Insight Vacations Reviews
The 608 Insight Vacations reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have travelled with Insight Vacations. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
The 608 Insight Vacations reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have travelled with Insight Vacations. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
Fantastic Holiday in Budapest, Vienna & Prague 5
Easy Pace Budapest, Vienna & Prague
Kee , NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
Fantastic holiday with equally fantastic Tour Director and Driver. The food was generally great and the Tour director was very friendly and cheerful. The driver was very jovial and the drive throughout was very smooth.
There were so many things to do and dine in these beautiful cities. Thumbs up for the welcome dinner in a very beautiful ornate restaurant. read more This was the best ever welcome dinner of all Insight tours that I have been. We all had a blast!!
There were so many things to do and dine in these beautiful cities. Thumbs up for the welcome dinner in a very beautiful ornate restaurant. read more This was the best ever welcome dinner of all Insight tours that I have been. We all had a blast!!
What a blast! I have visited places with history dating back 1000 and 1000s of years. The scenery was stunning and varied. Our group mixed socially, swapped email addresses and had many fun times together. In Sicily Franchesca B was a patient and well informed tour guide, arranging and informing the group constantly. Not so for our guides in Malta read more unfortunately; however, the accommodation in Malta at Le Meridien was fabulous. So many highlights and great memories!
Now I await my luggage ....6 days overdue from Rome. Rome and Abu Dhabi airports are chaos and I would avoid them if I could. On my way over I missed connecting flights due to Alitalia's lack of organisation, and my luggage again came on a flight different than the one I was on. Yvonne is a travel agent I would happily endorse as she has helped the planning come together and was very obliging. I would also recommend Insight Tours to family and friends.
Now I await my luggage ....6 days overdue from Rome. Rome and Abu Dhabi airports are chaos and I would avoid them if I could. On my way over I missed connecting flights due to Alitalia's lack of organisation, and my luggage again came on a flight different than the one I was on. Yvonne is a travel agent I would happily endorse as she has helped the planning come together and was very obliging. I would also recommend Insight Tours to family and friends.
Wonderful 17-day grand Italy and Sicily trip with Insight Vacations 19
Grand Italy & Sicily
Li & Joshua, Australia, Sep 2017
Part from visiting all famous city attractions, also we went a lot of beautiful old towns where they are either at the top of the hill, or along the coast, or at the small island. Stunning views of Mt. Etna, lakes, coast line & landscapes. Attached photo is the view of Lake Maggiore from our room at Grand Hotel Dino Baveno, Italy.
Wonderful trip except National Park just too crowded. 2
Eastern Capitals & Dalmatian Riviera
Vivian & Bruce, New Zealand, Sep 2017
Wonderful trip except National Park just too crowded - they need to reduce the visitor numbers or have them go one way only.
Rained quite a lot during mid-September otherwise it was overall a good trip. Dubrovnik is beautiful, along with the long drive along the coast.
Rained quite a lot during mid-September otherwise it was overall a good trip. Dubrovnik is beautiful, along with the long drive along the coast.
An excursion into a very interesting and not well known part of Europe 2
Warsaw & The Baltic States
Garry & Frances, NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
A lot was packed into 8 days and possibly an additional day would have been advantageous. That said, the tour was excellent in almost every respect - accommodation, meals (those with an emphasis on local cuisine), the tour director, local guides, coach seating comfort (extra leg room much appreciated), general amenities and itinerary. By limiting the read more number of passengers to 40, the tour operator (Insight) had obviously placed a premium on the comfort and well being of its passengers. There was a good mix in the nationality and demographic of fellow passengers, with everyone getting along with each other; bonding occurred very quickly. Finally the booking process with Global Journeys was a breeze who kept in regular contact throughout. I can highly recommend this tour. We saw a lot, learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed every moment.
