Globus Reviews
The 813 Globus reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have traveled with Globus. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
This trip was called "Best of Norway" and it certainly didn't disappoint. We were blessed with good weather, which enhanced our appreciation of the natural beauty of this country. There was 'wow' factor every day. Highlights included the Flam Railway trip, the circular drive around the Hardangarfjord, which is the second longest fjord in Norway and read more the rail trip back to Oslo from Bergen. The road was at times high with many hairpin bends, but thanks to the expertise of our driver, Simon, we were able to relax and thoroughly enjoy the incredibly beautiful scenery.
The optional cruise on the Aurlandsfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord (the largest in Norway) at Flam, is a must, especially if the weather is fine and clear. The accommodation was of a high standard. A special treat was a stay at the historic hotel in Ullensvang, which is situated in an idyllic setting between the snow capped mountains (even in summer) and the Hardangerfjord. Another optional tour - a bus trip to the hills behind Oslo, followed by a harbourside dinner, was also well worthwhile.
Be aware that Norway is an extremely expensive place, so I believe this tour is reasonably priced. A lovely touch by Globus was to include a glass of wine on the nights that an evening meal was included. There was a great balance between organised tours and free time. Thanks to our guide, Peter, for his knowledge and courtesy. Top marks Globus for this itinerary and top marks Georgie for her usual efficiency in arranging our booking.
The optional cruise on the Aurlandsfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord (the largest in Norway) at Flam, is a must, especially if the weather is fine and clear. The accommodation was of a high standard. A special treat was a stay at the historic hotel in Ullensvang, which is situated in an idyllic setting between the snow capped mountains (even in summer) and the Hardangerfjord. Another optional tour - a bus trip to the hills behind Oslo, followed by a harbourside dinner, was also well worthwhile.
Be aware that Norway is an extremely expensive place, so I believe this tour is reasonably priced. A lovely touch by Globus was to include a glass of wine on the nights that an evening meal was included. There was a great balance between organised tours and free time. Thanks to our guide, Peter, for his knowledge and courtesy. Top marks Globus for this itinerary and top marks Georgie for her usual efficiency in arranging our booking.
I liked the itinerary and the pace of the tour. Our guide Adelheid is very knowledgeable. The included dinner in a local restaurant in Aarhus was excellent. You felt you were welcome and the food was delicious.
Canadian & Alaska Experience 3
Spirit of the Rockies with Rocky Mountaineer and Alaska Cruise
Gay & Antonino, NSW, Australia, Jul 2018
We had a wonderful holiday each day fulfilled with a new and exciting experience, weather was marvellous, Rocky Mountaineer a trip of a lifetime, cruise relaxation and breathtaking views. The bus group was lovely - half of group Australia and half Americans - we were 35 all up. Would have liked at least two days in each place, found bus tour amazing read more but very tiring. Felt that we were living out of suitcase, nevertheless it’s the only way to cover a lot of territory. We had an amazing holiday and hope to experience another part of the word in the near future.
Everything was good right from the time we arrived at our hotel. The tour director and driver of the bus were excellent. All excursions were enjoyable and the guides were great. The food and accommodation were good. The mix of fellow tourists were good and we all got on well.
We thoroughly enjoyed the 9 day tour - being history buffs we loved all the historical places eg Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg and Gettysburg. It was great to tour a couple of the battlefields. Our tour director Jim Ryan was fantastic and our driver was great. Our accommodation was all really good apart from in Williamsburg - for breakfast we had read more to use plastic plates and utensils!
It would have been nice to have had a bit longer in a few places but on a 9 day tour unfortunately we had to keep moving! Shenandoah National Park was fantastic - such beautiful views. The weather was very hot - it got a bit much towards the end of the tour when it got up to 37 degrees! Overall it was a fantastic experience and we would definitely travel with Globus again. Leanne our travel consultant did a great job - thanks again!
It would have been nice to have had a bit longer in a few places but on a 9 day tour unfortunately we had to keep moving! Shenandoah National Park was fantastic - such beautiful views. The weather was very hot - it got a bit much towards the end of the tour when it got up to 37 degrees! Overall it was a fantastic experience and we would definitely travel with Globus again. Leanne our travel consultant did a great job - thanks again!
Fabulous 1
Dianne & Neville, VIC, Australia, Jun 2018
Hotel accommodation was 5 star, spacious room & handy to everything. The guide was amazing & a very interesting man who gave so much information & he was a great lover of Berlin. Handy to all restaurants. Hotel staff very friendly.
Amazing Trip! 1
Nadene, QLD, Australia, Jun 2018
Well organised and amazing highlights tour of Europe. So happy we chose this tour. Our family had the time of our lives!
