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.
Absolutely delighted 1
Jennie Tana, Australia, May 2014
I was absolutely delighted with my holiday. Both Global Journeys and Trafalgar exceeded my expectations. I will definitely book another Trafalgar holiday through Global Journeys.
Great destinations and accommodation 1
Jenny & Marcus Arnold, Australia, May 2014
Michelle, thank you for helping us organising our tour. You were very helpful and provided us with some great advice to prepare for our journey. Everything went well, there were no issues along the way, The tour guide and the driver were both excellent, the group we meet were lovely and the destinations and the accommodations were great, I think Marcus read more and I would be happy to book with you again in the future.
We had a very enjoyable tour, made all the more enjoyable and memorable by our tour director Anna Forbes and our coach driver Jamie. This was my second coach tour with Trafalgar and I hope there will be others.
We had a fabulous trip 1
Spectacular Canadian Rockies with Alaska Cruise
Jane & Alan Cosh, Australia, Apr 2014
We had a fabulous trip. We were very lucky with the weather which helped. It was a good time of the year to go if you want to see more snow. Also everyone is fresh as ours were the first coach, train and cruise out for the season. Trafalgar are a great company to travel with, they are very professional, helpful but also bring some nice personal touches read more to their tours. We would definitely recommend Trafalgar Tours, this is the second time we have travelled with them and will do so again in the future. Global tours were very helpful and our trip went very smoothly with plenty of information.
Had everything that was advertised and good value overall 7
Best of Spain & Portugal
Robyn Ryan, Australia, Apr 2014
Our recent tour of Spain & Portugal proved to be everything that was advertised and good value overall. The local knowledge, organizing ability and dedication to detail by the Tour Director meant we had the opportunity and the information to enjoy as many historical, cultural and entertaining experiences as possible along the way which made our tour read more a very pleasant experience. The optional excursions are an extra cost and sometimes mean a late night, or touring part of a rest day, but we think they are worth the extra effort. As each region of Spain is different in landscape and culture and Portugal is quite different again every day was a new adventure. There were a couple of long drives but the comfort of the coach, including wi-fi, and the ability of the driver to provide a smooth ride, adequate stops and keep to the timetable helped those days to pass ASAP. Hotels were sometimes quite fancy othertimes less grand but almost always central and near a supermarket.
We had the most amazing time. France is absolutely beautiful, and what a perfect time of year to visit. The tour was really well planned and covered so much of France. Obviously there's always going to be places where you'd like to stay longer but time just doesn't permit. Our tour guide, Martine, was fantastic - very knowledgeable and an absolutely read more pleasure to spend time with. What an incredible job she did to keep everyone on time and organised throughout the tour. A major feat when you're dealing with 45 adults! This was my second experience with Trafalgar and, once again, I was completely happy with their service. The coach was new and clean, our driver was very polite and well mannered, and did an amazing job of manoeuvring the coach in some very awkward locations, especially given the width of the streets in France. Thank you for your assistance in organising the trip. Good planning leads to a very happy traveller!
We enjoyed our trip immensely and for the first time I can say with complete confidence that the trip was made all the more enjoyable because of the Tour Director, Brendan Bush of Trafalgar Tours. He managed to completely bond the group, and bond with the group, within the first couple of days. The group remains in touch and we are planning another read more tour together in 2016 - a long time off but I believe that there is a dedication by many to make it happen. The tour itself was busy, medium place and we managed to fit in another couple of special places that were not originally included on the itinerary while still managing to cover the planned visits. Although I am not Catholic, to be present in Rome on Easter Monday and to attend the Vatican whilst the Pontiff was giving his blessing was memorable. My only real complaint of the trip was that it was not long enough. Thanks Global Journeys (Yvonne) for assisting in making the arrangements for this holiday.
A wonderful holiday, made easier by the ability to go through the computer to make inquiries with Global Journeys for any questions we had.
Very enjoyable tour which was very good value 1
Best of Turkey
Bruce & Carolyn Dear, Australia, Mar 2014
A very enjoyable tour which we thought was very good value. I would suggest though that it is a tour for those with a particular interest in the historical aspects of Turkey
I did become a little tired of ruins and mosques. I would have liked to enjoy the hotels and surrounding areas more but our arrival time did not always make this possible -perhaps read more fewer included sights late in the afternoon. Hotels were excellent although, surprisingly, I thought the included dinners were sometimes disappointing, especially the Movenpick. Overall we had a great time and the services of Global Journeys, in particular, Yvonne have been excellent.
I did become a little tired of ruins and mosques. I would have liked to enjoy the hotels and surrounding areas more but our arrival time did not always make this possible -perhaps read more fewer included sights late in the afternoon. Hotels were excellent although, surprisingly, I thought the included dinners were sometimes disappointing, especially the Movenpick. Overall we had a great time and the services of Global Journeys, in particular, Yvonne have been excellent.
I was nervous going on a Trafalgar trip as I had never been on a large tour group before. I was pleasantly surprised. Accommodation was excellent. I enjoyed the itinerary. David was extremely well organised and he managed the large group extremely well. I would definitely do a similar tour again.
I had a fabulous time 5
Pamela McKimm, Australia, Mar 2014
As you can see from my ratings, I had a fabulous time. The tour went to some wonderful places, in particular Celestun and the biosphere, school visit and colonial townships. The tour director Edwin was fabulous with the amount of knowledge, fluency in English and the fact that he was local to the area. Filipe the driver achieved some miracles driving read more the very big bus down very small roads. The cultural information and experience was provided with great depth, the anthropological sites, extraordinary and inspiring. Accommodation, first rate and the haciendas in particular really beautiful. The sisal story was also really captivating. Service from Trafalgar was literally door to door, met at the airport, and also delivered back with personalised service. Made travelling alone really comfortable. Fellow passengers were friendly and suited my age group and interests. Thank you for a great trip. I am sure I will use this company again.
