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Tour Itinerary

Crunch across the surface of the Athabasca Glacier and cross the Continental Divide. Visit Waterton Lakes and Glacier National Park with Storytelling by a Blackfeet/Cherokee member. Enjoy Red Jammers while driving along scenic going-to-the-sun-road. Be immersed in culture through a Be My Guest lunch.

Day 1 | Hello Calgary
Don your Stetson and buckle up those cowboy boots. You've arrived in Stampede country. Get settled into the ways of the Wild West before meeting your Travel Director and fellow explorers for a Welcome Reception.

Meals: Welcome Reception Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Downtown

Day 2 | Unmask Painted Warriors
Kick off your first full day with a Be My Guest Experience meeting the Painted Warrior Tracey Klettl who’ll share her love for horses, archery, being outdoors and connecting with nature through traditional skills learned through their indigenous cultures with you. Join Tracey for a gathering walk learning about plants used for foraging and that add an earthy and spicy flavor to your shared lunch. Next, journey toward Waterton Lakes National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site. Tucked into the southwestern corner of Alberta, this national park boasts majestic Rocky Mountains and lakes carved out of rock by ancient glaciers. Discover its blend of unusual geology, mild climate, rare wildflowers and abundant wildlife that has remained unchanged for centuries.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Hotel: Waterton Lakes Lodge

Day 3 | Take a Vintage Voyage Along St. Mary
Lake The Big Skies of Montana beckon this morning as you cross the international border and travel along the shore of Lower St. Mary Lake and enter Glacier National Park, touted as the Crown of the Continent. Join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER ® Experience with Blackfeet and Cherokee member Mariah Gladstone as she welcomes you onto traditional Blackfeet territory for storytelling and history. After your visit, sit down to lunch before continuing in a restored 1930s vintage touring red “jammer” up into the cirques of the St. Mary Valley along the Going-to-the-Sun Road and stop at the Continental Divide continuing over Logan Pass. Traverse one of the few remaining rainforests in Montana as you drive alongside the glacially carved valley. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Kalispell

Day 4 | Travel Through Kootenay National Park
Today, we leave Montana. Travel along the Banff Windermere Highway, one of the most scenic drives in British Columbia. Then, enter Kootenay National Park and drive through Sinclair Canyon. Make the climb up to Vermilion Pass at the Continental Divide, reaching an elevation of 1,680 m (5,510 ft) and enter Alberta and Banff National Park, Canada’s oldest National Park. Descending into the Bow River Valley, arrive in Banff where you check in at your Stays With Stories, the iconic Fairmont Banff Springs, the 'Castle in the Rockies'.

Meals: Breakfast Hotel: Fairmont Banff Springs

Day 5 | Explore Picturesque Banff
Our day begins with a Dive Into Culture excursion experiencing the thrill and excitement of being a real Canadian hockey player. Learn the secrets and superstitions as a professional coach walks you through a day in the life of a player. Go inside the players' dressing room where you have the opportunity to try on full hockey gear before grabbing your stick and heading onto the ice. Then choose to take this time to relax or join one of our optional experiences. Choose to view the alpine forest from above during an optional helicopter ride or optional gondola ride. Later, spend the afternoon exploring the rugged beauty of Banff, from its postcard viewpoint of Surprise Corner to Bow Falls before dinner at a local restaurant.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Hotel: Fairmont Banff Springs

Day 6 | Traverse Across Athabasca Glacier
Take the Icefields Parkway, one of the most scenic drives in North America through Canada's breath-taking glaciers, sweeping valleys, cascading waterfalls and majestic mountain ranges along Continental Divide. Stop at glacier fed Peyto Lake, named for pioneer, mountain guide and early park warden Bill Peyto. Continue your adventure with a ride onto the Athabasca Glacier in an all-terrain Ice Explorer—a massive vehicle specially designed for glacier travel. On this thrilling trip, an experienced driver-guide will share fascinating information about glaciers and their impact on our environment. Take a sip of ice-cold glacier water and admire the surrounding snow-capped panorama before continuing your journey and heading to Jasper National Park.

Meals: Breakfast Hotel: Chateau Jasper

Day 7 | The Joys Of Jasper
Embark on a leisurely walk admiring the sheer limestone cliffs of Maligne Canyon, the deepest canyon in Jasper National Park. Learn about the underground river system that flows out to Medicine Lake and see how the power of water has eroded and carved this gorge over the years. Immerse yourself in more natural beauty on an optional cruise of Maligne Lake, the largest glacially fed lake in the Canadian Rockies. Cruising these brilliant blue waters, discover world-famous Spirit Island, the crown jewel of Jasper National Park and one of the most photographed locations in the Rockies, accessible only by boat.  Head back into Jasper where the rest of the day is free to relax or join a scenic float trip down the Athabasca River on a route that was once used by fur traders. 

Meals: Breakfast Hotel: Chateau Jasper

Day 8 | Take In The Tranquility Of Lake Louise
An early rise today as we head for Moraine Lake. Take a walk on the Lakeshore or Rockpile Trail for the best views of the Canadian Rockies with stunning Moraine Lake nestled in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. Afterwards, head to the glacier-fed waters of Lake Louise where you can join your Travel Director for a walk along the lakeshore with a photo-worthy setting of rugged mountain backdrop and turquoise waters or set out exploring on your own. Enjoy lunch at leisure, then cap off your trip with a Farewell Dinner reminiscing about the highlights of your trip with your fellow travelers.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Hotel: Lake Louise Inn

Day 9 | Depart Calgary
This morning make your way to Calgary International Airport where you will be dropped off by 11:30 am or choose to extend your stay at the Hilton Garden Inn Calgary.

Meals: Breakfast

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Airfare from your point of origin to and from the trip is not included in the land price.

Customer Reviews

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Accommodations
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Itinerary
4
Professional Staff
4.8
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4.5
Value for Money
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We chose not to do an extra excursion but had to go to where it was. ( because of type of tour thus is) We were told your on your own but not given any information of what we could do while waiting.

The Best of Greece tour was an excellent value with memorable in-depth experiences. The Travel Consultant understood and met my travel needs. The Tour Director, was superb, engaging each of us in meaningful ways.

Second, third, and fourth nights had no working air conditioning, suggested we open windows so had bronchitis and coughed the remainder of the trip. Two nights the room was so small furniture blocked walking to both sides of bed. First bus driver honked at cars, and alarmed pedestrians by pulling up too close to intersections. Second bus driver, was fantastic! Tour director emailed me and told me in person at the beginning of the tour she would help me to be seated about 5 rows back to read her lips (I am unable to hear). I could use some mics and speakers to help, but the rear half of the bus was too distant for those to work. She said she could not face the bus riders, but the last three days she walked the isle collecting money. She did not contact the hotels early enough to have room keys and information ready upon arrival. She said one time that the bus would return to the hotel at 12:45. She changed and did not have the bus return for three hours later and a hike of 1/2 mile to get to the bus. Her comment was that it only happened once. For my husband, the extra stress injured his leg so that he rested for two days with ice packs, missing tours. She frequently changed times for luggage and departure and often did not know if there were porters.

Excellent tour director. He does extra things for the clients.

I am very happy with the tour. The director, driver, and accommodations are very good. The view of the city by day and by night was fabulous.

The trip is wonderful with friendly tour director and driver. The hotel at Paris could be better, the room was very warm with no ability to turn on the air conditioning and opern the windows.

It was a one in a lifetime experience, great.

Great trip. Some feedback for Trafalgar/AATKings: 1. Those joining at Melbourne did not know that hotel breakfast would be opened early in order to accommodate early departure. Please advise in advance. 2. We got no advance notice that we couldn't take honey onto Kangaroo Island and we had bought 2 jars. Please advise before trip starts. 3. The itinerary was good but we suggest staying longer at Lambert Estate in order to include a tour of their facility and grounds and skip the Artisans of Barossa. 4. When short stops for lunch, please offer some suggestions, e.g. nearest bakery (and that they serve lunch items, not just baked goods) or quick restaurant. 5. A driving tour of Adelaide would be a nice feature to add in after Lamberts or other time. 6. Note in the itinerary that there are limited seats on the Kangaroo Island Nocturnal Tour. 7. Fewer vegetarian options on this trip than other ones. There should be one at each dinner.

Our Scandinavian Northern Lights trip was fantastic! The AffordableTours arrangements were perfect and the travel went well.

Our tour director with Trafalgar was completely amazing! He was so knowledgeable about the area and so many others when you got him talking about other places around the world.

We booked this trip with Trafalgar through the help of Affordable Tours. Everything went smoothly and we were very happy with the services that Affordable Tours and Trafalgar provided. We saw a lot of new things and totally enjoyed the trip. It was wonderful!

The tour staff in Egypt were excellent and highly professional. The Affordable Tours staff did an excellent job. But Trafalgar needs to improve. They provided us with bad information that needlessly caused us problems, discomfort and inconvenience. They told us we had to tip in Egyptian funds. This couldn't be more wrong. Egyptians prefer US funds. They told us we couldn't bring standard wheeled carry-on luggage. This was also wrong. All the planes used were all modern jets that accommodated modern wheeled carry on luggage just fine.

Although we didn't get to go to the Blue Lagoon as anticipated (due to the volcano issues) we went to a different geothermal spring experience which was super, beyond expectations. And we didn't get to go on a boat to see if we could see the northern lights because of bad weather, we were lucky enough to see the northern lights from our hotel. We were on call by our tour director, should the lights appear, we would be called to go outside and view them. BRILLIENT! What a pleasant surprise and unexpected experience. We know of friends and family who have gone to Iceland on more than one occasion and weren't able to see the Northern Lights...but WE DID!!! Overall, I would recommend Trafalgar for this trip, as I would for other trips. My experience has always been a great one. A good mix of driving and free time was included. Terrific guide. Hope to see him for our Trip to Italy.

The director (s) were below average. The itinerary was good but could have been better. Too many temples and one mosque for a majority muslim country. We did not even visit the iconic picture of the trip that was provided by the operator. Handling the hotels reservation, check in and luggage was very poor. The last hotel defiantly was an insult more than less what I expected.

Farewell dinner at Pato Natales was not acceptable and below standard. The male waiter was not serving wine even after asking for it. He poured less than standard amount of wine and did not serve drinks till 45 mts. You can tell it was all about cost.

The tour of Italy that we took with Trafalgar was amazing. In 2 weeks, we saw virtually the entire country. Our Trafalgar tour manager made the whole experience both informative and relaxing. The tour, with her direction, encompassed all major attractions, but, more importantly, lesser known or visited sites that made for a perfect overview of the country.

We had a memorable enjoyable experience in turkey our travel director was so excellent providing us a good travel experience , thoughtful, attentive to our needs and hospitable , the driver was good and keeping the coach clean and was a comfortable ride every destination we travelled. I highly recommend Trafalgar for our family and friends.

Very professionally organized group tour.

I was dissatisfied with the locals tour guides.

Fast paced as tour covers 5 countries/8 cities in 9 days. Lots of walking. Lots of bus rides going from location to location. Great way to see a lot in short period of time. Tour director and driver were great. Optional events also very good and reasonably priced.

We were pleasantly surprised to find Trafalgar had added additional dinners and side trips to the Christmas markets for the holidays. Quite a bonus! Our tour director was absolutely wonderful.

The operator and their service were very good.

A very nice trip, once in a life time experience. Would recommend to others.

Trafalgar was first class. Meals provided were excellent. Coaches were comfortable and clean. This was our first tour taken. We have cruised a bunch and will take more tours in the future.

The Best of Portugal is a great tour. Our Trafalgar tour director was fantastic, the itinerary was excellent and although the group was large, things were well managed! Would definitely recommend this tour.

Trafalgar did a great job with getting us safely from arrival to departure. There was a tour manager all the way to make sure we knew where to go in the airport. The itinerary wasn't jam-packed. It provided us with some relaxing time as well. I'd hope that Abu Simbel would be integrated into the itinerary because it was quite pricey for an optional tour. Throughout the tour, we felt safe and well informed as to what we can and cannot take pictures of.

The trip did not disappoint. Trafalgar was great; they took care of you, we did everything plus more than we expected on the itinerary, they were interesting, did everything that they could to make you happy and they were professional.

Our tour director and bus driver are wonderful! They are very professional and enthusiastic.

Trafalgar is the best, accommodations wise, tour director and driver are so nice, and they attended to all your needs, especially with medical emergency situations. Our tour director was so nice, and very helpful, and the other tour expert specialist are very well oriented and knowledgeable about the fact of the historical sites that they are discussing to us, We Enjoyed the trip, and we are looking forward to doing our next tour to Trafalgar, thank you

Our Travel Directors with Trafalgar was simply amazing! He knew literally every street in Rome and loves Rome dearly! He did an extraordinary job and took excellent care of everyone on the tour! Local specialists at St. Peters Basilica and Vatican City, Tivoli Fountains, Pompeii, Florence ( statue of David & Accademia) and Venice (wonderful local flavor of daily life centered around water taxis) were just fantastic! Our trip of a lifetime!!

This was an amazing trip, definitely more than we expected it to be. The travel director was amazing making everyone feel heard and tended to everyones needs. The itinerary was busy but without a doubt it was a Grand Experience of Italy, a great first introduction if you never have been and it allows you to see the big sights so when you plan on coming back you know what you want to do more or less of. The best trip by far I have done with Trafalgar.

Trafalgar provided a first class trip and we would use them again. People need to realize how packed a trip can be. Between tours, breakfast lunch and dinners, each day is very full. An itinerary where you can stay at one place for at least 2-3 nights would be preferable, rather than having to pack and unpack every night. The hotels they picked were fine and we enjoyed all excursions, with the exception of the Prague one of a "folklore" dinner. They should update this one.

I had never taken a tour before, and was extremely leery of the outcome. After that being said, this was the most amazing trip ever, my husband for our first vacation ever did not have to plan. Map will drive. It was all taken care of for us every movement every meal. Of course you had choices we chose to go with our tour guide and do what she wanted us to do its our country. I will always use a tour company and affordable tours may be correct decision on the company that I was looking for based off of what I told her I was looking for job well done guys

The Colorful Trails of the Southwest Trafalgar tour was wonderful. I really enjoyed it. Helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon, lunch with the Navajo in Monument Valley, the tour of Taos Pueblo, the drive to Ouray from Durango had spectacular views, steam train from Silverton to Durango had amazing views and was so fun! I can't recommend this trip enough.

Thank you for great tour of Spain. We had the BEST tour director!!!!

This was a great trip and would provide a good 'taste of' the entire country of Spain. That said, because it covered so many miles it means you're on the bus more than I'd given thought to. Older people or folks with physical challenges might want to consider the 'leisurely' style trips instead of this one.

Trafalgar provided us with a wonderful tour. Sometimes, it felt as though we were rushing through places, but I understand that Trafalgar wanted to show us as much as they could in the time that we had. Our tour director, was absolutely the best. She was well organized, knowledgeable, friendly and fun. Our driver was an exceptional driver. We felt safe with him.

I had an incredible experience during my recent tour with Trafalgar. From the moment I registered to the moment I departed, the entire journey exceeded all my expectations. One of the aspects that truly stood out was the wealth of information provided to me in advance. Trafalgar furnished me with an overwhelming amount of valuable information, enabling me to prepare thoroughly for my trip. This level of detail made me feel well-equipped and confident as I set off on my adventure. I must take a moment to commend, our tour guide, whose exceptional skills and passion for his job made this trip truly unforgettable. His deep knowledge, enthusiasm, and engaging manner made every moment special. He not only made the tour informative but also fun and incredibly exciting. His insights added a layer of richness to the experience, and I am genuinely grateful for his efforts. I wholeheartedly recommend this tour to anyone interested in exploring the beautiful parts of Paris. The journey was a perfect blend of education, excitement, and enjoyment. The only advice I would offer future travelers is to bring some comfy shoes, as there is a lot of walking involved. Despite the walking, every step was worth it, and I cherished every moment.

Tour director couldn't have been better!!

Spanish Wonders was a fabulous trip. The local specialists were very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. Our group had a wonderful time.

This was my 1st ever tour and I was very happy. Our tour Director, was spectacular. She was full of energy, was always positive, displayed extensive knowledge of the area and thoroughly enjoyed her job.

The Tour Director was professional, detailed and knowledgeable. We were well guided and oriented on what to expect to the places that where going to.

All the accommodations were better than I expected. The accommodations were super clean and well maintained. Housekeeping staff was attentive.

We had a great guide and wonderful trip all around, highly recommend!

Trafalgar kept the schedule. The tour guide was professional and knowledgeable. The sights were incredible.

Our tour director was better than expected excellent. I don't even have words to describe how amazing he was.

My trip to Greece was seamlessly Amazing!. All I needed was my passport. From the airport to transfers, people standing by to retrieve us & take us to the next stop. So easy!

We enjoyed our Irish Highlights tour. A the experiences and optional activities were so much fun. We met a lot of wonderful people.

Extremely pleased with the quality of the entire tour. This included the tour director, bus driver, walking tour experts, most hotels, meals, optional tours, etc.

Switzerland was incredible and our tour guide was outstanding. We enjoyed almost every part of the tour including the hotel rooms (not impressed with Lucernes hotel Europa but hotel in Lake Maggiore was like a hotel for a king), all cities we saw and all of the excursions. The group was also fun. All and all the trip was fantastic. The boat ride on Lake Geneva was definitely not up to speed but all of the other excursions we took exceeded our expectations. Good job. One other, the driver was crazy good.

Wonderful trip and tour. Trafalgar is top notch. Will book again next time with Affordable Tours and Trafalgar!

We were taken cared of from the first day until to transfer to the airport. Our TD made sure that we are always on time and I saw his point and the advantage of being on the tour site early! It was so nice to tour around and take pictures with not so many people around. We were also privileged to have a physics teacher drove us to the airport! He's more than qualified to be a TD! 

Italy was a great trip the staff did a great job keeping us on track and moving.

The Travel Director and driver were outstanding. The director made us all laugh, and kept the group on time. The whole experience was remarkable

The Trafalgar Whirlwind of Europe Tour was unbelievable. Top to bottom was fantastic, the tour director, driver, motor coach, accommodations, excursions and food were all outstanding.

The Best of Portugal trip was an amazing journey with an experienced tour guide and the fellow travelers. There was an incredible opportunity not only for sightseeing but an immersive experience in the history, traditions and culture of Portugal! We would strongly recommend this trip and will definitely do it with Trafalgar again!

The trip was better than expected because we had an excellent travel director and we had only four couples in our group. We got personal attention every day and we did a few extra things because we could move through a site quickly (no standing behind others to wait on a photo, etc).

Ashford Castle was unbelievable! It dates back to the year 1228, has dark wood paneling, ornate carpeting, and chandeliers throughout. We arrived by ferry boat and received a Scottish bagpipe escort to the castle main entrance where the staff lined up to await our arrival. My single room was a small apartment with a hallway, a small bathroom and master bedroom and flatscreen wall-mounted tv on the first floor plus a flight of stairs that led to the wardrobe closets and grand master bathroom with tub, heated towel rail and bathroom floor, double sinks, and built-in bench for changing. The grounds have a fountain, garden, and walkways that lead to a falconry school that you may attend. Other activities you may sign up for include clay pidgeon shooting, horseback riding, kayaking, biking, and boat fishing. Notable guests include the Prince of Wales / King George V, John Lennon, George Harrison, John Wayne, Maureen Oâ??Hara and the cast and crew of the film The Quiet Man, Bill Clinton, and Brad Pitt. Highly recommended!!!

I highly recommend the Best of France with Trafalgar. The itinerary was what I was what I had anticipated and the Travel Director and local specialists were all very good.

Everything was set up exactly perfect from departure to landing. Once I arrived in Italy Trafalgar agents were waiting for people in the group at the airport and brought us to the hotel where we were greeted by our tour guide. He was above and beyond amazing. Our hotels were clean and centrally located to major sites. He was kind and understanding as well as highly informed about all of Italy. I highly recommend this trip and I also recommend participating in all the additional excursions offered. We did not have to wait on any lines to enter cites by participating in the additional excursions. Buon Voyage.

Great trip and your service was also great. Thank you.

It was a fun and learning experience of all the countries we visited. The tour director and driver were excellent.

The entire trip was great, we've cruised over 70 times and 5 bus trips . This was an exceptional trip. Our tour director was the best ever. He went above and beyond.

This is a wonderful trip. Our tour director was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. We saw much on our Amazing Britain tour.

This package was really what I expected. Trafalgar gives the best experience for customers

Excellent trip giving you a wonderful sense of Scotland in its rich variety. Doing the trip in reverse, ending with the Royal Tattoo was awesome. Trafalgar staff always preformed to the highest professional standards.

I have done several tours with Trafalgar and I have been please with them all. That is why I continue to choose them.

This tour is great for providing a quick tour of the highlights of each stop! However, it is very fast paced! Little time for sleep or rest. Lots of walking!

Absolutely phenomenal tour! The tour director with Trafalgar for this trip was incredible. The local specialists were incredibly knowledgeable. This was a bucket list trip for us and it was more than we could have hoped for. The bus was immaculate. The driver was great. Thank you Trafalgar for our director, driver, our local specialists and a great experience. And thank you Affordabletours!

Tour surpassed expectations - Largely due to tour guide and driver - they were exceptional and adjusted quickly to unexpected events with no inconvenience to participants.

I took my 22 year old nephew with me on this tour as a gift for his college graduation. I was a bit worried he would not like the pre planned daily scheduled / excursions / dinner, but he absolutely loved it! We have not stopped sharing our experience with family and friends! I look forward to more adventures planned with Affordable Tours /Trafalgar !

We had a great experience traveling with Trafalgar. Beginning with the booking agent to the tour director, everyone was excellent. Thank you everyone!

I have traveled with Trafalger tours in the past and strongly recommend this company. The tour guide assigned to us was excellent, organized, unflappable, extremely helpful, knowledgeable about culture and history of Italy, and everything ran like clockwork. The tour guide everyone wishes that would have!

My trip to Greece was wonderful! I will always only use AffordableTours.com to book my trips, especially the trips overseas.

We were so very pleased with the entire trip from start to finish! The tour director, was exceptional and made our trip unbeleiveable. His knowledge, expertise and ease with navigating the trip made it seemless. We would book again with Trafalgar!

Well organized tour. Highly recommend

Our tour guides were awesome. extremely knowledgeable and had a great personality. She puts her guest first. She is the best guide I have been around.

Our Trafalgar tour "TRADITIONAL EUROPE" which we booked through Affordable Tours, was amazing and everything we hoped for. The tour was on a fast pace which we had expected with the tour consisting of 9 countries and 25 cities in 18 days. My wife and I being 75 years old spent two months walking each morning before the tour which paid off. We had six of us on the tour including our two grand daughters, ages 13 and 15 who had the best time of their lives. The food was excellent with most of the hotels first class and centrally located. The tour director, was great, well experienced and well prepared. He has a friendly personality bringing the group together with us making many new friends. The bus driver, was friendly and very experienced keeping us safe and always on a timely schedule. Save your pennies in advance and take as many if not all of the excursions that are offered to make the most of your trip. 

Every experience was so interesting, informative, special!

We had an excellent experience on our trip with Trafalgar.

We had a great trip with Trafalgar. Everything was top notch, the tours, the accomodations, the local guides, the bus driver, and the head guide were superior. I will use Trafalgar again.

My first trip to Europe and it was excellent

Both trips were enjoyable. The tour director in Croatia was outstanding. Well paced

Enjoyed the Trafalgar Tour, Colors of Sicily. Excellent tour director. Helped me with a medical issue. Always beyond just servicing his clients. Interesting culture experience and some beautiful landscape.

Our tour guide and driver were exceptional

We had a great time with the group. Enjoyed the places we went to. Our guide was very aware of what the passengers would need. The driver was very good and transferred us to all the destinations with no problem;

I must say, it was an absolutely incredible experience from start to finish. First and foremost, the itinerary was well-planned and allowed us to explore the best of Greece within a week. We visited iconic sites such as the Acropolis in Athens, the breathtaking Meteora, and the historic Delphi. Each destination was carefully selected and provided a rich cultural and historical experience. The accommodations throughout the tour were ok. The hotels were comfortable, clean, and conveniently located, ensuring a pleasant stay after long days of exploration. The staff at each hotel was friendly, attentive, and always ready to assist with any requests or inquiries. Our tour guide was an absolute gem. Their extensive knowledge of Greek history, mythology, and local customs enriched our experience significantly. They were not only informative but also passionate and engaging, making the journey even more captivating. Their expertise added a depth of understanding to each location we visited, making it more than just a sightseeing tour. Additionally, the transportation arrangements were seamless. We had a comfortable coach that took us from one destination to another, allowing us to relax and enjoy the scenic routes between cities. The drivers were skilled and punctual, ensuring that we stayed on schedule throughout the tour. Lastly, the overall organization and attention to detail were commendable. From the moment we booked the tour until the final day, everything was well-coordinated and ran smoothly. It was evident that the company prioritized customer satisfaction and strove to deliver a memorable travel experience. In conclusion, my 7-day tour to Greece with Trafalgar met and in some cases exceeded my expectations. From the fascinating destinations to knowledgeable tour guide, and seamless logistics, every aspect was truly exceptional. I highly recommend Trafalgar to anyone looking for a well-rounded and unforgettable travel experience in Greece.

A little too much shopping for me, but overall the Trafalgar trip to Italy was great.

The Trafalgar Best of Greece was a great first trip to Greece.

I had a great time in Ireland. Much more than I had anticipated. Great trip, and people.

Wonderful trip. Beautiful country of ours. The hotels were mostly very good. The food could have been better, however the area does not boast wonderful restaurants and fabulous food. The Tour Director and Bus driver were fabulous and our fellow travelers were a wonderful group of people. Ages from late 20'S - late 70's. The hiking was challenging at times.

The itinerary was ambitious 5 countries in 8 days (looks like 10 but you can't count arrival & departure) but exactly what we wanted, an overview. Trafalgar guide was excellent provided much historic info & thoughtful traditional treats along the way.

It should be noted that this is an Island Hopper, not a bus tour, as some of the guests were confused. I enjoyed the tour immensely, and our TD, was gracious, attentive, and ever-helpful. Greece is stunning, and I hope to return. I strongly suggest traveling in "shoulder season" to avoid massive crowds.

We still can't stop talking about the Scenic Parks Explorer trip through Trafalgar Tours. Our guide was fantastic. He really made the whole experience enjoyable. Everything was so well organized and top notch. The beauty of our western states is breathtaking and touring in a luxury coach is the way to go. We've said many times since that we'd go again in a heartbeat. If this is on your bucket list don't hesitate.

4th trip with Trafalgar, never been disappointed.

Well organized, curated tours and hotels.Would definitely recommend Best of Switzerland by Trafalgar.

Trafalgar goes above and beyond! Love them

The Best of Italy tour was amazing. We saw so much and learned so much not only from our guide as we were moving from place to place, but also from the local specialists that provided tours in various cities. The food was amazing as were all our fellow travelers.

Great itinerary! Staying at Ashford Castle was an experience of a lifetime! The accommodations were comfortable, while being luxurious.

Trafalgar tour Best of Scotland was exceptional! We enjoyed our tour director & our driver very much!

Spain is a beautiful country money well spent.

The overall tour was really great. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed every minute of it. We notice there was a slight increase in some of the optional tours cost and one of the hotel in Italy mentioned in the itinerary was different from the one stayed. Overall the tour was great and we hope to book another trip through Affordable Tours in the future to enjoy the discount. Thank You

Italy is a beautiful country!! It was well planned and we seen a lot. We would never see, what we did, on our own. We met wonderful people on our tour and enjoyed getting to know them. Trafalgar is great.! This was my 7 trip with them. They even gave me a gift for coming on this tour.

Very good trip. Well organized and the tour director was awesome.

Excellent trip to Portugal! Our tour director was outstanding and we felt safe and relaxed throughout the trip.

Services provided by the company and guide are truly exemplary. A very professional staff and excellent accommodation. Highly recommended for future travelers and friends.

Our Travel Director was very nice, learned a lot from her about Japan culture and the places we visited. Will definitely travel again with Trafalgar.

Autumn Cruse was terrific! She was professional and communicated faithfully.

Our trip was wonderful. We saw a lot and learned from our tour director and local guides. We had dinners in local restaurants and people's homes and in New Orleans at a cooking school. All in all, a great trip!

Tour exceeded expectations in many ways. Much more included information and sight seeing. It would help to have more facts and fewer adjectives in descriptions. We added all the optional tours which added to the expense but gave us much more experience and took care of almost all of the meals. It would have been nice to know the price, time and details before the trip. The tour director was excellent too. Not just in his knowledge, patience, sense of humor, and experience but also in his flexibility to enhance our experience when he could. Two examples: when all went on the optional excursion he changed the route to the next location to include more scenery and when we were going to get to our hotel early he added in more coach tour of the city. All but two of the hotels were excellent. One that was not did not actually have an accessible room as claimed. The local guides were excellent too!!! We enjoyed the other travelers, a mix of U.S., Canada and Australian. Good food on included and optional meals (included wine, beer and soft drinks). The bus driver was great too and it would be good to note that the bus has a bathroom. We hope to travel like this again.

The travel director and bus driver need a raise. They were exceptional and made the trip fantastic. They were very friendly including everyone on the trip itself.

Great trip filled with unforgettable sights. Jam packed with Egypts incredible historic sights coupled with a relaxing 7 day cruise on the Nile River truly memorable vacation!

John Scott was exceptional. Always helpful & courteous. I would highly recommend Affordable tours for friends & family.

This was a great trip, especially during the holidays! We got to see many beautiful places and I never felt rushed. It was the perfect way to get a bite sized experience of a few new locations. The hotels were high quality, the tour guide was wonderful, and the optional excursions were a great addition to the trip.

Perfect post Covid trip. Very knowledgeable and supportive tour director.

Great itinerary! This is a wonderful trip with historic places, beautiful scenery andplenty of free time to enjoy the markets.

We had a great tour guide and all of the optional trips were terrific!

We had a wonderful trip and the trip was great for the price!! SO inclusive but also offered free time too. We loved Spain and would go again if given the choice.

The tour of South Africa was a wonderful experience. The tour director and coach driver were excellent and was very attentive to our inquires and requests. I would suggest offering a pre and post optional extensions given that most people travel long distances to get to South Africa.

Trafalgar and Affordabletours were amazing as usual. Will use both companies again and again.

The trip went very smoothly. The tour director, accommodations and food were exceptional.

This was a memorable trip . It was hectic but the richness of experience, the expertise of the guide, Etc. exceeded my expectations. Thanks.

Very well planned trip, a lot of interesting information, very professional and caring travel director, especially in Australia - she made this trip pleasant and memorable

This tour had some very interesting experiences such as dinner in a local Pueblo near Albuquerque. It also included trips to some out of he way National Parks that many tour operators don't include. This was truly a wonderful experience.

Amazing trip. Not for the faint of heart or physically challenged. It was fast paced, long days and extremely high altitude. That being said, it was a once in a life time experience

The tour was everything we hoped. It is well balanced between city and nature. The Isle of Skye was a highlight and well worth the long bus day. We really enjoyed the included and optional excursions that involved connecting with the local people. Highly recommended.

Our tour director was totally amazing!!! She was highly knowledgable about all the cities, sights and history of the UK. Her personality was delightful, with a wonderful sense of humor!! She made the trip amazing!!! Our driver was exceptional as well!!! He was great and went above and beyond helping everyone in and out of the coach along with all the luggage. He was always the perfect gentleman and his personality matched that of our director making the tour more fun than I could have ever imagined!!!

Job well done. Tour director is very knowledgeable and helpful. Took care of all touring team.

This trip was amazing. Beautiful country. Our guide was kind and very well informed.

We love having you book us with Trafalgar, you beat their price and have found us additional discounts. We will definitely use you again. Trafalgar's drivers, guides and accommodations are first class. Plus they line up best experiences for us.

Great experience! Tour guide was beyond great!!!

Trafalgar is a terrific company, with great guides and bus drivers.

Tour Director was the absolute best, worked tirelessly to assure the best possible experience for each guest!

All the people were very thoughtful, kind and knowledgeable. The trip was beyond fantastic. The director and guide, was exceptional with her knowledge with everything concerning the trip and beyond. She was a cheerful person and shows that she loves her job. The bus driver was fantastic the way he handled that big bus in small areas. A great driver.

The experience was great! I just wish some rooms had better air conditioners. We had a fantastic time and was with a fun crowd. The tour leader was outstanding.

Our Trafalgar team were simply outstanding. Thank you Trafalgar and Affordable Tours!!!!

The tour guide and driver were excellent

I ws prepared to do all the optional tours that were offered im the information psckage, but some of them were cancelled.

Dana was great, very responsive to our questions and very helpful. Thanks Dana!

Great Trip. Will use Trafalgar again.

Our Best of Turkey tour was wonderful. Cem was the best Tour Director we have ever had!!!! We have traveled to 40 countries over 23 years so that is really saying something.

It was a good trip. The accommodations were good. We went through 2 of the worlds best wine growing regions Burgundy and Bordeaux and stopped at one winery, but the itinerary never mentioned wine tasting. It only said wine would be offered with dinner in Bordeaux region. So I booked another venue that stopped at 3 wineries.

Was great trip everyone had excellent time. Everything work so good.

You can prepay many of the optional experiences and gratuities ahead of time. Consider doing this if you are on a budget and paying in advance.

Guide was amazing. Itinerary fantastic!

My 5th trip with Trafalgar tours . A good tour company. Affordable Tours does a great job . Im very pleased with Lihn she's on top of everything. Answers all why promptly. My 2nd booking with her

Our tour director, Sheryl Galpin was absolutely outstanding! A special thanks also to Arsen, our wellness director and Rick, our tour bus driver extraordinaire! Both were very helpful and a pleasure to talk to.

This was our first time traveling with Trafalgar and it was great. We had a great time on this tour and would highly recommend.

The Trafalgar tour more than met our expectations. Our family of eight, 3 generations had the trip of a life time. The tour director could not have been better and we all made such good friends. There were many families on the European Splendor tour so there were all ages which made it fun for everyone. We saw and experienced so much. The heat was the only downside and no one can control that!

Trafalgar in general was wonderful. The only thing that was less than optimal was we hit extremely high temperatures in some places and the air conditioning was limited or in Switzerland there wasn't any in our hotel.

Excellent tour. Very good Tour Director.

The trip was wonderful! Got to see so much beautiful and wonderful places!

Great Tour Director! The hotels were good and were located near activities.

Our trip was definitely a whirl. We saw so much in the limited time that we had. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Just don't expect to see everything in this short of time, but it's a little taste of everywhere you go...and a reason to go back.

We as family of 4 were satisfied with the qualities & services Trafalgar team provided during the trip. The tour director, Brek, was exceptionally supportive of all the things we needed. The driver, Ben was professionally maneuvering the coach safely to all destinations & on time at every locations. He helped tremendously with the loading & unloading of the luggages on & off the coach some of which were heavy too. The well being director assisted us on chance he had..from making sure we are ok, comfortable, safe hygiene, walking safely, looking out for our safety. Overall we are very happy that we had a great, safe, a wonderful experience during the trip.

Very professional group of team members who were there to take care of things in making the trip enjoyable, comfortable safe and memorable. This was our 3 trip with the TRAFALGAR family

Our tour guide: Erik, wellness specialist: Danilo, and Noel the driver were excellent! They were very attentive to our needs, great at explaining and advising us on where to eat, things to see and giving directions. I felt that we were in good hands at all times

The tour director was exceptional, providing historical facts and also many extra little treats in the local area.

This was my third trip booking through Affordable tours and Trafalgar. I cannot stress enough the level of professionalism, integrity, and value! I will absolutely be booking again in the future. Thank you for making my dream vacations come true!

The first hotel in Waikiki was just so so, the Outrigger was very good and the Hyatt Regency was amazing!

Would highly recommend this itinerary.

Trip was well planned. Tour director and driver were excellent and professional. It was an outstanding tour for the price.

The only problem was having to stay at Bally's, which is an old, tired casino that happens to have hotel rooms. The front desk staff did not know about breakfast vouchers or luggage delivery to the rooms for tour participants, but the tour director, Donald, took care of all the concerns in a most splendid fashion. Donald, along with Roland, the driver, and Dennis, the well being director, made the trip fun and entertaining. Donald rearranged the trip so that we could get into Yellowstone on the first day it re-opened and as a result, we got to enjoy Cody, Wyoming, and its history, rodeo, and town offerings, which were great fun. Seeing all the natural beauty of the national parks was a truly amazing experience.

Maya was very helpful in every way

Everything about the trip was great! But my tour director Pat made the trip perfect. She went beyond being helpful. She has a great personality and makes you feel like a good friend. I would hope to request her for our next trip.

"Contrast of Switzerland 2022" by Trafalgar was excellent and what make it extraordinary and exceptional is the tour director Paul. We would do any trip with him again.

Aga Olewinska was always available when we had questions. She was professional and courteous at all times.

Our Trafalgar trip exceeding all my expectations.

The tour exceeded expectations. The tour team was amazing and very professional. You might consider doing more in Sweden. It was a fantastic trip.

Hanna, Alex (the driver) and all of the local host were excellent. The trip was busy and exciting.

We toured Scotland. Out tour guide and bus driver were from Scotland which helped to make the trip arrangements go extremely well.

Only the hotel at Oberammergau was the exception. It is below the standards compared with the rest of the hotels.

The Alaskan adventure was spectacular. The train and boat trips exceeded expectations. Everything is expensive in Alaska and some hotels were simply what is available in the wilderness.

Spring is the best time to go! Breathtakingly beautiful!

The tour director, Joel, was the best one we've ever had on a bus tour. He went out of his way to endure our trip was excellent. I discovered that I can't climb into tall bathtubs and Joel made see that our rooms had walk in showers, even trading his room for ours one time.

Kassie recognized that I would have challenges without her extra ordinary help I don't know how I would have completed this tour and because of her I was able to enjoy this trip Lois was always there keeping an eye out for everyone and the bus driver Amaro was always very helpful and an excellent driver

Yes, Trafalgar is professional and good value for money .

Great tour! A little more strenuous than I was expecting, but maybe it was the heat that aggravated it.

Trafalgar makes the parks come to life. Be my guest dinner is always a truly memorable experience.

This was an excellent trip. It had some adventure to it and had outside oriented excursions. The tour director was outstanding. The dinner excursion in Zermatt was absolutely horrible.

Best of Turkey by Trafalgar was one of the best trips I have taken. Highly recommend!

The tour travel director was very experienced and gave us constant information on the history of the cities we visited. A fine balance between included and optional experiences. I wish the tour company had provided us with transfer vouchers regardless of our coming early or leaving later than the tour's beginning and its end.

Beautiful scenery. Great food opportunities. Most hotels close to town center. Beware a lot of walking on uneven pavement.

I thoroughly enjoyed the trip organized for me by my travel agent. Everything went smoothly.

Fine job by all, enjoyed the trip

The communication and recommendations provided by Madonna made this a hassle-free vacation. There were one or two things relating to the hotels that could be improved, but the overall trip was memorable and worth it.

My first tour with Trafalgar and was very pleased.

I would definitely book another trip with this Operator .Their Travel director did an excellent job

Excellent experience all the way around!

