Trafalgar Reviews
The 1,803 Trafalgar reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have travelled with Trafalgar. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
The 1,803 Trafalgar reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have travelled with Trafalgar. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
The Best of Portugal tour with Trafalgar had 52 people on it, way too many for my liking. It was a nice tour but had too many optional extras and were very expensive for what they were, especially the dinners. The tour director Tiago was not accommodating, I witnessed him being dismissive of travellers requests and concerns. He did the bare minimum read more and talked about himself too much and how if we didn’t rate him a high score he won’t get much work. Of all my trips with Trafalgar this is my least favourite.
A fantastic tour with so many interesting and new experiences, including Hiroshima. It was very busy every day from early morning to evening. Our tour leader was excellent with so much knowledge to share and interesting facts to tell us. Japan is a very clean country and the people very friendly. Every day had something special to experience. The read more accommodation was excellent. Highly recommend this tour.
Had a fantastic 18 days in October travelling around Central Europe with an excellent group of 33 travellers from around the world. We all got along well and were like a well-oiled machine in boarding and deboarding the coach each day. It was value for money and met my expectations. Opted for all the optional tours offered and there was never a dull read more moment. Our Travel Director, Brad, was a font of information and Coach driver, Massimo was an expert in navigating the narrow winding roads and traffic. The daily information provided to us by Brad during the tour was extremely helpful in adding context to places we visited including documentaries shown on board the coach. Have lovely memories of the tour and highly recommend.
I booked this trip last year with the hope of seeing the Northern Lights, and it turned out to be an amazing adventure! One thing I think people should understand before booking is that while you can see the Northern Lights with the naked eye, they are not always visible or as vibrant as the photos you see online. We were fortunate enough to see faint read more green colors, and our smartphones captured much more than our eyes could see. Even without a spectacular display, experiencing the Northern Lights was still special.
There were plenty of optional excursions, and we chose to do all of them. They were 100% worth it! The reindeer farm was a great experience, and the husky sledding adventure was so much fun, even though there was no snow. We also visited the Icehotel, and what an amazing and fun experience that was! Seeing the incredible ice sculptures and the creativity that goes into creating the hotel was fascinating. We learned that the outdoor ice hotel is being built later and later in the year. I can only wonder if climate change and warming temperatures are contributing to that. The permanent Icehotel was awesome and well worth seeing!
We also toured the Vasa Museum and the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm. The Vasa Museum literally took my breath away! Seeing the Vasa ship in person was incredible and definitely a highlight of the trip. I highly recommend allowing extra time in Stockholm to explore these attractions and enjoy the city.
A little advice for future travelers: Consider arriving a day or two early to adjust to the time difference. The 10-hour time change (from California) was much harder to adjust to than I expected! I would also recommend staying an extra day or two after the tour to give yourself enough time to truly explore Stockholm.
Another important tip: Pack for the Arctic weather! We traveled in October, and it was COLD. If you're traveling to Finnish and Swedish Lapland, make sure you bring proper cold-weather clothing, including a warm winter jacket, insulated pants, gloves, a hat, and appropriate footwear. Some people in our group had to purchase additional clothing because they weren't adequately prepared. You don't want to spend your time being cold when you should be enjoying the experience!
Our tour guide, Mike, was awesome! He was personable, funny, knowledgeable, and made everyone feel comfortable throughout the trip. He also did a great job managing a group of 27 people, which is no easy task. Our driver, Kristoff, got us everywhere safely, and our two local experts, Lucas (Northern lights hunting) and Adi Nobel and Vasa Museum** (I hope I spelled their names correctly!), were great as well. I really enjoyed Adi's tours he was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable. You could just tell how passionate he was.
Our group of 27 people was the perfect size. Everyone got along really well and, best of all, everyone was ready on time, which helped keep everything running smoothly. The first couple of days involve quite a bit of travel, but once you settle into the pace, the trip is fantastic.
If you're looking for an unforgettable adventure with great guides, beautiful scenery, fun excursions, and a wonderful group experience, I highly recommend this trip! The Northern Lights are a bonus, but there is so much more to see and experience along the way. I would absolutely consider traveling with Trafalgar again!
