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.
Had a fabulous time. This was made more memorable by our Tour Director Marisa Lukovic. She treated us like family and really knew her stuff. Some of the hotels were a bit 'old and tired'.
Tour guide not up to scratch 6
Best of Eastern Canada and USA
Alexandra & Peter, NSW, Australia, Aug 2015
Unfortunately the tour was not like the previous ones we have done due to our tour guide who did not make this holiday as enjoyable as it should of been. Roger I felt lacked personality and communication skills and his time management was not up to scratch. The accommodation we had fell short of expectation. This is was also the view of a lot of the read more other passengers on the trip. I am not sure if we would use Insight Vacations again.
Recommend to anyone interested in WWII history 1
Highlights of Eastern Europe
Mark & Mary, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
We had a very enjoyable trip which exceeded all expectations. The Insight tour of Eastern Europe was well organised, the accommodation and meals excellent and most importantly our tour guide Neira gave each and every person in the group her individual attention and advice. She always went the extra mile and her local knowledge, attention to detail read more and organisational skills were outstanding. We would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone interested in WWII history or just wanting to go somewhere in Europe out of the ordinary. Most people on the tour where seasoned travellers.
Everything went very smoothly 3
Karen Fairhurst, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
From the moment l booked with Hannah till l arrived home, everything went very smoothly. I have spoken to Hannah personally and Georgie too, they are both very professional on the phone. Our Trafalgar leader, Sophia was an amazing young lady, she knew so much information about each place we were visiting, I thought she was reading it from a book but read more she was saying it all out of her head! Everything went very smoothly under her directions. She had a lovely, caring personality. While still maintaining a professional manner at all times! Our bus driver, Marcello was a very capable driver (we even had an incident where a truck travelling alongside us was coming into our lane, the driver of the truck was going to sleep at the wheel apparently!). But Marcello kept us all safe. We even got lost at one point and he had to reverse that big bus down a very narrow street with 'Juliet' balconies all over the place and he did it without a scratch. Someone in our group said 'he could drive the bus through the eye of a needle' and we all agreed. Everyone concerned is a credit to their company.
Excellent tour. Scandinavia spectacular. Tour guide-professional, excellent manager, excellent knowledge. Comfortable coach with excellent driver. Would thoroughly recommend this tour. Certainly exceeded our expectations. Would have given higher ratings but there is always room for improvement.
My third Trafalgar tour and will certainly not be my last 4
Bohemian Highlights
Ruth K, WA, Australia, Jul 2015
A wonderful tour including modern day and historical experiences. The tour guide was able to blend all together with interesting as well as quirky information. I did not take mother than three of the optional excursions as that would have meant the lack of personal time, particularly in the evenings. It was important to have time to explore places on read more my own. Hotels in the main were excellent and air conditioning essential as we experienced 39C for quite a few days. Unfortunately, two of the hotels did not offer tea and coffee making facilities which would have been greatly appreciated on arrival. Food included was terrific with sumptuous breakfasts provided and exposure to local gourmet on some if the included dinners. This is my third Trafalgar Tour and will certainly not be my last. As a solo traveller, I always felt safe and included at all times.
Saw everything we needed to see and more 2
Britain and Ireland Highlights
David & Judith, VIC, Australia, Jul 2015
Enjoyable tour. Tour Director Hilary was a wealth of knowledge, I think she was born to do her job! We saw everything we needed to see and more. Would recommend Trafalgar, and a big thanks to Yvonne brooks at Global Journeys, who made it all happen for us.
The Cumberland hotel rooms were terrible - cramped room , only a double bed and nowhere to put luggage. Didn't really like the clientele either. Trying to load & unload the coach at this hotel was a catastrophe. Thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the tour & thought it was great value for money. Loved Killarney in Ireland. Some of the stops could have included read more more time to look at the sights eg the castle at Alnwick & Bunratty Castle needed to be included & they weren't. The Be My Guest dinner & Irish night at Three Rock in Dublin were highlights.
Our tour guide was excellent 2
Grand Scandinavia
Tom Cratchley & Barbara Blackley, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
Our tour guide was excellent. She was always available and had a wonderful personality. She laughed a lot and this was so good when on a fairly long bus ride. Our driver was a quiet respectful young man whose driving ability was indeed remarkable. We always felt very safe even on those windy roads on high mountains. We happened to be in the front seat read more on our way to Geiranger, Norway. The accommodation was not great in several hotels, however this may be because of very little choice in some areas. On occasion we felt some had much better accommodation than others. My comment would be that accommodation, where possible, should be similar for all on the one tour and not some with suites and others with less than adequate accommodation. The tour content was excellent and we were 'blown away' by the amazing scenery. All in all a great experience and I would definitely recommend Insight. This was our 4th tour with them.
Definitely do this tour if you love history. 1
Best of Greece with 4-Day Aegean Cruise
JK, VIC, Australia, Jul 2015
Definitely do this tour if you love history. I didn't know what to expect but this was not really what I thought to be a 'holiday'. Our guide was unbelievably good so she made up for my unhappiness. Highlights for me were Olympia, Delphi, Nafplio and a small town called Nafpaktos which we didn't spend enough time in. Again, this is my personal experience, read more everyone else had an amazing time with all the ruins etc, I was looking for a beach holiday which I found on the cruise so this was my highlight. Accommodation was OK but then again you don't go on tour for the hotels. Coach was really uncomfortable, even with air conditioning on, it was so stinking hot inside.