We felt that Trafalgar gave us very good value for the money paid. Many meals were included (three included alcohol) and the tour director, the coach driver and the wellness coordinator were all terrific.

Our Trafalgar tour to Italy was excellent and worth the wait after having to postpone in both 2020 and 2021. It is a well planned trip with a wide variety of experiences and activities. The tour director, well being coordinator and driver were all very professional and friendly. Very patient in handling the variety of personalities and mobility limitations of some of our fellow travelers. I will travel with them again very soon,

First trip with Trafalgar and it won't be the last. There were some challenges with accommodations I assume related to COVID but nothing major and I don't fault Trafalgar at all. Our tour staff was outstanding!

The Best of Spain trip did not disappoint! Our guide, Lydia, wellness director, Joel, & our driver, Paolo, did a wonderful job, over & above our expectations! The trip is very busy & quite exhausting, but so worth it! Not quite enough time to look around in some places, but we had to keep moving!

Trafalgar's Best of Portugal Tour 2022 was an excellent tour visiting an amazing diversity of Portuguese destinations. There was a good mix of visits to key historical and cultural places, combined with many unique experiences about Portuguese agriculture, industry, education, art, food, wine, and music. Our tour director handled all aspects of our trip quickly and efficiently, and added special cultural treats and experiences beyond the planned itinerary almost every day. All hotels were very good to excellent in both quality and location. All provided meals were very good to excellent in variety and quality. We did end up spending more money that we had planned (with all the additional excursion costs), but in the end it was a worthy trip overall.

Trafalgar company was very organized. All tours and optional experiences were wonderful. Hotel choices were excellent. Memorable time had by everyone on the Best of Italy tour. Even had a wellness director to help with cleaning the tour bus each evening and making sure all of the guests sanitized after every excursion. In the end only 1 out of 32 people tested positive for Covid and the tour director stayed in town to check on the guest and make sure she was cared for after the tour ended. Would definitely go on another trafalgar tour.

All our accommodations were great , Aston in Honolulu was a little disappointing, room was small and is in need of an update, however the rest of the property was great , good food , good service

Excellent service provided by Trafalgar! It exceeded my expectations!

The breakfast at all of the hotels was excellent. Two of the dinner provided, however, were disappointing. The hotels were in Seville and Granada were good, the others were just okay.

The Great Italian Cities (Trafalgar) was great. No complaints at all, and will definitely consider Affordable Tours and Trafalgar when we travel again.

This is our third trip with Trafagler, will definitely travel with them again.

Excellent experience. Well coordinated. All the staff was very courteous and helpful.

We highly recommend Trafalgar's Best of Italy tour!!! It was was outstanding. From our knowledgeable and experienced tour director, Sasha, to the experienced driver, Salvatore, to the caring wellness director, Ruie, all went far beyond expectations. At the end of the trip, Trafalgar through our wellness director, brought in a doctor to our hotel to administer our required Covid tests for our return flights to the USA. Our group had 100% negative results for Covid! Throughout the trip, Trafalgar ensured that we had only the best and Sasha was extremely flexible to ensure that we experienced the BEST of Italy.

The trip was excellent, tour director very knowledgeable and helpful . We have a great experience in Costa Ricas nature.

Overall the trip was well marketed and delivered. Some of the minor issues include the big discrepancies between hotels in the individual islands. You have a pretty average hotel in Honolulu on the low end and then Hyatt on the other end. The high and lows made it feel like opening a gift box and not knowing what to expect. The other disappointment was with the Honolulu experience. We were given way way way too much time at the Pearl Harbor - 3 hours? There was not enough to do, it was rainy, and the park rangers were very unfriendly and rude. Finally, because of COVID19, Trafalgar has reduced the number of excursions. Therefore, several of us had to research on our own what to do with the many free days on this trip. The big plus of this tour is with the tour director's administration. The whole trip was flawless. We did not have to worry about any logistics. He gave very good tour narration, restaurant recommendations. We were not left stranded or in need. Kudos to Michaels. All in all, the trip is worth the price tag.

This was a great/fun trip! The hotel in London was wonderful. The hotel in Paris was just average. Overall, this was a great experience that I would highly recommend!

Our tour director in Israel was unprepared and unprofessional, Evan, seemed confused and lost on several outings. He was not prepared to begin touring. Our tour guide in Jordan, Hassan, was outstanding, keeping us well informed as we traveled thru Jordan.

It was a really good trip with a unique itinerary.

Our trip to Egypt was incredible. Due to the times, we were shocked to see we were the only ones on our 12-day trip. Had a tour guide plus a driver everywhere we went. The guides were outstanding. So much knowledge. I did understand there would be a wellness type person also, and there was not. The drivers did spray our hands with sanitizer almost always,

Traveled with Trafalgar six times before this trip. Love their Be My Guest & Stays with Stories. Plus the local treats, connects you to the region, culture & history.

Our tour director was extremely kowledgeable and made sure all details were handled

We met our Tour Director on the 2nd day. I highly suggest that Tour Director (s) should send email with picture ID before a day or 2 before arrival. This was our experience with other travel companies. I found this very helpful. We were also disappointed in this particular trip since the hotel didn't know at all about Gate 1's Tour Director. We have no information whatsoever what time we will be meeting upon our arrival. No schedule posted or just a little courtesy to inform clients about who to contact or at least a note to Gate 1 travelers the time we are expected to meet through the front desk since we took our own flight. The only way we found it because we saw someone who had the ID of Gate 1. Most of us who joined the tour had similar experience. First impression is lasting!

The tour was well organized, the tour director and wellness director friendly and helpful, and the driver was careful and skilled. We loved the food and wine, and the optional tours overall were good. We loved Portugal!

Great itinerary, saw France extensively. Hotels are all centrally located, close to restaurants tour director was knowledgeable, funny and professional

Our trip was great and we got to see all the highlights which were in the proposal. We did have snow but the tour director was still able to work around the snow.

Wonderful trip. Tour director, driver and wellness director were excellent!

This was my 8th escorted tour, so our experience was easily compared with other vacations. Our tour director was fabulous. Very professional, witty, entertaining, and so very organized. We hope to have him as a tour guide again. It was an aggressive trip, we covered 3,800 miles in 15 days. The early morning starts were worth the full days of beautiful scenery and experiences.

We had a good trip and the staff who took care of us was great

This tour was very well prepared and executed. We are so happy with this tour.

The staff was highly trained, they did a great job! Our travel director was very knowledgeable about the places we traveled; he did a very entertaining presentation, and look out for our safety and the services provided to us. Just what you would want on a guided tour! Only complaint all but one hotel had their hot tub working probably a covid thing.

Great, very professional team assembled by Trafalgar

The entire trip was absolutely wonderful! Our Tour Director, Drew Walker was outstanding, phenomenal, and fantastic! The places of interest in our country are beautiful, with all Fall colors in place. Fantastic sunny weather was a good companion during our 2021 National Parks, Western Frontiers tour in September-October.

The itinerary was perfect; the right blend of sightseeing on the bus/hiking the trails. Our tour guide, was absolutely wonderful and changed around the schedule based on things like weather/traffic to maximize our experience

One of the best tours we've taken. I felt very safe.

Tour was completed comfortably and management by tour director was very good.

The trip went beautifully, as we expected. All arrangements were thoughtfully made for this senior couple. Special thanks to Steve, great job. Flawless planning paid off!

Best experience, lot information about history and traditions

Our Travel Director was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the places we visited. You can't fake that. It made the whole experience much better. Having a Wellness Director helped settle everyone's nerves as we begin to travel after COVID. The coach driver's skills were impeccable. There were one or two little things, but truly nothing to complain about.

My trip was beyond my expectation , I was glad I took this trip of best of Sicily and Italy during the age of pandemic , big advantage was less tourist , people are more pleasant and accommodating , it was truly an experienced and worth every penny I spent, Im already planning my next year trip.

Trafalgar's team was exceptional. We had a safe, fun, insightful, and entertaining tour.

The tour director, Stephanie Bahr was wonderful! Interesting, informative, helpful and always ready to answer questions. She excelled in all areas. My Switzerland and Italy experience was made even better thanks to her.

Was very excited seeing all the ancient temples.

Due to Covid, the itinerary was modified and we did not stay overnight in Yellowstone Park.

The Trafalgar Northern California trip exceeded out expectations in everyway and we will plan future trips with Trafalgar. We we're also very happy with Affordable Tours as the money they saved us on the trip paid for the Napa Valley Hot Air Balloon ride experience which was one of the highlights of the trip for us. We will be using Affordable Tours in the future when we plan our travel experiences.

The trip was very well organized and our trip director was excellent as was the driver. The trip was so well organized that we did not have to wait in line for various activities.

The combination of the 3-day Sydney stay ahead of the 15-day New Zealand Splendor was perfect. Those first days in Sydney were filled with activities that got us rapidly on the new time zone. New Zealand is so scenic! Our tour guide there was Maori and shared a wealth of insight into the native culture. You should be aware that both tours are operated by the local company AAT Kings, not Trafalgar. However, the service and quality matched or exceeded what we have come to expect from Trafalgar.

Going on Trafalgar before, there was not enough downtime, or free time to explore more of the place is your at. the group food was not good, In most of the experiences on this trip

Coach trips can get long. After 8 hours, I'd had enough of sitting. Luckily only happened a couple of days, and they stop every two hours of so for restroom breaks. Recommend taking snacks and drinks and something to do on the longer days (tablet, book etc.)

Overall an awesome experience. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about his subject. The selection of sites was thoughtfully put together. I did not like the fact that while on the boat the WiFi signal was not av at available in my room and very weak in designated parts of the boat. The room was often too cold and I learned late in the cruise that the boat was not outfitted with heat.

The group was too large (48). The seats on the bus were full. I would not want to do another tour with a group this large.

We had a wonderful vacation and hit the highlights we wanted to experience. We had two different tour guides, both of whom were very knowledgeable.However one was quite young and needed to work on people skills, knowing his audience and organization. He was also the pushier of the two guides to get us to book extra excursions.

Trafalgar is just the most wonderful travel operator - they staff are so kind and generous with their time, they truly make very effort to make you feel as if you are the most important person and your good time is their primary objective - they surprise you throughout the trip with little unexpected treats and stay always close on hand to monitor activities to make sure everyone is smiling and happy - I would not travel with any other service

The value derived from the trip far outweighs the price paid. The hotel accommodations, the food, the optional experience, the hidden gem, the transportation were more than satisfactory. The operator is professional, friendly, safety conscious and enthusiastic.

Our tour guide was a consummate professional - very sensitive to the needs of each member of the group.

This tour far exceeded our expectations. The best part of the trip was the tour director, Lisa. She was caring, organized, very personable and tireless in her efforts to make this trip an extremely pleasant and comfortable for the group. We had an exceptional driver, a very comfortable bus, and very good local guides. The itinerary was excellent and the pace was just right. Lisa arranged lunches at very nice places, which made it very easy and helped with keeping good time. We will most definitely consider travelling with Trafalgar again.

Great tour with an excellent tour director. She was very knowledgeable and also made the trip fun. Very nice accommodations in each city.

It was a great trip. The tour group leader (Gary) was excellent.

This trip to Turkey was amazing from beginning to end! I felt well-taken care of by Trafalgar! Our tour director, Yucel, was a walking encyclopedia about every site! And he was always on hand to help with translations or to answer any questions or concerns. The rooms were amazing with fantastic views! The food was delicious (I certainly didn't lose any weight with all this good food)! I am already planning to go back to Istanbul within the next few years! I can't recommend this tour enough (and I wouldn't mind taking this tour again)! Turkey is a wonderful country that everyone should visit!

Matt, our tour director, was excellent.

Trafalgar tours is an excellent company. The tours and people are great and they handle everything. You can never see so much or learn so much on your own.

This was a great experience. Each country offered its unique beauty. The tour directors Carlos and Rodrigo and all the local guides, drivers were kind, courteous, flexible, professional and really demonstrated a sincere interest on our safety and were promt in fulfilling our likes and needs. Thank you.

There were minor changes to the itinerary/options as shown in the catalog. The changes were noted in the documents delivered shortly before departure. Most rooms were excellent; the rooms in Natchez were below the average. The Trafalgar tour director (Drew) was excellent; very knowledgeable, great host.

All in all Trafalgar has done a great job for this itinerary. I have travelled with them many times before and the only thing that I was not satisfied with this time was that our tour guide was not up to par. His self-interests took priority over the customers' experience. Our driver was professional despite the poor performance of our tour guide.

Our tour director was wonderful. The tours in each city were very informative

I love this trip .There was a lot of thing I never see before, and I want to see more and more and more on future .the tour guide is full of knowledge and helpful. the driver is so skillful .only thing I did not like is too many people on this travel group that is 50 people . I wish Trafagar will think about that . that make me feel tired on that crown

Morocco was (is) wonderful. So unexpected. I thought it would be like Egypt, but it is so different; lots of greenery. The tour was wonderful.

The trip was much more than we expected! It was very well organized, travel director Brendon was very good, knowledgeable, helpful and everything was explained in detailed to us in every step of all the places we're going! He's awesome as well as our driver Tyson who took care of us iin all our needs! There are no dull moments in the motor coach, we had so much fun!!! Definitely will come back and will recommend Trafalgar! Thanks

Grant was very helpful and ensured our travel needs were met. We could not have asked for anything more.

Affordable tours is a great place to compare different tour companies. I would definitely use them again. I may not choose Trafalgar tours however. Although they are a great company, their tours tend to attract the older crowd. I am not young either but I try to stay active. This tour called "Trailblazer" had very little hiking or very little opportunity for hiking in the national parks that we visited. Much of the time was for viewing of the natural wonders.

Great tour! Gained a lot of new knowledge and friends. Turkey is a wonderful country. Would highly recommend this tour.

Simona was outstanding tour director she took care of everything. Special treats each day of trip were found on seat, like orange drinks, candy bars. She served several times small samples of scotish liquor. Eian driver was terrific. Highly recommend this tour and these individuals.

This trip was phenomenal and I would definitely recommend it. Trafalgar did an excellent job from start to finish. Tyson, our travel guide, was wonderful. He went above and beyond to make sure our trip was very memorable. The accommodations were very nice, the extra meals were excellent and the itinerary was perfect. We saw some beautiful places. Do not hesitate to take this trip. You will not regret it. We will definitely be booking trips with Trafalgar in the future.

The tour exceeded my expectations. The entire tour was aligned with the tour description: Tastes and Sounds of the South. The experiences were all the tour information outlined and more. The tour manager, Austin, was absolutely outstanding. He was efficient, courteous, and very attentive to the patrons.

Trafalgar did an excellent job on this tour with a very organized and personable tour director.

*Would recommend nametags for first part of the trip. *Time on bus was quite long. *Walking difficulties - sometimes too long. Explain level of activity for elderly. *Degree of difficulty.

This was my second trip with Trafalgar and it was just as amazing as the first. The tour director, Stephen, did a fantastic job of creating an atmosphere of comradarie and fun.

Trip was more strenuous than we had expected. Our tour director, Lutezia was outstanding. She went above and beyond to insure that everyone had a memorable experience,

Tom is the ABSOLUTE BEST TOUR OPERATOR we have ever experienced. He was engaging and very informative. He made sure each guest was approached on an individual level based on their desires and questions. We are DEFINITELY looking forward to our next trip with Tom!

The trip was amazing. Really the only disappointment I had was our hotel in Paris, the Novotel Eiffel. Their buffet breakfasts were BAD and their directions to dining areas were non-existent! The accommodations were ok, but we were spoiled by staying at the Hard Rock Hotel and Cafe in downtown London first, and that enterprise was SUPERB!!!! Out travel director, Emma, was wonderful! She was very personable and well informed. She could be a little more clear on directions, especially in regards to the group staying together to get entrance tickets to places before heading out to explore. I would suggest name tags for the first few days also as it helps everyone get acquainted, even though most people hate them. :-)

It would be best if they included several of the optional tours as standard part of the package. For example Rosalind Chapelle and Blair castle

Booking with affordable tours was as simple and easy as it gets. I was able to get all of my questions answered promptly and got all correct information about our vacation before travel.

The trip description said we were going to visit a wool processing factory. We did not. We were ok not visiting, it should have been deleted from the description.

The dinner cruise on Day 1 was delightful and exactly what I expected. The young guide was informative and pleasantly interactive with our group. A visit to the Riksmuseum, on Day 2, was a lovely experience, and the guide was knowledgeable and personable. There were two optional choices on the afternoon of Day 2. We chose the Van Loon Museum. It was as expected, but not our first choice. We would have preferred the Hidden Amsterdam tour which was dropped from the schedule. Day 3, a visit to the Corrie ten Boom House was very interesting and the visit to the windmill was a delight. The Volendam visit to shops was a waste of time especially after such an interesting morning. On Day 4 we visited Delft, this tour should have been an optional experience as it was not interesting to many of the men in the group. The ride-by in The Hague was disappointing and not as expected. The description indicates "we will learn more about the Int'l Court of Justice housed within the Peace Palace". Our tour guide did talk about these things as we stood outside the gates. The high point of the day was the Euromast Tower. Day 5 was almost a complete waste of time with the exception of the visit to the Gouda cheese shop which lasted all of 15 minutes. Many of our fellow travelers voiced their disappointment. Our farewell dinner was lovely, but the restaurant was understaffed and very loud. We were not served at the same time and had to leave immediately after dessert. Day 5 optional experience, a visit to the castle, was interesting. The castle guide was very good, but our tour guide seemed inexperienced. The caf visit was very good. Our hotel was inconveniently located outside of the city center. It is, however, located near a beautiful park. It was modern and the staff polite. However, our room, as others agreed, was marginally acceptable. It was dark due poor lighting, the maid service was minimal, the breakfast area understaffed, crowded and chaotic. We reported 3 times a potential problem with one of our outlets to no avail. Amsterdam has so much to offer and I feel that this tour should have included more optional experiences that take advantage of the many of the museums, historic places, and walking tours of the city.

If you are talking about booking another Trafalgar tour I most likely wouldn't. The tour was great, the travel director, bus driver and hotel rooms were great but the welcome reception was horrible. Most of the people on the tour said they weren't happy with the welcome reception. They had maybe 5 appetizers that were barely edible (chips & dip, battered cauliflower, cheese & crackers, something that was supposed to resemble pizza and can't remember the rest). Insight has welcoming dinners and are very nice. The bus had 54 seats very close together and we had a full bus. The seats were very uncomfortable and some of the guys had to sit sideways with their knees in the aisle. It was really hard on the longer bus travel days. Some seats had foot rests and others didn't. I have been on 3 Insight tours and they were all great. Also Trafalgar was going to charge us $200 for transportation from the airport to our hotel because we were arriving the day before the tour. When we got to the airport it only cost us $65 for transportation to the hotel.

Cant really blame Affordable Tours but the lodging several nights was not up to previous standards with Trafalgar. Also, the optional tour to Sterling Castle in Belfast was not as advertised; we walked up to the Castle at night, couldn't get in or really see anything, show was not understandable, so it was a waste of money! Not really much in Waterford, took the optional tour, and it was ok by me, my wife thought it was great. I didn't think it was work what we paid for it. Otherwise, it was a very good trip.

This is our second trip with Trafalgar and we are indeed pleased with the wonderful and memorable experiences they have given us . They do plan their itinerary in a very thoughtful and comprehensive way so as to offer the travelers a meaningful and unique experience which they may not be able to do on their own.

Tour was very interesting and intense. We visited Italy from south to north and from west to east. Had visited a lot of beautiful places, met a lot of knowledgeable tour guides. Tried local food and wine. Our tour director was excellent and very caring, so was our driver. Some days of tour were physically demanding: a lot of walking up and down hills and stairs, which was hard on some people in the group. Hotels, especially in Rome were located on outskirts of city which limited our experience to visit city on our own.

Our trip to Portugal was so exciting. We saw and did remarkable things. Our Director, Jake, was so very good. We truly enjoyed it all, and hope to travel with you again! On the downside, those very tall bathtubs were a true danger for me. Next time I'll ask for a handicapped room. The tubs were too tall, slippery, and had very few handles to grab onto, if any. Truly scary! Solution? Maybe put a door in the back of the tub, so you don\t have to climb in and out. Better solution? Offer a bathroom with a shower with handles to hold. The second thing were the 7 or 8PM dinners. Not appropriate for us. If we could have some lunches instead? Even a late lunch. And the third thing is to give us a room by the elevator (a handicapped room), not far down at the end of the hallway.

Good trip. We did not like some of the hotels were far out of town with no Metro near. The wine was mostly terrible. The Tour Director could have provided more information about things to do and see at the hotel stops!

Very satisfied with Trafalgar tours and their tour director and bus driver!

Outstanding trip; saw a lot in a week. People on board and tour director fantastic!

An excursion listed on the original Trafalgar tour was dropped from the itinerary. Our tour guide in Athens managed to get our group individual tickets for this event when we told him we expected to attend.

Aga was very helpful every step of the way. Thank you Aga!

Everything went so smoothly & went above our expectations! All of the services booked through affordable tours were on time & professional! Trafalgar planned every detail & their excursions were well worth every penny! We're definitely interested in traveling with Trafgar again!

Found that the bus ride on several days was a bit long.

Trafalgar's Greek Island Hopper was above my expectations. The tour director went above and beyond to ensure each guest had a memorable experience. The trip was to include leisure time and if you choose to you could relax at the hotel pools. The tour director also gave the guests who wanted to explore various options and on many occasions accompanied us. I traveled alone and was completely at ease.

Good itineraries and professional travel directors.

This trip was amazing! The tour director, Ben, was great and knew a great deal about the area we were in. I went to the Canadian Rockies and we learned so much from Ben.

This trip was beyond all our expectations, our Tour Director was by far the BEST Director we have ever had. I would highly recommend Jeff for his outstanding job making this trip a wonderful experience. Our Bus Driver was also the best, Antonello! Accommodations were also very good, Italian accommodations are very different than American but the hotels we stayed at were very fine and in great areas. All in all I would highly recommend this tour, it was for us, the trip of a lifetime. The only thing I would add is that the walking is moderate to heavy as some of the ruins have many stairs and no elevators.

This trip is really about the different cultures, past and present, for the country of Japan. The foods changed with region and to be able to experience the food prepared in different manners was an unexpected treat.

We had a wonderful tour. Saw a lot, learned a lot, Met a lot of nice people and had a great Tour Director and driver.

It was a great trip carried out by Trafalgar and planned and managed by our two Affordable Tours agents. We'll be happy to you contact Affordable Tours for our next trip in 2020 or 2021.

The National Parks were beautiful! My only complaint is the included dinners were not good.

My bohemian experienced with trafalgar exceeds my expectations of Central Europe , so much history some of which was poignant but also survival , I hope to be back in couple of years.

We took Spain, Morocco, Portugal trip, 16 days package of Trafalgar, booked through Affordable Tours. We had an exceptionally good tour Director Javier. Entire tour was fun filled, visited historic places and landscapes, good food. We took all the optional tours offered and happy that they were well worth including some special dinners. September is a great month to travel in-these places.

Very nice tour---but 52 people on a bus is too many for us. We would have this in mind when looking for future trips.

This was my wife and I's first experience with using a tour company. Our guide, Marco from Trafalgar was outstanding. He provided lots of history and information about each location/region that we visited. All transportation, accommodations, and entry tickets were ready with no waiting in long lines to purchase them. I couldn't imagine planning all the logistics involved and then waiting in a ticket line for hours. We were able to walk right into every site which allowed us to see much more than if we did it on our own or with another tour agency. Additionally, our bus driver Roberto was also outstanding. He negotiated some very narrow roads and crazy traffic with ease.

Trafalgar was great. So many details were taken care of so that I didn't have to think about them. Our tour guide was great and the entire experience was great I would definitely consider another Trafalgar tour.

In general, Trafalgar did a good job with the tour. Some of the hotels were sub-par but doable for one night. The food at the winery was terrible. I would book another tour with this company.

The tour exceeded my expectations. For the price, it was exceptional and the accommodations were good.

John and I had a most memorable, exciting, wondrous trip 2 weeks ago guided by a well informed caring and fun tour director Dave. Adrian skillfully drove our bus through many mountain roads putting us all at ease. I would travel with both of them anytime. The trip itself was beyond our expectations. I would recommend it highly to anyone. I would improve 2 things: information right before the trip and Day One. Since this was our first bus tour, I would have appreciated having information on weather and what clothing to bring and what to expect on a bus trip in written form a few weeks before we left.Several of the people bought sweatshirts and warmer clothing as we travelled. We were also told we had a meeting from 3-5 on the first day and then a reception that evening with hor'derves and drinks. We flew in a day early so that we would be at the 3 o'clock meeting. Oly a few of the group were there and all that happened was that Dave gave us a packet of papers and told us when to be on the busi the next morning. All of that could have been sent to us before the trip and we could have flown in that day. We did not go to the evening reception secause we wanted to eat a meal and we realized that no new information would be given. I would have preferred a meeting at 8:00 P.M. to meet our fellow travellers and learn more about them. We never wore name tags which I htink would have helped us a lot in conversation. It took a few days to get to know each other. That all could have happened on the first night. I also think a short movie of the trip highlights could be shown that night to prep us for our incredible adventure. I'd be glad to explain this more if you don't understand what I'm saying! I did have a wonderufl trip!!!! Looking forward to the next one with you. Margie 

Wonderful trip and very professional tour leader!

Tiffany was an excellent guide. Kept us entertained everyday.

It was nice to know of optional tours before leaving on vacation to allow for extra money to be set aside. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and very approachable and friendly. Mason was very helpful and returned calls quickly. Very professional.

On our trip we had an outstanding tour guide (Tyson). So much information and accommodation for the travelers.

Trafalgar provided us with a wonderful vacation. We highly recommend the land tour (mainland and peninsula), which was most enjoyable and educational and worth the price we paid. The extended Celestyal Cruise was nice, but in our opinion, too many islands and not enough time on each island. It would have been better to do 1 island per day instead of 2 islands per day. For example, you had to be up at 5:00 a.m. to have breakfast at 6:00 a.m. and meet at 7:00 a.m. for morning tour. You would be back at ship around 12 noon for lunch and to have free time since cruising to another island. Then, you had to meet around 4:00 p.m. for optional afternoon tour and be back at ship around 9:00 p.m. for dinner. Therefore, shows were late at night and by 10:00 p.m. too exhausted to go to shows. Besides, since ship was again cruising to another island, it was time to sleep due to 5:00 a.m. wake up call to have breakfast at 6:00 a.m. and meet at 7:00 a.m. for morning tour. You would be back at ship around 12 noon for lunch and to have free time since cruising to another island.. It was too fast a pace. Also, the optional tour to Santorini was too expensive, too short and due to so many tour buses overcrowded and not enjoyable. However, the food was delicious and staff very professional and polite. Please be aware that the "Unlimited Drink Package" is automatic and includes alcohol and sodas, etc. But, it does not include certain drinks such as bottled beer (only draft beer) and bottled water (only tap water) and you will be charged!!! It needs to be more clear and written in plain language.

Excellent Tour Director and Driver. Fascinating Tour. I thought there were too many "Optional" tours (we did all of them - @$840 extra for the two of us). Some of these should have been included in the regular tour, even if it meant raising the price. Also, there were 47 people on the tour, which I think is too many.

This trip with Trafalgar turned out to be on an extended touring bus which accommodates up to 53 passengers. This I did not expect; I expected up to 44 people max. We had 49. It's too big a group. Prefer smaller group. Would have booked Insight tour in lieu of Trafalgar had I known how large this group could be.

Our traveler director was the absolute best. Nunno is a treasure! Trafalgar is lucky to have someone that is so dedicated to ensuring that everyone on his tour feels special, he is gifted.

This was an experience of a lifetime. It met and exceeded all our expectations. Everything was well organized. The tour guide was amazing. He was very knowledgeable about the area and professional. Accommodations were nice and well located.

It turned out the Badlands part of the tour was optional and at additional, but modest, expense.

This was a great trip. The food at a couple of stops was less than good but otherwise it was a fabulous trip.

Maureen, our trip consultant was very helpful & knowledgeable about helping us choose just the right bus trip that we were interested in. We were new to using online services like this.... but we were more than pleased with the ease in booking, updates, use of Affordable Tours web site, as well as the the wonderful experiences & memories we now have

A couple of the hotels were not great, even by Italian standards. I realize this was not Affordable Tours' fault. I also wasn't aware upfront about the add on excursions which made the trip more costly than originally budgeted.

There are other travel tours that provide more significant tours and cost less.

GREAT ITINERARY¦.. SO ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT OUR COUNTRYS PAST¦. TOUR DIRECTOR A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND MADE SITIING ON THE BUS ENJOYABLE AND INTERESTING - HE KNEW EVERYTHING . WE WERE ON THE GO MOST OF THE DAYS AND EVEN ENJOYED SOME HIDDEN GEMS AND SOME TRAFALGAR TREATS.... WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND

the only negative with this trip were the number of people on it and one room had ants in it that got on me.

Our Trafalgar Dublin Trip was everything we expected. Jill McDonnell made it very pleasant and informative. She was Friendly, Professional and always willing to do whatever was needed for the comfort of our group. Our Driver John was also excellent. I would not schedule a dinner in a castle the frist night since people are tired and perhaps jet lagged and not inclined to go out the first night. Just a suggestion. There were 11 in our family group and we all had a great experience.

We have traveled with Trafagar before and were not disappointed with our experience this time. They have everything together for an unforgettable tour.

he Treasures of France was magical and I highly recommend this tour with Trafalgar. Jo, our travel director, was exceptional.

This is a great trip with 2-night stays in 3 cities. Hotels are great including 2-nights at the Old Faithful Inn.

The food and food venues provided by operator was not up to my expectations for the most part.

It was a wonderful well organized trip with an extremely knowledgeable tour guide

The first night in Milan at the Holiday Inn was awful- other than that we had nice accommodations and a terrific tour guide.

The driver was great but the bus rides were way to long the time spent in each city was too short. The director did not give easy to follow directions.

We save $500 each by using this service. Grant was excellent and answering all of our questions and scheduling us for the trip.

Our tour director was the perfect person to introduce us to Italy. Gianmarco is a native Roman with extensive knowledge about the culture and history of Italy and shared with us many interesting facts and stories. He was kind, considerate, professional, and personable. We had a wonderful time touring the country.

Some hotels were below expectations (Corona Sol for example) and felt more like a sparsely appointed college dormitory.

We traveled with Trafalgar two years ago - Best of Italy and it was fabulous. Therefore, we decided to do their Irish Experience. It was horrible. Most of the hotels did not have AC even when some hotels did offer AC in the same village, Trafalgar booked cheaper rooms. Ireland is cool so opening windows was suitable; however, most windows opened only a crack for safety reasons. Therefore rooms were hot and stuffy. Then Trafalgar saved themselves even more money by putting us in noisy hotels. With Windows being forced open, you could hear pub fights and arguments at wee hours of the morning followed by loud crashing noises of construction that occurred at 3am on the outskirts of Londonderry. The food, included on trip, was all hotel food. It tasted awful and each hotel offered same selections so we were eating same food every night.

Excellent trip!! Better than described!!

Thanks to Trafalgar and our guide, the Scandinavia tour was a trip of a lifetime. I would highly recommend

Everything about the tour was amazing. I would absolutely recommend this tour to everyone. Our tour guide was also amazing. She went out of her way to make sure everything was perfect and took care of us like we were her family. Above and beyond her duties to make sure we were all happy and satisfied with everything we did and needed. I just cant say enough about her other then JJ WAS AMAZING

This particular trip with Trafalgar was less satisfying than the previous 4 trips with them. Reasons: too much bus travel between cities with too few breaks that included interesting sightseeing or lunch locations, and a tour director that was much less communicative, friendly and entertaining than with all prior Trafalgar trips. Also, the itinerary was a misleading with regards to certain points of interest we would be seeing. On major point of interest we were to see did NOT include getting inside, as I would have anticipated (The Alhambra in Granada). Itinerary said we would see it - this occurred when they pointed it out in the distance at a picture stop. It wasn\t even offered as an optional excursion. Otherwise, the sights in each city were pretty spectacular.

This trip to Poland was fantastic. Our guide was wonderful and the entire trip, although tiring was better than expected.

The hotel experience at Mt. Michel was not good. The room was okay; rooms across from us had dangerous steps. The dinner was disappointing. The last day in Paris had an afternoon excursion that was accepted by maybe half the group. The rest of us were dropped off in Paris on our own for four hours. The bus went to the hotel to drop off luggage. We should have had the option of going to the hotel and driving back with the bus to pick up the excursion group and then go to the dinner. Four hours in hot weather in a city unknown to us was not pleasant.

This tour was very good. There were 49 people on the tour, and that made it rather large. The bus had outlets, but no Wi-Fi. The bus driver was excellent. The tour guide was excellent. They provided mini enriching experiences, foods, and great videos and lots of entertainment. This was our second trip with Trafalgar, and we were very pleased.

TWO HOTELS UNSAT.....no a/c in one, broken bed, poor room service.....the other hotel was dirty.....rugs soiled/not vavacuumed/ugly.

The family focused trip exceeded my expectations. There were kids from ages 6-19 and they all had a wonderful time on the trip, as well as making new friends from other countries.

Every aspect of this tour was topnotch, the scenery, the optional tours, the tour director and the accommodations.

Trafalgar and particularly the tour director, Bob, did a great job!

This is a driving tour Canada is Huge so lots of mountains to look at to get from spot to spot.

Our tour Guide, BOB and the Bus Driver, Rick, were excellent.The excursions were fantastic. We had a marvelous time.

Excellent trip--beautiful scenery--outstanding Tour Director (Marlene)and Driver (Joel) who knew the area so well, especially the history, and all the best spots for pictures and getting the most out of every place we visited.

We went on our trip to western Canada in July 2019. Our tour guide, Robina, was great. She made sure we had everything we needed. She kept us very informed with our everyday schedules. We had a great time on our adventure to Glacier National Park, riding the red bus and staying at McDonald Lodge. Lake Louise was beautiful. We stayed at Deer Lodge, very rustic, and I loved it. Be prepared for rain. It could be sunny one minute and rain the next. There was a hiking trail up the mountain to Lake Agnus. Lake Mirror was 3/4 of the way up the mountain and was absolutely beautiful. Depending on your hiking experience, it took us 5 hours to hike this trail.. Then we went to Jasper and walked on an ice glacier. We also seen a huge bull elk in the town of Jasper. As we traveled, we stopped at many overlooks to do photos. In Banff, we did the gondola. My husband and I loved this trip. It was beautiful at the top of the mountain, looking out over Banff and the beautiful lakes and mountains. We arrived back to Calgary and enjoyed the Calgary Stampede. The carnival part of our trip was not a big deal, but we enjoyed the bronc and bull riding, the wagon train races, and the barrel racing. The grandstand show was very well done and entertaining. I recommend this trip.

Lidia our travel director was the best! She was very polite, a great leader, very professional, friendly, very smart, willing to help, funny and always making sure my family and kids are always doing ok. Our flight got delayed when we arrived in Rome, therefore, we missed the Welcome Dinner. To my surprise, when i checked in our hotel, Lidia walked in and introduced herself. After a few minutes, she took us to the local restaurant to have dinner. My wife and I didn't expect her there on that late evening but she was there. Because of the kind gesture she showed us, we will NEVER forget her for that. if it wasn't for her, my wife, my 2 kids and myself would be have been hungry that evening. I would most definitely recommend Trafalgar Tours to my friends and family members. Lidia and our driver Maurizio were both great! They were a perfect combination. Thank you both for your professionalism and job well done. We really appreciate you both. they both made this trip very easy, relaxing, enjoyable and stress free.

I did all but 2 optional tours and it was a good thing because otherwise, I would have had too much down time and missed seeing sights that should have been included on the tour. For most of the optional tours (except dinners) the entire group went! The last day allowed for only 1 hour at a famous castle and i was running through the rooms, forget about the gardens. Poor planning on Trafalgers part but i appreciated Normandy Beach.

WE enjoyed the National Parks trip very much. We were pleased with Trafalgar. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and professional in every respect. Our driver was professional and skilled. The motor coach was comfortable and modern. The itinerary of the trip was excellent. We saw incredible sites and took many amazing photos. All in all we were delighted with the trip.

The optional excursion to the Royal Palace was very good. The windmills at Kinderdijk and Muiderslot Castle were just OK. Luxenbourg, Bruges and Brussels were beautiful cities to visit. The architecture is magnificent.

The included tour and suggested tour in London were not on a par with the rest of the trip, but they were the only disappointments.

Francis was extremely professional, efficient, and caring in serving our every need. I would use his services again.

Giuseppe was an outstanding tour guide and took every measure to ensure the enjoyment, safety, planning, and overall comfort of his guests. This tour satisfies all of Italy's favorites. Two recommendations, the first was to include the Vatican museum and Sistine chapel as paid options in lieu of optional experience, and the other was to plan on being in Florence on a day other than Monday when both academia and uficci museums were closed so we could not see the David and other treasures. It was worth extending our stay in Venice one more night, just to tone down and relax before leaving. We look forward to booking another excursion though trafalgar and plan to recommend this tour to others.

This trip exceeded my expectations! Everyone was professional and knowledgeable. The guides were wonderful and helpful! The only negative comment I would have about traveling to Egypt was that it was not handicapped accessible. While I expected the monuments to be a challenge, I did not expect the boat ( ship) to only have stairs, and it was 4 flights to get from our cabin to dinner. But the wonderful staff and food on the ship compensated for the difficulty going up and down! It was wonderfully orchestrated from the moment we arrived until we left...A trip of a lifetime!

I'm not sure if I'll pick Trafalgar again. They're not using local tour directors and as a result I felt we did not get to learn about the local culture, education, politics, etc. This has been offered by Globus and other companies that has significantly enhanced our learning about the countries we travel to. Their optional tours had food combined which I personally did not like. There were too many optional tours that should have been included in the itinerary.

The Deer Lodge was not of great quality or service that was provided. Breakfast buffet was terrible with cold food and most of the food was gone when it was our time to eat.

The trip was a little dull. Would have preferred a few days in London. Optionals were very dull.

THE ITINERARY WAS CHANGED ON SOME ACCOMMODATIONS OTHERWISE IT WAS GREAT AND THE TOUR DIRECTOR AND DRIVER WERE REALLY NICE AND FRIENDLY

This tour really fit well for my 15 year old granddaughter and me. We were taken to visit so many iconic sites and with enough free time for us to explore others on our own( see comments below on how awesome the tour guide was with directions and which transport to use). The Oyster card included was great. Restaurants chosen were good, especially Gordon Ramsay's Heddon Street as the food was delicious. We liked the optional West End experience so much as well as the Tower of London. Afternon tea at Kensington Palace Pavillion was definitely a highlight.Also liked going out of London to Windsor and Stonehenge , plus seeing the countryside on this day. Our hotel location couldn't have been better! All in all, we were very pleased with this tour.

This tour was more then I had hoped for. After visiting 38 countries, this tour, the tour director and the driver were the BEST.

All expectations were met. Glen at Affordable tours was excellent.

