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.
Overall a good tour with a knowledgeable guide 3
Spectacular Scandinavia & its Fjords
Stan McCallum, Australia, May 2013
Excellent with only 21 people on the tour...40 seater coach...Not being notified of a change of itinerary was of concern. Had this not been picked up and queried prior to departure we would not have been advised until Oslo. This amendment to the advertised tour should have been flagged immediately the problem was evident. Overall a good tour with a read more knowledgeable guide who had been doing this tour for many years and was beginning to be robotic in his presentation. Driver was excellent.
Thoroughly enjoyed the tour 1
East Coast USA and Canada
Jim & Stephanie Purcell, Australia, May 2013
Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Our Tour consultant, Georgie, was excellent - helpful in every way. Organisation was very efficient and travel arrangements went without a hitch! Tour was engaging - good tour group, excellent tour guide - very good local guides, coach was comfortable, pace was fine. A couple of long travel days but necessary. Itinerary read more was excellent and gave a very good sample of what is on offer. Would definitely do it all again.
It was a fantastic well organised tour. Our tour director Richard Benne was really experienced and so knowledgeable, which meant nearly everything was smooth. It was a tour that took us to many fabulous places.
Whole experience was excellent and above expectation 5
Jewels of Italy
Beryl Jackowski, Australia, May 2013
Just arrived home this morning at 5am, trying to stay awake till tonight so thought I would answer your email. Absolutely loved the tour, as it was a CostSaver we were not expecting too much but the hotels we stayed at were above expectations, not sure if it was because we had shared room with twin beds but they were king beds separated and the rooms read more were quite large, a real bonus and lovely clean ensuites and the hotel just out of Florence was a travellers dream, just what we think Italy is all about from all the movies we see - My Life in Tuscany etc. Also being a CostSaver tour we were thinking the food would be very basic, toast n jam for breakfast and although not 4 star still above expectation for the price. Our tour guide, Colleen was very honest and even suggested I not do one of the tours as it didn't really include the Italian Forum which I was keen to do. I did it by myself which was fine while the rest did things I was not that interested in. Very refreshing to find someone genuinely interested in you and making sure you have a good time and are not disappointed. The optional tours we did were also excellent. Yes, there was a bit of hard selling re the optional tours and gratuities but that just goes with a tour and I would like to think we are all grown up enough to make our minds up and for it not to bother us, it is just part of a tour and we accept it graciously. The week prior to the trip I found out I had fractured my foot so had a lovely boot thing to wear, once again Colleen our tour guide was very attentive to my needs, even supplying plastic bag and elastic band to cover it the day it rained. She and the driver were always on hand if I needed it, I just hope I wasn't too needy as they had a full tour to attend to but I did appreciate their concern. So many happy memories and I would recommend this tour to anybody as I feel it was very good value for money. Thank you for your help too, even making sure all our information arrived well ahead of the tour as my departure date from Sydney was earlier. Once again, the whole experience was excellent and above expectation for a CostSaver tour.
The tour was was a lot of fun and our tour director was excellent. I didn't understand why we need to decide on the optional excursions within the first 3 days, it does not work anyway, and Jason was still taking money until the last day. The theme song that Jason selected and played to wake us up was a fantastic idea. The mood on the coach was getting read more better and better as the tour went on culminating in the farewell dinner on the last day in Madrid.
We were very pleased with the tour and will recommend to others. There were a couple of times when we reached the hotel late in the afternoon when a more direct driving route could have saved an hour or two.
Global Journeys are our travel advisors for our future trips! 1
East Coast USA and Canada
Brian & Judith Gaffney, Australia, May 2013
We returned home last night full of wonderful memories of our trip. Besides the Trafalgar segment we travelled throughout other areas of USA and Singapore which proved exciting. Now to the Trafalgar side of things. Arrived New York as scheduled and booked in to the Marriott East side which you had arranged. This went smoothly after the long flight. read more Following day we meet our Tour Director Ben who was to prove a hugh success for our experience. The trip was a wonderful journey for Judith and I and we met great people. If you were to ask me the highlights I would definitely say Washington DC and Niagara Falls. Don't get me wrong it was all great. Ben was a most informed Director and he lifted our interests through his continued detailed knowledge of the areas visited. We had a TV crew with us on some days preparing a TV campaign for the Morning show on behalf of Trafalgar. This will air on Channel 7 June 17th to 21st and will no doubt have some snippets of the tour. The only comment I would make that we all would like to have had more 2 night stops and less of the one stops. However I do realize that to travel the distances we did this would be hard to do. Trafalgar do it right and as this was our 3rd trip with them I am sure you can see we are more than happy with them. Georgie I found your service in arranging this for us to be most professional and may I say a sincere thank you for all you did. You are our travel person for our future trips! Again our sincere thanks for your service to our requirements.
