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Scenic Parks Explorer Reviews

19 Scenic Parks Explorer reviews from past travellers that booked with Global Journeys.
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Excellent trip with a fantastic driver and guide 1 , NSW, Australia, May 2019
Excellent trip through USA National Parks with good side trips when weather did not permit for arranged trip for that day. The guide and the driver were fantastic and the coach comfortable. There was a lot of snow for the end of spring but the guide found other things that were just as good.

All up it was an excellent trip apart from the rain and ...read more snow but for Australian travellers the snow made the scenery fantastic and it only stopped us from seeing Mt. Rushmore and that was it. Can't predict the weather. Would like to suggest adding Yosemite to this trip.
A very comprehensive look at the Scenic Parks 7 , QLD, Australia, Oct 2018
The travel guide Kristen was extremely organised and the driver Ronald managed his duties with great dedication and accuracy (regardless of what was thrown at him). The weather was not what was expected and temperatures dropped so we had the added experience of snow falling on Mt Rushmore and the Grand Canyon; even Yellowstone was icy and the walk around ...read more the geysers was a challenge. Accommodation was excellent and always ready. Overall, a great experience.
Scenic Parks Explorer   7 , ACT, Australia, Jul 2018
Past travels with Trafalgar were very ordinary to say the least. This tour was a complete turn around. It was fantastic. The good time started by booking through Global Journeys and Juliet Scott. Good value when compared to other travel booking agents. Trafalgar provided a great tour. Bad planning on my part by choosing to travel this area during the ...read more local annual holiday period.
Spectacular Scenery and Fascinating History in America’s Wild West   24 , QLD, Australia, Oct 2017
Trafalgar’s Scenic Parks Tour of US National Parks covers some truly spectacular scenery in an action-packed 15 days beginning and ending in Las Vegas. Having never travelled with Trafalgar before, we chose this trip based on the itinerary and both the tour and the company exceeded our expectations. The itinerary was well-constructed with a good balance ...read more of stunning scenery, historically significant places, and quirky experiences. I would not change one thing.

We were incredibly lucky to have wonderful weather that showed the National Parks off in all their glory. Just when we thought it couldn’t get better, another incredible landscape opened up before us. Our fantastic tour guide, Monte, taught us about the history of the American Native Tribes and the Wild West, took us to quirky little road stops along the way, and generally looked after every small detail. Our bus was quite spacious and very comfortable, and our driver Mark was absolutely meticulous about safety and cleanliness. Our hotels were excellent, especially where we stayed in National Park Lodges. This is a very busy trip with early starts and some long days of travel, but wonderful value. We would definitely recommend this trip with Trafalgar to anyone who loves scenery and history, and we will certainly travel with Trafalgar again.
Americas West at its best! 6 , NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
My father and I had the most wonderful time on Trafalgar's Scenic Parks Explorer Tour. Everything was well organised and nothing was too much trouble for Tom our tour director and Mauricio our driver. Our group consisted of Americans, English, South Africans and Australians. Everyone got along really well and there was plenty of laughter. Jemma from ...read more Global Journeys was very helpful and everything was well organised. I would highly recommend Jemma to anyone thinking of travelling overseas.
Parks and Planes   18 , QLD, Australia, Aug 2016
Generally pretty good trip, except for LA Airport and Las Vegas Airport. We visited some fantastic places, our favourites were Bryce Canyon, and the Arches National Parks. Although a very demanding trip the breakfasts were all good, except we did get a bit sick of the 'scrambled eggs'. The other food was not quite what we would eat at home, and some ...read more places just seemed to pile the food on the plate (too much for us). Most of the accommodation was excellent, however we did not like Denver City itself as we were approached twice by 'beggars' in the street.