I will book again however I will not make the mistake of visiting any part of Europe until winter time. After long days of sightseeing and walking arriving to hot rooms and unable to relax was very disappointing and tiring. We were in three different hotels. They all had issues with the air conditioning. As if it wasn't enough that Europe doesn't proper air conditioning to begin with but the room we had our first night had a broken a/c unit and we had to be moved. Our second hotel had an a/c unit that was just as bad as the first hotel but after hearing many complaints we came to the conclusion things were not going to improve. Our third hotel had a desk top fan that I had not even seen since possibly the 80's. Even with the fan no one in my family had a decent nights sleep during the entire vacation.

The iteniary discription was not what actually happened, the welcome reception was supposed to be a dinner cruise it was not we got chips and dip and 2 drinks at the hotel not what I PAID for. Excessive amount of free time and excessive amount of walking these items should have been listed in the Tralfager catalog from which I booked the trip. The regional meals had nothing to do with the region they were meals you could get anyplace in the USA or Canada. Two years ago I went on the Route 66 tour and it was everything I expected and was the best trip I ever took, so I was expecting to get the same quality from this trip. I was very disappointed with this trip certainly not worth the money I paid for it.

Trafagular is a know travel company in the business. Central Europe trip was good but not outstanding. Most of the hotels are 3 to 3.5 stars. Some hotels provide water and others don't. Food included in the meals is good but not great as well. Many optimal tours on the trip would be included on other tours, so its difficult to compare prices. . When the tour was delayed I got no message from Trafagular.

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and professional. She kept us going all day non-stop seeing everything we could in each country. If something was closed our we had extra time she would alter the schedule to fill out day with all the sites we could see in each country. The tour bus was clean and comfortable. It also had WIFI, but it limited you to 80mbps in 48 hours, so it basically was only good to send text messages for check your email for a few minutes; couldnt upload videos. The WIFI didnt work in Switzerland at all on the bus. Hotels were a huge disappointment. They were located outside each city and not within walking distance to anything. If you wanted to explore on your free time you had to take a taxi or public transportation. For example; the hotel in Amsterdam was 30 euros to the center of the city each way. The hotels were also old and dated but clean.

The trip was exactly as advertised. The tour guide was excellent. Some of the hotels and excursions could have been better.

Some of the hotels could have been better

The tour was well organized and the Tour Director was very knowledgable and provided valuable information. Portering of large luggage was well done and very beneficial. The snow capped peaks in Switzerland were spectacular. The following could be improved: 1. Have name tags and a intro session the first day. I did not meet 1/3 of the people. 2. Provide weather forecasts daily. I got caught in the rain twice. 3. The Tour Director spoke in meters and centigrade. He needs to convert for Americans. 4. Eliminate St. Moritz and add Interlaken. St. Moritz did not look upscale. 4. Reverse sequence of cities. Start with Lucerne and end with Zermatt. After Zermatt, the scenery looked bland and uninteresting. 5. Do not schedule Air Canada on a return flight. Flying into Toronto added unnecessary hours to the trip. The Air Canada seats are uncomfortable, and lack knee room. There was no entertainment.

There were a few bumps in this trip but overall we enjoyed it. The itinerary needs to be written clearer as to what will be seen. The addition of a Broadway Show, museum visit or cathedral visit would have been nice.

Fabulous time and tour guide was very knowledgeable. Met a lot of interesting people on the tour and the Norwegians were great.

Good trip. Itinerary hit the important sites and stops. Disappointed that there was not more focus on the city of Dublin itself. Driving tour the day if arrival was good and the two hours at the end when we arrived back in Dublin might have been rearranged to include actually going to the museums, Trinity college and maybe a visit to a pub or even a pub crawl. Spent a lot of time on the bus! Maybe make the tour a day longer and cover Dublin more. Overall the tour was well worth the money. Note: agency needs to let travelers know about US customs clearance in Dublin airport so they can plan accordingly. You need extra time since you will have to go through two security checks. One for Dublin airport and one through US passport control. Having a global Entry speeds this process up. Then you fly into the US as a domestic flight having cleared US customs in Dublin.

The hotels (except Marriott hotel) are not impressed, no a/c. If I know in advance I will not book it

Turkey is THE PLACE TO VISIT! It greatly surpassed my expectations with beauty, history and an incredible tour guide. I would highly recommend it!

We felt that a few of the dinners were rather small in portion. Plenty of wine, but very skimpy on vegetables and or salads served. We were not one of The people who were left in Paris all afternoon after getting off the train but if we had been would have felt Trafalgar should have provided transportation to the hotel that afternoon for the ones not taking the afternoon tour until the dinner hour. We also did not feel the wine was very good. Only wine in one place was very good and we know others felt the same way as they also remarked they felt the wine would have been better Quality.

The tour specialist and your driver from Trafalgar were very professional and ensured a successful trip. Please relay that to Trafalgar.

We did a tour with Trafalgar last year in Italy and loved it. This tour did not seem as well organized and I did not see some of the things I had hoped to see in England. Liverpool could have been left off the tour. The Beatles optional tour was the only thing offered there and it was just a big city otherwise. We would have loved spending more time in some of the smaller places and there is so much history in Great Britain that this tour just did not touch on.

We had an awesome tour director and driver. They makes the difference. Nice group fron AU, NZ, CA and the US.

Affordable Tours got us connected with Trafalgar Tours. Both companies were amazing and made our first adventure into guided tours enjoyable and easy. Will for sure use both companies down the road of life.

Some of the hotels were not what we expected. One hotel was in the middle of nowhere. If you didn't take the extra tour, you had nowhere to spend the day.

Sally and Kieran, our Ireland tour guide and bus driver were wonderful!!!

Helpful, Knowledgeable, interested and everyone how they were treated made sure they knew everything that was going on and made the chip Very enjoyable.

Small points I would change: 1. Last night, in Limerick, was nowhere near anything...very disappointing. Surely, there are hotels nearer the city center? Other locations were awesome. 2. First night included a dinner that was not listed on my itinerary. 3. Itinerary said airport shuttle departure times were at 7 and 9 a.m. It actually was at 8 a.m. Not a big deal, but seems like an easy thing to have correct?

I'm an experienced, independent traveler and this was actually my first experience taking a packaged group tour. I thought the entire package was very well organized and managed by the tour operator. Although I would have liked some additional free time at several places, I thought this tour was a great introduction to Greece.

1. Should be advertised as a trip with minimal phyisical activity 2. Demographic served is individuals older than 50 years old mainly

Well paced itinerary. Excellent tout guide ...Giovanna.

Really happy with Trafalgar. The price of the tour was reasonable with good hotels, bus and great tour director, Bern.

Quick response with many options

With the exception of one, all the hotels were top notch. The service and wifi were were flawless.

The National Park Tour was amazing. We headed off to a bus tour not knowing what to expect, little did we know, the trip was absolutely amazing. We saw so many things. Thanks to the fabulous travel director, Mary to the best bus driver ever David. This was Dave's first trip with Trafalgar and he did an excellent job in driving the bus. Kept all of us safe. I would definitely do another trip with Trafalgar. Actually I'm starting to plan another and I just got home at 1am this morning.

absolutely wonderful trip, tour director and bus driver were excellent, one of those once in a lifetime experiences, will definitely book Trafalgar trips in the future.

The only thing I would change is that i would look for a tour operator that focused more on historical & cultural experiences & less on shopping.

Nice hotels and constant outings with time to shop and explore. Good local guides and our tour director was very professional

Trafalgar had been consistent in their services.

We have traveled with Trafalgar before and have had great experiences both with the itinerary as well as the tour director. They are wonderful and work very hard to accommodate everyone's needs. Hotels for the most part are always nice and centrally located. We have found that you always once will have one that is not maybe what you'd expect or the location is not as good. With that being said, it is usually an area you are not spending much time in or are doing side trips mostly. It has never been such a concern that would sway be from booking again. The quality is great and the optionals are so worth doing. It immerses you into the culture in a way you would not of done on your own. Again, I can't say enough about the individuals that guide you through this experience. They are fantastic!

Our tour director was excellent, highly organized and informative.

our Trafalgar tour director was excellent. Although it is a very large group of 49 people they were all very compatible and on time. The hotels were outstanding! In spite of snow flurries almost everyday, the sightseeing was wonderful, well scheduled and all the very best items included.

Yes, our Trafalgar Tour was excellent and extraordinary. There was only one difficulty. We were supposed to be taken to the Hilton Hotel by a shuttle that the hotel provides on our arrival from Baltras Island airport to Guayaquil Airport. This was prearranged by Trafalgar and was stipulated on our itinerary. However, when we arrived to Guayaquil, there was no one there to tell us where to find the shuttle. We arrived around 12 noon and our next flight to Lima, Peru, was not scheduled to depart til 8:pm. The airport shuttle to the Hilton was to enable to us to put our luggage into storage, rest and have a meal prior to departing to the airport to depart for Lima for our return flight to Los Angeles, California. We arrived with a group of 4 ladies from Minnesota, who were also, on our tour. After waiting approximately 45 min for the shuttle to arrive, one of the ladies used her phone to call the call the Hilton Hotel to inquire about the shuttle. She was told that they would send out a shuttle to meet us at the passenger loading area in front to the airport. Fortunately this lady had phone service in Ecuador. Of the 6 of us in our Trafalgar Tour group, waiting in the airport, she was the only one who had phone service. Im'm not sure what action I could have taken to contact the Hilton Hotel in order to reach them regarding this problem. I hope you will pass this on to Trafalgar customer service as my husband and I husband and I were worried that we would have had to spend about 7 hrs stuck in the Guayaquil airport with 3 pieces of luggage. It was very much more comfortable waiting at the Hilton and having nice meal there.

I wish Trafalgar had provided more information about the trip prior to leaving. Essentially, we only received a list of hotels and no information about the stops.

Trafalgar tours was fantastic. Really enjoyed the trip. The last day in London could have been better and included some additional things. I think it fell short. But the rest of the trip was amazing

Bad weather had a negative impact on part of the tour, but nothing was negative otherwise.

Majestic Alaska was truly an experience of a lifetime. The tour supervisor was experienced ensured safe and comfortable experiences for all.

I felt there were too many optional tours, especially on the last two days. Several of these such as the tour of Monmart would have been better as part of the tour and prices adjusted accordingly. The welcome dinner was also marginal at best and the location too loud for any real conversations. All other dines including the optional ones were very good.

I really enjoyed the itinerary, which included a number of locations not included in a typical land tour of Greece. The tour director was EXCELLENT, as was the driver who stayed with us until the Santorini extension. The hotel in Olympia was not up to the standard of the other hotels; otherwise, most of the hotels were nicer than I expected. The biggest problem with this tour was the scheduling of the internal return flight from Santorini. We caught the first flight of the day (6:30 am), which was much earlier than expected given that we were told to book our return international flights no earlier than 2 pm. Because of the guidance given for the international flights, most of the people were forced to stay an extra night in Athens unnecessarily, because the earlier arrival in Athens allowed for earlier international returns. Trafalgar should have given us information on the return flight much earlier, which might have given people the opportunity to optimize their return itineraries.

Excellent Trafalgar Best of Italy 12 day tour! Everything was great. Tour Guide was exceptional!

Three was too much rushing to get to places, often we didn't get to see the sight but for a short time or in 2 stops, not at all. The accommodations were below my expectations in 2 hotels. My suggestions for this tour are less stops , and advise seniors that this is tough, steep terrain.

My family and I felt that in a couple of instances, Venice, Florence and Sorrento the accommodations were changed by Trafalgar. We felt that both in Venice and Florence the accommodations were not quite at the same level as we thought after having research package before booking. In Sorrento we must have been the first group using the newly renovated "Isabella Hotel". It was nice, but the smell of fresh paint in our room was too much. Also staff seemed not quite up to par at serving breakfast.

The hotel accommodations could have been better quality and better location.

While most of the accommodations were nice, a few were a little run down and all were a little too far from shopping and other activities. Also, one of the excursions (that cost over $100 for us) was not how it was presented in the documentation provided by the tour director. It was suppose to be a peaceful and lovely Carriage ride through a scenic valley. The carriages turned out to be old hay wagons converted with seating for 6. Dirty and smelly horse blankets were provided for warmth and the ride was interrupted three times by construction trucks that caused the coachman to drive off the road to avoid them. Plus, the coachman decided to smoke his cigar on the ride back to the tour bus. It was way less then peaceful or lovely!

Taking any tour, there are destinations you definitely want to visit and others, not so much. One part of the tour that disappointed me was the minimum time spent at Omaha Beach. I stood on that beach and reflected the best I could on what happened there 75 ago. It was a short visit there and the American Cemetery. We were then back on the bus. I would have like to visit Utah Beach but not possible. I think this year especially, more time should have been spent there.

Our tour tour director, Dominic, was the best we have ever experienced.

Too many gift store stops for shopping. Should offer weather related no-sees like no cliff dwellings and Bryce Canyon on this trip - e.g. credits on optional tours on future travel.

It was a memorable and fantastic Trip

Our Tour Guide was experienced and personable. He treated each one of us respectfully and answered questions readily to clarify for those who had further inquiries. The sights we saw made for an extraordinary experience - it was worth every cent we paid!

HAPPY,HAPPY,HAPPY This was a trip of a life time . The tour director Ellen was great a walking and talking history book and like a mother hen watching over her flock. The driver Ben was very professional and had great driving skills . lots of surprises and we lucked out with great weather . Swiss air is the only way to travel they know how to treat there customer. I thank all who helped in the success of this wonderful trip especially Shannon with Affordable Tours she put up with my Questions for over 12 months . Again thankyou All Harold

This trip was a dream come through from the reservation done by Darlena, the tour director Emmo, who is a walking encyclopedia, he is such a warm, caring and most of all the nicest person I ever met. He met all my expectations to the letter, he went beyond the call of duty, I would love to have him as my tour director in the next trip. the drivers did excellent work too, safety was their main concern, they made sure, we always had the belts on and the driving was smooth and nice. the local guides, were exceptionally great, the knowledge of each area visited was amazing, wish my brain was a sponge and be able to absorb all the incredible information, facts, dates and events that took place in each of the places visited. I am so happy I belong to the Trafalgar family, this was my 5th trip and planning to have more with this company, every single detail is done with care and professionalism. I admire and appreciate all you do to make the trip unforgettable and great. thank you

The first hotel in Rome (where we stayed 2 nights) was not up to par. The faucets we're corroded, the wall paper was peeling and it generally did not look or feel clean. The other accommodations were fine.

Trip of a lifetime!!! Saw so much learned so much met new friends... our tour director James was magic! No waiting in lines and extra services... would highly recommend Trafalgar!!

Tour director was very informative and tried to make the quests happy as possible. The duration of the trip was just right. One hotel (Radisson) room and bathroom was so tight that we had hard time to find the space for luggage.

Karen helped us find the right trip. She assisted with our travel insurance, the flights, my need for a gluten free diet, and answered all of our questions. The trip exceeded expectations.

Highly recommend the Best of Italy tour.

The trip was enjoying except the first two hotel accommodations. Some rooms did not have hot and tissues.

Best of Ireland was another great trip with Trafalgar.

Not luxury but comfortable, comprehensive and fun

This trip was great. My reviews of the previous comments by the travelers on this Trafalgar "Best of France" trip was not very favorable. I was surprised by the many, many wonders provided by the trip. The Tour director and bus driver were great. While the trip required a lot of bus time, the sites, food and options were outstanding. It was a complete, fantastic visit to very many sites and beauties of France. We will remember it for a long, long time.

We had a great tour director from Trafalgar named Nico. He was very informative and attentive to everyone on the trip.

We had a wonderful time met some nice folks on this trip. Happy with Traflagar tour accommodations and food was good.

Fantastic trip with wonderful fellow travelers and a wonderful staff.

The Trafalgar Tour Director was very well organized and customer friendly. Affordable Staff also was helpful and courteous. This is our 3rd Trafalgar trip and 2nd hoofing with Affordable and I highly recommend both.

Trafalgar's trip organization was excellent and their tour operator, driver and special tour guides were all outstanding. Some hotels were excellent though some had limited space for luggage access, tiny showers etc. We realize that this is partially due to the differences between European and North American standards but we found that sometimes it was difficult to be comfortable.

We loved Bernie. He was so knowledgeable, fun, and helped us really navigate each city with his pointers. We did not like the London tour guided portion as we felt it was chaotic and disorganized. We ended up leaving the guided tour and doing things on our own.

Our tour guide was wonderful!! Martina explained and new the area ! She was so thoughtful to give us ideas and places to eat or visit on our free time. We would like to know when she is guiding the tour in Munich to Budapest , Prague , Vienna and back to Munich in the fall. I have given your number to many that we traveled with trip Rachel!!

Our Tour Director, Patrizia, was one of the finest group leader that we've encountered. Her pleasing ways made the trip outstanding!

Every trip with gets better and better. A great value for the cost.

Maybe , I will try it again ? Davani Athens Hotel is very nice but most of us travelers complained about their air conditioner. We couldn't turned it up! We weee on the 5th floor old tower we couldn't get enough water to flush the toilet, and to take a shower in the late evening time.

This was my second trip to Italy, and I saw and experienced so much more. The itinerary was sometimes challenging, but the benefits were so worth itl.

Comments apply to Trafalgar. The tour guide and local operator were marginal.

A LOT of people on this tour (46). Efficiently saw the sites. Not much direct contact with the locals and their customs.

The itinerary was perfect; as were the tour director and driver. The coach was new and very comfortable. The accommodations were mostly good, with the exception of two cities, where they very small with little room to move. Would have liked for some of the accommodations to be closer or walkable to the City Centers. Some of the optional dinners were a little too pricey, in my opinion. Our tour director was very personable, helpful and knowledgeable. I enjoyed him.

This trip was everything we expected and more! The tour operator (Trafalgar) was exceptional! Hotels were very good.

Very hectic tour but that was the best way to see and experience as much of New Zealand as possible in such a short time.

Like the lodging accommodations-nice hotels. Only the meal that was charged for excursions ($63/person) in a small village was not up to our expectations. Meat quality can be a little better. The Itinerary for visiting the museum for Van Gough's work was disappointing. The collection that we saw was a private collection rather than going to the biggest museum in Amsterdam for his work. Next time, I will read the itinerary more carefully.

Ilja was an amazing tour guide. So kind, helpful and knowledgeable....loved it

Was not pleased Trafalgar did not secure in sufficient time tickets to Alhambra Also, since we were in Seville on Palm Sunday, better information and guidance should have been provided regarding Palm Sunday processions

This trip was well organized the tour guide Freddy was excellent and spoke English very well, The buses were new and very comfortable. the drivers were very experienced and put safety first. My wife and I had a great time and a wonderful experience.

Great trip and tour guide!! Can't wait until we book another tour!

This was an incredible experience! We were so pleased and so appreciative of Trafalgar doing all the planning. We consider Trafalgar tours to offer real value for the price. We loved all the teaching, learning, and funny stories!

this was my first tour with a guide and it was amazing! The tour guides were very professional and informative. I loved this tour and would definitely book another.

Trafalgar is always top notch. Outstanding trip!!

the service provided by Trafalgar was beyond my expectation, made me very comfortable with the arrival and departure from Egypt, protected and guided all the way through with first class accommodations, transfers and guided tours, the whole trip was well organized, safe and enjoyable.

Trafalgar's Best of New Zealand tour was an excellent way to experience everything New Zealand has to offer. There is agreat balance of pkanned events and free time that lets you explore at your own pace while still seeing key sights.

Affordable Tours did an excellent job of coordinating with Trafalgar to ensure we were able to book our trip easily. Our Wonders of Italy Tour was a family event and I had to assist my older brother and sister in booking the tour. Maya made it super simple for my brother who is technologically challenged. Looking forward to doing business with you again.

my only issue was the lack of support for child accommodations and pricing before the trip but once at the destinations they were fully accommodating

Some of the accommodations were substandard. Too many buffet dinners.

Trip was Fantastic! Our travel agent (Vince) does a nice job of insuring all little details are taken care of such. Thank you Vince!

I felt two hotels were very old and not updated and not 4* hotels. In Venice my room flooded from the toilet twice. Reception didn't offer to move us because they indicated the hotel was full. Several hotels were not in a good location. For the rate we were charged I felt like most of the optional tours should have been included. Should have been more shuttle buses available to and from the airport, initially they said they would have 3, it was reduced to 2 shuttle with long waiting periods.

The Venice Hotel rooms too small although the location was great.

Some hotels were not up to standard for this tour. But most hotels were nice.

We defintely would recommend Tfalgar, we got our moneys worth!!

Our first visit to Rome was an unforgettable experience. Vatican City was amazing, from the Basilica, museum and the Sistine Chapel to view the magnificent works of Michelangelo. We had an exceptional local guide at the Fine Arts Academy in Florence. We had a large group so dividing the group into 3 gave us a more personal experience. We liked the 2 day overnight stays. To break the monotony of the long drives. This tour was a good introduction to Italy.

The only thing I would recommend is the hotel in Guanacaste is advertised as a beach front hotel. The rooms we had were across a very busy street on the opposite side of the beach. Perhaps reflect that in the description of the hotel so travelers can make an informed decision. Also, we are a family of four and we got rooms on two separate floors - the concierge said we had to make a special request if we wanted our rooms side by side. This had not been the case for the entire tour, except for this extension. There was no porter service, we had to transport our own luggage on the date of departure. The entire trip exceeded our expectations. I had high expectations of our beach extension, but was disappointed.

The accommodations were mostly excellent but I chose agree because there were two places where we stayed that had the best those towns could offer. Being in equatorial towns with limited access to electricity or the philosophy of the owners either didn't provide air conditioning or sub par rooms. However, this is understandable based on where we were. Hospitality and food excellent.

The hotels in Melbourne is great! Hotel in Cairns was average (not 4 star) the room and bathroom doesn't look clean. In Sydney, prefer to stay near circular quay area than the Darling Harbor.

Outstanding tour to Vietnam and Angkor Wat. Places visited were exactly what I was looking for and the 2 tour directors were excellent. I learned so much. I saw so much. Many outstanding sites in each city/town visited.

This is the second trip we have taken with Trafalgar and I may book in the future if the itinerary is the one I am looking for. I do prefer Globus though. While you may be booked into the same hotels, the rooms are usually a bit upgraded as in rooms with a view.

The tour guide was very knowledgeable but his organizational skills were somewhat lacking during the tour. He presented information to us at inconvenient times when we couldn't hear or write down what he was saying. Didn't have an initial meeting to get to meet our fellow travelers until the morning we left on the bus. Globus does a much better job at this. Globus books and information on the trip are more professionally presented. Would only do a Trafalgar tour if Globus didn't offer what I wanted.

we had a great time, thank you so much

My biggest with this tour was that way too much was crammed into the time available. Very early pickups. So so hotel.

Great trip through Trafalgar booked by Affordable Tours. Both the Elite of the industry in our view.

Excellent variety, excellent guide and bus driver. Enjoyed contact with local people (be our guest) and businesses which is somewhat unique. Bus a bit cramped, accommodations generally lacked in-room internet. One accommodation had no AC. Side tours very good and saw lots of beautiful nature. Most days were paced well.

I would not book this trip because the 2 all day excursions were way too long and started way too early. Pickups at the hotel at 7:25am and returns at 8:30pm and1:00am. Also meals were not included and you were left to scramble to find something to eat in very limited time.

Without a tour director, the local representatives are not well informed and coordinated enough. No direct flight from Varanasi to Agra was a big negative surprise. Local guides added shopping stops which are not in the itinerary.

Interesting tour but not for second time. my wife and i both had stomach problem on ship. lunches are either late or skipped(ok on ship). An included diner on the last day was switched to lunch on a very crowded sea food place and we had to buy our own water(bad pr)

Most everything was very good. However, the pace was at the top end of doable for us senior citizens. There were too many very early wake ups, like 4am and 6 am.

There were 4 in our family group. We wish we would have been provided with more information on tipping and catching taxis. We had to ask to ask in each country (3 countries). Local guides and primary guide were vague or seem uncomfortable with answering questions on tipping (restaurants, taxis). Also in Morroco, we were told that the markets closed after a certain time, yet when we went there to the market areas after the time we were told would be closed to eat, we found several stores/markets still open as late as 11:00 pm. We made several purchases after dinner. My daughter-in-law had to leave the tour early as she just started a new job and did not have enough vacation days. I asked if we would be able to receive a partially refund for the days she was not there as I provided this info and request at time of tour purchase. I can understand for the hotel as my son would still be using the hotel rooms. However a small refund for the meals would have been nice especially those not at the hotel but at separate restaurants and any site entry fees that needed to to paid on the day of the visit.

Our family of 4 enjoy traveling with Trafalgar to Europe especially during Winter as Trafalgar has land tour packages that meet our winter holiday schedule.

Overall good trip but a couple of the Accommodations were not up to standard I thought

Wonderful trip, beautiful locations, knowledgeable guides that knew how to maneuver the group to avoid long lines. Great surprises by our experienced guide Rosella.

The "Best of Turkey" is one amazing trip. The itinerary was well thought of. I would definitely recommend this trip to my friends.

Tour was great, our tour guide was fabulous. I would totally go again. My only negative has nothing to do with Trafalger or our guide. The optional experience " seafood dinner on the ocean" was poorly organized and they ran out of some of the food for our pre-ordered meals.

Fabulous trip, beautifully guided by Lara Viola Amazing what we saw in such a short time and how perfectly each moment was planned. My children and grandchildren saw the highlights of 5 countries... Beautiful hotels and wonderful breakfasts plus a few extra included meals. I have seen all this several times but this was the absolute best! Perfect in every way! 

The trip was great. Our only issue was the lack of air conditioning in the hotels. After a long day of sightseeing to arrive to a room that is hot was not fun. Opening the windows to get cold air was not enough. Considering that people travel from all over the world hotels should have more accommodations for the climate.

This trip was informative and comfortable. Am sure it would be even more so in warmer months.

We had a wonderful time in Paris. Loved the tour director and the itinerary. Would go back in a heartbeat but too much of the world to see!

Great tour guide and beautiful sites to see!!!

a great value for the amount paid....everything was A-!

The Santiago city tour was just a drive along the road out of town and on two of the three days in Bueno Aires we were on our own with no optional tours or any sign of the tour guide.

Tour director was extremely knowledgeable and provided context to each placed we were visiting. Hotel accommodations were good but many did not include air conditioning even in summer months. We had to leave windows open to manage.

This tour of New Zealand was outstanding. One of, if not the best, tours we have taken.

Trafalgar and out your guide were terrific. I enjoyed the entire experience.

I liked the Christmas markets but the smaller ones were less crowded the the city markets. Peter the tour guide was very knowledgeable and his driver was excellent

There were two disappointments with the trip. One,, if you did not book the add on's we were on our own all day. Second, this was on a Sunday in Lucerne where everything is CLOSED. Discourage your customers from taking this trip when it ends up in Lucerne late on Saturday afternoon and you are there on Sunday. It is awful.

Richard was "top-notch" and deserves recognition for his professionalism. He did a fantastic job. The tour was absolutely wonderful... and we would rate it a 10+ on a scale of 0-10.

Group size, traveling with 49 guests on a very crowded bus. All group meals are less satisfactory due to its sheer size. Group dinners were loud and unable to know other travelers at a deeper level. Hotels often located away from amenities important to tourists. It's not easy to get a good orientation from a city map

This trip couldn't have gone better. The hotels were first rate and centrally located. The included meals, experiences, and tours were excellent, and the optional tours made for a complete experience. The tour director was the best and the transportation and logistics were delivered efficiently. This was our best land tour ever.

The tour busses were sprayed with a very strong air freshener that smelled like toilet cleaner. There was no way to open the windows for ventilation. My eyes burned. Also the busses were dirty and often "tired" looking. The air freshener smell was so bad that I doubt we will travel again with Trafalgar. Most, but not all, of the group meals, with the exclusion of breakfasts, were mediocre to bad. Very tough meat, overcooked chicken. The meals offered few, if any vegetables, although overall the salads were terrific. Especially bad were the meals at the tango club in Buenos Aires, the welcome dinner in Puerto Varas, the lunch at the gaucho ranch, the "dine" at someone's home in Buenos Aires.

Traflager- All expected expenses were not disclosed prior to trip. Tipping became tedious and bottled water was not provided on the river boat even though you could not drink the water onboard. The hotels in Cairo were Not acceptable - mold & mildew.

The buses need to be upgraded and include wifi.

Hilton Cairo is in desperate need of renovation, bathrooms were mouldy, water was either brown or, on some mornings, non-existent. The itinerary of the trip could use improvement - there was no tour of Cairo city - Coptic area, citadel, etc., only the museum. The trip from luxor cruise back to cairo late, then to get on a bus in the early morning for a three hour trip to Alexandria, for one nite, was wasted time. We did not need to spend three hours in McDonalds having lunch. Perhaps an earlier departure from luxor, direct to Alexandria in order to spend an entire day or perhaps overnite, would be a better solution. The evening Nile Cruise with Dinner is a waste of money, the sound and light shows as well. The trip to abu simble is a must. Our guide, Adel, was excellent - very informative, gracious, helpful.

Eric went always out of his way to find the best tour for us, answer my questions, reply promptly to my calls, and always above and beyond the call of duty. Thank You.

Miguel was very consistent and professional, I would recommend him to my family and friends

Trafalgar was the best!! Our tour guide was wonderful and very knowledgible.

A tour guide can either make or break a trip - our guide consistently provided excellent service, demonstrated professionalism, flexibility and humor even when faced with record breaking weather conditions! He went above any beyond any other guide I've had a trip with.

The agent was great at sorting out my flights bought separate. And she helped include the airport transfers with trafalgar at no cost.

the tour group was too large and the bus became very loud ay many times during this tour.

Thanks to Francis from affordable tours he was above & beyond awesome to get this trip together perfectly & quickly! France

The internal plane travel should be clarified to all travelers because it is so restrictive and will add additional costs. I'm referring to the very limited baggage allowance, 15 lbs of hand carry luggage. Hand luggage alone is already 7 lbs. The airlines will charge you even if you're 1 lb over.

Boat and rooms were very old and food was same exact same dishes all three meals everyday and all days on boat all 11 days...

The farewell dinner in Osaka was the worst farewell dinner ever. It was buffet, and everyone was eating at different times, so no one felt the closeness that existed throughout the trip. This should be the warmest night on the trip, so people could talk together, shake hand and even hug each other in their farewells. Because everyone had to get up at different times and serve themselves it made the last night very cold. A sit-down dinner would have made the last night warmer and friendlier.

We had fantastic time. Tour directors were very knowledgeable. I learned a lot about history of both Cambodia and Vietnam.

Out of the 10 hotels, 2 were definitely outstanding and exceeded expectations, 1 had an older room but beautiful gardens, 2 (Tangier and Granada) were so deficient that complaints were put in writing to the tour director. The balance had some deficiencies and some nice aspects...basically so/so. We wondered why all but 2 only had one luggage rack...with twin beds, would one not expect at least each person would have a suitcase? Older ladies to not appreciate crawling on the floor to get into their suitcase. CostCutter seemed to be going to all the same places as Trafalgar in the same size bus...for the price difference I am not sure their rooms were any worse than ours...ours were not always located near any downtown or scenic spots.

I loved my tour and learned that my next tour will give me more time to explore the places we stop. This tour was billed as The Best of Britain, and it was very comprehensive. All the hotels were great except I was surprised by Lagan Hotel. It was not my expectation and not as comfortable as the others. The staff there was soperb under unusual circumstances being as they were called in last minute. They made the stay great! Mick was a great bus driver, as was Glen. Stephen was very knowledgeable and friendly. it had a it of a hard time admitting when he was wrong a couple of times. I loved dealing with Richard in the planning of the trip. I had not taken this type of tour before and he explained things well and made himself available, it only to me, but to my family as well while I was gone. Thanks so much for the great tour!

The first room in Lisbon was very small Included meals had volume but no quality with buffets. The farewell dinner was excellent. I would shop around and not necessarily use this company

The most competent and professional travel company I have ever used.

Our tour director was knowledgeable about everything from the American revolution to geology to plant names. He was also patient, responsible and amusing without being corny. I'd travel again with him in s minute. He made the trip.

This was exactly what was stated and more than I could have imagined. Simple and simply amazing, stress free travel

We have gone on 7 Trafalgar tours. All have been excellent.

Most of the rooms included with the tour were below average. We expected better.

The devils post pile and gondola was not available however our tour director took us to other areas which we enjoyed. Monte did a great job!!

The trip with Trafalgar was of the highest possible quality from the moment we hit the coach until we said our farewells. Any unexpected moments were handled quickly and professionally. As this was our first experiences, we reviewed the week with more veteran ground travelers who added to our appraisal that this was the best experience they had ever had on such a venture.

Had no issues with the travel, there were changes that happened along the way but our tour director was amazing and took care of everything we needed.

This tour exceeded our expectations. All the accomodations, and transportation were superb in every way. Our guide, Kimico , was exceptional: totally organized, extremely knowledgeable such that we learned so much about the culture and history of Japan. She was also super friendly and had a great sense of humor. We think we can speak for everyone in our 27 members group: We all loved her and were so sorry to say goodbye at the end of our tour. We would recommend Trafalger and would definitely consider them for future trips.

For the price payed we should have had all dinners included along with daily breakfast. Everything else was great.

Booking made easy. Great communication. All our itinerary and documents came in a timely fashion prior to our departure.

Our tour director, Alissa, was fantastic.

We had a fabulous Italian vacation. The accommodations were really nice and the meals were great. Kanesha, our travel agent, did everything possible to answer our questions and calm our fears as first time international travelers. Everything went well. Can't wait until our next adventure.

Where do I start. The tour had too many people. 52. Because most of the travelers were 70+ it took awhile for those of us at the back of the bus to disembark. 25-35 people would be better. The Marriott and Sheraton hotels were beautiful and well located. The others were located 10-15 min from downtown, and that's if you were a good walker. There was no place to go or see at these hotels unless you booked a taxi. At most hotels I had a great view of a wall or parking lot. The Essex House was supposed to be a culinary school. At a 6:30 seating, we were given a drink at 7:00 (no water). a meal at 7:30 (they knew our choices beforehand), and ran out of the desserts we ordered.They told us thats what we ordered, but we knew better. We continually had to ask for water. Then they charged us for alcohol. a 3 course meal took 2 hrs. Unacceptable!

Not all the hotels on this trip were as nice as expected.

UK has so many things going for it, unfortunately good weather is NOT one of those. It rained on 6 days of our trip. Moreover, weather was very cool and windy. it is imperative that travelers take the appropriate clothing and necessary accessories like umbrellas and waterproof footwear. Food in the UK is very bland, however cuisine from around the world is available in the larger towns and cities. The UK is rich in history and scenic beauty! Residents of the UK were friendly and helpful. A follow up trip to London in the future is something we are considering. Thank you to Trafalgar, it's staff and corporate partners!

Portugal was an amazing country. Jorge was an amazing tour guide. His love and passion for his country was evident as he explained the history of all the wonderous places we visited. The fish dishes and the wine were superb.

Accommodations at Yellowstone sub par. The sites visited between Yellowstone and Rushmore were not up to the quality of the. Others

Best of Greece tour was fine. Four-day Aegean trip was also good but Celestyal was very basic, with very average food.

Excellent tour , the tour director was exceptional As was our driver . Ireland is beautiful, the people are friendly.

We had a wonderful trip including an excellent tour director and bus driver.

James was extremely helpful in choosing which itinerary and which tour operator for our Italy trip. We chose the Best of Italy with Trafalgar and enjoyed every minute. The cities and length of stays and tours were perfect. And by the Grace of God there were no airline foul ups which was my bigget fear.

I've been on several Trafalgar tours but this was my least favorite, not with the destination but with the description of what we would see. There were too many optional tours offered that some of them should have been included with the itinerary. Not sure I'll travel with Trafalgar again or not.

The accommodations were first class and the experienced Tout Director and bus driver were exceptional.

An excellent tour and great tour guide.

Sally our tour director, amazing.

My only comment is that toward the end of the tour we stopped visiting churches because guests on previous tours had complained. We missed the Duomo in Florence, a major attraction because of this. I wished they had explained this better so I could have made other arrangements to see it. By the time I understood, the wait was 2 hours to get in.

Trip was amazing. Very well run. Corey the tour director was wonderful. Bus driver Todd was super. Itinerary was perfect. When part of a tour couldn't be completed due to weather, the excursion wS complimented bt Trafalgar. Very impressed

Great tours lodging food bus guide and driver

Our tour guide Malcom was excellent. Born and raised in Scotland, he was very knowledgeable not only of the complex history of his country, but gave us a glimpse of the present daily life there. He was very attentive to our needs. And whenever the ever changing weather of the Highlands dampened plan A, he always had a very good plan B up his sleeve. I will most likely want him back as my guide for my next trip to Scotland. There is so much more to explore. Nigel, our bus driver, showed us his remarkable skill, driving us through those oh so very narrow roads up in the Highlands! Another highlight for me was to experience a shepherd farm. I can't remember the shepherd's name but to see him work with 15 plus dogs and the sheep was very interesting. The meal at the Ladard farm was also a remarkable experience. I found the people in Scotland very warm, friendly and honestly polite. My only little disappointment was that we didn't get to go in to see the Holyroodhouse, which was listed as one of the places we were going to see. We only drove around it. I was looking forward to walking this iconic site. Everything else was fantastic!

Our travel director Carly and driver Damien were excellent and were very accomodating, helpful and considerate

Thanks for making the trip arrangements easy.

Our tour was super .We had a wonderful time.Our tour guide was great Mary Lee and our driver Dan were well prepared We loved the tour.

The Wonders of Italy was an exception trip. Alex, from Affordable tours made sure that we were prepared with all the information we needed to get there and back. The trip was very well run and organized with a wonderful, fun guide who spoke clearly and was concerned about each passenger. The coach was from Trafalger, The guide's name was Lisa.

Alex has been very supportive and responsive when assisting us with both US and international travel.

Nice job by Affordable - as usual.

The staff, tour director and driver, were terrific. Unfortunately the hotels were, with a few exceptions, too far from where we needed to be and other than the Crown Plaza (which was nearly 45 minutes from the center of Rome) were below par. The NH chain hotels rooms were too small, dingy and the amenities lacking. Other than the hotel in Barcelona, the breakfasts were disappointing. We only did a few of the optional tours in part because we have been to some of the locations before but we did a few and they were quite pricey. People were saying they felt "nickeled and dimed". We were a disappointed with Trafalgar after enjoying our Canadian Rockies tour about ten years ago.

Trip was excellent, Some hotels were just ok however, I do realize this is Europe and somewhat different than US Hotels. The tour director was very informative and explained everything in detail!.

The hotels were very far from city centers. No advice or information regarding public transportation etc. It was very disappointing.

The pace of the itinerary was a little hectic. We did cover a lot of territory however.

After comparing our first trip with Trafalgar we booked this trip. This trip did not come close to what we experienced on our first trip. For this reason we will not use them again.

Excellent driver, and friendly. Guide was very knowledgeable and made the trip a lot of fun. I highly recommend this tour.

Exceptional experience. We loved every minute of it. Very professional and friendly starting with Nina at affordabletours.com anf trip dirctor Marina and driver Maurizio at trafalgar. We had one of our best vacations of our llives. We would recommend affordable tours.com as one of the best. Thank you again.

Our second trip with Trafalgar. If we decide on another tour in the future it will be with Trafalgar.

Trafalgar does a first class job of making people feel well taken care of. Experience exceeded my expectations. They were respectful, prompt and easy to understand throughout the trip!

