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.
Very comprehensive coverage of England, Scotland and Wales 1
England, Scotland & Wales
Ian Coulter, Australia, Apr 2013
Very comprehensive coverage of England, Scotland and Wales, most of the significant locations were visited and the pace was comfortable. The opportunity to have ample independent time was valued along with guided commentary and advice. The accommodation was adequate to good, although a double-bed option would have been preferable. Provided breakfasts read more and some evening meals were quite good. The additional local guide in Liverpool, was of limited value and should have been incorporated in the overall tour package.
Would take a Cosmos tour again but avoid the optional dinners 1
Aarti Kishore, Australia, Apr 2013
Maybe improve the food variety (quality was good) on included as well as optional. Especially optional as we are paying for the food and then there is set menu similar to included meals that we having everyday. Australians eat a variety of food (roast, Grills, stews, Asian etc) and most people on our tour got sick of roast chicken or pork and potatoes. read more People were craving for variety food to a point we found an Asian restaurant for lunch that tour director showed us and it was totally taken over by all group members with some who were even not able to get a seat. I would take a Cosmos tour again but would not consider doing optional dinners if we can avoid it because we get more variety to choose from for cheaper price.
Excellent tour director, poor optional dinner in Amboise 1
Paris, Normandy and the Loire
Lawrence Chan, Australia, Mar 2013
Tour director Riccardo is excellent - very efficient in organisation, friendly and informative. Room is too small in IBIS Deauville. Generally free wifi should be provided in all hotels. The optional regional dinner in Amboise is only average and not value for money.
We loved the experience and plan to do another in the future 2
Western Wonders
Melanie Harris, Australia, Mar 2013
The tour was well planned and full of stuff to do. Everything was done for us we didn't have to check in or out of hotels. The optional extras choices were good as well. We loved the experience and plan to do another tour in the future.
Thank you! I look forward to dealing Global Journeys again 4
Italy's Best
Reg Hemsworth, Australia, Mar 2013
I have always been interested in visiting Italy again (I had a brief visit some 15 yrs ago) however wanted to cover this great country in depth if that's possible on a limited time schedule? I have done the occasional tour in the past however generally travel solo. This holiday I thought it would be nice for a change to have someone else do all the read more thinking and organising. So after many hours spent investigating and general browsing on many sites with many enquiries of various tours I was becoming unsure and disorientated? thinking maybe I should just do my own thing again? Fortunately, I then stumbled across Global Journeys! I can honestly say I was a little skeptical at first due to the website layout being user friendly, being able to compare so many variations of tours and tour companies alike on a 'single website' and the competitive pricing offered! Global Journeys made everything so 'easy'! What's the catch I thought? there were none!
All enquiries and transactions were dealt with and answered accordingly with the latest up to date information being offered for the particular requests I had submitted. This in turn helped me immensely choosing the right tour for me. Enter Cosmos tours 'Italy's Best'!!! The tour covered all areas I have been itching to visit and they (Cosmos) sure have done a great job in doing so. Everything from transfers to options, schedules were spot on! Our tour director 'Ursula' was just so fantastic, nothing was ever a problem whilst always being a fun, positive (also serious when required)and an extremely informative person on 'Italian' facts, figures, customs to name a few... (yes, its her job, however she did it well with so much passion for 'her' country making the whole experience so much more interesting like you weren't just 'visiting' Italy, you were living' it!!!)
Apart from the great cultural experience, I have come away from this tour feeling like I have had a well deserved break which was well overdue! Due to Cosmos taking care of all the essentials required when travelling, all that was required of me was to have a great time! Which I did! I have been so impressed with Global Journeys, I have passed on my high recommendations to several people I know who are in the process of looking at tours in the coming months (believe me, I don't recommend easily) Again thank you! I look forward to dealing Global Journeys again.
All enquiries and transactions were dealt with and answered accordingly with the latest up to date information being offered for the particular requests I had submitted. This in turn helped me immensely choosing the right tour for me. Enter Cosmos tours 'Italy's Best'!!! The tour covered all areas I have been itching to visit and they (Cosmos) sure have done a great job in doing so. Everything from transfers to options, schedules were spot on! Our tour director 'Ursula' was just so fantastic, nothing was ever a problem whilst always being a fun, positive (also serious when required)and an extremely informative person on 'Italian' facts, figures, customs to name a few... (yes, its her job, however she did it well with so much passion for 'her' country making the whole experience so much more interesting like you weren't just 'visiting' Italy, you were living' it!!!)
Apart from the great cultural experience, I have come away from this tour feeling like I have had a well deserved break which was well overdue! Due to Cosmos taking care of all the essentials required when travelling, all that was required of me was to have a great time! Which I did! I have been so impressed with Global Journeys, I have passed on my high recommendations to several people I know who are in the process of looking at tours in the coming months (believe me, I don't recommend easily) Again thank you! I look forward to dealing Global Journeys again.
