TripADeal Reviews

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The trip included numerous key sights and some amazing natural features. The guides were very good and well organised. Sometimes optional activities were not really optional - there were no viable alternatives. Also there were many steps to climb to get to a number of the sights - this proved difficult for older people or those who were physically incapacitated. More information about physical requirements should be included in the trip information.

Loved everything Highlights shanghi at night

Holiday was great. Accommodation was very good and hotel locations terrific. Inclusions on cruise were a bonus. Only improvement would be direct flights to and from Australia rather than having to transfer through Hong Kong both times.

Itinerary was good. Accommodation was generally good. Guides in Armenia and Georgia were excellent. Guide in Azerbaijan was OK but obviously it was just a part time job. Breakfast and dinner in Mestia was very repetitive and included things that nobody ate - eg plastic wrapped frankfurts. I would have been better for us to have had dinner in the town rather than at the hotel. Rcommendation below is 5 (high). No explanation of whether 1 is good or 5 is good!

The whole experience I could not fault. We were looked after from the beginning of the tour till the end. This was our first trip with Trip a Deal and would not hesitate to book another holiday with them.

We really enjoyed La Hong Bay Cruise, cooking class and Chu Chi Tunnels. The tour guides were all wonderful as well and Huy in Da Nang was amazing as he knew so much about our customs and gave us alot of interesting information about the culture and history of Vietnam.

It is really worthy. All were good. Guides both Adam and Henry were very helpful and friendly. I will give 5 stars to them. First night we reached hotel at midnight. And next day tour started at 8am. We walked around 12 km. It was hot. No lunch break was given. Everyone was exhausted. But early dinner with Mongolian family removed our tiredness and it was a wonderful dinner. From 2nd day all went good. Thanks to tripadeal for offering such a great tour in a such a low cost.

An absolutely fantastic time. The guides were excellent, made feel extremely safe and catered for your every need (including a surprise birthday cake for one of our travellers!). The buses were clean and comfortable, drivers friendly and helpful. The locations were amazing for an introductory trip to China however the tour didn't seem to take you to the best parts of the towns. The best times we had were exploring the town centres (ancient towns) at each location but this was off the tour in our "free time". We explored these exquisitely lit up, gorgeous little towns and experiences the best food in these areas. The tour takes you to hotels on the outskirts of town (which is great and budget friendly) however the travellers that just stayed at the hotel in the arvos and night or went to the malls the guides recommended next door found the tour to be lacking in culture and authenticity. The travellers that went exploring in the arvos/nights on their own found the trip so much more enjoyable and enlightening. Perhaps something for TaD to look into. Us tourists want to see the cute little towns and ancient town centres not just a big shopping mall like we can find anywhere in the world.

Treasures of China’s Silk Road is very varied from Urumqi in the far west of China with the Heavenly Lake through arid desert country of the Gobi Desert and ending at Xi’an a city of 13 million people. The Rainbow Mountains, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, climbing the Western end of the Great Wall, boat trip on Yellow River to Bingling Buddha Caves were all standout moments. Our guides in Xinjiang and Xi’an were both excellent with good English. Our guide in Gansu (Peter) was good - however his English was very hard to understand. We had Peter for 7 days so much of his information was lost due to his poor English diction. He did speak a fair bit in Chinese to the travellers with Chinese background - so they probably enjoyed him. We found Sophie our guide in Xi’an a breath of fresh air as we could understand her. Hotels and meals included were good. Loved the Bullet train.

Itinerary was great and suited the climate. It was interesting and towards the end of the trip there was some time to chill and relax. The day to day information and forward planning could have been more streamlined by providing information via the group whats app especially when not all did the same group activities.

Knowledgeable guide comfortable coach, nice people to travel with. Hotel Conrad location in Cairo was very isolated and it ment that you had to only stay in the hotel. Also I sent the hotel a request to see if somebody had handed in my mobile phone which I have lost and so far they have not replied to my email.

Love everything that TripADeal put together. It was a wonderful experience, led by experienced tour guides Bill-Beijing, Lily-Xian and Lili-Suzhuo, Hangzhuo and Shanghai. We had a group of 41 and we got along really well. Memories of our trip will stay for a long time even though we have departed China. Looking forward to join another tour with TripADeal.

