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.
Austria and Switzerland with Trafalgar deffinately the Best. 4
Switzerland and Austria
Faye, WA, Australia, Jun 2016
This was the most memorable holiday I have ever had. Our tour operator Emmo and driver Venci were great. A lot of thought has been put into this tour, covering a wide range of experiences. Anyone considering seeing Austria and Switzerland should seriously consider this trip with Trafalgar.
Excellent from the planning of the trip to the completion of the tour. Yvonne Brooks from the service department was very helpful and prompt with all my queries and all the documents arrived on time. The Tour Director and driver were wonderful. John the tour director was bubbly, witty and knowledgeable and nothing was too much for him. He made the tour read more really fun. My most favourite was the 'be my guest at the Manor House, working farm, Somerset. Love the little surprises like the free scones at the end of our train ride at Windermere, the free CD on our trip, the lovely group photo and the generous free drinks that came with some of our dinners. I think that the trip should extend to 15 days so it's not so rush.
Excellent well planned tour of Canadian Rockies 3
Spectacular Canadian Rockies
M.P.K, TAS, Australia, Jun 2016
Our tour was excellent, our Director Nathan and Coach Driver Dave, what a Team they were. We became one big family with our other tourist friends on the coach it was hard to say goodbye. The Trafalgar motto is SIMPLY THE BEST and each day Nathan and Dave would live up to that standard. Also would play the song. Now we think of Canada and all the new read more friends we met when we hear it back home. The accommodation was very clean and comfy beds close to everything in the area. We will travel with Trafalgar again hopefully in near future back to Canada. So well organised, a worry free holiday. Thanks also to Yvonne at Global Journeys for doing all the bookings for our 2 Tours so much easier when someone else does the work for you.
Easily the most impressed I've ever been on a tour. Our Tour Director Anand was the most professional, responsive and organised guide I've ever had. Extremely happy with the tour, company and experience. It was a beautiful week! Loved seeing the Grand Canyon at sunrise, think that was my second favourite part of the experience. My most favourite aspect read more was learning more about the Navajo culture as where we were travelling was across the Navajo Nation reservation. Having lovely interactions with the Navajo men and women selling handmade jewellery, silversmith work, artwork and fabric goods was so wonderful and talking about what it's like where they live - not just purchasing things without interaction. I really loved that, connecting on a more authentic level. It made me appreciate each stop where we were - so much more.
The history was so necessary in acknowledging the full story of the lands we were travelling upon for a complete experience. Also think being quite significantly younger than the other attendees actually made my experience more enjoyable because was able to have such interesting conversations with everyone, learning about each others way of life and sharing wisdom. Was great! The accommodation was excellent at all stops, loved Lake Powell (& swimming in Lake Powell during free time!) and Bryce the best. Liked the hotel at Vegas, but did not like Vegas at all as the final stop...was too polarising/jarring/superficial in comparison to the calm/natural aspects of earlier part of week. But that's only a small negative on an otherwise positive week. Now back home in Australia I really miss seeing the wondrous National Parks every day. Thank you to all involved & Insight Vacations!
The history was so necessary in acknowledging the full story of the lands we were travelling upon for a complete experience. Also think being quite significantly younger than the other attendees actually made my experience more enjoyable because was able to have such interesting conversations with everyone, learning about each others way of life and sharing wisdom. Was great! The accommodation was excellent at all stops, loved Lake Powell (& swimming in Lake Powell during free time!) and Bryce the best. Liked the hotel at Vegas, but did not like Vegas at all as the final stop...was too polarising/jarring/superficial in comparison to the calm/natural aspects of earlier part of week. But that's only a small negative on an otherwise positive week. Now back home in Australia I really miss seeing the wondrous National Parks every day. Thank you to all involved & Insight Vacations!
