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 sights were everything we hoped they'd be. Incredible! 1
Highlights of Germany
Carolyn, Australia, Sep 2012
The tour gave us a taste of lots of fascinating places that we might like to return to for a longer stay in the future. It was well organised and the tour leader made sure everyone knew what was happening. She was very knowledgeable and went to great lengths to make sure everyone was ok. The accommodation was generally excellent, with Europe's financial read more woes leading to several very classy hotels being available for this more budget tour. We shared hotels with Globus on several occasions. Excluding London the hotels were mostly 4*, although I think the Hotel Budapest would be pushing to get 2*. It's all part of the experience though. Some of the hotels were quite out of the way and getting to the city without the assistance of the tour bus was too inconvenient, but I think this was balanced by them being nicer hotels.
The passenger demographic was mostly 40's - 60's. As a couple in our early 30's, we found that we wanted to strike out and do our own thing at a slightly faster pace on the free days and were able to do so easily. I would have liked to see some more exciting optional tours as the ones offered were very sedate, being mostly city tours and traditional-style dinners. The tour pace was slower, the passengers more mature and the ambience more relaxed than Contiki. In September the weather was a gamble that worked in our favour with only two drizzly days. The days were still quite long and warm plus the bulk of the summer crowds had died down. Although we enjoyed the tour, we decided to end it early in Berlin and fly directly back to London instead of spending the last two days on the bus driving to London. I'm glad we did, as other people from our group we met later said they wished they did the same thing. As we suspected, the last two days of the tour were very long driving days without much sightseeing and if you're on a tight time-budget it's a bit more expensive but much better value flying back and spending extra time exploring London. I would highly recommend this tour to people who want a taste of some amazing architecture (and sausages!) and seeing many glorious attractions and cities that seem straight from fairy tales.
Booking through Global Journeys was fantastic. I was a little hesitant at first because I'm in Western Australia and couldn't physically visit Global Journeys, but Georgie provided me with excellent service and answered all of my questions promptly and in detail. The price was the best I could find anywhere online. I would be more than happy to book with them again and recommend them to friends. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
The passenger demographic was mostly 40's - 60's. As a couple in our early 30's, we found that we wanted to strike out and do our own thing at a slightly faster pace on the free days and were able to do so easily. I would have liked to see some more exciting optional tours as the ones offered were very sedate, being mostly city tours and traditional-style dinners. The tour pace was slower, the passengers more mature and the ambience more relaxed than Contiki. In September the weather was a gamble that worked in our favour with only two drizzly days. The days were still quite long and warm plus the bulk of the summer crowds had died down. Although we enjoyed the tour, we decided to end it early in Berlin and fly directly back to London instead of spending the last two days on the bus driving to London. I'm glad we did, as other people from our group we met later said they wished they did the same thing. As we suspected, the last two days of the tour were very long driving days without much sightseeing and if you're on a tight time-budget it's a bit more expensive but much better value flying back and spending extra time exploring London. I would highly recommend this tour to people who want a taste of some amazing architecture (and sausages!) and seeing many glorious attractions and cities that seem straight from fairy tales.
Booking through Global Journeys was fantastic. I was a little hesitant at first because I'm in Western Australia and couldn't physically visit Global Journeys, but Georgie provided me with excellent service and answered all of my questions promptly and in detail. The price was the best I could find anywhere online. I would be more than happy to book with them again and recommend them to friends. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
This was my first tour ever!! It was much better than I expected. Right from the booking through process, till we finished the tour, the whole process was very easy and user friendly. I loved that there were optional tours as well that you could choose to do. The bus driver, the tour director and all the local guides we met were very friendly, courteous read more and informative. My only suggestion would be to review some of the hotels, not because they were not up to standards but because of renovations happening inside the hotel or around the hotel. It kind of takes away from your holiday experience. Another suggestion would be to pace your payment schedule. I would have loved to do the Jewels of France as well while I was on holiday there but both payments were due at the same time and absolutely no leeway to pay later! So you guys missed out on a sale! (Ed. Dam! Sorry but that I'm afraid is out of our control). Overall, still a great experience and thank you!