Japan in Depth gave us the opportunity to see many of Japan’s picturesque landscapes. The delicious food, great travel group and mostly good hotels made our 25 day trip memorable. Our tour guide Richard was knowledgeable, friendly and always willing to help. Our bus driver Mr Whoo made an effort to converse with us and ensured we got to our destinations safely. I recommend Japan in Depth for those who want to see a lot of Japan. June Rogan

Highlights was Celebrity Millennium cruise ship, looked after you a treat couldn’t fault them. The free bus off the boat every port day into town and back was a huge relief to passengers who didn’t book a trip for the day. The down side was probably getting into South Korea late at night and not getting to hotel till after midnight.

Was a little worried about travelling to China mainly because of the amount of people but once I arrived and saw how easy Tripadeal got us through the lines and all the activities I just fell in love with the place Now wish I did a longer tour and saw more, hopefully I will get back there again sometime Loved seeing the Great Wall, Pandas, Warriors and Shanghai We picked a good time to go weather wise was hot and humid and places but was lovely to be warm Tour guides especially King and Joe were excellent, very knowledgable and keep us well informed and looked after all the group needs

Everything ran smoothly and was well organised. Our tour guides were great. The people in our group were a delight. Our hotels were terrific with lovely big rooms, clean and comfy beds and the breakfast buffets were a great start to the day. A couple of the reorganised shop excursions (silk factory and jade) could have been missed but all the other extra excursions were great. A highlight was the cruise on the Yangtze River and the places we were taken too - highly recommended!

Good hotels, great tour guides, and places to visit. Efficient an friendly.

Fabulous experience with an excellent guide - Ms Flora Lee. Flora was so organised and informative. Everything went smoothly. A great bunch of travellers in a small group (20) . I learnt so much about the country and the people. Flora’s knowledge was quite amazing and made the trip so enjoyable.

A must do trip to Japan, represents great value, seeing all the key sights

City Tour was good. Great way to get the lay of the city. Table Mountain was awesome. Being able to access it is very weather dependant (Can change by the hour) so booking too far ahead is not advised. Wine tour was OK, advise visiting only 2 wineries. If you visit 3 it greatly reduces the time you can spend in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek which are both worth a look. Mokoro trip in the Okavango delta with a local polar was a highlight, but it's a long day. 3 hours in a canoe, 2 hour walk and 3 hours in the back of open Ute. Thamalakane River Lodge The staff here were extremely friendly. The Babbler Chalets are fairly basic. No air conditioning and en-suite toilet is one metre away from bed head with no door between. Maun Airport for Kasane Airport. All transfers worked well but border crossings from Botswana to Zimbabwe early morning or late afternoon can be quite lengthy. 2 Plus hours. The trip from border to Victoria Falls is another 2 hours in mini bus. There was no time to relax by the pool as per itinerary. Our itinerary changed and we did falls tour/ river cruise the next day and then transferred back to Chobe the following. We felt this was much better because we got a days break from all the required travel. Change of itinerary communication was poorly handled in this instance as we had 2 conflicting written communications from the tour people. Hotel staff in Victoria Falls were very helpful with this once we realised and notified them we had conflicting itineraries. Chobe National Park, day was fantastic, but it's a huge day. 2 hrs to border, cross border another 1 to 2 hours, 3 hour river cruise, lunch, 3 hour safari in the back of ute and then return trip to border, cross border and another 1 to 2 hours and then 2 hour drive back to Victoria Falls. We saw the biggest number of animals here but sadly no lions, leopards or rhinos. I've read in the feedback from others and totally agree that the Chobe day should follow directly after the Maun Airport for Kasane Airport transfer day. One or two night accommodation in Chobe would reduce approx 16 hours of travel to and fro and multiple associated border crossings. Interesting to note that the hotel we had lunch at on the Chobe day was from the same chain as the hotel in Victoria Falls. I can only assume this was driven by cost cutting for one or two night's accommodation, but to be honest all this unnecessary travel certainly detracted from the total enjoyment of the tour. Victoria Falls - Hwange National Park transfer was a total stuff up. Our itinerary stated a 11am pick up. Transfer company arrived at 9am. Because we missed the 9am pick we were forced to sit in the mini bus by the side of the road at the point where you transfer from the mini bus to the ute for more than an hour. On reaching Robins camp we we meet by the most unfriendly person (the receptionist) for the whole tour and told we each had to pay an extra USD $140 because we missed our pick up time. This particular person remained unfriendly towards us for our entire stay at Robins camp. The manger here was able to let us know we would not be charged this extra amount 2 days later! The Chalets at Robins camp are fairly basic also, similar to Thamalakane River Lodge. Hwange National Park - Morning & Evening Game Drives are 3 hours each in duration so it's a lot of sitting in the back of an open ute. The neck (scarves/socks) that you can buy in Australia were a lifesaver. Warm in the mornings, kept the sun off your face in the afternoons and kept the dust out for both. The game drives were fantastic less numbers of animals than Chobe but far less people also. We had the same guide for all 5 game drives and it was nice to be able to develop a relationship with him. His local knowledge was amazing. We found we saw most animals on the afternoon drives and in hindsight should have done more morning walks (which we found out was an option) than drives. We had 4 nights at Robins camp and 3 would have been enough. Transfers in and out of Robins camp were over 2 hours each way on dusty dirt roads in the back of a ute and then a mini bus ride. It would have been nice to be given the heads up prior. Flights to Johannesburg and hotel in Johannesburg were fine. Flights to Singapore and hotel in Singapore were very good. Pick up at Singapore airport was waiting at the wrong terminal so this caused some delays. the return pick up to the Singapore airport also needed us to sort out. Overall we had a good time but felt the organisation of the tour left a lot to be desired. We were lead to believe that we would have a Tour Leader and were never told we would not! (An experienced person tasked with ensuring the smooth operation of tours, as well as providing practical support to passengers throughout the whole trip. Their role primarily includes assisting with accommodation, transportation between locations, and communication with tour guides at each stop) If we had of had a Tour Leader I'm sure most of our issues would not have occured.