We travelled with Trafalgar which was organised by Global Journeys starting in NY City 17 June and ending in Boston USA 30 June 2016. We were very lucky with weather throughout our journey. Coach was comfortable and the driver and travel director were very good. This was the case with our previous trips by Trafalgar/Global Journeys in Europe and USA read more National Parks Explore and USA Northern California and it seems we renew our amazingly good impression as time goes on. Overall experience was excellent. If we must name one place or two, Niagara on the Lake is the most beautiful village and Quebec City is most beautiful city, more European than European cities. We recommended to our two daughters and the family preferably in similar season as the most Canada, esp Niagara on the Lake, we told, is in non-action, due to severe cold weather and heavy snow, during October and April. We recommend Global Journeys!
A great trip through Scandinavia 3
Grand Scandinavia
Jackie Verwijmeren (Branje), New Zealand, Jun 2016
A great trip, well organized and taken care off, a very alert guide and caring driver. This trip was different to me, as I am a very active person and most of my holidays include an activity like tramping or walking/running. As a group, we got on very well with each other and most of them had done other trips with Insight Vacations.
This trip was amazing, accommodation perfect, coach excellent, tour guide outstanding. Would highly recommend it. Michelle many thanks for all your help in organising my booking.
Fantastic introduction to UK & Ireland 7
Britain and Ireland Experience
Lana, VIC, Australia, Jun 2016
This tour is quite fast paced. There are at least two long days devoted to travelling from one destination to another. The remaining days are packed with numerous historical sights, interesting villages or small cities to visit. Many of the times you are left to explore on your own with guidance from the tour guide. Many 'must see' locations are visited. read more The coach does travel along motorways when necessary...but most importantly you will veer onto very narrow country roads to admire the beautiful scenery that the UK & Ireland are famous for. The tour guide on this particular tour was Andrew Speed who very capably shared his vast historical knowledge throughout the tour. The accommodation offered varied...some hotels needing refurbishment to some newly built. Most disappointing was the location of the Dublin & Edinburgh hotels. They were too far away from these city locations and if you didn't do the optional excursions there wasn't much to do. The optional tours relating to sightseeing were well worth doing as they added to the overall experience. The dining out/ entertainment optionals were very expensive but were enjoyed by those that attended. The included breakfasts & dinners were excellent. A fantastic tour for getting a feel of the UK & Ireland!
Hassle free Trip to Germany & Austria 2
Best of Germany and Austria
Trevor & Sandra, VIC, Australia, Jun 2016
This trip was a good way to explore some of the highlights of Germany & Austria. Trafalgar has again provided an interesting and diversified travel experience with a good mix of coach, train, river cruise, include meals and experiences. This is our 6th trip with them and they have not failed us yet. The tour director provided us with wealth of local read more knowledge but the local experts were a little disappointing. Hotel accomodation was good with a mix of good quality smaller family run hotels and larger chain hotels where required. Good value trip as we saw a lot in short time. Loved the mountains in Austria and Vienna is a wonderful city. Would recommend this trip for people travelling to Germany and Austria for the first time. Special thanks to Yvonne and the Global Journeys team for making the initial booking experience so easy for us.
Everything taking care of - worry free tour 1
M.P.K, TAS, Australia, Jun 2016
Highly recommend Trafalgar Tours. Everything planned, just needed to get on the coach everyday for a new adventure worry free. Tour Director Kirsten and Coach Driver Ron are an excellent team together. Nothing was to much trouble for them to make it happen e.g optional extras and all the little hidden treasures on the tour. Everyone became one big read more family as our tour went on. It was hard to leave our new family behind at the end of tour. Accommodation was of a very high standard right through out. Very clean and comfy beds and close to everything in the area. It was the perfect time of the year to take this tour. Will book my next holiday again through Global Journeys, Yvonne was very helpful throughout out our booking, and will definitely travel with Trafalgar again back to Canada - cant wait for my next trip.
We would certainly book again with Global Journeys, and Michelle White our Tour Consultant, was excellent. Our travelling companions were fun and a good mix of cultures. The drivers were excellent. However the quality of the hotels was not up to 4 star standard and the tour director lacked knowledge of Spain or the language nor was she very helpful. read more The Be My Guest dinner was poor in comparison with our previous experiences. In general the included and optional meals left much to be desired, except for the dinner at La Castafiore (dinner at the opera) which was exceptional and the standard we expected.
