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Cosmos - Rick Steves Travel Forum I went to Italy with Cosmos many many years ago The company has 3 levels of tours Globus - the most expensive - usually better hotels Brendan - mid level Cosmos - the budget tour level I've been on Brendan and Cosmos and enjoyed them both Typical bus tour up early, bags outside your door, on the bus at a certain time Short stops with limited time to see things I think there are
Question about different group tours. - Rick Steves Travel Forum I have traveled with Globus and Cosmos (Cosmos is just the budget arm of Globus) in the past The company has been around a long time, and has a pretty good reputation I have also been on a couple of Trafalgar tours When evaluating a tour, check to see how much time you are spending in transit versus time spent at your destination Some tours have entire days where you are doing nothing but
Tour Companies - Rick Steves Travel Forum Of the other tour companies listed, Globus and Cosmos are the same company with Cosmos being the budget division A little secret by the time you add up all the optionals on Cosmos, you could take a similar Globus tour for the same or even less Trafalgar is similar to Globus Insight has now decreased the number of people on their tours and have taken out seats on their coaches to offer
Tipping city guides - Rick Steves Travel Forum We go on the big bus tours with Globus Cosmos Whenever we go to a new city, there's a city guide and tipping at the end of their tour Are those guides dependent on tips, generally? Or, are there paid well based on the tour and the group? Since, it's for my wife and me, I'm the one to pay for bo
Globus tour company - Rick Steves Travel Forum I ran tours for Globus decades ago They are a middle level tour company and every tour is different Some tours are rushed, some are slower If you share which tours you are interested in, I can try to decipher to see how fast or slow they are going to be
Anyone heard of Collette for tours. - Rick Steves Travel Forum Hi, Collette Tours is based in Rhode Island, USA They have offices in other parts of the World too Collette is a third generation, family-owned company with offices in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom They have been around for eons At times, they do mailers to certain demographic areas to amp up interest or business Here is a sample of their tours - https: www
Finding the Best Tour for an International Solo Traveler For two weeks, with a $3000 budget, you will most likely be limited to the 'big bus' tours - Globus, Cosmos, Trafalgar, etc Small group tours or custom individual tours will be much more expensive The best way to see those places on that kind of budget is to travel solo It's easy to travel in Europe on your own
Tipping Tour Guides - One week tour - Rick Steves Travel Forum You're asking this question on a Rick Steves Europe forum whose business model is providing tours whose tour guides are NOT tipped as the tour guide's compensation is included in the price of the tour package
Comparison of Non-Rick Steves Tour Operators in Ireland and North . . . Alas, it appears that the Rick Steves tour to Ireland and Northern Ireland will not be going this summer Therefore, we need to look into an alternative tour operator Does anyone know anything about Trafalgar, Go Ahead, and CIE 14-day tours to Ireland and Northern Ireland? We plan to go in late-