The tour was perfect in every way..amazing scenery and very well organised by Hannah at Global Journeys. Our Tour Director Mihaela went above and beyond in her efforts to make this enjoyable for everyone on the tour.
The mountain roads, the train journeys and the optional excursions were fantastic to experience.
Very well organised from the start with Georgie Walpole at Global Journeys always on hand to answer questions, as this was our first coach tour. Our tour director Sharon was excellent, knowledgeable and kept the tour going smoothly. She went out of her way to be helpful. The driver, Janusz was also fantastic. The tour was paced well, with enough free read more time to do our own thing. We saw so many beautiful sights and felt it was well worth the cost.
The tour was good overall. The scenery of the rocky mountain was breathtaking, the mountains were covered with snow. The highlight for Lisa and I was the helicopter ride over the Rockies, though was a bit scary when the helicopter dipped down, it flew very close to the mountain top. Riding on the icefield was a new experience. We all got on well as read more a group.
The only negative aspect of the trip was no breakfast included especially there weren't any toaster in the hotels to make toast when we had to be on the road early in the morning. The tour guide did explain that it would have cost more if breakfast was included. I think most people wouldn't have minded to pay extra!
The cruising in Alaska was good. The Holland America Line staff were very efficient and friendly especially the embark and disembark procedures. I thought the on shore excursions were generally expensive in US currency. The entertainment on the ship was ordinary, shopping was pretty good and cheap. The view of the glacier bay was stunning.
Great title 2
Jo, NSW, Australia, Apr 2017
Loved every minute of this tour. Saw lots of Italy and its lifestyles from quiet Tuscany to busy Naples. Our tour guide Ursula was amazing. Great trip around beautiful Italy.
Exciting, stimulating trip, loved so much of it, especially arrival in Munich to blanket of snow in spring. Each country had something new to offer. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
Great snapshot of Spain and Portugal 2
Lisa , VIC, Australia, Apr 2017
I really enjoyed this tour- well organised itinerary and helpful tour guide. There were some long travel days but they were usually broken up with visits to various medieval towns. Hotels were fairly comfortable, some were a bit old but nearly all were in good locations. The group was a mix of couples, families and single travellers. Overall a very enjoyable tour.
We always book online and have found our trips run very well. Flights and tours go together without problems. Tour itself run perfectly with Ken Hartman at the helm. Perfect time to travel as weather was good and the snow was still melting in places.
A very well organised tour travelling through the Balkans. Beautiful scenery, incredible history and enchanting folklore. The meals including the themed/organised dinners were entertaining and plentiful and never rushed. The tour itself was well planned and a good pace, we also had ample time to explore with the included activities, optional tours and read more on our own. We were pleasantly surprised at the standard of all the hotels on this tour as we were expecting 3 star but actually stayed in 4-5 star in great city locations.
Our tour director, Orshi, was excellent, she was a young Romanian lady who not only did a wonderful and professional commentary throughout our tour, she also told us of her life as a child growing up in communist Romania. Our driver Bollage was incredible and he made us feel very safe as he skillfully maneuvered his coach along some narrow, steep and winding roads.
A huge thank you to Georgie at Global Journeys for not only booking this amazing tour for us, but Georgie also organised our documentation much earlier than normal as we were leaving Australia two months before the commencement of our tour. Georgie also went out of her way to follow up our past travellers membership which we were having trouble obtaining.
Our experience with Global Journeys was excellent. Hannah kept us up to date with our booking and our paperwork arrived well before we departed which meant we could check it over and research optional tours. Cosmos was also very good and we were lucky enough to have a group of travellers that got on extremely well and we now have several contacts in read more the USA and Canada. The tour inclusions were excellent and well planned. A couple of the hotels were a little out of the way but that is to be expected with a budget tour operator. We would definitely use Global Journeys again and have already recommended them to friends.
The pace was fast but that was expected. The tour guide was knowledgeable, professional and experienced. I enjoyed the trip and gained a wonderful insight into the area.
Day by day there's something new!
