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Britain and Ireland Highlights Reviews

34 Britain and Ireland Highlights reviews from past travellers that booked with Global Journeys.
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Britain and Ireland Highlights 0 , OH, United States, Jun 2023
The trip was fantastic! Our guide, Chris was informative and helpful every step of the way. The things we saw on this trip were wonderful and I would definitely recommend this trip to anyone wanting to see the UK and Ireland. Things were very well organized and everything went smoothly every step of the way. Or fellow passengers were so nice and we ...read more made many friends on this trip.
Love love love 4 , VIC, Australia, Oct 2019
Just loved this tour. The UK has such an amazing variety of landscapes and cities. Thanks to our tour director Paul. Great driver always helpful. Would highly recommended this tour if time poor like I was, but if you have more time maybe a longer tour as I would have loved more time in each place. But so much squeezed into a short time. Will be back ...read more for more.
Great Britain Highlights 6 , QLD, Australia, Sep 2019
Overall the accommodation was very good, breakfasts were very good. Steen the tour director was excellent; very informative and accommodating. Couldn't have asked for a better tour director. The coach driver Karl was quiet and unassuming but a very good driver and very efficient at dispatching luggage etc. Local tour guides were very knowledgable and ...read more informative. We saw a lot in a short period of time; didn't really see much of Glasgow or Cardiff. Saw highlights by bus and that was about it. But overall we were extremely happy - well organised.
Amazing tour of London, Scotland, Ireland and Wales 1 , Australia, Aug 2019
Our tour was amazing our guide Steen Harris was very knowledgeable and amusing and in the 8 days we saw everything that we would have liked to see and much more. The countryside of England was beautiful as were many of the smaller towns. We would highly recommend this tour.
8 Day Britain and Ireland Highlights with Trafalgar   2 , NSW, Australia, Aug 2018
We longed to visit the UK and Ireland for a long time. Main focus was on historic places in these countries. Very happy with Trafalgar although the pace was quite fast - but it was our choice. The tour director, Chris Tremlet, was excellent at his job. The itinerary was fully packed with action, food, excitement. We would book to travel again with Trafalgar ...read more in the future and tell our friends same.
Lightning Fast Trip of Britain & Ireland!   6 , NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
Good overview of both countries with excellent country side views on the way. Please be ready to be on the move from one hotel to another each day with early wake up calls, maybe be tiring for some.
Britain & Ireland Highlights 1 , QLD, Australia, Jun 2017
Great time of year to travel and great way to see Britain and Ireland in a short time. We thought the hotel choice could have been better, location wise and comfort. Would have liked time to shower and change for dinner. Tour guide very good and driver absolutely amazing!
Wonderful trip to Britain & Ireland 1 , NSW, Australia, May 2017
First time travelling with tour company - Trafalgar, I'm impressed. Our tour guide Paul is very professional and knowledgeable. Also hats off to all the coach drivers - Richard and others. It's fast paced given the time and places visited, but Trafalgar arranged timing very well. The only slight disappointment was the visit to Guinness Brewery in Dublin. ...read more It isn't a brewery and not everyone drinks beer, so I would suggest including it as an optional experience. Everything else is wonderful. It's also my first time booking the tour with Global Journeys. I highly recommend their service. The staff - Hannah and others are very efficient. They responded my queries almost on the same day. I definitely will look to book with them again for my next holiday.
Enjoyed the trip all the way 3 , NSW , Australia, Apr 2017
Another wonderful trip with Trafalgar, very nice tour. Great sightseeing, history, culture, religious values, food, hotels are comfy, healthy breakfast etc overall very good. Nice mix of fellow travellers, and our Tour Director, Maria Holzamer, is very knowledgeable about ins and outs of the areas. She was on the go efficiently, and of course she ...read more presented herself elegantly, fashionable outfit and shoes - bien joué for maria's effort. Local guides were brilliant too, and our driver superb driving skills who took us around and back to the starting point safely. Global Journeys, excellent service, thank you to Hannah Campbell. Will book my next trip via Hannah again. Thanks.
Fast moving but enjoyable 0 , NSW, Australia, Jul 2016
The only disappointing part was the very short time in Wales. We arrived to late to buy souvenirs and left before the shops opened. The meal at the vineyard was good but badly timed.
An all Class Tour 1 , WA, Australia, Jun 2016
The tour overall was outstanding made by Steen the Tour Director, Kerry our Coach Driver, the Highlights as such and our fellow tourists. The only negative was that the first couple of hotels were being renovated and this caused some discomfort. I feel other hotels should have been used.
Fantastic hassle free tour   4 , NSW, Australia, Apr 2016
Chris was an excellent, experienced and thoughtful tour director - the best I've ever met. I was travelling with an 11-year-old child who often suffers from motion sickness. I requested him to consider the seating plan for the coach, and he cared about us throughout the tour. Thank him and thanks to for our fellow travellers understanding. Everyone ...read more else's coach seating were rotated to be fair. The tour was very well organized. He always informed us clearly where and when we are having toilet break or meal break. The coach never drive more than two hours which was good for us and good for the driver. Our driver Sid was also very professional. Once he dropped off our luggage at the hotel while we were having dinner, and the room keys were handed out in the coach. We just walked in straight to the room, and our luggage was already there. I imagined if I traveled by myself, check in could take some time after the long days!