Our 4th tour with Insight 7
Treasures of Cape Cod & the Islands
Brian & Bridget, NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
This was our 4th tour with Insight and it did not meet the high standard of our previous trips. The tour started well in Boston but was marred on day 2 and 3 by the tour guide becoming ill, she should have been replaced but wasn't. Day 4 was poorly planned with an early visit to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, which is great, but then we had to look read more around the town for a few hours. There is nothing in New Bedford! The off to the Heritage Museum and Gardens where we spent about twice as long as we should have.The Glass Museum was ok but in all,about half the day was wasted.
The remainder of the tour was affected by Hurricane Jose which meant that we couldn't go to Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket due to the ferries being cancelled which should have been tour highlights.Insight tried to arrange other activities but these were not a success on the whole. The weather wasn't in Insights control, of course, and they did give us a small payment as compensation after the tour. The stop on the last day to the cranberry farm on the way back to Boston was much too long as well, just seemed to be to fill in time on the way to the airport!
The remainder of the tour was affected by Hurricane Jose which meant that we couldn't go to Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket due to the ferries being cancelled which should have been tour highlights.Insight tried to arrange other activities but these were not a success on the whole. The weather wasn't in Insights control, of course, and they did give us a small payment as compensation after the tour. The stop on the last day to the cranberry farm on the way back to Boston was much too long as well, just seemed to be to fill in time on the way to the airport!
Wonderful Britain & Ireland Explorer 9
Britain & Ireland Explorer
Kerry & Peter, NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
This was our third tour with Insight and Global Journeys and we were not disappointed and Georgie did a wonderful job organising our trip again!
Our Tour Director Cameron Wilson did a superb job and Stuart did a wonderful job of driving the bus. We did all the optional extras but unfortunately we very disappointed with the Beatles Tour in Liverpool, read more being a Beatles fan, but overall the rest were very good. The tour was fast paced but we expected that with so much to see in a short time.
The accommodation was excellent overall and the coach as always was roomy and comfortable. We had 40 on the bus with 9 Aussies and the rest from the Us and Canada and we all got along well. We were given a wonderful taste of Britain and Ireland and would love to go back and see more, particularly Scotland and Ireland.
Our Tour Director Cameron Wilson did a superb job and Stuart did a wonderful job of driving the bus. We did all the optional extras but unfortunately we very disappointed with the Beatles Tour in Liverpool, read more being a Beatles fan, but overall the rest were very good. The tour was fast paced but we expected that with so much to see in a short time.
The accommodation was excellent overall and the coach as always was roomy and comfortable. We had 40 on the bus with 9 Aussies and the rest from the Us and Canada and we all got along well. We were given a wonderful taste of Britain and Ireland and would love to go back and see more, particularly Scotland and Ireland.
Northern Capitals is an apt description. Unfortunately, journeys between are lengthy and some capitals could be missed! Some are fabulous and more time in Berlin St Petersburg and Russia would be better. Always read the itinerary.
The Eastern European trip was excellent. We saw so many places from the old Eastern Bloc. We were on the go for most of the time, so 14 days was sufficient as we were tiring by that time. The added excursions were mostly good, but we were getting over folk dancing in the end.
An excellent tour, well planned as to both the tour content and timing, beautiful scenery and lots of historic content.Both the coach driver and tour guide were locals so the knowledge that they shared with us was special. We enjoyed everything about this trip.
Great trip through Switzerland 10
Country Roads of Switzerland
Chris & Douglas, NSW, Australia, Aug 2017
The scenery was amazing, just what you had seen on every postcard for Switzerland. Every where we went was splendid, green and clean and tranquil. Accommodation was excellent in quality and terrific in location.
We did not know what to expect in Poland but from the first day to the last we had a ball and were very impressed by what we saw. Our tour director could not have been more knowledgeable or helpful and, for the most part, the specialist guides provided interesting insights into their specialty. If anything, the tour could have taken an extra day or read more two as the schedule was fairly strenuous and we would have liked to spend more time in a few places, especially Wroclaw and Turon. Hotels were all excellent. Dinners were good rather than spectacular but that's being a bit picky. Poland was wonderful and we will return.
