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.
Itinerary was excellent, not too long but comprehensive 2
The Canadian Rockies
Graham Boyd, Australia, May 2013
The itinerary was excellent, not too long but comprehensive. The coach was comfortable and the driver (John) great. The accommodation throughout was fine and the Royal Scots (Victoria) was brilliant. We were very lucky with the weather and the wildlife. The Tour group, mainly aussies, were great to get on with. Last but not least our Tour Guide, Alma, read more was amazing. She kept us bright & bubbly, she was a goldmine of information about history/wildlife/local customs/geology and the list goes on. I would be happy to seek out which tours she was hosting and book them. She was that good.
Our Tour Director Barbara was fantastic and really made the trip so enjoyable. I'm not one for guided tours but took this one because my 80yr old mother wanted to take the trip and this was the best way possible. I'm glad I did it now as the knowledge given and the patience shown by our very professional tour director was marvellous. Loved it. I would do it again.
Will definitely go Global Journeys & Cosmos again 1
Trans-American Adventure
Robert and Lorraine Crooke, Australia, May 2013
We had a great time, tour director Barbara was fantastic and the coach driver John was the best! Will definitely go Global Journeys & Cosmos again.
The tour packed in all the things we wanted to see and still left us with some free time for ourselves. Easy going and good guide who lived in the country and spoke excellent English.
Overall the tour was of a high standard 1
Eastern Us & Canada Grand Vacation
Leonard Rutledge, Australia, May 2013
Excellent tour director and competent and friendly driver. Included sightseeing was extensive and appropriate. Bus was comfortable but had some minor airconditioning and internal aesthetic problems. Standard of accommodation varied considerably from place to place. All was acceptable but some was old and lacked maintenance. No meals were included and read more this was one thing that attracted us. Two unexpected continental breakfasts were included. Only did a few optional tours but these were good. Overall would give it a high rating.
Provided us with all the highlights of Italy that were promised 1
Ian Allmand, Australia, May 2013
This was my first organised tour and it provided us with all the highlights of Italy that were promised. I have to say that these tours are not for me and I realise that now. The tour director and driver were fine but my main issue was with us being left in places and told to be back at the coach at a certain time, but no tour guides or real information read more of the places of interest. We found ourselves looking at beautiful buildings and landmarks but generally had no idea of what they were. The cost of hiring local guides would have been insignificant when shared by everyone on board and would have added so much to the appreciation of the area.
We enjoyed this tour immensely 1
Greece & Aegean Islands Cruise
Robert & Frances Pearce, Australia, May 2013
From day one the help and support from Yvonne Brooks at Global Journeys to organise our tour was par excellence. There was always a very quick response from Yvonne to any query we had and she was able to offer advice as to where we could book trains etc for our onward journey. The land tour itself was very interesting but at times some local guides read more went into too much detail on history which became a little boring. Hotels were comfortable and meals were very good. The cruise section took us to all the islands we wanted to see and we enjoyed this immensely and all tours on land ran like clockwork. We were very fortunate to have Tour Director Marieanna who was most helpful and pleasant to be with and was able to keep everybody on time which is a big plus when sharing a trip with a large number of travellers. We would highly recommend this tour to any person contemplating a Greek Tour.
Lots of miles covered in a short period of time. I think it could be just a few days longer and make a couple of the days shorter driving time. Booking with Georgie at Global Journeys was fantastic, so very helpful in every way. We had originally started with a Flight Centre agent, which was a bad experience, and Georgie made everything seem so easy, read more thank you so much. Really appreciate that type of service over the internet. I would certainly deal with Global Journeys directly again for our next holiday.
I wished I had known that I could have prepaid the gratuities 1
Colette Burnell, Australia, May 2013
The pace was very fast, but that was expected. All accommodation exceeded expectations. My only advice would be to avoid any optional excursions which include meals. The price for these would lead you to believe you would be in for a 'fine dining ' experience, but this is not the case. Also the wine served on these occassions is not drinkable. This read more is my only real criticism. It really was good value otherwise. I would also strongly advise that anyone travelling alone should pay the extra and have their own room. Money well spent. I wished I had known that I could have prepaid the gratuities. Perhaps the option was given to me and I missed it. Great holiday!!
Angela our Tour Guide was great. Better than any other Cosmos guide I have had previously.
