Cosmos Tour Reviews
The 2,012 Cosmos Tour reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have travelled with Cosmos. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
The 2,012 Cosmos Tour reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have travelled with Cosmos. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
A great success for both my daughter and myself 1
Golden West Adventure
Donald Schoen, Australia, May 2014
The 8500 tour was a great success for both my daughter and myself. The Tour Director (Jose Lumos) was very informative, effectively dealt with individual guest requests and professionally managed unplanned events over the 16 day period. The accommodation exceeded expectations in both standard and location to centres of tourist activities. I would read more recommend the tour to anyone who wants to sample the delights of the US west coast.
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.
First trip with Cosmos. We are impressed with the organization, competence, friendliness, and knowledge of the staff. For our next destination we will definitely look at Global Journeys first.
Well organised and good value for money 2
Central Europe
Sandra Wilson & Geoffrey White, Australia, May 2014
Both Geoffrey and I thought the tour was well organised and good value for money. Most of the hotels were a good class of accommodation except there were a couple that could have been better. It seems that we had a mixture of 2, 3 and 4 star hotels instead of them being all the same class. A couple of the hotels had very small rooms and small showers read more but most of the hotels were in great locations. We especially enjoyed staying at the Aquincum hotel in Budapest with the indoor pool, spa and gym. The tour guide Osman, was very friendly, humorous, attentive and was exceptional at helping with any questions or problems that we had. Franco was a great driver with a good sense of honour and good interaction with the passengers and with Osman that helped to make the journey very entertaining. The whole tour was well organised and I feel we would have certainly not seen as much as we did if we had not gone on a coach tour holiday. Some of the local tour guides where very difficult to understand due to their accent and that they talked very quickly. The guide that we had in Budapest was especially difficult. He had a very heavy accent and spoke in a very low, monotone voice so doubly difficult to trying to understand him. As we couldn't understand him we tuned out and that part of the tour was boring. We also felt that some of the local tour guides placed too much emphasis on the history of the war and although we realise that is a significant part of their history we do not need to know a lot of dates of events as we would not remember them.
Enjoyed our tour overall and saw some amazing places 1
The Best of Europe
Youlla Darjani, Australia, May 2014
We enjoyed our tour overall and saw some amazing places but the pace was too quick and we had very little time in many places, especially stopovers, and very little free time. There were too many 'optional excursions' and not enough 'included excursions' so we were strongly encouraged to do all of these thereby limiting any free time and costing us read more almost as much as the tour itself. Where we expected to have extra time ie 2 night stays, we really didn't have much extra time as we arrived at our destination late at night with time to shower and sleep and we then really only had a full day there. Also, the accommodation was very poor. Most of the accommodation was very far out of the city. There were no four star, only three star accommodations especially in Italy. The only decent hotels we had were in Switzerland. I think this was the only place where our accommodation was close to the city and we had good hotels. On a positive note the bus was very comfortable and our driver was excellent.
A great tour and visited all of the areas listed 1
Focus on Scandinavia
Philip Shephard, Australia, May 2014
We booked the Cosmos Focus on Scandinavia trip with Michelle. We were hesitant at first to book online but our experience could not have been better as Michelle always got back to us and everything went like clockwork. Thanks Michelle. The Cosmos trip was 12 days and we had a very good trip. Copenhagen hotel was out near Bromma airport but access to read more city was good. The trip on the boat and all the hotels were very good and central to most of the towns. We had a full coach of 44 which made some of the toilet stops a bit of a wait for the females. All the meals were good with a cooked breakfast every day with a lot of variety. Our driver was good although not over friendly and the tour guide was always very helpful. The prices quoted for some of the optional excursions on the Cosmos website are not what we got charged but more. Overall we had a great tour and visited a all of the areas listed on the itinerary. In Stockholm we had prepaid for airport transfer and as we were later in the day Cosmos paid for a taxi for us to the airport, organised by the tour guide. We can recommend this tour to anyone who wants a quick tour of Denmark , Norway and Sweden.
