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.
Holiday was excellent 2
The Best of Eastern Europe
Thayer Donaldson & Christopher Barrett, NSW, Australia, Sep 2015
The holiday was excellent with a number of varied experiences included... from river cruising in Budapest to driving through the open countryside. We saw interesting cities and towns and had a chance to appreciate the culture of eastern European regions and the resilience of its people. The optional excursions were colourful and fun. They provided the read more music and costumes of the region with local food and spirits, creating a bond with our fellow travelers. We had many enjoyable evenings out.
Tour perfect with plenty of time to do your own thing 2
Mark, NSW, Australia, Sep 2015
Had a wonderful time. Hotels were 5 star. The tour perfect with plenty of time to do your own thing. We were blessed with perfect weather. Go in September, October not to hot, not to cold.
Excellent tour with exceptional tour guide, Luis. Gave an excellent overview of Northern Portugal & Spain with experiences & tastes related to the different regions. We had a very good group who intermingled really well. Would highly recommend.
Could not have been better in any way 7
Ros Newlands, QLD, Australia, Sep 2015
The combination of 3 nights at the Sheraton Waikiki and 7 nights on board the "Pride of America", could not have been better in any way. I recommend the upgrade to the ocean view room at the Sheraton. We were lucky to be given Floor 23. Honolulu is a vibrant, exciting, beautiful city with the clearest, bluest water, but to experience the magic and read more incredible scenery that the Hawaiian islands have to offer, the cruise was the perfect way to go. Staying overnight in two of the ports allowed passengers the opportunity to venture further into the countryside. The volcanoes were most impressive and the canyons and rocky coastlines of Maui and Kauai were magical. On the last day, the ship makes a detour past the beautiful Na Pali coast of Kauai - something out of the ordinary, scenery wise. The ship travels at night, allowing maximum time in the ports. The crew of the "Pride of America" was wonderful and very hospitable. Our balcony cabin, on Deck 11, was right next to the pool, which was most convenient for a quick dip or hot spa and on the same level as the cafe eating area, I am still raving about this trip. Well done Georgie, again, for your expert assistance in making this holiday so special.
Great tour to see America's National Parks 5
Exploring America's Great Parks
Liz Marshall, NSW, Australia, Sep 2015
Great tour to see America's National Parks. The coach broke down in Moab - miles from another town and we had to wait for hours for another coach, but this was the only hitch on an otherwise fabulous tour. Some long driving days but necessary to get to so many places. Would recommend this tour if you are interested in wildlife and the wild west.
Major cities as well as beautiful scenery 3
Majestic Montana & Yellowstone
C & S, QLD, Australia, Sep 2015
A great variety; major cities as well as beautiful scenery, particularly Antelope 'slot' canyon, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and San Francisco.
The accommodation was of great quality and close to everything. It was a well paced tour and we were able to see all highlights.
Well paced tour, with excellent guide and driver 4
America's National Parks with Denver
Phil & Margaret, WA, Australia, Sep 2015
Beautiful Scenery and colours with many animals in their natural surroundings, including a lone wolf, in Yellowstone. Well Paced tour, with excellent guide and driver. Only criticism was Yellowstone accommodation which was closing down for the season and had run out of certain foods, elsewhere accommodation was well positioned in towns that you could read more walk after dinner. We found Yvonne very easy to deal with and we would use Global Journeys again and recommend them to our friends. Thank you Yvonne.
All places we visited were well selected 2
Shireen, ACT, Australia, Sep 2015
This is my first group tour. Although at times a bit hectic overall the experience is very good. Inclusion of the free times were very helpful. All the places we visited were well selected and the local guides were well spoken and showed good knowledge of the place/area. However I would have loved to take a bit longer in Toledo and stay in Granada read more one extra day instead of Costa del Sol, for me it was just another touristy place with lots of bars and cheap shops!
