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.
Places visited on this tour were wonderful 2
Enchanting Canadian Maritimes
Carolyn P, WA, Australia, Sep 2015
The places visited on this tour were wonderful as were the tour inclusions. While the coach driver was excellent I did not find the coach particularly comfortable (perhaps I was spoiled on the European tour). It would have been good if there could have been more short breaks to stretch eg photo stop but with 51 people on a coach with only one door this read more would not have been practical. I found the pace of this tour a bit exhausting perhaps because of the long stretches in the crowded coach. The tour guide was efficient but not really what I would call a 'people person' and was not inclined to give us much extra information above what she was really required to do. I notice that this exact tour is not offered in the new season but has been replaced by a similar one which is slightly longer. Perhaps this would have a more leisurely pace. (ED. That's right Carolyn, it's now an 11 day itinerary, has been updated and is named 'Enchanting Canadian Maritimes' - thanks for your feedback.)
Our tour director was absolutely wonderful 4
Grand Italy & Sicily
Danielle & Jared, WA, Australia, Sep 2015
Our tour director was absolutely wonderful. Nothing was a problem and we where able to tailor the tour to what we wanted. Beautiful sights, wonderful hotels and the most amazing scenery you could imagine. Global journeys where so great to deal with, couldn't fault them at all - thank you Michelle!
Already recommended to my friends and family 1
European Wonderland
Yedan Feng, VIC, Australia, Sep 2015
It was very good experience for us as family with children at different ages (16,9,7). I believed each of my kids has brought home with their own unique memory. Excellent time management of the tour guide and reserve time of the important sites was wonderful. Have already recommended to my friends and family. Looking forward to travel with Trafalgar. read more (It was my second time to attend Trafalgar European tour and both were impressive.)
Loved the tour but unfortunately leaves were late turning this season. The countryside was still beautiful but if you really want to see the fall foliage I would not book until October. The Insight tour itself was great, we were extremely well looked after and everything was very professional. We were very happy with the accommodations except we probably read more arrived too early at most with not much to do as most properties were out of town. The tour inclusions were excellent, did not have to put our hand in our pocket most days. The whole experience including the booking process with Global Journeys was professional and exceeded expectations.
Will travel again next year in Europe with Trafalgar 1
Britain and Ireland Highlights
Ben, Wiphada & Natasha Rees, QLD, Australia, Sep 2015
Fantastic experience provided. Leena Hazeldine (Tour Director) and Karl Stones (Coach Driver) were very knowledgeable about their profession and added to the experience. Will certainly look to travel again next year in Europe with Trafalgar - look forward to receiving some details.
Very enjoyable and comfortable from start to end 4
New England's Fall Foliage
Linda, NSW, Australia, Sep 2015
Thoroughly enjoyable. Jacki Lappen is an excellent tour director... professional, knowledgeable, entertaining and caring. The tour group was amiable (probably took their cue from Jacki) and that made the trip very enjoyable and comfortable from start to end. Autumn was late this year and we did not get to see its full spectacular blaze of glorious read more colours, but the tour group did not seem to mind, and had great fun anyway spotting random bursts of autumnal colours. Dennis, our driver, deserves a mention for his great driving skills and caring customer service.
As previously, booking through Global Journeys was very well handled and easy to finalise. The Best of Scotland Tour was promoted as longer stays, later starts which usually are after 9am however we only had one late start at the end of the tour. When I queried this with the Tour Director he said that it was not possible to start the day after 9am therefore read more this tour should be promoted as such. The accommodation in the Highlands and Glasgow were great however the Novotel City Centre Edinburgh was just passable. After staying there can understand why they don't get good reviews. The Welcome dinner was more of a snack with not much food served but the wine was excellent however the farewell dinner was a fabulous and memorable way to end the tour. Overall I had a brilliant experience from going on the tour and have some fantastic memories of the places we visited and the things we did.
Thank you to Global Journeys for your excellent service when booking my Switzerland & Austria tour. Booking was hassle free and I was kept up to date at all stages prior to travel and upon my return. My Trafalgar tour was excellent. The itinerary was well planned and encompassed so many beautiful places. I chose optional excursions that involved scenic read more tours, cruises and village visits, and all were fantastic. I can highly recommend this tour and would definitely choose Global Journeys for future travel bookings.
Must do the hot air balloon ride in Cappodocia 3
Wonders of Turkey (Small Group)
Ron & Jan Petherick, QLD, Australia, Sep 2015
A very good trip. You must do the hot air balloon ride in Cappodocia. Can be all organised once you get to the hotel. It cost 250 AUS but it was brilliant. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
The tour itself was excellent however the accommodation was not of the best quality in both Seville and Barcelona. The hotel in Seville was horrendous and had a broken toilet , this was after we had been moved due to the room air conditioner leaking. The hotel in Barcelona was beautiful however it was over an hour outside of the city with very poor read more public transport in the city it was difficult ( especially considering we had so much free time in Barcelona).
It was a last minute decision to visit Spain and it was so easy to compare different tours on the Global Journeys site. Hannah took care of everything and despite our late booking, our documents arrived in good time before our departure. Insight vacations did a great job. Our tour leader was very helpful and knowledgeable and local experts were passionate read more about their city and country. We travelled in September and had great weather and Jorge gave us lots of little treats - or 'flourishes' as he called them - such as custard tarts, pious cake, a visit to somewhere special not on the itinerary etc. we did all the optional tours except the Palace in Madrid and in doing so just about every meal was included. Would highly recommend!
