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.
It could not have been better 1
Eastern Us & Canada Grand Vacation
Roslyn Newlands, Australia, Jun 2013
Very well organised and punctual arrival and departures each day. The pace was constant, without being too hectic. There was sufficient free time. It could not have been better.
Tour stopped for too long at insignificant places 3
Grand Tour of Britain & Ireland
James Ingleton, Australia, Jun 2013
The tour guide was inexperienced, although helpful, but after just completing a Trafalgar tour it was evident he was not in the same league as our first guide. The tour stopped for too long at insignificant places for lunch (mainly little places with just shops to look at, and did not spend enough time in more interesting places). Two hours in these read more places for lunch was way too long. The driver was not as helpful as the driver on the European Tour we also took and at times was rude to some of the passengers when it came to their carry on luggage. The rooms at all but a few of the hotels were very small and old. I would not travel with Cosmos again as a result of my experience with them.
From the outset let me say that all our bookings, both flights and tours, were expertly handled by the very competent, pleasant and enthusiastic Yvonne who made everything flow like clockwork. Our actual tour of the UK and Ireland was well organized and professional, the only exceptions to me, were a couple of the hotels that we stayed in were not up read more to scratch and the perennial one on tours of having too many stopovers at shopping outlets, but outside of that we had a great bunch of people, went to many magnificent places and most of all it was even paced and relaxing. The reason why you travel.
We will no doubt go with Cosmos again 1
Trans-American Adventure
Michele, Lynette & John Heatly, Australia, Jun 2013
Doris was an above average to excellent tour guide and Dennis the bus driver was also above average to excellent we no have complaints at all. The trip was frantic and fantastic. We got more than we thought possible for the price. Except for the accommodation in the cabins and Cody which was nowhere near the standard we had become accustomed by the read more rest of the accommodation. We were more than happy with what we saw & where we went, and how much fun it all was thanks to Doris and Dennis. We would recommend this tour to any who would like to see America. And we will no doubt go with Cosmos again.
Very good tour and our director & coach driver were exceptional 1
Trans-American Adventure
Shane & Debbie Oldfield, Australia, Jun 2013
There is only one complaint and that was our accommodation in Cody (US) but every where else was really good. The pace was a bit fast but we did see a lot of the country so that how it has to be. Overall our trip was very good and our tour director was exceptional as well as our coach driver. Would definitely recommend it.
Wow! It easily exceeded our expectations 1
Trans-American Adventure
Carolyn & Tim Brown, Australia, Jun 2013
Many thanks to Yvonne at Global Journeys for making the experience so easy to arrange & organise.The tour itself? Wow! It easily exceeded our expectations. The hardworking Cosmos team went out of thier way, to ensure everbody had a great time. Doris the Tour Director was professional, knowledgeable and a lot of fun. Dennis our coach Captain - cool, read more calm & the expert driver. This is the tour you want if your looking for an affordable, always changing, see it all experience. From the bustle of the major cities like N.Y. to the stunning beauty of Yellowstone & the Bad Lands - its hard to top it, so relax, enjoy the ride & soak it all up. We'll definitely be back. And to those that we had the pleasure of travelling with - Superstars Rock!!
Fabulous tour, already researching my next trip 1
Trans-American Adventure
Lynette Cadd, Australia, Jun 2013
This was a fabulous tour. Our tour director Doris was fantastic. I met some great people and I am sure we will remain friends for a long time to come. Global Journeys was awesome so I will definitely use you again. I am already researching my next trip. Just need to save some funds.
I would recommend a Cosmos tour to anyone 2
From Dublin to London
Colette Burnell, Australia, Jun 2013
Our tour director, Alley was absolutely fabulous. Her knowledge of Irish affairs and history is remarkable. I could have listened to her all day. All the accommodation and meals were first rate. I would recommend a Cosmos tour to anyone. I hope I will get the opportunity to go on more.
Can highly recommend this tour 1
Canadian Masterpiece with Rocky Mountaineer & Alaska Cruise
Colin Wilson, Australia, Jun 2013
We found this tour very professional and well organised. The hotel accommodation was great and the tour director we had was extremely well versed on Candanian history. Can highly recommend this tour.
This was a fun tour. Our tour guide Arne and driver Thomas were fantastic and really added to our experience of Scandinavia with their commentary and humour. Nothing was a trouble to either of them. The hotels were good but rooms were very stuffy and air con was not adjustable. Included buffet meals were very good with lots of choice. We weren't really read more prepared for the high costs e.g. $12 for a beer in Norway! However we really enjoyed each day and were surprised how much we managed to experience in each place. Norway has stunning scenery with mountains, lakes, fjords and snow a photographer's paradise! The royal palaces of Denmark were amazing. We are glad we had a couple of days before the start of the tour to explore Copenhagen as there is so much to see. We are sorry we had not added extra time in Stockholm to see more of that beautiful city. The many lovely harbour cities stand out as does the quaint Straand Hotel at Vradal, just magic with misty views over a lake. Our thanks to Georgie at Global Journeys for her efficient booking of our trip.
