Cosmos Tour Reviews
The 1,999 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 1,999 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.
Our driver and tour director were outstanding 1
Carmel Warby, Australia, Aug 2012
We had 27 on our tour bus which was excellent as we all got to know each other and all got on well. The location of our hotels was dreadful as they were too far away from the places we visited. Some of the hotels were not air conditioned and others were very noisy and only had one lift which was unacceptable. Bathrooms and ceilings leaked in some rooms read more and some only had 1 computer in the lobby for internet access. The lack of laundry facilities in most places was disappointing. Our driver and tour director were outstanding and assisted greatly in making the trip so enjoyable. The coach was spacious and very comfortable.
Edinburgh tattoo was a great inclusion on the tour 1
The British Isles in Depth
Frank Riches, Australia, Aug 2012
Wonderful tour great tour guide couldn't wish for more, even the weather was good. Recommend to anyone wishing to have tour of British Isles and Ireland. Edinburgh tattoo was a great inclusion on the tour.
We had a wonderful time - the tour was very busy but relaxed as well. We had a lot of free time which was more relaxing. We have been with other tour companies but Cosmos has been the best. Having to do your own meals means having more choice and not having to rush down to breakfast or hang around the hotel at night waiting for the dinner time allocated. read more You are free to do what you want. I found it much more relaxing to have breakfast in your room instead of fighting the hoards at the breakfast buffets. We would definitely do another tour with Cosmos.
Better than we expected 1
Eastern Us & Canada Grand Vacation
Geoff & Karen Waldron, Australia, Aug 2012
Tour was better than we expected. Good pace not to fast, just a nice moderate tour. Was able to see quite a number of attractions in the main cities we visited. Would consider another tour with Global Journeys & Cosmos.
Our first coach tour and we are looking forward to the next 1
Golden West Adventure
Kaye Newborn, Australia, Aug 2012
This was the first coach tour for my husband and I and we are looking forward to the next. Our tour guide, Jackie was extremely helpful and her commentary and advice on local attractions was very accurate and informative. Little extras that she provided, like maps, public transport timetables and dining suggestions ensured that we could navigate our read more way around and enjoy the unique attractions in most cities. We managed to avoid the long summer holiday queues at all tourist attractions because the bus tour company was able to pre-book tours on our behalf before we arrived at the venue and this meant that we always avoided the queues. Our tour consisted of young, middle aged and retired couples and families who all mixed well, which made for an enjoyable experience. There was also a good mix between free time and planned activities during the day.
Tour pace was a bit busier than I expected 1
Gourmet Rome, Sorrento & Capri
Christina Griffiths, Australia, Jul 2012
Tour pace was a bit busier than I expected, but to be fair, many of the activities were optional. But it was a busy pace for 'leisurely'. Very enjoyable, accommodation very good. Meals were generally far bigger portion sizes than anyone could eat - seemed a bit wasteful sometimes because of that. Share option worked well for me. Rooms were plenty big enough.
There was nothing we were unhappy with 1
The Canadian Rockies with Alaska Cruise
Judy & Peter Webb , Australia, Jul 2012
We had a fantastic tour through the Canadian Rockies with the most competent and pleasant tour director anyone could wish for. Vedrana went out of her way to ensure all tour members had the best trip with nothing left to chance, she was always on hand and very generous with her time. Our driver Derrick was an exceptional coach driver and also very pleasant read more and courteous. Our Alaskan cruise was just as good and there was nothing we were unhappy with, we enjoyed both immensely. Thank you Georgie for your help arranging this great trip.
Tipping expectations are totally outrageous 4
Heart of the Canadian Rockies
Melissa O'Rourke, Australia, Jul 2012
I did the tour for the ease of having transport and accommodation taken care of so it met that benchmark. Didn't really like being in the group so much but fortunately it was only a 10-day tour and there were only five days when we were on the bus. Tipping expectations are totally outrageous - we were advised to tip both the guide and driver $7 per read more day (ie. a total of $70 each, which needless to say, most people ignored) when we didn't even see them on half the days.
Saw lots that we never knew existed 1
Grand Tour of France
Peter & Roslyn Dunning, Australia, Jul 2012
It was a great tour, and everyone got along really well, we have all been in touch with everyone since we have come back home. The only complaint I would have is they are very long days. But we had a great time and saw lots that we never knew existed.
Some of the hotels not suitable and should no longer be used 1
Grand Tour of France
Evelyn OBrien, Australia, Jul 2012
Although I have given an overall rating of average, this is due to the fact that some of the hotels are not suitable and should no longer be used, and some of the meals were awful (one inedible) or insufficient. eg breakfasts. During the hottest part of the tour at Mont St Michel, our accommodation in Motel Vert had no air-conditioning and the allocated read more rooms were all on the very hot sunny side with curtains wide open all day prior to our arrival which resulted in the tour group being deposited into 'furnace' like conditions. As the temperature did not drop through the night, conditions were hot and uncomfortable. IBIS at Avignon was two star with rooms too small and uncomfortable. Most of the breakfasts were minimal and barely constituted even a continental breakfast.
Coach driver and France itself more than made up for deficiencies 1
Grand Tour of France
Evelyn OBrien, Australia, Jul 2012
The tour of France with regard to the distance, area, scenery and stopovers and also the coach drivers and the guide was very good. Most of the included meals were not too good with at least one being woeful. A couple of the hotels seemed as if they were two star and at Mont St Michel, the hottest location there was no air-conditioning and the rooms read more were on the sunny side with curtains open. It was like entering a sauna but even knowing these disadvantages, I would still do this tour again because the guide, the driver and France itself more than made up for these deficiencies.
