Cosmos Tour Reviews
The 1,999 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 1,999 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.
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!
Experience it yourself, you will not be disappointed 3
Norman Heath, Australia, Aug 2013
This is an all action tour starting in the lovely island city of Helsinki and passing through the gentle forest and lake scenery of Finland and then into the rugged and sometimes barren mountainous country that is Norway with spectacular mountains and breathtaking fjords. It is a tour that ranges from days learning firsthand about the life and traditions read more of the Sami people and their Reindeer herds to the stark and isolated beauty of Nord Cap for years considered as the Northernmost point in Europe. When you cross into the Arctic lands just outside Rovaniemi you cannot help but feel as if you are joining the explorers of yesteryear who first blazed the trail to this Northern outpost. This is a tour of unique scenic beauty, deep haunting fjords and majestic mountains then you finish the day in the warmth and comfort of a Scandinavian hotel with local food which will tempt and delight you with mouthwatering delicacies. This tour is a travel experience with highlights too numerous to tell, you have to go there and experience it for yourself. You will not be disappointed I'm sure.
The tour was excellent. Tour director & bus driver were fantastic. I recommend that you do the extra activities that they suggest, it's worth it. Accommodation is reasonable for the price but some hotels are a little dated & most are not centrally located but the bus generally takes you to the centre & picks you up. The stop in Philadelphia was really read more too short to be useful. An extra day in Montreal would have been nice perhaps sacrificing the Amish experience (personal choice really). Thousand Island tour was totally unexpected & really beautiful. Niagra helicopter ride was fantastic so was the CN Tower dinner in Toronto. I'd recommend it to anyone thinking about such a tour.
The best thing I have done :) 2
Canadian Masterpiece with Rocky Mountaineer & Alaska Cruise
Kirsten & Diane Prins, Australia, Aug 2013
This tour was the best thing I have done :) Not only did I meet plenty of friendly people, I saw some magnificent places! All my photos just don't do Canada and Alaska justice!
Tour was good but no meals included was inconvenient at times 2
Western Wonders
Gail Birch, Australia, Aug 2013
The western wonders tour with Cosmos was good but with no meals included was inconvenient at times. The accommodation in San Francisco was just satisfactory. Frances & Michelle from Global Journeys were absolutely brilliant thanks girls.
Thoroughly enjoyed the trip it was very full on but to see all that we saw I can understand why it was so full on overall it was amazing for what it cost would recommend to my friends.
Very good tour, although quite hectic. Saw a lot in the time, so a good pace was required. Would chose an easier (slower) tour next time.
Great tour through Italy 2
From St. Paul's to St. Peter's
Stuart & Sheila Peatfield , Australia, Aug 2013
Really great tour through Italy. Ilka our guide was great as was Nino our driver. Accommodation was great except for the hotel at Fluelen, Switzerland. Cosmos MUST change them to make the whole trip great!
Best of Europe August 2013. I travelled alone and did not pay the single supplement so shared a room. Tour guide Davor was beyond excellent as was our driver Flavio. The pace was very hectic but there was a lot to see in 16 days so that was expected. I did all the optionals which made it even more tiring but I didn't want to miss anything. Some of the read more hotels were a little dissapointing, especially when they were so far out of town. The optionals were quite expensive and next trip I would definitely consider stepping up to a Globus one and paying the extra to get the better hotels/locations and also a lot of the optionals on Cosmos are included with Globus. On my arrival in London the driver did not arrive to pick me up at the airport and I needed to make 2 phone calls before someone finally arrived an hour and a half after my plane landed. I had been up for 28 hours at that stage so was exhausted and unimpressed. When I commented to my driver that I had been waiting a long time he said 'Oh well, we're busy tonight'. Saw some amazing places and made some wonderful new friends. Overall a great adventure. Thank you to Georgie for organising everything for me. This was my first time with an online agent and I am not sure it suited my personality. I am a bit of a worrier and I think I would be better suited to an agent that I can go and see face to face with my concerns. This is only my personal preference and does not reflect on the service I received from Global Journeys.
Too much rushing at some stages but in general it was perfect 1
Morteza Toofan, Australia, Aug 2013
We'd never be able to arrange it ourselves. I wish we could spend 4 weeks on the same route in stead of 3 weeks. We just felt there was too much rushing at some stages but in general it was perfect.
Some of us complained to each other that the tour guide seemed to be in somewhat of a hurry to end the tour as Seattle was his home. I would prefer another tour operator if i were to desire another trip - our guide did not put much feeling into his job. Made me feel a little sheepish.
I will certainly recommend this trip to friends 2
Trans-American Adventure
Dennis Rae, Australia, Aug 2013
I enjoyed this tour very much. Our driver was very good and the tour director I consider to be exceptional. Todd was on top of things throughout and obviously spent a good deal of his own time each evening, organising onboard entertainment and information relating to our next destination. We were never bored on the coach. Todd was always patient and read more helpful with any queries we might have. I felt the tour covered as many interesting attractions as was possible, given the time constraints and the great distance travelled in 23 days. The National Parks were a highlight for me. I will certainly recommend this trip to friends and look forward to travelling again with Global Journeys.
Could not be happier with how the trip panned out 1
Trans-American Adventure
Richard Godden, Australia, Aug 2013
What a great trip. Thanks for the welcome back email. In relation to the trip - could not be happier with how the trip panned out. For your fellow clients we would thoroughly recommend this tour. It gives you a great insight to the east coast & the west coast of America and the vast contrasts of mountain and prairie lands of the mid west. We have not read more met anyone who is not amazed by the South Dakota Plains of Indian Sioux Territory. You are right there experiencing all of what history had to offer from the heights of the Grand Canyon to the depths of the Badlands in the Colorado Plateau. A special thank you to Global Journeys for their professional dealings in all aspects of our trip - right down to delivery of our documents and tickets to our home address in Sydney. This is the first time we have ever booked a trip online and we thought it might be a daunting experience. It could not be further from the truth. A complete seamless transaction from start to finish. Looking forward to future travels involving the excellent consultants at Global Journeys. (Team GJ: Thanks heaps Richard!)
Covered everything I wanted to do 2
Exploring America's National Parks
Teleah Winch, Australia, Aug 2013
Great tour - covered everything I wanted to do. The tour director was very informative.