Tour was too rushed 4
European Grandeur
Keith, Krissabelle & Maribel Richards, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
This tour was too rushed, everyone was tired (some people had to miss some included visits because they needed to rest) and the tour director did not have thorough knowledge of the places that were visited. Many people had suitcases damaged but the tour director was not interested in doing anything to stop this. Visits to included sights were too rushed, read more some were missed entirely (the lookout over Florence and the Amsterdam sightseeing tour), and the whole tour seemed to be designed around the optional excursions.
A very informative and educational tour 4
WWI and WWII Battlefields
Joan & Barry, QLD, Australia, Jul 2015
A very informative and educational tour visiting a number of allied countries WW1 and WW2 memorials, cemeteries, museums and historical sites. Also included in the itinerary was general sightseeing of tourist highlights of London, Paris and Amsterdam. Tour was well paced, the coach was spacious with ample leg room, and hotels comfortable and well placed close to town centres.
A great trip. France is a beautiful country and Trafalgar showed us some wonderful sights. The quality of the accommodation and the tour guide's knowledge was excellent. He was very helpful with assistance with the French language which was a great help. The days can be long but absolutely worth it for what you get to see and experience. We have some read more wonderful memories and met some great people.
Interesting, informative and a lot of fun as usual 3
Britain & Ireland Discovery
Rosana & Theo Krug, VIC, Australia, Jul 2015
Booking with Global Journeys is a hassle free experience, we always get a prompt and competent service and a competitive price. We have travelled with Insight for many years and we have never been disappointed with their tours. This trip was interesting, informative and a lot of fun as usual. The sights were memorable and varied. The highlights for read more us were Skara Brae, the neolithic village in Orkney Islands and the Giant Causeway on the shores of Norther Ireland. I will also remember when I was asked to sit in a special chair of the late Queen Mother, at her private residence, the Castle and Gardens of Mey, (optional tour in Scotland), making the other ladies in the group a little jealous. Apparently, the late Queen Mother was rather small in stature like myself!
Excellent choice of places visited and help by tour director to make it informative and enjoyable. He was very attentive to detail. Very interesting countries visited. The visit to Montenegro was very abbreviated and probably didn't justify the extra travel required. In general however it was excellent!
The whole tour was amazing the inclusions as well as the optional experiences. Our Tour Guide Stephen Pearce was just spectacular he made each and everyone of us on the tour feel very special which was a real bonus and his extra thoughtfulness to passengers who were celebrating special events I thought he went above and beyond which was just super. read more The places we visited were just gorgeous and a lot of the places I would definitely go back to and spend a little more time there. Steve's knowledge was just amazing and it made us love the place even more once we were filled in on the history and he did quite a few extra special things before we arrived in each country to understand and appreciate each of these beautiful countries. Steve actually put together a DVD with each countries highlights that he would play before we entered each country which was a really nice touch. Another stand out on the trip was our amazing coach driver Kristjan, he did some amazing driving through some quite challenging countryside and we always felt safe in his hands and he was always on time to pick us up even though he may have been presented with some difficult traffic conditions. The trip was spectacular in every way and I would certainly book through Global Journeys again and I would certainly travel with Trafalgar Tours again. My brother Ian is of the same opinion. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
It was a magnificent trip at the right pace for me. We had an awesome Tour Director who worked very hard to ensure we all had a great time & felt like VIPS wherever we went. Our coach driver was very professional & all his skills were demonstrated as he drove through the very narrow Fuker Pass. Our driver was always friendly & helpful. I liked having read more local guides to show me around places like Venice & Rome, they were very knowledgeable & humourous. All optional extras were very worthwhile and good value for money. Our group enjoyed the whole trip and everyone got involved in singing on the coach after nights out - a lot of fun. Many long term friendships were formed & several people from different parts of the world will stay in touch. I travelled on my own & opted for the single supplement & I had a great experience - it suited me & I would certainly recommend travelling this way with Trafalgar to others. (Ed: Review based on slightly different itinerary. Trip name and itinerary updated this season)
Some of the accommodation, especially in Scotland, was below the quality expected, but overall, I had a ball. Thanks Emily, for your assistance in booking my tour.
Perfect for what we wanted to go & see 2
East Coast USA and Canada
P Lockhart, NSW, Australia, Jul 2015
Itinerary for East Coast USA & Canada was perfect for what we wanted to go & see. Seats on the tour were very poor, especially when we travelled all day on the coach. Ben, the tour director was knowledgeable, very patient & polite. Most hotels we stayed, were far away from shops, restaurants. It's OK if you stayed one night, two or more should be a read more bit closer or in the tourist area not in the financial district. The optional tour, the Amish was interesting culture to see but food was disappointing. This was our fourth trip with Trafalgar. Global Journeys, Yvonne & the team have been very helpful & kind all the way. We'll be very happy to recommend their service to our friends & family. Thank you.
Very good, though would prefer more stops 4
Highlights of France
Faye & Trevor Scorer, WA, Australia, Jul 2015
Very good, though would prefer more stops, i.e. less time at stops but more stops to match the time set aside for stops.