The rocky mountaineer experience was superb 1
Canadian Masterpiece with Rocky Mountaineer & Alaska Cruise
Janne Hoskins, Australia, Jun 2013
We had a wonderful time, although we had no expectations, we could not fault anything in regards to organization or standard of accommodation or the balance of the trip. We had plenty of time to sightsee at our stops and the pace of the trip was for us very easy. The rocky mountaineer experience was superb, the countryside amazing and the cruise at read more the end just the best note to finish on. We had to amend our itinerary and spend two extra nights in Banff due to the floods in Alberta, instead of proceeding to Lake Louise and then Jasper, so we missed out on some of the highlights of the trip but as nature deals its own hand there was nothing that could be done about it. Indeed if it had not been for the calm professional and practical decisions made by our tour guide Serena we could very well have found ourselves stranded in very uncomfortable circumstances. We have nothing but admiration for the way in which she managed what was a very stressful situation in such a responsible manner. Serena was a great tour guide and always tried to make sure we got the best experience possible no matter where we were or what we were doing. We enjoyed the company of all our fellow travelers as well as the opportunity to spend time exploring on our own. We would most certainly use Global journeys again to organize a tour. Georgie, our consultant took all the stress out of organizing for us, she was very helpful with our questions and requests and it was very easy just to be able to email when you needed to, knowing you would get a prompt reply to your questions. All details were taken care of and we received regular updates of how our booking was progressing . We have told many friends of the great service we received from Global Journeys and have recommended you to them!
Trip was value for money and can't wait to plan the next 1
Canadian Masterpiece with Rocky Mountaineer & Alaska Cruise
Kerry Sandral, Australia, Jun 2013
Excellent trip, my only comment was that our coach was full and another coach ran on the tour too - too many people slowed the trip and it became frustrating at times. We were unfortunate to have been caught in floods and missed a few sights and activities however Cosmos and the Tour Guide did a great job sorting ths out, which was difficult due to read more large number of us. Michelle and Frances from Global Journeys were great. I felt the trip was value for money and can't wait to plan the next one.
It was so well organized and easy, we had a blast 2
Western Wonders
Wendy Bennett, Australia, Jun 2013
This was the first organized bus holiday my husband and myself had been on and will be booking another Cosmos tour next year to the east coast . It was so well organized and easy, the places we visited were so interesting and the people on the bus were so much fun.
Guide and driver were very good and 7 out of 8 hotels were excellent, my only complaint was that one of the seats 2 forward from the rear of the coach was incorrectly adjusted which did not leave anyone using the seat enough leg room, however the rear seat behind the troublesome seat had so much legroom it was like business class. Using seat rotation read more many passenger of above average height were not happy. It was merely a case of the coach company not getting the seat spaces right. Just for info the taxi cost from Dublin airport to first hotel is approx. 18 Euro's and from City center approx. $20
Very well organised. Great tour director. Heaps to see and mostly in reasonable time. Good value for money. Great accommodation. Comfortable coach and long days on the road not overly boring or unbearable. Plenty of comfort stops. Couldn't fault anything. Would definitely do this tour again, would love to see Yellowstone in Winter. Was amazing seeing read more the National Parks, Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Bryce Canyon, Mt Zion, loved the atmosphere at 'Grand Canyon' did optional helicopter tour to floor of Canyon (just amazing!), Badlands, Jackson, Cedar City, Niagara Falls (experienced 'Maid of the Mist'). Henry Ford Museum is something else! Las Vegas is good fun and I will return. Farewell dinner at Santa Monica Pier was enjoyable even though it was sad saying farewell to fellow travellers at end of tour, but have wonderful memories! Will definitely choose Global Journeys & Cosmos again soon.
The tour had the right pace 1
Eastern Us & Canada Grand Vacation
Giuseppe D'Orazio, Australia, Jun 2013
I guess it will always be a struggle to get the right balance between tour pace and and spending enough time at a place to enjoy the experience. For the most part, our view is that the tour got it right. However, with regards to Quebec, they could do better. The hotel was too far out from the city centre.
Very well organised. Covered lots of places, certainly all the prime sights. Hotels were mostly good.
One of the easiest stress free tour bookings we have made 2
Western Wonders
Patricia & Lloyd Howell, Australia, Jun 2013
We enjoyed this particular tour as it was not fast paced which gave us time to take in the wonderful sights of this tour and not feel rushed, overall the hotels and their locations were great, the coach staff were very polite and extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Booking through Global Journeys online was one of the easiest stress free tour bookings we have made.
Great way to see heaps of sites without the stress of driving there yourself or finding accommodation.
I enjoyed the tour and appreciate there are limitations on time and also Cosmos can't keep all the people happy all the time. Overall though I had a very good holiday. I am reluctant to complain but there a few minor things that I wasn't entirely happy with. Firstly being a single person it was dissappointing that there was only 2 other single people read more on this trip of my age group (I am 51) with a tour group number of 43. Apparently this is not unsual with Cosmos. The people I toured with were all lovely people but I may have enjoyed myself more with more people of a similar age group. A few of the hotels were placed on the outskirts of towns which was incovenient. Also we seemed to stay at some unsual places and drive straight past what I thought looked like more interesting places to visit. The tour director was a very polite and humourous man. However I think we could have been given much more appropriate and relavant info on each location we visited. It seemed to be totally up to us to find out all the points on interest on where we stopped. Overall as I said before I had a very enjoyable time. In hindsight this was a good trip to do to help you gauge what you might like to see in depth at a later date and what you may decide to give a miss.
