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Britain and Ireland Grandeur Reviews

24 Britain and Ireland Grandeur reviews from past travellers that booked with Global Journeys.
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UK in a hurry (Trafalgar - Britain and Ireland Grandeur) 0 , QLD, Australia, Sep 2023
The tour was all encompassing perhaps too much. There was a lot of bus travel days where you didn't get to your accommodation until 6pm or later and then it was get ready for dinner. Some days where you finished at 4 especially if you were walking distance to city would have been nice. But overall, Trafalgar are great to travel with, very organised, ...read more take you to mostly the right places. Hotels are comfortable, meals are good but I would suggest you don't need to do all of the "optional" extras. Hannah from Global was excellent in all her organizing skills as per normal. Hannah was a great help to us in a previous booking which got cancelled because of Covid. She fought very hard in getting all our money back instead of credits which was fantastic.
Britian Grandeur Tour 2 , NSW, Australia, Jul 2023
Once again Trafalgar turned it on again with a wonderful 20 day tour of Britian, Ireland and Scotland with the opportunity to attend the Edinburgh Tattoo on the way. Our Tour Director Joel and Coach Driver Dave were outstanding. There were many outstanding highlights far too many to list and the optional extras were excellent and well organised. Our ...read more thanks must go to our consultant Hannah for the work she put into organising this trip for us.
Not everything I wanted to see but close 10 , Australia, Oct 2019
I enjoyed the tour and met some great people. I experienced areas of England, Scotland and Ireland that I would have struggled to see alone. I have a much greater appreciation of the country and its peoples. Loved seeing Ireland especially Northern Ireland and meeting locals who walked us through ‘the worries’. Perhaps a longer stay in Wales might have ...read more been the icing on the cake. Generally the accommodation was great with only two hotels not being of the same standard. Those huge English breakfasts were sustaining. The extras I participated in were great, especially the night in the Dartmoors. I consider the trip was good value and I estimate it would have cost me more if I attempted to do it independently. Glad I did an extra few days before and after the tour and visited the areas more local to London.
Loved this tour of England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales 10 , VIC, Australia, Jul 2019
Absolutely loved this tour. Our Tour Director Dan, was amazing. The added extras he included along the way from a ditty to local food just added to the already amazing trip. Dan's knowledge of the country/area we were visiting was extremely informative.
Well cared for during my UK tour   4 , NSW, Australia, Jul 2019
Not only did I get an unbeatable quote for a coach tour throughout Great Britain and Ireland, I received help with suggested dates to fly before and after the tour and reminders such as obtaining travel insurance. Thank you Global Journeys. I want you involved in my next trip to Europe.
Great trip through Britain & Ireland 7 , QLD, Australia, Jun 2019
This was a great trip. We booked with Jemma and everything flowed very smoothly. The tour was full on but we expected that and saw some amazing scenery and historical sights. Our tour guide, Kevin, was amazing, going out of his way to ensure we saw as much as we could and provided lots of extras along the way. My husband was very keen to see the Falkirk ...read more Wheel and was not disappointed. There were many highlights on the trip, I particularly like Scotland, rugged but beautiful. We did most of the optional excursions and enjoyed them.
Terrific tour of UK and Ireland 11 , QLD, Australia, May 2019
Trafalgar are an excellent company to travel with, good organisation, special extra surprises, exceptional knowledgeable tour director and safe competent drivers. The locations visited were really well selected and very comprehensive. We really felt like we saw a great deal of all five countries visited.
Britian & Ireland Grandeur 10 , NSW, Australia, Oct 2018
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour with Trafalgar Tours, very good knowledgeable guide who kept the whole coach of very diverse people engaged to the very end. Would highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to take in the varied sights of UK and Ireland without the fuss of lineups and tickets etc, as well as the variety of places you ...read more visit that you may not have necessarily stopped at if you were travelling on your own. The hotels and meals included were of a high standard as well as the extra excursions you could take which were also very worthwhile considering.
UK trip of a lifetime 9 , NSW, Australia, Jul 2018
We had a wonderful trip around the UK with a fantastic tour guide, Christian. There was a good mix of people and ages on the trip and everything was very well organised. We saw so much in 3 weeks and the pace was pretty fast, wished we could have had more time in some places but we would still be there if that was the case. Most of the optional experiences ...read more were well worth the money though it would be nice to know a little more about them before agreeing and paying to do them. We had fantastic weather and the trip overall was excellent and great value. Would have liked to know about the about of gratuities expected to give the tour guide and bus driver with more notice before we left as we hadn't included this in our spending money budget. I would definitely book with Global Journeys again as it was a very pleasant and trouble free experience.
Britain & Ireland Grandeur   16 , QLD, Australia, May 2018
Had a fabulous trip with Trafalgar. The tour director was so full of knowledge about every place we went to, plus history of the Country, Kings, Queens, cathedrals castles etc. June was a good time to see UK, Ireland and Scotland - not too hot or cold but still needed a jacket at certain places. Weather was perfect. NO rain, but we might have just ...read more been lucky. Hotels were pretty good. Fabulous bunch of travellers everyone got on well and no one was ever late for coach departure times. Driver also did a fabulous job, not easy to drive around some of the smaller streets of the countries we visited. Would recommend this tour for any one.
20 day Britain and Ireland Grandeur 11 , NSW, Australia, May 2018
A great holiday with so many inclusions. Our guide was very knowledgeable about our destinations and helpful. Booking with Global Journeys was, once again, easy and fuss free. Thank you Georgie for your continued professionalism and enthusiasm.
On the go 8 , QLD, Australia, Aug 2017
The Lakes and Bath were stunning. The military Tattoo was mind blowing. The weather held and it was an awesome evening of performances. Disappointed in Ireland as it was very wet and too much on past history. And too many festivals we came across, leaving out some of our scheduled add ons. Weather can't be helped, and people should read what is expected ...read more in the itinerary with regards to the amount of for walking and steps to ensure they can stay with the flow.
Our wonderful trip of a lifetime   11 , NSW, Australia, Oct 2016
We booked our 20 day UK & Ireland Grandeur Trafalgar tour through Global Journeys online some 6 months early. They made the whole process very easy and were always accessible whenever we had a question about the booking and/or the tour. The steps in our booking from initial contact through to departure were well laid out with tips and information to ...read more assist. Hannah was very helpful, timely, knowledgeable and professional. We trust this is a reflection of Global Journeys as well. We are certain to book our next trip through them.

