Go Ahead Tours

Pros: Excellent driver guide in Kenya & wildlife viewing was amazing.
Cons: In Tanzania: Hard to understand guide; Trip change caused 11 hr drive on 1 day.

Our tour was excellent, particularly due to the driver/guides. The tour was a great value for the cost. We would have liked the tour to enforce their one checked bag & one carry-on bag limit. Vehicles were not large enough to comfortably accommodate excessive luggage. Accommodations were well above average & food was great. We were prepared for somewhat rough roads, but not for the really ROUGH & BUMPY roads that exist in Kenya. If you have ailments, bad backs or are in your 80's, beware. It will be hard on you. Itinerary was well planned in Kenya. Mt. Kenya Safari Club & Ol Tukai Lodge provided outstanding accommodations, food & views. Weather in June was excellent (high 50's at night; low 70's during day; low humidity). We would do the trip again, in a heart beat. The best vacation we have taken....ever!

Pros: It was a very educational in addition to being a well planned trip.
Cons: Some of the optional tours were not available due to lack of enough people.

Fellow Traveling friends,

This was our second tour with Go Ahead and it was even better than the first. Our director was so knowledgeable and there was something for everyone.

We loved the archeology which is why we chose Go Ahead. They gave more time on some of the best islands and we also visited 7 islands which is more than any other tour company.

The extension to Istanbul was the high-light of the trip! Everything was so delightful and our tour director knew everything.

Pros: Best Parts: Trip to Alexandria, Brilliant local guide, Quality of hotels and service
Cons: NONE. I honestly have nothing bad to say about this experience!

I just returned from traveling with Go Ahead Tours to Egypt in July. It was an amazing experience! The hotels were top rate with all the amenities. The Nile cruise was relaxing and the Nile Romance crew were incredible! The overall touring experience was educational and fun do to the work of the tour director Hesham ElSayad. While I was on tour, there were some bombs in another part of Egypt, Go Ahead called all of our families to assure them of our safety. My family was impressed and grateful for this service. I can honestly say that I never felt unsafe at any time during my stay in Egypt! I would suggest this trip to all of my friends and family! I will be traveling with Go Ahead again in the future!

Pros: The guides, without exception, were a highlight of the tour.
Cons: I really can't think of anything.

We were a bit hesitant about taking a Go Ahead tour because of a fairly low price. What a surprise when we found that the guides were about the best we've ever had, the hotels were well located and more than comfortable, the food was as good or better than typical tour food, well... need I go on? Everyone in the group was more than pleased and we didn't hear one complaint. We're now trying to find another tour of theirs, having complete confidence in their ability to provide an informational and enjoyable guide through foreign countries.

Pros: Great value for the dollar; nice range of ages of participants.
Cons: One hotel was a bit out of the way, but that was the exception!

This 12-day tour of Eastern Europe - Budapest, Prague, Vienna and Salzburg - was wonderful. We had a great guide, very nice hotels, plenty of free time, and a tour of each city. Highly recommended!

Pros: guide was great, time, organization, hotels
Cons: optional excursions weren't the greatest

Did the London, Paris, Rome trip in May 2005. 3 days in each city and it was great. The guide, Simon, went above and beyond the call of duty. He was patient with everyone and provided lots of information and small walking tours that weren't actually part of the package. It was a good mix of tours and free time in the cities. We would definitely recommend Go Ahead. We thought they should have had an optional excursion to Stonehenge though. The hotels were all clean and in decent locations either near public transportation or in the middle of things.

Pros: Staff is well organized and most everything is included in the price.
Cons: none

I have taken many tours with many companies and go ahead has been my favorite by far. The oranization of the tours are really great. This tour company allows you just enough time for shopping, leisure and sight seeing without you ever feeling that you have missed something.
The hotel accomidations are very clean and comfortable and the tour directors keep a close eye on you, You never have to worry about being left behind or dropped off away from your hotel-they meet you at the airport and put you back on the plane to go home.
They will do whatever it takes to make sure you are comfortable.
There are no hidden costs like most tour companies where either you take the optional or stay in your hotel, and will even arrange side trips if there is interest among the group.
The best value for your money and the best selectionn of tours I have found

Pros: Their tour guide in Paris was knowledgeable, but spent his time dealing with unhappy customers.
Cons: I will never use this company, nor its affiliates again.

Go Ahead Tours specializes in Student excursions. I did not know that when I recently booked a trip for 5 nights in Paris. 26 of us were promised 3-4 star accommodations with some meals. What we got were 4 different itineraries, horrible American food (pizza place, basement bar) and a horrible hotel. All on our trip were charged for the Moulin Rouge, while only a small percentage received a refund. They didn't even book our airfare, and charged us $1,500 per person. When trying to work with them, they offered a travel voucher.

Pros: None
Cons: all cons

Go Ahead cuts every corner they can at your expense, to make traveling with them a 3rd rate experience. Under no circumstances go on the ship "Galapagos Legend" unless you are not on the lowest deck. Make sure you have a say in the flight booking before the departure date, or you will be grossly unhappy.

Pros: The have a nice array of optional excursions.
Cons: They don't commit to a hotel until after you've already paid, so no refunds.

I haven't taken my trip to Paris yet, but the hotel accommodations changed from between the 2nd and 3rd arrondissements to the 14th, which means that the hotel WAS in the center of Paris and now is on the outskirts. I was told that the only time they change the hotel is if the hotel is undergoing renovations, etc., but am now told that thet's not the case. The people at Go Ahead told me that this is quite common with tour companies. I don't know if that's true or not, but as far as I'm concerned, it's the old bait and switch!