We appreciated our guides, transfers and the excellent accommodation. The tour options were good as well. We couldn't book our seats on the flights so we had poorer options, although we thought China Eastern was a good carrier. We disliked the sales tactics at some of the factory outlets, which turned us off buying from them. We have travelled a lot but were amazed at the enormity and modernity of everything in China. We are very glad we went!

Well organised. Always felt safe. Very luxurious accommodation. Buses and drivers were excellent. Tour guide friendly knowledgeable and English speaking locals. Easy to travel to reach destination and entry into each site or event.

Loved the safari and the tent accommodation. Getting to see the big 5 animals was fantastic. All our accommodation was great. The driving from Johannesburg to Kruger and back was long which would not have been quite so bad if the bus had a bit more room in it . 12 people was a great size group. Overall very happy with our first TripADeal holiday.

Loved the tour guide Flora. Very knowledgeable and kept a good grasp on the group. The temples and sightseeing were great. The inclusions - awesome. Didn’t always follloe the program but saw all of it. Plenty of free time to explore on my own. Would have loved to go on the sky capsules in Busan - not included and we’re all booked out.

We loved the itinerary and our guide, Ahmed was fabulous. He gave us lots of information with knowledge and humour, rearranging the program to give us a great experience. We understand that hotels on the outskirts of town are cheaper and usually that's fine. The istanbul hotel was just way too far and not a good representation of Türkiye, finding something in town for a similar price would surely be possible with the group buying power. Brilliant tour overall, thanks

Extremely smooth. on ground staff were great. Any suggestion for improvement would be nit-picking. Lovely tour, lovely people, great guides

Our recent TripADeal tour of Japan was made truly memorable thanks to Steve and our wonderful driver. Steve was everything you hope for in a guide — organised, thoughtful, knowledgeable, and incredibly patient. He brought each destination to life with stories, history, and gentle humour. Our driver was equally exceptional. Calm, skilled and always so courteous, he made every journey feel safe and comfortable, even through busy cities and winding mountain roads. Some of the highlights of our trip included visiting the peaceful deer of Nara Park, standing before the magnificent Great Buddha at Tōdai‑ji, wandering the charming streets leading up to Kiyomizu‑dera, exploring the beauty of Kyoto’s temples, and enjoying the energy of Osaka. Each moment felt richer because of the care and professionalism of both Steve and our driver. We are so grateful for the experience they created for us — a trip filled with culture, beauty, and memories we’ll treasure.

Loved the location (only 15mins from airport) in the Maldives - relaxing vibe, friendly hospitality and reception staff. Great to have inclusive meals, beverages, and transfers. Improvements: flight and departure times were not ideal. Definitely could have been timed more effectively.

