Insight Vacations Reviews
The 613 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 613 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.
Had a great time 8
Country Roads of Southern Italy & Sicily
Craig & Dorothy Rogers, Australia, Aug 2015
Had a great time but tour could have more of the smaller towns included. That way, we would see more of local culture in that region.
Dealing with Hannah from Global Journeys was a dream. Nothing was too much trouble including accommodating last minute changes. Overall tour our was very good. The guide, driver, coach & locations visited were excellent. The hotels and breakfast were generally excellent though some hotels were located a bit out of town. Fine for us, but difficult for read more the less mobile. For us, the included meals were very ordinary. If you like nice food I would strongly recommend skipping and going to local restaurants in lieu. There was a bit of a hard sell on optional excursions - some were great, others poor. A lot of walking is necessary so a degree of fitness is required. As with all tours (I guess) tour was very regimented, up at 6.15am, bags out by 7am etc, and you will be held up by incapable or slower travellers so you need to ensure this is your style of travel.
Tour covered a lot of the country in a fairly short time 1
Angela, VIC, Australia, Aug 2015
The tour covered a lot of the country in a fairly short time, so you didn't always get as much time as you would like in certain places, but you get a good overview of some great places you can return to and explore in you own time.
Need excursions that are a little more adventurous other than just evening meals. Something with a little involvement and energy. Most of the excursions were a quite boring as they mostly involved just watching or eating.
I had a wonderful holiday and was very pleased with the tour conducted by Insight Vacations. In particular I thought the service provided by the Tour Director, Gigi Bromage was exceptional, particularly in the circumstances where one of our tour companions had an accident and Gigi went to great lengths to be of assistance. I was also very happy with read more the service provided by Michelle White from Global Journeys. From the initial pre-booking stages, right up to the point of departure, Michelle was happy to answer any questions I had. All flights, tours and transfers were very well organised and ran like clock-work, which made the whole experience very enjoyable. I would certainly book through Global Journeys again and I would certainly be interested in doing another tour conducted by Insight Vacations.
The tour was absolutely excellent. We'd certainly use Global Journeys and Insight again. Our guide was brilliant. The only minor change we would suggest is that the pace could have been a little faster. We didn't need toilet stops every two hours and sometimes more frequently (including the lunch stop) and arriving half an hour later at the hotel in read more the evenings would have been fine. Perhaps then we could have done a little more each day. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
A most relaxing and enjoyable experience 3
Best of Eastern Canada & USA
Geoff & Norma, NSW, Australia, Aug 2015
A great tour at a good pace. Interesting locations with considerable diversity. The tour director was very professional, engaging and a good communicator. The driver was professional and friendly and the coach always clean. These two made the trip. A most relaxing and enjoyable experience.
We had a brilliant experience and enjoyed every moment of our holiday. Global Journeys provided very easy online booking facility in order to arrange the holiday and our agents personal communication and ability to make requested adjustments was greatly appreciated. I would definitely consider using Global Journeys for future holiday bookings. Thanks.
We enjoyed this tour thoroughly. The tour guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and organised. The coach was very comfortable and the pace of the tour as expected. I would recommend.
Fantastic introductory view of Europe 1
Romantic European
Ainslie & Robyn Hyde, WA, Australia, Aug 2015
What a fantastic introductory view of the European cities and countryside. The accommodation was of a very high standard with the included meals excellent. Most of the optional excursions were interesting and good value but probably need to be made more transparent on initial costing as they enhance the trip and add significantly to the whole experience. read more The Switzerland options and the Tuscany trip to San Gims and restaurant are not to be missed. The coaches have plenty of room for feet and luggage and both the coach driver Raffaele and tour director Sharon were first class assisting us all to really enjoy every day. We met some fantastic people from all over Australia and would highly commend the tour and Global Journeys. Thank you Hannah for your efficient planning and communication. We would certainly use you again.
Tour guide not up to scratch 6
Best of Eastern Canada & USA
Alexandra & Peter, NSW, Australia, Aug 2015
Unfortunately the tour was not like the previous ones we have done due to our tour guide who did not make this holiday as enjoyable as it should of been. Roger I felt lacked personality and communication skills and his time management was not up to scratch. The accommodation we had fell short of expectation. This is was also the view of a lot of the read more other passengers on the trip. I am not sure if we would use Insight Vacations again.
