"That's Aotearoa, the Maori name for spectacular, exciting, friendly New Zealand, the most recent destination of my Go Ahead tour experiences. Every tour has taken me to beautiful, historic and culturally significant places on the globe, but this tour added just plain fun to the mix. Our group went jet boating on river rapids, helicoptered to glacier landings, cheered on the Wellington rugby team and roasted marshmallows on a private beach as the sun set over the Tasman Sea. We participated in Maori games, sat in awed silence as our little boat glided under a million glowworm "stars" on the ceiling of a velvety dark cave, and picked out the Southern Cross in the night sky. Our fabulous tour guide, Erika, taught us a love song in Maori, and showed us delightful New Zealand-based videos as our bus motored along. She gave time to our driver, Alan, who told us about deer hunting and his long family history on the South Island. The food was great, featuring fast food meat pies, amazing fresh fruits and vegetables and New Zealand pavlova for dessert. The scenery was stunning. I especially enjoyed the views of glacier-covered mountains in sight of the seacoast, the golden sands of pristine beaches reached by small ferries and trails through deep, mossy temperate rainforests of silver ferns and arching tree ferns. My heartfelt thanks to New Zealand and Go Ahead for this happy trip of a lifetime! Judy Marr, Williamston, Michigan"

"In March, 2017 my nephew Alton and I enjoyed our Go Ahead tour of South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. We had terrific weather, first rate hotels and excellent meals. Our tour guide was top rate. I took nearly 800 photographs!
The only drawback to a tour of southern Africa is the time it takes to get there. However, the tour itself is well worth the chore of getting there. This tour (flights included) represents excellent value.

Ken Vandenberg
Camrose, Alberta, Canada"

"Italy is definetly a must do tour! "

"We've been on four Go Ahead tours. While each one was unique, they shared several features.
The tour directors are marvelous. Knowledgeable, warm, energetic, and charming; each one became a friend. The drivers too, were excellent. Their skills are nothing short of astonishing. While we were on a hike in Tuscany, our driver collected wild vegetables and made us a wonderful snack. The local guides, who really are local, add an intimacy to being in particular areas that no tour director could manage for many different places. All tour directors and local guides spoke perfect English.
The trips have a mixture of well-known, appealing tourist destinations, with less well-known but equally interesting stops.
Having said all this, the walking tours are our favorite. I haven't seen other companies offer them. To go out on a refreshing hike in the countryside gives a deeper feeling of having really seen the country up close. While invigorating, the walking tours we've been on were even fine for seniors like us.
Go Ahead has also taken us twice to "agroturismo" sites, both times in Italy. These are a highlight of any trip. To see and learn how a real agricultural enterprise functions, and then dine on their produce, (and in one case get a cooking class too) is really unforgettable. Since Go Ahead has been doing the walking tours and the agroturismo visits for some time, everyone is familiar with each other and have become pros.
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"Go Ahead tours planned out an awesome tour. Our Australian guide, Lincoln, was well prepared and let us know, in advance, what the next days itinerary would be. We had the opportunity to experience so many different adventures."

"I have always wanted to travel to Ireland and not just for the Lucky Charms or world famous Guinness Beer. The people are beyond lovely, the scenery is breath-taking, and the cheer of the pub makes everyone feel like they too can be Irish if they sing, dance, have fun hard enough!

GoAhead Tours was a GREAT way to see several of the cities in Ireland and get a chance to visit many of the landmarks. My only advice would be to let customers know if there is an add-on package for more days because I found out late that some of my fellow GAT travelers got an additional 5 days for $300 dollars which I would have gladly paid if I'd known I could get more days for that value.

Other than that it was WONDERFUL and I highly recommend!

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"Exceptional!!!! That is the only word that comes to mind. From the time we stepped off the plane in Melbourne to getting back on the plane in Auckland it was, well, exceptional. With 28 people on this tour of Australia & New Zealand our guide, Luke Bonney, had to work with a lot of personalities & he handled it perfectly. They were a great group so I can't give Luke all the credit however his terrific knowledge of both countries was a bonus to the very well thought out itinerary. The included excursions along with the optional ones were well planned to give us a great overview of the areas we were visiting. The bus trips plus the inland plane flights were not so long as to wear you out. All the hotels were very good. Great memories thanks to a terrific guide who works for a company that certainly knows how to take care of their guests."

"An excellent adventure jam packed with sites, sounds, and people. As usual an excellent GO Ahead guide in George and a great local guide in Manny.

An eye opening adventure to this island nation just an hours flight away but 65 years behind the rest of the developing world. Wonderful people leading a very basic life. "

"Excellent tour. Well thought out itinerary and excellent tour director."

"From the beginning to the end, the tour guides, the customer service and everything in between a top quality company for sure. Highly recommended!!! "

"I had never traveled with Go Ahead Tours, so I was greatly relieved to find that basically it is a good company. The value was good. Our guide(s) were great. There was a lot of filler that I could have done without, which made us very short on free time. The size of the group was good, and every person on the tour was great. The behind the scenes office staff needs to up their game. They seemed like young kids with a lot of turnover and short on actual facts. So, yes, I will travel with them again, but I will pick and choose which tours I would be comfortable with them. I would not use them for a country that is in a lot of turmoil. "

"I absolutely love goahead! They do all the hard and tedious work for you so that you can enjoy your vacation. They always have fantastic guides and the fellow travelers I have met thus far have been great. The guides I have had experiences with have all went above and beyond and helped everyone experience everything they inquired about. "

"I have traveled with Go Ahead Tours to Sicily and Nairobi. Both tours were outstanding. Accommodations were first class in the towns as well as on the range where the wild animals roamed. If you should be undecided about where you should travel, I recommend you contact Go Ahead Tours."

"my trip started off poorly. our plain was 3 hrs delayed, but once we landed in spain everything fell into place. Go ahead was there to meet us got us to the hotel where we met our tour guide jose. He was the best tour guide I have ever seen. He knew his business about spain and stayed with us every step of the trip. He lived in the same hotel as us, ate breakfast, lunch and dinner with us. He was the greatest tour guide I have ever seen. I am looking forward to my next vacation with go ahead. Jose really made the trip great. THANKS!"

"Both trips were awesome. Good size, better hotels than expected with very good locations, very personable and knowledgeable guides, fun fellow passengers, and excellent things to see and do. Great time of year to go - starting to be spring down there, great weather.
Highlights:
Australia - lots of free time (which we used to explore gardens, markets, art museums, etc, especially in Melbourne, our favorite; many beautiful gardens; Queen Victoria Market,; Uluru - amazing - especially at sunrise and sunset, Cairnes - great promenade area along water; Great Barrier Reef - beautiful and fascinating; Sydney - opera house, darwin harbor, harbor bridge, boat trip on the harbor, gardens, kuranda railroad excursion and butterfly garden/sanctuary. Note - we arrived two days early and went on a one day van trip along the Great Coastal Road toward Adelaide - highly recommend it.
New Zealand - visit and dinner with residents of Christchurch; Queenstown - whole time here was great ; seein bungee jumping, gondola and star gazing at Bob's mountain; gardens; Fergburger; great promenade and walking Maori show; Milford sound and Fjordland; incredible green scenery and flowers; Auckland - good museums; Wakiki island excursion.
I know I have missed a lot but truly a trip of a lifetime.
Costa Rica - highlights: "