"The trip was everything we were looking for! The company is amazingly professional from its initial booking to the execution of every little detail related to it. What made it particularly spectacular was our tour guide, Laura. She was very friendly and warm and was noticeably upbeat. At the same time, she was able to take charge and to lead us comfortably through all nuances of the trip. She was very informative regarding the ins and outs of travel, and she was able to give us advice about where to go and how to get there when we were off on our own. She was funny, witty, friendly and sincere. We could not have asked for a better or more vivacious guide! I really think Laura had a lot to do with how wonderful our trip was."
"Too my airplanes trips ..... Still waiting for a call for customer service rep concerning this trip, Stated that they would call me Oct. 28, 2019 concerning my cancel flight in Elizabethtown , New Zealand due to airplane maintenance. And when I finally make it to L.A USA , United didn’t have a ticket to Memphis for me . I had to pay for an airline ticket to Memphis close to $500. The only way I was able to get a rate it emailed survey is because it was forward to me from one of my traveling mats. My customer #is 70253929 Check my data I paid ago Ahead $5458.00 for Highlights of Australia And New Zealand aless you could have sent me a rate it survey to my email address . Still waiting on my phone call it has been three week now. November 10, 2019 please call"
"Every place we visited was exceptional, both interesting and educational. There was no time to be bored! Edwin, our tour guide amazing. When a flight was cancelled do to bad weather, within an hour, Edwin had a new plan, a place to stay and we never skipped a beat. We went to every promised location. Our accommodations were exceptional and so was the food. I can't wait to do another Go Ahead tour.
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"This company selected excellent local guides, had a very do-able itinerary and had a great price point. Small group travel, well paced, with hotels perfectly located for seeing the sites, when not on the bus.
We also did a side bar (not on the itinerary) to Positano - it's fun to do something spontaneous.
i would definitely recommend this company to anyone looking for a reasonably priced, small group tour.
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"We found the trip interesting and the pace of the tour comfortable. As usual the tour director and the drivers were excellent. We excursion to Sintra is highly recommended. The hotels were comfortable but occasionally on the edge of the city. Overall I would recommend the tour."
"Overall trip was enjoyable. Seeing so many historical sites was amazing.. I had a few disappointments, eating Chinese food daily awful
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"The optional tour for oyster tasting was the highlight for several of us..A lovely boat ride across the bay - oysters and wine and a wonderful learning experience about oyster farming. Then a delightful lunch. Not to be missed. And, oh yeah wine with the oysters and at lunch. A perfect day!!! "
"This was my 4th tour with Go Ahead and my least favorite. Although I enjoyed all the cities we visited, I was disappointed in the guide chosen for the Scandinavian half. The Russian guide Irina and our daily excursion guide Natalya was fantastic and and is the reason why I am rating this tour 3 stars. "
"I took this tour in July, 2019. Our tour guide was Beate. She did an awesome job and worked so hard to make everything run smoothly. Every place that we went was a gem. There is not one place that wasn’t absolutely beautiful and this tour was worth every penny. She even added a few surprises. For instance, a cruise along the Danube after we visited Melk Abbey. Our bus driver, Paul, was also amazing. Very professional, punctual, and always helping us with our luggage and anything else where he could be of assistance. The provided meals were good and all the hotels were in very convenient locations for the most part. Most of them were within walking distance to sights or there was a bus/trolley station very near to or at the hotel.
My only complaints were 1- that when we stayed at the Hotel Europe in Luzern, the room did not have a/c, which was supposed to be guaranteed on this tour and if the windows were opened, all kinds of bugs would fly in. 2- the tour guide in Salzburg was very rush, rush, rush and did not allow us to stop and take pictures and you could not hear half of what she said because only half the group could get across the crosswalk at streets on one light and she wouldn’t wait for anyone who had to wait for the second light and just kept going. So we would be left behind and be too far out of range of the microphone to hear anything.
3- I flew in a few days early and met up with the tour director at the airport on the day of the tour. The EF consulates had me show up at 9:30am and I waited around for 5 hours until everyone else arrived. This could have been better coordinated. There was no reason for me to have been told to be at the airport that early to meet up with everyone else and I basically wasted a day doing this.
Overall, I highly recommend this tour if you want to go to these places. Everything is taken care of for you - the hotels, the transportation, the entry tickets. You just have to show up. It was an awesome experience and I can’t wait to go again on another tour."
"EF Go Ahead tours was amazing and I didn’t have to worry about anything because the tour company planned it all. Our tour guide was knowledgeable, fun and made the trip extra enjoyable! I can’t wait for the next one!"
"glad we were able to go to hong kong excellent tour guide there the hotel in xian below par the entertainment on the yangtze river needs improvement they were showing a movie totally in chinese not even english sub titles the cabin rooms also had an odor in the restrooms could have been because the journey was on water? plus needed soap for showering the tour guide was very good some of the restaurants would not pass health inspections in america the french restaurant in shanghai the cuisine and service were excellent tour drivers were excellent not an easy job its a different world mainland china and hong kong the city that impressed us the most was shanghai especially at night acrobatic show waste of money like gong show!!!!!!!tang dynasty show impressive "
"I was flown from Madrid to Barcelona in the midst of one of the worst protest in recent history. I was made to stay in the airport for seven hours what are the trip members gradually arrived. And then flown all the way back to Madrid. Having in doored seven hours. On my return to the United States, in the flight from Seville to Barcelona my plane was late departing due to problems and as a result I miss my flight back to the United States. I was stuck in Madrid for an extra 24 hours costing me many problems in addition to extra parking extra pet care and the day lost in my life. It’s hard to imagine how someone would have booked a connecting flight with With a 65 minute layover giving the enormity of the size of the Madrid airport and the boarding time being impossible to make."
"We saw so much on our 15-day Grand Tour of Italy. Worth every penny. EF is so well organized. Have already booked our next trip!"
"Arriving back at JFK after our trip, immediately reminded of how calm and clean the UAE was. The human "spirit" was nourished and pampered over there. There was so much to see and taste and smell and feel!! Our tour guides were knowledgeable and always eager to answer our numerous questions.
Oman was an experience of a lifetime. More earthy than the UAE. More reasonable living for the average person. ( though the US dollar didn't go very far!)
I miss the experience already - the hotels, the food, the people, the camels! "
"The entire tour was very well planned and executed. Marta, our tour guide, was wonderful. Her experience, expertise, and personality was perfect for our groups. Thank you! "