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.
Thoroughly recommend this tour 1
Frank & Lois Pass, Australia, May 2012
Thoroughly recommend this tour. Chris Muffet our Tour Host was excellent as was our driver Georgio. Pace was great, even with both of us in our 70's, we never missed anything.
Would we do another trip with Cosmos - YES WE WOULD! 2
Trevor & Coral Haythorpe, Australia, May 2012
Basically the tour was great but a few things were annoying, the first is we were all told to meet at the Novotel in London so we were annoyed when we went miles out of our way to pick up a couple and took perhaps an extra hour to clear London, it was even worse when we took them back in peak hour traffic - inconvenience everyone for the sake of two read more people was not acceptable in my opinion.The trip itself was great but a few hotels were sub standard in our opinion. I was only disappointed in three but can honestly say that all hotels were clean and tidy. The Mercedes bus we travelled on was very good but when they were having problems with it, so replaced it with another coach which was a Scania and this bus was disappointing. It also had a lot of problems and kept having to be repaired, I think 5 breakdowns in all, but only one that was done while we were on board. The guide was a young lad named Billie and he was great. He went out of his way to make the journey a great success and I see a bright future for him. The coach driver Antonio was not friendly at all and I felt we were an inconvenience to him. When Antonio had to have a break we had a driver called Vito and he was a happy fellow always smiling. We had him for 4 days - all the people on the bus liked him. When Antonio rejoined us he was a lot happier. Personally I found him more pleasant, but a few people were still not happy with him. I was not one of those. After all this dribble I guess that what you really want to know is whether we would we do another trip using Cosmos, and the answer to that is easy - YES WE WOULD! P.S. All our fellow passengers were a Bloody Good Mob. P.P.S. Yvonne at Global Journeys was great as well (very helpful).
Saw most of the tourist attractions on our parents bucket list 1
Lynne Clayton, Australia, May 2012
2 Adult daughters travelling for the 1st time overseas with their parents in their 80s! This tour enabled us to travel through England into Scotland to see most of the tourist attractions on our parents bucket list with ease. (Ed. This trip changed slightly in 2019, so this review is based on the previous longer itinerary)
We had the best time and we're looking forward to the next! 1
The Canadian Rockies
Kerry & John Scholz, Australia, May 2012
Had a fantastic time. The combined talents of the Tour Guide 'Down town' Linda Brown and Mickey the bus driver gave us the best experience of travelling in the Canadian Rockies. They went far beyond what was expected of them. If there was any spare time they managed to find something that was not in the brochure to take us to. The knowledge that Linda read more had and the passion she had for her country was carried over into the tour. She had handouts, books to show about the areas that we were travelling through. DVDs also. Music - you name it she had it. We had the best time and we are looking forward to the next one!
Will definitely book with Global Journeys again 2
Spain, Portugal & Morocco
Jill Forresterr, Australia, May 2012
I found booking through Global Journeys very easy and the saving was great. The tour guide and bus driver were fantastic and very helpful. Some of the hotels and meals were sub standard. Air-conditioning was a major problem, particularly in Morocco. I will definitely book with Global Journeys again, but I am not sure whether I would go on another Cosmos tour.
Good coach and driver, good tour director, good hotels and a very well planned itinerary. What more could one expect? And all for a very modest price. No long tiring drives and lots of free time and the optional excursions were also very good.
Only problem with the trip, was that it was too short! 1
The British Isles in Depth
Heidi & Vanessa Chegwidden, Australia, May 2012
My sister and I found our travel experience to be very positive. Having never been so far overseas before we found the tour option was a great introduction to overseas travel and an overview of areas that we may like to revisit and spend a lengthier period of time in. We met a lot of great people from all different walks of life, and both our tour director read more and driver were very knowledgeable and professional. I can't speak highly enough of our travel consultant Frances who took the stress out of making travel arrangements and was easy to contact for enquiries and support. The only problem with the trip, was that it was too short!
The Grand Tour Of Spain was a great experience 1
Geoffrey & Jill Tuck, Australia, May 2012
Jaao, our Tour Director was excellent, young and a very interesting person . We became close friends . Re the itinerary my only criticism would be that we had insufficient time in Barcelona, the included city tour was poor; i.e. we drove past the Gaudi houses at traffic speed, too fast to even take a proper photo. At least one more full day is required read more so a full day tour can be taken . One guy on the tour did this, by not doing the city tour and the option to Montserrat.(which we did ). The 4 of us did all the optionals, they were all good. The dinner in Seville was a highlight, as was the optional sightseeing tour. The optional tour to Toledo was also very good. The Flamenco evening in Barcelona was also a highlight. The accommodation was of a very good standard, however it would be better if they were closer to the city centres, particularly in Madrid and Barcelona, (however, the hotel in Barcelona was fabulous) I think our favorite city was Valencia, and having a full day on our own to look around was perfect. This is what is needed in Barcelona; even if it means adding a day to the tour. I hope that my comments may prove useful. In closing, Jaoa the Tour Director was great, and deserves a bonus! (Ed. This trip has changed this season, so this review refers to a slightly different itinerary.)