Great tour and terrific value for money 2
Treasures of the Balkans & Transylvania
Mark & Rebecca Curran, Australia, Sep 2012
This was a great tour and terrific value for money. Having a tour guide (Simona) who grew up in Romania added to the quality of the tour. Each day had several highlights and many beautiful cities were experienced. A couple of things need to be looked at. The accommodation was generally very good. However having the final 2 nights in cheap former communist read more hotels soured the end of the trip a little. Add $50 to the cost of the tour and upgrade the accommodation on at least one of the final nights of the trip. The last day involved a lot of driving and not many attractions. We drove straight past a salt mine and it would have been fantastic to visit it as my wife enjoyed a similar experience on her Cosmos Poland trip. Again increase the price of the tour or make it an optional excursion. All in all a wonderful holiday leaving us with a lifetime of unforgettable memories. Thank you to Yvonne for making the whole booking procedure such a hassle free exercise.
First of all, we would like to thank our Tour Consultant, Frances, for helping us to experience the wonderful European Tour that we had. Our Tour Director, Joost, is very knowledgeable in general, patient and very organized. Our Local Guides especially in Amsterdam were great and of course, our Tour Driver, Stefano, good driving skill mate! Everything read more is well organized. We had a wonderful time during our 16 days in Europe. We learnt about history, culture, lifestyle and architecture. Everyone in the tour was wonderful and we hope we see each other again in our next tour. To Global Journeys and Cosmos thank you again for amazing tour.
Cosmos represents good value for money 1
Paris, Normandy and the Loire
Jacqueline Skilton, Australia, Sep 2012
The tour guide Rajah absolutely made this tour. She went out of her way to be helpful. Her knowledge of French History was brilliant and in each town she walked us through to our meeting place with commentary all the way. She was funny, happy and enjoyed our company too! The pace was just right and allowed for free time. The accommodation in Paris at read more the Berthier Hotel was ok - good breakfast & near underground but not a good area as it was very dirty. Cosmos represents good value for money in France. I have also travelled with Cosmos in Canada and USA and the story is similar.
Optional tours re added expenses but they are worth the money 1
Michael Tan, Australia, Aug 2012
Excellent tour arrangements coupled with an excellent tour director and bus driver. We were given right amount time to explore all the major tour attractions including those that were unknown to us like Avignon and Carcassonne. The optional tours were added expenses but they are worth the money in order to really understand the places and their culture.
Overall, it was an excellent adventure 1
Deborah Kassar, Australia, Aug 2012
Our tour Director, Mike, was excellent with heaps of historical knowledge which was really interesting, and Antonio, our driver was soo nice. We had a really good group of people on the bus. The only discouraging features were accommodation in Pozieres and Paris, which unfortunately were the last two stops of the trip. Overall, it was an excellent adventure.
An unforgettable memory 1
Rosa & John Deegan, Australia, Aug 2012
We really enjoyed Cosmos All About Europe tour (previously named European Masterpiece). Georgie from Global Journeys had been really helpful since we booked the tour (8 months before the departure date). We are so lucky to have Global Journeys as our travel agent, who helped us to make our Cosmos tour, an unforgettable memory. Well done Georgie, thank read more you very much for your excellent service.
Enjoyed the tour especially with 90% Australians in the group 1
Michael Chong, Australia, Aug 2012
I enjoyed the All About Europe tour (previously named European Masterpiece) with Cosmos especially with 90% Australians in the group of 49. We had a great tour director & driver which made all the difference, and a co-operative and friendly tour group. The optional tour dinners and included dinners were generally disappointing except for Olympia. The read more worst being Auditori in Barcelona where it was inadequate. The included tours were minimal and you need to join the optional tours to see more of the iconic sights. Overall it was a great enjoyable experience but this tour does not suit those who are unable to walk longer distances or climb stairs. It is quite fast paced but I coped well. Thanks.