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The Best of Europe
Jessie & Jake, Qld, Australia, Apr 2017
18 days doesn't seem like enough time to see all that we did - but it was so well organised that the fast pace didn't even matter! Worry free, spectacular scenery - and a great time to go. There's no way to choose a favourite spot, drive or experience as they were all spectacular. Some highlights were the Amalfi Coast, French Alps, Switzerland's Mt read more Titlus, Pompeii .... Coming from Australia in particular, the immense history in every town's architecture was a marvel.
This was our second tour with Cosmos & Globus through Global Journeys. We have really enjoyed them and will continue to book through you all.
The tour as a whole was very good. 35 people all got along very well with lots of laughs. The tour leader was very good. He looked after us very well. Global Journeys was easy to book with. This was my 5 tour with the Globus brand and I would book with Global Journeys again.
Enjoyable Journey in Japan 4
Frank & Pat , WA, Australia, Apr 2017
We thought the trip was well managed though it would have been nicer to be allowed more time in some places and also to have avoided some of the massive crowds at the more well known sites. There were other options that would have been equally as impressive to visit without having to fight the crowds at the World Heritage Sites. Also, to have more read more time available with not such a hectic schedule.
Fantastic journey through Japan 1
Roshani, VIC, Australia, Apr 2017
The trip was fantastic. Great value for money. Cherry blossom season was memorable. I would recommend it to anyone. Tour guide was very knowledgeable.
This is a fantastic tour with so much to see. The included Auschwitz Concentration Camp tour was most welcome; a very important reminder! The optional Wieliczka Salt Mines in Krakow was a amazing experience. Tunde, our tour director, was knowledgeable and helpful. Francesco was a skillful and safe driver. Accommodation and food (included breakfast read more and dinner) were of good quality. I enjoyed this tour thoroughly and would highly recommend it.
Trip through Italy to all the best parts
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Italy's Best
Leith, WA, Australia, Apr 2017
Our trip was great. All the people on the tourgot on all very well and our tour guide was exceptional. Hhe had a sense of humour and advised us along the tour what to expect that day and the next plus was very informative. Enjoyed the Colosseum, Vatican, Cinque Terre, Pisa, the Swiss alps, Venice, Assisi, loved Pompeii and Capri. The accommodation read more was different to Australia with no kettle. I think if you like to have one in your room, I'd advise taking a small kettle , with tea or coffee and dried milk would be a great idea. Our first hotel loved the darkness of the room but we love a bit of coolness in our room and some hotels were not allowed to have the air conditioner on so luckily it wasn't too hot. The weather at this time of the year in April was just right. We did have rain but this occurred on just the day that we were mostly in the coach so it didn't cause any problems. I'm think some of the optional excursions should have been included like the last meal.
Sunny Spain - and don't forget Portugal 3
Sue Baker, NSW, Australia, Mar 2017
Have travelled before with Cosmos and booked through Global Journeys. Global Journeys (Hannah) made booking easy, and Cosmos are always good value for money. Saw a lot in the time, but didn't feel rushed. The tour director was both knowledgeable and helpful, and the other travellers were varied in both ages and nationalities, but all mixed together read more to help make an unforgettable holiday. Would I book with Global Journeys and Cosmos again - definitely.
Cosmos made it affordable to see most of Spain and the highlights of Portugal. The itinerary was good, if fairly intense. The highlights were, understandably, the historical parts of each city, reaching back hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of years. Special local experiences were "optional extras", fun but overpriced for the content. As in all read more coach tours, enjoyment depends to a great extent on the personality of the tour director. Ours was a serious teacher, rather than a friendly leader. Our driver was excellent, and needed to be, in narrow, twisting roads. Our booking, with Georgie at Global Journeys, was easy and economical. Thanks.
This holiday was excellent in my opinion. There were only 17 in our group so it didn't take long for everyone to know each other, that makes holiday more fun. The view for the first few days were so so, but a couple of drives were really amazing, beautiful mountain views in National Parks and beautiful lake views (not raining of course). Everyone should read more do this tour at least once. Our coach windows were not clean all the time, the back window was only really clean one day only otherwise I would have had more amazing photos. I felt the driver drove very fast and as I was sitting down the back and it was a bumpy ride. Maybe it was necessary because we needed to cover big distances and it was my choice to sit down the back so I could enjoy both sides of the view.
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