Globus

Pros: Organized
Informative guides (and friendly!)
Among first groups to get in
Cons: Included breakfasts (eggs were runny, meats were very salty)
First included dinner

I used Globus w/ a friend in Oct 08 for the 9 day Italy's Great Cities tour. I was a bit worried because we hadn't done a fully escorted tour before but I would definitely use Globus again. They made everything so simple.Remo was our guide - he ...

Pros: Great food, great wine, great fun and bidets to wash out clothes everyday.
Cons: Thin hotel walls, no toilet seats at rest stops, nightmare shopping in Tangier casbah.

Just returned from my first tour with Globus to Spain, Portugal and Morocco.  I was a bit nervous about traveling alone, and decided that a tour may be the best way to go.  I was not disappointed at all.  We had a small group of only 18 ...

Pros: Tour director and bus driver were excellent and accommodating. Ambitious tour saw highlights.
Cons: Crowds due to the disgorgement of cruise ship passengers. Some hotels not up to par.

We just returned from Globus' "Best of Italy and Sicily" tour in Sept Oct 2008. Overall it was a wonderful experience. Our excellent tour guide, Giuseppe, went out of his way to take care of all our needs, particularly when we had several people with ...

Pros:

Mostly good food
Great accommodation
Fantastic Cruise
Mostly a Good Group

Cons: Tipping
Hygiene is almost non existent (outside of tour )
Bazaars tiresome

My wife and i travelled to Egypt from Brisbane Australia between 16/9/08 and 29/9/08 .We had all transfers looked after including accommodation for a layover at Abu Dhabi ! The whole trip ran smoothly !We were met at the cairo Airport by an Avalon ...

Pros: Getting in the tourist hot spots without waiting.
Cons:

The lack of time to relax and enjoy each place we visited.

This was our first tour so we planned all of Italy including Sicily. After our tour was up we went out on our own to the Cinque Terras for 4 days. It was fabulous to say the least. Doing the tour first gave us a feel for the roads, the language, and ...

Pros: Got me to many places more quickly than buses/trains.
Cons: None! My impression was they really have their game down pat.

Long Review of a Short Tour General Impressions: Nice hotels, well organized, knowledgeable guides, fantastic driver, would definitely go Globus again. Would definitely recommend Globus. About Me: Experienced traveling independently in the ...

Pros: Tour director is excellent, buses are clean and comfortable, accomodations are adequate.
Cons: Too much emphasis on shopping. The optional excursions are mostly overpriced.

My wife and I just returned from a 7 day Ireland Tour with Globus Tours. While it was a fast paced week with a lot crammed into the schedule, the tour company handled things well. The Tour Director- Peter Robinson- is the best I've ever seen. He was ...

Pros: Great experience for the price and service rendered! Our GLOBUS experience was great!
Cons: Sometimes at the breakfast the food was not enough? Multiple tours!

Just got back from this great tour of Italy and I needed to express myself as to the tour and our experience. This will only take a minute of your time so please bear with me. There were six of us altogether. We have travelled in the past with Globus ...

Pros: Everything taken care of, great tour director
Cons: Not all optional tours worth it

This was our first trip using a tour company and we were very happy with everything. Our trip to Italy included Rome,Pisa,Florence,Sienna,Tusc any region,Verona,Venice and Assisi. A rep was at the airport to meet us and they take a number of people to ...

Pros: The tour guide, the included tours, the hotels, the locations
Cons: The number of buffet meals, waiting for luggage to arrive in your hotel room

We used Globus for our honeymoon trip and could not have been happier. This was our first time using Globus and our first time using a tour company. The hotels were excellent, our tour guide was top notch, and the included tours were a great value. We ...

Pros: Not having to wait in line with the rest of the tourist.
Cons: Optional Excursions overpriced and the intense schedule

This was a wonderful tour, if you want to see the sites and not have to stand in line a tour is the way to go. Make sure you take some time away from the group to really taste Italy. The optional excursions are expensive and the food not great, you will ...

Pros: The transportation was handled efficiently.
Cons: Poor value-for-money. The overall schedule wasted too much time in Alice Springs/Uluru.

My wife and I took a Globus tour to Fiji, Cairnes, Alice Springs, Uluru, Sydney. Never again with Globus. Austalia is awesome and shouldn't be missed; just don't waste your time or money using Globus. Go to Cairnes and Sydney on your own. It's ...

Pros: A whole lot of vacation packed into one short week
Cons: Had an isolated but aggravating airport experience, and you might not love the accommodations

My wife and I wanted a special honeymoon last September, so we chose Italy as our destination. We also wanted to not get lost or miss the "important" sites -- as well as spend some time exploring on our own. What we really wanted was a Taste of Italy, a ...

Pros: well organized; excellent driver and tour director; care-free
Cons: Americanized food; rushed; lack of cultural events

I took The Scandinavian Tour with Globus in September 2007. The hotels were a mixed bag. In Stockholm (First Amarenten), Gothenburg (Scandia Europa) and Copenhagen (First Vesterbro) the rooms were small and looked a little bit rough on the edges, but ...

Pros: Italy is beautiful even under the worse conditions
Cons: Globus director awful poor customer service. Your tour director can make or break your trip!

My husband I recently returned from our "Leisurely Italy" tour which included Rome, Tuscany and Venice. Our tour started out badly when we missed our connecting flight to Rome at JFK. When we finally got to Rome we found out our luggage was lost. To ...