Hills were a live with the sound of music 7
Chris Kladis , Vic, Australia, Jun 2016
A very nice tour of Bavaria and Austria. Had a relatively small group of 24. Ages ranged from 13 to 73. Travel director was very good and generally went out of her way to help though at times I did felt left out as a solo traveller as she spent a lot of time with certain groups within the group. Accommodation was excellent and coach was very good, though read more the WiFi dropped out continuously. As an At a Leisure tour, the pace was great with plenty of time to do your own thing. Optional excursions were very good, though overpriced in my humble opinion. There was no pressure to sign up for them however. Key moments included: excursions to Dachau, Innsbruck, Berchtesgaden and the accomodation at Schloss Leoploldskrom (Salzburg). The Be My Guest dinner was fabulous.
Excellent tour with beautiful scenery. Well organised. Exceptional guide , (Mick Parsons.) excellent food and plenty of it. Booking with Global Journeys was an easy experience , would use Both Insight and Global Journeys again.
The whole tour was of great interest. It was in great part due to the Tour Director (Peter Pinto) who was superlative. The accommodation was four star with one exception and was very satisfactory. The coach driver was very skilled. The booking process was satisfactory as Michelle was always available to answer queries. I was a late decider and the ticketing read more etc. went quickly and efficiently. The itinerary was exceptional and early summer proved a good time to travel.
If you are looking for a fast paced tour, where you see a lot in a short period of time, then this is your tour. Be prepared for lots of coach travel and long days however. Given it was a short trip (7 days) and lots of coach travel, it was a little limiting in getting to know other travellers however if you want to cover a lot of territories in a read more short period then this is the trip for you. Would be good to have broken up the last day with a wine-tasting stop in France and would have been happy to start earlier and have lunch there.
The whole trip was a highlight something I had always hoped we'd do and was not disappointed. Trip ran well the pace was on the go but that is what we expected. If you only have a limited amount of time it is the way to travel - never had to wait for anything, no lines! Each experience was special.
Luxury, history, scenery, great companions and importantly, a no worries vacation. Our trip had it all. Can't believe we fitted so much in and covered a diverse and spectacular selection of what the U.K. has to offer. Our Tour Director and Coach Driver were excellent at their jobs and keep us informed and safe at all times.
Britain & Ireland Grandeur was all we expected, and more 6
Britain and Ireland Grandeur
Cliff & Jennifer Bancroft, 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.
On a large coach I was one of three Aussies, and the other 2 had Irish background and accents! The guide was also an Aussie and I came to appreciate his presence because we shared a sense of humour. Most passengers were from the U.S. and divided along party lines, and there were some Canadians.
The itinerary was geared a bit to American interests read more and their Irish heritage (but I did realise this before booking), and boy did they love to shop! The weather in June was quite warm and most hotels did not have air-conditioning. It was sometimes a scramble at the front desk to get a fan. In one place they went out and bought some fans to keep everyone happy. I have travelled with Trafalgar before and it was fine, but this trip was not a favourite.
The itinerary was geared a bit to American interests read more and their Irish heritage (but I did realise this before booking), and boy did they love to shop! The weather in June was quite warm and most hotels did not have air-conditioning. It was sometimes a scramble at the front desk to get a fan. In one place they went out and bought some fans to keep everyone happy. I have travelled with Trafalgar before and it was fine, but this trip was not a favourite.
Great trip, Hotel Bercy Paris awful. 3
Country Roads of France
Jan Ryan-Philip & Clive Kirk, QLD, Australia, Jun 2016
This was my 3rd booking through Global Journeys, as always Georgie was first rate and made the booking process easy. Also 6th tour I have done with Insight Tours, not as good as previous tours. The location of Hotel Bercy in Paris is not in a good area, long way from the hub of tourist attractions, amenities and staff second rate. Other hotels were read more fine. Tour director wasn't as good as previous tours, didn't offer alternative optional excursions when Monets gardens at Giverney was cancelled therefore we all had one lost day in Paris. Didn't offer Moulin Rouge as he preferred another small bland cabaret you could find in any city. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