I can describe our trip in one word WONDERFUL. Our tour guide, Tiffany was FABULOUS. We hated for the tour to end. Kudos to Trafalgar and Tiffany. And last, but not least for James helping us plan our trip with Affordable Tours. 

There were two departures from the published itinerary, including a walking tour of "hidden Paris," with a local specialist. Everyone was annoyed by this. No actual substitution was made, and there was almost no apology. Toward the end, for some reason, a couple of offerings published in the itinerary were moved from one day to another, making for one 12 hour day. Not easy. Additionally, this Trafalgar tour guide did the bare minimum. Some felt he was passive aggressive. In my opinion, either he was too laid back or negligent. Could not be sure which. In either case, he did the bare minimum to see to our comfort and pleasure.

Trafalgar was an excellent choice. The tour directors were professional and informative while also making the trip fun. They did everything for us so we could just enjoy the trip and never panic with the schedule. We would book with them again for sure.

The tour director and driver, Tiffany and Marecio, were just really wonderful and very helpful. Went out of their way to make the trip nice and fun for all. Were helpful and kind when my husband fell ill towards the end of the trip, and we needed to get to a hospital. ( please pass along to Trafalgar our high regard for the two of them.) WiFi never worked at all, but we were very happy to find power charge stations at each seat. Bus seemed either smaller or more crowded than past trips we took, so not as much leg or window view room than we remembered from before.

Found all aspects of the trip to be as advertised. Because of other events that were happening in Austria we were not able to book the hotel that is normally used and the alternative was not as good. Very small and issues with water temperature . Thought that the optional tours offered by Trafalgar were very good and well worth the time and money. Well organized, pleasant and professional guides and tour director. Overall my wife and I were very satisfied.

Accommodations in Vienna or substandard. Beds look like they belong to in a cabin on a cruise liner. Is very small hard for two people to move around in. The accommodations in Budapest and Prague were very good. There was a lot of down time on this trip. The tours that were included as part of the package we're very short in duration. It cost us almost $900 US just to see the sights that we expected would have been included in the package. This is unacceptable

I've booked 2 trips now through Trafalgar and both were great experiences. Our Tour Director, Maite, was a delight. She certainly made the experience memorable.

We traveled to so many places we would never would have gone to on our own.

I was very pleased with my Trafalgar vacation.The Tour director and driver very excellent... friendly, very knowledgeable and great sense of humour. A male traveller in his 50s experienced a heart attack while on the bus travelling through the countryside many miles from a hospital but the situation was very well handled by the tour director, Trafalgarand all the travellers on board the bus. I would definitely recommend Trafalgarto friends.

Great guide and excellent bus driver.

The trip was excellent and we highly recommend it! Our Affordable Tours agent, Lawren, was wonderful! Tour guide with Trafalgar, Tyson was wonderful! Accommodations and food at Old Faithful Inn were our only disappointment. With no other options the Inn doesn't have any competition. It was disappointing that they are not willing to make the small changes to help people get what they deserve.

the trip met all my expectations. Our tour guide Stephen, certainly knowledgeable, personable and in control of all situations on the trip. He certainly and asset to Trafalgar and should be commended for a job well done. Our tour driver Mark was personable,and always in control of the situation. Always concerned about our safety. The coach was always clean and comfortable.

I felt the tour needs to state how demanding a tour this it. It was exhausting sometimes walking 4 miles or more and climbing several steps. This was after getting up early after sleeping on uncomfortable beds. I enjoyed the sights and guides and Lawren at Affordable tours was great. You do need to update decription of tour package so older people realize how demanding it is. We were able to keep up and climb but a lot of people were not. It also involves a lot of history and museum time I think less time in museums and a little down time would be great. Overall we enjoyed it but would have liked a heads up!

Overall the motels and food were wonderful as expected. Our travel guide and bus driver were excellent. Much to our dismay, all included excursions were cancelled due to weather. We feel that some kind of compensation should be made. These excursions were the reason we booked the trip.

Excellent trip, worth the price paid. Well organized, professional tour director & knowledgeable local guides

The 2 Red Lion Inns we stayed at were old and not up to our expectations or the usual standard of Trafalgar. We ere also a bit disappointed not to STA at the hotel in San Francisco that was originally listed in the itinerary.

I researched several companies and decided on a particular trip/operator. Then I discovered Affordable Tours which pleasantly surprised me with a huge monetary discount that I would not have received had I booked with the company of the tour. The agent, Mason, that I dealt with was absolutely wonderful!! He made me feel that I was a priority even though I know I was just one of his many clients. Thank you so much!!

I booked this tour based on my last year's experience with Trafalgar. The bar was set high. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed with this tour. I paid extra for single supplement and I would think I would be treated the same. The accommodations were a disappointment. The hotel rooms at both Hilton in particular were not cleaned. It looked like rooms have not been in used for a long time. Bath rooms had mold. It was about an inch dust on every thing. Hilton Arabella was not an ideal location as well. In Frankfurt did not do much at all. There was not much time spent in Oberammergau, Insburg, Salzburg. Viennna would have loved to see and do more. The train ride in alpes was not what I expected. I love the fact that Trafalgar partnered up with small businesses, hidden gems to get the experience in real life such as strudel making work shop etc. On the bus while traveling together, some people have been traveling for last month and so and were sick (cold and flu) and got others sick as well as they kept coughing without covering their mouths and got others too. I got it too and I was not well at all and could not travel via bus when we were leaving from Salzburg to Vienna as the bus trip was an all day affair. I had to make my own arrangements to go via direct train followed by Taxi to Vienna hotel and rest to be better. I paid from my own pocket. For meals I requested either seafood or vegetarian. The best meals were on first night welcome dinner, vinnease dinner and orchestra. The rest of the meals were a disappointment and I was surprised especially in metropolitan areas. There were not much choices. I have this trip booked a while ago, one would think that meals request would have been accommodated. Suggestions for future consideration: 1) create a trip options where solo travelers are well accommodated. 2) do away with single supplement (it looks like a fine to be a solo traveler) 3) bus mechanical engineering to allow for bus air not to circulate but instead a single pass ( I am assuming this based on current bus design) 4) invest a bit more in cultural experience with more than one option. 5) hotels to be centrally located 6) meals are to be better planned with options suitable for people who do not eat meat or have halal meat options available

Luggage information was not followed by Trafalger. Coach had bathroom but wasn't available most of the time. Bus swayed back and forth making it uncomfortable. Tour director was great!!! Paolo was informative but sometimes hard to reach.

My experience on this tour had some unexpected changes and I was dissatisfied with the fact that two of the hotels were changed and I was not informed. As a result of the change of hotel for the last nights in the tour, I had to pay for my own transportation to the airport. I don't know who was responsible for the communication but was not a good experience as the hotel in Lucerne was far away from the city center.

One hotel didn't have air conditioning. I think that is expected in a 4 star hotel. Our tour guide was a challenge. Our guides took there groups through the sites or cities and she would take us to one area and then say it's just a short walk or it's rasy darling

The total process from receiving a price quote to returning home from a tour was so easy. Our focus was on our adventure,the people we met along the way, the food and drink we shared and new ways at looking at our world. Many lessons learned and shared. The tour guide was the best...Outstanding. The service from Affordable Tours was outstanding. Thanks you for all you do.

The travel director/local guides and drivers were great, extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I was a bit traumatized by going to theMedina in Fes-the foul odors and poop everywhere was not pleasant. I keep an open mind but I feel if we were informed about what to expect then we would have been prepared. Overall Still enjoyed the trip

We loved the trip to Ireland and Scotland! Donna, who booked our trip did a great job. Jordana, our tour director was outstanding and wonderful, and Darius, our driver was the best. It was truly and awesome trip! Thank you all!

I have traveled with Trafalgar before but this time I brought my husband, brother in law and sister in law along. It was fun to watch them be excited about how amazing the tour was. It made travel easy, fun and informative. The bus travel, rooms, local guides,extra tours and great extras made it a wonderful time. I would highly recommend this trip to everyone!

I found my day was on the bus and the days were jam packed too much so. Some stops were for very little Gretna green for one little to see a money grab same with Shakespeare's grave lots of places to shop and a few minutes at the grace although I did pay my respects. The Irish and Scottish show we were packed in like sardines worried about the fire code felt they get as many in as possible for the money and then present a show which was too long same for Ireland. You don't feel appreciated by the host country like they're making the most money while loading too many people together as opposed to a symphony concert in Vienna with those signed for it our own group.

We had a wonderful trip and everything was top notch!

Accommodations and food were below expectations. We started our trip a day early and could not use the cab voucher that day. The trip had long drives on a few days with only brief and sometimes uninteresting stops to grocery stores and strip malls.

I thoroughly enjoyed this trip. Our tour guide, although very talkative, was so much fun. He was very creative and made us laugh often.

The overall trip was conveniently paced from being hectic to welcome time off. One must be in good shape with all the walking and climbing of steps. September is a good month, but I would consider October to be the perfect month if you want cooler weather.

This was our first guided tour. We did have some trouble waking up early, but we saw many more sights than we would have seen on our own, and there was some free time as well. All the guides were top-notch.

Based on my fabulous trip in 2017, I booked this trip. Here is the synopsis for this trip: BUS OPERATOR: Excellent driver; felt safe at all times; a true professional and gentlemen. TOUR GUIDE: 1) A slow start, then progressed as time went on. 2) Did not have Orientation and materials (i.e., Welcome Letter with general information, Optional Tour list with cost, some menus, etc) upon arrival on Sunday, just name tag and luggage tag. 3) He used his Portugese accent when pronouncing some Spanish words. 4) He is a nice chap, but was not as organized as he should be. TRAFALGAR: Charged too much for Optional Tours and so much of the trip was based on Optional Tours. This was very disappointing. Taking all into consideration, this particular trip was overpriced.

We would have liked more time a few of the venues and a little less time at others--totally our personal preference! Our tour guide kept saying--"this is just a taste--you'll need to come back for more." We will not be able to afford to come back, so that approach to our trip was not anticipated.

Trip was well organized and everything was on time. I would like to have more time on your own is some locations that I liked and less time in some small cities. There was a hotel in St. Michel we stayed at and needs an update, beds very small and AC not working!

They didn't pick me up from airport, I had to pay for taxi, hotels war 3 star motels , very small and clean . Didn't include museums , it was all day driving in the city. Tour guide want knowledgeable and couldn't answer all questions that we had. I didn't feel that tour package was worth it . It was bad service overall.

More expensive than other tour operators. Guide was less than acceptable.

Due to short amount of days and the many cities to visit the tour was nonstop. Early wake up every morning.

Our Travel Director (Maite) was exceptionally AWESOME all throughout the tour up to our early, early departure from Rome. She's hard to be topped!!!

Trafalgar was great! Our tour director Andy did an excellent job.

Great trip, well planned in every aspect, fantastic tour guide, Marie, who was knowledgeable and delightful. I recommend Trafalgar.

The land tour was good, with some dislikes about some of the suggested restaurants on the road (low quality of food). The tour guide Smaro made the trip worthwhile. She was EXCELLENT!!! The city tour guides on the other hand, not all of them were as good as expected. Especially the last one at Santorini

I enjoyed the Highlights of France and Barcelona. There were great sights, delicious food and the tour guide was very energetic and knowledgeable about the places we visited. It was an all around great trip, Lots of fun!

The trip was wonderful. Most of the sites were great and we had sufficient time to walk around. The only sites I did not enjoy were Glasgow and Isle of Skye. Isle of Skye is great, but we only saw a small corner of it. It wasn't worth the trouble. The Holiday Inn in Cardiff was also not very good. But overall we were delighted with the trip

Rooms were for the most part just ok. One hotel which we were switched to at the last minute was poor. Food was mediocre at best. Optional excursions offered were generally ok. Overall did see a lot of Ireland but too much time on the bus, group was too large to really get to know anyone, and our tour guide Allie was very good but at times gave us too much information.

In many of the towns we visited in Scotland, there were one or two hotels available. They are not the standard of most hotels where tours usually book. Having lived in England, I was used to these accommodations, but I think many of the tour participants were not. It might be a good idea to emphasize this in future bookings.

First time using Trafalgar. Tour director, Gary, was phenomenal! There was an elderly lady with dementia on our trip who was traveling alone. Gary had her checked out at hospital when she was found sitting in the hotel lobby with her bags at 9:00 at night by another tour member. Her family refused to take her from hospital and she came along the tour. Gary was so incredibly kind and patient with her. I know he was an angel on earth when we saw him escorting her to one of the included sites and carrying her handbag as she held his arm with one hand and her cane in the other. What a great guy!! He managed to take care of the rest of the 47 people on the tour as well with no problems. This tour, although slower paced because of the above situation, was a great experience. Gary even took this lady to the airport and made sure she made it to her flight home and contacted her family to make sure she would be met at her arrival. Restored my faith in humanity!!

There was quite a bit of walking so travelers need to bring comfortable, walking shoes.

I loved my first Tour... It was a magical experience. Many nice and friendly people and our Director Patrick was wonderful. There were other places I wish I could have seen but not enough time... So much to do!

Hotel rooms, although adequate, were inferior to those we had in Eastern Europe on two previous Trafalgar tours. Best of Britain and Ireland rooms were small, lacked radios/clocks, doors that would not open a safe that was so low in a closet you had to lay on the floor to use the number pad (I could do it, but some on this trip could not). Trafalgar did not want to honor a return transfer to Heathrow Airport even though we purchased airfares through them. Issue had to do with the fact we were continuing on rather than returning. Your website states the transfer is authorised and doesn't exclude those not returning.

Our tour director, Mary, was amazing! She was so knowledgeable about the area and that really added to our experience. She worked so well with our exceptional bus driver, Nylan, and was always making us laugh. The National Park experience was amazing - we really felt like Trafalgar took us to the highlights of the park and that we didn't "miss" anything.

The trip was fantastic, exceeded expectations!!

Triple the budget for daily expenses. A cup or coffee will run you $6.50; to use the restroom $1; and, lunch/dinner meals are not cheap budget around $50 a person per day. While the entire trip was a great experience, the bus trip leaves a lot to be be desired. For example, on one of the many bathroom stops (at least twice a day) we were given 15 minutes to enter and use the single restroom - there were 40 people on the bus! Lunch breaks (30-45 minutes a day) are scheduled at expensive gift shops and stopping is based on the bus drivers ability to schedule his driving times. Three of the hotels had showers that allowed you to insert one leg at a tme, wash, and rinse - this is not a joke. Most hotels were adequate, but three or four left a lot to be desired. The tour director, on the first day of the adventure told us that " When you travel remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable." MOST IMPORTANT: Make sue you understand the terms Visit, See, and View. It is difficult to see and view at 70 miles an hour - but you'll be given 5 minutes stops in places to get off the bus, take a photo and re-board the bus, however, there will be many times when there are 2-20 buses taking the same photos in the same 5 minute period of time. Would I take this trip again, NO. However, I might try Trafalgar again with the knowledge I gained on this trip.

we wanted a tour operator that would do all the necessary work to arrange the hotels, tours, transportation, meals etc. Trafalgar Tours provided everything we hoped for. The did all the work that was necessary for us to have a trip of a life time.

Too many Optional Packages. Some of these packages could have been included in the tour. Otherwise, the trip was to our expectations. 

This package trip/tour through southern Spain was great - even better than described in their literature. Great trip through Trafalgar - booked through Affordable Tours. Everything was great!

Nuno, our trip director was absolutely the best and we've been on several Trafalgar tours. All the tour directors were excellent but Nuno in the 99th percentile. His surprise extras were outstanding. He was fun and knowledgeable. If Nuno recommends a optional trip, take it. We'd definitely go on any trip he was directing. George, our driver really added to the experience. Not only was he an outstanding driver with an amazing eye for estimating small distances but he was also fun and easy to talk with. Although George and Nuno never worked together before, we (all 47 of us) were shocked when we learned this several days into the tour since they worked so seamlessly together. The only irritation was a few days before our departure they moved a couple of hotels from where we thought we were staying. We thought we were going to be more centrally located in a couple. However, 1) this was out of Nuno's control, 2) they warn you when you sign up that they may need to switch hotels, 3) all the hotels but one I'd rate at 5 out of 5 stars, and 4) we were still able to get around with out an issue.

This trip was amazing , went to 5 countries in 9 days , very fast and hectic but fun . Our tour director and Driver were great , Food was awesome . Thinking of another trip next year !!

Everything was perfect, the tour guide Charles was wonderful and very knowledgeable. The people on the tour bus were friendly. I had an amazing trip and memories to treasure for a lifetime.

This by far was the best trip I've taken with Trafalger. The Tour Director and bus driver made the trip most enjoyable. I had a very good time.

The tour was very interesting and everything went smoothly even if some of the hotels were not really 4 star-hotels like the one in Limerick. Thank you. Best Regards.

Highly satisfied with the hotels. The locations and the breakfasts were exquisite! Wish to know the exact and enough information for each day for us to plan and make decisions. Price benefits (or no such benefits) as part of the group package/purchase should be transparent to the customers.

We are very thorough when it comes to booking tours - we need to know that we're getting the best value for our money while still experiencing all that we want to experience. We look at every tour out there and narrow it down by price and places visited. This is the 2nd bus tour that we have taken with Trafalgar - both have been exceptional.The Best of France truly was the best of France!!!

Northern Italy tour with Trafalgar was one of our best vacations ever. Italy was beautiful, tour director great and new friendships amongst fellow travelers made the trip memorable.

The hotels were, with the exception of the one in Assisi and the Sheraton, dirty and small. The first hotel in Rome, Tiberia, had bedbugs and we were told they didn't have anywhere to move us. When we called to the desk to have someone come up, a bellboy came up and shook all of the blanket and put them on the floor with our luggage. He killed one of the bugs and said, "you are ok now, I got it." When the manager came up, he was not very concerned either. He finally moved us to the first floor next to a smoking room that smelled horrible and was the size of a closet for the 3 of us. He did launder the clothes that were on our bed for us. Our tourguide didn't seem concerned either. It was a huge inconvenience and I came home and threw out my luggage and the things that were in it, so as not to bring bedbugs home with me. I understand that things happen, but there was no concern, remorse or compensation for this horrible experience. My goddaughter was traumatized that there were bugs in the bed she slept in. She slept on the wooden chair in the room. Another hotel (Capri) had a filthy mattress and they refused to change it or our room. The manager told me he was too busy and I was just going to have to deal with it until the next day, when he wasn't so busy. In Lido, there were no towels in our room. We requested them and they only gave us two, for a 3 person room. They said they didn't have anymore. When they refreshed the room (we were there for 2 days), they didn't leave towels again. When I called down, they said they didn't have any. They also didn't have any luggage racks and the room was so small, we couldn't open our suitcases. Our shower door came off the hinge and they said they couldn't fix it until the next day. The food at the hotel, in most cases, was not good. If it weren't for our free time and the optional experiences, we wouldn't have experienced good food. The optional excursion at the farmhouse in Tuscany was not worth the money. The farm was beautiful, but the food was not very good. I know we didn't book a luxury tour, but my experience was that the accommodations were below average and not the caliber that I would choose for a vacation, or even an overnight stay on the road. We were a three person accommodation and, in all cases, except Assisi, the rooms were uncomfortable, too small and the third bed was a cot or sofa. For the money we paid, the accommodations were unacceptable.

Booking agent was wonderful and assisted us in every issue; she went out of her way to make it a memorible and pleasant trip.

Our TD, Marina, was exceptionally good.

Itinerary was exactly as promised We saw and did so much in the time we had. We could choose to be on our own at times or book an optional tour with a local specialist. All the local specialists were outstanding as was our tour director. Trafalgar spares nothing when it comes to our convenience and not having to worry about getting anywhere or following our itinerary or safety. I would always book with Trafalgar. They are the best

The trip experience was great had beautiful accommodations great food and wonderful tour guide

Excellent service from ALL staff. We smiled and laughed often and thoroughly enjoyed the scenery, wildlife sightings, and commentary provided. The coach seating was a little cramped and the longer bus rides were tiring. Hotels varied in quality from outstanding (Westin Calgary and Banff Park Lodge) to OK (Sawridge and Hotel 540). The Rocky Mountaineer experience was as wonderful as we anticipated despite smoky air conditions.

Lynda, our tour director, was very knowledgeable and professional. She kept everything organized and operating smoothly. This was our first trip to Europe and Lynda and Trafalgar made our tour a fantastic experience!

Rachel was our tour director and was wonderful. She offered so many tips and facts as we were on the bus. It made those long drives bearable. I would gladly book another trip with her as the director.

My trip was simply amazing! Every thing was thought of. Can't wait to start planning my next trip.

We were quite disappointed with Trafalgar. Several of our hotels were changed. Our tour director didn't seem to care about us at all (ie: 2 of the other travelers had their luggage lost, 1 for 4 days, the other for the whole 2 weeks and our director just kind of said, "What a shame" and did nothing. Maybe we are spoiled by Globus, but neither the hotels (except the last one), nor the included meals were up to standard. We would be better off finding our own meals. We were looking forward to seeing the "Ring of Kerry" touted as, ".....a breathtaking coastal drive....See....the fishing village of Waterville....and Moll's Gap...". We drove along the coast for less than a mile, never went to Waterville and drove past Moll's Gap at about 40 mph!

Very mixed...some accomodations great, 2 really bad ( mold in bathroom...pictures taken by me,... dirty rooms, small rooms, rooms smaller than my master bathroom at home, stained carpets, musty smells, no heat, noise all night, breakfast buffets poor, service poor, one hotel room in a basement and very claustrophobic...... like staying in a dungeon, hotel staff indiffrent). Tour guide very scripted and dismissive, sacastic, not helpful. Some points in tour description were covered by wizzing by the site, and if you were on the correct side of the bus you might focus in on taking a photo. Seat rotation on bus not equitable, as some people had front row seats a couple of times, some people never had front seats. Tour guide was a smoker and reeked of smoke. We had numerous short "bathroom breaks" which were really more like stops so the tour guide could smoke. Tour guide (an Irishman) had lots of ad lib info and promotions about Ireland and minimal info about Scotland and almost distain for the Scotts. Tour guide was not available for assistance...Dropped tour group off at hotels, landmarks, ect., and did not make himself available . He was an older guide (65?) and former bus driver who apparently has learned how to "play the system' and put in his time until retirement. He olny became hopsitable and showed concern the last two days of the tour, when it was near the time to recieve tips. Many people of the tour were disgusted and I hope they give fedback to their booking agents. I will never take another Trafalgar tour and will discourage any one I know of ever using the services of Trafalgar.

Thank you very much for helping me to choose this particular tour. We are back home with many unforgettable moments and happy memories. It's been a pleasure traveling with Trafalgar. The tours were well organized, the transportation was comfortable , WiFi equipped. I highly recommend Bohemian Highlights tour to anyone who is interested in European history and culture. Trafalgar offers a verity of optional tours for an additional charge, but it was all worth it. Thank you again for being so helpful and patient with us

Capitals of the North by Trafalgar Tours is an excellent trip. All places visited had its own unique beauty and Stockholm, StPetersburg and Moscow topped the list. Optional excursions were very interesting as well. Avery impressive and awesome trip!!!

3 hotels in Scotland were shady and not up to our expectations. we survived

Personally, we prefer the relaxation of a cruise, making it unlikely we'll take another land tour. Specific complaints about the operator, though: 1. Failure to know nearest medical facilities at each stop. My husband needed to see a doctor, which we finally located 10 days into the trip. 2. Being dumped out at places just to kill time. 3. No hand sanitizer (to our knowledge) on the bus. Many got sick with colds(?). 4. Having tickets to the Edinburgh Tattoo was wonderful; however, seats were very high in the stands, making it difficult for some with limited mobility to navigate.

Hotels, except the last two, were a disappointment. As a USA citizen, we expected air and universally clean and up to date rooms.

Best experience and exactly what we expected from Trafalgar.

This trip was amazing and I enjoyed every minute of it.

I love Trafalgar and I plan to travel with them again. Our trip to Greece was amazing until the Santorini leg of our trip. I was very disappointed with our tour guides in Santorini. We arrived on an 8 AM flight and the tour guide was not available to meet us untll 4PM leaving us with a full day of no activities or even suggestions or any type of orientation to the island.. This was a problem because we did not have an ability to sign onto tours for that day. He (Nico) finally showed up at our hotel at 4 PM because he was working with another group and we were able to sign up for excursions, however, by that time we had lost a day. Nico was then off duty and we had no tour guide or even a number to call if we were to run into problems because our next guide was not available to meet with us until the afternoon of the next day because she (Jackie) also was leading another group. . We had many questions regarding our flight back to Athens and we did not know the time schedule which was stressful because we were concerned about making our our connections back to Athens. . Santorini was beautiful, the hotel was wonderful as well as the two excursions. Our tour guide, Dina, on the Greece mainland tour was amazing as was the driver, Stephano. They were the best tour guide and driver that I have experienced with Trafalgar. They are both to be complimented.

The first day in London was a waste of time, the guide walked the group by Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and the Parliament then to the park with Lincoln and Churchill"s statue . She was so preoccupied with women's rights issues taking us to a suffragette's statue instead of Mr. Churchill's. We had to insist to continue there. Out of the 5 included dinners 2 or 3 were substandard. Example:The Liverpool Regional meal , the steak was really a poor imitation of a steak sandwich, with a minuscule wilted salad and similarly wilted cheap french fries. The one day hotel stay days do not provide much time sightseeing. Due to the huge distances it might be beneficial to eliminate Liverpool entirely, instead fly the group directly to Edinburgh. The Lake district is lovely, but not essential. The Tour could be trimmed to 9-10 days this way.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Northern California tour with Trafalgar, but I think the company should have notified us about potential changes in the itinerary because of the Yosemite fires. We were never contacted & had no opportunity to cancel, which many on the tour would have done if they had been given the chance.

This trip included all that was described and included a variety of sites. Our guide was knowledgeable, helpful, experienced, capable. I chose this particular tour because I wanted my grandson to see the Normandy beaches. Having studied and worked in France, I was happy to find a tour which went to Amboise as that is where Leonardo DaVinci spent the last three years of his life.

The only hotel that not meet my expectations was the one in Seville. Great Location but the rooms were dirty. The Operator's Staff (Celia) was excellent.

Great and fun way to see Switzerland. The little side trip to Italy (Lake Maggiore) and the train to St Moritz are the best parts of the trip -I didn't even know about that separate railway system. The accommodations and included dining are excellent. Our guide, David, is superb.

Good trip overall. The itinerary was a bit too fast paced and hard for a trip advertised for kids/family. Of course you want to cover highlights but there needs to be a day to sleep in a bit and a place to do a load of laundry. Also many of the options were not really options - they really should have been included not extras. The food was ok - but not great in Paris where one would expect good cuisine. Have some good memories and again generally good trip. The travel director and driver were both great.

The travel director was excellent! We enjoyed the itinerary and would highly recommend the trip to friends.

This was our 4th trip Trafalgar. The Inconic Rockies and western summer 2018 was a tour that we enjoyed so very much. I would give this trip at 6.5 rating based on a 5.0 as being the highest rating!! The tour was so special at a great value.

The countryside was beautiful. Not enough time in any one location. Felt very rushed. Tour guide listened to people but did whatever she wanted to do. She did not seem to understand her travelers' needs. Most hotels I would rate very low. Most were not airconditioned and weather was very hot.

Alter the itinerary to eliminate the excursion day to Plymouth, Polperro, Dartmouth & Buckfast Abbey and add a day in Liverpool. Not nearly enough time to enjoy what the city has to offer. The Be My Guest lunch was really bad and a big waste of time. When stopping for lunch you need to give more options of things to do for those of us that don't choose to eat lunch. Need to provide good options for things to do if you don't purchase an excursion. There ere three boat trips offered and if you didn't do them there was nothing for you to do. Didn't like the location of the hotel in Laggan. Liverpool, Cardiff & Edinburgh were much better stops because they have a lot to offer. We were looking into booking another Trafalgar tour for next year when we left but now we are rethinking it.

For Ireland, would make sure it is highlighted somewhere that most hotels do not have air conditioning. Fans not always available. Arriving in Dublin, Ireland Operator did meet us in airport, bus shuttle required walking with all luggage to bus lot.

My whole experience was astounding. No complaint at all except that one has to have as much energy as possible to keep up with the activities

Accomodations were as expected but for the Sokos in Estonia.Very late check in.We were the last to get our room.Rooms were not ready at 2pm and were told ours would be at 3pm but this did not happen.Therefore,we had to proceed on the city tour without refreshing ourselves after hours on the road.The room was stuffy, the A.C. did not work properly,the wooden floor had many black scuff marks,the TV remote did not function as it should.We can go on.We rate this hotel a 2 star.Do not recommend it to anyone.We gave our assessment to Trafalgar.Hope they act positively.

Everything went great and I have no complaints

Trafalgar's included sight-seeing was very short - a couple of hours a day only. There were no included sight-seeing tours in Lake Bled, even though we were there for 2 nights plus one morning till noon. Everything was optional. The hotel in Budapest was very bad. When one adds the cost of optionals (too many), Trafalgar is not a good value. We believe Globus does a better job at a lower cost.

There were pluses and minuses: the bus had as little leg room as the current airline economy seats, so for the long drives it was very uncomfortable, even though we stopped every couple of hours. However, the bus driver was absolutely wonderful, and made that aspect of the trip stress free. The tour director was okay, but I've had much better ones with other companies. He seemed to be more concerned with telling us how much he was doing for us, which seemed to be basically the things his job required. At the end of the trip he left before the people on the trip were to leave, so if there were any problems, he was not there to help sort them out. The hotels varied, but for the cost of the trip were okay. If one did all the Optional Experiences, the cost of the trip would be much higher. It was surprising that some of the "Optional Experiences" were not part of the trip, such as in Berlin, a visit to the Berlin Wall and Checkpoint charlie was an Optional Experience. Also the highlights of Lake Bled were optional, at additional costs. Given my exceptional experiences with Overseas Adventure Travel and Adventures Abroad, it is highly unlikely that I would travel with Trafalgar again.

The bus driver was outstanding The bus seats were more uncomfortable and smaller than airplane seats A couple of the city tour leaders were excellent A few times on the bus, we were subjected to movies and music. The bus should be equipped with headphones, so we don't have to listen if we don't want to Breakfasts were outstanding Included dinners were mediocre The optional experience in Berlin should have been included. Those sites were too important to miss. The tour director didn't provide enough optional directions for our free time (and left before any of the tour attendees on the last day). The trip was worthwhile as a taste of those cities and countries, although it would have been nice to interact with the residents (probably not possible on a trip like this).The The change of hotels in Vienna was disappointing. The hotel in Lake Bled was lovely.

The Western Frontier Tour of all the National Parks was excellent. Trafalgar did a great job in coordinating all the activities and providing background information on all the National Parks and sites we visited prior to the visit. The bus was comfortable and the Tour Director helped with providing information on each area and site we visited. The people were all friendly and everyone was on time.

Kristina was excellent. She had to change things around a bit but that was OK. She arranged for low costs meals that we had to pay for out of our own pocket and to get rolling to the next adventure. She made me Hussle to be on time. She's a lovely, knowledgeable tour guide. From her most challenging client!!

Our Tour Guide Bruno was outstanding and exceeded our expectations. He had a great sense of humor and very attentive to the needs of the groupd.

Trafalgar did an outstanding tour. Our guide was superb, as was our local guides. The hotels were all in the center of town and were wonderful. Even on traveling days, the bus played movies or documentaries on the places we were going. Most of our meals were provided and were excellent with many choices including Vegan for those so inclined. All in all in was an outstanding experience.

The trip went well and very enjoyable. Some parts were expensive particularly when alcohol was included. Would have preferred keeping the included drinks to one and then allow people to choose to pay extra for what they want to drink.

If you've already toured the UK Scotland but haven't toured Southwest England you could be missing out.

Pedro was amazing. He demonstrated enthusiasm, professionalism, knowledge and dedication.

The trip was what I expected my only complaint was the bathroom in Limerick and Galway hotels had mieldew.

The tour was everything I expected. The tour guide was superb and the bus driver was amazing. If someone wants to experience Ireland This trip will do it. But it is a busy trip. A first-time visitor to Ireland and seeking to get a feel for the whole country, this trip will do it.

With Traflegar we had a wonderful time...tour director for Traflegar was awesome. Would/will book another tour with them.

Our European trip was fantastic. Our travel guide was so knowledgeable about each area we visited. The restaurants he chose were outstanding. I will be booking my third tour with Trafalgar, probably in September. My plan is to visit England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and perhaps then go to Eastern Europe.

I can't decide if Trafalgar is worth the extra money. We often travel with Gate 1, and I find that they are far more organized as a company for before travel information. Trafalgar is slow to release information, such as optional tours, whereas Gate 1 has them listed when you book. Perhaps this is a practice of AAT Kings rather than Trafalgar? It came home to us when the one really important optional experience we wanted was filled because we could not book until we arrived in country. We might have booked ahead with another company offering a similar experience, but Trafalgar was not forthcoming about the times. We were afraid we would make it hard for the rest of the tour. In addition, Trafalgar gives no guidelines about things like tipping the tour manager, bus driver, etc. Overall, it was a good tour with the world's best tour manager (Nellie), and the hotels were all very nice if you like the large luxury chains; they were in great locations. But the business model needs improvement to help the customer. Again, this might be AAT Kings and not Trafalgar. We may go back to Gate 1, which costs less and is very good.

I was told that Trafalgar was a step above Globus Tours. Personally we did not find this to be the case. I would book Globus over Trafalgar if I ever do a bus tour again. Have been with Globus on two other bus trips and was extremely pleased. When we originally booked this trip it was my understanding that our hotel was to be in Banff for three days. Around April 6th Traflgar did the Bait & Switch and moved the hotel to Canmore. Felt this was a bait and switch as customers had all ready booked their airlines and Trafalgar all ready had final payment from customers. At the time this notice was received had no idea as to the location of Canmore in reference to Banff. After having been in Banff for three days felt like we missed many opportunities to explore further because of our hotel location. Canmore was 20-25 minute walk away and if unable to walk had added transportation expenses from any of the restaurant to get a meal so more added costs because of this. The hotel in Jasper was also 20-25 minutes walk and it was raining the two days we were in Jasper - so some more added expenses for taxis. Russell, Tour Director & Matthew, Bus Driver, demonstrated professional and courteous service the entire time. Russell had many bumps in the road on this trip with having the cancel the Maligne Canyon and cruise lake trip due to the rain storms. Also at the Holiday Inn in Canmore - the Be My Guest Dinner was terrible as the Holiday Inn Staff of three people who were working very hard to serve us could not serve a plated meal to 51 people. The food was terrible and was cold and they had our choice of the main entree 48 hours in advance. Very poor management issues with the food department at Holiday Inn. Even with the breakfast buffet in the morning they were out of items and you had to ask if they were bringing more out, the tables were not cleared off for a place to set and eat your meal. Not a pleasant stay at the Holiday Inn.

This trip involves a lot of time on a bus. Looking at a map, a traveler can see there are more than a few miles between the town's featured on this trip. But maybe, they should have it pointed out to them that more than a few hours are going to be spent on a bus, with quick stops in between, before the next destination. I think most everyone on my trip complained about the travel time between hotels. On a more specific note, the Hotel Europe in Lucerne wasn't air conditioned. The view and location were spectacular, but that didn't keep me cool at night.

The trip was exceptional, my only thing was there was alpt of hsrd walking esp.the one to the hotel in Capri other hotels not too far to walk

Great trip. Only complaint was lack of air conditioning in hotels but weather was unusually warm for Ireland 28-31 degrees celuis

It was a Nice itinenary. It is good to add personal plans to augment this trip, a few more days in Paris and Giverny.

The tour guide, Alberto, was excellent, and enlightened us about the nuances of Spanish culture throughout he Spanish Wonder Tour! All except for the hotels, matched the description offered. 3 of 5 hotels were changed, due to 2 parallel tours, and the Barcelona and Madrid hotels were quite distant from the city center. We chose not to take the optional dinner in Barcelona because we had very limited time to explore the sites, interesting neighborhoods, and the culture in this dynamic city. Otherwise, the tour provided excellent experiences that deepened our understanding of this varied and diverse country.

I had a wonderful trip and learned a lot about the history of countries that we visited. Thanks!

This particular tour required a lot more time in the coach (bus) than I expected even though I knew we would be having to travel a lot. Usually on tours we stop about every 1 1/2 hours. At the most 2. We exceeded that several times. As a consequence over a dozen people including some of the children experiences leg/foot swelling. Also the stops were so short we were expected to stand in line to use the toilets and then get lunch in about a half hour sometimes. Due to the distances we covered we were able to see many wonderful places. It was a "bucket list" tour for sure. Of the 7 tours I have been on this tour director would be ranked the 7th. He didn't really "come alive" with information until the last few days (after talking about gratuities). The local guides were great and my fellow travelers were by far the most wonderful people.

This was the best trip we have been on. Great time, great people, fantastic host, good accommodations. The scenery was well worth the trip.

Coordination at the beginning of the trip was overwhelming amateur Accommodations were remote and not city center to highlighted attractions. Coach was not appointed for long trip- no USB charge ports- seats too crowded Operators sponsored evening meals were disappointing Majority of the excursions(additional cost)- overall a good experience

Many of the optionals are overpriced and should have been included in the main tour in the first place. Overall tour experience was satisfactory

It was better than expected and that says a lot as I was expecting a high quality. The travel guide and coach driver were excellent. The guide was very knowledgeable and the driver a safe driver and very helpful.

The optional tours and some places in the itinerary of this Trafalgar trip are throw away. The more important places were not given enough time to be explored. Liverpool should have been part of it and perhaps have an option for Beatles fans to do some sight seeing

Two cities rooms were not up to the standards. No AC when weather was 90+

Should have been warned about lack of A/C at most hotels.

The trip was great but too busy for us (we are in our 80s and my husband does not move very fast anymore). However, we loved it.

Variety of different experiences. Something for everyone.

Dave was an excellent tour director; very scenic itinerary.

I'm not sure I would travel trafalger again. The tour guide we had wasn't very thoughtful or at times professional. He was quite indifferent to the fact we were just regular people and didn't want to shop at the most fashionable stores in the cities. Example: we were by Notre Dame good shopping, nice restaurants. He dropped us off at an exclusive shopping area where children's t shirts were $50. Not a good choice for a 2 yr old, and expensive restaurants. Really bugged most of us! He walked so fast when sight seeing it was very hard to keep up, but we had a tight schedule I guess was why. We caught him asleep when traveling from one place to another a couple times, which isn't very professional. Was a fun guy at dinners! I would like to see the trips rated when you are considering booking as to whether it's a lot of walking, medium or light. Not only trafalgar but all companies. All in al it was a good trip but could have been excellent! ,

This was a great trip with lots of interesting experiences.

Cindy informed me of everything included in this trip, offered insurance and kept in touch through out the booking process...I would work with heR again! Totally satisfied with her service!

All was good except I didn't expect so many optional expenses for meals and excursions and the expectation of tips to the driver and trip leader. Other tours I have taken have included most meals and all excursions.

It was a great tour. Mary was a great tour director. It was a nice balance of city and nature. The Oregon coast was beautiful.

Everything about the trip was better than expectations.