Have recommended this tour to friends and family 1
Focus on Scandinavia
Sue Peterson, Australia, May 2012
I had booked 2 tours, one with Cosmos for Focus on Scandinavia and Insight's European Explorer. I was surprised by the quality of hotels and food and overall on the Cosmos tour. I actually expected more from Insight after touring with Cosmos and was a little disappointed. I love recommending the Cosmos Focus on Scandinavia to our friends and family read more - I was so impresssed. Global Journeys made the bookings so easy for us and also recommend everyone to use them.
Would definitely do this tour again 1
Phil & Christine Cox, Australia, May 2012
Tour was well organized with great tour director and very competent driver, however the last day from Calais on the ferry to London was terrible with a crappy old coach which was very noisey and cramped and no comfort stops before the hotel in London- very sub par! The European tour was excellent, with good accommodation, meals and attractions. Weather read more was generally very good. Detailed route maps for each day's coach travel would have been an advantage, particulary on the long coaching days. Would definitely do this tour again.
Very happy with the Cosmos tour to Slovenia & Croatia. The tour director was excellent! Accommodation was OK, some hotels were not close to town however reachable by public transport. Beautiful places to visit. This is the second time we have used Global Journeys and we are very happy with the service. And this is our fourth Cosmos trip to date.
Whole experience exceeded my expectations 1
Trans-American Adventure
Janice Betts, Australia, May 2012
The tour was excellent and the tour director was especially efficient and thorough, providing detailed information and maps on all places we visited. She was even on hand to see tour members off on optional extra excursions. The whole experience exceeded my expectations.
I have always thoroughly enjoyed the experience with Cosmos 1
Trans-American Adventure
Janice Betts, Australia, May 2012
I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and found it to be excellent value for money. The variety of places visited from big cities to attractions in the west such as Cody, Pierre and Mount Rushmore. Yellowstone National Park was a great highlight, where we were lucky enough to see numerous bison, a black and also a grizzly bear plus numerous other wildlife in read more the area as well as the the magnificent scenery. Frances, the tour director was most attentive and efficient and the driver, Nancy was excellent. I have been on several Cosmos tours and would thoroughly recommend them as I have always thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Will be back for another trip!! 1
The Canadian Rockies with Alaska Cruise
Garry Tyson, Australia, Apr 2012
Had a great time and met some nice people, scenery was awesome and tour guide was very helpful/knowledgeable. Will be back for another trip!!
We would like to do another one! 2
The Canadian Rockies with Alaska Cruise
Garry Tyson, Australia, Apr 2012
Excellent tour and very good tour guide. We would like to do another one!
We have just returned home after a great 7 weeks away. One of the highlights was the Jewels of Slovenia & Croatia trip. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour, especially the weather, after being in the cold and wet of Ireland and England. Overall the tour was very well organised, we were happy with the Tour Director , the driver was excellent and the coach read more first class. The accommodation was very good although in most instances a long way out of town. We had a problem at Dubrovnic where our room was above the very noisy hotel beer garden and the final dinner provided at Plitvice was not up to standard. The itinerary and commentary provided gave us a splendid insight into recent problems in this part of the World. We would like to see Lake Bled added to this tour. Overall we would thoroughly recommend this tour.
No hesitation in recommending Global Journeys 1
The British Isles in Depth
Karen & Andrew, Australia, Apr 2012
We thoroughly enjoyed the Cosmos British Isles in Depth Tour and the European Masterpiece Tour that we recently did. Everything was so well organised thanks to Georgie and Global Journeys. Everything ran very smoothly and Cosmos were very professional and well organised. Everyday of the tours was busy and we did the two longest Cosmos tours one after read more another so we did come home very exhausted but we saw so many different places. We would have no hesitation in recommending Global Journeys to our family and friends.
Recommend this trip to anyone wanting to experience something 1
Highlights of Morocco
Elizabeth Jones, Australia, Apr 2012
My trip to Morocco was amazing. Our tour director did an excellent job as she really had a thorough knowledge of the country. We were lucky to see such contrasts in the country as we experienced snow in Iffran and onto the heat of the Sahara. The hotels we stayed in were excellent. As a single traveller I was expecting to have to share a room but this read more wasn't the case and was happy to get my own room for all of the tour. There was plenty of free time for doing a bit of shopping or exploring on our own. The coach driver also did an excellent job. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone who wants to experience something a little different.
Couldn't have asked for anything better - except more of the same. Our Tour Director Stefano was great. I honestly think the tour was incredible value for money. I had an absolute ball!
Good mix of people definitely added to the overall experience! 1
Marco Hardacre & Elaine Slapp, Australia, Apr 2012
The tour was enjoyable though too fast paced some days. The accommodation was generally of a high standard with good included meals. Our tour director and driver were both professional and very knowledgeable. We had a good mix of people who all got on well and definitely added to the overall experience!
