Cosmos Tour Reviews
The 1984 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.
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Everything went smoothly 1
Linda Cammarota, Australia, Sep 2013
Thought tour Jewels of Italy was great, saw so much in a short time. Ingrid our tour director was very knowledgable and fun. Hotels were okay some better than expected. Only down side was included food at hotels was not great, needs to be improved. Booking with Georgie was easy and everything went smoothly.
We were very satisfied with the tour 4
Spain, Portugal & Morocco
Romesh Nugawela, Australia, Sep 2013
We were very satisfied with the tour, it shows you all the places that one would like to visit in the future in the three countries. The tour of Morocco was interesting, taking in all the sights and smells of the old cities like Fes and Marakesh, it was like going back in time. This did not appeal to all on the tour, but we thought it was a good contrast read more to the rest of the tour. Our tour guide Samuel and driver were excellent, roads in Morrocco are not the best. We had good advice of Do's and Dont's at every stop, this was helpful in Morrocco. Overall a good trip. I would advise anyone embarking on this trip to condition oneself physically. eg. doing a few long walks every day, as there are very interesting places to see with plenty of steps, makes life easier.
Thank you for helping my family and I with our recent holiday. Lots of fun and we hope to use Global Journeys again! My wife and I will be recommending your company and Cosmos to our friends. Thank you once again.
The optional excursions made the trip 1
Grand Tour of Switzerland
Roger Attenbrow, Australia, Sep 2013
The optional excursions made the trip. The accommodation was sub-standard in the sporthotel Baeren in St Moritz. It was so small whenever you rolled over in bed you hit the wall and as the room was so small you couldn't move it away from the wall. It was nearly claustrophobic. The room in the Luzernerof hotel in Luzern wasn't that much better. The other hotels were quite good.
Although a short tour, the distance covered was quite amazing 1
Pam Negerevich, Australia, Sep 2013
We really enjoyed our time on the European Jewels Tour. The Tour Guide and bus driver were both really good and very informative. Only criticism is the hotel chosen in Munich - not in a comfortable area - we had to get our own dinner that night, didn't get in until well after dark and the location of the hotel was not to the standard of others. We did read more not fell particularly comfortable on the surrounding streets. Overall although a short tour the amount of distance covered and countries visited was quite amazing, and I would recommend it to anyone wanting a taste of different places. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
Tour was full on and our tour guide Liz was so informative and our coach driver George was brilliant. Highly recommend, you see and hear so much about the history and legends of Ireland. Only negative was I wasn't fully aware of all the extra costs involved. eg. Blarney Castle was part of the tour but not the entry into it. A group photo is done but read more we are not told there is a cost if you want it. The group I was with were mostly mature aged (well over 45) bar 3 people and you would need to be fairly physically well, as there is some walking involved and a lot of getting in and out of the coach steps. Hotels were basic and the food was good.
It was a very good experience travelling with the tour group, with an excellent tour guide throughout the trip as well as really competent and flexible guides in the city tours. In Zagreb, we arrived in the middle of a thunderstorm, and our city guide was sensible enough to show us the most important and interesting parts of the city in the limited read more time we had there. I'd travel again with your company, if I wanted that type of tour.
My first tour and it was fabulous. The American people were all so polite and helpful. David (our driver) kept icy cold water for us to purchase at a nominal fee and he kept us all safe with his superb driving. Todd (our tour director) was terrific.
An excellent overview of the US, the geology was amazing 3
Trans-American Adventure
Christine Robinson, Australia, Sep 2013
This tour was an excellent overview of the US. My family group was aged 15, 39, 57 and 62 and we found something for everyone everywhere we stayed. Shopping, markets, theatre, car shows, museums and aquariums filled up our free time to explore the cities. We also had early nights in the middle of the tour where we just enjoyed dinner at our hotel. This read more was a great tour. Our baggage was not the only thing that came back heavier! Sure there were plenty of healthy options like Subway, fruit vendors and Panda Express but we couldn't say no to giant pretzels and deep dish pizza. Our director told us where to find the best steak, desserts etc. everywhere we stopped. The optional dinners were great value and many had a history to share or beautiful views. My favourite days were when we travelled out of the cities to the National Parks. The countryside was very different to what we see here in Australia. The geology was amazing.
Travelling Solo I had to be sure everything was well planned. I arranged everything over the Internet and was pleased with how easy this was. My Consultant ( Yvonne) responded to my emails promptly. The tour was very well planned and scheduled. The Tour Director Todd looked after all of the daily organisation and we all enjoyed his sense of humour which read more created a pleasant atmosphere for the journey. My friends and associates ask me how I enjoyed my holiday and I genuinely respond 'The trip was great, really great' said with a fond heart and fantastic memories.