This was an enjoyable and most interesting trip. Because we covered about 5,000KM or 3200 miles, there were long periods of travel on the bus. Good overview of Europe and then you can decide what you would like to go back to see in the future.

A couple of the accommodations were a bit below grade, but a couple highly exceeded our expectations.

Our flight was cancelled and we missed the first day trip as we arrived at 6am and was unable to meet up with the tour. The itinerary was changed and if we had gone with the tour the next day we would have missed going to Bath and Stonehenge which was a very important part of why this tour was booked. The first day of the itinerary we were supposed to go to Windsor which was changed to the second day. In order to see what was most important to us we had to pay for a separate tour to Bath and Stonehenge. We did not participate with the tour in London do to the flight cancellation and itinerary change. We didn't see the tour guide until we went to Paris. The "enhancements" for the tour were really pushed which of course we had to pay extra for. At the end of the tour it was strongly suggested we give high marks for the tour guide and driver by the tour guide. She stated "if we get less than a number 9 rating we will get assigned less tour assignments." We were reapeatedly reminded of the suggested amount that Trafalgar suggested and that we had to tip the suggested tip amount. Some of the other travelers talked about how Trafalger nickled and dimed clients on their tours which is also how we felt.

This trip included amazing scenery and was truly the best of Switzerland. The only downside is that it did not stop in Geneva, which i think should be included as the best of Switzerland.

The Wonderful France trip my wife and I took was really WONDERFUL! We enjoyed every minute of it. Everything was perfectly planned and well organized. The Tour Director was exceptionally knowledgeable, courteous and helpful. We both enjoyed the trip very well.

Too long in Morroco felt trip was designed to push purchases

Everything about the tour was terrific.

Excellent service & everything I was told was accurate.

This was our 8th tour with Tafalgar and will be our last. The tour director was disorganized, very difficult to understand, and continuously talked about Italy (the tour was France and Barcelona). We had a foul smell in our hotel room at the end of the trip and we were not able to have our room changed until late afternoon on the second day of a two night stay. We also had to take care of the problem ourselves. Also,safety standards were not enforced on the coach.This tour was certainly not what we had come to expect of Trafalgar.

An excellent trip I would recommend.

This trip was very disappointing. One hotel was a 3 star. The others were at best a 2 star. I have stayed in hostels that were newer and cleaner. It was extremely overpriced. Only one of the add on excursions was worth the price. (Clovelly) Unfortunately I was not able to view others reviews on this trip or I would have never booked it. They always show other trips reviews on their website.

I am very satisfied with Affordable, and especially with the service & assistance rendered by Shannon!

The flights were on time. The hotels are nice and clean. The tour was well organized. The tour director and the driver were very good. The food was good. The weather was mild the day we went to the ice field. It did not rain or snow. But the day we went to Yoho national park it rained. But we were provided with umbrellas. Anyway we have raincoats, we were ready. The Canadian rockies is very beautiful. The lakes, the rivers, the trees, the snow capped mountains, the rocks, the animals, the glaciers, the icefield are magnificent. We saw a black bear with 3 cubs, We saw an elk, a moose, a bird. Overall it is a very pleasant and wonderful experience. My roommate is a very nice older lady, the same age as myself.

This trip was worth the money I spent , we cover quite a lot of places that if you travel on your own you will spend more a and as a solo traveler I felt safe .

Trafalgar is an excellent tour group. I am considering booking with them on my trip to Alaska next year.

This summer in Switzerland drawer was the tour of a lifetime. Our guide, Stephanie, was Absolutely incredible! Very memorable.

Fantastic trip. Trafalgar tour guide was amazing! Trip was fantastic. We loved everything about it

Tour director was very knowledgable driver was also nice i will definitely will go with Trafalgar

The Great Iberian Cities tour through Trafalgar was terrific. It's not as crazily fast-paced as other tours, letting you spend 2 nights in every hotel/city. A fantastic mix of culture, food, art, music, monuments, and history, with the right amount of free time built in. And with the Optional Experiences setup, you have the ability to further customize your experience. The hotels were great (for the most part comfortable, and breakfasts delicious), and the bus was very comfortable as well. On long journeys, you stop every 1.5-2 hours for bathroom breaks. Mikael was a great tour guide - knowledgeable, friendly, and looked after everyone. The local specialists really knew their stuff, and our driver Luis was a magician behind the wheel.

Another super trip. I have done several trips with Trafalgar and they have all been excellent.

Just let future buyers know that there are long days of bus time on this tour. Also that the single supplement does not include a single seat on the coach.

Full itinerary. Excellent guide. Simone was knowledgeable, attentive and very efficient. Hotels were excellent. Farewell dinner was only negative in my estimation. We had to have 2 rooms, there was no entertainment or farewell speech

When traveling in a foreign country going with a tour company is the only way to travel! It exceeded our expectations. We saw, did and learned so much more than if went on our own. Plus we met great people. Fun vacation! Can't wait to book the next one!!

Best tour director( Allie)we have experienced she was funny knowledgeable and highly organized.

Accommodations were excellent as was the tour person, Ross. Loved that there was so much free time but yet he gave us great upfront info about each area as we arrived.

Great trip, first week full of History and the second week relaxing on the cruise.

this tour was very good, tour director ,local gaid ,bus driver were profession.

The itinerary was much better than the descriptions. I would suggest a lot more detail.

Excellent Tour Director! Excellent choices for hotels!

It's was a great experience, but a lot faster pace than I expect, so put on comfortable shoes and get ready for a lot of walking. But, well worth it. Our tour guide Pino was fantastic and so were the specialty tour guides. Everyone was very knowledgeable, which is very impressive.

The trip was very smooth from start to finish. Well organized and professional

Seats on Trafalger bus were a bit too close but staff wonderful

Hawaii accomodations were top notch. Trafalgar made some necessary changes to itinerary due to volcanic action on Big Island. Liked the way they scheduled some free time on each island so we could enjoy the resorts.

I enjoyed the tour destinations. The food and hotel locations were good. I believe there should be at least a two night stay in Niagara Falls in order to allow time to explore the city during free time and during daylight hours. I did not like arriving in the major cities around 5pm because it does not allow enough free time during daylight hours and thats important to me being a single female and not feeling completely safe wondering around at night in a foreign country. All of my hotel rooms were facing the street which did not allow for a good night sleep due to noise. Please request better room assignments for your tour groups. I was on a bus with almost 50 people. The bus only had one door for loading and unloading which took allot of time when getting on and off. It would be better with a bus and that has two doors especially with that amount of people onboard. The bus driver Ron was a good driver, very professional and very informative. On the other hand, the tour director Patsy seem to lack the experience and knowledge to do this tour. She constantly said she did not know Toronto so most of our information came from the bus driver. I wished we had a local guide. Although she said she said she didnt know Toronto, it appeared that she wasnt very familiar with the other cities either because she constantly fumbled when giving information and was often corrected be either other passengers or the bus driver. She was bad with directions. She would often tell you to look right, when she meant to look left. By the time she corrects herself we missed the point of interest. She has not mastered the English language and therefore was often struggling when relaying information to us. She always seemed unorganized and was late to the bus on a couple of mornings for the tour. She told us that she had 5 years experience but performed as if this was her first tour. She needs allot more training to become good at this job. I have a high standard of the duties that should be performed by the tour director because I have traveled at least 3 times with Trafalgar and about 5 times with your sister company, Insight Vacations. All my previous trips have had excellent tour directors who were very organized, very professional, very informative, and had an engaging personality. This is the reason I keep traveling with these companies.

The breakfast service at the Grand Canyon Yavapai East facility was disappointing. Their was a lot of confusion with the staff, no glasses were provided for the juice dispenser, too many uncleared tables, milk was not easily available for coffee. We also noted that their were many plastic water bottles discarded around the viewing areas of the Grand Canyon. Tour operators should provide refillable water bottles to their customers to reduce this problem.

Jim was a great tour guide. He was informative and knowledgeable but was also funny. The coach driver Pieter was amazing, getting us in and out of the narrow streets of France with ease. They both made for a great trip which we thoroughly enjoyed. We would travel with them anytime.

The trip was a memorable adventure, great group, excellent tour guide, well informed, with lots of information regarding each place we visited, Goran was an inspiration, he was like a living encyclopedia full of important information and history. will highly recommend him to friends. this trip, will live in my memory for the resto f my life.

Trafalgar has only gotten better with age. Lots of extra things. And the air pkg from them nonstop and perfect.

Harvey was an excellent guide throughout the trip

It was a great trip. Everything arranged very well!

Trip was wonderful, everyone was extremely fun and professional.

WE had a wonderful time. The weather even cooperated most of the time. We always meet such nice people on these tours. The tour guides are very informative & are very helpful, always willing to help anyone,anytime. The hotels were all very nice. The food was Great. The whole trip was awesome! Our bus driver was very nice & so helpful. He just added to the trip.

This Trafalgar tour was way above our expectations in luxury hotels, varied experiences (Harley Davidson plant and Amish farm without machinery or electricity the same day, for example), tour guide rich with history and anecdotes, interesting information about places on city tours, etc.

This was our 4th bus trip, and we have enjoyed each one so much that we continued to book another one. We will not make the mistake of booking another one through Trafalgar. We go on a simple excursion and then left off at our hotel with hours and hours of "free" time. Of course we have no way to travel to anything and no one to give us ideas or examples of ways to travel or what to see. This was the way most of our days went. On our last day, we had the entire day on our own. Large numbers of us were wondering what the hell we spent $3500 on if it was not to learn about the south, provide activities for us to experience and the transportation on which to travel the city.

The hotel rooms provided by Trafalgar were better than what I expected. I only wish I had more time to enjoy the facilities and the surrounding area.

Excellent experience. The Pacific coast itinerary was varied - urban architecture and museums, rugged Oregon coast, majestic redwoods, exciting sand dune ride. Excellent Trafalgar travel director Lexie made the trip so much fun.

Travelling with prearranged schedules makes travelling more convenient and enjoyable.

The first day (5/5) stayed onHokiday Inn hotel in Milan is not a good place to stay: dirty, small room in a bit safe area.

Trafalgar's standard meets our expectations. It is simple/clear and relax. It has high quality hotels and interesting travel points.

Tour was great. Guide and driver were fantastic. Kurt had so much experience and stories he told made the trip so much more rich . special guides along the way were also top notch. Just remember the hotels in Germany are not air conditioned to what we in Texas think of. Many just had fans and open windows!! some had thermostats but didn't really cool the rooms down even at night.

Our travel guide was great. He had a good sense of humor. I really enjoyed this tour.

The trip was fantastic. Mary, our tour director was incredible. Would go anywhere with her. everything advertised

The Sound of Music Tour with Trafalgar was good but should have had more time in Salzburg, Austria -- the main sight of the movie. Simply not enough time to see the main sites from the movie. For a big fan, it simply would not do. For a casual fan, it would probably be acceptable. Several of the provided dinners were very inconsistent and substandard, including the "fine dining" offered with the concert in Vienna (optional tour ). In addition, several of the hotels while nice were not air conditioned and I would not want to stay when it was hot in the summer. Overall, I would give the tour 3 and 1/ 2 stars as the tour guide and bus driver were a great delight and the scenery is beautiful.

The tour was executed just as described at the time of booking. There were 2 disappointments, NOT the fault of Affordable Tours or Trafalgar; 1) Arizona memorial was closed due to construction problem in the (as we understood) foundation of the Memorial and 2) due to the volcano danger, the National Volcano park was closed. The hotel accommodations were fantastic and the staff at each hotel treated us royally! They did their best to show us the Aloha (love) that thrives on the Islands. The other sites included in the tour were beautiful and amazing. I would suggest using the option to prepay tips - there are many times when tips are expected. All in all, I strongly recommend this tour or any tour through Affordable Tours or Trafalgar.

Trafalgar has made a lot of progress in the way they organize, and execute the tours since my last tour in 1992. The quality of the tour from the Tour Leader to the hotels and the transportation was simply amazing and smooth. If I was assured that I would get the same tour guide, Martin, I would plan another trip in a heartbeat.

Our trip was great success. Our accommodations were great, the guide was very knowledgeable and the bus driver was wonderful. We had great weather which always helps and the tour itself more that met our expectations.

This trip was amazing and went beyond our expectations of all the national parks and locations that we where to visit. You will experience so much in only 15 days and it was worth every penny. Highly recommend this trip and itinerary. You could never do this trip and visit so many sites on your own, Great value.

Our tour guide was the best we have ever had! He took excellent care of everyone on the tour.

Our Ireland vacation was lovely! Madonna was super helpful and answered my numerous questions regarding the impending trip. I highly recommend Affordable Tours. Michael, our travel director in Ireland at Brendan Vacations was a gem. He was very knowledgeable about the sights in Ireland and had a great personality. Our coach driver, John, was amazing. The entire trip was a delight!

Travel director Tom was very good about orientations for each location we visited. One itinerary divergence. Day 8 leaving Maui we were supposed to Enjoy a morning at leisure before a short flight to Kauai. But instead we had to rush breakfast, get on the bus at 8am, and rush to get through security at the airport to catch a mid-morning flight. The expectation was that we would have a morning free before flying to Kauai. As it were, we got flown to Kauai way too early, and had to kill time before they took us to the hotel to check in.

The trip lived up to expectations and more. Had a fabulous tour guide Maria who was so knowledge and happy. Group was only 20 people perfect size since we were on and off trains with just a few minutes to spare. Scenery like the picture books with snow alps, green valleys and springtime in bloom. I would recommend train tour as bags out in the hote 7aml and next you see them is in the hotel that night. The tour includes a fair amount of walking so not suitable for disabled or walking impaired. Good having two nights in Zermatt and Lucerne. Lucerne is my favorite city, the river, the lake, old town and the Lion. Cathedrals were amazing and had a wonderful feel about the city. Felt very safe in all the cities we visited.. Hotels were located by the rain stations and convenient to old towns for walking. Had optional tours or just time to rest and enjoy downtime. Best chocolate and food very tasty.

We arrived at the hotel on our first day around 7AM, the hotel charged us$100 for earlier check in, I wish we have got some alternatives for early arrival.

This is my first tour with a touring company and it was the best ever! Our guide and bus driver were top notch. I liked it so well I have scheduled another tour with the same company again in July.

The Tour Director, Elizabeth was exceptional. She took great care to know and understand each of her travelers. The days were full of activities and supporting information (that was not read out of a TD booklet, she knew this material). Some days were necessarily long in the coach but were broken up by interesting stops for food and toilets. When "free time" was available she made every effort to help you make informed choices. This was my second tour, the first was Insight Luxury Gold Italy and it was no where near the quality of this trip!

I wish there was a category between agree and disagree. The first 2 of the 3 hotels we stayed at were lovely. The accommodations in Santorini, not so much. The grounds and pool areas were beautiful but the inside of our rooms were average at best. While I understand that we were in Greece the week before their true season begins, I would have expected that deck furniture on the rooms that were being used would have been in place. The mattresses were awful. The food not much better. Our optional tours were enjoyable but there were changes made to them because some things were not open for the season yet. While I completely understand that, it was incredibly annoying that our tour director could not give us any details. Her standard line was...oh its a lovely tour. But what was on the tour was unknown until you were on it. The local tour guides were incredible. I'm not sure who chooses the restaurants for the meals included on the trip. Our first night, we did not go to a restaurant that provided a traditional greek meal. They did not even offer us coffee, On top of that, it was so loud that you could not even talk to the person sitting next to you. The restaurant we went to in Mykonos placed one potato sliced in quarters on a plate for every 4 people. The portions were meager and the quality was not even average. The food at El Greco was nothing to brag about. Most of us thought that some of the food from our 1st dinner was back out at the breakfast buffet. Our tour director was not organized and did not have any details about our optional tours. She handed out name tags but never introduced everyone to each other. The name tags would not hang properly unless you had a pocket on your shirt and not one person wore them. We were merged with a Cost Saver group when we left Athens who then stayed at the same hotels as us and the same tours. Many repeat Trafalgar customers were very angry about this since there was a difference in what the two groups paid. Honestly, their tour director was so much better than ours that I was just relieved to have someone who was knowledgeable and organized. I would throw away the evaluations for that we filled out in Greece. They were labeled with our names and they did not seal nor was an envelope provided. It was uncomfortable trying to fill them with our tour director standing there waiting. I think the thing that speaks loudest is that not one person signed up for our final dinner which was a shame because it was a nice group of people. Despite all of the negatives, we managed to find great restaurants on our own and enjoyed the trip. There was just no way we would let the details spoil being in the Greek Islands. I won't say that I would never take another trip with Trafalgar but I would think about it long and hard before we did. The odds are we would try another company first.

Hue was wonderful. Have is the best price and was accommodating either replies.

We traveled with Carol as our Branden Tour guide and she was outstanding. Her knowledge of Ireland and its history made the couple of long travel days interesting, her hidden gems were very special and she made sure that everyone one the tour was made to feel equally important. The accomadations throughout were exceptional except at one place (forgot the hotel but Carol could tell you) where renovations were being done. That being known, those two nights should have been rebooked at a different hotel rather than to have our group eating in a make shift dining room and bar set up in a conference room! Also, several dinners were same choice... beef stew, fish or snicker & gravy dish, all with mashed potatoes. Some variety would have been welcomed.

Kate was excellent..very knowledgeable, personale and would love to travel with her again. Ian a fabulous bus driver!

Good planning and help from Yulanda.

Thoroughly recommend Trafalgar and this tour. Excellent organization, itinerary, and tour director. Great value for the money. Every one of the 38 participants was happy ! and

First at all would like to say that TRAFALGAR as travel agency - show high standards in putting the package " Balkan Delight" together. Some hotel we stayed were unforgettable. One of them had dinning room on the 15 floor with rotation panorama, just like we have in Seattle or SF. The tour director Evana was professional, knowable and available 24/7, always with genius smile and great patience. Always knew who in the group needs special attention. Because of her, we all came as a tourists, but ended as close friends .She design a method to mix us up, and we become as a big family. The driver was exceptionally experience. We all admired his skills on driving th narrow streets and roads. Besides, the bus was always clean and on time.

Trip surpassed our expectations. Great seats for the GrandOle Opry, personalized tours of the various recording studios, wonderful day at Graceland and the accommodations for the Jazz Fest were optimal - all buses to the fest started from and ended at the Sheraton where we were booked. Tour guide Ann was exceptional.

We enjoyed the entire experience. Could not recommend a single improvement to the tour.

Beyond our expectations! The only thing I would suggest to someone else planning a trip would be to make sure ALL your flights have a seat confirmation.. We had all but one confirmed luckly we were able to ask another passenger to switch seats. This was in first class - make sure you confirm all. Fantastic trip..

Excellent experience with Trafalgar. Will definitely travel with them again.

Was not expecting so much on the mower, where everything planned time to the minute. The meals provided through the tour were underwhelming .

My husband and I appreciated the vast amount of places we were able to go to and see within the 8 days of this tour. Although there was a lot of traveling by bus, it was relatively comfortable and allowed us to visit more places than we would have been able to see on our own. This was a moderately paced tour that allowed for some leisure time on our own. We appreciated the priority access to certain sites because it was part of a tour, allowing us to skip long lines. Some of the hotels were a bit far from shops and sights, so one recommendation would be to place more of the hotels closer to the city. I would definitely recommend this trip to those who want to see more of France outside of Paris in an organized and pre-planned tour.

Affordable Tours delivered as promised. The price we paid was very good with the discounts provided. Our trip package with the information about our trip arrived about 2 weeks before departure and was complete with everything we needed. Sunny from Affordable Tours was great to work with and she was very professional.

Wonderful experience!! I am ready to book another trip with Trafalgar! Our tour director and bus driver were above excellent. Our optional excursions were superb. 150 percent successful vacation!

The bus trip was wonderful, met lots of new people, saw lots of new locations and had a wonderful tour guide that was an exceptional choice for this tour.

When one goes for holiday, usually is to relax and rewind. But I notice in this tour, time was very rigid. Felt like school children with the tour directors saying.. come quickly, don't touch, giving time when the bags out, controlling the mineral water, and so on. This is an adult tour and sometime there is older couples,I felt like the tour director and who planned the trip should consider all angles.

This was the second time I used Trafalgar, but I enjoyed this trip better than the first one. Bernie, Tour Director, is Great. She's very funny, and very knowledgeable about the areas we are going. She and our Coach Driver, Giovanni really worked together. So well organized and everything is so well planned. Me and my husband really enjoyed our vacation.

This is the worst tour that I have taken with Trafalgar. The hotels were not me and my family expectations, except the Sheraton in New Delhi. I was treated well because I have membership with this hotel. The hotel in Narlay, Rawla was the worst of all the hotels. Food was of low quality and the hygiene in the hotel is way below standards. The tour director was many times confused and changed the program itinerary many times. The tour did not properly communicate the events of the program and never published one.

Tour included many experiences, modes of travel as well as historical sites. Tour guide took many individual and group photos.

Our tour director did not take very good care of our group. He would start walking and not look back to see if we were all together or not. He would cater to one or two peoples opinion as to what we all should do or not. So after we were dropped off at our Hotel My wife and I would walk around and shop our self. My suit case was damaged on our flight to Mumbai I showed him in the airport he just shrugged his shoulders and walked to our bus. Later when I mentioned to the Trafalgar Rep in Mumbai They said We should have reported it at the airport. How much more insensitive can you be? The local guide in Mumbai had such a deep Jamaican accent we could hardly under stand him at all So much for understanding what he was telling us about what we were looking at . Then He was not allowed to even stay at the same hotel as we did or put up next day itinerary's for us to see. This was not the best tour we have been on with Trafalgar.

The tour was actually MUCH better than described or expected! Full of fun surprises and entertaining!

The trip was great. Peter our tour director was knowledgeable, helpful, and always available to us. The excursions were really good into areas we wouldn't have done on our own. The "be our guest" experience was a tea in an 18th century manor with the owners of the manor and was amazing with freshly baked scones and clotted cream! I would recommend this tour to everyone.

Our Trafalgar " Best of Spain" Tour was wonderful. Spain has more UN designated world heritage sites than any other country. Also, only Switzerland has more mountains than any other country in Europe. Very modern, very clean, yet so much history. Our tour guide that accompanied us made the trip fun and took care of all the details. We still had some time to explore our own ANF had optional excursions as well. "Viva Espana"

The main complaint was that there was just too many people on this tour. I liked the fact, that as a single (room/person) I had my own seat on the coach throughout the tour. However, getting on and off, especially at some of the more tourist sites, an inordinate amount of time was spent queung for the bathroom, with this large a number. I was very disappointed in the food. When my husband and I traveled on another Trafalgar tour (S.P and Morocco) we had fantastic food. Fresh, fresh, and a variety of seafood. This was a number of years ago, and I can only assume that Portugal's fish and seafood prices have risen a lot. The wine was fantastic on this tour. I compliment you on that for dinners. There could have been couple of days when we did not rise to early. Again probably because the amount of persons on this tour. Compliments on the pickup at the airport. Despite being delayed, person was there to pick me up.

Excellent tour w/ very personable Tour Director. The optional experiences were the best ever. Wonderful group of travelers to share this experience, hotels were great.

Hary and his staff were great and everything went well.

THe Costa Rica Trip was great! Our tour director German was very knowledgeable and passionate about his country. This tour exceeds my expectation.

I was disappointed that transfer operator was not there to transfer us to hotel in Melbourne. We had to take a taxi from airport to hotel. We were reimbursement at a later date. Disappointed that our room was not ready at the Hyatt Regency in Sydney. Was told it would be ready after we returned from our tour. Once we returned the room was ready, however, prior to the trip we requested two twin beds and when we got to the room it was a king bed. We called front desk and they sent someone to separate bed. When the workers arrived they explained that the bed could not be split and there were no twin rooms available. They did however bring in a roll away bed and the following day we were moved to a room with two beds.

Great Travel experience. Excursions, could have been better. Not what I expected. Travel directed did not have enough copies of items for each traveler. Travelers had to share with their travel partners.

The trip was wonderful. Justine was absolutely wonderful, compassionate, and helpful. The cities I visited were beautiful. it is impossible to visit all the museums, cathedrals and palaces which is a little frustrating, but in the past it gave me reason to go back and visit these cities. The only negative thing is the long bus ride made my feet swell, and the long walks made my knees hurt. It is best to take tours, when you are young and not a senior citizen. I met wonderful people, and it was nice for Justine to give us a group picture and also emails of everyone.

We traveled with Trafalgar, it was a professional well run tour. My only complaint is that they mentioned places we didn't actually stop and see. Upon looking back at the trip description we then noticed the language they used gave us the impression that we were going to see things, but the wording (upon closer inspection) seemed to indicate otherwise. Be sure to look VERY CAREFULLY at the list at the bottom of the trip description that specifically shows were you will actually be stopping and what tickets are included in the price. Words like "views of" specific sites means you drive by them, you don't stop and see them. Overall a great trip and we wouldn't let a little miscommunication keep us from using Trafalgar again.

This was an amazing trip, with lots of little details included.

Our Tour Director, Alberto, was very professional and knowledgeable. He sent an email with detailed information about one week prior to departure which I think helped set the tone for the group. Our driver, Marcos, was also professional, courteous and a skilled driver. The entire group on the tour were great! Most importantly, everyone was on time each time the bus was ready to roll, there was no drama. I would absolutely consider booking another escorted tour with Trafalgar in the future.

Would have liked to know which cd was being played. I asked tour director several times. Great mythology cd on bus Wonderful tour, knowledgeable guides, great driver, interesting trip

Trip was well paced with ample time at each destination and not a lot of idle time. Tour guide was well organized and all activities were as stated.

We had a fantastic time in Peru. We enjoyed every day, learned so much from both our tour director and local guides. The hotels were all first class. We went during the "rainy season" which worried me but we had blue skies and wonderful temperatures. I have nothing negative to say except that since there was far distances to travel we did have a few very early mornings in order to fly to next destination. It was worth it!!

Iceland was incredible and I highly recommend this tour

Some of the hotels were definitely subpar....some of the meals were poor. Generally, the food was good and some of the hotels were very good.....

Hotel Rooms were more like 3 star & we were always put in rooms at lower levels.

The trip was as expected except that the daily itinerary was not up to date and did not align with the optionals and places we visited. For example, the Jordan River is not listed on the itinerary but we did infact visit. The fact that this was omitted on the itinerary was unfortunate as since it wasn't listed, I booked a separate day trip to visit it. I ended up visiting twice since the group did indeed go there. Also, the dead sea optional is not in fact an optional. Rather it was included in the regular tour.

The Irish Highlights Trafalgar Tour was very enjoyable...the tour director was very personable and knowledgeable, and had a great sense of humor. Ireland itself was still beautiful and extremely lush and green, even though it was winter time. I enjoyed the included highlights and the optional excursions, even though any future travelers on this tour during the winter months should definitely be aware that many tourist sites are closed, and that the week after Christmas is an almost unofficial week of vacation for many Irish citizens, so the optional excursions will be extremely limited and few in number. Waterford Glass Factory was not open, The Cliffs of Moher were extremely windy (so much so that it was surprising that it was even open and tourists allowed to go up on the promontory), and Blarney Castle's steps were wet and extremely slippery...and the day we were there it rained the duration of the time there.

A wonderful trip!!! All was taken care of before we arrived, so the trip ran so smoothly!

Be ready with warm layers of clothing and winter boots. Also a handy small umbrella in case of rain.

The unexpectedly excellent weather made our trip totally enjoyable. Our tour guide had been very nice and helpful.

I recommend that for each of the experts that took us on tours walking tours that they have a written copy of their comments that we could receive electronically. These people were exceptionally knowledgeable and I would have appreciated an electronic version of their talk. I was not the only one that was interested in having this done so I think Trafalgar would be smart to include this.

We enjoyed the trip very much. The tour Guide was knowledgeable and explained the places we visited.

Trafalgar tours are quite good. This is only the second time I have used them and would gladly do another tour with them.

In some hotels, the drainage at the shower didn't work properly. Buffet dinners at the hotels were mediocre and lukewarm. Local specialists were mediocre. Not enough time spent in archaeological sites (but more than enough time for shopping). Half a day in Athens isn't sufficient. Optional events too expensive.

This was about our 4th time working with affordable tours. Our third with the same tour operator.

We had an outstanding tour guide. Would definitely go on another tour with Trafalgar.

The tour was about as good as it gets. The tour director was professional, knowledgeable and highly entertaining. The driver was terrific at navigating the tour bus and was always on time. Trafalgar did a great job with this tour. The hotel accommodations and provided meals were very good and the tour was reasonably priced. Affordable Tours was helpful and was a pleasure to deal with. Will use their services again in the future bookings we make.

Our tour guide did an excellent job. He was very pleasant, knowledgable and helpful.

This was my first Trafalgar tour and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I plan to tour with this company again!

I would prefer to stay in small, more local style, less expensive hotels and have more meals included. Lunches on this trip were often missed, hurried or eaten midafternoon - a LONG time from an 8:30 breakfast! I like having local guides but it gets quite expensive to tip both the regular tour guide and these local guides on the same day.

Excellent accommodations all the way around, professional and very knowledgeable staff.

The days were totally packed full. There was very little free time for independent exploration of points of interest, museums, shopping, etc. But on the plus side, we saw more than we ever could have on our own within the same time frame, and without any hassles. We were absolutely delighted by the Be Our Guest experience in Tuscany - what a treat! The optional excursions enabled us to gain access to sites before the crowds; however, I would gladly have paid for them as part of our package vs. feeling that we were "nickel and dimed" for each option.

Our second trip with Trafalgar and we were not disappointed. Touring in Hawaii is different than Europe. But still our Tour Director made us feel special and taking us to places off the beat and path ie best kept secrets

Several hotels' facilities and services were well below my expectation. Poor quality. Several hotels were very good. Optional dinners were poor. Trafalgar provided dinners were good.

As usual, Trafalgar did a great job. Only complaint was the lodging at Grand Canyon. Very disorganized when it came to meals.

My only comment is that Peru is not an easy country to visit. Have to deal with altitude, being careful about what you eat and drink, temperature swings, sun, bugs, and long trips to get from different cities, whether by bus, van or air. Natural sights are spectacular though.

Breakfasts were a bit under par.

Since this is the third trip with Trafalgar I noticed a difference in the amount of optional tours. Also the places mentioned in the booklet such as Prague Castle and Melk Abbey we just saw from the outside. When we toured California with Trafalgar inside tours were included such as Hearst Castle.

Trafalgar Best of Italy tour was a great trip. The best part was Lake Como, Lake Majorrie, Positano, and of course Venice.

Accommodation in Nagano was very poor. Other accommodations were great.

The Best of Portugal tour from Trafalgar was great, we visited lots of villages in Portugal and key places. Lots to see in 11 days but worth it.

Our trip with Trafalgar exceeded all of our expectations. First, Affordable Tours was outstanding in helping us plan our trip. Our travel consultant answered every question accurately and timely. She made excellent air reservations for us, and she coordinated our extra day activities. This was a wonderful experience. All hotels were exceptional and all activities and meals were outstanding. Our guide deserves great credit. He worked tirelessly to insure all passengers and baggage were loaded on the bus in an efficient manner. He kept everyone on a tight schedule, and did it compassionately with a touch of humor. I can't say enough about his excellent knowledge of the region and its history. We would love to travel with him again. The value for the price was absolutely outstanding. Thank you Trafalgar for a wonderful experience.

Irish Highlights was a good trip. However, last minute hotel accommodations being changed to different (less central) locations was an issue. There was a great start to the trip, with the end of it having a lot less things to do and to see. It was like they lost steam towards the end of the trip when it came to sightseeing and excursions.

It was a perfect vacation. Everything went smoothly. Terrific job by Trafalgar.

Our Travel Director was outstanding, as well as our coach driver. Great!!!!

One item of constructive criticism: the trip to Cesme, Turkey was a total waste of time. There was nothing of interest there and wasted precious time on Mykonos, which we were only able to see in the dark. Our mainland tour guide was outstanding. He clearly has enormous passion for Greece and it's history. Trafalgar is lucky to have him.

The trip was 3300+ miles in 3 weeks. The bus needed to be more comfortable. Seats behind the driver to the side door had very limited leg room. Aisle seats didn't push out for more room. I thought more of the local walk-around trips should have been included in the price and not be extras.

We are slightly dissapointed due to the fact that we are not informed regarding the peak autumn schedule and our tour was a bit too early to see the foliage. Aside from that, the tour service are as described.

The trip was a once in a life time experience! The tour director was outstanding! I believe all travelers need to know before they sign up that there is a lot of walking and if you are not in shape or have a walking problem, you may have problems.

The bathroom light switch was difficult at the Williamstown Hotel in Williamstown, MA. It had a timer switch that you had to keep resetting. Annoying.

Great experience of a lifetime. Our travel consultant at Affordable Tours was tremendously helpful in planning this trip for us. It was more than what I expected of our travel. We enjoyed every moment and the tour director was an amazing person.

The trip was fabulous and included everything we wanted to see! The price was a great value.

I believe that we received a good value for the trip. The tour director, was very efficient, informative and caring. We were very satisfied with the hotels, food service and tours. The tour we took, European Whirl, is exactly that. If you are not in reasonably good shape and can't handle stairs, you will be worn out. I am 78 and in pretty good shape but at times, I had a hard time keeping up with my younger fellow travelers.

Trafalgar is great! They make the travel experience best than anyone else we've traveled with. We will book them again.

This was my first tour with Trafalgar (I have taken several prior tours with Gate1). I hoped the experience would be a good one, and I am happy to say that it was. The tour leader was outstanding. Hotels were all very good.

This was a great trip. The Tour Director on this tour was one of the best, if not the best directors in the business. The driver was great and one of the best. The overall tour, food, lodging, and itinerary I would rate a 9 out of a possible 10.

Trafalgar does it again! They make everything a breeze.

choice of hotels could have been better, they were located away from the center of town we were at

This was one of the best trips I've taken. Loved it! Our tour guide and driver were exceptional. I would definitely travel with Trafalgar again.

Our Trafalger East Coast USA/Canada trip was absolutely perfect. We saw so many sights, monuments and points of interests. We ate well and laughed often. Not having to worry about booking rooms, what to see, how to get our luggage from place to place and never having any of the stress of driving made this a perfect trip. And to top it off, we made some very good, new friends. We would highly recommend this trip.

It was a great trip....America is beautiful....The places we went were beautiful..I felt that at times we were in remote areas with limited choices to dine. The bus driver was great.

Was disappointed with Trafalgar. Even with Afforable Tours discounts it was overpriced for what was included compared to other companies. They were most interested in clients signing up for the additional costly excursions. If you didn't sign up for excursions they were not interested in you.

Throughout Spain most of our accommodations were spectacular in location, amenities, and service; however, Urban Dreams did not live up to the quality of the other hotels. When we arrived from a long day of touring and wanted to freshen up for dinner, the shower was not functioning. My husband called down to the desk and explained the situation, and the desk clerk sent up a maid "to turn the shower on for us". Of course, the maid discovered that, indeed the shower needed a plumber. My husband called back down to the desk and the response was less than expected. We were told first that they didn't think it would get fixed today because it was so late in the day. We then asked for another room and were told there were no other rooms. After a conversation, the hotel did manage to send someone up and the shower was fixed; however, we were late for dinner.

The tour was very well organized. The materials provided in advance were very informative and useful in selecting the optional activities and balancing what we could see within the time available. The local experiences were the best part.

The only major issue we had with Trafalgar was the transfer for the Rome airport to the first hotel. There was a "strike" going on with no coaches running downtown. The resolution from Trafalgar's staff at the airport was to wait approximately 4 hours at the airport when they thought this "strike" might end. We had to hire our own van driver to get to our hotel who informed us that strikes happen all the time. Trafalgar should have back up plans in place if this is a common occurrence. I will say our travel director did reimburse us with in two days.

Would have liked a smaller group, 48 people was a lot to keep coordinated, especially in the narrow streets of Italy. The headsets were extremely helpful and operated well. Physical capability should be stressed in advertising this tour.

Our tour director was excellent and our local guides were courteous and very knowledgeable. Our coach driver took good care of our luggage and provided us with safe transportation.

Several hotel rooms were so small both suitcases could not be opened at the same time. These rooms were only suitable for one person.

The tour director was young and immature. We later found out she was a substitute. It was obvious. Our driver was superior. The cities we visited (except Durango) were very interesting. Santa Fe was incredible.

The trip was great but too many extras to pay for!

I was very pleased with my journey. We had many unique experiences that were unexpected. A very enjoyable time on my journey out West. I saw many new things and enjoyed the handwork of God and creation.

Imperial Europe Tour by Trafalgar exceeded our expectations! This is the first time we booked a group tour and definitely not the last. We are so satisfied with our experience with Affordable Tours and Trafalgar that we can highly recommend both. Our Travel Tour Director and driver were excellent! He was funny, full of knowledge and a great communicator. Everything was well organized. We saw a lot of places and learned new things. The sites were just amazing! Although it was a big group, 46 total, we didn't feel it was a hindrance. Everybody was cooperative and considerate. Nobody was late, always made it on time which made everything move smoothly. The group was diverse with people from Australia, Singapore and majority from USA. We like the pace of the tour, it was not too hectic and gives you enough free time to do things on your own. We are so happy we went in this tour. It was a wonderful experience with memories that will last a lifetime.

I really liked the NH Hotel. I would recommend changing the authentic hotel. It was run down and confusing to get around. Some of the hotels could have been in better locations to points of interest. The travel director was wonderful. She was passionate and very knowledgeable. You need to find a better way for people to use the badges. They wouldn't stay on so people gave up using them. Also it would be helpful to have the country listed as well as the first name.

The only problem we had was that there was duplication from one tour to the other in which we paid for but did not use. We did not discover this until the last minute and wish it was brought to our attention at time of booking. We literally paid for 10 days and did not use 3 of them.

Some of the excursions were not worth it and food was not very good. e.g. Scottish highlands farm experience and more importantly the Edinburg Scotish show with dinner which was way overpriced at 58 pounds. It was more like a cruise ship show rather than authentic Scotish entertainment and the food was poorly prepared.

The tour was fantastic. However if the traveler has special dietary or medical needs, you need to be extremely careful and perhaps even bring your own food. Despite assurances that they could accommodate us, ultimately they didn't and at one point the tour director advised us that we should go to the local supermarket to find what we needed. Unfortunately that's what we had to do.

We liked Trafalgar a lot and went that extra mile on the trip.

Trip was absolutely wonderful! We had a fabulous time and would love to get the same tour director.

Highly recommend any Switzerland tour. The country is truly stunning & spectacular, and it's people are all very friendly.

We arrived on Sunday and didn't meet up with the Tour Director until Tuesday. Our time two days in London were not well spent because we didn't have the benefit of a tour representative providing info on availability, tickets, etc. Did not need to take a cruise in every country. An unexplained delay of a cruise in Germany resulted in our tour stopping in Heidelberg for only 40 minutes.

Trafalgar offered a very good tour. The tour director was excellent, organized and courteous . The tour met my expectations.

I was not aware of the difficulties related to getting in and out of the showers. I would have requested handicap rooms if I had known. That was my only complaint. Everything else was great! The guide  and driver were way above my expectations.

Fabulous trip. Several "hidden treasure" experiences which were a delightful surprise. Of course the wonderful people made it so much fun.

