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.
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.
All in all, an excellent trip and one I would happily recommend 3
Maureen King, Australia, Sep 2013
This is a new tour for Cosmos, but has been very well put together. The itinerary covers both well known Canyons and National Parks as well as some not-so-well known, but well worth visiting. Our tour director, Lynn, was well versed in all the areas we visited and was happy to find out information if she didn't know an answer. The bus driver was female read more - and very safe. The camaraderie between the director and driver spread throughout the bus, so that everyone seemed to bond well. The trip was well paced, with sufficient time to oneself for shopping, laundry or just having a nap. We were fortunate in that we managed to avoid floods in the Colorado, but benefited from unexpected waterfalls and desert flowers. It was magical. The accommodation was comfortable and reasonably well placed (bearing in mind we were in country much of the time) with only one being a little below par for 3 star. All in all, an excellent trip and one I would happily recommend.
Saw everything we could possibly imagine 1
Trans-American Adventure
Bradley Shesgreen, Australia, Sep 2013
Amazing. Saw everything we could possibly imagine in 23 days. Very full-on to cram in a Trans-America trip.
Overall we had a great time 4
Italy's Best
Jenny & Sally Baillie & Karen Gibbons, Australia, Sep 2013
Overall we had a great time. The Tour Director was outstanding and made sure everything ran smoothly and was very attentive to everyone's needs. The itinerary was great - we saw Italy just about from top to bottom and it was very comprehensive. The location of the accommodation left a bit to be desired. (I understand why Cosmos take hotels out of read more town - to keep costs down). In particular the hotel in Venice was literally, and I mean literally, in the middle of corn fields with nothing within walking distance except a supermarket. Was also on a major highway with a constant stream of semi trailers. Only other critcism would be that their 'optional dinners' were sometimes a little overpriced for what you got. In particular, the Venice dinner. At over $100 per head you'd expect something pretty good. Having said that, the Pescatori Island, Lugano and Sorrento dinners/lunches were outstanding. The service pre-tour from Global Journeys was first rate. Very efficient and helpful.
Booking with Global Journeys was smooth and easy. Helpful assistance and feedback. Good inside industry knowledge of Globus tours and the various booking mechanisms. Agent (Yvonne Brooks) responded to all emails and phone calls. This was our first Cosmos bus tour, although we had a Globus tour in the previous year, and we do travel a fair bit, mostly read more independently, and making our own plans and own bookings. Very good overall. Bus good. Driver excellent, a mature local, with a good balanced sense of courtesy, humour and travel knowledge, so that he could make a very good contribution. Guide very good, experienced, balanced, mature and worldly wise, patient, and well organised. Good selection choice by Globus (Cosmos). Able to handle unforeseen situations, and mildly pesky traveller customers, with good manners and sense, offering suggestions rather than giving orders. Our guide gave extensive local knowledge over the PA whilst travelling along, and in an excellent tone and slightly whimsical approach, maintaining the fun atmosphere necessary for good coach travel. The tour plan of towns and sights was very good in type and in time sequence. The tour schedule was a it fast, but most tours of this type are fast to squeeze in all the sights. The tour went to most of the good sights and places to see, and offered most of the good optional excursions which were relevant to the place or area. We saw all the places and sights that more expensive tours went to. Good value for money. This tour had no breakfasts included. This is very important. Most travellers will pay the extra for an included breakfast as it is just so convenient and useful to discuss yesterdays travel and today's prospects. This was the item most discussed by our bus tour. Offered by Cosmos in Europe but not in North America apparently. Most of our fellow bus travellers were happy with our tour. Impressed. We would travel again with Cosmos or Globus. We would recommend both Globus and Global Journeys.
A well organized and great value trip 9
Highlights of the Canyonlands
Tracey & Ian Staniforth, Australia, Sep 2013
The Highlights of the Canyon lands tour with Cosmos Tours is a well organized and great value trip through the magnificent Grand Canyon, Monumental Valley, Bryce National Park, Lake Powell & Zion National Park. The tour highlights in my opinion would have to be the Grand Canyon, Monumental Valley and Bryce Canyon. These three places were just breathtaking! read more Pictures do not do justice of the true beauty of these places. Our tour guide named Niles was friendly, easy going and very approachable who made the coach trip fun with his witty stories, funny jokes and incredible knowledge of the places that we visited. The driver of our coach was friendly and professional and the coach was kept clean and comfortable at all times. Baggage handlers ensured that our luggage was handled efficiently and with care. The standard of accommodation was excellent and conveniently located. Overall a fabulous trip that I wish my husband and I could do all over again! Just loved it!
Very well organised, good hotels and excellent tour guides. Good value for money, we enjoyed our trip immensely and will use Global Journeys again.
Well organised tour, quite poor accommodation 3
Grand Tour of Britain & Ireland
Tony Attard, AU, Sep 2013
The tour was well organized, and our tour guide was very good. So was the driver but the accommodation was quite poor. Every room we had, had something wrong with it, so Cosmos you have to improve a fair bit on that.
A great tour, fast paced but needed to be 1
The Best of Europe
David & Kerrie Ross, Australia, Sep 2013
A great tour, fast paced but needed to be to cover the sites and distances. Enjoyed it very much and saw many fabulous sites. Accommodation however varied considerably for different members on the same tour group. Many hotels however did not provide tea and coffee to tour group members which was a little disappointing.
Overall we were very happy with the tour 3
Central Europe
Greg & Margaret Knight, Australia, Sep 2013
All our accommodation was excellent except for the Tryp Hotel in Munich which was very ordinary and in a seedy location. Some of our 'local guides' while very expert in what they do, deluged us with info i.e. too many dates etc. Overall we were very happy with the tour although it should be called a thirteen day tour, not fifteen, as nothing happened read more on the first and last days.
Full-on, but great value for money 2
Exploring America's National Parks
Johan Vroon, Australia, Aug 2013
Georgie was most helpful in making all the arrangements to get us on this tour as well as booking an extra night in Vegas at the end of the tour. The Journeys Club membership discount was much appreciated too. The tour itself was full-on, but great value for money. The accommodation everywhere was more than adequate, comfortable and in convenient locations. read more Our tour director, Bob Clarke, is a very experienced and professional director, with excellent people skills and a refreshing, non patronising individual style. Top marks to Bob!
Cosmos may be a cheaper option than some companies but our tour couldn't be faulted. We had the best guide I have ever experienced (and this was my sixth Cosmos tour) and a great bus driver with a clean and comfortable bus. The hotels were all excellent except for one and the only problem there was the smell of stale cigarette smoke in our non-smoking read more room. Our complaint was passed on to management by the tour guide. All the hotels were in excellent locations, better than those we experienced in Europe where some were quite a way out of town. The tour itself was a good mix of cities and country - with most of the non-city sightseeing being in a wide variety of National Parks. The pace was just a little too fast for us, although fine for the younger travellers. It would have been OK had we not chosen to do so many of the optional extras. These were all great but did not leave much time to do our own thing.
We had a wonderful tour guide Mary. So much knowledge. After doing 2 tours, a week apart, the tour guide certainly makes the holiday!