Wonderful, eye-popping and amazing adventure! 7
Fay Denton, QLD, Australia, Sep 2015
A wonderful, eye-popping and amazing adventure with a surprise just about at every twist and turn! Just loved it from Paris to Dijon and especially Chamonix. How gob-smacking to venture out onto the balcony in my room in Chamonix to have Mont-Blanc and the glacier right in my face! Down through the Alps and the awesome views on the Route Napoleon to read more the Cote d'Azur which lived up to its reputation of glitz and glamour. The blue Mediterranean as blue as ever but the most fun was in Monte Carlo and the beauty of Monaco, so elegant. Moving west, it just got better, day by day. Loved the Hotel in Nimes where the staff were hospitality students - top marks to these young people; and onto Carcassonne - oh, my gosh, now that is one absolutely awesome double-walled city! Beautifully preserved, situated on a rise - can you imagine how impregnable that city was in medieval times! One of my very favourite places - beautiful church, 3 tenors singing, enough to bring a tear (or two) to my eye - these days, a peaceful town to stop and admire. A shame to leave it.
Moving on, the 14th century Pont Valentre and area of Cahors just so beautiful. Rocamadours reputation didn't disappoint - how did they build that hanging out of a cliff face! Perigueux and early morning walk through this medieval town before the current residents really stirred was so lovely as were the raspberries from the lady with the market stall - so cheap and delicious! Onto Bordeaux and the TGV - what a hoot! Great way to travel back to Paris to final dinner - so much fun at Les Noces de Jeannette and canard a l'orange - mix in a lovely lady with accordion and French songs, lots of singing, wine and laughter made the 'white-knuckle' ride back through Paris traffic even more hilarious - especially from front seat!
Our driver on tour, Emilio, was just the best - those alpine roads in mist and drizzle not for the feint-hearted but he always made us feel safe - with a smile. Tour Director, Marie-Claire, top marks - her knowledge, attitude, organisation, sense of humour and accent - top notch! What can I say - a brilliant holiday, first time travelling by myself ever, no problem. Food was mostly really yummo, especially first and last nights in Paris with the group - the menu was excellent those nights - never seen so many vineyards - as far as the eye could see in some provinces - and I enjoyed the fruits of their labour too! And what might seem a small thing but one that was always so welcoming in little villages to bigger towns are the big baskets of colourful flowers, reds and bright pinks, hanging on posts, fences, bridges, wherever a basket of flowers could fit - viva la Francaise! (Ed. You sound like a hoot too Fay! Glad you enjoyed your trip)
Moving on, the 14th century Pont Valentre and area of Cahors just so beautiful. Rocamadours reputation didn't disappoint - how did they build that hanging out of a cliff face! Perigueux and early morning walk through this medieval town before the current residents really stirred was so lovely as were the raspberries from the lady with the market stall - so cheap and delicious! Onto Bordeaux and the TGV - what a hoot! Great way to travel back to Paris to final dinner - so much fun at Les Noces de Jeannette and canard a l'orange - mix in a lovely lady with accordion and French songs, lots of singing, wine and laughter made the 'white-knuckle' ride back through Paris traffic even more hilarious - especially from front seat!
Our driver on tour, Emilio, was just the best - those alpine roads in mist and drizzle not for the feint-hearted but he always made us feel safe - with a smile. Tour Director, Marie-Claire, top marks - her knowledge, attitude, organisation, sense of humour and accent - top notch! What can I say - a brilliant holiday, first time travelling by myself ever, no problem. Food was mostly really yummo, especially first and last nights in Paris with the group - the menu was excellent those nights - never seen so many vineyards - as far as the eye could see in some provinces - and I enjoyed the fruits of their labour too! And what might seem a small thing but one that was always so welcoming in little villages to bigger towns are the big baskets of colourful flowers, reds and bright pinks, hanging on posts, fences, bridges, wherever a basket of flowers could fit - viva la Francaise! (Ed. You sound like a hoot too Fay! Glad you enjoyed your trip)
Well paced tour through California. Guide was great, hotels were fine and the tour visits were interesting. Good overall view of California.
Excellent guide and driver 5
America's Musical Heritage
Lindy & Peter kennedy, NSW, Australia, Sep 2015
Our tour guide and driver were nothing but helpful and courteous - Eileen got up at 5 am when we were leaving for the airport to make sure our taxi driver turned up for us - not part of her duties but very appreciated - our only comment had been that we would have liked to have had a bit more live music however it was explained to us that it would be read more very difficult to get such a bit group into live venues high was understandable - overall a very enjoyable trip with a nice group of people.