If you want to see Europe in a short time I recommend this tour 1
Europe's Highlights
Carol Lincoln, Australia, Mar 2013
The tour director was so knowledgeable and very helpful offering lots of advice about places to visit and shop at in our free time. The coach driver was a very skillful driver and I felt safe the whole time we were on the coach. The tour was very fast paced with lots of early starts, but we were prepared for that as we picked the tour for the amount read more of places it went to in 2 weeks. Most of the hotels were nice and we usually got a good breakfast, the Paris and Rome hotels were not up to the standard of the others, as both looked a little tired and run down. We were moving so often that it really wasn't an issue as the rooms where basically only somewhere to sleep and freshen up. If you want to see a lot of Europe in a short time I would highly recommend this tour. If you want a relaxing, slow paced holiday or have problems with mobility then this is one is definitely not for you.
Would definitely do a group tour again 1
The Best of Britain & Ireland
Lyn & John Cleverly, Australia, Mar 2013
What a fantastic first experience of group touring, now fully converted. We were hesitant at first to being committed to a group and being locked in 24/7 for 11 days. This soon changed and we got to see more in 11 days than we could have possibly down doing self drive. The group was a mixed background, from USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa. We mixed read more well, have to say our tour guide Dominic and driver Mark were exceptional, very knowledgeable, organised and FUN! we covered so much ground, but never really felt like we skimmed the surface, felt we came away having visited many citys, towns and seen so much country side but able to take it all in land not too rushed. the group nights where we had the option to join in or do our own thing (we did a mix of both) were great, food good and events entertaining. We would definitely do a tour again, it also meant John didn't miss anything as the driver, no wrong turns, no missing exits off freeways etc, he relaxed and enjoyed it all too. From our first enquiry to afterwards was all good, we had a great time!
A brief overview and introduction to several European cities 1
Prague, Vienna & Budapest
Barbie Brand, Australia, Mar 2013
This was a 'taster' tour - a brief overview and introduction to several European cities. It was well thought out, with adequate breaks from the coach driving and several two-nights in one place stops, which helps it it feel less like you are always packing and unpacking. Everything was well organized as our coach driver and tour director (Anna) were read more both very pleasant. Anna was full of information and always willing to help. She was very patient with stragglers who were late back to the coach, juggling the needs of the many with the lateness of a few very well. The only negative was that the DVD player of the coach broke so we couldn't see everything Anna had to show us.
We had the best time; good time of year to travel as the weather was mostly fine - only a little rain one afternoon in San Francisco and a little foggy in the morning to Santa Barbara. Standard of accommodation was really very good (except for one place which the Cosmos don't usually have to use - we had a slight change in our itinerary one day), was read more always clean and comfortable and well situated. I actually didn't expect to be so spoiled considering the price of the tour. I really love American hotel rooms - so spacious, and we often had two double beds (don't think I've ever slept so well!). The coach was brand new (no complaints there, unless you were very tall - the tall men were a little short of leg room on one side of the bus, but considering we had a loo on board for emergencies I think it is a small price to pay! ;-) And to top it all off, we had the best tour guide imaginable! He was so knowledgeable; he could recommend excellent places to eat (for the budget conscious and those who wanted to spoil themselves), advised us on transport options in the cities when we had free time to explore, excellent suggestions on what to do and see. His advice was always spot on! And the optional tours we took were lots of fun - the restaurants, especially the Chinese buffet in San Francisco, were superb. I would recommend this tour to everyone! From the start when we booked (excellent help from Frances - always prompt with her communications, we booked online) to the excellent care taken to ensure we had a great time (thanks Craig) and the absolute confidence we had in our terrific bus driver (thanks to John) to the pre-organised transfer to the airport to leave for home, couldn't ask for a better holiday. Thank you, thank you Global Journeys! I can't wait to book again!
A well organised, very enjoyable trip. No complaints. Thanks Yvonne.
Would recommend the experience to anyone and everyone 1
Ann Graham, Australia, Mar 2013
Absolutely brilliant. Would recommend the experience to anyone and everyone. Also both Dominic (Tour Guide) and Steve (Driver) could not have been bettered. Good value! Good company! And Good Service. Would love to travel with them again. (Ed. This trip changed slightly in 2019, so this review is based on the previous longer itinerary)
The memories of this holiday will stay with me forever 1
Jennifer Hanlon, Australia, Mar 2013
I had a fantastic time, the tour was excellent and so much fun. As for the tour director Chris Muffett we could not have had anyone better than him, he was so informative and provided really interesting facts about the places we went too, he ensured that the tour ran like clockwork and everyone was enjoying themselves. The memories of this holiday will stay with me forever.
For us it would be hard to top this tour 2
Chris & Lauren Michel, Australia, Mar 2013
We had the best tour director and the best group of people to travel with and the best fun. It would be hard to top, but, we would love to try and top it. Another trip has been on our minds from the day we got home.
Pace abit fast, though overall a very good tour 1
Seven Countries, Venice & Paris
Kerry Ryan, Australia, Feb 2013
Our tour guide Gordana was just brilliant so informative and couldn't do enough to make everything right for us. Was disappointing though in the aspect that arrival at some places was in dark so didn't get to properly visit or see the actual city. Would like to do a more leisurely tour in the future. Overall though the accommodation etc were very good.