Fantastic Introduction To Ireland 3
Introduction to Ireland
Colleen & Greg, QLD, Australia, Jun 2018
A huge Thank you to Juliet Scott for organising our Ireland trip with Global Journeys. This is the third time I've travelled with Globus and was especially impressed with Juliet's service in booking our trip. I will be recommending her to friends and will of course have her organise my future trips. I had planned an around the world trip and had left read more the organisation for this trip totally in Juliet's care. As we were travelling before the Ireland trip, Juliet kept in contact via email, providing us with up to date information and responded immediately to any questions I had.
The trip which was in late June, was amazing as we had 7 perfect sunny days with blue skies and lots of stunning scenery to photograph. The accommodation was above our expectations with fantastic central locations in walking distance to main attractions. We ended up doing all of the extra excursions which were sometimes informative, funny, cultural and just entertaining. One of our highlights was visiting a farm, making delicious scones and having them with a lovely Irish coffee. Thank-you Juliet, Global journeys and Ireland!
The trip which was in late June, was amazing as we had 7 perfect sunny days with blue skies and lots of stunning scenery to photograph. The accommodation was above our expectations with fantastic central locations in walking distance to main attractions. We ended up doing all of the extra excursions which were sometimes informative, funny, cultural and just entertaining. One of our highlights was visiting a farm, making delicious scones and having them with a lovely Irish coffee. Thank-you Juliet, Global journeys and Ireland!
Prague City Break 2
Dianne & Neville, VIC, Australia, Jun 2018
A great place to stay at Jury's Inn with trams & station right outside the front door. We were rather jet lagged so we really didn't make the most of it. Chose to buy a city tour & also a trip to Cesky Krumlov. City tour was fantastic & guide was very informative. Cesky Krumlov tour was disappointing the guide was not satisfactory at all.
Poland, East Germany & World War II 9
Poland, East Germany & World War II
Claire, VIC, Australia, Jun 2018
Visited a lot of interesting places relevant to the tour topic that I'd been wanting to see for some time. The hotel accommodation was mostly of a high standard and the food was pleasantly varied. I was however quite disappointed with the tour director who made little effort to get to know us or integrate the group together. His knowledge of the places read more we visited was also disappointing. His talks were mostly incoherent and vague. I found them frustrating to listen to as I knew he didn't know what he was talking about. He was primarily interested in getting us to the the next destination, that's all.
Spirit of the Rockies with Alaska Cruise Extension 4
Spirit of the Rockies with Rocky Mountaineer and Alaska Cruise
Monica, QLD, Australia, Jun 2018
Beautiful scenery, well organised, both Tour Director and Driver were highly experienced, knowledgeable, and professional. Hotels and food where provided were very good. The Rocky Mountaineer Train ride was very long. 12 hours on the 1st day and 14 hours on the 2nd day delayed by freight trains and track work - there are no stops in between destinations. read more It's a restaurant on wheels. For the same distance I would recommend to do this sector by road saving a day in travel plus actual stopping to stretch and come closer to scenery to take photos.
The Holland America Volendam Cruise was up to expectation. Both crew and staff went out their way to make our holiday memorable. Highly recommend The Best of Skagway & White Pass Railway Alaska where the scenery in the short rail ride compacted the overall scenery of Rocky Mountaineer is my personal opinion. Thumbs up Globus.
The Holland America Volendam Cruise was up to expectation. Both crew and staff went out their way to make our holiday memorable. Highly recommend The Best of Skagway & White Pass Railway Alaska where the scenery in the short rail ride compacted the overall scenery of Rocky Mountaineer is my personal opinion. Thumbs up Globus.
The Cruise was Excellent 6
Spirit of the Rockies with Rocky Mountaineer and Alaska Cruise
Liz & Gary, NSW, Australia, Jun 2018
The cruise on the Volendam we could not fault. Highly recommend a balcony suite! The tour? Firstly the Rocky Mountaineer - took 12.5 hrs Day 1 to go the same distance you do in 3hrs in a car. Scenery - okay but generally just glimpses. Overnight accommodation was basic. Day 2 took 14 hours, sitting at sidings waiting for 3km freight trains to pass. read more On train service was excellent.
We have done a lot of travel, there are better options for your time and money. Do not recommend, very disappointed after reading so much hype. Would suggest to fly into Calgary and drive or bus trip to Vancouver and do the cruise, this would save a lot of money and time. You are then on a largely elevated road, can stop at scenic spots and was far more enjoyable.
Secondly we upgraded to Fairmont hotels, big mistake, the Vancouver Fairmont was the only 5 star. Most are rundown, small rooms and basic service by students working there for the summer. Fairmont Lake Louise was a letdown especially as the gardens have not been maintained. So we do not recommend this particular tour itinerary.
