"My husband and I, my sister and brother-in-law decided to do the Grand Tour of Italy with Go Ahead based on our friends wonderful experience a few years ago. It was our first tour experience and it greatly surpassed our expectations. Monique, our tour director was superb. She was extremely organized, knowledgeable, flexible, and funny. Our bus driver Gennaro, was a very professional and skilled driver while navigating the narrow roads and traffic. The highlights for me included our gondola ride in Venice, walking the narrow streets of Assisi, dining at a farmhouse restaurant outside of Florence and seeing the ruins of Pompei. It was an incredible trip! "
"In October I had a wonderful tour of Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples...exceptional tour director Barbara helped us and made the whole trip enjoyable! For myself, our Cannareggio hotel was out of the noise and crowds of San Marco but along a charming water taxi route that put us in with locals going to work and grandparents bringing kids home from school. It was in an area with lots of local restaurants and of course the local guided tour of the city was exceptional. On to Florence -staying near to the Duomo near the food market, with a great guide who showed us all of the sights. Florence is beautiful and I loved it! In Rome we stayed near the train station in a lovely hotel, convenient to transportation. Our group did it all! Colosseum, Forum, Vatican, dinner with Tenors, and even a Papal Audience for some! Then Naples- a hardscrabble city and yet I loved it. All of the unearthed parts of Pompeii in the Archaelogical Museum thoroughly impressed me. One problem did occur in that we had to take our luggage out of the bus and to our rooms in Naples (no where else), but luckily all of the other parts of Go Ahead's trip was wonderful. One detail in many, many lovely days and great times=so great! I definitely encourage others to try Go Ahead and travel with the comfort of knowing things are well cared for. You can get on the plane and know that the tour will be wonderful. Every day is exhausting, but traveling is worth it! "
"Book my honeymoon and was happy with my trip "
"I loved it! I know I'm going back to Ireland! We started in Edinburgh which was amazing and wish we had spent more time there. Glasgow was incredible...but the location of the hotel kept me from walking through the historical areas-it was 2 or so miles from the hotel. In part, my fault for being so out of walking shape. I signed up for this tour because I thought it would be half in Scotland and half in Ireland....but that's ok because I fell in love with Ireland! Our tour guide gave us so much background, history, people, tales/fables, and so much more. I may be weird but I loved the weather (went in Oct.). We had one bus driver in Scotland and a different one for Ireland. AMAZING PEOPLE! Russell took us around Scotland had knowledge about anything we asked and his driving was impeccable. The Ireland driver was good too. Ok, so why 4 instead of 5? The food included by the company and excursions...chicken and gravy except for the first dinner. At one place, it was chicken with gravy and French fries. The flavor was fine but if you travel to a different country, maybe eat what is typical. I really need to give it a 4.5 but no half stars are shown. Would I do it again?! In a millisecond!!!! "
"Our food and wine tour of Northern Italy was amazing! As first time international travelers GoAhead made this so easy and enjoyable for us. We will definitely travel with them again in the future. The hotel locations were fantastic and so close to everything. The whole experience was unforgettable."
"From landing at Shannon airport, to departing Dublin airport, I felt welcomed and completely taken care of. Mathew, our guide, was personable, knowledgeable and generally a delight. At every stop, we had local tour guides who were experts in their area. I would never have been able to tour Ireland like this on my own. The accommodations were very nice and the places we toured well chosen. I would definitely tour with EF again1"
"We had a wonderful time and our guide was fabulous!"
"Not nearly as good as my previous tours in Italy and Spain. Weak itinerary, mediocre hotels, horrible welcome dinner. This tour can’t compare with others I’ve taken. Greece is beautiful but GoAhead needs to bring this tour up to standards. "
"We had a wonderful time throughout the 15 days. We’re both 75 and have some mobility and stamina issues, but the Tour Director made schedule adjustments which gave everyone a pleasant and fulfilling trip."
"Good over view of China. Our tour guidE John was great! And all the others also. Taking us from cities to a very rural community was absolutely wonderful!! "
"The scenery, the excursions, the meals, the hotels, the tour guide (Juergen), the driver (Laurent), & the 16 other travelers----all combined to make this a perfect trip! Juergen excelled at narrating the history of all the places we visited; as a solo traveler, it was nice to sit back & let him do all the organizing. It was a busy itinerary, as I expected, and I slept well every night in the lovely hotels, ready to go again! I loved this trip❤️"
"Our trip to Italy was a perfect mix of what we knew we wanted to see, additional excursions and down town which was needed as well. We had a great tour guide named Barbara and she was the best! She took care of all 32 of us and even went above and beyond to help us with a side trip to visit our grandfather's hometown. "
"My trip started with great initial service with Go Ahead booking, so easy with all my questions concerns answered, particularly insurance. This was my 3rd tour with Go Ahead, and I keep waiting for them to fail to deliver on their service, but they never do. My first experience with Go Ahead was 11 years ago. They were good then, and have gotten even better since, proving the adage that "good, better, best. Good never rests until good is better and better is best". Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, especially Morocco, have always been on my bucket list; thank you Go Ahead for making it so special. "
"The food that was included in the package price was very poor. I would advise the company to change restaurant selection. Sad to say the last farewell dinner and the bus ride up the very curvy-loopy mountain road was the worst experience ever. As I am prone to motion sickness, I had asked the tour director at least twice to inform me ahead of time if the drive would be curvy roads so half an hour before the bus ride, I could take Gravol (Canadian medication to combat motion sickness). The tour director forgot to tell me that the bus ride would be on a very curvy road. I was sick and could not partake of the farewell dinner. But my husband and other fellow guests said the food was not only poor but the quantity was little. However, the historical part of Puglia outweighed the poor food quality. I would recommend Puglia from a historical and cultural point of view but would advise any potential trip-takers to not sign up for meals which are included with your tour package. I love pasta and am a foodie, but Italian food in Toronto, Canada, far surpasses the food quality in Puglia. "
"This was my first time in Paris, and I had high hopes. Paris did not disappoint, but GoAhead made the experience even more amazing. Patrick, our guide, was so knowledgeable, helpful and brought so much more to our experience with his walking tours and recommendations. His love if the city is inspiring. I loved the interactions with our group, and loved the convenience of daily breakfast. Our hotel was in an amazing location and the dinners with the group were all so good and gave us different experiences. I would wish this trip for anyone wanting to visit the City of Lights. I know I will be back soon! "