We saw everything that we wanted to see, and more 5
Italian Mosaic
David B & Robyn B, NSW, Australia, Sep 2015
Wow - what a comprehensive tour around Italy. We saw everything that we wanted to see, and more. The tour was very fast paced - largely because of the vast distance between the north and south. Great tour if you've got limited time and want to see as much of Italy as possible in a short time.
Interesting tour to good sites 4
Historic Trains of the Old West
Brian Caller & Ann Rheinberger, NSW, Australia, Sep 2015
This was an interesting tour to good sites but the emphasis on 'Historic Trains' is misleading as it was conducted as a tour of the Colorado Rockies with rides on 3 historic trains. For railway enthusiasts there was not enough time spent on the trains themselves, particularly on the locomotives and rolling stock. In summary: As a tour of Colorado with read more a visit to Santa Fe it was good, for those wanting a predominantly railway-oriented tour I'd look elsewhere. Two complaints. First, many of the side trips seemed unnecessarily rushed and second, the Wifi on the coach rarely worked, not even in large towns, even though several people asked for it to be fixed.
We thoroughly enjoyed the Imperial Splendours tour. The Tour Director was very knowledgeable, informative, helpful & supplied us with daily humour. My travelling companion has a gluten allergy, the meals supplied were not always very palatable. In some hotels she had to request gluten free bread many times. We were somewhat surprised as one would expect read more Europe to be more efficient in dealing with different meal requests. Overall the experience was awesome, so much history & wonderful scenic cities.
Enjoyed the tour, guide was very helpful and knowledgeable. Had lovely weather most of the tour. We especially enjoyed the Bannockburn Visitors centre, the sheep dog display and the tour of the Britannia.
Fantastic tour. It was my first tour I have been on and found it relaxing, interesting and adventurous. Already thinking about another tour next year. Thank you Global Journeys for organising such a great time!
This was a really good tour but was probably 2 -3 days too long. We were mentally and physically exhausted by the end of the tour, albeit I had spent the whole tour with undiagnosed fractures in my foot! However, the tour guide and driver were fantastic, with the tour guide seemingly knowing everything there is to know about the entire country! Most read more of the hotel accommodation was also good but the poor quality of the hotel in Inverness was a standout. Most of the hotels had no air conditioning or even a small fridge in the room, unlike most Australian and Continental hotels, and some even had very unsafe shower areas with no rubber mats. The actual tour, however, was fantastic - we saw everything we wanted to see and learnt things about all the sites we visited that even I (as a native born Englishman, now Aussie!) never knew. The quality of the food was really good and the optional extra sites was well thought out. In short the entire journey was well run, the coach was always on time and our luggage never lost! We would heartily recommend Global Journeys and Globus to anyone thinking of visiting the UK and Ireland. Georgie Walpole was a standout as a Tour Consultant and her efforts were much appreciated.
We thoroughly enjoyed this tour, our first trip with Globus. Our driver, Pedro, was great, always driving us to the best spots for the best photo shoots. Kaye, our Tour Director, was so bubbly, friendly, efficient and such a wealth of knowledge. We loved listening to her endless stories. This tour covered a large area of Spain and we enjoyed visiting read more the small family restaurants, sampling the local food and rubbing shoulders with the friendly locals. The only negative for us was that it took a long time for our tours to be "guaranteed departures", hence we missed out on good flight times and prices. We would highly recommend this tour.
Would have a holiday with Globus again 2
Introduction to Ireland
Shane O'Brien, Pamela Robinson & Michael Robinson, QLD, Australia, Aug 2015
The 3 of us had a great time we enjoyed everywhere we went in Ireland amazing country to see so much green was amazing. The hotels and meals were quality all the way. Had lovely weather so we were very lucky. Had a meal and concert in a castle which was one on my bucket list so was delighted. I guess the only down side some of the places we felt a bit read more rushed but you have to expect that when your seeing so much in a short time. Would have a holiday with Globus again.