We have done a lot of travel, there are better options for your time and money. Do not recommend, very disappointed after reading so much hype. Would suggest to fly into Calgary and drive or bus trip to Vancouver and do the cruise, this would save a lot of money and time. You are then on a largely elevated road, can stop at scenic spots and was far more enjoyable.
Secondly we upgraded to Fairmont hotels, big mistake, the Vancouver Fairmont was the only 5 star. Most are rundown, small rooms and basic service by students working there for the summer. Fairmont Lake Louise was a letdown especially as the gardens have not been maintained. So we do not recommend this particular tour itinerary.
Most interesting well paced tour of 400 years of American history 2
America's Historic East
Carolyn, WA, Australia, Jun 2018
I thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Tour guide Barbara always went above and beyond. Coach, driver and accommodation were all top notch. Some great photographic opportunities especially in Shenandoah National Park. The tour was well paced and a great insight into the 400 years that make up the country we now know as the United States. Highly recommended.
Thank you Global Journeys for making my holiday easy and enjoyable. It was my first tour with Globus and I cannot rate it high enough. Tour was fantastic, accommodation was good, tour director brilliant. Overall I was very impressed.
It was my first booking with Global Journeys and definitely will be booking again. Jemma was fantastic in organising read more and explaining everything to us. I thought the booking process was so easy and being able to login in and view anything of my booking was fantastic. Will be in touch with Global Journeys to book my new trip.
It was my first booking with Global Journeys and definitely will be booking again. Jemma was fantastic in organising read more and explaining everything to us. I thought the booking process was so easy and being able to login in and view anything of my booking was fantastic. Will be in touch with Global Journeys to book my new trip.
The destinations on the tour were very good, although as with any coach tour, more time could have been spent at some of the places. In particular, the day we went to Lecce and Otranto, the times spent at each should have been reversed, so that more time could be spent at Otranto rather than Lecce.
The accommodation were unfortunately hit and miss. read more The hotels at Naples and Bari were great (with Naples having a wonderful location and Bari a very stylish modern hotel), but the rest left a lot to be desired. Sorrento was the last stop on the tour and was our favourite place we visited, but the hotel was too far from the centre of town, requiring a shuttle bus there and back, unless one was willing to walk on the narrow road with no footpath.
Two other hotels we stayed at (Cellino San Marco and Castellano Grotte) were terrible, with many on the tour complaining about their remoteness and lack of basic and functional amenities (no in-room wi-fi, no in-room telephones, etc.).
We were always led to believe that Globus tours had better and more centrally-located accommodation than the more budget-friendly Cosmos tours, but on this tour that did not seem to be the case apart from the aforementioned hotels at Naples and Bari. Most people were disappointed in this aspect.
Aside from the accommodation, the tour itself was very enjoyable, with plenty of interesting places to see and much to do. This part of Italy is a wonderful sight to behold.
The accommodation were unfortunately hit and miss. read more The hotels at Naples and Bari were great (with Naples having a wonderful location and Bari a very stylish modern hotel), but the rest left a lot to be desired. Sorrento was the last stop on the tour and was our favourite place we visited, but the hotel was too far from the centre of town, requiring a shuttle bus there and back, unless one was willing to walk on the narrow road with no footpath.
Two other hotels we stayed at (Cellino San Marco and Castellano Grotte) were terrible, with many on the tour complaining about their remoteness and lack of basic and functional amenities (no in-room wi-fi, no in-room telephones, etc.).
We were always led to believe that Globus tours had better and more centrally-located accommodation than the more budget-friendly Cosmos tours, but on this tour that did not seem to be the case apart from the aforementioned hotels at Naples and Bari. Most people were disappointed in this aspect.
Aside from the accommodation, the tour itself was very enjoyable, with plenty of interesting places to see and much to do. This part of Italy is a wonderful sight to behold.
We were blessed with perfect June weather to enjoy our tour through Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland & Russia. A mix of travel by bus, ferries, trains, an internal flight and even an over night ferry ride added to the over all tour experience. The city of Copenhagen was amazing and we enjoyed our visit to the Tivoli Gardens.
Norway was just stunning, read more one of the many highlights in Norway would be the ride on the Flam Train. We loved the day trip to Tallinn and could have spent longer there. Russia was in party mode, the atmosphere was electric with "soccer fever". Especially loved the local entertainment on the Romantic Canal Ride in St Petersburg and the Moscow Circus.
My only comment would be Finland forests seemed a bit of an anticlimax after the beauty of Norway. The long 3 day bus ride with 1 night stops was tiring, I did enjoy the Lappish Dinner and the visit to the Husky farm, but would then have preferred an internal flight to Helsinki and spend more time there. Would have liked more variety in Russia, there were too many church visits.