Recommend to anyone interested in WWII history 1
Highlights of Eastern Europe
Mark & Mary, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
We had a very enjoyable trip which exceeded all expectations. The Insight tour of Eastern Europe was well organised, the accommodation and meals excellent and most importantly our tour guide Neira gave each and every person in the group her individual attention and advice. She always went the extra mile and her local knowledge, attention to detail read more and organisational skills were outstanding. We would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone interested in WWII history or just wanting to go somewhere in Europe out of the ordinary. Most people on the tour where seasoned travellers.
Cruise was up to expectations 1
Geoff & Norma, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
Alaska was a wonderful place to visit. Denali National Park and Prince William Sound glaciers were spectacular. The cruise was up to expectations. The ship was comfortable and a good size - not too big, the crew attentive. A very relaxing few days. We have no complaints of the land tour but felt the coach, tour director and driver were not of the read more usual Insight standard. Maybe that's Alaska!
Excellent tour. Scandinavia spectacular. Tour guide-professional, excellent manager, excellent knowledge. Comfortable coach with excellent driver. Would thoroughly recommend this tour. Certainly exceeded our expectations. Would have given higher ratings but there is always room for improvement.
Our tour guide was excellent 2
Grand Scandinavia
Tom Cratchley & Barbara Blackley, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
Our tour guide was excellent. She was always available and had a wonderful personality. She laughed a lot and this was so good when on a fairly long bus ride. Our driver was a quiet respectful young man whose driving ability was indeed remarkable. We always felt very safe even on those windy roads on high mountains. We happened to be in the front seat read more on our way to Geiranger, Norway. The accommodation was not great in several hotels, however this may be because of very little choice in some areas. On occasion we felt some had much better accommodation than others. My comment would be that accommodation, where possible, should be similar for all on the one tour and not some with suites and others with less than adequate accommodation. The tour content was excellent and we were 'blown away' by the amazing scenery. All in all a great experience and I would definitely recommend Insight. This was our 4th tour with them.
Tour was too rushed 4
European Grandeur
Keith, Krissabelle & Maribel Richards, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
This tour was too rushed, everyone was tired (some people had to miss some included visits because they needed to rest) and the tour director did not have thorough knowledge of the places that were visited. Many people had suitcases damaged but the tour director was not interested in doing anything to stop this. Visits to included sights were too rushed, read more some were missed entirely (the lookout over Florence and the Amsterdam sightseeing tour), and the whole tour seemed to be designed around the optional excursions.
Interesting, informative and a lot of fun as usual 3
Britain & Ireland Discovery
Rosana & Theo Krug, VIC, Australia, Jul 2015
Booking with Global Journeys is a hassle free experience, we always get a prompt and competent service and a competitive price. We have travelled with Insight for many years and we have never been disappointed with their tours. This trip was interesting, informative and a lot of fun as usual. The sights were memorable and varied. The highlights for read more us were Skara Brae, the neolithic village in Orkney Islands and the Giant Causeway on the shores of Norther Ireland. I will also remember when I was asked to sit in a special chair of the late Queen Mother, at her private residence, the Castle and Gardens of Mey, (optional tour in Scotland), making the other ladies in the group a little jealous. Apparently, the late Queen Mother was rather small in stature like myself!
We had never done a coach tour prior to the Italian Escapade but certainly will repeat the experience with the same company. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and would not hesitate to recommend the company. We were spoilt and pampered beyond belief! Everything worked like clockwork but we expect that there was a lot of work done behind the scenes that read more we were blissfully unaware of. We found the Tour Director always pleasant, happy and obliging and went out of her way to make sure that we, in turn were completely catered for. So many good memories to take home.
Well paced tour with a brilliant guide 4
Britain & Ireland Explorer
Ainslie & Robyn, WA, Australia, Jul 2015
What a tremendous introduction to the British Isles. A well paced tour with a brilliant guide Christina Bader and excellent coach driver Adrian . They both managed to make our tour a wonderful experience. Tremendous scenery and city highlights with expertly organised and resourced maps to guide us around cities on our own. The coach was excellent with read more the additional room for legs and luggage and the seat rotation policy meant meeting everyone on the bus. Highlights were Blair Castle, Scottish scenery, lakes district in Scotland and England especially Bowness hotel,Waterford Chrystal tour,sheepdog farm, Liverpool options and probably most important the range of people from Canada USA Singapore and Australia that galvanised together to make the whole journey great fun. Celebrating birthdays and special occasions was a lovely touch.
Excellent itinerary with an outstanding tour director 3
Treasures of Italy
Goran, WA, Australia, Jul 2015
An excellent itinerary with an outstanding and very knowledgeable tour director. All the hotels were centrally located, however, some were four star rating where others were below (Rome, Capri, Santa Margerita).