Strongly recommend Global Journeys and Trafalgar Tours 1
Irish Highlights (Winter)
Roland Merhab, Australia, Dec 2013
The booking process and communication with Global Journeys (Michelle) was smooth. The one week Irish Highlights (WRIH) tour was the best part of our holiday. Strongly recommend Global Journeys and Trafalgar Tours.
We loved the tour and all the cities and countries we saw 4
European Whirl
The Ball Family, Australia, Dec 2013
Our tour guide Howard was fantastic, so informative and organised...excellent. The food on the other hand was average, some of the restaurants were well below average and most we spoke to on the tour agreed. At our welcome dinner they gave us microwaved fried rice with sweet chilli sauce squirted around it and said it was traditional netherland food read more .. we all shook our heads at that one. Our farewell dinner, which the restaurant had been advised of our orders 4 days before by Howard, didn't have one of the desserts and had no soft drinks for the kids. Well that was until Howard got up them and suddenly Pepsi appeared but no Lemonade. I was embarrassed for Howard as he had made every effort to make our trip memorable. So I would suggest Trafalgar look into a few of their restaurant choices, ie Amsterdam, Venice, Rome and Paris. Nevertheless we had a ball, we loved the tour and all the cities and countries we saw. I think the fact we had a great bunch of people on tour and a fantastic tour guide in Howard, this made our trip really great. Thanks to you too Yvonne for being so helpful in organising this most memorable trip.
Loved, loved, loved all of it. Everyone we dealt with was so friendly and helpful - very unusual these days!! The assistance with the booking of our trip was more than excellent; given that my husband and I changed our mind about which trip a number of times. Nothing was too much trouble. Our tour was the best ever. Federica & Salvatore (tour guide read more and driver) were simply amazing. The people on our tour were such lovely, fun, friendly people. Can not believe our trip is already over but never fear we will be in contact to arrange our next one very soon :-)
It had been many years since we were on a bus tour such as this and wow what a great experience, great guide, comfortable bus and very good hotels. Our fellow travellers were always on time and were comfortable with each other during the travels. Great value great tour.
Very enjoyable tour and our director and driver were excellent 1
Christmas Markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland
Adrian & Susan Linehan, Australia, Dec 2013
The Xmas Markets tour was very enjoyable and our Tour Director and coach driver were both excellent. Loved the cold weather! Best places for us were Castle Neuschwenstein and Omeramagau followed closely by Mt Pilatus and the horse and cart ride to the Swiss farm. Many thanks also to Yvonne Brooks who made it all possible.
Tour schedules run exceptionally well 1
Federico & Melanie Arino, Australia, Nov 2013
The tour schedules between locations run exceptionally well. The tour was organised and whatever the weather was, we got the most of it. I was expecting less on all accommodations, but they were excellent....roomy and clean.
Service was generally very good and we were well taken care of by the tour director and the driver. The accommodation at a couple of the hotels was not as good as expected.
I came across Global Journey's via a Google search when looking for other ways to book the Trafalgar tour my husband and I were interested in. Michelle was great in responding to my email the next day (as I sent my email on the Sunday). I was really happy with the quote as it suited what we were looking for and very competitive in price. Michelle was read more very helpful too by adjusting some details of our booking in regards to flights and pre/post accommodation to add to our overall travel experience. When payment was required, it was very easy to bank deposit to secure our booking. Our travel plans ended up being 5 weeks before departing. Leading up, Michelle was informative and proactive by forwarding on confirmations, details to register online with Tragfalar and also confirming postal address details to send our documents through. Finally extending her customer service be be of any other assistance we may need.
It was a big decision to go on holiday. It had been many years since we had taken time out for ourselves. Our overall European Holiday Experience was amazing. Having the advantages of been on a guided tour with the added bonus of an excellent tour director and beginning our holiday with having all the stress and hassle taken out by the help of your company really made the difference. I would highly recommend both your services for any travel plans and also our Trafalgar tour for those wanting a taste of Europe (without the luxury of having weeks aboard). Due to expenses, I'm not too sure when our next travel plans can happen but I would definitely reach out for your service to have yet another wonderful experience.
It was a big decision to go on holiday. It had been many years since we had taken time out for ourselves. Our overall European Holiday Experience was amazing. Having the advantages of been on a guided tour with the added bonus of an excellent tour director and beginning our holiday with having all the stress and hassle taken out by the help of your company really made the difference. I would highly recommend both your services for any travel plans and also our Trafalgar tour for those wanting a taste of Europe (without the luxury of having weeks aboard). Due to expenses, I'm not too sure when our next travel plans can happen but I would definitely reach out for your service to have yet another wonderful experience.
Tour director was knowledgeable, organised and adaptable 1
Italian Escapade
Julianne & Roy Thompson, Australia, Oct 2013
We thoroughly enjoyed our Italian Escapade. The tour director Sharon was fantastic - knowledgeable, organised and adaptable. It was our first visit to Italy and we feel we have a really comprehensive snapshot of mainland Italy. The tour was exactly as described in the brochures and on the website. It was a pity that some participants weren't aware of read more some of the physical demands as this did lead to some delays. Sharon managed these issues with diplomacy. Yvonne from Global Journeys was very helpful and professional when we were booking our tour. I would definitely consider both Global Journeys and Insight when travelling in the future.