Norway was just stunning, read more one of the many highlights in Norway would be the ride on the Flam Train. We loved the day trip to Tallinn and could have spent longer there. Russia was in party mode, the atmosphere was electric with "soccer fever". Especially loved the local entertainment on the Romantic Canal Ride in St Petersburg and the Moscow Circus.
My only comment would be Finland forests seemed a bit of an anticlimax after the beauty of Norway. The long 3 day bus ride with 1 night stops was tiring, I did enjoy the Lappish Dinner and the visit to the Husky farm, but would then have preferred an internal flight to Helsinki and spend more time there. Would have liked more variety in Russia, there were too many church visits.
This was a fast paced travel through the best parks the US has to offer. This was our 10th tour with this company, our first with Globus, having said that we feel this was only equivalent to a Cosmos standard of tour, particularly because of the standard of accommodation and the location of many hotels. The Archway Inn in Moab was particularly rundown, read more dark and below even Cosmos standard, we had breakfast on paper plates! The sheets on the bed looked used and were torn. The location of this and 2 other hotels requires shuttle to get into town to eating establishments. We had expected to be accommodated in central location when available e.g. Rustic Inn at Jackson Hole and Archway Inn Moab. Maswik North Lodge at the Grand Canyon took a 45min shuttle to dinner and breakfast.
Global Journeys did inform us that all hotels may not be up to Globus standard and this was the case, expected in the national parks but not okay for towns with better accommodation available - Moab and Jackson Hole. Itinerary - needs at least an extra night in Denver and Salt Lake City - free days to explore.
Having listed the above improvements, generally the scenery was excellent, the accommodation was the only blot on an otherwise most enjoyable tour.
Global Journeys did inform us that all hotels may not be up to Globus standard and this was the case, expected in the national parks but not okay for towns with better accommodation available - Moab and Jackson Hole. Itinerary - needs at least an extra night in Denver and Salt Lake City - free days to explore.
Having listed the above improvements, generally the scenery was excellent, the accommodation was the only blot on an otherwise most enjoyable tour.
Very historic and interesting as well as good fun 5
The Best of Eastern Europe
Mike & Margaret, SA, Australia, May 2018
Very good tour. The only complaint would be the fact that optional excursions were a bit over the top in terms of the number.
Overall I had a great trip. However the pace of the tour rated by Globus is incorrect. This is a very fast paced tour that left little to no time for any free time to relax and take in the culture of where we were at any given time. If you did all of the optional excursions you had no free time. The days were long with wake up calls every morning from read more 6am and some days we didn't get to our next hotel till 6pm so the days went for 12 hours! Then we only had enough time to check in, change and be ready for dinner in mostly less than an hour.
Many people who were older quickly became exhausted and sick. This spread throughout the bus unfortunately (I am still trying to get rid of the head cold). This tour might be better off having less one night stays and not cram so much in so that people can relax a bit more. After all it is meant to be a holiday!
The tour guide Ramon was very patient and helpful and an excellent and informative guide. The sights and places were awesome and we saw so much it was like a whirlwind but would have liked to spend longer at some destinations.
Many people who were older quickly became exhausted and sick. This spread throughout the bus unfortunately (I am still trying to get rid of the head cold). This tour might be better off having less one night stays and not cram so much in so that people can relax a bit more. After all it is meant to be a holiday!
The tour guide Ramon was very patient and helpful and an excellent and informative guide. The sights and places were awesome and we saw so much it was like a whirlwind but would have liked to spend longer at some destinations.
Great Canadian Rail Journey & Alaska Cruise 5
Great Canadian Rail Journey with Alaska Cruise
Rory & Sue, NSW, Australia, May 2018
We thoroughly enjoyed our recent holiday with Global Journeys and Globus. It was a "trouble-free" experience and we thank Yvonne Brooks for ensuring everything went to plan. The whole trip offered very good value for money (compared to other offerings we had looked at). Very few operators offer a package that takes you from the eastern side of Canada read more (including a visit to the amazing Niagara Falls) to the west across the plains and the Rockies and then onto a ship to sail through the beautiful Inside Passage.
The Rockies were spectacular and the sites we visited were breathtaking. Butchart Gardens in Victoria on Vancouver Island are a "must see". Alaska looks like the "last frontier" and Glacier Bay offered sights we'll never forget. We went Dog-sledding in Skagway which was a unique experience. All in all it was a wonderful holiday. Thank you Global Journeys.
The Rockies were spectacular and the sites we visited were breathtaking. Butchart Gardens in Victoria on Vancouver Island are a "must see". Alaska looks like the "last frontier" and Glacier Bay offered sights we'll never forget. We went Dog-sledding in Skagway which was a unique experience. All in all it was a wonderful holiday. Thank you Global Journeys.
