Best of Germany and Austria Reviews

The Germany and Austria tour was indeed a fantastic experience led by a very experienced and compassionate tour director, Rob Early. Also, the brilliant driving by Venti was in itself a highlight. The itinerary was perfect with each day a non hectic exercise to see through to conclusion. Rob was in control of the schedule to ensure we stayed on track.

The ...read more fellow travellers were a mixture, about 40% Australian, 40% American with the rest from an interesting array of countries. Hotels very good, Hilton seemed to have a slight edge on the others. Plenty of optionals. We generally selected dining options although the Eagles Nest was a notable exception. Food, coffee, chocolate, cakes all good. A great experience.

Thank you Hannah of Global Journeys for your help with our booking.

Paul Wonsmbaecher our tour director was outstanding, he melded the guests together, making for a fun coach. His local knowledge, history and care for his guests was beyond reproach.

We were disappointed that the excursion to Eagles Nest was cancelled and replaced with a Sound ...read more of Music Tour which was boring. Having travelled with Trafalgar many times, believe they need to review some of their excursions as they have become stale.

A concern that was raised by other guests was the cost of the optional excursions. It was suggested that this should be advised at the time of booking enabling people to budget accordingly.

(GJ. We agree with you, however "Optional Excursions" by their very nature are optional. Guests do not have to do any of them (and therefore there is no cost). Trafalgar could include all "optionals" in the itinerary, but then the price would go up, and you may end up paying for excursions that you're not interested in. Think of them as a way to tailor the trip to your interests.

Optional Excursions are listed in the final documentation that guests receive three weeks prior to travel to allow them to budget accordingly before they leave. Listing optional excursions before then is not possible as they are not set and priced until the season starts - remember many clients book these trips up to 12 months in advance.)

This trip was a good way to explore some of the highlights of Germany & Austria. Trafalgar has again provided an interesting and diversified travel experience with a good mix of coach, train, river cruise, include meals and experiences. This is our 6th trip with them and they have not failed us yet. The tour director provided us with wealth of local ...read more knowledge but the local experts were a little disappointing. Hotel accomodation was good with a mix of good quality smaller family run hotels and larger chain hotels where required. Good value trip as we saw a lot in short time. Loved the mountains in Austria and Vienna is a wonderful city. Would recommend this trip for people travelling to Germany and Austria for the first time. Special thanks to Yvonne and the Global Journeys team for making the initial booking experience so easy for us.

The knowledge of tour guide is excellent. The coach driver did fantastic job. The hidden treasure is something extra to surprise us. The tour is very joyful. Emily Cran looked after our booking and everything went smoothly. We really appreciate her professional work. Definitely we will travel with Trafalgar through Global Journeys again.

Covered a lot of territory very quickly - good hotels and friendly fellow passengers, very well organised, generally good local guides. Excellent tour guide made the trips enjoyable.