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.
Yvonne and her team were extremely helpful in organising a wonderful holiday from my friend and I. The tour was great and very suitable for the price that we paid! The communication pre and post tour was excellent and the documents were all easy to read and understand. I highly recommend this tour to anyone of any age that is looking for the highlights of UK and Ireland.
Wonderful trip except National Park just too crowded. 2
Eastern Capitals & Dalmatian Riviera
Vivian & Bruce, New Zealand, Sep 2017
Wonderful trip except National Park just too crowded - they need to reduce the visitor numbers or have them go one way only.
Rained quite a lot during mid-September otherwise it was overall a good trip. Dubrovnik is beautiful, along with the long drive along the coast.
Rained quite a lot during mid-September otherwise it was overall a good trip. Dubrovnik is beautiful, along with the long drive along the coast.
An excursion into a very interesting and not well known part of Europe 2
Warsaw & The Baltic States
Garry & Frances, NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
A lot was packed into 8 days and possibly an additional day would have been advantageous. That said, the tour was excellent in almost every respect - accommodation, meals (those with an emphasis on local cuisine), the tour director, local guides, coach seating comfort (extra leg room much appreciated), general amenities and itinerary. By limiting the read more number of passengers to 40, the tour operator (Insight) had obviously placed a premium on the comfort and well being of its passengers. There was a good mix in the nationality and demographic of fellow passengers, with everyone getting along with each other; bonding occurred very quickly. Finally the booking process with Global Journeys was a breeze who kept in regular contact throughout. I can highly recommend this tour. We saw a lot, learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed every moment.
Great and well prepared tour director 2
Northern California with Yosemite National Park
Victoria & Kevin, NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
Surprisingly we were the only Australians on this Trafalgar tour. Unfortunately most of the Americans in this full tour travelled with friends and didn't mix that well despite my going around to every group at the welcome reception and introducing myself.
Great accommodation and included meals. Free time was usually for shopping which I don't enjoy, read more so perhaps more alternatives need to be provided. The trip to Virginia City wasn't that interesting and maybe somewhere else could be considered. Sarah our TD was amazing. She mixed well with all the group and her preparation was entertaining, informative and faultless. We were very lucky to have her.
Global Journeys got a great price for our flights but we were never able to check in online... some thing to do with American Airlines system. I also got my initial boarding pass with the dreaded SSSS for some unknown reason.
Charged full price for Monterey Bay Aquarium despite most of the group being over 65 and entitled to a US$10 discount.
Great accommodation and included meals. Free time was usually for shopping which I don't enjoy, read more so perhaps more alternatives need to be provided. The trip to Virginia City wasn't that interesting and maybe somewhere else could be considered. Sarah our TD was amazing. She mixed well with all the group and her preparation was entertaining, informative and faultless. We were very lucky to have her.
Global Journeys got a great price for our flights but we were never able to check in online... some thing to do with American Airlines system. I also got my initial boarding pass with the dreaded SSSS for some unknown reason.
Charged full price for Monterey Bay Aquarium despite most of the group being over 65 and entitled to a US$10 discount.
Highlights of Eastern Europe 5
Highlights of Eastern Europe
Benjamin, Wiphada & Natasha, QLD, Australia, Sep 2017
Fantastic experience and well coordinated journey. Tour Director and Driver were excellent. Pace was spot on and insights into history were helpful.
Our 4th tour with Insight 7
Treasures of Cape Cod & the Islands
Brian & Bridget, NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
This was our 4th tour with Insight and it did not meet the high standard of our previous trips. The tour started well in Boston but was marred on day 2 and 3 by the tour guide becoming ill, she should have been replaced but wasn't. Day 4 was poorly planned with an early visit to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, which is great, but then we had to look read more around the town for a few hours. There is nothing in New Bedford! The off to the Heritage Museum and Gardens where we spent about twice as long as we should have.The Glass Museum was ok but in all,about half the day was wasted.
The remainder of the tour was affected by Hurricane Jose which meant that we couldn't go to Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket due to the ferries being cancelled which should have been tour highlights.Insight tried to arrange other activities but these were not a success on the whole. The weather wasn't in Insights control, of course, and they did give us a small payment as compensation after the tour. The stop on the last day to the cranberry farm on the way back to Boston was much too long as well, just seemed to be to fill in time on the way to the airport!
The remainder of the tour was affected by Hurricane Jose which meant that we couldn't go to Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket due to the ferries being cancelled which should have been tour highlights.Insight tried to arrange other activities but these were not a success on the whole. The weather wasn't in Insights control, of course, and they did give us a small payment as compensation after the tour. The stop on the last day to the cranberry farm on the way back to Boston was much too long as well, just seemed to be to fill in time on the way to the airport!
