"The best thing you could spend your money on. I promise you. Changes your life. Signing up for my 3rd trip with them today."
"great service!! love it! a wonderful company!"
"I have traveled with EF College Break 4 times over the past 7 years, and I just can't say enough good things about them!!! I LOVE how simple they make signing up and organizing manageable monthly payments. I have signed up alone for each trip, and each trip I leave with 20+ new life-long friends. EF College Break really caters to the interests of our age group (ages 18-28) by planning a group activity/outing each day but always allowing us to explore on our own free time. I feel safe and secure knowing that I'm traveling with a group and a Tour Director, but independent enough to take off on my own for an afternoon, knowing that I have friends and people to come back to at the end of a day of adventures. Exceptional program - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!"
"I had an amazing time with EF college break. OLMAN Vargas was an amazing host. And Alex was an awesome driver! They were fun, but cometely concerned with our safety. "
"Great company to travel with. They make the whole process of traveling very easy! Loved all my tour guides I've had on my last two trips. They were very informative and helpful. I plan on traveling with EF a lot more in the future! "
"I went on an EF College Break to London, Paris, and Rome two years ago and had a great time. My tour director Artin was great and I met people from all over the country. I loved it so much that I went I another Ef College Break trip this summer. I went on the Grand tour of Spain trip and had an amazing time. My tour director Silvia was amazing and I met so many great friends that I still talk to. I would highly recommend traveling with EF College Break. I hope to go on another trip again maybe next summer. "
"I love everything about EF. I went on the panorama and currently on the grand tour. It brings people together and I have met so many people from across the country on these trips! They really make your travel experience so special! I love EF! "
"EF college break trips have been an awesome experience! I've done 2 trips in the past and have a 3rd one coming up. I definitely recommend them to a lot of people I know or who ask me how I travel so much. The tour guides are amazing, they really love their jobs and it shows. Travel between cities and countries is all planned out for us and tours and extra things are planned ahead of time. most travel is by bus or train on the trips I've had, and have never had any problems with it. I feel like we also get an adequate amount of free time to explore on our own and for people who don't know what to do on free days the tour directors usually have great recommendations. I've been very pleased with my experiences so far and would definitely go on more trips. "
"EF College Break is an excellent company to travel with. Both times that I have traveled with them have been nothing short of amazing! They make planning easy by having daily itineraries and having amazing tour guides that are very familiar with the areas you are traveling to. I plan on booking with them again in Summer 2016! "
"I just got back from my second trip through EF to Machu Picchu (my first was Thailand last summer). Both experiences were excellent, top notch and exactly what I was looking for in this type of tour for this price. I am a 25 year old young professional who has done some travelling before (mainly through Europe) and was looking for something slightly more adventurous, yet still scheduled and organized to alleviate some of the stress of trip planning. I went as a solo traveler and was able to meet a lot of other people on the trip I could relate to, become friends with and depend on while travelling which significantly enhanced the experience. The benefits of travelling alone were that I could decide what I wanted to do each day and then survey the other people in the group and decide who I wanted to do things with (instead of having to do everything my friend's did). So I had the liberties of travelling alone but still the comfort and social benefits of being in a group. The trip very organized and I did not have to do any thinking or planning on my own. Most things were included except for lunch or dinner on certain days which I actually preferred since it gave me the freedom to choose local places to eat that were within my own price range. The tour director gave us tons of options that were not on the itinerary and planned them all for us so that all we did was ask to do something and we didn't have to lift a finger except to pay. The activities we did really seemed to encompass everything I'd want to do at each location. What really made the trip was definitely the tour director. On both of my trips the tour director was a local, experienced guide who was patient, knowledgeable and looked out for us while not being too uptight about safety so that we were able to get the most out of it while still being well informed. While in the future I think I might travel more economically on my own without EF now that I'm more comfortable doing so, I do think you get more than your money's worth in experiences. I know I've made memories which will be my most prized possessions throughout my lifetime."
"Great company. MY trip was a blast and perfect."
" I just recently turned from the 10 day trip to Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, and it was all amazing. The trip had a few hiccups in the beginning due to a phantom bus driver that never showed on two different occasions, and there were many people in the group who were quick to complain, but our tour director handled it well and did his best to fix and reorganize things for us so we wouldn't miss out on anything we had signed up for. I'm actually glad this happened because it led to us getting the BEST bus driver EVER. Seriously, I loved him, and was so sad to say goodbye! He even volunteered to drop a group of us off at the airport that were scheduled to take taxis at 4AM, and the man in his 40s or 50s always loaded and unloaded ALL of our luggage for 40+ people.