Our Trafalgar tour was the best. We placed our trust in them to provide an amazing experience and they excelled in doing that. There were only 30 in our group with a bus capacity of 46. It was the last tour for the year as winter had just commenced. We travelled from 6th October to 27th. Our Tour Director remarked many times on the tour as to how good the weather was. It was cold, around 14-16 degrees but great visibility and it only rained on one morning during a walking tour of Londonderry. The others in the group were from Aus, NZ, Canada and USA. 5 people were solo travelers, 2 of these (males) shared rooms. 2 couples kept pretty much to themselves but were always friendly towards everyone else. Everyone in the group were equally impressed with Trafalgar. I think 6 were repeat travelers with Trafalgar. The ages were from around 40 up to around 75.

We all got on together and were always willing to lend a hand to others if needed. We were spoilt for attention from our Tour Director because of our smaller group. His depth of knowledge and experience was exceptional. His ability to share it with us was first class. He really new his stuff complete with all of the history of places and people. Nothing seemed to be a problem to him when he was asked for personal help from travelers. I left my iPad at one hotel and he arranged for them to send it on to another hotel later in the tour. All smiles when I was reunited with it. The bus was comfy, the driver proved his worth on many occasions when navigating through laneways and small towns. The choice of local guides was faultless as they were local experts and all could keep us entertained. The most exceptional local guide was Ronan McNamara in Londonderry. I'm assured this high standard from Trafalgar is the "norm" for all of their tours. We look forward to traveling with them again.
Well worthwhile trip 4 , SA, Australia, Sep 2016
A very good value and we'll paced tour. All persons connected with the tour from booking with Global Journeys to all Trafalgar staff could not be faulted. Great tour can only recommend to all travellers.
UK and Ireland Trip 7 , SA, Australia, Aug 2016
Trafalgar was a very good tour - visited all the key places in UK and Ireland. Tour Director was excellent. We shared the coach with a total of 46 passengers so it took a bit of time getting on and off the bus at each stop. But all our fellow passengers were nice. There was a fair bit of necessary travel by bus each day and not always enough time ...read more to see what we wanted at each stop but that was a consequence of doing a 20 day tour across all of the UK and Ireland. All the accommodation was nice and most of the optional tours were good. Only negative was that at times the coach was too cold. Global Journeys provided a cheaper price than booking direct with Trafalgar and no problems booking through them.
We enjoyed our trip. 3 , NSW, Australia, Jul 2016
The scenery was beautiful. Maria, the tour director and Wayne, the driver were excellent. This is the third time we've booked through Global Journeys. Many thanks to Hannah for great help in the booking.
Britain & Ireland Grandeur was all we expected, and more 5 , New Zealand, Jun 2016
We were amazed at Trafalgar's service, and attention to our needs as travellers, including the Travel Director and drivers. Elizabeth Lewis was highly efficient and professional, attentive to the needs of all 43 guests, and her knowledge of the significance and history of all the places we visited and saw was outstanding. The three drivers , (Steve, ...read more Gary and Phil) ensured we were always in the right place at the right time, at each location or hotel. The selected hotels were all good, to very good, given the locations of the 1 and 2 night stays. All arrangements, including booking, ticketing, and general communications by Global Journeys representative Leanne Duffield were excellent and timely.
Well Organised and Busy Holiday 5 , NSW, Australia, Apr 2016
Great way to see all of the UK and Ireland in 3 weeks. Really well structured tour with an excellent Tour Director and Driver. Could not have got any better people from Trafalgar. Very little free time if you do the optional extras, but this was expected given the distance and number of activities. Accommodation was better than expected and overall ...read more the tour was great value for money.
Length of the tour was just right 3 , NSW, Australia, Sep 2015
We had a wonderful time on the trip. The length of the tour was just right, but a bit more free time on our own would have been lovely. Improvements would be to include dinner in places where the accommodation is not centrally located and perhaps have a smaller group. Most of the accommodation was great but there were a few places where it could have ...read more been better. The itinerary covered all that we expected. Definitely value for money. Looking forward to our next trip somewhere else with Trafalgar.
Great value for money 4 , NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
The Cumberland hotel rooms were terrible - cramped room , only a double bed and nowhere to put luggage. Didn't really like the clientele either. Trying to load & unload the coach at this hotel was a catastrophe. Thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the tour & thought it was great value for money. Loved Killarney in Ireland. Some of the stops could have included ...read more more time to look at the sights eg the castle at Alnwick & Bunratty Castle needed to be included & they weren't. The Be My Guest dinner & Irish night at Three Rock in Dublin were highlights.
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