Very well organised and great value for money 2
Spain, Portugal & Morocco
Valerie Royce, Australia, Feb 2013
It was a great tour. Very well organised and great value for money. Our overall guide Angel was a pleasure to be with and so well organised.
Traveling with our kids (14, 15 and 17) loved every minute 1
Golden West Adventure
Philip & Sarah Blenkin, Australia, Jan 2013
Excellent! Our tour guide (Craig) was very knowledgeable and kept us entertained and informed throughout the whole journey. Traveling with teenagers (14, 15 and 17) is always challenging, but ours loved every minute and there was never a complaint from any of them. Heaps of time to do our own thing if we wanted, but always lots of suggestions and directions read more about what was happening that may appeal. Would definitely consider another tour for our next adventure. Thank you Global Journeys.
Cosmos staff looked after us and made us feel safe 1
Evalya Setyo, Australia, Dec 2012
From the beginning when I booked this tour it was handled very well by Global Journeys, so I introduced Global Journeys to my sister's family who wanted to join this tour. During the tour the Cosmos staff looked after us and made us feel safe :) (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
An absolutely wonderful tour of Turkey 1
Treasures of the Balkans & Transylvania
Judith Dowd, Australia, Dec 2012
Turkey met all my expectations and more. Accommodation and meals were faultless. The tour provided an exceptional insight into the country and the sightseeing built into the tour was so amazing. I would most certainly travel with Cosmos again and have no hesitation in recommending Global Journeys to everyone. My daughter and 14 year old grandson traveled read more with me and their sentiments are the same as mine. It was my grandsons first trip overseas, he can't wait to go again. A very special commendation goes to our tour director, Berna! A wonderful person who gave her all, 24/7. We hope to meet up with her again sometime. Also deserving of our thank you, is our coach driver a very comfortable and safe driver he was. Thank you to all involved with the putting together of this tour.
Overall, the tour was a good highlight of Italy, well organised with a knowledgable tour guide. Although I thought the optional tours were overpriced and a few of the hotels lacked tea and coffee amenities which was a bit of a surprise. I would go on another tour but I probably will not do any optional tours and I would recommend bringing your own flask and tea and coffee.
Well done Cosmos and Global Journeys! 3
Tania Martin, Australia, Dec 2012
This was our family's first experience with visiting Europe and using a coach tour company. We found the trip to be well organised and our email bookings through Yvonne and Georgie went smoothly - thank you. The trip fulfilled our expectation of seeing some key places in a large portion of Europe. We were also able to see many of the famous architectural read more and historic sights our friends had told us about. Highlights for my family were numerous. We really enjoyed the Rhine River cruise in Germany, the sight seeing cruise on Lake Lucerne, the spectacular cable car ride on Mt Titlis in Switzerland, walking around the canals in Venice, the Colosseum and Vatican in Rome, the unreal leaning tower of Pisa and the medieval fortress at Carcassone. We will never forget our beautiful scenic drive through Spain, Christmas Day in Barcelona, and our thoroughly enjoyable visit to Toledo. Memories of Notre Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower in Paris will stay with us forever. One aspect we really enjoyed were the visits to key places in each major city; for example, the diamond factory in Amsterdam, the glass blowing demonstration in Venice, the leather goods factory in Florence, and the perfume factory in Eze. We would never have known to go to these places if we were travelling by ourselves. We knew our tour would only be a quick look at Europe, but we already know the places we'd like to re-visit, and the new places we'd like to see on our next trip. Hotels were generally 4 star. Breakfasts were great, and evening meals OK.
We saw some amazing and wonderful sights, and met some interesting and friendly people in our group of mainly Aussies. Our three sons aged 21, 20 and 17 had other young people of similar age to mix with. Our entertaining coach driver, Georgio, was an expert. The tour guide, Billy, spoke seven languages and took us to some noteworthy and interesting places. He provided us with an interesting commentary while we travelled, and also took the time to get to know each person in our group. Initially we had been uncomfortable with the 'tipping' idea, but were glad to leave them both with some extra money for a job well done. The only difficulties we experienced were with our evening vegetarian meals (the chefs didn't seem to know what to serve us) and one unexpected coach breakdown (which was quickly and efficiently remedied). All in all, our tour was a memorable experience and we have turned our photos and film footage into a family movie to remember it by. Well done Cosmos and Global Journeys!
We saw some amazing and wonderful sights, and met some interesting and friendly people in our group of mainly Aussies. Our three sons aged 21, 20 and 17 had other young people of similar age to mix with. Our entertaining coach driver, Georgio, was an expert. The tour guide, Billy, spoke seven languages and took us to some noteworthy and interesting places. He provided us with an interesting commentary while we travelled, and also took the time to get to know each person in our group. Initially we had been uncomfortable with the 'tipping' idea, but were glad to leave them both with some extra money for a job well done. The only difficulties we experienced were with our evening vegetarian meals (the chefs didn't seem to know what to serve us) and one unexpected coach breakdown (which was quickly and efficiently remedied). All in all, our tour was a memorable experience and we have turned our photos and film footage into a family movie to remember it by. Well done Cosmos and Global Journeys!