This tour required a lot of driving time between cities, but the bus was always entertaining, especially with our tour director, Chris. It also allowed us time to catch up on sleep. My friends and I never went out and partied at night, but we were still averaging about 4 hours of sleep every night! Traveling is exhausting, but you are also on a sort of adrenaline high the whole time. I would say 10 days is the perfect amount for traveling like this, especially if you have never been before.
I would also recommend maybe going with a buddy. I went with a couple people I knew from home and we easily befriended a couple other girls, but for the most part, a lot of the other people on the trip were a little crabby. This might be due to younger age or still trying to be "cool" in college, I don't really know. I just know it would have been a lot less fun to end up on a trip with only those kind of people.
For the first time in Europe, I thoroughly enjoyed this entire trip! I can't even decide which place was my favorite! The only thing I wish we could have done more on the trip is visit more museums or learn more about the history of the places we were in. Even so, I plan on researching the castles and sights we saw so I know more about where I was. It was a whirlwind of an experience, and many of us were already throwing around the idea of another EF trip before we even got to the airport. I would probably opt for a tour of one country next time after having visited so many in just a few days."
"Traveling with EF was the first time I'd ever been out of the country. I was nervous at first, but wanted to badly to go to Ireland that I just did it. I have to say how flawless everything seemed to go. We seamlessly traveled from city to city and were given great information and experiences in all of them. Our tour director was such a trooper through it all and very relaxed. You didn't feel too rushed about heading out to the next little day trip or travel day. Traveling with EF College Break exceeded all of my expectations and took the stress out of having to plan a trip in a place I've never been to before. I would definitely recommend traveling with EF and would hands-down travel with them again. Maybe their London, Scotland Escape next time!"
"I did the 25 days highlight of Europe trip and had an awesome time. I made some incredible friends and had an awesome time. Ef is great for solo travelers and first time Europe travelers. Kyri was a great guide and made sure we had a great experience. We did a lot of traveling but had a lot of free time as well. I would suggest this trip to everyone who doesn't want to have to worry about planning anything and who want to see Europe. "
" This was the second EF tour that I went on. The first time was a high school tour and this time a college break tour. I did the Ultimate Europe tour for 35 days. The trip was great! We covered so much ground and saw so much. However, it is a lot of traveling.you spend a lot of time traveling to each city. You wake up early and you go all day. It's not much of a "vacation". Most of my favorite things were the optional a offered by our tour guide. He tried to make our experience the best he could by offering these and enhancing our trip. Some things were a bummer like not seeing big historical sites like the Tower of Pisa and the Trevi Fountain being under reconstruction. We stayed in s ride variety of hotels and hostels. Some were really nice and spacious, but most were extremely small. Six girls in one room with one bathroom is definitely not ideal.
I think the biggest surprise for me on this tour was how long 35 days are with a large group of people you don't know. I traveled with someone that I knew, and I am very thankful for that because the trip probably wouldn't have been as great for me if I did not have her. I'm not much of a party person, but it seemed that my entire trip was. The other people on your tour affect your experience because you are together 24/7. There is no alone time. Sometimes personalities will clash and that is something to keep in mind as well.
I love EF and I think they offer you the best options with getting to see/know a city, but also giving you free time to experience the cities for yourself. However, I probably would not go on a another college break tour simply for the fact of the group that I was with. They were constantly drinking and loud everywhere we went. I was often embarrassed to be associated with the group due to their lack of manners and respect for others. On a positive note, traveling teaches you so much and this is an experience that I do not regret. Even with a few bumps in the road, it was still a life-changing experience. "
"I just returned home from the 35 day Ultimate Europe trip. It was a phenomenal experience. I met some amazing new friends, saw a lot of great history and learned a lot about myself too. I was fortunate to have an amazing tour director, Fillippos. He went above and beyond with our tour group. He offered us ways to enhance our trip from White water rafting in the Alps, to the leaning tower of Pisa and even a 4 course meal in Paris. Everything about the EF College Break Tour was incredible. I would highly recommend an EF College Break Tour. "