Fabulous Holiday to Scandinavia and the Fjords of Norway 6
Spectacular Scandinavia & its Fjords
Anthony & Rhonda, VIC, Australia, Aug 2017
We have a wonderful Insight Tour Experience, travelling through Denmark, Sweden and then onto Norway and the Fjords. The tour guide and tour driver and local guides made sure we had a unique experience and learnt much about the local culture and natural aspects of the country visits. The unique experiences at the various stops and additional photo opportunities read more made the journey so enjoyable, helped by the humour of the Driver and The Tour Guide. Also, thanks to Hannah at Global Journeys for making our booking experience so delightful, her follow up was always great and timely. What a great holiday.
I would be glad to book with Global Journeys in the future as it is hassle free and helpful. Our Insight tour was very good. The accomodation and inclusions of the tour were of a high standard.
Wonderful trip through Scandinavia 1
Spectacular Scandinavia & its Fjords
Douglas & Carolyn, VIC, Australia, Aug 2017
Wonderful trip through Scandinavia' s Historical Capitals, countryside and magnificent mountains and fjords.
Highlights for us were Copenhagen, Stockholm and Bergen then the picturesque snow capped mountains and the exciting drives up and down the bending mountain roads in the hands of a very experienced driver.
Highlights for us were Copenhagen, Stockholm and Bergen then the picturesque snow capped mountains and the exciting drives up and down the bending mountain roads in the hands of a very experienced driver.
Fantastic tour. Some long driving days but we'll worth it. Spectacular scenery throughout the tour. Hassle free Insight tours take care of everything. Good time to tour Scandinavia. August not as busy as June and July. Booked three tours with Global Journeys. Made process easy and always professional.
Insight provided an excellent tour with very good hotels and coach with highly skilled driver. Of course would like to have more time in each place but we covered a lot of ground ( and history ) in a relatively short time. A negative was the unnecessarily hard sell on the "optional experiences". Also while I can understand rational for offering the read more optional dinner outings, I thought the extra three city walking tours and especially the visit to the Krakow salt mines should have been included in the basic itinerary.
A wonderful scenic trip in Switzerland and Italy! 10
Country Roads of Switzerland
Joyce, QLD, Australia, Aug 2017
August is a good month to travel in Switzerland. The weather was fine for most of the time although colder in the mountains. Maria Reisterer was an interesting and caring guide which, as a senior solo traveller, I really appreciated. The coach with our skilled driver was quite comfortable. I loved the itinerary with mostly two night stops in carefully read more chosen locations and three in Montreux. The scenery was magnificent with mountains, lakes and pretty picture postcard towns and villages. Thank you to Yvonne at Global Journeys for her help and organisation. Everything went smoothly as planned.
Great experience in the Arctic Circle and Fjordland 10
Grand Scandinavia
David, SA, Australia, Aug 2017
Arrive day or two prior to start of Tour so you can enjoy the wonderful city of Copenhagen as the Tour itself doesn't provide much time to enjoy the city. The itinerary itself was good. Some of the additional excursions whilst sounding interesting were disappointing. I did many of them but not the dinners. Accommodation was ok the Scanic hotel group read more had lousy pillows! I pre-booked into the Radisson Blu Scandinavia in Copenhagen and discovered the tour used a lower grade hotel room than I had booked privately. Included meals were adequate. The scenery and the experiences were wonderful in some instances giving me whiplash switching between sides to see the next wonder.
A comprehensive and enjoyable tour. 5
Britain & Ireland Discovery
Pamela & Brian , New Zealand, Aug 2017
Highlights were the Edinburgh Tattoo, Orkney, optional shows in Edinburgh, Killarney, Dublin and Cardiff.
An excellent tour manager who shared his extensive knowledge of local culture, history, geography, nature etc.
A great bunch of fellow passengers.
An excellent tour manager who shared his extensive knowledge of local culture, history, geography, nature etc.
A great bunch of fellow passengers.