Loved it all. Highlights Great Wall of China, the Bullet train, the Family Home experience & the night Acrobatic show-that was Epic. Hated the airport experince. When we got to Shenzhou. So stressful. No one knew what to do. No one there to help. A man finally came out & help us fill out the forms on the screen. Apart from that. Loved it Thank you so much

Loved the overwater villa, with private pool and jacuzzi. Great touch by staff for decorating bed for a special occasion, the floating breakfast was a great addition included in price. We thought that the total inclusive meant everything so was taken back when for lobster etc at seafood restaurant would have more charges. Apart from that we totally loved our trip , well organised, everything went as per TripADeal communication. Would recommend to anyone. Also Japanese restaurant was so good .

Absolutely loved this trip. Every aspect was so well thought out. We went to some incredible places and I am so grateful for the experience. Alan our tour guide was exceptional and catered to everyone’s needs. Nothing was a problem. His knowledge and commentary on the numerous places we visited was truly amazing. He is an absolute asset to your company. David our second tour guide was also fantastic catering to everyone’s individual needs. I really can’t fault any part of this incredible holiday and I will be recommending your company to everyone.

I loved every aspect of this holiday. It was a small group which was perfect. Our tour guide Flora was amazing. She was knowledgeable about the history of Korea and the culture. She went above and beyond to make us comfortable and show us the beauty of her country. The places we visited were amazing especially Jeju Isand. Highly recommend a longer stay on Jeju island to see the waterfalls unfortunately we couldn’t as the tour was only one day 2 nights.

Loved all the views of mountains topped with snow in late May to early June. Canada is full of different shades of green trees. We didn't see any wild bears but saw 2 bears in the Canada part of Calgary Zoo. Enjoyed seeing and walking on the glacier. Done the Jasper optional trip and went on the Ice Explorer, well worth it. The Rocky Mountaineer done silver. Great food and drinks were served loads of trees and saw magnificent mountains. Boarding the Koningham was easy. Just call a cab and you are taken directly to where you place your bags for handling onto the ship. Print your labels and fold at home, take sticky tape or stapler to attach labels. We had a wonderful cruise done our own thing. Went to 2 restaurants Rudis and The Pinnacle food already paid for so you just pay drinks & cover charge & whatever tip you want to leave. We just paid for drinks as we went as we don't drink a lot. Had latte and hot choc at the Dutch Cafe. Went to Lido mostly for lunch and dinner. Also Dining Room for dinner especially on Orange Party night then on to the Blues for dancing. Room Service for Breakfast every morning except the last morning. Great flight back long but Canada Air looked after us.

Fantastic tour guides. Friendly, knowledgeable, and determined when necessary ie getting us of replacement flights if normal flights cancelled. Thanks to Jerry, Tina and Michelle. Great to miss the long lines at events and exhibitions with guides getting us ahead of the crowds.

Amazing holiday. Excellent tour leader and driver.

My daughter and I had a wonderful time on this holiday. It was a great balance of adventure and luxury. We enjoyed seeing all the animals during the first few days of the tour. The war memorial visits were also very moving and memorable. All the accommodation was very good, though the hotel in Sandakan could probably be of a slightly higher standard. A slight comment would be to maybe just do two river cruises while staying at the Borneo Nature Lodge. Three just seemed a little excessive.... Our guide Clay was really great. Knowledgeable, well organised and lots of fun. He kept us on track and entertained the whole time. Our driver was also very good.

Our tour guides Nina from Beijing and Jack from Shanghai were not only fun and organized, but they shared information about local day to day life - so you got a good feeling for the regular population's life in China. For me, the highlights were the climbing (part of!) the Great Wall, experiencing the vastness of the Terracotta Warriors and culture and excitement of Shanghai - walking the Bund, going up the Jimao Tower - rounded out with the fantastic Hangpu River Night Course.

Well-organised trip with great inclusions and fabulous guides

Our guides in Beijing and Shanghai were top class (Nina and Jack) very knowledgeable, helpful and fun to be with. China was better than expected and we will return to see the other highlights

I loved this tour to Borneo, the country is so beautiful along will the people. We had a very interesting tour guide in Dani, who also made it very informative. Loved all the wildlife and the plant life. The only thing that I wouldn’t go to again was the Manukan Island, as here in Australia we have very beautiful beaches and this was a not a very clean beach, but worth seeing anyway.

The tour was much better than expected with the history of Beijing and the Great Wall and the architecture and lights of Shanghai. The tour guides, Alan and David, were very informative and helpful. The tour group was also a lot of fun. I would thoroughly recommend this trip to anyone.