No major issues. Thanks to Global Journeys and Cosmos 1
Douglass & Raelene Furlong, Australia, Aug 2012
The All About Europe tour (previously named European Masterpiece) gave us all that we wanted and that was to get a taste of Europe by visiting as many countries as possible in a given time. This has now given us an insight as to which European countries we could return to. This being said the tour was rated toward leisurely but could be upgraded one read more notch. Maybe the tour could be extended by about 3 days as toward the end we were doing long days in the bus and arriving late (7pm) at our next destination which would then only be overnight. Our tour director Truss was just fantastic and did all she could to assist and guide and provide information even down to whether ladies could wear heels or flatter shoes. The number of people on the tour could have been smaller, we had 49 and believe that 35 to 40 would be a better size. There were plenty of optional extras to choose from which were good value. We have come away from this trip with some extra friends. The majority of the accommodation was great, all was comfortable and clean, some just a bit squeezy. All in all we had a great time and had no major issues. Thanks to Global Journeys and Cosmos.
Enjoyed our Cosmos tour to Normandy. 1
Paris, Normandy and the Loire
Willemina Achterkamp, Australia, Aug 2012
Enjoyed our Cosmos tour to Normandy. Frances at Global Journeys was very helpful in organising everything and answering our questions before departure.
Excellent service but would have liked a slower pace 1
The Best of Europe
john cheetham, Australia, Aug 2012
Excellent service by Global Journeys and Cosmos however this type of tour is a bit hectic for me and would prefer a tour of more leisure days and less driving.
Loved our European magic tour which we picked up in Paris and ended in Rome. It was really well organised, and we had a wonderful director 'Patricia' and driver Micheale. The included dinner in Lucerne was of extremely poor quality, and the optional dinner in Venice was also very poor. The rest of the tour was fabulous especially the trip up Titless mountain in Switzerland.
Now that we have been home for a while and been through the photo's, we are enjoying the trip even more than when we were there. Sorry to say we were disappointed with the trip at the time - it was too intense, not enough time to really enjoy the townships and too much time in souvenir shops (which we are not interested in). A lot of times we were taken read more to the outskirts of the towns so that you didn't have enough time to even walk in and have a look at the township, but when we did get to visit the towns they were great. Our tour guide did a lot of talking and repeating himself, made a lot of mistakes with pointing out positions of things (he would say to look right and the object would be on the left etc.) he said that he had been doing his job for over 20yrs so he should have had it right by now. There was one place on our itenerary that we were not even taken to and it wasn't until the day we were supposed to be going there that we were told that we would not be taken there as it was closed 3yrs before hand. Accommodation was great on the whole, there were a couple of not so good places but all in all it was fine. Meals were great bar one night when we had what could only be classed as a cheap cafe meal. We were all disappointed that we did not get the time to go into Stonehenge or have the time to do so, but glad we got to at least stop and take photo's over the fence. So yes, there were some disappointments but we would never have seen as much as we saw if we had not done the trip. We have a good idea where we would like to go back and see and I think that this is really the purpose for a trip like this one. As I said at the beginning, we are really enjoying the photo's and re-living the good times so I am glad that we did the trip.
We could not have asked for a better tour guide and driver 1
Edwina Phillips, Australia, Aug 2012
We all thought the itinerary, logistics, accommodation & included activities were excellent value for money. We could not have asked for a better tour guide (Alex) and driver (Georgio) - they were professional and also took extra time to ensure we all had a good time. Their attention to detail and the extra mile they went to, ensured the tour was better read more than we expected. We would definitely consider travelling with Cosmos again! Many thanks also to Georgie who had to pull lots of strings to get us on the tour & flights at such short notice! - less than 4 weeks from the start of the tour!
We enjoyed every single moment of the tour 1
Grand Tour of Britain & Ireland
Brian & Carol Soares, Australia, Aug 2012
Brian and I had the most wonderful time on our tour. We found that everywhere we visited people went out of their way to help us. We enjoyed every single moment of the tour. We certainly visited some very interesting destinations. Our tour director, Roseanne Forster was amazing. She made our touring so interesting. She is so knowledgable about the read more history of the United Kingdom and Ireland. We were so very lucky to have had her as our tour director. We were a small group of 21 and all of us really got to know each other really well and had some fun times. Congratulations to Global Journeys and thank you so much four our touring experience!
