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.
The best experience I have ever had 1
Sandra Michael, Australia, Jul 2013
It was the best experience I have ever had in my life, I am still living on the memories I have formed from my trip, still in contact with the friends I have made and I would do it all over again. You could not put a price on the experiences and the memories that I had during the 21 days.
Amazing tour, will definitely book through Global Journeys again 2
Lisa-Jane Manhire, Australia, Jul 2013
Our tour was absolutely amazing. We had an incredible tour guide Alison on our tour who knew absolutely everything about each place that we went to and was always willing to help us even if we wanted to do things on our own. It was incredibly fast paced, but we knew that if it we wanted to do and see the amount of things that we did on this tour we read more would be moving pretty quickly! Some places we would've liked to have stayed longer, but if we had done this on our own we never would have seen as much! Would definitely recommend Cosmos and especially Alison again as they were fantastic. Booking through Global Journeys was great and efficient, and was by far the cheapest compared to the multiple other quotes we received from several other businesses! Am hoping to travel again in the near future and if I decide to do another tour I will definitely be booking it through Global Journeys again.
Tour guide made no allowances for people who couldn't keep up 2
Ronald Swinburn, Australia, Jul 2013
Hotels too far from city centres. Meals at hotels very poor, particularly Jurys Inn where two of the three mains offered were chilli. A lot of people walked out and ate elsewhere. Tour guide made no allowances for old people such as ourselves who couldn't keep up. There was nothing in the booking to say age would be a barrier. Breakfasts were satisfactory read more but 8 am start on the bus too early. (Ed. This trip changed slightly in 2019, so this review is based on the previous longer itinerary)
I am sure everyone considered the tour good value 1
Prague, Vienna & Budapest
Henry Ayers, Australia, Jul 2013
I was a bit fearful of the tour before I started as I find it hard to be comfortable on any coach because of my height. However I was lucky and had 2 seats to myself but they were a bit hard. The tour itself was so well organised and informative that everybody enjoyed it. The Tour Director who all called 'Beer' was a joy to listen to and is so knowledgeable. read more Her organising was always correct and done in a very sociable manner. The organised evening dinners were very good and the Musical Evening in Vienna a credit to whoever organised that. I am sure that everyone considered the tour good value. I did enjoy the tour but given a choice I would always choose a cruise, which I have done for 2014.
I would definitely consider another Cosmos tour again 3
Bernard Fok, Australia, Jul 2013
I thoroughly enjoyed the tour as it was well organised and the tour director was very informative, helpful and gave good guidance. And coach driver was very nice and skillful on some of the tougher roads. There were plenty of photo stops and enough (but not too many) pit stops to take a good breather. Most of the cities we stayed at were interesting read more in their own way, and the provided breakfasts and dinners in general ranged from good to excellent, esp. some of the buffet dinners. I really enjoyed most of the optional excursions as well, especially the Sami experience. But I was a little disappointed with the Rock Carvings excursion. My tour consultant, Hannah, handled all my travel needs and questions really well, and was very efficient at organising all the documents that I required during the tour. I would definitely consider another Cosmos tour again, and would highly recommend Global Journeys to my friends and family.
One of the best we have done! 2
Exploring America's National Parks
Jennifer Marshall, Australia, Jul 2013
Our tour was excellent, made more so by our very knowledgable tour leader Daniel. One of the best we have done!
Very pleased with the support from Global Journeys 2
Prague, Vienna & Budapest
Lydia Leung, Australia, Jul 2013
I am very happy with the tour overall. The tour director is the best I have ever met, she is very conscientious, attentive and responsible. The programs are well planned to give us enough free time. The only thing I would mention is that the hotels chosen do not have air conditioning which has become a necessity due to the hot weather. Georgie, our read more Global Journeys Consultant was very helpful and efficient. I was very pleased with the support she gave me.
Ticked all boxes, we have enjoyed our tour tremendously 5
Tanya, Ben & Rebecca Tran, Australia, Jul 2013
The Grand European from 5 July to 25 July 2013 was really great. Due to the peak season, our coach was full with 48 tourists plus a Bus Driver and a Tour Director. We found the tour very well planned, organised and executed. It has met our expectations and ticked all boxes, we have enjoyed it tremendously. Some people on the same tour with us seemed read more to think that it was fast paced, but we found it ok, otherwise we would need 2 months rather than 3 weeks for the tour. There are many many things to see, history, places etc. in Europe that you could basically spend months exploring the continent. We covered 7,000km over 3 weeks, seeing many cities, places, people, churches etc. experienced many different cultures, foods, languages etc. What made the tour even more enjoyable was the friendliness, co-operation and attitudes of fellow travellers and excellent skills and experience of our tour Bus Driver and Director. Thanks to you all for making the trip a success and please keep in touch. Global Journeys was excellent in booking and arranging all details for the tour, well done and thank you especially to Hannah - our consultant who helped us booking the tour. We are looking forward to our next holiday booked with Global Journeys.
