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.
Exceeded our expectations 1
Sicily in Depth with 6-Day Malta Option
Vivienne & Denis Bradshaw, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
Than you so much...we had a wonderful time. Exceeded our expectations. We have always wanted to go to Sicily. What a brilliant Island it is. Steeped in Ancient history! Francis was exceptional as a guide.
A bit disappointed with the Malta extension 3
Sicily in Depth with 6-Day Malta Option
Maureen Taylor, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
Felt a bit disappointed with the Malta extension as it was a bit like an afterthought from Insight. Thank you Yvonne from Global Journeys for your good service.
Excellent trip to Sicily and Malta 1
Sicily in Depth with 6-Day Malta Option
Maureen , NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
Very happy with Global Journeys' bookings and also Insight Vacations. Loved Sicily, Mt Etna was amazing, godfather country also great, loved the accommodation in Malta.
I find the coaches far superior to other companies 9
Country Roads of Scotland
Karlyn, QLD, Australia, Jul 2015
We travelled a big distance and saw many excellent sites. Perhaps the pace of the tour could be lessened by having two nights in the one place (eg Edinburgh, Glasgow ) as there were many early morning starts. I have travelled with them before and find the coaches far superior to other companies.
This was one of the best vacations I have ever taken! 1
Best of Italy
Natasja Rose, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
This was one of the best vacations I have ever taken! The weather was nicest morning and evening, so I didn't take the mid-day optional extras, but all of the ones I did take were absolutely amazing. The hotels were great and the food was excellent, though not so much in some of the cafes we went to. That's not on the tour, though.
A day early in Berlin helps relax before the tour. Most significant tours/events are 'optional' at a price which can significantly add to the tour cost. An extra post-tour day in Warsaw helps recovery from the tour.
Another great Insight tour. Highly recommended. 5
Country Roads of Switzerland
The Wards, NSW, Australia, Jun 2015
Vinchenzo our wonderful tour guide made the trip, beautiful scenery, good travelling companions. Another great Insight tour. Highly recommended. Yvonne from Global Journeys made the whole process very easy.
This tour was fabulous. Fairly fast paced but with ages from 12-70 on our tour everyone kept up easily. It really is a good 'taster' tour (which is all you can ask of a 17 day tour which takes in 5 countries) of each country and will give you a general experience of each country. You can never have enough 'free time' but given this tour packs in so read more much to see the amount of 'free time' provided was more than sufficient for all ages. The options were well thought out, very good value for money and you were never pressured into undertaking them. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable in both history and interesting tit bits about each place (very humourous at times) - his commentary was never boring and was structured to appeal to all ages / interests. He also was flexible when it came to the daily schedule, happy to re-assess and re-organise to suit the group but still managing to see all the sights as per the original tour itinerary.
During our tour we experienced a heat wave affecting most of the countries so our daily temp was between 34-41 most days. Which in some places was extremely out of the ordinary (ie no air conditioning in the hotel rooms). Phillip (tour guide) for example shuffled our tour activities each day to keep us out of the heat so that we could still enjoy each experience. Adding many 'flourishes' (special treats) of gelato, drinks, extra stops etc to keep us going. Some places we spent less time at, others more, depending on the heat and this was always only at the agreeance of all the group. The hotels we stayed at were all good - some maybe not up to Australian 4 star level, but had everything you would need for a 2 night stay. Our tour guide was always happy to arrange a change of room if necessary. But mostly they were excellent and definitely central in all places stayed. All sights in walking distance from the hotels. The days were seamlessly organised, nothing was ever a problem, our driver was excellent and safe and the bus always immaculate with more than ample seating and leg room. To sum it up - a well thought out and planned 17 day 'taster' tour of the main countries of Europe. Would highly recommend to all ages. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
During our tour we experienced a heat wave affecting most of the countries so our daily temp was between 34-41 most days. Which in some places was extremely out of the ordinary (ie no air conditioning in the hotel rooms). Phillip (tour guide) for example shuffled our tour activities each day to keep us out of the heat so that we could still enjoy each experience. Adding many 'flourishes' (special treats) of gelato, drinks, extra stops etc to keep us going. Some places we spent less time at, others more, depending on the heat and this was always only at the agreeance of all the group. The hotels we stayed at were all good - some maybe not up to Australian 4 star level, but had everything you would need for a 2 night stay. Our tour guide was always happy to arrange a change of room if necessary. But mostly they were excellent and definitely central in all places stayed. All sights in walking distance from the hotels. The days were seamlessly organised, nothing was ever a problem, our driver was excellent and safe and the bus always immaculate with more than ample seating and leg room. To sum it up - a well thought out and planned 17 day 'taster' tour of the main countries of Europe. Would highly recommend to all ages. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
Insight coach was very comfortable with great leg room 3
Best of Spain & Portugal
D Collins, QLD, Australia, Jun 2015
Wonderful trip. Insight coach was very comfortable with great leg room. Excellent courteous driver and vivacious tour guide who made sure that the tour went smoothly. The 'flourishes' that Insight provides were terrific and unexpected. Optional trips were quite good value however more time in some places would be appreciated e.g. Toledo. Thank you read more Georgie for your assistance! You were wonderful.