The tour on the whole was excellent 1
Gourmet Rome, Sorrento & Capri
Rhonda Willis, Australia, Aug 2012
The Tour guide, JP (GianPaulo), was fantastic, he worked really hard to ensure everyone had a great time. We were lucky, the group on the tour were very friendly and easy going. Mostly the accommodation was good. Accommodation in Sicily was questionable, especially at Syracuse and again at Raggiomanio (sorry, may have the spelling wrong). While everyone read more enjoys seeing ruins and ancient sites, perhaps it should be looked into at visiting say farming communities or fishing villages. Most of the tour believed also that the optional excursion for the last afternoon in Palermo, should not be optional, but included. We caught a ferry that evening from Palermo to Naples. For those who did not take the tour, they did not have a room to return too and had to wait in the lobby area of the hotel - most of the day. Also, the ferry from Naples was incredibly noisy. Again, most of the tour believe that in a way we were ripped off for a day by the trip from Naples to Rome. This day was taken up by getting off a ferry, an awful breakfast at a cafe at the port, then bus to airport, drop people off and wait for people from another tour to join us to be transferred back to Rome, plus waiting for the bus. This was called a 'tour day' but really was a wasted day and could be better planned by Cosmos and Globus. Likewise for the first day in Rome, the hotel is a long way from the centre of Rome, there is a Metro, but we are restricted by a tour meeting. That hotel, the staff were not welcoming nor helpful and it was noisy. However, some negatives aside, we had a wonderful tour, and enjoyed it. It was not fast paced which was great, there was ample free time, and we loved having porter service for our luggage. And as I have said above, the Tour guide and bus drivers were fantastic!
Tour was wonderful, met some great people 1
Gourmet Rome, Sorrento & Capri
Rhonda Willis, Australia, Aug 2012
The tour was a lot of fun. Our guide JP was brilliant, coped very well and made everyone feel very comfortable. At times the pre-organised meals were awful - just because we are in Italy does not mean we want pasta all the time. Plus some of the pre-organised restaurants were not very good. Accommodation was basically good, however, in Sicily, some read more of the hotels were pretty bad and in areas that had nothing to offer. I think this is because of the sites that we were taken too, all good sites with lots of history but in places that really do not have much else. The organisers of the tours need to realise that people do not want to see ruins all the time, visits to local farming communities and also to fishing communities would be wonderful. having said the above, on the whole, the tour was wonderful, met some great people and the porter service from the coach to the hotel and back to the coach was fantastic.
From beginning to end, we felt comfortable and secure 1
The Best of Europe with London
Joan Ruffle, Australia, Aug 2012
From the beginning through to the end of our tour, we felt comfortable and secure. Our tour was organized without feeling rushed, the mix of other travelers on the coach was fantastic. Everyone blended well and friendships were made. The accommodation was second to none, clean, comfortable and staff were helpful and friendly. Our Tour guide and coach read more driver entertained the group and supported everyone's needs without hassle. This was my first trip abroad, wouldn't have experienced or seen so much had I went with my first thoughts of traveling independently. Everything was sorted for us, never had the worry of carting luggage or wondering where we were going to sleep. I particularly enjoyed some of the out of the main center hotels as after visiting these interesting yet sometimes crowed centers were exhausting. Returning to the not so busy suburbs relaxing in local restaurants or having an evening drink in local cafe's was all part of the experience. Thanks again.
Had a terrific time on our Cosmos tour 1
Eastern Us & Canada Grand Vacation
Mary & Michael Balon, Australia, Aug 2012
Had a terrific time on our Cosmos tour. Tour guide was informative (despite being overall quite bossy re his 'rules'). Plus the extra guides for each city really were valuable sources of knowledge. Optional excursions were worthwhile and overall my husband and I really enjoyed the experience. Impressed with the overall standard of the hotels. Also the read more majority supplied really nice and varied breakfasts at a reasonable price, which provided a great start to the day. Pace was fast on the tour but allowed us to cover so much ground and see so much in the 2 weeks. In hindsight I am amazed at how much we saw and learnt. We liked the amount of flexibility in the free time too. Allowed people to vary the pace for themselves if they were tired etc. Found Global Journeys to be easy to book a tour through and very responsive when questions were asked. Well done!