Fantastic tour. All parties involved were very helpful. Would definitely do another one!
Everything was organised perfectly 1
Katherine & Con, Australia, Jul 2012
The All About Europe tour (previously named European Masterpiece) was fantastic! Frances was very helpful booking everything for us. She was very patient with us when our original tour was cancelled & she quickly put us on this tour. We sent a lot of emails but she was always happy to help! The 30 days went quickly. We wish it lasted longer. We spent read more two nights each in the major cities which was plenty of time to see everything, especially if you did the optional tours (with the local guides). We recommend all the optional tours - great value for money and you don't have to wait in lines. Our tour director Davor was fantastic! He was fun, he knew his history and just very knowledgeable in general. He had lots of patience and was very very organised, and our drivers Giovanni & Ernesto kept us safe with their great driving skills. We would never have done a tour this long on our own. Everything was organised perfectly and we highly recommend it. (Ed. Itinerary amended slightly and name changed from European Masterpiece to All About Europe in 2019)
Tour was great. The weather also was great for most days. What made this tour stand out for me was the tour guide's incredible knowledge of everything flora and fauna of the terrain covered. Also her personal experiences having lived in the region made the tour both very educational and interesting.
I really enjoyed the Grand tour of Switzerland 2
Grand Tour of Switzerland
Svetlana Zenkina, Australia, Jul 2012
We truly received a flavour of different parts of the beautiful and so multicultural country! The organisation was very good and our tour guide- Fiorenza Jable was always warm, supportive, cheery and also highly professional! Only couple of things I would like to mention as suggestions. 1.Our coach had been broken into in the central part of Bern during read more our free time. Then all actions were done properly: i.e. police report, calls for closing down the stolen credit cards etc. However, when I logged a claim with my Insurance Company (Cover-More), I was not refunded for my stolen laptop and other things as they said that I left my stuff on the unattended coach. I guess, some better strategies for the coach supervision should be considered. 2. We did not have time to visit art museums, e.g. Fiorenza suggested it was a lovely art collection of Impressionists in Lucerne's museum. But there was no time allocated for visiting; neither was there flexibility in the schedule which would allow interested people to do so. I, for example, plan to visit Germany, on that tour though I am very determined to spend a couple of hours in Dresden's Art Gallery. I am not sure that would be possible within the Cosmos Grand Tour of Germany. In this case I would have to make an additional visit to Dresden to see some would masterpieces, which is rather unpractical. Thank you very much for you interest and consideration.
The driver, Eric, excellent, very experienced and had done this trip a few times before, he dodged traffic jams, provided cold water & was brilliant. The guide Doris was good. We asked her to provide more information before the stop, rather than after, but she didn't. Still she was sweet, she got sick but carried on well. Probably would have like to read more spend two nights in each stop, but then I guess there are flow on effects from that, like cost. Only thought was by the time we got back to LA, everyone needed to do washing which was difficult at a very posh LA hotel, or anywhere downtown. Another hotel, another area might have been better. Hey, this is the only criticism I can make. Our mob was brilliant and have made some life long friends, thank you.
Disappointing service at end of tour 3
Trans-American Adventure
Heather & Russell Berndt, Australia, Jul 2012
Were just a little disappointed at how our tour ended leaving us stranded on an optional tour at Universal Studios having to find our own way home. This was something we were not aware of until the end of the trip and left us a little amazed. The goodbye was so sudden...and we felt that an optional tour should still get us back to our hotel as we thought read more that it was part of our tour.
Thank you, and we can definitely recommend Global Journeys! 1
Trans-American Adventure
Debbie & Terence Keane, Australia, Jul 2012
We met in NY then did 23 days across to LA via Cody Yellowstone etc. My husband was especially apprehensive about the coach, other passengers, and the content. However, we were delighted with a coach that was 4 months old and Eric our driver cleaned and polished everything on the coach every day. Doris was OK as a guide and the other passengers were read more excellent. We have life long friends. We loved America, the places we went to with the tour. Some of the optional extras we wouldn't do again especially the fake Mississippi river cruise boat and very average meal. Plan to do another tour with Global Journeys if ever we can afford it, the Spain Morocco Portugal is top of my list! Thank you, and we can definitely recommend you!
My Aunt and I had a wonderful time 1
Greece & Aegean Islands Cruise
Lyn Wilkinson, Australia, Jul 2012
My Aunt and I travelled through Greece and the Islands cruise with Cosmos. We had a wonderful time. I have travelled with Cosmos and Globus before and am looking at a Globus Asian tour for this year.
Hotels were all very good and the food was excellent 1
From Dublin to London
Sandy Lewis, Australia, Jul 2012
We really enjoyed the tour we only wish it could have been longer and we could have seen more - a bit less rain would have been appreciated as well. The tour director and the drivers were very good and the tour director gave us a very good, comprehensive history of the areas we visited. We certainly wouldn't have appreciated half the things we saw if read more we hadn't had some idea of them being there and their significance. The hotels were all very good and the food was excellent - dinner had a choice of three entrees, main courses and desserts each night and the breakfasts were all buffet style with an excellent choice of full cooked breakfast, cereals, fruit etc. We did all the extra tours and the only one we felt wasn't as good as expected was the Guinness tour in Dublin - this could be because neither of us enjoy drinking beer or Guinness anyway but we also found the talk too hard to hear - the headsets weren't the best. I have been on 2 or 3 Cosmos/Globus tours previously and always enjoyed them and this was no exception. I would thoroughly recommend this sort of tour to anyone who wants to see a lot in a limited time. Thanks for your help in arranging the whole trip, your helpfulness and patience was very much appreciated.
