, friendly, cheerful, funny, an absolute delight. I made some lovely new friends. The tour was action-packed and we finished each day exhausted but extremely happy. Eastern Europe is so beautiful, I thoroughly recommend it, in addition I thoroughly recommend Cosmos also.
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