Europe's Highlights Reviews

Hubby and I went on 14 day -Europe highlights tour with Cosmos and it was awesome! We wouldn't have seen all those places travelling independently. Iris (our brilliant tour director!) and Tony (our driver) were amazing. They made this tour a great experience for us. Tour itself is very fast-paced, but you get to be everywhere. It gave us an overview ...read more of Europe and now we know where to go back to. It would have been lovely if some of the hotels are within the city centre (i.e. Paris hotel could be improved). Thanks to Jemma of Global Journeys for her fantastic help... very grateful for being so accommodating :-) We will definitely use Cosmos and Global Journeys for our next adventure!

We had a great time travelling within a group of forty-seven (47) people coming from Australia, New Zealand, US, UK, Canada and Philippines. Global Journeys (Jemma Rosen) smoothed out the process of booking and preparation for the Cosmos tour. Initially we had some concern with the luggage size limit and hand luggage size limit but in real life, Cosmos ...read more staff is more flexible than the laid out rules. Since the chosen tour period was in June, the weather in southern Europe (Italy) was warmer than expected (up to 37 degrees C).

We took all of those extra tour inclusions and they seemed to be well chosen by Cosmos given the limited time of visiting six countries within 12 days. We were impressed with Tour Director's enthusiasm and friendly attitude. Though we were from diverse background, we all seemed to enjoy each other company during the 12 day bus trip.

The trip was very good and it was great to have everything organised by Cosmos. The pace of the tour was very quick but this is to be expected when you see so many places in a short space of time. If time allows I would recommend taking the tour over a longer duration which should have more 2 night stays. The Tour Guide was excellent and she really ...read more knew her stuff. Similarly the driver was first class. We were pleasantly surprised by the standard of the accommodation, although some hotels were a distance from the centre of things which has to be expected from a moderately priced tour. The amount of free time was very good and allowed you to get a feel of the places you visit. The majority of the optional tours were very good although expensive. Global Journeys were similarly very good and responded very promptly. They really have their act together. I would recommend Cosmos and Global Journeys.

What a fantastic experience right from day one when we first contacted Global Journeys. Everything went according to plan. The tour was fast paced, however, this was expected and we were not surprised. The only suggestion we would make is to allow some extra free time towards the middle of the tour, e.g a day of free time in Switzerland to enjoy the ...read more beautiful scenery, this would incur an additional cost, however, I am sure most people will accept the cost. The tour operator and local guides knowledge made all the difference and was such a 'value add' we realised the value after the tour ended when we did a city tour of Paris by ourselves, we were not aware of some of the historic details of some of the sites. The seat rotation in the bus was a good idea and a fair system, similar consideration must be given to hotel rooms, it appeared that some people always had the higher floors, this does make a big difference as most overnight stop overs are at scenic locations. Well done to all involved, we are already planning our next holiday and will be definitely contacting Global Journeys less than a year from now.

The 13 day European tour my wife and I experienced was way beyond our expectations. Whilst we were up early, and often into our hotel late in the day: we would do it all again if we can afford to. Our tour guide Attila was fabulous; he didn't disappoint us once, always informative, helpful and patient. Our driver Enzo enabled us all to feel safe on ...read more the road; a steady, careful and courteous driver. Our hotel in Paris was the most disappointing, substandard and in a very unappealing area; well away from everything. Apart from the couple of hotels we loved it all, made good friends and thrilled with what we saw. I would definitely recommend Global Journeys; but would warn about the sometimes poor quality and location of some of the accommodation they may experience. Our agent, Kirby Graf who arranged our tour, was also very patient with us and our many questions: all in all a pleasant experience. Thank you.

The tour director was so knowledgeable and very helpful offering lots of advice about places to visit and shop at in our free time. The coach driver was a very skillful driver and I felt safe the whole time we were on the coach. The tour was very fast paced with lots of early starts, but we were prepared for that as we picked the tour for the amount ...read more of places it went to in 2 weeks. Most of the hotels were nice and we usually got a good breakfast, the Paris and Rome hotels were not up to the standard of the others, as both looked a little tired and run down. We were moving so often that it really wasn't an issue as the rooms where basically only somewhere to sleep and freshen up. If you want to see a lot of Europe in a short time I would highly recommend this tour. If you want a relaxing, slow paced holiday or have problems with mobility then this is one is definitely not for you.

Wonderful trip. Our tour director and driver both did an amazing job. Our local guides were also very knowledgeable. Time flew by really quickly as it was only 13 days and we went to so many different places. Though we did spend a lot of time on the coach, we were also given free time in most cities to do whatever we wanted. Accommodation was mostly ...read more great but the one in Rome wasn't quite on par with the others. It would've been great if one of the included dinners was on the final night (not optional) so that everyone could attend. Otherwise, it was a great trip. Thanks to Global Journeys and everyone who made this trip such a joy!

Overall it was a great tour. Very hectic given the distance we needed to travel but well worth it if you want to see a lot in a short period of time. Only complaints would be that the use of local maps at each destination would have been valuable (especially Amsterdam where we didn't get one) and the accommodation in Rome was very average - especially ...read more compared to the other hotels we stayed at during the trip. Thanks to all who helped make our trip enjoyable!

The tour 'European Highlights' certainly lived up to its name, we saw heaps! It did not cover anything in depth in regard to the cultures we visited. It was very hectic and a bit tiring we travelled over 5000 kilometers (coach travel) in 14 days and it was GO,GO, GO all the time. A bit draining for us at 70+ and slightly unfit. The sights we saw were ...read more quite magnificent and gave direct insight into what we may like to look at later in much more depth. The tour director and coach driver were quite good and tried hard to do a good job. We however were taken aback by Globus recommendations for gratuities (completely alien to our culture and experience). Felt that we should not have to contribute so significantly to their paid employment. All in all very enjoyable and we will probably go again.

Couldn't have asked for anything better - except more of the same. Our Tour Director Stefano was great. I honestly think the tour was incredible value for money. I had an absolute ball!

After a minor hickup at Dover we were on our way. We had an exceptional Tour Director who was quite knowledgeable and gave us history & local knowledge of the area each day we had a great mix of people and got on well with everyone . It was a fast pace but I really think that we would not have been able to see all the wonderful places if we had not ...read more gone at that pace. I did an extra 8 optional tours and felt that this gave me just the mix to see & do what I wanted to. I have already recommended Cosmos to a few friends. Thank you to Global Journeys for all your help in making this a really wonderful tour.