There were plenty of optional excursions, and we chose to do all of them. They were 100% worth it! The reindeer farm was a great experience, and the husky sledding adventure was so much fun, even though there was no snow. We also visited the Icehotel, and what an amazing and fun experience that was! Seeing the incredible ice sculptures and the creativity that goes into creating the hotel was fascinating. We learned that the outdoor ice hotel is being built later and later in the year. I can only wonder if climate change and warming temperatures are contributing to that. The permanent Icehotel was awesome and well worth seeing!
We also toured the Vasa Museum and the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm. The Vasa Museum literally took my breath away! Seeing the Vasa ship in person was incredible and definitely a highlight of the trip. I highly recommend allowing extra time in Stockholm to explore these attractions and enjoy the city.
A little advice for future travelers: Consider arriving a day or two early to adjust to the time difference. The 10-hour time change (from California) was much harder to adjust to than I expected! I would also recommend staying an extra day or two after the tour to give yourself enough time to truly explore Stockholm.
Another important tip: Pack for the Arctic weather! We traveled in October, and it was COLD. If you're traveling to Finnish and Swedish Lapland, make sure you bring proper cold-weather clothing, including a warm winter jacket, insulated pants, gloves, a hat, and appropriate footwear. Some people in our group had to purchase additional clothing because they weren't adequately prepared. You don't want to spend your time being cold when you should be enjoying the experience!
Our tour guide, Mike, was awesome! He was personable, funny, knowledgeable, and made everyone feel comfortable throughout the trip. He also did a great job managing a group of 27 people, which is no easy task. Our driver, Kristoff, got us everywhere safely, and our two local experts, Lucas (Northern lights hunting) and Adi Nobel and Vasa Museum** (I hope I spelled their names correctly!), were great as well. I really enjoyed Adi's tours he was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable. You could just tell how passionate he was.
Our group of 27 people was the perfect size. Everyone got along really well and, best of all, everyone was ready on time, which helped keep everything running smoothly. The first couple of days involve quite a bit of travel, but once you settle into the pace, the trip is fantastic.
If you're looking for an unforgettable adventure with great guides, beautiful scenery, fun excursions, and a wonderful group experience, I highly recommend this trip! The Northern Lights are a bonus, but there is so much more to see and experience along the way. I would absolutely consider traveling with Trafalgar again!
We had a fabulous trip, very well organised, participating in all options easy to do, tour director and bus driver very experienced and knowledgeable. Our travel consultant Grace has been excellent organising and answering our queries in a very timely manner we have many more trips on the go!
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Landscapes of the Canadian Maritimes
Lorraine and Helen, NSW, Australia, Sep 2026
Excellent time to travel for changing leaf colours- beautiful kaleidoscope everywhere. Insight coaches very comfortable & spacious, but seat rotation somewhat inconsistent!! Accommodation hotels very comfortable with large rooms though Digby Pines Resort had smaller rooms & needs upgrading. Itinerary good & local guides very knowledgeable & entertaining read more even in very adverse weather conditions at times. Found some “lessons” on local products too detailed. Included meals good.
This was the 3rd of 4 tours booked with Georgie and Hannah for my recent 2 month Europe trip. Unfortunately, the Tour Director wasn't the best (her communication of timings and logistics was disappointing). I didn't like the fact that on this tour Trafalgar doesn't include walking/orientation tours of 3 towns - these are only offered as expensive optionals! read more I like to walk and explore and armed with a paper map and information provided by hotel reception I managed quite ok by myself. Hotel locations were good except for the hotel at San Sebastian - a taxi is required. At the end of September Barcelona was still excessively hotel. Fortunately, the weather was cooler once we travelled north.