Wonderful time travelling with Trafalgar through the UK and Ireland 6
Britain and Ireland Panorama
Marilyn & Leona, QLD, Australia, Sep 2017
Just finished our 16 day Trafalgar holiday through United Kingdom Ireland. Absolutely fabulous tour with very knowledgeable and professional tour guide. The holiday went smoothly and places visited - too many to mention - were all spectacular Really enjoyed Scotland and Ireland. Accommodation very high standard. Tour coach very comfortable. Experience read more using Global journays made the holiday stress free. We had no problems with bookings and transfers.
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.
A very well organised trip by Trafalgar, This is our first trip with Trafalgar, we are impressed by the quality of all services we were getting. Everything went well as per scheduled, We will consider another trip with Trafalgar next year.
Yes we would use Global Journeys again, very efficient and helpful. Iceland was more than we expected. Wild wilderness areas and then scenic coasts and pretty towns. The glaciers were spectacular, the waterfalls jaw dropping with their rainbows. Our driver Ziggy very friendly and a safe driver. Our guide Hildur was a local and was very informative, read more also was not over the top with you had to do things her way, let you make your mind up to do things or not. Accommodation was about three star clean and mostly comfortable. We went in early September, 2017. Were lucky enough to see the northern lights three or four times. People were a mix of Americans, Aussies and kiwis. All in all a great experience.
Memorable Trip 2
Harjit, NSW , Australia, Sep 2017
What a wonderful and memorable trip! Russia was my highlight and plus I celebrated my birthday in Moscow and crossing the border to Belarus. The tour director was absolutely fantastic to me and has made this trip a special one. Trafalgar gave me a silk scarf made in Russia, yeah!
I must thank our driver too who drove us safely, comfortably, and read more was always helping us. I simply love Trafalgar Tours as my experiences with them have been super good and will always travel with Trafalgar. The hotels we stayed in were in prime locations, breakfasts were delicious, good hotels, excursions were fun and overall I would say the professionalism of the Tour Director and the driver were brilliant.
I must thank our driver too who drove us safely, comfortably, and read more was always helping us. I simply love Trafalgar Tours as my experiences with them have been super good and will always travel with Trafalgar. The hotels we stayed in were in prime locations, breakfasts were delicious, good hotels, excursions were fun and overall I would say the professionalism of the Tour Director and the driver were brilliant.
Wonderful Britain & Ireland Explorer 9
Britain & Ireland Explorer
Kerry & Peter, NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
This was our third tour with Insight and Global Journeys and we were not disappointed and Georgie did a wonderful job organising our trip again!
Our Tour Director Cameron Wilson did a superb job and Stuart did a wonderful job of driving the bus. We did all the optional extras but unfortunately we very disappointed with the Beatles Tour in Liverpool, read more being a Beatles fan, but overall the rest were very good. The tour was fast paced but we expected that with so much to see in a short time.
The accommodation was excellent overall and the coach as always was roomy and comfortable. We had 40 on the bus with 9 Aussies and the rest from the Us and Canada and we all got along well. We were given a wonderful taste of Britain and Ireland and would love to go back and see more, particularly Scotland and Ireland.
Our Tour Director Cameron Wilson did a superb job and Stuart did a wonderful job of driving the bus. We did all the optional extras but unfortunately we very disappointed with the Beatles Tour in Liverpool, read more being a Beatles fan, but overall the rest were very good. The tour was fast paced but we expected that with so much to see in a short time.
The accommodation was excellent overall and the coach as always was roomy and comfortable. We had 40 on the bus with 9 Aussies and the rest from the Us and Canada and we all got along well. We were given a wonderful taste of Britain and Ireland and would love to go back and see more, particularly Scotland and Ireland.
Fast paced holiday to see the best sights of Europe 2
Mediterranean Highlights
Helen, New Zealand, Sep 2017
Fantastic tour and loads of fun, suited to those of reasonably good fitness. It was quite busy but we got to see as much as we possibly could and fitted in a few quiet afternoons of shopping too. I did all of the optional extra's as I didn't want to miss a thing and I was pleased that I did. The accommodation was good except maybe two nights that let read more it down, but you don't spend much time in your room anyway. Personally I felt that some of the tour was a bit too busy for some of the elderly guests and it was occasionally frustrating waiting on them, but that is part of the deal and they were such lovely people that you couldn't get angry about it.
Great trip through Spain, Morocco and Portugal 8
Spain, Morocco and Portugal
Philip & Linda, WA, Australia, Sep 2017
This was our 4th tour with Trafalgar, and as with the previous tours the organisation and itinerary were excellent. Our tour guide Miguel was excellent with a wealth of knowledge and insight into countries we visited, in particularly Spain and Portugal.