Like lots of other people, this was the first time I had booked a tour using the internet. I was very impressed with the service that I received. Firstly I would like to thank Global Journeys, especially Georgina Walpole for the professional job she provided. Any of my concerns or questions were solved promptly, and now I feel that booking though the read more internet is safe and reliable, saving a lots of my time going to a Travel Agency. (Ed. Thanks Van, that's exactly what we are trying to do, provide more choice and flexibility). Now about the tour, it was extremely good, the driver Antony was a very good driver, calm, polite, helpful and drove very safely. My tour guide Alex had very good knowledge about all the places that we went, helping people whenever they needed. All the hotels were excellent. The only thing I didn't like much was the pace - most of the days we had to wake up early. I understand that if we didn't, we wouldn't have enough time to visit some of the very good places during the day. Overall I liked the tour very much and I'd recommend to anybody wanting to have a very good holiday in Europe. Book this tour! Thank you again!
The trip. What can I say. In a word 'Wonderful'. Much better than I had expected. In this tour batch (23 May to 14 June) total travellers = 46. Of this, 44 were Australian citizens and 2 NZ citizens. It was home away from home. All very easy to get along with. Jim Ryan, the tour director very efficient and helpful bloke. Always there for help and advice. read more Larry the driver - he was everyone's darling. We all loved him. He made sure that we had the best views possible by keeping the bus windows as clean as possible. Actually we saw him washing the windows at refreshment breaks, even though he is a Senior Citizen of very calm demeanor, and a man of few words. Always had a smile for everyone. As far as Global Journey's service is concerned I could not fault it. I admit I was a bit concerned when the travel documents were delayed a bit, prior to the travel, but that was insignificant in hindsight. The sights/sceneries between New York to Los Angeles were spectacular in more than one way, from architectural marvels to nature's carvings. One has to see it to believe it.
We are sure glad we did this tour, well done Global Journeys! 2
Southern Charms & Florida
Robin & Lynne Lerch, Australia, May 2014
What a delightful tour. Ken Thomsen our tour director was so nice & helpful, Sam the bus driver was the same. All hotels were first class, loved the choice of excursions. We loved Graceland & the Grand Old Oprey in Nashville & small town of Savannah which were included in tour. We were originally not going to do this tour with other two tours that read more we had planned, but we are sure glad we did. Cosmos & Global Journeys, (Michelle) well done!
Another great tour. Loved it all and will refer. Hotels were great. The service in the New Orleans hotel left a little to be desired.
Very well organized and a good mix of everything 1
Ming Xu, Australia, May 2014
Overall we are very happy with the tour, very well organized and a good mix of everything, we had a great time there. However we do wish standards of some of the hotels we stayed could be better and provide free WiFi.
Very much Enjoyed and would recommend it especially in late spring. 2
Spain, Portugal & Morocco
Viesturs Veldre, Australia, May 2014
I really enjoyed the experience of the coach tour through these interesting countries and our tour guide was very knowledgeable and had a great personality. The coach was almost brand new and very comfortable and the driver was very professional. The tour included specialist guides for many cities and provided intimate knowledge to the travellers. Where read more dinner was included I found the food to be very good with a big variety and usually buffet style. Some of the bus journeys were very long on particular days especially in Morocco but the countryside was interesting and there were plenty of comfort stops. Overall I enjoyed this tour very much and would recommend it especially in late spring.