Our tour director and coach driver were among the best.

Our trip was great. We had a fabulous time. The tour guide was very friendly and helpful (and quite funny - we laughed a lot). We would definitely book with them again.

The Trafalgar tour of Scandinavian countries was probably the best choice to visit three countries - Denmark, Norway and Sweden in less than two weeks and yet be able to travel through the most spectacular sights in the world. We traveled by bus, boat, train and a combination of these modes - bus on a boat! All the hotels offered good breakfast and some of the USA based chains were far superior to the local ones in terms of amenities they offered such as coffee pots in the room or tea/coffee. Otherwise the service was quite good. Trafalgar's tour director and the driver were exceptionally professional, efficient and knowledgeable. All in all, a good trip with lots of memories.

This 20-day adventure allowed us to experience the full length of Norway and Sweden and to go beyond capitals and museums. One-third of the trip was above the arctic circle where we were able to see reindeer feeding on the tundra and watch the sun set over the arctic ocean from the most northern point of Europe! We also enjoyed learning from our fellow travelers on the coach from Australia, the USA, the Philippines, South Africa, India, Canada and New Zealand!

Our tour director with Trafalgar could not have been better. Knowledgeable, gracious, thoughtful, efficient, available, calm, reliable,.....I could go on and on.

This was the most amazing trip ever with the best tour guide on this planet. He was over the top, extremely prepared, entertaining in a subtle way, most helpful and caring. Accommodations were super and excursions were beyond comparison. I am looking forward to my next trip with Trafalgar, hopefully to S. Utah for the parks, D'Arches, Bryson etc. Thank you Affordable Tours and Trafalgar. The bus driver was also first class, very professional, with a freshly ironed, starched white shirt every day. WoW!!!

Our tour guide took a group of 48 people from all over the world and from all kinds of backgrounds and made them feel like family as she entertained us with the history of her country. She even interjected personal stories that helped illustrate the impact of recent history on the average Irish citizen. Not only would I travel with Trafalgar again, but would try to have the same guide.

Awesome trip!!! Would highly recommend! The Travel Director with Trafalgar was great! I met so many nice people from all over the world and we covered so much in 9 days. If you are looking for a taste of Spain this tour gives you just that!

Our tour guide and bus driver were a remarkable team who made our trip wonderful.

Excellent trip. Very professional. Well organized. Guide was knowledgeable and went out of her way to make the trip special by doing small extra things like ice cream coupons in Italy and a short unscheduled stop at a small mountain town in Greece. She also helped us with local calls and intrepretation with language and banking.

This was a fun trip! Our tour director and driver were awesome. Some of the hotels were much older and therefore subpar. Luckily, the stays in those hotels were only 1 night each. It would have been more helpful to us to know the optional excursions and how much they would be ahead of the trip. Also we would have liked to know the timing of the itinerary before the trip. Overall though, we got to see and do a lot in a short amount of time. We enjoyed the 'hidden treasures' and the treats along the way.

Learned a lot about the pros and cons of bus tours. Could probably write a book about our experiences. Overall, Trafalgar did a good job of taking care of us.

We've been on many Trafalgar Tours and this was one of the best.

AffordableTours.com is excellent. I am a repeat customer. Trafalgar is a very good operator (I have also booked tours with before). The itinerary was interesting. One suggestion would be to add a few more days to the trip, so the visitors would have time to enjoy some places we just passed through. The one disappoinment was the Prado Museum visit during the last day in Madrid. In my opinion, rushing a large group of tired travelers from one crowded room to another is not the way to enjoy a great museum.

The tour was great. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and nice. Croatia was a historical and beautiful place to visit. Almost all of the optional tours were very good. And most of all, I enjoyed meeting and being with such lovely people.

This was the 3rd Trafalgar tour we have been on. Our tour guide was exceptional and more than met our expectations. We also felt that the bus driver was also exceptional, not only a good and careful driver, but also courteous and helpful each time we got on and off the bus. Some of the hotel rooms had bath tubs instead of stall showers and you had to climb 3 feet into the tub with no hand rails. This created a dangerous situation in which we could have fallen.

We had an absolutely wonderful trip! However, it was exhausting. Our travel guide did a great job. He was fun and always there for us and he had so much knowledge of the areas that we travelled to. The Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone National Park was a little more rustic than we are used to, but we know that we were in a remote area and that's how things are. We would definitely recommend this tour.

Overall this was our fourth trafalgar tour. This was an excellent experience

Everything was smooth and professional. The group was friendly and fun to be with . The trip was a wonderful experience and I will definitely refer Trafalgar and Affordable Tours to everyone!

Our positive experience with Trafalgar's Tour Director was well beyond our expections. I would look to book another tour with him.

The first hotel in our itinerary (Trim castle hotel) was switched at last moment for an inferior one away from downtown Dublin, essentially confining us to 2 days of bland, activity devoid stay. When the Travel Director was asked to provide information on why it was switched, no answers were offered. Later we were told the reservation was made late and this was the only hotel left. That was completely inaccurate as I had booked the trip 9 months prior. There was too much time spent in the travelling bus, and less time in the sight seeing and less time to prepare for our nightly activities. Too much time spent on historical sites and less on more fun things like visiting markets, old towns squares.

We had a great time on this two week tour of Ireland and Scotland with Trafalgar. The tour exceeded our expectations in all categories. The tour director, local guides and our two bus drivers were all to notch. The hotels were all clean and comfortable and I would rate them between 3 and 5 stars. Some of the hotels in the small towns in the countryside of Ireland and Scotland were a little quirky but that just added to the fun of the overall experience. We made a lot of friends on this trip and look forward to traveling with Trafalgar again in the future.

This was an excellent tour and what we expected. Great itinerary and the hotels and inclusions were top notch.

The itinerary for Traflagar's Wonderful France was most interesting. The Tour Director and Local Specialists were excellent. I enjoyed the bus trip very much. The 'Be my Guest' experience was exceptional.

It seems like Trafalgar's tour package was well planned. Our tour director's instructions for hotel keys, baggage pickup and drop off and starting time were clear cut and well thought out. Our driver was very safe and courteous and always smiling.

There was a mix up over hotels as Trafalgar changed after we booked the trip. We ended up having to make an extra move, but our travel consultant at Affordable Tours was helpful getting us transfers. Our tour guide was disappointing in that he never made any introductions of the travelers on the trip, other than country. Every other tour we were on did this. He also failed to tell us about the show after the stampede, which was the highlight of the evening and we missed it. Trafalgar has us fill out a survey, which had our name on it and went to the tour director, making it difficult to be honest. It should be anonymous and go directly to the company, not the guide.

Actually this was a great experience. I had no problem at all.

Overall, the trip was wonderful. We encountered some minor transportation problems, but the situation was resolved very expediently. The included meals were all excellent and plentiful. A few nights, our hotel was rather far from town center, hence finding restaurants and activities was a bit challenging. Administratively, our tour director was magnificent. Every detail and accommodation were met. The only negative feedback is the narration. While he gave us a lot of good information and cultural education on the tour bus, the orientation talk and narration on the actual walk was quite brief. As compared to past experiences with other tour guides, they gave us more info and guidance. Aside from these minor critiques, the Best of Germany was a great vacation.

THE TOUR WAS CONDUCTED IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER AND OUR TOUR GUIDE PAUL FLEMING WAS SUPERB THE ACCOMMODATIONS WERE GENERALLY VERY GOOD ALTHOUGH IN SEVERAL VENUES THE HOTELS WERE NOT CONVENIENT FOR WALKING TO THE CENTER OF THE CITY, ESPECIALLY IN DUBLIN.

Trafalgar is top-notch! This trip surpassed our expectations - everything from the room accommodations, the tour director and the itinerary. Just superb and we will certainly do another Trafalgar tour in the future.

Great tour and excellent group of people on this trip.

The itinerary was perfect. We saw more than we expected.We will travel with Trafalgar and Affordable Tours again.

Trafalgar tour of Ireland was everything they said and a bit more. We had a great group of people that made the trip that much better. The Travel Director was fantastic. Knowlegable and witty and made everyone feel at ease and he was very professional. I will use them again.

Trafalgar offers a good mix of included activities and optional free time. About half the tour group would book optional excursions during the free time, and half would venture out on their own. We chose to venture on our own, so we could explore at our own pace and enjoy the amazing food along the way. I would use Trafalgar again, because I appreciated that they didn't plan every single hour of the day.

Both the Affordable Tours and Trafalgar staff made this an exceptional trip.

On scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being best, I would rate it a 10! Awesome, flawless, and incredibly warm and friendly execution!

Lodging was outstanding. Included activities were as described and enjoyable. I would probably do fewer of the optional activities in the future so as to have more "down time."

Greece was everything I hoped for and Trafalgar tour guide was wonderful. A little too many "extras," but I knew that going into the trip. In the future, I will try to find a tour company that includes more excursions with less leisure time.

Great trip. Active and packed itinerary which is what we wanted. Saw so many things. Recommend the optional experiences as they make the trip more robust.

We did have good time in Switzerland. The only problem is the term is too short and was unable to see more. By train travel was new experience to us, the best part was went through the Alps valley and had seen beautiful snow-caped mountains. The disadvantage is we missed the capital of Swiss which is a UNESCO site. The tour leader was very nice and full-experienced, he organized everywhere and almost everything for this group. That's the best part of this trip.

Our family had a memorable time on the Imperial Europe tour. We enjoyed all the sights, history and experiences!

Outstanding trip! Probably will take some time to really process the experience.

Our travel consltant at Affordable Tours was great to work with. He was very knowledgeable and customer service oriented. He answered all of our questions and whenever we emailed him, he responded very quickly. The trip was extraordinary. Our driver and our tour director were excellent. The tour directory was very funny, extremely organized, detail-oriented, and knowledgeable. All of us were amazed with the driver's driving on such narrow streets. The hotels were ok. The room at UNa in Rome was very small, and the rooms at the wonderful hotel in Lake Maggiore were very much outdated even though the property was beautiful. The breakfasts need to be improved in all of the hotels. I was not too impressed with the dinners at the hotels either. Very little food was given and did not meet the expectations I had about eating big portions and great variety in Italy. Other than that, I loved the optional dinners at Venice, Florence and Sorrento. We had great weather, the guides were great also.

The tour director was knowledgeable, always on time, answered questions, and always had the agenda for the next day on display in hotel lobby. He did a very good job. A number of the "included tours" were very short and simply poor. With simple changes, they could really have been much better. A little too concerned with selling the optional tours. The hotels were at least 4 star. The welcome reception and farewell dinner were excellent. The coach and driver were top notch.

The trip guide and driver are excellent, professional, and very helpful. Most local guides were very good, particularly the ones in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk, Vilnius, and Riga.

The only hotel in Italy we did not like was the Holiday Inn. Our room there smelled heavy with cigarette smoke.

Tour Director and "Local Specialists" were excellent.

The trip was fantastic. Our days were filled with all the great places and the hotels we stayed in were wonderful. Our local tour guides were extremely knowledgable about the area and our overall tour guide was excellent. She was energetic and was able to educate us on every point in history on our trip. One thing for improvement, tour bus wifi never really worked. Thank you Trafalgar and Affordable Tours for a trip of a lifetime. Perfecto!

Our tour director was the best director we have ever had. Her knowledge and sense of humor were an award-winning combination.

We had a great tour guide, saw much more than what we expected, had great hotel rooms, great continental breakfasts and so much more. I would highly recommend this tour.

This trip far outweighed our expectations. We were thrilled with our travel director who engaged everyone on the toura and was a fantastic person as well. I think anyone looking should consider this trip. Affordable Tours did just that: made it more affordable for us!

I was involuntarily paired with a chatterbox who never quit talking, coughing, and blowing (claiming it was asthma). Asked several times to cover her mouth. I finally caught her corruption. For this, I paid a single supplement? Never again!

All in all, this tour was amazing! The 47 people on the tour was a little too large for comfort and efficiency of time, but we made it work! I would recommend this tour.

This is my second escorted tour with Trafalgar, and I was very pleased with both trips. Our guide had it all: profound knowledge of the 4 Hawaiian islands, great sense of humor, attention to detail, and the ability to arrange everything we needed. I got a great overview of the islands, had some downtime in between the touring trips, and stayed in beautiful places. I was very happy with my experience and would definitely recommend this trip!

One optional trip at Waterford did not specify that it was a WALKING trip. If I knew I did not sign up this trip. Hotels we stayed were OK.

We had a wonderful experience with Trafalgar and would not hesitate to use them again. Everything was well-organized and our tour director was outstanding. I mean REALLY outstanding. He was extremely knowledgeable and had a wonderful sense of humor. Everyone on the tour just loved him. The local specialists were very good. Our only concern was that 2 of our accommodations (Andels and especially Novotel) were adequate, but not especially up to expectations. All breakfasts were great. The same with dinners. We would highly recommend Trafalgar to people we know that are interested in traveling with a tour operator.

This was my first trip with Trafalgar. I was pleased with the pace of the tour, the quality of the hotels, the expertise of the tour director and driver, and the optional activities offered. In the future, however, I will try to find a tour with fewer participants. There were forty-four of us moving through narrow streets, fitting into open boats, grouping inside small rooms, etc. I really don't know how our tour director managed to keep us together. He was amazing.

What we saw and experienced was beyond expectations. A very well-planned and conducted tour. Highly skilled tour director and driver. Special area guides also very good. This quality across the board was quite unusual. Of course Trafalgar deserves some credit here.

AMAZING tour guide. Dan Panorama Jerusalem and Lavi Kibbutz were satisfactory. Dan Panorama Tel Aviv was excellent.

We preferred the Benelux tour over the Ireland tour mainly because there was so much history about World War 1 and 2. Also, the countryside in Ireland is all green and less varied. Liked the tour, but would not return to Ireland.

The Trafalgar people involved with this specific tour were wonderful. The Tour Director had plenty of knowledge of the areas visited and how to make the trip a success for ALL - she was fantastic. Our driver was always looking out for our safety and comfort - he was a fantastic driver. The only items for improvement were that the hotel dinners could have been better and did not come up to the level of the dinners selected by Trafalgar at outside restaurants, but that is to be expected. During our trip, several Trafalgar people were onsite to check that the service, etc. were of the standards expected by Trafalgar which was heartening and showed their concern for their reputation and abilities.

We had a lot of days when we have to wake up early and be in places where we have to wait for opening hours. Because of this, I noticed we have a great gap in between activities that we just didn't have anything to do. What a waste of time this created. There should be better planning regarding the schedule for each day.

Our travel guide was absolutely wonderful and fits the position perfectly. Always courteous and very knowledgable. She took excellent care of us and was very organized.

I've traveled with other tour operators, and still find Trafalgar tours (this was my third one) better organized, with better local tour guides, than the other tour packages I've been on.

The trip was about nature and history. It lacked any mention of art - at the least, architecture and sculpture. It would benefit if those topics were included.

The tour was spectacular. The Cooper Canyon was awesome and unbelievable. Our tour guide was well-experienced and knowledgeable. Our accommodations were the best. The local foods that we ate were very delicious.

Trafalgar is an excellent choice for traveling. I already did 2 European tours with them in 6 months and booked my third tour. They are professional and efficient. Traveling with Trafalgar saves time and money. The local experiences they provide make all the difference.

The tour was with AATKings/Trafalgar Tours. The Guide, Driver, Hotels, Meals, Tours were all excellent and I had a great time. Thanks!

The itinerary was absolutely within my expectations.

Our travel consultant did an excellent job booking our trip. The flight, airport transfer, and the tour itself was far beyond our expectations.

Everything that was stated came true but it was even better then what I expected.

I had an incorrect expectation of this tour. I expected to actually stop and see all the attractions mentioned in the description, but some of them were merely pointed out as we drove by at 30 miles per hour and those we stopped at were just quick visits (maximum 1.5 hours). This is a quick tour of the southern Ireland points of interest.

We loved this trip. We love using Trafalgar because the tour directors are great, the itinerary is well planned out, and they have experiences that are unique, like taking a ride on a horse-drawn wagon (the horse had jingle bells on) through a small town and stopping for pictures on a beautiful little bridge, and then the owner of the horses taking us to his home and providing us with a homemade lunch.

Everything was great in my trip to New Zealand's southern island, the scenery was certainly stunning! I had a good time, all the fellow travelers in the tour was very nice and friendly, and I have found some new friends there! New Zealand is a new country where air is very clean and people are honest and trustworthy welcoming tourists as well as foreigners with open arms. Next time I'd like to go back and see the Northern island of the country.

It's a trip worth taking, but not at all up to the descriptions provided by most travelers. So don't think your socks are going to get knocked off by the scenery seen from the train or the dizzying bridge heights. Maybe I'm jaded because I live in Wash. State and I've taken the Empire Builder (Amtrak) & the Rocky Mountaineer (Canada Rail). So, this trip had some "nice" scenery, and it was interesting to do some real switchbacks, but as for the train portion overall: "meh". Hard to get good camera shots if not on right side of train or unless you camped out (to the detriment of others) on the right side of the in-between sections of the train cars. The train condition was good, the restrooms were clean, and the food was OK. The accommodations on the trip were nice to very-nice, as was the food. You have to realize this is Mexico however -- if you're expecting USA quality throughout then you're going to be one of the complainers the rest of us have to put up with. The hotel on the rim of the canyon was especially nice, with incredible views. The tram ride (into the canyon) was also very scenic. Between the two, it made the trip very worthwhile. The Casas Grandes (Paquime) stop was also very interesting if you like archaeological stuff. Those two things (the canyon stay) & Paquime were kinda the only two things worth seeing on the trip. Not that the rest of it wasn't worth seeing at all -- it was. But those were really the only two stops of significance in my opinion. I'm glad I crossed this trip off my list, but I would not do it again nor recommend it except with the above caveats. This was my first trip with Trafalgar (I've done many other bus tours with other companies). I would recommend them, putting them on the same level as Globus.

Truly professional Tour Director and drivers made the tour memorable. Trafalgar always arrange first class hotel rooms.

The Trafalgar tour guide wasn\'t good as those we had in the past. The itinerary was a bit rushed, covering too great a distance in a short time.

I thought both Affordable Tours and Trafalgar did a great job. Would definitely travel with Trafalgar again and would definitely use Affordable Tours again.

It was an awesome, organized, educational and a fun trip from Trafalgar. Folks were great. Thank you to our travel director who took care of the group\'s need and our driver for keeping us safe. It went beyond my expectation. Thank you!

Just got back home from my 2016 Splendors of Italy vacations (10/22-11/03). The Travel Director was absolutely amazing, as well as our driver. They did everything to make our vacation an unforgettable experience. All local guides were excellent and very attentive. They took care of every detail so we just had to enjoy every second in Italy.

Our travel director and bus driver provided excellent services. Out of the 4 hotels we stayed at, 2 out of 4 met expectations and only one met meal expectations. We realize that the trip was to give us a sampling of the different areas, the only area that we were disappointed in was Florence as our only full day there was on a Monday and the museums are all closed on Mondays, poor planning. Additionally, based on location of the hotel, we weren\'t able to experience Tuscany. One last suggestion, perhaps on the end of the trip, you could extend Venice one more day. Again, based on how the trip was planned, it only allowed us one day in Venice and we loved Venice and wished we could see more. In ending, the trip went well and everything went timely and without any issues. Our agent was able to readjust plans when whether did not permit certain activities. She was very knowledgable and friendly.

The tour director, bus driver, the restaurant, and hotel staff were all excellent. I feel we were cheated when we learned the tram into the canyon was broken and had been for a couple months and was going to be for two or more months. We should have been notified of that as that was what I went for.

This is my 4th Trafalgar trip and they are always professional and an excellent value.

The trip to Mexico was wonderful from beginning to end. The travel consultant who worked with us was great in arranging this trip on such short notice.

We have taken 2 trips with Trafalgar (Greece last year and Britain this year) and they have been great. A good value.

I should have been told that a roommate would be put with me and not find out when I got there.

Autumn Colors 2016 as organized by Trafalgar Tours gave me a nature experience that was both humanly wonderful and soulfully uplifting. The foliage, the drive through New England small towns, the mountain, forest, and coast experiences, the rich and entertaining narrative by our Travel Director, my fellow travelers, the accommodations, and the meals all contributed to make this tour experience 'the best ever'.

Great tour director and driver. The whole trip is worry free and very enjoyable. The nine day trip covered everything I expected and more.

Very pleased with Trafalgar, the travel director, and the bus driver.

'Optional' 'experiences' (side trips) needed to be taken to experience the most from the area and your available time. Personally, unexpected and costly. Schedule visited Florence, Italy on a Monday. The major (most) museums are closed on Monday's! Very unhappy and disappointed unable to see major art work, etc. Travel director from Trafalgar was superb and made the trip very acceptable. All in all, a wonderful experience!

The tour director and bus driver were both wonderful! I really enjoyed them and glad I was in their group.

Hotels were average. Breakfast was below average. Scenery was excellent

The Trafalgar Tour Guide was beyond exceptional! She was fabulous as she often used that word to describe the scenery or the sites. Almost all hotels were very good except for the Isle of Skye...very poor beds! Other than that we have said that we will definitely use Trafalgar and Affordable Tours again. Thanks for everything!

This was the budget version for Trafalgar. The hotels were nice and reasonable, but some were removed from city centers which added travel time going to and from them. It was a very busy trip with very little free time at any stop in any city. Days were very long especially if all the optional choices were purchased. We drove 3500 kilometers on this trip. Saw lots of Germany, and that is the sacrifice you pay for a trip like this: no free time. It would be nice to have a free day somewhere in the trip for some "down time."

Our trip to Northern Italy and the Lakes met and exceeded our expectations! Our tour guide, the itinerary, and the overall experience was so enjoyable and allowed us to see all the sites we looked forward to seeing. Wonderful!

Hotels were 4 stars, rooms were clean and big, breakfasts and dinners that provided with package were excellent, tour director and bus driver both were friendly and professional both made our trip a memorable once.

We had an enjoyable trip. Our tour guide and driver were excellent. Rooms were decent. Some bathrooms had a musty smell. Food in provided meals was good. Bus was comfortable and seat rotation allowed everyone the chance for good seats. We usually takes tours with smaller groups, but all travelers were congenial.

Fantastic views, great trip schedule, good food, good hotels, and the best tour guide ever!!

First our hotel in Dublin was way outside of Dublin. Our rooms at the Clayton Hotel were not ready for several hours after arriving. It would have been good to know that as we were tired and had hoped to take a shower and a nap. We did not book extra days in Dublin because we have family in Drogheda and they picked us up at the hotel. Had I booked extra time there, I would have been upset about being so far outside of Dublin.

We all had fun as tour director made it possible for us to be free and express our thought. She was catalyst in making things happen. Bus driver was very good and drove so well we did not feel any motion. he was jovial and friendly. Kept bus very clean.

Very enjoyable trip. We saw so much in eight days. Our tour guide was great, he was very knowledgeable, informative, and told great stories to keep us entertained. Also had a wonderful bus driver who had a cooler of cold water bottles every day and made driving the bus look so easy!!

The hotel's were okay, but the room on the two night stay at Mammouth Springs made our son's college room look like a palace: one small double bed for the 2 of us, no closet, hooks on the wall instead, the bathroom sink inside the room, no air conditioning, the shower and toilet inside a small room that was the size of a large phone booth. When we complained stating that we were supposed to have a double room with 2 beds, the front desk staff was nasty and said that if we did not like the room to leave.

It was disappointing to let us know at the last minute that our hotels had switched. We were expecting to stay at the hotel shown on the picture -- right on the beach -- yet this did not happen in Mykonos.

This was our first experience with bus tours, but it will not be our last. The trip provided an excellent cross section of the area, history and people. The guide and driver were excellent and very knowledgeable. The main accommodations and meals were far beyond our expectations. Overall it was an outstanding experience and value.

My husband and I are very happy with the trip around the island. The sceneries of the mountains, glaciers, lagoons, waterfalls, lava and rock formations are captivating. The island is extremely clean. We have never breathed any air so fresh and pollutant-free in our lives until we visited Iceland. The Icelanders are very friendly and hardworking. We even saw young girls carry luggage of hotel guests to make extra money. The country also seems crime-free and we felt safe throughout our trip. To our surprise and convenience, we did not need Icelandic Krona while traveling in Iceland since credit cards are accepted everywhere in Iceland. The only downside of the trip is that food is very expensive but the quality of the food in general is good.

Very well planned and the accommodations were excellent. The guide was fabulous. Loved the trip!!!

This trip was a another great experience with Trafalgar. Our Travel Director was exceptional!

While it's a lot of bus riding, the scenery and experiences are well worth the trip. The tour director was top-notch in providing very creative service enhancing the entire experience. It was a wonderful trip and I'd highly recommend it.

The accommodations were excellent, although two were not modern with no cell service or internet. The food was very good except at the 320 Ranch. The tour director and the driver were both exceptional. All in all, we had a great vacation. We really enjoyed seeing Yellowstone.

This trip becomes quite expensive due to few meals are included. This of course has its pluses and minuses. 47 people on a trip is too many.

More time should be allotted to Yosemite . We hardly saw it . The Napa Valley wine train was fantastic and so was the cruise on Lake Tahoe. For tours on July 4th operators should include going to an fireworks display.

director was a great multi-tasker and certainly had a lot of problems to contend with - great job!

I was completely satisfied with this tour. Areas visited were beautiful. Our tour guide was so knowledgeable and fun. Our hotels were much nicer than I had expected. Highly recommend this tour.

Of the six tours we have taken with Trafalgar, this one scored at the bottom of the list. Everything was very well done and the tour director was excellent, but somehow the Scandinavian trip lacked the excitement of former trips. The fjords and Norwegian mountains were beautiful, but the optional offerings were not as interesting as those in other tours. There was also a second Trafalgar bus that followed about fifteen or twenty minutes behind us which made the stops crowded. It was as though there were 96 people on the tour instead of 48. There were separate tour directors, but I definitely didn't like the second bus. I do believe that Trafalgar is an excellent company...it's just that this tour didn't meet our expectations.

An excellent experience. Learn to commend this amount about the country in the people. Great for families.

Too much travel and not enough time to enjoy the best places. Could have skipped Fez and given us more time in Casablanca and Tangiers. Also needed extra day in Marbella

Trafalgar tends to book rooms away from city centers which lack amenities I value, Such as the ability to walk to city centers, a gym, onsite laundry and air conditioning that is controllable from the room.

Trafalgar did a good job. However my husband became ill during the trip and our tour director seem more interested in keeping the tour moving than helping me make the best decisions for my husband's health. In fact I was told that if we left the tour he couldn't help us with alternate planning.

Trafalgar, was a delight, the tour experience was everything we hoped for! Thank you for your help

Special note to notice the luggage restrictions. If our tour would have been full this would have been an issue. Many other travelers showed with oversized carry ons. It was a very enjoyable trip and we are so happy we didn't try to travel on our own.

The Glimpse of Europe trip we took was terrific and the tour director and driver were the best we have had. The tour itself was a little too fast paced as there was not enough time to visit the sites on our own during what free time we were given and the miles we covered in 8 days (over 2 thousand) was too extreme, with 2 of the days for the most part spent traveling on the coach. Might consider adding an extra day to allow more time for free time. that was the only problem that we incurred concerning the entire trip.

all hotels were no better than 3 star properties that had a restaurant, the boat was a nightmare!

Having traveled via escorted coach tours in the past, I know that more time than desirable can be spent on a bus. My husband and I were disappointed in seeing so little of Vancouver. First, we flew into Toronto at 8:15 a.m. and had to wait while at least two other flights took off for Vancouver. We didn't fly out until afternoon. Since this was the longest leg of our trip, we didn't arrive to the hotel in Vancouver until 5:30 p.m. To count this day as day one of our tour is completely unrealistic. Secondly, arriving at each stop later in the day and sometimes staying only one night, is really not seeing the destination at all. Two nights at the Inn on Thompson Lake Resort (making the wildlife sanctuary optional) and one night in Jasper would be preferable to at least half our group of 50. The 25 hours it took us to fly a 4 and one-half hour flight on our return was disgraceful. We sat in Calgary Airport from 11:30 a.m. until 12:35 a.m. the following morning. We lugged our suitcases for nearly nine of those 13 hours. We were not cleared through security. How is that making travel safer? Lower fairs or not, I will book my own flight itinerary going forward.

Several hotels were far above expectations but a couple were below expectations. Italian tour guide was acceptable but Switzerland tour guide was EXCEPTIONAL!!

This trip while reasonable--didn't end up so. There was little excursions included and the ones extra were overpriced and not worth the money at all. Have travelled with Grand Circle Travel and Overseas Travel 11 times and found them a much better value for the money.

As a retired, single woman, I am so comfortable traveling solo with Trafalgar on their various tours. Absolutely loved last year's tour of England & Scotland with Military Tatoo experience, just finished Scandinavia & Fjords tour with the enjoyment of May 17 Constitution Heritage Days experience, and am looking forward to Grand Italian Experience tour this Sept. 2016. Thanks for great trips & memories.

Well, we had a few glitches with one hotel called Stabia Hotel along the way: 1. The waiters was completely rude to our group -- they kept asking us to leave the dinning area right after dinner by 9:30 PM; 2. They ran out breakfast to serve the following morning; 3. The server completely forgot to serve my wife and I the main dish for dinner. Overall, the rest of our trip was excellent. We saw so much of Italy. Our Tour Director, made our tour worthwhile. He was informative, attentive to our needs and funny - he is an excellent ambassador to Italy.

The tour director on this trip was excellent. His knowledge, organizational skills and caring personality made this trip an excellent choice for us.

This was the second of our back to back Trafalgar tours. We were told to be ready in the lobby at 6:30 A.M. to meet our director and start the tour. The director didn't show up, or even call the hotel. The whole tour finally went to breakfast and she showed up an hour late. She said they "hit traffic". I said that regardless of the circumstances, it was up to her call and let someone know and I also told her it wasn't a good way to start the tour and represent Trafalgar.

We saw a lot on our trip but it was so fast paced that we felt a little more rest time could have been included.

The tour was fine. We had fun and the tour director was informative. The driver was good. Everyone who joined the trip were very friendly and kind. The hotels were quite good but not all. Didnt expect of some hotels that provide unprofessionalism and rudeness. But to sum it all up, it was a good, fun filled experience!

The hotels were well located and very nice. We did not get to see The Hague. The tour director was excellent but he kept telling us to give him a rating of excellent. In Bruges there should have been an additional horse and buggy. With two we were too crowed to see and take photos. So this optional tour was not a good value.

I suggest that, in general, the tour operator chooses the hotels that are accessible via public transportation so the tourists could opt to explore easily the city by themselves.

Everything was what I expected. The booking went very smoothly with no hidden agenda. Trafalgar staffs treated us like VIP. We were greeted at the airport and quickly transfer to our hotel. Trafalgar have everything planned out from the time I stepped out of airport custom to when I got back to the airport for my departure home. I strongly recommend booking with Affordable Tour and Trafalgar.

Excellent trip and very good accommodations with some ocean view and lake view. The food served was delicious and plenty of varieties. The dinners were served with wine and beer, that was also very good. In short , we had a wonderful experience of New Zealand tour with Trafalgar. The tour director was very knowledgable and driver was driving very safe and we never got lost.

The agent was very helpful in helping to book this trip. She was courteous, efficient and professional.

Due to Altitude sickness, extreme rain and an intestinal bug this was a difficult trip for the group. Perhaps a change in activity in Puno would be most beneficial!

The trip was really enjoyable. We were very tired but had a lot of fun. Some of the optional tours should be included in the package as those were much more fun.

Loved Copper Canyon, excellent accommodations and meals

Travel Director is very knowledgeable and respectful. Couch Driver is a good and safe driver.

I highly recommend the Best of France tour with Trafalgar. The trip ran so smoothly with seeing so many places all over the country. The hotel rooms were clean and comfortable. The food was delicious. Our bus driver was excellent. The tour guide was good. She was helpful but not high energy like other tour guides we have had in the past. We had a wonderful trip. I think going on the last tour of the season was a great idea. We had a total of 30 in the group. The weather was cooler and the places we visited were not crowded as they are in the summer months.

Truly a wonderful experience. It far exceeded our expectation!

Overall, this was a great experience.

This Trafalgar Tour was more than we expected in regards to what we experienced and saw. However, there were long hours on a bus due to the large territory covered, so if one has any kind of back problem or difficulty getting around it would not be a trip I would recommend.

Never a dull moment and the food and rooms were exceptional. The best part was the director, who was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. The weather at this time of year was a mixture of Fall heat and crisp evenings, so bring a jacket. The bus rides were long, but we stopped often to stretch our legs. This tour is not for the weak of heart and limb, but you don't have to do everything. We enjoyed it very much. 

My sisters and I are very satisfied with our trip because of the Travel Director. He was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable,wise, helpful,respectful,caring, very organized and fair. He went out of his way to make sure that we were pleased. This is my first time ever to have a guide like him. Him and our driver were a good team. Both of them were very respectful. These kind of people are hard to find these days.

Hotels in Rome and Florence could have been better.

Better than expected. Great trip

The Hotels were extremely well located (except possibly in Madrid, but with the size of the group this may have been necessary). The hotel rooms were excellent - far exceeding our expectations. We very much enjoyed our Tour director. He made it easy for us to add additional sightseeing on our own. We would definitely book another tour with Trafalgar.

Wonderful insider information about the sights and culture

Tour guide was very organized and knowledgeable. Excellent! Driver was very pleasant, friendly and helpful. We felt very safe in his tour bus. Great Job.

Quick response, and operator really knew her business well.

Loved the whole vacation-"SECRETS OF THE OLD SOUTH" The trip was well planned and we stayed at really nice hotels. The restaurants were very nice. The trip followed the itinerary. Would recommend this trip to friends.

Always difficult to figure out what "look, see, and visit" means on a tour. On the downside this tour, Best of France 2015 came down to long days due to travel distances, and lack of available free time to explore cities we spent the night at. Arrived at Normandy and Omaha Beach late in the day and only had 1 3/4 hrs to try and see it all. This memorial deserves better than that. The attractions as a whole, were all worth seeing. I this this trip would be better severed by adding two extra time off or free time days to rest and relax. The booking agency itself was very good and no problems with booking nor payment. Would have to experience Trafalgar one more time to determine if this trip was the exception or the norm. We drove 4000 Km or 2400 miles on this trip.

The only bad thing is I have food poisoning and have to to Urgent Care today. I have heard that several of us are sick.

For those who enjoy the motor coach as a means of touring around parts of Europe, this is a good itinerary that includes Northern Ireland, which I don't believe is common. The tour staff were wonderful and highly recommended. Some of the accommodations were quite rustic, so not up to what most would consider a "standard". However, they were located in remote areas and were the best available from what we could see. The itinerary is quite aggressive with a lot of time spent in the coach. In our case, this will probably be our last motor coach tour only because we find that we don't enjoy the extended travel time in the coach that much anymore. Our preferred mode of travel in Europe is now river ships.

Wonderful tour and tour operator was great. Would definitely recommend this tour to friends.

Our experience was excellent in every respect.

First of all we're lucky to have such a great Tour Director, who demonstrated deep and broad knowledge, intelligence and lovely humor, perfectly organized out life during the trip. Our driver was as well very good providing smooth safe passage through 5 European countries. We'll recommend Trafalgar tours to our friends.

Great trip!! Loved every moment!

I would book with Affordable Tours again and again. Trafalgar Tours was excellent. Our tour guide was excellent and "made" the trip with her attitude and expertise. I can't recommend them with a higher two thumbs up!! I would and will recommend them to everyone I know.

the night at the Delphi Palace was the low light, highly recommend change there.

The tour was too structured for my taste. We felt that we were working rather than on vacation. While the tour tried to cover as much Irish ground as possible, we would have been content with less mileage and more intensive coverage of monuments, museums, churches, etc. By the way, many of our co-travelers felt the extensive traveling was the way to go. Perhaps we have simply "aged"out of this type of structured tour (76 and 64). The other vacations that we have participated in are less stressful to us but again this is a personal preference. Lastly, and nothing to do with the tour, our experience with our airline was rather negative and sure to color any consideration of future trips requiring flight.

Hotel in Nice was great! Good price, clean, and across the street from the Tram.

excellent accommodations! Tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable. The bus driver was very good, felt safe. We loved the excursions, beautiful scenery, lots of souvenirs. The food was good overall. I wish we could have stayed in the hotels 2 days at a time. A little hectic getting everything together the next day to travel to another hotel/motel.

Tour director was totaly un-prepared for this trip: not operational ready, not organized, lack of knowledge about area of traveling, etc. Having such a tour director just compromised "Trafalgar" tour company

The Route 66 with Balloon Fiesta was an excellent trip.You visit many sites along Route 66.

This was certainly a trip worth taking, and we had the chance to see sights that we never saw before (Balloon Festival, Oklahoma City, St. Louis). Accommodations and included restaurant meals were top notch, and the Tour Director was excellent. On the minus side, though, the motor coach was uncomfortable for long trips. 48 travelers over long distances is too many, and we wouldn't book another tour with that many passengers, that many long-distance days, and that many one night stops. Adding to the discomfort, the tour itinerary tried to cram too many sights into the 13 day tour, which resulted in early morning starts, and later than expected arrivals at the next destination. Trafalgar is a very good travel company, but it suffers by comparison with Insight Vacations, which still remains as our first choice for travel.

The only problem was the hotel room not ready when we go to London.

Overall, the trip was as we expected. We saw a lot and enjoyed all sights. Be prepared to wake up early in the morning. It was nice to have "free time" in the afternoons/evenings. It gave us an opportunity to explore Italy/dining on our own. Also, make sure you have very comfortable shoes to wear as there's a lot of walking, including many steps and hills.

I felt that there were too many optional tours. I think some of the options should have been included in the price that we paid. I can understand paying for the optionals in Venice because of the high cost of doing business there; however, at some of the other cities that we visited there was nothing to do if you don't pay for the optionals.

By paying a little more for the Rocky Mountaineer Goldleaf service, the benefits far outweighed the cost. The level of service and courtesy we received from the staff on the train was exceptionally great! The scenery we saw was some of the most beautiful in North America.

The description of the trip was too general, there wasn't enough time for each town traveled.

Great job and wonderful tour. Can't wait for the next adventure.

this was a fast moving trip that covered a great deal of territory in a short window of time. it was a real value and I was especially pleased with lake Lucerne and mt Pilatus in Switzerland. I highly recommend this trip for people who can keep up with the pace.

Trafalgar representative at airport in London, left us at airport because we were 10 minutes late picking up our baggage. We had to search far and wide to find a ride to the hotel. Tristar was the contracted company. Also the Trafalgar representative left the hotel in a jiffy, leaving us a note with incorrect information regarding when and where we were to meet the next morning. She left us a note stating she would be available at 11 am and we were to leave at 6:30 am. Again, left in the lurch. The tour director was wonderful. Also, we accidentally left our carry on on the coach in Paris France and have had no feedback as to its whereabouts.

This trip was AWESOME as usual. This is my second completed tour and I would book many more.

This was our 5th trip with Trafalgar. We were a bit disappointed with the overall experience. Many of the rooms were not up to the standard we had received in the past. As well as the hotel staff. We didn't think this tour guide was as good as the previous tours. The optional tours were all very excellent. We will probably give Trafalgar another try because of the past positive experiences.