The pace of the tour was full on but we knew what to expect so no problem there. There were plenty read more of optional excursions and probably too many for a 16 day tour. With the past tours we undertook all the optionals however this time round due to the pace of the tour we opted out of a couple to take a break which turned out to be a good thing. In Morocco we took on a Govt endorsed tour guide for the whole time in Morocco and picked up local tour guides in the various cities. Question why we had local guides as the Govt guide was well equip to handle the these jobs however this is how things work in Morocco - apparently. Would have liked to spend an extra day or 2 in Portugal as we only had 2 nights in Lisbon.
Overall at great tour and would highly recommend. Michelle and Madeline at Global Journeys were excellent in providing prompt assistance, feedback and organisation.
The pace of the tour was full on but we knew what to expect so no problem there. There were plenty read more of optional excursions and probably too many for a 16 day tour. With the past tours we undertook all the optionals however this time round due to the pace of the tour we opted out of a couple to take a break which turned out to be a good thing. In Morocco we took on a Govt endorsed tour guide for the whole time in Morocco and picked up local tour guides in the various cities. Question why we had local guides as the Govt guide was well equip to handle the these jobs however this is how things work in Morocco - apparently. Would have liked to spend an extra day or 2 in Portugal as we only had 2 nights in Lisbon.
Overall at great tour and would highly recommend. Michelle and Madeline at Global Journeys were excellent in providing prompt assistance, feedback and organisation.
Global Journeys made this trip super easy to book! And at a competitive price too. Tour itself was great, nothing "cost saver" about it. It is cheaper than traditional Trafalgar tours, and the money is saved by staying in hotels that are a little bit further out of the central city areas. But this did not matter at all! In fact, it meant we got to stay read more in some very beautiful locations and very good quality hotels.
By the time you finish your touring all day, you get to your hotel, have dinner, and crash. Then leave the next morning! So it doesn't even matter where the hotel is located because you're only there for such a short time. And when you do stay in an area for a couple of days, the tour bus drops you in the city for the whole day to explore, so no need to worry about transportation to the main central locations. Also great buffet breakfasts every single morning. You will not starve! Some seats on the coach were squishier than others. Seat rotation meant everyone had their fair share of good and bad seats.
By the time you finish your touring all day, you get to your hotel, have dinner, and crash. Then leave the next morning! So it doesn't even matter where the hotel is located because you're only there for such a short time. And when you do stay in an area for a couple of days, the tour bus drops you in the city for the whole day to explore, so no need to worry about transportation to the main central locations. Also great buffet breakfasts every single morning. You will not starve! Some seats on the coach were squishier than others. Seat rotation meant everyone had their fair share of good and bad seats.
I found this tour to be very rushed. There was a very tight schedule and 6 days was not long enough to see things. Unfortunately some unexpected events made things even worse on what was an already a very tight schedule and there was no room for flexibility. As a result we were unable to have any real free time in the first part of the trip which read more made it very tiring.
The tour director was amazing and tried to make the best of a couple of bad situations i.e. the weather. He was also very knowledgeable. The accommodation was very good. Although everything we did get to see was fantastic I am not likely to be signing up for any short tours again.
The tour director was amazing and tried to make the best of a couple of bad situations i.e. the weather. He was also very knowledgeable. The accommodation was very good. Although everything we did get to see was fantastic I am not likely to be signing up for any short tours again.
A brilliant East Coast USA and Canada adventure that did not disappoint ... 18
East Coast USA and Canada
Stu, NSW, Australia, Sep 2017
I’d never been to the East Coast of America/Canada before and this tour provided a brilliant introduction into the area. The itinerary was comprehensive yet varied with new experiences each day and plenty of scheduled rest stops along the way to ensure the daily journey with 45 other fellow travellers was not an arduous one.
Trafalgar TD (Dave S.) read more and our driver (Jose) worked as a well oiled team and were organised, always on time and a great source of knowledge regarding many aspects of each region visited. The addition of local guides (with audio headset walking tours) in various towns added to the experience where tips on where to eat/buy was always welcome. Seat rotation on the coach and a daily schedule “what’s coming up” sheet, kept us informed of departure, arrival and meal points not to mention the all important “bags out” time for the next morning.
Washington D.C was a highlight for me with the monuments/museums as well as the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and the contrasting quaint French influence evident in Quebec City and Montreal. The city of New York lived up to its fast and furious reputation with an orientation tour on the coach as we were heading out of town to the next hotel. Hence I would recommend perhaps getting to NY at least 3 to 5 days before the tour start date, to visit those iconic tourist spots we often only see on TV.
The hotels were well located and within walking distance of most attractions with comfortable rooms, free WiFi and all the mod-cons. I did all the optional tours which included some lovely dinners and a brilliant night tour of Washington which should not be missed. The optional helicopter ride over Niagara Falls looked a tad exorbitant at first, but the amazing flight and sensational photos taken from the air made up for an unforgettable experience.