Everything was great 1
Eastern Us & Canada Grand Vacation with Extended Stay in New York City
Jenny & Tony Barlow, Australia, May 2014
Everything was great. The itinerary, our tour director Daryl was fantastic, our coach driver Marty and also the majority of the local guides (a couple we didn't think were up to par). The hotels were good and all except one had a supermarket quite close by. We had plenty of free time to explore. The only day that we thought was a pain (no fault of anyone's) read more was the Thursday we arrived in Washington - it was raining and there were coaches everywhere - it took Marty 3/4 hour to find somewhere to drop us off. It made going to the museums etc hard work. Too many people. The optional extras were great (we didn't do the helicopter over Niagara and I didn't go to the Sugar Shack breakfast). The only disappointing bit for us was that the Skyline hotel in New York didn't have any tea or coffee making facilities, the rest did although only about 2 included a tea bag in the pack (we ended up buying tea bags & milk and a couple from the UK had a travel jug which we borrowed) and they didn't all have fridges in rooms. There were only 33 of us, and we have made great friends- some in the UK and also Australia. For our first coach trip ever I think we were spoilt and its set a benchmark for further ones. We will definitely consider doing more. Next year we are back to the UK. But we will certainly start looking again towards the end of 2015. Thank you for all your help.
This tour was great. It is fast paced but you get to see a lot across many countries in the time available. The Bernina express trip was great with snow on the mountains. Only down side to the tour was the transfer from London to Dover ferry. Both directions the bus was cramped and not to the standard of the rest of the Tour. I would recommend to others read more staying on in Paris and not returning to London. Our time in Paris was a bit rushed and more time at the Montparnasse tower along with a bit more time to get ready for the cabaret would have been good. In saying that we did do all the optional tours. Great bus and driver with very knowledgeable tour guide. I would travel with Cosmos again. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
We had been on a couple of Trafalgar tour before and enjoyed them very much. This being our first Cosmos tour we were expecting maybe a little less. We were pleasantly surprised. This tour was wonderful from the very first day. Our tour guide was a delight as was our coach driver. This helped the whole group of 40 people blend really well. We will certainly read more travel with Cosmos again and we will recommend them to our travelling friends. Our tour guide was France Wray. She did a wonderful job and made every effort to make our tour truly memorable.
Variety of fascinating places 2
Highlights of Route 66
Kerry & Stephen Anderson, Australia, May 2014
We found the variety of places on this Route 66 trip fascinating, from frantic cities of Las Vegas to the National Park at Grand Canyon and Indian reservations. There were many highlights, our favourite was Grand Canyon, first sight is definitely breath taking, we followed this up with helicopter ride over same, which just has to be taken, major benefit read more was staying in National Park at Grand Canyon, where a short walk brought you to edge of same. It was good to have 2 nights and full day in Las Vegas, it just gave a little extra time to absorb more of what was available. While it was a lot of miles to cover this distance, we would have hated to miss out on any of the sights, our driver Jeff and guide France certainly helped to make this trip memorable.
Exceptional, thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it 1
Trans-American Adventure
Colleen & David Galvin, Australia, May 2014
Cosmos trip across United States was exceptional. Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed my first large group coach tour. Plenty of free time and the optionals were good value. Cannot wait for next trip.
Fantastic tour if you want to truly explore Hawaii 3
Karlissa Schick, Australia, May 2014
This is a fantastic tour if you want to get outside of Waikiki and truly explore what Hawaii really has to offer. There were plenty of opportunities to get out and see the sights, or simply relax on a sun chair by the pool. If you want to do a lot of both, however, this probably isn't the tour for you. I felt an extra night at each destination would read more have given me the chance to enjoy what each resort had to offer as well as see all the sights. With that said, the opportunity to add extra nights at the end of the tour exists as always. This is the second time I have booked through Global Journeys, and once again they were a pleasure to deal with.
Generally good 1
Serinel Jayasingh Samuel, Australia, May 2014
Generally good. The optional local sightseeing tour at Narvic is not worth the money. There was nothing to see other than some elevated views. This should be an included tour which would not have costed Cosmos anything. It is worthwhile to note that only a few people joined the tour.
Excellent overview of major tourist areas plus more 1
Sandra Rew, Australia, May 2014
The All About Europe tour (previously named European Masterpiece) of Europe was excellent value. The Tour Director Earl Shannon was first rate and I couldn't imagine anyone better. The driver Antonio was amazing. This tour delivered far more than I expected or could ever hope to achieve travelling privately. Excellent overview of major tourist areas read more plus more. My experience with organising the trip through Yvonne Brooks at Global Journeys was also very positive.
