Cosmos Tour Reviews
The 1,986 Cosmos Tour reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have traveled with Cosmos. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
The 1,986 Cosmos Tour reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have traveled with Cosmos. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
I really enjoyed the tour in every way and would recommend it to family and friends. I could easily live in Spain or Portugal. Morocco was another experience and I am so pleased that I finally made it. It appears, from our Moroccan guide that Morocco is really going ahead in many very beneficial ways for the Moroccans. Good on them! We could learn read more a thing or two in the west! One thing that many of us complained about was that on a tour in Marrakesh we were taken to too many places where it was hoped we would spend money. That wouldn't have been so bad but we would have liked to stop for a while to look at all the great little stalls on the way so that we could buy some souvenirs but instead we just walked in a hurry right past them. Thanks Georgie for everything. It is very likely that I will book another tour either later in the year or in 2016.
What a fantastic enjoyable 16 days, well paced, lots of interesting and culturally challenging experiences, loved the tour guide and driver they where informative and kept the tour well paced. I travelled as a single female and always felt included. I am glad their were so many other single travellers, we all made one happy group.
Despite the pace we did enjoy our experience 1
Scenic Slovenia & Croatia
Fay & John Whimpey, VIC, Australia, May 2015
We enjoyed this tour and learnt a lot about the countries we visited. Our tour leader Vince was very knowledgeable, helpful & entertaining. Our coach driver, Tony was very courteous & an excellent driver. The one night stays & very early departure times were a little demanding, but we realised it was necessary if the distances we needed to cover were read more to be accomplished. Maybe the stay in the more interesting places could be extended to an extra night to allow more sightseeing of those places at a more leisurely pace. Despite the pace we did enjoy our experience & hope to do more travelling in the future.
I would not recommend this tour to anyone. The reasons are below. The literary of this tour was excellent. However, most of stops were given very limited amount of time, which was not sufficient for anyone to browse the full site. So often, we had to manage to do site seeing, having lunch and finding toilet in a very stressful time frame. We arrived read more at some evening stops after 6pm or 7pm, departed from there around 8am in the following day - we have not actually visited the place at all. Our tour guide was Corina. Her introductions and story telling often stopped half way through, as if she was reading the printout and can't find the next page. Her help was very limited. She would not go out her way to help if it affected her own schedule and time. It sometimes left us unsupported.
A truly remarkable highlight tour 1
The Best of Spain & Portugal
Neil & Sally Murray, NSW, Australia, May 2015
A truly remarkable highlight tour of Western Spain and Portugal made all the more enjoyable by an outstanding guide/tour director, Angel Diaz. To fit so much in in the time available and still not feel rushed is a credit to the organisers and Angel. Any tour depends on co-operation from all involved. We were fortunate to have a wonderful group who read more were particularly punctual and happy to socialise. Well done Global Journeys!
This tour lived up to expectations, very good value for money, the Rocky Mountaineer was excellent, their staff were extremely accommodating, entertaining and did their very best to make our experience one to remember. All the areas visited were great, bear and moose sightings were exciting, and the driver and courier did everything they could to make read more it an memorable experience. Transfers from hotel/train/hotel were seamless and hasslefree, keeping everyone in a great holiday spirit. Well done Global Journeys, congratulations on putting our two tours together.
Already saving for another trip!! 1
The Best of Britain & Ireland
Jennifer Marsh & Nancy Connell, QLD, Australia, May 2015
Overall experience of this tour was very positive and I thoroughly enjoyed each and every place we visited. The hotels/guest houses were all lovely and the food was fantastic. Our tour guide, Carmel Nicholson (who is from Dublin, Ireland) was absolutely wonderful, she was so full of historical knowledge about every country we visited and her personal read more snippets of what it was like growing up in Ireland and the bits of gaelic language she taught us, added even more to our experience. I would definitely do another tour if she was the tour director! We have only one negative which was that there needs to be a better way to make people stick to the 'seating rotations' on the coach, as some people simply sat where they thought the view was best and didn't stick to the rotation and others who were doing the right thing said nothing as didn't want to make a fuss. That was a minor problem, but we feel it should be mentioned. We just arrived home and my mind is full of the British Isles and all the glorious places that I feel so overwhelmingly blessed to have visited! Already saving for another trip!!
Denmark, Norway and Sweden are so beautiful, everyone should visit these places. There are few days bus rides are really scenic drives, especially the one from Telemark to Bergen, I went during the month of May (16May to 27May) and there are still so much snow, half frozen lake, river, during one stop I got to play with snow and walked on the snow, read more it is just a wonderful experience. Hotel quality is very good except couple locations are too far away from the city centre (Copenhagen hotel and Stockholm hotel), it would be nice that more dinner can be included so save your time to look for food at night.
