Trafalgar Reviews
The 1,795 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 1,795 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.
This was our 9th Insight Vacations trip. On the positive side we saw some great places and TD was very informative and insightful.
There were places like Nice that were big cities and not necessarily the country roads charm we expected. A bit slower paced than what we're used to and some hotels were disappointing.
There were places like Nice that were big cities and not necessarily the country roads charm we expected. A bit slower paced than what we're used to and some hotels were disappointing.
We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Tour guide was fantastic as was our driver. Very well paced tour, very scenic and good stops along the way. Were happy with all hotels. Extra tours were mostly very good, probably a bit expensive but I would still recommend.
Loved this tour! It covered lots of ground in 20 days, with some long days on the coach and lots of short ferry rides. Guide Xavier and Drivers Janos & Gabor were exceptional. Fellow travellers were a great mix of lovely people from Australia, the US, Canada and NZ. Would recommend this tour.
We can highly recommend Hannah as our travel agent, Global Journeys as an organisation to deal with and the trip itself. We met brilliant like minded people from all around the world. Loved the old towns and our knowledgeable guide. The ease of having our luggage taken care of for us each day, made it so much more comfortable. It was awesome. Highly recommended.
Beautiful countryside and wonderful people. 3
European Cavalcade
Debbie and Mark, QLD, Australia, Aug 2023
What an amazing trip from start to finish. The Netherlands was fresh and with spectacular views where Rome was warmer in August but the history and places we visited were some of the greatest ancient ruins I have experienced. Tour guide was out standing with the greatest knowledge of the visited countries. The bus driver was a gem. Accommodations were read more of high standard and breakfasts plentiful. I recommend this trip to everyone and all ages. Would definitely travel with Costsavers again. Travelled with a mixture of people who were awesome.
This was truly an escapade! You see a LOT of Italy in a very short span of time. It is true that there is a good amount of time spent riding on the coach, but the views and scenery are worth while. Our tour guide was excellent and our driver was simply fantastic, even on the narrow roads. We did visit in the summer, which is not the optimum time read more to visit Rome due to the very high temperatures. The day we toured Rome it was 97 (36) degrees!
The local experts were very good and helped to make each place come alive. A few seemed to be less about the history and culture and more about making sales, but I guess that is to be expected. The hotel accommodations were small but functional and it is true that the Italians don't really care for air conditioning, so if you are accustomed to an icy cool room, you need to rethink! The breakfasts were ok but nothing to write home about and stopping at the truck stops for lunch was less than exciting in terms of Italian cuisine! Global Journeys was easy to work with and I had excellent correspondence with Rachael, who patiently answered each of my questions and concerns.
The local experts were very good and helped to make each place come alive. A few seemed to be less about the history and culture and more about making sales, but I guess that is to be expected. The hotel accommodations were small but functional and it is true that the Italians don't really care for air conditioning, so if you are accustomed to an icy cool room, you need to rethink! The breakfasts were ok but nothing to write home about and stopping at the truck stops for lunch was less than exciting in terms of Italian cuisine! Global Journeys was easy to work with and I had excellent correspondence with Rachael, who patiently answered each of my questions and concerns.
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.
We had an amazing guide who really tried her best to offer as much opportunity as possible for us to view and experience more. The optional and included experiences were great, the only negative was that we could not visit Mijas, because this optional included a dinner and our family has a few dietary needs, which makes the dinners extremely difficult read more and expensive. Highlights were Monserrat (Barcelona), Gibraltar and the Golden Triangle in Lisbon with a low in Valencia with the walking tour - no free time given because the guide used up all the time. Being a CostSaver tour, we knew not to expect much from the hotels, but majority were actually pretty good with the only issue being the very hard beds and small bathrooms.
Unforgettable tour through Normandy Brittany & Loire 2
Normandy, Brittany & The Loire Valley
Joy & Lou, QLD, Australia, Jul 2023
Another fantastic adventure with Insight Vacations, this one through historical Normandy and Brittany, and the magical Loire Valley. Our professional tour director, Laurent, was outstanding as was our driver Stefaan. We choose Insight Vacations for their great itineraries, exceptional tour crew, choice of accommodation, and their comfortable, extra read more leg room, coaches. This booking is our 8th with Global Journeys, who we choose because of their ease of booking, service, and prompt response to enquiries. We have already recommended Insight Vacations and Global Journeys to a number of our friends.