Our main purposes for this trip was to learn about the history and culture of Britain and Ireland, and to see the historical buildings such as castles, cathedrals and towns. It covered everything. We wouldn't have learnt much if we traveled without the tour director. He knew a lot and explained it all to us very well. Our local specialists both for included tour and for optional experience were fantastic as well. They were the best entertainers. We did all the optional experiences including dinners with entertainment. They were excellent. I just thought that the selections one the menus were quite similar for some places. You can find local restaurants unless you would like to be with other travellers. Our hotels were located OK for finding restaurants around. Accommodation was good for many places. Just a bit of disappointment for the hotels in Ireland, as they were very old and located off-centre.

Fellow travellers were very friendly. As our meals were included most of the time we had dinner together since day one. This made us getting know each other very well. We were 47 of us; more than half were from USA, others from Canada, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. They were super prompt as well. No one literally came back late, and I had no bad feeling about people at all. My son missed them so much at the end of the tour. We are definitely coming back to Trafalgar tour. Thank you for the fantastic experience.
Worry free holiday   2 , SA, Australia, Oct 2015
The tour was very good, although a bit busier than I expected. Quite a few early morning starts. The tour guide was excellent, very informative. Hotel accommodation was generally good, although the Belfast hotel had very cold bedrooms. Some of the others complained as well. I requested extra bedding. The hotel we were booked into at the beginning and ...read more end of the tour had us booked into a double instead of a twin room. They were not happy that a mistake had been made, and blamed Global Journeys for it. (MD. Oh aren't they naughty blaming us!) The coaches were generally okay, but the seats were not really comfortable for those of us who are height challenged. On the whole, it was a good trip, and I would recommend Trafalgar and Global Journeys to anyone.
Will travel again next year in Europe with Trafalgar 0 , QLD, Australia, Sep 2015
Fantastic experience provided. Leena Hazeldine (Tour Director) and Karl Stones (Coach Driver) were very knowledgeable about their profession and added to the experience. Will certainly look to travel again next year in Europe with Trafalgar - look forward to receiving some details.
See so much and have an absolute blast! 0 , ACT, Australia, Aug 2015
This is a great itinerary if you have never been to the UK and want an introduction to the main sights. A fast pace but you see so much and have an absolute blast! Also thank you Michelle for all your help in booking my trip - I will definitely use Global Journeys again!!
Britain & Ireland Highlights 0 , NSW, Australia, Aug 2015
As the name says, we saw the highlights, but all was just wonderful. Gives a taste so will come back with allowing a longer tour. The countryside was always postcard perfect and photo opportunities everywhere. A great trip.
Fast paced tour, saw a lot 0 , NZ, New Zealand, Aug 2015
Fast paced tour, saw a lot - will pick a slower paced tour next time. The Trafalgar team were very helpful and invested a lot of energy to ensure things went well.
Good tour to get a taste of what Britain is all about 0 , VIC, Australia, Aug 2015
For an 8 day tour it was a great holiday. We saw so much and tour guide was very knowledgeable. Met some lovely people. A good tour to get a taste of what Britain is all about.
Saw everything we needed to see and more 0 , VIC, Australia, Jul 2015
Enjoyable tour. Tour Director Hilary was a wealth of knowledge, I think she was born to do her job! We saw everything we needed to see and more. Would recommend Trafalgar, and a big thanks to Yvonne brooks at Global Journeys, who made it all happen for us.
Our first overseas trip was a wonderful experience 1 , QLD, Australia, Jul 2015
From the point of booking with Global Journeys and their excellent support and fast replies to questions we asked. (thanks Georgie Walpole) our first overseas trip was a wonderful experience. Our 8 day tour of Britain and Ireland was excellent. Trafalgar Tours great value for money. Comfortable coach, excellent driver with amazing skills. Excellent ...read more commentary from expert Tour director and the inclusion of local tour directors was also brilliant. Optional extras were great value for money (if you chose to do these). Not having to worry about luggage handling, chosen hotel accommodation was excellent in our opinion. Each day an itinerary was posted and discussed so everyone was aware of time of events planned. We now planning our next experience with Global Journeys.
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