Can’t speak highly enough of Juliet Scott from Global Journeys who organised all my pre-travel bookings, had plenty of helpful suggestions and was always accommodating towards any changes that came up on my time-line, which was much appreciated !
All in all a great travel journey with a friendly group of people sharing a common goal of soaking up the culture in a new-found part of the world. At least half the group had been on a Trafalgar Tour before (up to 8 times) being testament on how brilliantly this type of travel concept works as I have pleasantly discovered and hope to again in the not too distant future?
Trafalgar TD (Dave S.) read more and our driver (Jose) worked as a well oiled team and were organised, always on time and a great source of knowledge regarding many aspects of each region visited. The addition of local guides (with audio headset walking tours) in various towns added to the experience where tips on where to eat/buy was always welcome. Seat rotation on the coach and a daily schedule “what’s coming up” sheet, kept us informed of departure, arrival and meal points not to mention the all important “bags out” time for the next morning.
Washington D.C was a highlight for me with the monuments/museums as well as the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and the contrasting quaint French influence evident in Quebec City and Montreal. The city of New York lived up to its fast and furious reputation with an orientation tour on the coach as we were heading out of town to the next hotel. Hence I would recommend perhaps getting to NY at least 3 to 5 days before the tour start date, to visit those iconic tourist spots we often only see on TV.
The hotels were well located and within walking distance of most attractions with comfortable rooms, free WiFi and all the mod-cons. I did all the optional tours which included some lovely dinners and a brilliant night tour of Washington which should not be missed. The optional helicopter ride over Niagara Falls looked a tad exorbitant at first, but the amazing flight and sensational photos taken from the air made up for an unforgettable experience.
Can’t speak highly enough of Juliet Scott from Global Journeys who organised all my pre-travel bookings, had plenty of helpful suggestions and was always accommodating towards any changes that came up on my time-line, which was much appreciated !
All in all a great travel journey with a friendly group of people sharing a common goal of soaking up the culture in a new-found part of the world. At least half the group had been on a Trafalgar Tour before (up to 8 times) being testament on how brilliantly this type of travel concept works as I have pleasantly discovered and hope to again in the not too distant future?
Beautiful Alaska Cruise with Excellent Coach Tour and a Fabulous Rocky Mountaineer Train Trip 8
Spectacular Canadian Rockies with Rocky Mountaineer and Alaska Cruise
Stan & Nora, VIC, Australia, Sep 2017
The whole trip went without a hitch from our arrival in Vancouver, then on a fabulous 7 night Inside Passage cruise on the "Niew Amsterdam" visiting Juneau, Skagway, John Hopkins Inlet, Ketchikan & back to Vancouver. Then we boarded our coach & then onto a ferry to Vancouver Island visiting Butchart Gardens (absolutely beautiful) then a ferry back to read more the mainland and on to Kamloops, and then to Jasper. As it had been snowing during the day, on our arrival in Jasper, it was like a Christmas fairyland. (The snow was unprecedented but was very welcome).
Next day a raft ride on the Athabasca River, then to the Athabasca Glacier, then onto Banff National Park, visiting the famous Fairmont Hotel, then to Canmore for an awesome helicopter ride over the mountains. We then returned to Jasper overnight and then over the next 2 days, we rode the Rocky Mountaineer Railway (GoldLeaf Class which was terrific) back to Vancouver. My wife and I could not fault the whole trip from start to finish. Would thoroughly recommend the whole tour to everyone and Global Journeys (Yvonne Brooks) was excellent to deal with.
Next day a raft ride on the Athabasca River, then to the Athabasca Glacier, then onto Banff National Park, visiting the famous Fairmont Hotel, then to Canmore for an awesome helicopter ride over the mountains. We then returned to Jasper overnight and then over the next 2 days, we rode the Rocky Mountaineer Railway (GoldLeaf Class which was terrific) back to Vancouver. My wife and I could not fault the whole trip from start to finish. Would thoroughly recommend the whole tour to everyone and Global Journeys (Yvonne Brooks) was excellent to deal with.
I totally recommend this trip, it's just the right amount of time to tour around the beautiful sights of Italy. My highlights of the trip were Capri, Anicapri, Assisi, Burano, Siena and my absolute favourite was Rome. Our tour guide Muris Kemura was excellent, and our coach driver, Vincenzo was fantastic. I met some wonderful people on this trip, that read more I will continue to keep in contact with. We had a fantastic together. The optional experiences and excursions were terrific, as were our group dinners. Hotel accommodation rating majority were 4 star, with excellent selection for breakfast. Worst hotel was Hotel Minerva Palace in Montecantini Terme 2 Star rating. Thanks for a wonderful experience!
Northern Capitals is an apt description. Unfortunately, journeys between are lengthy and some capitals could be missed! Some are fabulous and more time in Berlin St Petersburg and Russia would be better. Always read the itinerary.