Overall the tour was a positive experience 2
East Coast USA and Canada
Peter & Esther Chia, NSW, Australia, Sep 2015
Overall, it has been a good positive experience. There was some communication breakdown, especially on the first day. There was supposed to be a meeting at 5.30 pm to meet the director and others. We went out and returned at 5.20 pm - could not see any Trafalgar group in the lobby, so we went to our room to freshen up, got back to the lobby and still read more could not see others. On inquiry, we were told that the group had gone to the coach at 5.15 pm. We asked where so we could join them. Through the concierge, I spoke to Andrew of Trafalgar who advised me that the others had gone ahead to the cruise departing at 7.00 pm We said we wold take a taxi and he said he would relay the info to the guide to wait for us. So, together with 1 other person, we rushed to the pier, arriving at 6.32 pm - only to find that the boat had left promptly at 6.30 pm. We were naturally disappointed, thinking that we were in time for the 7.00pm departure. What's more, in getting the subway back, we encountered smoke and had to quickly evacuate - before the fire engines arrived. We got back to the hotel rather stressed and tired. After we complained to the guide, we had to wait for a few days for a response. This resulted in us having a credit towards the optional tour expense incurred. Because we were adequately compensated, we did not feel too bad after all. We felt the cruise director should have made an effort to contact us or leave a message in our room - to inform us about the cruise. Most of the first meetings in the past were held somewhere in the same hotel - so, being a little late was usually not a problem.
Could not speak highly enough of Insight Vacations 2
European Grandeur
Ron & Elaine Clohessy, WA, Australia, Sep 2015
After self driving the UK for 5 weeks prior to joining the Insight tour, we were ready for a chauffeur driven tour. What a great experience, we never could've found all the places we went to in such a good use of time. The tour guide was excellent, a great group of people from all over the world and some incredible sights. Prior to going we decided read more on a few optional tours, on joining, the tour director explained the different optional tours and we joined all but 2. What a fantastic time we had, the optional tours were incredible with a few surprises and well worth the time and money. As most of the group also joined in the optional tours it helped build a stronger bond between those who previous to the tour were strangers. My wife and I could not speak highly enough of Insight Vacations , the tour director and of course prior to travel the organising by Georgie Walpole of Global Journeys as everything ran smoothly and exactly as planned. Will we take another Insight Tour in the future? ...ABSOLUTELY! (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
I had a great time. Most of the hotels were great. One had no air conditioning which made the room stuffy. Antonio the driver couldn't speak any English but he was the best driver. John G the tour director was the absolute best. I lost my passport in Vienna and he arranged for me to get a emergency one. It only took two hours. Meanwhile the coach had read more to go on without me. I still beat them to Innsbruck. On this tour there should be less time in Italy and more time in Germany as we only had one night there. The only thing I wasn't really happy about was that had no transfers from and to the airport. Emily did a very good job with our booking though.
We chose this tour because unlike other tours, it covered most of Italy. The overnight stops were mostly 2 nights which we felt would be more enjoyable than packing every night. This was our first European coach tour and it was certainly a great way to be introduced to new and interesting places. There is no way we would have seen and done so much if read more we had travelled independently. The tour was certainly fast pace but we were ok with that. The accommodation was excellent and exceeded our expectations. Marina, our Trafalgar tour guide, was just amazing and made our trip informative and fun! We chose not to do all the optional tours as it was nice to do our own thing and have a break from the group. We always did the optional evening tours which included dinner and they were always fun and worthwhile. Our experiences with Global Journeys was streamline and faultless. We look forward to booking our next trip.
A great time! A professional, fun loving and caring Tour Director makes a world of difference! Enjoyed this tour immensely.
Will definitely go on another Insight tour 2
Glorious Switzerland
Julie & Jeff Small, NSW, Australia, Sep 2015
We had a wonderful time on our tour. We will definitely go on another Insight Tour. The other travellers were friendly and we made lots of new friends. Our tour director, Stephen Ellison was a wonderful and friendly guide. He made the tour interesting and informative. I highly recommend him as a tour director. The weather was mostly kind to us with read more the odd wet day, but it did not upset the smooth running of the tour. The format of the tour and places we visited were great. The optional excursions also added to the experience on the tour.
We enjoyed our trip to Switzerland 29
Country Roads of Switzerland
John & Liz, VIC, Australia, Sep 2015
We enjoyed our trip to Switzerland, but were disappointed with the number and cost of the optional extras. If we had done all of them on offer, it would have cost us another $2500 on top of the cost of the trip. Such excursions as the Jungfrau we were told that "everyone does this", therefore why not just include it in the itinerary, and not as an read more optional extra? If one didn't partake in these extras, you were left with time on your hands while the others went off - often not in places that had a lot to offer. We also got thoroughly sick of the Insight propaganda - every day there was some sort of Insight leaflet or branded product left on the bus seat, or promotional dvd played as we drove along. And every day we were being told about why Insight was such a good company to travel with. Given that everyone on the tour had travelled with Insight before, it was unnecessary information. The hotels were on the most part very good, and well located - the main exception being in Luzerne. The only other thing I'd say is that some of our contingent found it difficult to cope with the cobblestones and many, many stairs, both in the towns, and stairs in the hotels. But mainly because of the optional extras (and cost of), and I know they're optional, we would think long and hard about another Insight tour, particularly now that there are so many tour companies that include all these costs, plus tipping.
I had the most amazing time on my tour of Britain. I can't believe how much I saw in just 11 days. This was my first bus tour ever and I wasn't quite sure what to expect, especially as I was travelling on my own. The Tour Director was extremely helpful and his knowledge of the area we covered was fantastic. Our driver was courteous and well organised. read more Together they made a great team. It is an extremely fast paced tour but that is what I signed up for and it suited me as I usually hit the ground running. I will be signing up to another Trafalgar Tour just as soon as I save up. Thank you Michelle for booking my trip and any help I needed before I left Australia.
It was a very good way to tour all over Britain in 11 days and see so many towns castles and sightseeing. Highly recommended.