We would have liked a bit more time to relax after arriving at our hotels and going to dinner. We were very disappointed that we did not get to explore the Cliffs Dwellings at all, as was on the itinerary, only looking across at them. Trafalgar knew that access to the Spruce House had been closed since Nov 2015, and no alternative was sourced. Also, on the following day at Monument Valley we only got to have dinner with the American Indians at 6.15 P.M. and no tour the next morning. Both these items missed were one of the main reasons for booking the trip. We also felt that 50 people on the coach was too many, as it took at least 5 min to get off at each stop, and often we were there for only 10-15min.
Great trip with amazing scenery 6 , SA, Australia, Sep 2015
Great trip with amazing scenery. Only downside the bus coach too crowded with 52 passengers and only one exit. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and the communication with Global Journeys was excellent. Thanks Hannah.
Scenery was superb 7 , VIC, Australia, Sep 2015
The scenery was superb. The tour staff were very good and highly professional. The accommodation was first class ... except for Yellowstone. Yellowstone was pathetic. No internet connection, no complimentary bottles of water, no safe for storage of valuables. We could have coped with all that if it had not been for the chaos at breakfast. We had to ...read more line up and wait for 15 minutes (some others waited longer).
Very impressed 15 , QLD, Australia, Aug 2015
We were very impressed with our Trafalgar Scenic Parks Tour. However our experience of transport from airport to Tropicana Hotel Vegas and return to airport left a lot to be desired. As our flight arrived at 11.55pm on Saturday 15 August and our Tour was commencing at 6.00pm Sunday 16 August we were unable to receive complimentary transfer to the ...read more hotel. After clearing Customs it was 1.00am Sunday 16 August. We had prepurchased taxi vouchers through Trafalgar at a cost of $32 per person each way. Our taxi driver was going to refuse to take us as the vouchers had expired. We eventually talked him around. We thought $64 for a transfer to hotel was exorbitant as the taxi meter showed $12.80. The return transfer also cost us $64.00 for a $12.80 trip. This was an unpleasant start to our trip. Fortunately the trip itself was a wonderful experience. We would be pleased to travel Trafalgar in the future however we would think twice before arranging airport transfers through them. We wouldn't recommend dinner with the Mormons in Salt Lake City as an optional excursion in the future. We felt it was a money making recruitment drive by the Mormons.
Tour covered everything and more 2 , NSW, Australia, Aug 2015
Excellent tour, everything was taken care of. Steve was both knowledgeable and patient. Coach and driver were excellent. Tour covered everything and more. Accommodations and included meals were great.
Thoroughly recommend this particular tour 3 , QLD, Australia, Jul 2015
Our tour guide (David) and coach driver (Kimo) were a great combination of information, humour and often went out of their ways to make sure our holiday was an experience to remember. The whole 14 days we were taken to quality locations, saw numerous wildlife and exceptional landscapes. The accommodation was in general more than we expected. David knew ...read more his history and presented it in a really informative way. The dvd's that David incorporated during the longer stretches of driving were all relevant and interesting. The one stop that we felt was out of place in a National Park tour was the night in Denver. But we appreciate that it was in the middle of where we needed to be and probably many of our fellow travellers enjoyed the change of pace. It was just not our pace. But all in all we would thoroughly recommend this particular tour. As Australians, we learnt so much about America and its history. We would happily travel with Trafalgar again.
Really happy with tour and with the people we met 2 , WA, Australia, Jun 2015
Tour included meal at Yellowstone was poor. Would have liked option to visit animal park near Rapid City (bears & wolves etc) only had a brief look as we drove past on highway. Really happy with tour and with the people we met on tour and in the towns we visited made for an enjoyable time.
Tiring but very enjoyable 2 , NSW, Australia, Jun 2015
Fabulous trip - tiring but very enjoyable. The only criticism: the 'Badlands' optional should have been included as it was definitely in a Scenic /National Park. We were in Rapid City for 2 days (with not much else to do) and this excursion should have been included. An extra $US40 each was charged - nothing else to do in Rapid City, so we paid. Our ...read more tour guide, Stephen McNally was very competent and courteous.
Covered all the National Parks I wanted and much more 6 , Australia, Oct 2014
The tour was fantastic, it covered all the National Parks I wanted to see and so much more. For me, Trafalgar offer the best level of comfort and activity, and all the included hotels on this trip were just fantastic. Don our tour guide on this trip was the best guide I've ever had on a tour, he was so experienced and new exactly how to get the most ...read more out of the itinerary. Little things like sending our bags ahead of us to our hotel so they were ready in our rooms on arrival on most nights were really helpful. The included meals and optional extras were all great. I will have so many great memories and photos from this trip, and so many places I know I will want to go back to in the future. Yellowstone for me was the ultimate highlight, so many different sights and experiences in those couple of days. Seeing sunrise over the grand canyon was also a once in a lifetime type experience. The pace of the tour is fast, but it is well worth it to see as much as you do in the 2 weeks. Being able to do the same by yourself in a hire car would be almost impossible. I can definitely recommend this trip, it is one of the best I have done!
On the whole an excellent journey 4 , Australia, Aug 2014
Scenic Parks Explorer was excellent. Our tour guide, Cory Frend, was excellent and accommodation was good. We had loads of information from Cory and she was also very helpful. John lost his cap, and she contacted the park where he lost it to have it forwarded onto our hotel in Vegas. Lots to see on this trip, and on the go the whole time. Could have ...read more had a couple more 2 night stopovers. But on the whole an excellent journey.
Fabulous tour with wonderful scenery 2 , Australia, Jul 2013
'Scenic Parks Explorer' was a fabulous tour with wonderful scenery, excellent and very knowledgeable tour guide and first class accommodation. The Global Journeys experience was very positive - bookings were handled promptly and efficiently and every effort was made to accommodate my wishes with regards to flights. The discounted price of the tour was ...read more an added attraction. I would highly recommend Global Journeys to any future clients and will certainly contact them when I consider traveling again. Thank you, Hannah!
Gave a wonderful taste of the variety of American culture 2 , Australia, Jun 2013
This tour was really great, it gave a wonderful taste of the variety of American culture and its beautiful National Parks, cities and towns. Bob & Mike our tour director and coach driver were excellent. Unfortunately we had some illness on our tour - stomach virus - they both handled this very well and made sure we were all comfortable and looked after. ...read more Their knowledge of areas we visited was fantastic - it was so good to sit back and relax and let them do all the planning!! We would definitely recommend this tour and any Trafalgar tour. Thanks so much.
Top marks to Trafalgar for getting the formula right! 2 , Australia, May 2013
The tour had a great itinerary and coverage of the National Parks. Meals and accommodation were good to very good depending, understandably, on the size of the town for the night. Pace was fairly demanding but was be expected because of the sheer distances that needed to be covered. And tour director and driver were excellent. Top marks to Trafalgar ...read more for getting the formula right!
Well organized with all aspects working smoothly 3 , Australia, Aug 2012
The tour with Trafalgar was excellent. It was very well organized with all aspects working smoothly with no hitches. The tour guide was a true professional with a great personality which was most appropriate for the group. The Scenic Parks tour gave us a good understanding of the National Parks of the USA with magnificent scenery with several unannounced ...read more features adding to our enjoyment. The ease of the online booking and communications with Global Journeys was notable demonstrating that Internet booking of tours is the way of the future. Many thanks for your professional approach which made the total arrangement a great experience.
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