Great tour director, h was the best. The trip had too many long days riding the bus, dinners were too much of the same and served way too early (6:30 pm). The sights and hotel at the Copper Canyon were magnificent. We really enjoyed that part.

Tour Director was excellent and good bus driver! 2 hotels had no hot water. Courteous restroom breaks while traveling. Bus travel toooooo long. Most meals less than authentic Mexican food....bland. Welcoming cocktail was nice, but need to be ready to accommodate non-drinkers. Seriously need an English speaker for zip line instructions at Copper Canyon. Definitely need to stress the lack of flat surfaces to walk on, and lack of US safety codes (handrails, wiring, plumbing, etc.). Tour well organized....ran like clockwork! Only 1 hotel had an elevator....several tour members had canes/walkers/leg problems. WiFi on bus was a nice surprise.

First off, the title of the tour was a joke/farce !!!. Trafalgar advertised it as Autumn Colors, but there were no such colors. The tour should have been called, "New England Bus Ride". We paid so much money expecting to see an spectacular show of Autumn but saw green leaves instead. Trafalgar and for that matter Affordable Tours misrepresented in this tour package. I suggest that next time this particular tour be moved to a later date to make sure the ATUMN LEAVES WILL BE THERE in case Nature "decides to do a late showing". The weather was nice and warm in New England when we went hence the leaves did not change colors yet but that was unfortunate for us folks who went on an early trip. This week would have been perfect !!!! I understand the logistics and difficulty making changes after trips have been booked and arranged but I think folks deserve to get what they paid for. For this particular trip " Autumn Colors", we should have been warned ahead of time if we wanted to cancel the trip for a better date. The hotels were beautiful. Bar Harbor and Red Jacket Inn. However, those of us unfortunate that were given rooms where the views were but parking lots, back of the hotel or nothing feel cheated compared to those lucky ones whose rooms had magnificent mountains and ocean views. We paid the same amount for the trip and should be afforded the same great views whenever the hotels had them. Trafalgar or Affordable Tours should make it a point to contract only the rooms with great views for their customers whenever they are available. Or as other customers on the trip said, let everyone know about the rooms with the great views and have the option to pay a bit more for the opportunity if so required. Or is it??? I invited a friend from Australia to join me on this tour and she did. She spent more money than I did to make the trip to America. Like me she wanted to see the Autumn Colors. Like many who went this time we were extremely disappointed. I feel very bad for her coming all this way to see nothing but GREEN leaves in New England, USA that she could see in Australia. We both traveled with Trafalgar before but SAD to say we are again disappointed. Our tour manager and driver were fantastic. Trafalgar can give them a bonus. The two made the Bus Trip in New England as best they could without the Autumn Colors.

This trip was outstanding. It was all and more than we expected. The service we received was wonderful. The itinerary was well selected. The only thing that we could have asked for was a horseback riding experience while out west as a possible added excursion. Thanks for helping to create unforgettable memories. You are good at what you do.

My Trafalgar Tour was every thing that I could imagine. They took good care of me from start to finish.

Trip was wonderful-packed with history, sites, and fun. Felt we really experienced Germany. Tour guide was so well informed and took such good care of us. Only one accommodation was poor, rest were very good to excellent. We had a marvelous time and love our Trafalgar tours....nobody does it better in our opinion.

Great trip. Some of the meals provided by the Tour were not very good, but this was due to the Restaurant, not the Tour.

some of the hotels had turned off the air conditioner after september 1st or 1st day of autum so rooms were hot. the hotels dinners were not that great. would rather have free night and pay a little less.

The tour went pretty well. Trafalgar is well organized. We had some minor quibbles but who doesn't.

I am very please with this trip. The tour director is very professional and knowledgeable. The motor coach driver is super and polite. I think the whole group had a very pleasant time.

Not enough accurate information about the walking involved. There was extensive walking everywhere. Also the trip was marked moderate. In comparison to other trips we have taken it was very active every minute with lots of walking in high heat, difficult elevations, and extremely long arduous days. Also very crowded and rushed.

Very organized tour. We tried hard to stay on schedule and did very well. Saw an amazing amount of history in 8 days! Tour director was very informed and knowledgeable about the places we visited. Would highly recommend this tour.

Our Trafalgar Tour Director was one of the best tour directors we have experienced in our many escorted tours to Europe. The Trafalgar optional excursions were wonderful and a great value. We took this same tour 7 years ago when the cruise portion of the trip was with Louis cruise line. Celestyal has since purchased the Louis cruise line and I feel does not compare favorably in a few areas. I have never been charged a fee to use the safe provided in my room (16 euros for the 7 day cruise portion of the tour), the breakfast foods were served cold, and there was an additional charge for certain dinner menu selections. If there are going to be optional additional expenses, I feel Celestyal should provide that information prior to booking. While onboard the Celestyal Cristal I asked at the reception desk if I could make arrangements for a small birthday celebration for my husband the following evening at dinner....just a candle in his dessert, nothing big I was directed to the dining room to make the arrangements, however when I made my request was told this was not possible....no explanation, just not possible. I mentioned this to our Trafalgar Tour Director and he said to leave the matter to him. What an unexpected and appreciated surprise we received when a candlelit cake, musicians and serving staff arrived singing Happy Birthday!! Trafalgar Tour Director - EXCELLENT, Celestyal Cristal dining room assistance...not so much. All in all it was a great trip with wonderful itinerary, accommodations and fellow travelers we now consider new friends.

Italy was all I thought it would be and more. The negative points are as follows: Too many people (48), much too fast for our age group. I definitely chose the wrong tour for the over 70 people in my party. My sister (84) had trouble walking the cobblestone streets and her legs swelled so much that we held the group up most days. Our director was kind to order a taxi a few times for her. I should have researched the tours more closely and chosen a slower and shorter tour. We are all burnt out.

Optional tours were very expensive, for the destination...not all but couple of them....were not worth 70 euro each...

This "Land of the Incas"trip was more that we had hoped for. We had first-rate 5 Star accommodations, excellent choice of meals and wonderful staff in all locations. Our Tour Director was a saint with his concern and care for all of his "charges". I have no idea when he slept with all his responsibilities. We also had a local guide in Cusco, who was also a very knowledgeable and super nice person. The local people in Peru, street folks, shop vendors, etc., were very friendly and patient with us and our limited language skills. All in all it was an excellent trip. Our one and only comment was that there didn't seem to be much time between some of the side tours with late arrival back to the hotel sometimes at 6:00 or 7:00pm and the start of the next days events, sometimes as early as 5:00am. We opted out of a couple of side tours just to have some free time to relax and see the cities.

We were disappointed with the hotel we stayed in in Rome, Italy. It was too far away from the city center. The beds were much too hard. The rooms were not at all sound proof. We could hear the toilets flush and the shower running in the room next door. The food was not that great either.

Trafalgar provided an outstanding service and tour.

My first trip with Trafalgar went beyond my expectations. It was a great time had by all.

We had great time for our tour. But out hotels are not the same ones listed in the advertisement. They are scaled down.

Way too many people on the tour. I was told there would be about 40 people max. There were 53 people on this tour. We had a very good tour group and excellent tour guide with no drama and everyone was courteous and kind to one another. I would have liked more time in some places and less in others, but a tour does not allow that. My favorite places were Sorrento and capri, Venice and the lakes district. I also would have liked to spend more time in the small towns as I found them very charming (Assisi).

From start to finish this trip was outstanding. Transfers and travel within Peru went smoothly, the included sightseeing was wonderful, meals were very good, hotels were clean, comfortable and well located, and the tour director was excellent.

San Carlos and Copper Canyon were great, Alamos and El Fuerte a little on the dull side. It would have been nice if we had stopped in Tombstone, AZ.

This is my second trip with affordable tours and will definitely use them again!

Best of Switzerland was a great tour. The country is beautiful.

Was very busy but planned very efficiently to be able to see all of the things we did. It was a very good trip and certainly even surpassed my expectations.

The only item that we missed was a "true" opening/welcome dinner. There were no introductions, etc. at our first dinner together. We were in a crowded dining room with no time to mingle, etc. Also, a guest list with names and addresses (city and country) would have been helpful. Our tour guide, was extremely knowledgeable and handled a packed itinerary very well. The local specialists were great. The last farewell dinner was average to below average. The hotels, especially the Hotel Portici at Lake Garda, were great. I also like the Hotel Manin

great bus driver, but director did not come up to my expectations as compared to other tour directors I have traveled with. We had long periods of silence on the bus, little info of what we were seeing on the bus as we traveled the road little history of what we were going to see, what info we received was mostly read to us, very formal she was a good organizer, pleasant and courteous. I would recommend longer time at the major sites even if we saw less sites.

It was a tremendous help to us to book our flight through Trafalgar with the convenience of airport to hotel and back transport.

Hotel choices were high standard, however, we did not care for the location of the Budapest Hilton. Would have preferred something with closer proximity to the city center. It was next to a high end mall which may be appealing for some travelers. All the hotel staff were extremely pleasant and accomodating. Our group of about 44 was a good size. Tour director and bus driver and our guides were very well versed and some also very funny.

Don't be afrraid to use Affordable Tours-they are thorough, courteous, professional, and did an excellent job. They answered all my questions and went to great lengths to meet my satisfaction.

Our consultant of affordable tours was always very helpful, informative and responsive. The Trafalgar tour itinerary was wonderful, and our tour director and our driver were fabulous. We would highly recommend both affordable tours and Trafalgar to anyone.

Trafalgar's itinerary and tour was not as fun as previous tours I've taken for multiple reasons.

1) Our hotel was never in the city which Contiki was able to do in Rome and Florence. A lot of time was wasted that we could have been exploring the city because we were 30-45 minutes away and would have to take an expensive taxi into the city. 

2) the walking tours left out information that I know I saw in the Contiki tours. We paid more money for excursions but got less sites included (Roman Forum).

3) the beds were HARD, the breakfast lukewarm and watery every day, and the included dinners were almost EXACTLY the same. They weren't even very "Italian": turkey with gravy, peas, and potatoes?

Thank you for such professional assistance.

Our tour guide and driver where fantastic. Places we visited where amazing. Some of the hotels where below expectations. Some where vary runned down and had mold and mildew. Walls had peeling wall paper and dirty.

Both, London and Germany trips were wonderful. Lots of history and beautiful architectures.

This trip, including the optional experiences I selected, gave me a full spectrum of country panoramas, foods & cultural shows, castles, cathedrals, palaces & pubs, ferries & cruises, history & fun wanderings. It included the famous Military Tatoo at Edinburgh Castle which was a wonderful & unforgettable experience too. This is the best trip I have ever taken. Tour Director was a very caring, organized, fun professional who taught us much. Many thanks.

The trip was amazing from start to finish!

I am very surprised that no mention was made of handicaps and stamina needed for this trip. I have lower back pain that makes long walks and long periods standing difficult. I managed to endure and to joy the trip. Knowing the endurance expectations may have led me to a slower moving trip. No questions were asked of me about my physical limitations

Our travel director was exceptionally good and made out travel experience pleasant and memorable.

I was amazed at how organized everything was--from assigning and rotating coach seating to accommodating the vegetarians to delivering and picking up persons taking special trips. Everything was wonderful, including the weather except for one day. We were to fly over the Grand Canyon but it was raining and flights were cancelled so instead we were going to go to the rim again. When we got there the rain had ceased but the whole canyon in front of us was filled with fog. We were very fortunate to have good weather the other days.

Our first hotel was not very good but then again I don't think that city,Fairbanks, has much to offer.

I had some apprehension about Greece given the recent News, but I completely lost my fears. I fell in love with Greece, its islands. The trafalgar tour was excellent. the best guides I have seen thus far. The food, history, climate, of greece was unsupassed. I have already decided to return in the near future. The country is safe to travel to, the people hospitable and appreciative of tourist and the added economic apportation to their lives and well being. Prices are very competitive and best deals I believe than anywhere else in Europe. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who is comtemplating a tour to Europe.

Very little time and very few included sightseeing, most of the time was used for optional excursions.

I actually started the booking process with Trafalgar directly. But they were not as responsive. So I contacted Affordable tours. The agent was responsive, prompt, and took care of all my questions. I will use her again and recommend her to my family and friends.

Our guide was fabulous and was very knowable in all religious groups that were and are in this area. More than we expected.

Our Europe tour guide was excellent! Website should be more clear, however, that all the excursions are extra. We spent an additional $2500 just on being able to attend the excursions. The London portion of the trip was disappointing. It was not guided. We were left at a hotel with our luggage to check in ourselves and other than a 2 hour tour in the morning - it was completely independent. There was one girl available to work with 30+ guests. It was chaos and a horrible way to end our trip. If I had known it was going to be like that, I would not have booked the tour with the London piece, but saved that trip for another date with a different tour operator.

Having great Tour Operators will make or break the experience. Our Tralfargar operators were excellent.

A new bus without foot rests was not comfortable.

We spent a lot more time on the road and less time at destinations than I expected. A suggest extending the itinerary by at least 2 days without adding stops, just giving more time at the stops. For example: In Fatima we arrived later in the afternoon. After our city orientation and group photo there was not much time left before things closed up and the next morning we left at 9:30 when things only opened at 9:00. I ended up skipping breakfast so that I could "beat any lines" to get into the basilica and back to the bus in time to leave. I also suggest the tour manager giving out "local" maps and a list of highlights so we have some directions for the very little time we have at some of the more highlighted stops. This has worked well for me and others on previous trips but I assume this is something the tour manager does not the company.

We had to purchase several additional tours ($1200.) to enrich the trip and hotels were not well located. Very pleasant and helpful Trafalgar tour director and most local guides were informative and personable. Better to have paid more money up front to have better located hotels and better quality/quantity hotel dinners in the non-Cost Saver Imperial Europe 2015 tour package. Food needs to be improved in this package.

Our travel had been a wonderful one, everything was as expected. Thanks to Affordable tours,

Trip was great. Our trip Tour guide was awesome. The optional tours were top quality and worth the extra cost. The only part I was not satisfied with was the Hotel in Rome, the rooms were a bit musky but the breakfast was good. In addition, the local tour guide in Rome was pushy and not enjoyable at all. Once we got past Rome, had a blast!!!

The Trafalgar tour was great, except for a few glitches at the end when we were in Toronto. Wonderful guide and itinerary.

Some room sizes were not expected.

Some hotel rooms were extremely small and others one were not clean.

We booked a Trafalger eight day trip to Italy and we got everything promised and several unexpected side trips for small insights into Italy's history. When you go, be ready to move all day, but, expect to get more than what you are promised.

It was our first experience with a coach tour. We were pleased with our experience. We had a great group of traveling companions from all over the world.

Not enough time in some places like Burgandy. The optional train could be eliminated. Included meals were not very good. Not as good as Grand Circle tours.

Excellent tour. Our tour guide hit it out of the ball park. Fantastic!!

We've traveled with Trafalgar 3 times previously and I feel that the cost is commensurate with the services provided. Their value is good and they provide consistent service. They have excellent coaches with excellent drivers, usually 4-Star hotels, good tour guides, and excellent itineraries. I like that they do all logistics and planning. My main complaint is their included and optional dinners are average at best. When we pay on average $80 for optional dinners per person, the food should be better. I was able to purchase a significantly better dinner for a party of 4 for the same amount on our own. I realize that the coach, driver, tour guide and fuel cost money but its distributed among 15-20 people on average. Secondarily, two of the hotels/rooms we stayed in were below expectations. They were either too small or very old with malfunctioning appliances such as TVs, A/C, wall plugs, ... etc. However, the Trafalgar itinerary says the hotels should be at least 4-Star quality. We also stayed in two 5-Star hotels that were excellent with great food. Overall, Trafalgar does a good job. I trust them with my vacation.

Copper Canyon Tour was quite enjoyable. Copper Canyon hotel location was outstanding. Food was more than delicious and varied. Great guide. Nice new bus. Minus was tour size, 45 was a really full bus. Glad to see Mexico is a thriving , peaceful place. Enjoyed touring and stay in colonial towns.

The first three hotels had problems. Madrid had black mold in the bathroom. Seville hotel was dark and dingy. 4 inch step to bathroom. No ac in lobby or hallway. Hotel in Granada hair dryer didn't work and no hot water. I found guide did not give clear directions when I was on my own. Never will take another trip with connecting flights. I have been sitting in Philadelphia waiting for a flight now delayed and have walked the airport because they keep changing the gate.

This proved a really fun experience, plus we got so much good information it was almost overwhelming. Our Tour Director was fabulous. She was very thoughtful, knowledgeable, and had a great sense of humor. The schedule was adhered to and the Director was firm about the times. Good for her -- and us! What a great experience! 

Too many optional tours. Prefer more sightseeing. Some other breakfast choice prefer.

Great trip. Would take this Tour Company again.

Our day 1 was getting there, we already were there. Day 2 was morning check in to Hotel and have FB. No check in until late afternoon, no breakfast without room number. First Impression was not good! Once on our way, we were much happier.

We highly recommend both Trafalgar Tours and Affordable Tours.

Buyer Beware! If you want to sit on your butt on a bus for hours on end, see most of Europe from a highway, eating at truck stops all day long, getting no exercise whatsoever and gaining weight, then this is the tour for you. I was **extremely disappointed** by the format of this tour. Instead of making short stops for bathroom breaks and then spending lunch in small towns along the way where you can stroll, shop, eat local food, interact with the local people and culture, we spent hours every day at truck stops while traveling to the major cities. Our travel guide was very informative and our bus driver safe and wonderful, but I will never travel Trafalgar again and I would not recommend them to family and friends. Too many terrible hours wasted on river or lake cruises that were boring when we could have been walking around the beautiful cities. We had the pleasure 2 years ago to go on a 2 week European Tour with Image Tours and it was the best vacation ever, I would highly recommend them instead. On Image Tours we stopped at small towns everywhere, like one in Belgium, one outside of Innsbruck (the best time in the Alps there!), Lake Guarda on the way to Venice, Beanne and Auxerre on the way to Paris, etc. Also, all breakfast and dinners and most excursions are included with Image Tours. Not so with Trafalgar. Only a few dinners and almost all the excursions and river/lake cruises were a waste of time and expensive, except for Moulin Rouge which was wonderful. The only reason we took this tour was because it went to Rome and London. We did see the Pope, which was a highlight. But we were left on our own for 2 days in London, with only a bus ride to the Palace to see the changing of the guard, big deal that was not. All in all, I regret taking this Trafalgar tour.

Some of the hotels were not located in areas where it was possible to explore on one's own.

It was a wonderful trip to Ireland. We had a great time with wonderful people.

We received a price break because our original tour was cancelled. The tour we took was a higher price tour but we feel the price we paid was more in line with the trip. The higher price was probably a bit too high. The accommodations were mostly fine. The ironing options were mostly not available as the countries did not allow ironing in the room.

The tour was very well organized. A real benefit was that Trafalgar provided transportation to/from the airport- get to have after a long flight. I will book them again.

The tour met my expectations and was delightful with one exception. There was no voucher for transportation to the airport at the conclusion of the trip as discussed and promised. This meant carrying luggage up and down stairs in the Tube to the airport and at added cost.

There were a few items that are described that are not consistent with what you get. For example "view the Guggenheim Museum" in Bilbao apparently meant only viewing the toilets and the parking lot. For actual entrance into the museum we were supposed to buy our own tickets. Same thing happened in Barcelona at the Sagrada Familia where we were supposed to see the "architecture" but only saw the outside of the building. Unfortunately, we could not even pay and buy our tickets because they were sold out. So either the description needs to be changed or the Tour Guide did not do the right thing. FIRST TIME IN FOUR TRAFALGAR TOURS THIS HAS HAPPENED.

The experience was everything you could ever hope for.

These are amazing countries=clean, freindly people, great food, beer, chocolate, makes the US look dangerous, dirty, and unfriendly.

I was disappointed with trafalgar hotels they were very far from everything. Our travel guide wasn't very friendly or accommodating .

Typical bus trip. Could have used more free time. Guide tried to include too much which did not allow enough time to explore.

The Tour Director was top notch. He was always ready with good information and helpful tips for travellers to get the most out of the experience. He was knowledgeable, humourous, and cheerful for the entire trip. This was the third trip with Cost Saver and I have to say he was the best yet. I always recommend Trafalgar to friends for good travel value.

Wow! This trip was much more than expected. From the easy pick-up at the airport upon our arrival to the easy drop off at our departure. Our tour director and coach driver made this adventure safe and fun. It was sad leaving them. The scheduled tours and optional experiences provide us with the most delightful adventure. This was an amazing trip! Highly recommend Trafalgar's Delights of London and Paris trip. It is the only way to experience the beauty of this British and French. Thank you so very much!!

Our tour guide and driver were excellent! This was one of our best trips ever! We would highly recommend the Best of Italy trip!

We had a great tour-leisurely but with enough optional side trips if you so desired. Hotels were very nice but 2 of them didn't have WiFi in the rooms only hotel lobby and 1 was even having trouble with that. I do think that in this day and age Wi Fi is a must not an option. People who are away from home need to be able to connect with things in that way (and I'm not even a BIG facebook/internet person) Our tour director Marisa was knowledgeable and friendly. Called us her Bambini s-had people in our group from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and both coast of US-great bunch of people. This for me was a 17 year old granddaughter/gramma trip-pictures cannot do justice to the things/places that we saw. She was out of school for 2 weeks but we called it a field trip and she learned more on that trip than she probably would have in school--FABULOUS-thanks

I have travelled many tours but this was the best run and coordinated one. The tour director was outstanding

We saw a lot, but didn't have enough time in each place. I guess it was a great intro and will inspire a revisit. My only complaint was that the Wi Fi didn't work at all on the bus, and WiFi was either poor or non-existant (even though the hotels said they had WiFi).

Hotel accommodations included breakfast. My wife has celiac, and requires gluten-free food. She completed, and submitted, the appropriate Trafalgar form. She also sent a number of emails to the hotel regarding this requirement. She received replies assuring her that they would meet her dietary requirements. A day did not go by when the hotel either did not have something which they should have had, or the information had not been passed on to staff members who were on duty, or the staff members had never heard of the person whom my wife had spoken to on the previous day, or the person to whom she spoke had no idea what gluten-free meant. Ultimately, she did receive food items which were acceptable each day. However, we did not view the necessity of spending time, and jumping through hoops, every morning just to get breakfast as the way our days should have started. The hotel offered us a free coffee and an appetizer at lunch or dinner as compensation. We did not accept the offer. They then changed the offer to a free drink at lunch or dinner. Our response was that accepting their offer would make it appear as if we viewed it as being reasonable. We rejected it. We also reported our experience to the local Trafalgar representative. She expressed distress over our treatment. She said that she would deal with the hotel on our behalf. She did. Nothing changed. Her response to us was "that's the way the French are." In summary, with respect to the issue of meeting my wife's dietary requirements, we found the hotel's performance seriously deficient, and Trafalgar's intervention of no help. We intend to make other celiac travelers aware of our experience.

The rooms were good , however the the thermostats wouldn't work and as a result the rooms were too cold or hot. The hotel staff were not very cooperative. It would be nice if the rooms have more electrical outlets for charging your phones and cameras etc., The tour director was great and very helpful.

Some comments - 1. Our room at The Golden Tulip Hotel in Rabat had a plumbing issue - The tub didn't drain and dirty water (not from my shower) was feeding back into the tub. Other than this, all other accommodations are great. By the way, I am not the only one who had problem with my room in Golden Tulip.

2. We took all optional tours but the one of the Gypsy Corner. All of them were very well done - with good guides and local flares. Most of them came with dinner of authentic local cousin. I strongly recommend these 'optional experiences', though I think it would be nice for Trafalgar to incorporate some into the regular (included) program (with higher package price, as expected). I normally do not like to take the optional packages, but I am very glad that I accepted these.

3. This trip is an eye-opener for me on the Moorish architecture. I have seen a lot of churches, cathedrals and palaces, but none are like these (seen in Spain, Portugal an Morocco). Please don't get me wrong - The traditional Gothic, Roman, Rococo churches and the temples in the orient are all very great and beautiful, but the Moorish design has a different and unique beauty. It has elegance, precision, and harmony.

There are some hotels that still go in your rooms ,even when you hand out the do not disturb sign. That is something I do not like. Otherwise every one was kind to us. It was well worth the time and money to me.

Some hotels the showers were no good. I was nearly scalded at the older hotels. We had to pay for too many meals. The tour guide talked endlessly about herself.

Would not recommend Trafalgar. Tour director treated us poorly and didn\'t seem to care about our needs. Disregarded our honeymoon when we told him. Ironically, he said over and over again how Trafalgar was wonderful and excellent. It got old fast and didn't match what we experienced. We were fortunate we had excellent concierges that helped us book activities for our stay in each location. A lot of stops at ice cream or chocolate places. Would rather have seen more sights. For the price, hotels, minus Westin Maui, did not hold up to "First Class" or "Premier" standards. We had rooms above loud music at night 50% of the time. Take another tour. Do not support Trafalgar.

The Tour Directors in New Zealand and Australia were excellent. They were knowledgeable,helpful and patient. Their support and advice made a great trip even better.

It was a wonderful trip, with a good tour director and very good local guides. There were some days when we spent much too many hours on a bus, but given the distances we needed to cover, I suppose there was no other way to do it. Patagonia was even more amazing than we had imagined it to be, so we were not disappointed!

The trip exceeded my expectations. There were no other tourists vying for entry at the various locations due to safety concerns in the middle East, but I felt very safe. The Egyptians are going to great lengths to gain back their number one income source producer-tourism. They even have a special Tourism Police Force at the various sites, as well as the military deployed around the country.

This trip there is a lot of history, good for those who want to know more about Egypt history. But there is too little to see and know life of current life of Egyptian

Trafalgar delivered an outstanding tour experience on this EcoAdventure tour of Costa Rica. Tour guides were experienced, informative and courteous and attentive to all guest needs. The tour driver was experienced, reliable and safety-conscious at all times. The tour itinerary, special experiences and selection of optional excursions was also outstanding. We had a previous tour of Costa Rica and have to say that the Trafalgar tour was clearly superior. We also booked the beach extension and were delighted with this option. The beach-front hotel, food and other amenities were superior and was a memorable ending to the tour. Transfers were always punctual and efficient.

My tour , "The Best of Israel" , far excceded my greatest expectations. From the very beginning with my" last minute" booking, to our very knowledgable tour guide, who took great personal pride sharing his enormous wealth of information while introducing our group to his awesomely beautiful and historical homeland, our tour was exceptional . Our coach driver as well as all the staff and service personnel at our exquisite hotels helped make my tour a most unforgettable and memorable experience that was well worth the tour package price and was most definitely a real value for money. The "Israel" breakfasts and dinners were both bountiful and delicious and were always an enjoyable part of our tour where we could relax and share the highlights of the tour and the events of the day.. I have already reccommended this tour to many of my friends and will continue to do so in the futeue. I am already looking forward to my next visit to Israel and the Holy Lands and will definitely invite my friends to join me . This tour was a real Blessing and I throughly enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you to Affordable Tours and thanks to Trafalgar tours. Blessings from my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ , who also made this trip possible. Shalom

The trip leader and coach driver became like family. They anticipated our every need. I felt like we were traveling with our personal staff. We have traveled a lot and know the difference between good and excellent.

I was told this is a luxury tour but the hotel rooms are not good

The tour I booked was handled by Trafalgar--my first and last tour with them. Apparently, this was some sort of "cost saver" tour, which was not made clear in the information I received. I was not interested in cost saver. In fact, I chose Trafalgar because I thought they offered accommodations a notch above such companies as Gate 1, Cosmo, etc.

This was the vacation of a life time. Our tour director with Trafalgar was so helpful, pleasant and professional. As I write this we are visiting my husband\'s grandparent\'s family home in San Donato Val Di comino....... What a great way to end a perfect vacation!

This Best of Italy was a \'bucket list\' trip of a lifetime. Our traveling companions were prompt, courteous and fun! Our travel director was funny and informative. This trip exceeded our expectations!

I and my traveling companion had a wonderful time. There were many extras that were not advertised that will be cherished memories. Took many pictures and met so many nice people. The tour guide was first class, His knowledge and expertise were top notch and made the trip more enjoyable.

Our rooms exceeded expectations. Our agent has done a great job for my wife and I on this trip as well as the National Parks tour we took with Trafalgar last year. I would unhesitatingly refer to my family and friends.

Tour guide was outstanding!! Perfect trip.

Trafalgar did a good job overall. The tour guide was excellent. The trip to Fez was not up to my expectations and some of the hotel rooms were not as user friendly as I expected.

British Isles Tour ? September 3 ? 26, 2014 My wife and I recently completed a Trafalgar tour. We were asked in the last two hours of the tour to fill out an evaluation of the trip. Since the trip was quite long and involved, it was in no way an adequate amount of time to properly evaluate all aspects of the trip both good and bad. I can't believe in 2014 that there is not an online option with room for comments/suggestions. It was our first opportunity to be in the UK, as well as taking a bus tour. Since we didn't know what to expect, it was learning experience. After reflection is was an amazing trip considering the places we were able to go and see. I did feel in many aspects that we were only able to see, or in many cases drive by places and/or things that we definitely could have enjoyed 'experiencing' rather than just passing by. One of the things we did learn is that trips such as this are fairly regimented and don't allow free lancing as we are accustomed to doing, a negative for us. Additionally we learned that information passed on prior to our trip from our booking company did not mesh with actual Trafalgar information.

I'd like to relate that our tour guide was not only a capable and extremely knowledgeable but she was genuinely interested in us having a great trip. She was however at the mercy of the Trafalgar expectations/processes, etc. I would say that if we'd ever decide to take another such tour, she and our driver would be our choice to lead us on the adventure. I do feel like as a customer, and a first time customer that you would welcome the opportunity to improve your products by honest customer feedback. I don't want you to feel that this is only negative but observation for our view point for you to consider. I understand business processes and customer service as I've just completed a 35 year career. This was our retirement present to each other.

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1. When we got to the airport and made our way to the baggage area, we had no idea where to go from there. We expected to see a Trafalgar representative to assist us or at least point the way. We were finally directed by a competitor's representative as to Trafalgar's process for their arriving guest. We did finally see on transfer vouchers what we should have done. Expecting that information to be adequate was not in our case, or in the experience of quite a few other Trafalgar customers even close to adequate based on our conversations with them.

2. From arriving in the baggage area to getting to the hotel it was a 3 hour ordeal. That's too long especially after traveling in some case all day and thru the night. We waited over an hour once we got to the hotels by bus location for a shuttle to take us to the hotel.

3. We were assured that each bus was equipped with a wi-fi system. I guess we should have asked if it was a working wi-fi system because ours never worked the entire trip. This is some cases may not be a big deal for some but it was advertised and an expectation for us that wasn't fulfilled.

4. Optional Tours - We discussed and even tried to pin down our booking agent on optional tours prior to beginning the trip. We understood after getting on the trip that the optional tours listed and what would be available during the trip was at the mercy of the tour director. We were somewhat disappointed that some of the ones we hoped to do were not available. Our greatest heartburn about optional tours came within the first few days. We never imagined that the tour we paid for would be interrupted in the middle of the day for an optional tour. Optional for us would mean extra time, at the beginning or end of the day. This first optional tour offered was in the middle of the afternoon with those of us opting out having to remain on the bus traveling to where the others were going to be picked up! We had no OPTION! This remained an aggravation for us throughout the tour as our trip, paid for at the price Trafalgar requested was interrupted by Trafalgar?s preference for additional revenue. Big time let down in our book! We would like a refund for the Beara Penisula Drive, Cruise and Dinner in Kenmare and also the Dinner and Cabaret in Dublin. The Beara Penisula Cruise and Dinner was just very disappointing. The captain of the boat was yelling at his help and at the passengers about not moving around the boat, he did not even get close enough for us to tell if we were seeing rocks or seals plus he had a bad odor. The food took forever to get and then our fish and chips were cold and very unpleasant. It was the worst fish and chips that we have ever had and the worst boat ride that we have ever experienced!!! The Dinner and Cabaret in Dublin was truly over booked. We sat in back behind a pole, so we could not see most of the show. Our food was cold and we had no choice of dessert because they ran out. This building was so hot that I had to leave before the show was over. I got sick to my stomach.

5. Hotels - generally the hotel accommodations were adequate. One issue is that we were assured by our booking agency that all hotels would have air conditioning. 80 % of them did not. While we were fortunate that the weather was mild during our trip, many of the rooms had little or no air movement making good rest fitful at best. We took many showers and sleep with no covers. It's something we are accustomed to and something that was promised. If it's not available, don't tell us it is! I can only imagine taking similar tour in warmer weather. Your information also said each hotel would have wi-fi. 80 % of the hotels had a very very slow or no-working wi-fi.

6. Hotel Locations - Again, predominately locations for the hotels were good compared to the town centers/sightseeing options. One GLARING exception to this was the hotel Trafalgar secured related to our time in Edinburgh. It was a minimum of a one hour drive from the city center. Over the two days there we spent literally more than 5 hours just getting back and forth to Edinburgh/Hotel. If a person was inclined to not want to spend a lot of time in the city center, or was merely interested in resting/recharging at the hotel, it was impossible. We were told early on that the hotel choice was because of the "referendum" and general lack of options but then learned that this is a regular thing in the area, not town of Edinburgh. An hour drive is not even in the area!! We were even asked to put comments in our evaluations on this very thing.

7. Food - Most of the food was decent. A few of the venues for the meals were unique and worth a visit. The selection of food however was unimaginative at the least. Our expectation, especially during the extra charge dinner was to experience traditional cuisine from the country/area. It appears that traditional English, Wales, Irish, and Scottish cuisine consisted of a beef/lamb choice, a fish/salmon choice and a vegetarian offering. All cooked the same with the same vegetables. In hind sight, we would opt out of any optional dinners regardless of venue or entertainment. Also, most of the places we ate were very uncomfortable as far as not having air conditioning.

We most likely will not take another Trafalgar vacation or recommend you to our friends and family!!

Wonderful trip. The tour director was very knowledgeable and made the bus rides enjoyable. The places on the itinerary was spot on. Would certainly would do another tour with this company.

Thanks again for a great offer... I had a great time! Loved Italy! Especially the local people, the culture, history and the food was amazing! I wish I would've booked more days ;). You will hear from me again in the future, it was a great experience, overall.

It was a fantastic tour! I don't know how Trafalgar made any money on this tour. Everything was wonderful - food, accommodations, tour and guides!!!

The travel experience was excellent. The tour director who was also the local exper throughout the land portion of the trip was excellent. Some of the optional tours were just o.k. and were priced too high for what was provided.

Above and beyond my expectations. The tour guide was informative, courteous, fun, and shared lots of interesting information along the way.

The rooms in Rome were small and at the first hotel plug ins and tv did not work. The hotel by Florence was great but located in a remote area so we were forced to eat at the hotel restaurant. The restaurant employees were very disorganized and the food was expensive and terrible.

This was my first trip with Trafalgar booked through your company. It was a wonderful trip! Our tour director did an amazing job in all aspects of our tour. He went above and beyond in making our tour memorable for our entire group!

THE ONLY DOWN SIDE OF THIS TRIP WAS THE AIRLINES IT WAS SPIRIT AND IT WAS TERRIBLE OTHERWISE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE

We have returned from our trip; our third with Trafalgar through Affordable Tours. We had a great trip with only two minor glitches; which can be expected. The Tour Directors are excellent planners and provided excellent excursion which adds to the overall tour.

Our tour director was very well informed and shared much in the way of history, background, insight into the times and various historic individuals, etc. He made the learning fun and was greatly responsible for the success of the tour. His mastery of details ensured an almost flawless trip. We greatly enjoyed the Hotel 500 near Florence. The buildings and the setting were just perfect. My most memorable thing from the trip was seeing Michelangelo's David up close. Pictures do not do justice to this masterpiece. A close second was the Sistine Chapel. I particularly enjoyed our side trip to Naples and the ruins of Pompeii on our extra day. Actually, when I think about it I find many highs and no lows. Thanks for enabling this special trip.

We loved our trip with trafalgar, and the agent at affordable tours was amazing and helpful in every way. We are looking forward to our next trip.

Everything went smooth as silk and we were very pleased. Agent was terrific and was most helpful.

The Italian Scene trip from Trafalgar/Brendan was a memorable experience, but we missed out on some attractions, because the of unclear trip description. Our understanding was that the basic price includes basic sightseeing, and the optional trips offer something above and beyond. Optional experiences were described as "complementary", in reality they were substitutions. Example: If one did not buy all three optional experiences, then did not see anything in Rome. In Sorrento, there was no guided tour, the stay there was focused around the Positano/Amalfi Coast optional experience. Florence should be the example for a correct program; there was a basic city tour with a local guide, and afterwards driving around the Tuscan countryside and dinner as an optional experience.

Our suggestions for improving the Trafalgar trip: 1. Start the first night with introduction of the participants. We did not know peoples names, and the small, awkward name tags were abandoned by the travelers on the second day. Everyone should present their names, where they came from, and whether this was their first time visit to Italy. This would foster camaraderie and information exchange. 2. State very clearly in the program description what is included in the basic trip without the optional experience to avoid missed sight seeings and experiences. Had we had more accurate information, we prepared ourselves with research information where none was provided. 3. The tour director and local guides were all knowledgeable, but perhaps the tour director could have done the local guiding. It was obvious that she had the knowledge to do so. We also have examples from other tour companies where the tour director filled the role of the local guide as well.

I was very pleased with the tour. The guide was great and we had a wonderful time.

Loved the tour, the leader and the bus driver. Had a great time and would do it again in a heartbeat.

I have been happy with all the Trafalgar tours I've booked.

All hotel accommodations were excellent with the exception of the one in Seville. Two hotels only gave out one key and it was difficult to manage with my roommate who had different interests and insisted in keeping the key.

All costs should be part of the total price. We were strongly encouraged to take optional tours and to tip the tour director and the driver a certain amount (it seems that the tip is a major part of the tour directors and drivers salary). This should change in the future.

Great trip with excellent guides, pre trip planning info, & good variety of optional excursions.

The best vacations we have taken have been Trafalgar. The care and attention was top notch. We miss our tour guide, bus driver than the wonderful folks we met on this trip. 

Trafalgar tour director and coach driver were excellent.

We were very pleased with the Trafalgar Staff. We considered this trip "Excellent Value." Best Hotels of any of our 12+ trips. Excellent flight itinerary. Very Good included meals. Planning on booking next trip within 6-9 months.

Everything about the trip exceeded my expectations!

Everything about my trip worked out well. 

After adding in the cost of the optional excursions, the cost of the trip is high. All the extras should be included in the trip.

The trip's itinerary was altered slightly do to various reasons including a holiday.

It was a magical trip...perfect in every way.

The Trafalgar tour director was outstanding. Made the entire trip worth it.

This is an outstanding tour, comprehensive, well organized, and well managed and led. All inclusive meals are a wise choice, to protect travelers from 'la turista' - and not being 'dinged' for photos, options etc. an additional star rating. "A Closer Look"- the subcontracting Mexican company had outstanding driver and guide; this is a top value, and I am happy to provide a reference. Best to advise that each day involves about 12 hrs of motorcoachtravel and sightseeing.

We had a fabulous time on our trip. Our bus driver and tour guide were excellent.

trip was great,,guide outstanding...