A most enjoyable ten days, thanks for the memories 3
Prague, Vienna and Budapest
Randolph Wijetunge, Australia, May 2013
I was hesitant to join a tour group, but this group of people were very friendly and cooperative, and punctual. Our bus driver, Gabor, was one of the most polite, friendly and helpful people I have had the pleasure to meet, and a safe and professional driver. All the included tours were most enjoyable, and the added tours I went on were also enjoyable, read more especially the dinner cruise. By all accounts, the other tours were also enjoyed by the group. Prague and Budapest are two of my favourite cities, and I will be revisiting them soon, but will be staying a week in each city, at the least. Ingrid Isopi, our tour guide was very professional, extremely knowledgeable and extremely helpful. I was informed she was 74 years old, and I still don't believe it. She made the tour for me. She was fabulous. There is however, one thing that was quite annoying. That was the constant pushing of the tips. Three or four people around me commented, and were also unhappy. A job well done will always be appreciated monetarily. But, it was a most enjoyable ten days. Thanks for the memories.
I will certainly recommend Global Journeys to friends and family 5
Italian Scene
Catherine Kershaw, Australia, May 2013
The Italian Scene tour was great. Our guide Fabritizo was very knowledgeable & our coach driver Francesco whilst he couldn't speak English, was awesome. Some of the hotels weren't so good (hard beds) and a little out of the way & breakfasts were generally typical Continental breakfasts, ie... a lot of pastries but sufficient. If you didn't do the optional read more tours offered, you were sometimes left in hotels that were quite a distance from the town, and public transport was often not available and taxis very expensive. However in saying that the optional tours were good. Meals in Tuscany & end of tour meal under the Colosseum were fantastic. The seafood in Burano was woeful (not fresh). This tour is rushed, (but the descriptions does state its lively) & I would have loved to stay longer in Venice (maybe see Venice at night) but we were taken back to the hotel by 6pm... & there was nothing to do in the hotel as its a fair way away from Venice. All in all, this tour was a great introduction to Italy. We met some interesting people on the tour from Aus/NZ/US/SA & Canada which made the tour heaps of fun. We have kept contact with them and hope to catch up with them in the future. Lastly, I'd like to thank Georgie our Tour consultant for arranging everything and her professionalism. I will certainly recommend Global Journeys to all my friends and family.
We had a fabulous time 1
Spectacular Canadian Rockies with Alaska Cruise
Dennis Scanlan, Australia, May 2013
Saw great scenery, had many memorable experiences and made many new friends. The Trafalgar tour manager and bus driver were first class people, they looked after us well. We felt safe and comfortable while in their care. The only disappointment was that the Trafalgar Tour manager did not accompany the group on the Volendam Inside Passage Cruise. We read more would have preferred being treated as a group on the ship, dining and enjoy other excursions together.
We both had a wonderful trip. Everything was organized so well from Georgie our Tour Consultant. We had the best Tour Director who was so helpful and knowledgeable everywhere we went. Accommodation was first class and overall we both had a great time and are looking forward to the next trip with Trafalgar.
Not disappointed with any of the places visited or hotels 4
Britain & Ireland Discovery
Ian Berry, Australia, May 2013
Tour Director was professional, knowledgeable,and approachable. We were not disappointed with the locales visited or the hotels stayed at. The dining experience was okay, but became a bit repetitive, and would like to see some variation. We did all but one of the optional tours, and mostly enjoyed them. The Irish cabaret in Dublin was let down by the read more atrocious seating, where we were jammed in like sardines. Only those close to the front had a good view, and we only saw bits and pieces from the waist up. The Scottish dinner and cabaret in Edinburgh is an example of how it could be done much better, ie individual tables.