As with most tours these days you really need to spend an extra day or so at each start/finish city. I stayed an extra 3 nights in both Barcelona and Madrid at different hotels to the tour hotels as Trafalgar's pricing of pre/post accommodation was very expensive! I enjoyed all the northern Spanish towns and cities we visited. Northern Spain is quite different to the rest of Spain which I've previously visited. A note for art lovers - I stayed on at the Prado after the included visit there. There is sufficient time to visit the art exhibition at the Bilbao Guggenheim - this is not communicated by Trafalgar or the Tour Director until we arrived at Bilbao. Daily communication was by email only. Whatsapp group only created halfway thru the tour at the request of guests.
As with most tours these days you really need to spend an extra day or so at each start/finish city. I stayed an extra 3 nights in both Barcelona and Madrid at different hotels to the tour hotels as Trafalgar's pricing of pre/post accommodation was very expensive! I enjoyed all the northern Spanish towns and cities we visited. Northern Spain is quite different to the rest of Spain which I've previously visited. A note for art lovers - I stayed on at the Prado after the included visit there. There is sufficient time to visit the art exhibition at the Bilbao Guggenheim - this is not communicated by Trafalgar or the Tour Director until we arrived at Bilbao. Daily communication was by email only. Whatsapp group only created halfway thru the tour at the request of guests.
Everything about our trip went very smoothly. The pick up from the airport was on time and our tour director, Lydia, was considerate, helpful and very knowledgeable. The hotels were mainly well situated and comfortable. Morning breakfasts were as expected, with only 1 hotel having no hot food at the buffet available for almost 45 minutes. All guided read more tours were well planned with excellent guides who were very pleasant. There was a good balance of tours and free times. We were unable to tour the Sagrada Familia but Trafalgar replaced with another interesting tour.
Great tour. First full day in Istanbul was full on. Maybe an extra day would be good as a visit to the Basilica Cistern was not covered. Our TD was excellent. She was very knowledgeable and provide great insights into the history and culture of Turkey. Meals were good and we had plenty of opportunities to experience local cuisine. The "Be My Guest" read more experience was one of the highlights. Accommodation overall was good , ranging from average accommodation in Istanbul to experiencing the rock / cave rooms in Cappadocia. Only 23 people on tour so plenty of room on the bus to stretch out. Our 6th tour with Trafalgar / Insight. Highly recommended. Thanks to Tracey at Global Journeys for her usual excellent service and advice. Look forward to dealing with Global Journeys for our next adventure.
The tour was well planned and at a good pace. Tod, our tour director, was fabulous and attentive. The weather in September was perfect. The crowds in Split and Dubrovnik were a little to much thanks to the number of cruise ships in port.
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Highlights of Ireland and Scotland
Peter, NSW, Australia, Sep 2026
Firstly, my travel advisor, Hannah Perry. With more than 3 decades of frequent international travel, I rarely needed a consultant to help me organise my trips. On the occasions I used one, Hannah has stood out to be the most professional, responsive, helpful, supportive and friendly I had the pleasure of dealing with. She's a great asset to Global Journeys.
The read more trip with Trafalgar. It's generally good for anyone who hasn't done an organised tour before. For us, we were expecting a bit more, especially in locations which we considered significant. This is typical of most tours in this category where sometimes too much time is spent around some attractions and not enough on others. Having said that, to have everything planned out by someone with little effort on our part is great. Combine that with a good tour director, driver and fellow travellers, that is still a good vacation. Whichever way you travel, Ireland and Scotland are definitely worth visiting.
The read more trip with Trafalgar. It's generally good for anyone who hasn't done an organised tour before. For us, we were expecting a bit more, especially in locations which we considered significant. This is typical of most tours in this category where sometimes too much time is spent around some attractions and not enough on others. Having said that, to have everything planned out by someone with little effort on our part is great. Combine that with a good tour director, driver and fellow travellers, that is still a good vacation. Whichever way you travel, Ireland and Scotland are definitely worth visiting.
This was our 1st trip to the U.S. as we have loved Elvis Presley since our childhood obviously Gracelands was always going to be part of it. The tour you guys arranged for us was amazing, guided as well as plenty of free time to explore more. Nashville to New Orleans and in between was unbelievable for us both and fulfilled all our dreams. Our coach, read more driver and guide were amazing and fellow guests all had a ball and became like a family. It was the trip of a lifetime for us and you guys didn’t disappoint. We could go on forever about our journey but can only thank global journeys for organising this for us . We will be forever grateful, god bless you all and warm wishes.