Very well organised and directed 1
Britain & Ireland Discovery
John Coelho, VIC, Australia, Jun 2015
Excellent tour, very well organised and directed. Very good experience with Emily from Global Journeys - completely conducted on the internet - very professional.
Thoroughly enjoyed this tour 1
Spectacular Scandinavia & its Fjords
Denise, QLD, Australia, Jun 2015
I thoroughly enjoyed this tour with the spectacular scenery, congenial company on the tour, knowledge of our guide and the high standard of most elements of the tour. Norway was the most scenic and interesting of the 3 countries we visited. I thought that some of the optional activities could have been included at no extra cost.
Well paced tour. Excellent Driver and Tour Leader who provided intelligent and relevant commentary. Very good value for money. The hotels were mostly very good although some hotels in Scandinavia seemed not to understand the concept of a twin room as opposed to a double room! All in all, highly recommended.
Would have preferred a bit more time to the trip 1
Spectacular Scandinavia & its Fjords
Leone Moffat & Richard Brightling, ACT, Australia, Jun 2015
Despite knowing that we were covering long distances in a bus, it did get a bit wearying sitting on the bus day in day out. I think i would have preferred more days in the cities of Stockholm, Bergen and Oslo and miss Falun and Lillehammer or just had a bit more time to the trip. I did enjoy Odense but given that we spent all day on the bus getting read more there and back to Copenhagen because we couldn't continue on to the ferry trip. I think i would have preferred a rescheduling that involved an extra night in Stockholm. The bus was too airless but it was roomy. I doubt we would have enjoyed the trip anywhere as much if Frederike had not been our tour guide. Her dry sense of humour was tremendous and she bent over backwards to help everyone on the bus with just about anything!
Hotels were excellent, except the Shearton 3
Country Roads of Croatia
Thomas & Lois Stalley, NSW, Australia, May 2015
The Shearton in Zagred was way below standard for such a tour. It was old, smelly and well worn. eg holes in the carpet. Insight needs better booking of their rooms, they are a volume buyer, as such they should ensure everybody has a good room. The Hotels were excellent, except the Shearton. Every night there were concerns over rooms, mainly position.
Great way to travel Croatia the first time 2
Country Roads of Croatia
Gave, NSW, Australia, May 2015
Loved that we saw so much of Croatia at an easy pace and that we spent mostly 2 nights at most places. Would have liked to see Lake Bled as well as caves in Slovenia. Tour guide was excellent and informative, much better than some local guides. Was quite a large group around 40 but quite organised. Really enjoyed the islands...be aware lots of cruise read more ships in Dubrovnik. Some lovely surprises with Insight when touring around. Of course it is a tour and you can't have everything. Great way to travel Croatia the first time.
This tour is comprehensive and fantastic. It gives you the full treatment of Italy in 17 days, is very busy and requires a reasonable level of personal fitness. Lots of walking over cobblestones and slippery walkways. Insight staff i.e. the Tour Director and Coach driver were just fantastic. Both friendly and professional. Extra leg room on the coach read more was just great. I also enjoyed the local city/town guides that we had as well as they were able to give a deeper understanding of each location and the history associated there with. Hotel accommodation was fine however four stars in Italy is not as good as four stars in Australia. Generally the rooms were small by our standards, although many of the hotels were stylish with great locations and very accessible to city centres. If the tour had a weakness it would be the food - at most of the hotels; where included in the program or optional food inclusions. When we got the time to visit local Italian restaurants, (where the locals eat), we were able to better experience the Italian food experience than we had in our hotels. Overall this is a great tour and professionally managed by Insight and their great tour staff.
It's a cultural tour, more historically than contemporary. The tour director's incredible academic knowledge of the history of places we visited is very much part of it. Very organized and didn't leave much slack to stop for random impromptu interactions. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
Very good first experience for my dad 2
Jenny, NSW, Australia, May 2015
Tour director was very knowledgeable and helpful. Coach was comfortable. Very good first experience for my Dad.... would join Insight Vacations again definitely.
Very happy with Global Journeys in that Michelle White has handled our booking magnificently - she is very approachable and always happy to help and assist! Insight Tours has always been excellent (I did a tour with them last May 2014 with my mum) and our Tour Director this year is the best! His name is Tim Pendlebury and he just gives you his 100% read more attention all the time and always look after all his 39 Insight Tours coach guests. We really enjoyed our time with Tim and hope to be in his future tours again! Insight Tours should extend the Wifi on the coach to at least 200mb as 100mb is not sufficient at all. Thank you very much.
Enjoyed our holiday, picturesque places we visited and Fjords area was very pretty and scenic. Our tour guide was very helpful and interesting. Great coach driver which made us feel very safe along some very difficult roads and weather conditions. On the down side we felt that some of the other guests on our tour had better accommodation to us so read more probably wouldn't use Insight again and also long wait at airport for our transfer to our hotel. Our travel arrangements and paper work was excellent so we will consider using Global Journeys again in the future.