The phone in the hotel did not work and we had 2 days of brown water coming from the hot water.

Trafalgar operator told us we could only take 1 suitcase a person for days 2 & 3 of the trip. This caught us by total surprise and had to repack everything on virtually no notice. Our tour director was fabulous. Words cannot express the knowledge, value and charm he added to the experience. Note: Costa Rica's 5-Star hotels are not like US 5-Star hotels. They all seem to be 1.5 stars below what our standards are. This should be noted.

This tour is wonderful! I would highly recommend it.

The Patagonian Adventure excursion was a super trip. We were blessed w/great weather for the area. Fellow passengers (31) were well-traveled and enjoyable to be around.

A few bonus things happened: the reciprocity fee (US dollars which we had set aside,) was not collected. Apparently, this is now only done when you arrive via air. (We arrived into the Chilean boarder via boat.) This, of course, can change at anytime, but we were fortunate and it was never collected. Also US dollars were very well sought and even other passengers: Canadians and Australians needed to convert to US dollars for certain things. Argentina was having a peso meltdown while we were there. Some of the included lunches were huge and that enabled us to either skip lunch or eat our granola bars or other snacks which we brought with us from states.

Pace was fast, and maybe it was more than a "3," which Trafalgar had listed in its literature. Hiking in area of Torres del Paine in southern Chile was so very wild. The winds there have to be experienced to be understood. (And we come from the Midwest where we have brutal winds!) We were happy that we actually flew out of Miami and not another city, as it was one of the closer places in the US to arrive at.

Yes, I will use Trafalgar again (already have booked the Finland, Russia trip in Sept.).

We really enjoyed the European Traveler tour last December 2013. Thanks!

4 fellow travelers had money stolen at a stop in the countryside. They were told they could leave their purses on the bus by the guide (who otherwise was excellent). Otherwise it was a fabulous trip to an exotic, fascinating locale.

Hotels and meals were consistently better than on previous tours with Trafalgar, and were very good.

The rooms exceeded my expectations in almost all cases. The whole trip exceeded my expectations. I am highly recommending this trip to others. I usually don't travel in a group this way so my next trip I am planning is to travel independently.

The trip was exhausting. To much time on a bus and not enough down time to shop or rest. I would not recommend I would not recommend this trip to anyone. Probably would not recommend Trafalgar.

Slight problem was the trafalgar tour's itinerary got us in Florence on a Monday and the museums were closed so that kind of put a damper on seeing the DAVID. That was the schedule was set we couldn't get around that. but other than that, everything was good!!

No Lake Lugano in Switzerland or Pisa. I thought for the price of the trip more site seeing would be included, but a lot more was done on the optionals which cost more money. I also was not a fan of most of the included meals, it would prefer the trip to be cheaper without them.

Trafalgar USA marketing material counts the day of our departure from the US as Day 1. Thus, next day on arrival at the hotel we are already on Day 2. But we were told to wait until 2pm, the check-in time. It was a day wasted. We did have facility to store our luggage, but we could have enjoyed the day only after freshening, changing and leaving our luggage securely. Trafalgar should negotiate early check-ins for USA/Canada based clients. Similarly on return from tour back to London hotel, our tour director told us "you are now on your own to haul your luggage to/from the hotel room". Last day of the tour is on the day we leave hotel after breakfast. Thus asking us to manage our luggage while tour is still continuing didn't appear professional.

Two of the four accommodations were to our expectations.

The tour was excellent, the hotels were excellent as well and my wife and I met great people and would strongly encourage other friends and relatives to go on tours of this nature through Affordable Tours.

Disappointed in some aspects of the tour. Hotels outside of city center with nothing around. Almost had to do excursions.

It was a great trip- it was everything we hoped for and more. The Trafalgar tour guide was superb - among the best we've ever had. The hotel accommodations were excellent. The Affordable Tours representatives were very helpful and thorough in helping us book the tour and the price was significantly less than that available through another source.

Wide variation in hotel accomodations and food service.

The hotels were very good. However, except for the last hotel the others were not as centrally located as we had all thought. We do like to walk but many others on the tour were older . Hotels should be in a central location. Our Trafalgar tour director and bus driver were outstanding. "Be My Guest" dinner was by far the best dinner we had. The trip was enjoyable and it was a great group.

The tour was exhaustive because of very early wake-up call followed by long hour bus ride. Frequently,the bed time was no earlier than 11:00 pm because of late dinner. Most of the sites visited provided no local tour guides. We were given a bunch of verbal instructions on the spot prior to setting us loose. The sites that had local guides were equally disappointing because of their strong accent and difficult to understand.

Our only negative comment is that we spent a lot of long hours on the bus, realizing that in order to see what the trip plan was this was necessary. The price for the tour was reasonable and was a good value. Keep up the good work!!

Our Trafalgar Guide did not meet the traveling group prior to the departure morning - and then late. There was no coordination on the part of Trafalgar until the group was to leave, causing a late departure. Many travelers did not receive a wake-up the first morning as there was no confirmation of the hotel room assignments by Trafalgar. The Trafalgar Representative that met the group the first night had no idea what he was doing - seemed completely lost or just did not care about his responsibilities. This was our fourth trip with Trafalgar and our last. 

We were switched to Thistle Marble Arch for first night. The room was OK but very small. Not what we expected for a first class hotel. The breakfast was terrible. Only rolls, juice and coffee and not enough for everyone. Everyone was complaining. We also had problems with two of the hotels about the third bed. Both times it was a roll away, springs were broken and too small. Our terrific tour director took care of the first hotel and had them bring us a new bed. The second time after the tour ended, we were at the beautiful Park Plaza Riverbank. The air conditioning did not work in our room and the third bed was horrible, but they upgraded us the next night to a beautiful suite. Final comment: Our tour director was fabulous and all in all the trip was wonderful.

Although the weather on our Imperial Europe vacation was less than ideal, the trip was a wonderful, enriching, and fun experience.

A couple of hotels early in the trip (Rome & Florence as I recall) were quite small. I think the typical US traveler is not used to that and should be reminded of same.

As usual Trafalgar created a perfectly enjoyable and wonderful experience. I am getting ready to book my next trip with them.

The National Parks tour with Trafalgar was outstanding and would recommend this package.

Yes I would definetly book with Affordable Tours and Trafalgar Tours again. Thanks again, our trip was Fantastic, with no problems. Our tour guide was knowledgeable, and took care of all our needs promptly. Well done!!

Our tour with Trafalgar was 1st class. Better than I had expected. All Hotels were 4 or 5 star, the food was amazing, and the guide was the best.

Travel director has changed the programs to suit with the excursion and therefore we did not get free time as mentioned in the original itinerary. Only three hotels had coffee makers and other three don't have that item. In Rome hotel room, the a/c was not functioning well. We complained about that inconvenience, the hotel management was careless.

I would say that many of us were surprised by the fewer things that were included by this tour company. Especially the meals...only 4 dinners were included in 16 days, and only one lunch. Also most of the activities were extra excursions.

Hotels were excellent but not all close to city center. The tour guide was professional and very knowledgeable. Trip was excellent overall.

Our tour guide was a great host and I found him to be very knowledgeable in the history and folklore of Italy. He gave us all so many tips and suggestions. The coach driver was also great and friendly. The schedule was very organized. I can\'t wait to book my next trip!

Our agent set up our first tour with Trafalger, so we were really glad to be working with her again. Our trip through France with Trafalger was wonderful. Our tour director and our driver were the best. I'm excited to plan another trip through Affordable.

Hello, I had great fun & was so glad to have chosen this tour. Our Tour Director, was funny & made our daily iteneraries enjoyable, not to mention 'Italian lessons'. Out Driver was awesosome. I made a lot of new friends & told everyone that they SHOULD BOOK THEIR NEXT TRIP TO Affordabletours.com and they agreed. , so, I do hope that you get tons of new referrals for next year. Coming home from Rome to LAX, I also chatted w/ a couple from Sta. Clarita, Ca (1st time traveler), who booked thru Globus and again, I mentioned Affordabletours.com for their next booking ! I ate Pasta & Gelato each day & drank the local white/red wine..Positano was so scenic w/ lots of shops. Not to impressed w/ Amalfi coast though. For me, Cinque Terre was more fun ! We cruised & saw 45 caves in Capri & Sorrento was another hot spot to see. In fact my roommate from Australia walked from our hotel to town center w/c is 3 miles but coming back it was already dark & we decided to take the taxi w/c was 20 euros. Overall, I am so happy & pleased with the tour & God willing, I can do it again next year!. P.S. There was eight (8) italian family from Canada that was very interested in booking for next year. Ciao.

The Tour was excellent. Our tour guide was the best Travel director we have had on any tour. Too many optional tours offered in place of basic sites should have been covered in each city for the price of the tour we are paying. Too much free time to cover optional tours, avoid that in the future. All hotels were excellent, except Holiday Inn on the last day was a let down at Salsburg, especially after staying at Hilton Danube at Vieanna an superb choice.

Everything went right with our GB trip w/Trafalgar. Even the weather wwas very agreeable!

We were basically satisfied with this trip. The only dissatisfaction was that several of the hotels (2 Jurys Inns, and Mc Donalds) were substandard-very beat up and the McDonald's was dirty. Dissappointed that Trafalgar would try to cut costs with something like this because everyone was unhappy about it and would rather have paid a little more to have better accommodations.

Most of the hotel rooms on this trip were in busy locations and windows could not be left open because of noise at all hours of the evening. And with no air conditioning, the rooms were warm with the windows closed.

We had a great time with what we were able to see & do. Met lots of wonderful people. There was too much time spent in gift shops rather than actual sites, though. We were disappointed that we were unable to see more monuments in D.C., go to Monticello rather than so much time "shopping," needed more time in Gettysburg, and we, as well as many others, were very displeased that one of the other passengers booked his flight out of Dulles at 5 pm and was allowed to do this because it cut in to everyone else\'s time causing us to sit in the airport for over 5 hrs. This was not good.

The accommodations were better than we expected! The whole trip was a great experience and we met a lot of great people! Thanks for putting together an awesome trip!

Regarding the accommodations: The rooms were too small for three people. I would have preferred to have known the size of the rooms prior to the trip so that I could have made arrangements to get rooms that were suitable for more than two people. The rooms did not have wash cloths or irons. Had I known that, I would have taken those items with me. In the future I would appreciate more information what to expect from the hotels. Overall, it was a good trip.

My only disappointment was our hotel in London-- the Hilton Olympia Hotel. It was so small and for a triple share, we were so cramped. PAX Montana in Lucerne was awesome. I also liked Hotel 500 in Tuscany and Hotel Melia in Rome. My agent at Affordable Tours was very helpful and responsive.

Had a great time. Would definitely book with AffordableTours again. Everyone was helpful and trip was better then what I expected. Tour director was interesting, informative, and helpful. Can't wait for my next trip.

Accommodations did not meet the descriptive that was provided...none of the hotels were located in the "heart" of the city--meals that were provided at the hotels were horrible--one hotel actually placed packages of olive oil on the tables & would not let anyone in the tour group use the bottles of oils that were on every other table in the restaurant & the dessert was still frozen when served--when traveling with a tour group, you want to be able to converse & share your experiences, the hotels would not even move the tables so individuals could sit together...as a tourist you want to be experiencing the city--to be cost-effective, which was the only reason meals must have been served in the hotel, a evening meal of pizza & wine in a local restaurant would have been better that what was offered at the 2 properties--some of the group had to sit alone at each of these meals--the last night of the tour needs to have a gathering--even if it is only cocktail & appetizers so that the group has an opportunity to say goodbye not only to each other but also the guide--the meals at the vineyard in Florence & the restaurant in Venice (island) were wonderful experiences & enhanced the memories of the group--the tour guide was great offered a lot of historical information & was patient with everyone's questions

Unfortunately the comment column did not respond when I clicked, but I was disappointed that the Operator did not provide information on its itinerary that the Imperial War Museum would not be available. The replacement was inadequate. The tour guide also lacked communication skills and seemed to have no true interest on the topic of the tour. Ultimately, he appeared just to be doing a job. Most of the excursions were very rushed and eventually the tour became very tiring. However, I did enjoy the cities and towns the tour covered.

This Central European trip was even better organized, more upscale, and more fun than I expected although I have enjoyed all of my four Trafalgar trips. For the first time I thoroughly enjoyed fellow travelers on this trip to Prague, Vienna, and Budapest. The optional tours and evenings were great, as well, and the guided tours excellent. It was an extremely memorable trip and certainly worth the investment!

Excellent trip! Trafalgar did an outstanding job. 

Everything was wonderful. We are feeling a little old for such a fast pace, though. Perhaps more two night stays rather than so many one nights would be easier for us. You now offer a young people's option. An option for parents or grandparents and teens would be fun. We were lucky that there were several teenagers on the trip to keep our granddaughter company.

We were both very pleased with the Switzerland/Austria tour that we just completed with Trafalgar. It was truly excellent! The tour guide was absolutely wonderful. We enjoyed the tour so much and took the entire option package which was outstanding. The food was super good and there was such a variety of adventures on this tour. There were 48 on the bus which we felt was a few too many, but that would be our only complaint. The rooms were all comfortable and check-in and check-out nothing short of miraculous. I don't see how this tour could have been any better and we were completely satisfied with everything. Blessings!

This trip was outstanding! The tour director was incredibly knowledgeable, efficient and fun. The tour was even better than I thought it would be. Valuable learning experiences and lots of different experiences.

Very positive experience, great agent, very knowledgable. 

Trafalgar was outstanding and will be my "go to" providers in the future. This was a truly wonderful trip with lasting memories. I've already recommended it to others!

We have already booked our next tour with Trafalgar through Affordable Tours and we recommend you to every one we meet.

Everything on this trip was very organized and went smoothly. I am very pleased with the experience for the reasonable price paid.

 I had a great time with Trafalgar Tours. It was a great learning and cultural experience.

The tour of the Canadian Rocky mountains was awesome. The Rocky Mountaineer train was a great way to see Canada's abundant waterways, lakes and mountains that you wouldn't see otherwise. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Trafalgar Tours, Rocky Mountaineer and affordabletours.com

The tour was very good ! I had a very good experience and also learned a lot of old west history

Thanks for helping make this vacation a memorable one.

Our tour guide on Amazing Britain with Trafalgar was amazing. He really made the tour. My only complaint is that we really didn't have enough time in London to see much. 

Overall it was a wonderful trip. The itinerary didnt show how many really early mornings we would have. This was quite hard on a child. The rest of the changes to the itinerary were due to weather or unforeseeable circumstances. We had a great but tiring time and would definatley do it again

Our booking agent was extremely helpful and professional and attended to all our enquiries even though we made the booking from Australia. Nothing was a problem and we will be using Affordable Tours to book further vacations. Regards Leigh and Barb Wallace

The Trafalgar "Costsaver" accommodations were sometimes in poor out of the way locations, needing updating, and lacking basic amenities. For example, we had to go out to buy a bar of soap because the room lacked it.

Our trip exceeded our expectations. Trafalgar Tours was very professional. Affordable Tours gave us good value and did everything we needed for our trip.

Some of the hotel rooms in Turkey are very warm; air conditioner not working properly. Our "Be My Guest Lunch" at Pergamon area was not sanitary and good at all. It was held at the homes of some of the villagers. It was in the open and flies are flying around.

I was somewhat surprised that many of the sites were optional excursions and added considerably to trip costs. I expected to purchase extra excursions, but not as many as we needed to see what we expected on our tour.

We LOVED our tour!! It was our honeymoon and we could not have been more pleased with the service we received from Afforadabletours.com every step of the way. And the tour was just... MAGNIFICENT. It was made even better by our awesome, awesome tour guide. Our tour director was friendly, funny, patient, extremely knowledgeable, unflappable, and just so impressive. He was everyone's friend by the end. He was great!

Instead of the tour starting in the north, then down to the south of Italy and ending back up in the north again, it would make more sense starting in the south and working up toward the north. Maybe this would create less travel time between cities and more time discovering the country and towns.

We just returned from our first Trafalgar tour, and we are happy to recommend Affordable Tours and Trafalgar Tours. We have used another top name tour company several times, but they were completely booked for the 2013 British Isles, so we went with Trafalgar since we had seen their buses around Europe before. We were so happy with the tour and with Trafalgar. Our tour director was the best we have ever had, the coach was comfortable, and the hotels for the most part were located in city centers. We highly recommend Trafalgar, and we found Affordable Tours to be very helpful and professional.

The trafalgar Tour director on this trip was the best so far. Well organized, in control, and charisma. 

Our Traveling and Driver provided an excellent experience. We would highly recommend this team to our family and friends. We felt safe and our accommodations were excellent. Thank You

With the Trafalgar Tour, I had a great time and would definitely travel with them again. The Holland America cruise line were very professional and I thoroughly enjoyed my time on the cruise portion of this tour. Everything was just Spot on!

Totally seamless tour that was perfect from start to finish!

This entire experience was A+. The tour exceeded expectations in every way. As I had my granddaughter with me, I expected many problems since we had separate rooms and divergent sites we wished to see. We saw them all!! The tour we took has to be the biggest bargain on the books. Thanks to all!

Hotels were close to train stations. Found it difficult to handle my own luggage from station to hotel. Hotels were not in a good part of city. Disappointed in standard of hotels.

Overall tour of Spain was good. However, the tour director who accompanied us was not well organized. He would not provide complete information of the upcoming tour until the last minute. It appeared he was trying not to provide full details to us for making a decision to join or not to join in the tour. For example, after visiting the flamenco dancing, going to gipsy dance was a waste of time and money.

The hotels were nice! The tour director was excellent.

We enjoyed the itinerary of our trip very much. It visited all of the places we wanted to see.  The tour guide was great 

Loved the experience and knowledge of our tour director!!

The Tour was hectic. Too much walking in Istanbul, whcih was very tiring for Senior Citizens. It was long rides in the bus between cities, almost seven to nine hours, which made it very exhausting for us. The Hotels and the food provided were excellent.

Overall it was a wonderful vacation. The service was excellent, our tour guide was the best and most of all I loved Spain. 

It\'s a packed tour with no extra time. I glad I had 3 extra days in London at the end. I would love to see the same tour with a couple more days to do it all.

This is the third time we travel with trafalgar and I recommend it very highly. All personnel starting with reservations to the actual tour are extremely helpful. I had my reservations going to Peru, regarding safety issues and the altitude. However, your staff make us feel comfortable and the trip was above my expectations. Everything that was under the control of your staff was taking care. The trip was wonderful, we enjoyed every single day, it was worry free, the beauty of the scenery was beautiful and your staff are outstanding.

I was not pleased with the number of travelers on our coach. We had fifty-one and had to sit five across the back seat for a 6 to 8 hour ride. This was not only uncomfortable but we felt a safety hazard. Our tour guide and bus driver were both excellent but because of the conditions I would not travel with Trafalgar again.

I was dissapointed in the fact that some excursions lacked what was desribed and would not have done if had known. Lake como mentioned riding up a funcular and that wasn\'t done and in St Marks we where suppose to go to another room that we didnt go to. I could have gone in for few euros and not paid 50 for that tour.

I have no complaints. I felt the trip was exceptional and we were well taken care of with travel and hotel accommodations. The trip was a fantastic trip. I would book another trip with Trafalgar. Thanks again for making it such a wonderful trip.

Better than what we expected. Our trip was planned well.

Our trip went very smoothly. We can't wait to book our next one. My husband was against going on a cruise, but has now changed his mind and can't wait to cruise again. Trafalgar team on the ship was amazing.

The trip was good, however two tours were not. the river cruise in Paris was wall to wall guests with no seats available but they still poured more in. Versailles was over crowded with as many as three tour trips in the same room all being addressed by the their tour directors at the same time while crowds were passing thru in both directions. No consideration given to capacity at these two events. I would not recommend either in spite of the great items to be seen in Versailles.

Trafalgar Tours was excellent. Our Tour Director was THE BEST. He was most informative about the areas we visited. His knowledge of past history and present day issues was remarkable. He is to be commended. We also had great respect for our driver again very personable and very professional.

The Aran Montegna Hotel in Rome was not a very good hotel. I got lost in Rome due to the fact that we did not have a guide inside the Vatican to lead us out where we were supposed to meet the bus. The crowds steered us in the wrong direction and as a result 4 of us got left by the bus and had to get a taxi to return to the Aran Montegna Hotel. I think some of the additional trips should have been cheaper or included in the regular tour. It would also be helpful to know what amount you need extra for tips beforehand. Other than this, I had a wonderful time filled with happy memories for a lifetime.

We greatly appreciate the direct flights that was book for us. Also, we're very glad to have traveled with Trafalgar. We had a wonderful trip!

There should be a meet and greet person at the airport!

This was our third escorted tour; we enjoyed the tour and it has many advantages. However, we prefer traveling more in-depth. Our Tour guide was efficient and knowledgable, accommodations were very nice.

I have booked tours with Affordable Tours.com before and have received good service. While on vacation, I did recommend Affordable Tours.com to one of the other people in my tour group who had booked through someone else. She didn't have nearly the information available that I did and had taken the time and trouble to research and book some things that were made available to us through the tour operator.

I should of book later in the Spring as the weather was cold & raining. My roommate was a pain with snoring, etc. Other than these 2 issues the trip was very interesting. Thanks

EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT, FABULOUS, MATCHED ALL MY EXPECTATIONS. I AM DYING TO DO ANOTHER TOUR WITH AFFORDABLE TOURS.

Traffalgar exceeded above and beyand my expectation.

Hotel in Rome was changed at the last minute. the new loction was near the vatican

The Hotel accommodations at Antalya was below average. The beds were narrow, hard and short in length-my feet were hanging out. I was not impressed with the food or accommodation in Pamukkale. This was New Years Eve, I don\'t know if it was because of the New Years celebrations or what. 

The tour director in Morocco was excellent and very knowledgable. We thoroughly enjoyed this trip.

Trafalger was a great company with professional and experienced tour guides. Accommodations, meals, options were top of the line. 

wonderful tour guide and amazing driver.

My trip with Trafalgar tours more than met my expectations! I am looking forward to using both Affordable Tours and Trafalgar in June. Thank you!

This trip was super Excellent, just perfect with nothing to worry or complain. I will higyhly recommend it to others. It was byond our expectation, service, timeimgs, sight scene, food, hotels, transportation etc----fablous-fablous fablous

My overall reaction to the tour was good. 

After touring with both Globus and Trafalgar, we feel that Globus offers better value. Trafalgar felt rushed in many places and failed to include tours of important places. No major attractions were included in Madrid and very little time was available to see important sights. Previous experience with Globus had included at least one major sight in each city. The quality of the Tour Directors and Drivers were excellent for both companies.

Some of the hotels were not so good as we thought. The local guides were too fast in their explanations, specially in Lisbon, when she never told us that the bus would change the parking lot and my husband got lost. Impossible to have a kind of lunch; we had 1/2 hr stops and we were 43 people in the tour. Long lines in the restrooms & in the cafeterias.

The only thing that we did not like was that the group was too large, 52 participants. We would prefer the group not to exceed 25-30 people.

director was exceptional, by far the best I ever had. 

Just a couple of minor glitches like two of the hotels in Spain had shut off all air conditioning in anticipation of winter, but the rooms were hot. Openiing a window made them bearable. Overall, it was a wonderful trip

Regarding Trafalgar hotel accomodations : Some of the hotels we stayed in are very dirty, does not attain an acceptable standard..and to think that they are supposedly a 5 star hotel. Ie Dedeman Capadoccia and Rixos in Konya.

it was by far the best honeymoon experience......we loved the places..our tour guide ...and our driver. We also had a great time meeting some very nice people that we will continue to keep in contact with. Thank you!!!

We had a wonderful Route 66 trip. Our tour director made the tour special. He was so knowlegable and helpful.

The vacation I have always dreamed about just came true!

I was disappointed with Trafalgar, who substituted an inexperienced guide at the last minute. Plus, there were issues with our traveling companions that Trafalgar did not address properly.

Great Journey. We saw a lot in 15 days. It was a different world in Morocco. A great experience. Some hotels were below Trafalgar standards. I didn't realize that Trafalgar had different levels of tours. Now I know and I will compare better in the future.

The only true issue I had was that I requested a double bed and each room had two beds and at one hotel the two beds were single beds. The last hotel that we stayed at and booked extra night for overlooked the dumpster and was not a nice view and will not recommend that hotel to anyone.. however my agent was great! =) Thanks again!

One hotel, Yosemite View Lodge, was well beneath our expectations, and the expectations of the majority of passengers on the tour - and we all commented accordingly. The Lodge was not clean and the service was poor. Otherwise, the Trafalgar tour director, coach driver, and all expected tour sites and services were fantastic. Thanks so much!

I felt that 46 people on the trip was too many. The motorcoach was also very tight between seats-not the most comfortable. More time needed at some of the stops- no need to hurry to the hotel when we were on our own for dinner anyway.

Already have recommended you to another one of my tour passengers. Our tour director was outstanding, all rooms were excellent with the exception of the one in Jackson. Meals were usually very good both breakfast and dinner. Only thing we would eliminate was the 1880 Train ride. It was very boring. Can't wait for our next trip. 

We had a medical emergeny our last night in Istanbul and were extremely impressed how the employees of Trafalgar took care of everyone. Particularly our guide and another guide, who I'm sorry to say that I did not get her name. She had another group and they were at the same restaurant for our farewell dinners. The two of them worked seamlessly. We will take another trip based on that experience alone.

Affordable Tours did a wonderful job helping us to set up this tour. However, Trafalgar, didn't properly welcome us at the welcome center. The driver who picked us up at our hotel didn't know that he was suppose to bring the luggage with us, couldn't find the location the welcome center. Once we got to the welcome center, it was chaos. There should have been tea, coffee and doughnuts or cookies to welcome us and a friendly smile, which we didn't get. The type of tour which is a different hotel room almost each night was too tough for a two week tour. We were exhausted and got sick by the end of the tour. I didn't enjoy getting off a bus and being told I had one hour to see the location, shop and eat. It was too rushed. I would have rather saw less but enjoyed it more. The hotels were not very nice and the locations were not ideal to walk around and see the sites of the location we were at especially Scotland. We needed to be located in Edinburgh, not taken one hour each way 2 to 3 times each day. We wasted a lot of time traveling back and forth to Edinburgh which didn't allow us a lot of time to walk around. The tour guide and bus driver were very nice but they had to keep us on a tight schedule. I would not do this type of tour again and have told other people the same.

Every aspect of the trip exceeded our expectations except for one. Two days into the trip we were hit with a 20% "optional surcharge" for must see trips. I do not like to be low balled on prices. Except for that everything was great and we have memories for a lifetime. Thanks 

The bus was so very tight that me knees were hitting the seat in front of me. They did much later on in the tour take out 4 seats and expanded the leg room but was too little too late. Would never book a bus tour with this operator. I did not like the hotel in the Grand Canyon.

The trip was excellent. The tour director was very good. The hotels were also comfortable, clean and conviently located. Everything was well organized. We were impressed. If we decide to take a bus tour next time we probably will take again the Trafalgar and will ask Affordable Tours to help us.

Trip was wonderful - only complaint was that the hotel in Amalfi Coast was changed and I don\'t believe it was comparable to what we were supposed to have - most of our group were disappointed with that hotel - just as far as accomodations - staff and restaurant were fine.

THis trip exceeded my expectations. I am definitely looking to book similar vacations in the future.

It was a wonderful trip. The memories of the trip will remain with us forever. My parents and I enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks Affordable Tours and Trafalgar

Tour director planned a great trip, covering the things I most wanted to see, in addition to some special events I hadn't even considered.

The tour guide for Irish Highlights was absolutley great. The Irish people were so very friendly and the scenery was breath taking. Also, the bus driver negotiated those very narrow irish roadways with unbelievable skill. My thanks to Trafalger Tours Company.

We had a great time in Italy exploring the different cities we went to. If we had one complaint it would be about the descriptions of the optional tours that came with the package from Trafalgar. This is our second trip with them and we would probably go back to them with future tours, but the descriptions of the optional tours were limited and didn't give us a very good idea of what we'd be spending extra money on. If we had more information about the optional tours and/or some pictures to go with the description we felt like we could've made a better choice. 

The tour not only met but exceeded my expectations!

A great tour. Tour Director & Driver best have ever had.

Our tour guide was absolutely fabulous! Everyone in our tour group all felt the same. He is very knowledgeable and very accomodating to everyones needs. Our trip was the best. Others in our group commented that they had previous trips through Tralfalgar but none as good because of our tour guide. I will highly recommend Tralfalgar to all of family and friends.

The Italian Scene Tour was amazing. We were able to see so many regions of Italy in a leisurely manner. Our tour guide and our driver made this tour of Italy very interesting and their exuberance and enthusiam made this tour exceptional. Their great sense of humor made everyone quite comfortable and we were sad when this tour ended as we made many new friends from all over the world. My 3 teenaged sons had many friends on this tour as well.I was pleasantly surprised with the hotel accomodations. They all had their own charm. I would definitely book through affordable tours and Trafalgar in the future and I would and already have recommended you both to friends and family!

The Highlights of Turkey Tour with Trafalgar was fabulous. Turkey is a magnificent country - clean, comfortable with friendly people, steeped in history, art, literature and culture and beckons us to return! We had a fabulous tour and bonded with our travel companions and made new friends! 

Our guide tweeked the optional tours to add the input of his expertise and truly make them memorable. I was disappointed that the hotels were so far from the action but understand the trip would have cost a lot more.

this was a VERY enjoyable experience!

We had an interesting experience on day six of our tour. We left Kamloops heading for Baniff and found that there had been a landslide and the road was closed. So we turned back to take another road. Then the bus broke a fan belt and we were stranded on the road for three hours. Then when we started down the alternate road, we learned it was flooded. So we ended up back where we had started without going anywhere. A lost day. But Trafalgar found us rooms back in Kamloops and provided a wonderful dinner at a local restaurant. The next day we drove from 7PM to 9PM to finally get to Baniff by way of Jasper. Three options were missed and two national parks. However, I felt that Trafalgar went out of their way to make up for the experience and redeemed themselves. Everything was handled very well and the rest of the trip was wonderful. Although we missed the gondola ride in Baniff, they provided one in Jasper. The company really did all that they possibly could have done. I would certainly take another Trafalgar tour and book through Afordable Tours. Blessings!

Our tour diirector was one of the best that I ever had. Loved the trip.

Trafalgar was great. Our tour director was fantastic and I would like that word to get back to Trafalgar. 

the tour included additional highlights added by the tour guide who was terrific. 

My first tour was excellent. Food great. Rooms clean and lovely.  The whole group all got alone well and had alot of fun. And the weather was great all trip. No rain except when on bus. LUCKY US. thanx

We had the best time possible

We had a great time and loved our Travel Director who was efficient, yet very warm and personable. 

Our tour director was absolutely brilliant. He has set the bar very high.

I wished that the hotels were closer to the towns so that we could do some exploring on our own. The hotel in Nice was perfect. The one in Paris was a little out of the way. Our last time there the hotel was in a perfect location. Our tour director and driver were excellent.

Very happy with my trip arrangements. All of my question were answered very promptly and thoroughly. My trip was everything I expected and more. Thank you for a wonderful experience.

All accommodations were wonderful except in Lisbon (Tzar Hotel). Rooms are small and our room smelled of cigarettes even though it\'s a non-smoking hotel. I wouldn\'t recommend using this hotel.

Regarding accomodations, two of the places where we stayed (in Assissi and in Florence) were not first class. While the other hotels were, some people always seemed to get the best view and the balcony while others didn't. Also, as a lone traveler sharing a room, assignments should have reflected this. At every hotel we had to ask for room service to separate our twin beds. While the itinerary matched the description, I found that the BEST OF ITALY was contained in the optional tours and not so much in the itinerary itself making for greater expense. Enjoyed the trip regardless.

this tour was what I expected from a moderate cost tour operator.we will diffenately consider booking with Trafalgar in the future. 

We truly enjoyed our vacation. The only issues we had were that 3 times we had single beds. Also some of the meals provided were below standard. Otherwise the guide and driver were excellent. Definetely book another trip. Thanks

My vacation was completely wonderful. It was better than I had expected. I felt I was in good hands. My travel director with Trafalgar was absolutely awesome. He had everything arranged and was very professional but also gave you the feeling of being cared for personally by tending the needs/wants of each traveler as far as the activities/excursions provided. He was also extremely knowledgable about every location and provided useful information everwhere we went. I would definitely book with them again if all their travel directors are as good as him Very Impressive! 

We were not told in advance that banks would be closed from Friday through Monday because of the Easter holiday. My other comment was that it might make sense to delete Christchurch from the itinerary until more accomodations are available in town. The resort at Terrace Downs was lovely, but so far out we could not choose to eat elsewhere or spend our evenings anywhere but in the hotel. Overall, the trip was wonderful, very enjoyable and the others on the tour were flexible and fun. The tour director and bus drivers were outstanding as well. It was tiring to spend almost every night in a different hotel and lots of time on the bus, but the scenery was magnificent and I am so glad I went.

Accomodations were all first class, except at Aguas Calientes, where we stayed at El Mapi instead of the Huatchay Towers as expected (apparently Huatchay is under renovations). Rooms at Mapi were musty and we had no hot water for the first 1 1/2 hrs. after we checked in. Seeing the size of the town and its location, I don't know if you can expect much though. Our tour guide was EXCELLENT!. He really enhanced the entire experience with his knowledge, sense of humor, and personal attention.

I was so amazed and thankful for this wonderful tour to Spain. The guides hotels and everything was just so wonderful. We had a great vacation and looking forward to booking the next one.

This trip was fast pace, but we got to see a lot of Italy in few days. Tour director was excellent.

A very pleasant experience. I have recommended this trip to my brother.

thank you It was my first tour and it was the best experence wonderful tour guide and driver where the best. I felt comfortable and safe at all times. Cannot wait to book my next tour. London, France and Italy.

I would just like to say that the first Hotel we stayed at was a dump. It is suppose to be a Hilton Hotel but was awful. Also, our tour guide was a bit surley and I did not care for him the first few days. He did get better and I felt more comfortable with him half way through the trip. I have always loved Trafalgar tours but I would not recommend this particular trip to anyone because you spent more time on the bus and when you were sight seeing, it was usually dark.

We explained how our trip was found on the internet and how it was everything we had expected and more. We were delighted with the hotel, it's location, the breakfast, concierge, bus route travel, shopping, etc.  

The trip was outstanding - highly recommended!!!

The tour was not 'first class' and too many changes took place with the tour director and local guides controlling how they wanted to do things.

Overall I was very pleased with the character and quality of the tour. I was especially pleased with the comfort and value of the hotels. The bus was clean and comfortable and everything was well organized and hassle free. A good experience.

I am satisfied with Trafalgar Tour and with Affordable Tours. Thanks

My trip to Ireland was all I expected and MORE! Beautiful country, kind/polite people, clean and indeed the Emerald Isle! It was a dream come true. The tour was excellent!

The beds at the Diovanni Acropolis were old with the springs sticking out and poking us while we tried to sleep. The Trafalgar tour guides and staff were EXCELLENT. They were knowledgable about the tours, the sites (all the tour guides were archaeologists). Well worth the money. Just would have like more time at the sites.

WE WERE MORE THEN HAPPY WITH OUR VACATION. THE TOUR GUIDE WAS OUTSTANDING AS WAS THE DRIVER ASSIGNED TO OUR BUS. THE ADDITIONAL EXCURSIONS WE BOOKED EVEN ADDED TO OUR PLEASURE WITH THE TRIP.WE WOULD DEFINITELY USE BOTH THE SERVICES OF AFFORDABLE TOURS AND TRAFALGER AGAIN

We had a great time! Will use Affordable Tours again for our China trip in the next few years.

THe trip was great. When taking a tour you see so much more than if you were driving yourself. 

Trafalgar is an excellent company and our guide was outstanding. We enjoyed our tour immensely and would not hesitate to book with them again. 

A longer stay in Santorini, Greece would have been great! Also, MYkonos , Greece.

Our tour guide was extremely helpful in meeting all our needs. She was our "Mommy" and made all 21 of us become a family on this trip. She was delightful, informative and very knowledgeable of all of the locations we visited. I would love to take another trip with her. Also, our driver could not have been more careful of all of the hazards of Italian driving. Took the dangerous curves with the greatest of ease.

Trafalgar did not seem to have their ducks in a row. They said they overbooked and hired our tour guide shortly before departure. She was very knowledgable but unorganized. My luggage got sent to the wrong room in the hotel two separate times. My mother luggage was broken in the handling. We had stops at sites that only allowed us 15-30 minutes to explore. We waited in lines sometimes up to a half an hour to gain entry wasting precious time for lunch. we were always eating lunch while walking or running or on the bus. I did not feel like I was on vacation. I felt like I was running a race. We had late nights out and early mornings such as 11:00pm and 6:00 am. it would have been nice to know that ahead of time. The optional excursions were not explained very well and i would not have paid for several of them. I would have had free time and saved money.

The Tour Director was very good as were the local guides in each of the 3 cities. Optional tours were very good to excellent.

Knowing what we know now, I might consider a more expensive tour with hotels nearer to city centers and with the sightseeing included. Tour director and bus drive were excellent and hotels nice but far from city centers.

The tour was perfect. Everything went as planned. I just wish I could do it again anytime soon.

The trip was great. I saw and learned new things all of the time. The tour director was great. She was truly concerned about me and my wife. It was as if we were invited into her home.

I had a wonderful time on my holiday. This is the second time that I have used this site to book my holiday, and on both occasions I have been very satisfied with the service that I have received. I have highly recommended this site to many of my family, friends and workmates.

We had the best tour director he had a really great sense of humor that made us enjoy the trip even more.

All in all I had a great trip and really appreciated the great way the trip was conducted. The guide was terrific and the accomodations nice. All the arrangements ran smoothly. If we were given a hotel in Downtown Cairo at the end of the trip everything would have been perfect.

HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TRIP TO MY FRIENDS.

the trip overall was well organized and the tour director was extremely knowledgeable and helpful which helped make the trip very enjoyable I would like to suggest and recommend that internet services be made available to guests who require it for a nominal fee because the hotels that did not provide free internet services were very expensive for the short time of our stay in the hotel - the Novotel hotels were very nice in that the service was free.

The tour guide was very professional and the bus driver was excellent showing courtesy and patience in two problem situations of transportation in Paris and Rome.

I would have liked to have some more information from the tour guide about the monuments and places during our walking tour in San Giminiano. I would like to add that our tour director and bus driver were outstanding, very professional, knowledgeable, and attentive to our needs. I would go back on another tour with them and highly recommend to friends.

Trafalgar tour guide was excellent and Highlights of Spain and Portugal was Great.

Excellent trip. We had a blast and would not change a thing ! We'll book again !

Everything was well planned and the whole trip was very enjoyable.

Our family had a wonderful time visitng Italy and Greece.

Our tour guide was exceptional. He made our trip very enjoyable.

I think Trafalgar needs to have their tour guides do a little drive around the downtown city point out places of interest and mark them down on a photocopied map before sending you off by yourself. I also believe that the people not opting to do the extra cost items should still have access to the tour bus as a shuttle. I don't think it needs to be at the beckon call of the tourists, but one time at night around 7 or 8, right before it gets dark.

all in all my trip was everything I expected and more.

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