Only complaint was Ibis hotel otherwise excellent 2
John Morrice, Australia, Jul 2013
We had a marvelous tour director called iris she spoke 5 languages and was very informative, our accommodation meals and optionals were really great. We covered so much in the 27 days and saw everything on tour plus some extras. it was good value for the money and accommodation in London and Chelsea were great - no complaints at all. A shame we didn't read more stop in San Marino for the night but there was a soccer tournament on so booked out, we stopped in a small town just outside of there but the accommodation was not the best. It was called the Ibis hotel - can't remember the towns name. Only complaint otherwise excellent. (Ed. Itinerary amended slightly and name changed from European Masterpiece to All About Europe in 2019)
Was excellent the tour was well organized. My only gripe was that the coach had a comfort stop every 2 hours (We just wanted to get there!). Word of advice - plenty of free time to do your own thing and as the organized optional activities can be a bit pricey - plan your free time in advance!
Visited all the beautiful scenery that Canada has to offer 2
The Canadian Rockies with Alaska Cruise
Judy Jefferys, Australia, Jul 2013
Thank you to Cosmos Tours, we had a wonderful time visiting all the beautiful scenery that Canada has to offer. Great weather and tour guide Peter and trusty bus driver in Steve. Great value for money and we will be back. Alaska cruise was also wonderful and more beautiful scenery to discover with great service and food awaiting each day.
The tour director was excellent and so was the coach driver. Felt very safe. Only negative was that some of the hotels were very far from the venues and took a lot of time getting to and from them and the hotel in Switzerland was not the standard of every other hotels we stayed at.
We enjoyed every minute and every place we visited 1
Nadia Farag, Australia, Jun 2013
Excellent tour with so much to see and enjoy. Though sometimes exhausting, we enjoyed every minute and every place we visited. The operators were excellent, the tour guide was exceptional, knowledgeable, helpful and very understanding to the group dynamics without any oversight to individual needs. The places we stayed in were overall great, nothing read more really with unacceptable standard. The food offered was good and with variety. The only draw back possibly is lack of enough time for shopping.
It was very good tour and we are intending to use the Cosmos and your services in the future.
Tour of the British Isles in Depth was wonderful tour - very full on. Our guide Roseanne was excellent. Newcastle and Brighton evening meals were only just! Kensington Close Hotel is in a good location. Our bed at Kensington Close was shear torture after the tour.
Our tour was very good. Our guide Roseanne was excellent, so organized, knowelgable and approachable. She really made our tour & she also kept the large group under control and on time. We saw all the things we wanted to see and more, all hotels where good with some very good & meals where also very good. We had a most enjoyable and memorable time.
The trip exceeded our expectations 1
Eastern Us & Canada Grand Vacation
Pauline & John Lynam, Australia, Jun 2013
There was a good balance of included tours, free time and optional tour experiences. The guide (Larry Schwartz) initially appeared tense. However, he proved to be very knowledgeable and extremely well organised. He gauged the interests of the group very well and catered for this. Local tour guides were generally excellent, apart from Al in Boston. The read more group found him very difficult to understand. The hotel accommodation was very good, except for Boston (the Brookline Hotel) where the room was very cramped and both the air conditioner and the indoor pool pump were noisy, making it difficult to sleep. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed the experience and have recommended it to our friends. We would have no hesitation in booking another Cosmos trip.
Everything was up to expectations 2
Helene Pham, Australia, Jun 2013
Everything about the tour was generally up to expectations, except that we did not have free wifi in certain hotels. The last hotel, Kensington Close, was disappointing not only because the wifi was not free, but the room was small and out of date and mouldy and smelly. (Ed. This trip changed slightly in 2019, so this review is based on the previous longer itinerary)
This being our first overseas trip was excellent 1
The Best of Europe with London
Gary White, Australia, Jun 2013
From the coach to the tour director to accommodation to tours and our extra tours, we found everything very comfortable and exciting. We are looking forward to booking our next tour with you & travelling with Cosmos.
All the best city sights with plenty of time to wander around 1
Focus on Scandinavia
Trish Lewis & Barry Russell, Australia, Jun 2013
While previously the thought of a bus tour had not held much appeal, this seemed our best option when considering how to see as much of Scandinavia as we could in a short time. We were more than pleasantly surprised! The tour delivered all the best city sights with plenty of time to wander around getting 'the feel' of the place as well. The castles read more in Denmark and the mountain routes in Norway were spectacular and the time spent beside or on the fjords was breathtaking. There were also the unexpected - an amazing and very unique sculpture park in Oslo; the site of an heroic act of sabotage against the Germans in Telemark; the imposing and unbelievable 17th century Vasa warship in Stockholm to name just a few. And of course a great tour director and bus driver added to it all! We were only disappointed that the first and last days were only meet and depart days and not actually tour days despite this being called a 12 day tour. Two more days would have made it outstanding!