We had an absolutely fantastic experience with Hannah when booking our “Best of Spain and Portugal” tour with Insight. From the very beginning, Hannah was friendly, professional, and incredibly helpful. She made the whole process easy and stress free. The Insight tour itself was fantastic, with beautiful destinations, wonderful experiences, and excellent read more organisation throughout. We had such a memorable time exploring Spain and Portugal, and Hannah played a big part in making the whole journey so enjoyable. We would highly recommend Hannah to anyone planning a holiday. Her knowledge, care, and personal service were exceptional, and we’ll definitely be going back to her for our next trip.
Whilst the trip had early starts and heat in Venice and Rome it was fantastic to see so many bucket list things and the Trafalgar people were so good. Recommend this trip. Thank you to Kayla for handing the booking. Every thing went smoothly.
Overall sights of tour were great as was our tour guide Aileen, who was also very good. Only issue we had some accommodation which was older and pretty tired - needs to be looked at. Thanks.
Good overview of Belgium, Luxembourg & The Netherlands 0
Best of Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg
Denise, QLD, Australia, Aug 2026
Good tour itinerary with a good Tour Director. This was the 1st of 4 tours booked with Georgie and Hannah for my recent 2 month Europe trip. 38 people on this tour at the end of August. Weather was cool. I enjoyed the optional tours that I did: Waterloo, Ypres (excellent local guide) and the KInderdijk (boat trip to view the line of windmills). I didn't read more do any of the optional dinners. The included dinners at the Luxembourg hotel and the Amsterdam farm dinner were very good. The other included dinners were fairly basic. Hotels were good with good locations and good breakfasts. Note for solo travellers that some hotel rooms only have a single bed and therefore rooms are quite small.
As with most tours these days you really need to spend an extra day or so at each start/finish city to experience more of each location. I arrived the day before the tour started in Brussels. I changed hotels in Amsterdam and spent a further 3 nights there. Both hotel bookings were made via a hotel booking platform as Trafalgar's pre/post tour hotel pricing was very expensive! Long travel days to/from Luxembourg. A note for art lovers - I stayed on at the Rijksmuseum after the included visit there. Daily communication re timings/logistics was by whatsapp which is convenient.
As with most tours these days you really need to spend an extra day or so at each start/finish city to experience more of each location. I arrived the day before the tour started in Brussels. I changed hotels in Amsterdam and spent a further 3 nights there. Both hotel bookings were made via a hotel booking platform as Trafalgar's pre/post tour hotel pricing was very expensive! Long travel days to/from Luxembourg. A note for art lovers - I stayed on at the Rijksmuseum after the included visit there. Daily communication re timings/logistics was by whatsapp which is convenient.
The speedy ‘Grand Prix’ tour of the UK was a great experience that touches all the must-see places. The Tour Director and coach captain both did an excellent job to fill each day with wonderful unforgettable memories.
Fantastic tour of Croatia and Slovenia 0
Best of Croatia and Slovenia
Tarnya and David, NSW, Australia, Aug 2026
All the sights, hotels, breakfasts, tour guide, bus driver were fantastic. Recommend this tour 100%. Very hot in August in Split and Dubrovnik.
Great Coach tour with Insight Vacations - very nice coach, great Tour Director. We never imagined we would see so much history and real life in other countries. Tour was very well organized and the private boat trips and private water taxis in Venice were a real bonus. Met 27 other travelers and a great mix. All got on very well. Shared the days and read more the experiences together. Overall, a 10/10 from us.
Ethan at Global Journeys was fantastic. Any questions we asked, he answered in a timely fashion, giving us ideas, suggestions and links of where to order and make plans. He was great to work with. Thanks so very much. It was a great trip that we thoroughly enjoyed. If you are ordering or making any plans, remember you are on military time in the read more UK. It can save you a lot of stress. 6 pm bus order is really 18:00. Thanks Ethan for all of your Pre-trip help creating a great adventure.