I felt we were really well looked after by Trafalgar. The tour guide was exceptional. I felt we got to spend enough time in each place to get a good feel for it. The accommodation was great and the pace was not really restful but you know that before you go! Only complaint I thought that some of the 'included meals' could have been better and we should read more have been at least given a choice of menu instead of the set menu. An organised coach tour is a fabulous way to travel around Europe, its so much easier being dropped off at the 'packed' tourist sites, than having to find your own way there. The extra information given to us by our tour guides was amazing - you don't get that with independent travel. I was impressed that I was able to organise this trip via phone and internet with Global JOurneys, without having to step into a travel agency.
Fantastic tour. Best tour director ever!
I will treasure it very much. Excellent tour, really wonderful, beautiful, amazing scenery, views, rides (cruises, gondolas cables, horses carriages) historical places, museums, famous statues/buildings, gardens and well guided by our Local Tour Guides (Christine, Patricia, Agatha). Job well done - thank you. Global Journeys staff (at the Noosaville read more Branch were very helpful & excellent at their service - especially Yvonne). Trafalgar Director Tour Guide - Jon O'Reilly - your the best! A very funny-comedian, never dull moment, very helpful, understandable, approachable and very good & kind to all of us (47 of us from all over the world). We loved every time when you started singing in the coach Jon!!!! You made us laugh all the the time. The coach driver Christof - I nickname hm as Smirnoff just for fun - you are really an excellent driver - you made us feel safe in every way, & thank you for all your help in loading & unloading our luggage as well as Jon. I think that's the hardest part especially towards the ending of the tour. Our bags started to feel like a ton of bricks. I hope everyone in our group appreciated it, too. Accommodations (two places just alright, the rest very good), meals-B/D very good, extra excursions were excellent. My highlights of the tour, I think, for me - everything! Especially the Amsterdam scenic canal cruise, Venice Gondola live Serenade Rides with champagne, Roma Collosseum, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel etc. The beautiful Alps scenery in Lucerne & most of all the Christmas lights of the Eiffel Tower at exactly 10pm. Last but not least, we gained beautiful & happy friendships... thank you all!
Did not appreciate the itinerary changes for optional excursions 6
Country Roads of France
David Roberts, Australia, Apr 2013
Compared to other Insight Country Roads Tours that we have taken, we hardly ever went on anything other than a highway/expressway and appeared to spend too much time selling their option excursions and changing the itinerary to accommodate these excursions. For instance, we spent our second day out of Paris (3rd day of the tour) entirely as a free day read more in Dijon ( a nice city but hardly requires a full day to walk around the old centre of town), when by the itinerary, we were supposed to go on a drive to a country village and wine tasting. These activities had been squashed into the afternoon of the day before resulting in traveling long distances on the expressway and getting into our accommodation late, about 6:30 or later. The next day those taking the optional excursion filled in their day nicely. They need to take a look at our other tour with Albatross, which indeed did travel on Country Roads.
Thankyou Insight Vacations 3
Easy Pace Budapest, Vienna & Prague
Franciscus and Sonia Kuilboer, Australia, Apr 2013
Great tour with plenty of own time to explore, quality accommodation and a fantastic tour Guide (Beatta) and terrific driver (Tamas).
Tour was very good, best part was Portugal 2
Amazing Spain and Portugal
Anthony & Laura Ryall, Australia, Apr 2013
Apart from some bad weather the tour was very good. Best part was Portugal. Tour should be extended 2 days to enjoy Salamanca for 2 nights. Accommodation was superb throughout. Our guide was good but at times could have provided more information. Lots of silent periods in the coach when we compared with a subsequent Trafalgar Tour. Arrived late at some read more destinations - suspect lunch breaks could have been shorter to prevent that - say 40 minutes not 1 hour.
Loved not having to wait in long lines 4
Clare Crabb, Australia, Apr 2013
It was a well planned tour. Loved not having to wait in long lines. Tour guide fantastic and knowledgeable. The extra excursions were well worth it. We would love to go on another tour.
The whirl was a whirl but never dull. I actually enjoyed the pace. Perfect selection of places visited. My only crisicism is the local tour guides tend to take you on meaningless sights and not much time left to shop...it's a girl thing!