Firstly, we were totally impressed by the seemingly unlimited knowledge of our tour guide, Joel and the incredible skill of Stuart, our coach driver. The accommodation everywhere was totally acceptable with some memorable surprises such as the wonderful old hotel at Laggan, Scotland. It would be remiss not to mention the professionalism of Hannah Campbell read more at Global Journeys, our initial contact in Queensland, keeping us informed from the the start. We believe this Trafalgar tour is a must for anyone wishing to get off the beaten track and meet some very friendly and diverse people.
Overall the included and optional experiences were amazing with enough photo opportunities, but not always enough time to fully enjoy. Various occasions where time was wasted waiting around. Paris highlight was Montmartre with Moulin Rouge as a disappointment. Dine with Me in Tours was amazing, but the included hotel dinners were not great - breakfast read more options were way better. Hotels were really poor, considering they were all ACCOR hotels. St Paul de Vince was very interesting; well worth the time and money. Montserrat was amazing and definitely need more time to fully enjoy. Our guide was well informed with a lot of knowledge to share. We had a very competent driver. Majority of the local guides were brilliant, some better than others with regards to time management.
Panorama Great Britain and Ireland tour 1
Britain and Ireland Panorama
Susan, NSW, Australia, Jun 2023
Yes, it was a great trip I would recommend Trafalgar tours. Rose our tour director was great nothing was too much trouble for her. The trip was well researched and there was enough free time. I found booking my trip online a bit stressful as it is encouraged to send emails then you need to wait for a reply which can sometimes be 2 days later. (GJ: Hi read more Susan, we do everything in our power to get back to our our clients really quickly, but occasionally we have to wait to get a definitive response from the Operator. Hopefully next time things will move along at the pace you expect.)
Scenic Scandinavia and its Fjords - June / July 2023 2
Scenic Scandinavia and its Fjords
Rees Family, QLD, Australia, Jun 2023
Tour Director David and Driver Jacek were very professional and knowledgeable in their respective jobs. It was a pleasure to have them leading the way in what was a fantastic experience.
Booking with Global Journeys helped with our decision about which tour and travel group to use in Italy. Trafalgar was great and we had a fantastic mix of folk from everywhere in the world. Hotels were of a good standard and many of the included meals were amazing. Sicily was a highlight with so many beautiful places and sites to visit .... you will not be disappointed!
We really enjoyed the sights of Scandinavia…this tour was amazing and Norway is a very beautiful country. Hotels were great and very central, the guide informative, the other passengers were great fun and we would recommend this tour to everyone.
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.
The first night accommodation at Tokyo was amazing, New Otani. From there on the accommodation was very good. The tour covered everything from food, culture, history and local feel. I can totally recommend this tour to anyone wanting a bit of everything Japan has to offer.
Our follow-on tour with Insight (prior trip was the Country Roads of Croatia) met with our expectations, albeit Europe is very expensive and will impact on our decision regarding future travel. Asia looks more attractive. Meteora was a stand out. The coach trips were at times, quite long. The cruise on a mid sized ship was terrific, not overcrowded read more and you could enjoy cruising. The islands were very nice. Insight needs to be more upfront with excursion costs pre booking so travellers know the real cost of the tours upfront. Further, we recommended to Insight that travellers wear name tags. It’s to difficult to remember 35 names in a short period of time.
Tracey did a great job with organisation. The tour guide was excellent, great German language and knowledge. The coach group was a great mix of age ranges. The Best of Germany did not depict how much of the tour was devoted to war history, nor did I expect to have such long days sitting on a coach which was not good for me as I have Peripheral Artery read more Disease. Hotel accommodation was fine except for being on outskirts of city - not my preference and therefore would not repeat. The Sheraton Hotel in Offenbach was disappointing in that the aircon hadn't been working properly for weeks - hardly a recommendation for German engineering.
Fantastic underrated countries and cities 2
Highlights of Eastern Europe
Anonymous, NSW, Australia, Jun 2023
Fantastic, underrated countries and cities with good weather in June with less crowds than during summer peak. Would recommend this trip.