A great life time memory 5
Lin Williams, Australia, Sep 2013
Overall, this tour has been a great life time memory. My husband and I have never done a tour before and never been a big fan either, it's only because of some personal reasons that we couldn't organize the trip ourselves then I suggested to go with this tour and I can say I have not regretted it even a little bit and we were very impressed with this read more tour. Our tour director Zsolt is fabulous, he is very funny, organized and helpful. He is also very calm, down to earth and good at problem solving. Especially when comes to deal with people who always have 'special needs'. I adore his patience. We enjoyed most of the places we visited. The itinerary was very good. What we liked the best was that we usually got a whole afternoon for ourselves at most places, which is great for people who are adventurous and it is nice to get away from the big crowd at times. Lucky for us, we had a wonderful group of people which made the whole trip even better and fun. The age diversity was awesome - we had a 12 year old young girl, some young people around 20s and also a lovely lady who was over 80. It all worked out very well, everyone tried to keep up and we were never really delayed because of anyone who was late. I highly recommend the All About Europe tour (previously named European Masterpiece). From my point of view, it's like you can have a little taste of everything. It's just great that we visited all these countries in one go. This was our first visit to Europe and we think the value for money on this tour is absolutely unbeatable. We could not have done all the things we've done by ourselves. It's not only money, but also all the long distance driving. I have to thank our dedicated driver Antonio, he provided so much comfort on this trip. While we were snoozing away he had to drive long distances. I also have to mention the company policy is great that every 2 hours we all get a break and get to freshen up. It is a very smart way to break up some of the long days, it also ensures the driver gets rest between each stops. In conclusion, my husband and I had a really good time and would like to say thank you and would highly recommend this tour to everyone.
We are both very happy with the tour. The tour guide, Sonja, and driver Conrad were absolutely fabulous. Hotels were all excellent. And the actual tour 6070 is very well thought out and delivered.
Very happy with the tour 2
Kathy Wallace, Australia, Sep 2013
Overall was very happy with the Prague, Vienna & Budapest Tour. The tour bus was very comfortable (although a little strange that it had a toilet on board that we weren't encouraged to use - however adequate stops meant it not really necessary) and the seat rotation worked well. Our Tour Director, Anna, was wonderful. She kept us well informed and read more was very approachable with questions. Likewise our driver, Mauritzio, was skilled at getting around in European traffic conditions. Couldn't fault them and how the tour was conducted by them. The hotels we stayed at were all of a higher standard than I had anticipated, except for perhaps the one in Budapest which was adequate but not as nice. Although most were out of the city centre, Anna always provided details if we needed to get there in any spare time. Having taken up most of the optional excursions though, there wasn't much free time. This meant that in most places there wasn't a lot of time to actually go inside museums etc but was adequate to get an overview of places. I thought the one night in Vienna wasn't enough. It is such a beautiful city that it would have been good to have been able to spend another night there. One of the highlights was the dinner cruise in Budapest. Absolutely spectacular with the way the buildings are lit up. On our tour because we had a couple of 2 nights in places, it meant we didn't always have a really early start. The long drive from Budapest to Salzburg was at least broken with a wonderful stop at Melk Abbey - would have loved more time there too! The Sounds of Music optional excursion was a little disappointing with many of the main spots I wanted to see not included and there was no singing/music on the coach to put us in the mood! It could have been incorporated into a general Salzburg city excursion instead I think. Finally would love to say that all communications with our Global Journeys Tour Consultant, Georgie, were easy and every question promptly answered. I would highly recommend using Global Journeys and would recommend doing another Cosmos tour, although next time would try a tour that had longer stop overs in places so that I had more time to explore the city.
I'd recommend Turkey as a great place to travel 1
Treasures of the Balkans & Transylvania
Ian Jacobs, Australia, Sep 2013
We had a terrific tour in Turkey. People, food and tour sights were well worth it and I'd recommend Turkey as a great place to travel.
This tour was very scenic. Not very impressed with some of the optional tours and especially value for money. Tour leader was a little hard to understand at times.
We thoroughly enjoyed this tour 3
The Magic of the Italian Lakes
Helen & Steven Ellis, Australia, Sep 2013
We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our Guide was terrific as was our Driver. Accommodation was very good. Our hotel room was really good in Slasomaggiore. Dinner was excellent with good variety however breakfasts were basic with the same for each of the five mornings with no variety. Content of the tour was very good and accommodation in Lake Maggiore read more was excellent. Optional excursions were enjoyable.
Georgie's friendly professionalism was much appreciated and we will consider using Global Journeys again. We greatly enjoyed the tour and the on-board commentary of our exceptionally knowledgeable and helpful tour guide, Flo. Accommodation was generally adequate and we were pleasantly surprised by the comfort and location of one or two of the hotels. read more (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
A great way to have an overview of many countries 1
Dianne Crouch, Australia, Sep 2013
A great way to have an overview of many countries. We were able to see the tourist sights of interest and we can now decide which places we would like to revisit in depth. The tour pace was fairly quick but not undoable. As this was the first time that we had been on one of these trips and being Australian we were not aware of the tip due to our driver read more and tour leader (not that they did not deserve one), however, this was a surprise that we had not budgeted for and it would have been helpful if we had known in advance.
We have no complaints & enjoyed every day on the tour 1
Janice Hine, Australia, Sep 2013
Home safe & sound from a fantastic European Trip with Cosmos. We safely travelled to 7 countries thanks to our driver. Our Tour director was excellent, she had a wide knowledge of all the countries we visited. Nothing was any trouble to her & she made us all feel safe & secure. We have no complaints & enjoyed everyday on the tour. Thank you Cosmos :) read more And also a huge thank you to Georgie our Tour Consultant at Global Journeys :)
Tour covered a good spectrum and the Tour Director was very knowledgeable - if anything there was an overload of information - far too much to absorb and a bit more quiet time on the coach would have been nice. No breakfast included in the USA tours was a nuisance and detracted from the value.