I am certain that our entire group enjoyed all aspects of this tour 2
Trans-American Adventure
John Wagner, Australia, May 2013
A really great tour! Covered plenty in the 23 days from NY to LA. Hotels were better than expected, and motorcoach was first class, although, with 56 seats, there was not much leg-room. We were very fortunate with our tour director, Jason Capalongo, who, although only 34, was highly experienced, knew plenty, and really enjoyed his job. He added so read more many little extras to help us to enjoy the experience. (Of my 6 previous Cosmos tours, he was easily the best Tour Director). Our Coach Captain, Jeff Weeden, was also very obliging despite badly injuring his foot in a fall early in the tour. I am certain that all of our party of 15 persons really enjoyed all aspects of this tour, although, on a personal note, one night in Vegas would have been enough for me.
Excellent tour. We did all the activities I was interested in. As well as free time to explore on your own. Tour guide was brilliant.
Wouldn't travel any other way 1
Trans-American Adventure
Carol O'Connell & Sherry Anderson, Australia, May 2013
We had a fantastic holiday with Cosmos. Trans-American New York to Los Angeles. We would highly recommend Cosmos. It was the second trip we have done with them and wouldn't travel any other way. Our Tour Director, Jason was very professional, accommodation very clean and comfortable and a very trustworthy coach driver.
We loved the price, the tour director, the hotels and the scenery. What more could you ask for. I would travel Cosmos anytime and I have travelled with all the elite tour companies. This one was the best so far.
We were more than happy with the hotels and sightseeing and thought it was all great value for money. Our guide Orsi was very knowledgable and a real asset to Cosmos. We found the tour a little tiring - maybe that's our age. Less time on the bus would have been preferable as there was often no time to rest and change after arriving at our hotel, before read more going out to dinner. Saying that we saw and experienced so much and on the whole the trip was very well planned. Had such a good time that we won't hesitate in booking another Cosmos tour soon. Would have brought a travel kettle if we had known that many Europe hotels don't provide tea and coffee making facilities. Maybe this could be added to the pre tour info. Global Journeys were excellent. Thank you to Georgie for always replying to our emails very promptly with all the information we needed. We will definitely book through Global Journeys next time and won't hesitate to recommend them to all our friends and family. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
Tour Director and bus driver were excellent 2
Italy's Best
Graeme & Tracey White, Australia, May 2013
Tour Director and bus driver were excellent, accommodation for the most part was very good, content of the tour was good but felt that at times extra excursions should have been included in the total cost of the tour because there was no option but to do the excursion.
Very pleased with the itinerary, guide and driver 2
Grand Tour of France
Ielene Perkins, Australia, May 2013
Very pleased with the itinerary, the guide and the driver. Did not like the Ibis at Aivignon because they only one staff member in the dining room, crowded reception, no check on who was entering the dining room which led to the theft of a handbag and a camera.
This was my first organised tour and it was great 2
Treasures of the Balkans & Transylvania
Kathy Smyth, Australia, May 2013
This was my first organised tour; I did not have any preconceived ideas about the tour and I when I completed my feedback for the Tour Director I didn't have anything to compare the tour with, however after my second tour (Egypt) I can say that the tour of Turkey was great. The tour guide Errol was fantastic, he provided us with so information about read more Turkey and the places we visited. The bus was clean and comfortable (it was only a few weeks old). The hotel room hotel room in Canakkle at the Tusan was dated, but clean the included evening meal made up for it - it was great. Every other hotel was great. Everywhere we visited was different and interesting and I was pleasantly surprised by everything I saw. We had extra time in Istanbul before and after the tour and I'm glad we did as there was so much to see in Istanbul. Maybe you should add a bit more time to this city? The only complaint - I was expecting more options for lunches, we didn't want to eat buffet lunches each day of simular type foods. We packed picnic type food and found places to eat away from the group. By the end of the tour about half of the bus was doing the same so perhaps that is something to consider?
Well paced with three-night stays in key cities, good quality coach and driver. Tour Director Anita was very good and included tours were of a high standard. Some of the optional tours were not as good, particularly where the meals were poor. The exception to this was the night cruise and dinner in Budapest which was very good, however the Czech Dinner, read more the Hungarian Night and Evening in the Vienna Woods were very ordinary. Accommodation was a good standard for a low-cost package and overall Cosmos provided a good value package, as they had on our previous tour with them. I have recommended Cosmos to friends who have booked tours based on our experience. I have also recommended Global Journeys to many people based on the quality of service and value provided. Thank you Yvonne, hope to contact you in 2014 for another Europe package! (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
Trip was great even though demanding 1
Stephen Wise, Australia, May 2013
Wonderful tour guide, Truus, great driver, Fabio. Trip was great even though demanding. The accommodation and included meals were great but the extra excursions were very expensive and limited your free time. Less excursions and more inclusions would be better. Some of the commercial visits seemed like an excuse to sell to us and further ate into your read more free time. That said the tour allowed us to see a lot in a short time and we covered a lot of territory and managed to see most of the highlights of Europe as per the brochure.