An excellent tour with Flo Jable our guide being one of the best we have encountered in quite a number of escorted tours we have undertaken with Cosmos and other tour operators. Our driver Michale was very safety conscious and always very helpful when he could be. The only major criticism we have was the stopover in Lausanne - the hotel was a long way read more from any services and the day trip to Geneva could not justify a night's stay in Lausanne. Overall, excellent value for money!
Covered some beautiful scenery 2
Exploring America's National Parks
Maureen King, QLD, Australia, May 2015
This was an excellent, well paced tour which covered some beautiful scenery. The weather was surprisingly cool for early June and we even had snow in South Dakota and Wyoming, but the rain held off most days so it was good walking weather. Some of the hotels were not up to the usual Cosmos standard but none were below 2 star. As always the tour guide, read more Scotty, was friendly and knowledgeable and the driver was extremely competent. I would recommend this trip to anyone.
We were very happy with this tour. It was not luxurious, but it was good value for money. Maybe the company could raise the price a little and then include a few extras, like hot drinks after included meals etc.
Enjoyable experience and great value for money 1
Trans-American Adventure
Michael Zegulewski, WA, Australia, May 2015
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.
Wonderful tour 2
Canadian Train Odyssey with Alaska Cruise
Vicki Newbury & Alan Newbury, WA, Australia, May 2015
We had a wonderful tour of Canada & Alaska. The scenery was amazing in both countries and the cruise up to Alaska on the Volendam was really relaxing and gave us time to reflect on all that we had seen along the way. Michelle at Global Journeys was great in assisting me with all the details and documents that were required before we left Australia.
The Cosmos tour was great 5
Canadian Train Odyssey with Alaska Cruise
Jenn, NSW, Australia, May 2015
The Cosmos tour was great. The Tour director and driver were a wonderful, helpful and knowledgeable team. The accommodation provided was excellent, much better than I had expected. I would not hesitate to recommend a Cosmos tour. What I could not recommend was the train trip. I had a dream of travelling the world by train - that dream is gone. The read more train is always late waiting for freight trains so instead of adjusting the timetable they adjust the speed at night to make up the time. It is a well known practice apparently. For most of us it makes it too scary to sleep at night as the train jumped, rolled and banged its way across Canada. Most of us managed 2 hours sleep in the early mornings. So even though we were scared witless we still arrived in Jasper 7 and a 1/2 hours late, at 7.30pm - our free time in Jasper gone. The train staff gave no apologies, no sympathy and no lunch or dinner!!!!
At the beginning we were a little unsure about our tour guide. He was quite mature and seemed to dither when providing commentary. It soon became clear that this was not the case but that he had so much to tell us he sometimes did not finish every subject. He made the tour very enjoyable.
A pleasant surprise 2
Judy & Steve, QLD, Australia, May 2015
All accommodation and included breakfasts were good. The wifi equipped coaches were very good. This Cosmos tour was of a much higher quality than my previous tours with Cosmos in 2000. A pleasant surprise.
Have no hesitation in recommending Cosmos tours 2
Spain, Portugal & Morocco
Chris Wait, VIC, Australia, May 2015
Our Cosmos Tour Director, Luis, was THE BEST. His 12 years of experience of these countries was full of historical information and personal anecdotes. He gave us more than I had ever experienced before, because he LOVED his home country Spain, and also sung the praises of Portugal and Morocco. Our driver, Angelo, although short on English, was a safe read more and a tireless contributor to a very rewarding adventure. I have no hesitation in recommending Cosmos tours to anybody who requires a personal reference.
We had a great time, meet lots of good people and really enjoyed the itinerary. The pace of the trip was ok, the tour director was excellent, but some of the included meals were poor. I would certainly recommend the tour and would also recommend and thank Yvonne at Global Journeys who organised it for us.
Would recommend this tour to anybody 1
Canadian Masterpiece with Rocky Mountaineer & Alaska Cruise
Deborah & Bradley, QLD, Australia, May 2015
Would recommend this tour to anybody. We had two coaches with our tour and the one we were on was excellent, great bus driver who did his best to stop and show us the wildlife when it was seen from the bus. Our guide was brilliant and the group was a good mix of people with friendships made. Would certainly travel again with Cosmos and do Canada and Alaska again also.
Pleased we decided to take the bus tour of the Rockies 1
The Canadian Rockies
Travelling Nana, VIC, Australia, May 2015
We are so pleased we decided to take the bus tour of the Rockies rather than ride the Rocky Mountaineer. We had a great guide and accommodating driver who alerted us to approaching wildlife including bears, bald eagles, elks, mountain goats and sheep. We stopped at scenic spots for photos and viewing experiences and whilst we did not have the luxuries read more and inclusions provided on the Rocky Mountaineer, I believe our overall experience was far superior. Thank you very much for your service in organising our tour. Everything worked seamlessly.