It was excellent trip with an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and a delight to travel with Some of the accomodation was a little basic . The hotel in Sandekan had hot water issues constantly.

Our tour guide Lori was amazing. Her local knowledge was great, and if we asked a question which she didn't know, she always found an answer for us.

Several days in each location was a great idea. Lets you collect yourself and not a mad rush all the time. Loved the animals, birds and wildlife, and the war information about the death march was quite interesting.

Loved the jungle stay and river cruises. It was just the right amount of time. Loved the end at Kota Kinabalu and stay in Hilton. Food was mostly good except for the hotel in Mt Kinabalu. The beds were rock hard and dinner and breakfast were sub-standard. Hotel in Sandakan was more like a hostel but but ok. Overall the trip was fabulous. Guide and driver were professional, friendly and helpful.

Great itinerary. Kantaro is a knowledgeable and attentive guide, and Bob skilled bus driver, well-chosen hotel locations and overall excellent value for money. While I would have preferred a smaller tour group, and 1-2 overnight stays in places where we could absorb some village or countryside character, I realise that the inner city hotels offer considerable flexibility for travellers to explore and find places to eat.

Excellent well organised tour with wonderful guides. My only suggestion, is the inability to access flight information and change seating prior to flights departure.

Our tour guide Dominic was fantastic, very informative did all he could to make our trip memorable. Accomodation was good, meals were excellent and plenty of food. Tours were great, only thing was bus needed a toilet as public toilets were average.

Our tour guide Claudio was fabulous at communicating instructions and keeping us informed. Two of the hotels were terrible & less than basic. Hotel Alexander Zürich & The Guest house Interlaken - do not send your clients there. They are way below any standard. We loved the excursions planned, especially the Matterhorn.

I give 5 stars for our 5 star China and Yangtze Cruise holiday in every category

Our trip was amazing. Our first tour guide Robin was extremely knowledgeable and very friendly, always ready to please. Our second tour guide John Hu was just as knowledgeable and despite having some difficult travellers in our group he was very professional to keep the tour as pleasant as possible for the rest of us that didn’t complain. We were extremely surprised with China, so clean and advanced.

Really enjoyed the river lodge and cruising on the river. Good variety of locations on the trip. I liked that the trip started with the lower star accomodation ( with extremely hard beds) and that with each new location the accomodation improved. Breakfast could not be faulted at each location.

Loved every minute of our trip. Our guide Clay was amazing. So many highlights but I think my favourites were the mari mari cultural village and the Borneo Nature village. We learnt and saw so much on the river cruises. Accommodation and meals were fantastic

One "WOW" moment after another! Our Guide had a wealth of Egyptian knowledge and took us on a fantastic journey from the pyramids of Cairo to the Oasis city of Sewa where we swam in salt lakes and Cleopatra's pool. We travelled from there to Alexandria to see the amazing Catacombs then to Aswan for 3 nights cruising down to visit the Valley of the Kings which was an absolute highlight. We then spent 3 nights at an all-inclusive resort on the Red Sea! A truly fantastic holiday.

Highlight was our optional trip to Bana Hills and the show “Memoirs of Hoi An” which our tour guide advised us to see and which he organised to get tickets for us. Loved our hotel accomodations as well as the meals offered in said hotels. Very memorable and awesome trip.

Eric was a fantastic guide. we experienced so much - it was a packed busy schedule.

It was fantastic, we loved all the trip , everything was incredible. We had a great group of people on our bus plus towards the end we met some from the other group and they were nice as well . All tour guides were very helpful with changing money and the knowledge along with being able to understand their English . I would like to say our Tour guides Leo, Maggie, Bruce and Walker were all exceptional and if I went again would love them to be our guides . We will be recommending TripADeal to our family and friends once again . The only thing I was disappointed to hear about is that when you come from a state that does not depart you have to book your own tickets and to me this would be stressful as when we went to Japan before Qantas owned 100% TripADeal organised us to fly from Sydney to Brisbane for a reduced fee and organised it all so I was surprised to hear how people could not book their internal flight until the paperwork was sent so they missed all the special prices . At 75 I would not book a trip if not leaving from Sydney or TripADeal organised the full holiday .

The whole of the trip was a highlight, to much to single out any one thing, although the on shore extra experiences available through Holland America were fantastic, Dog sledding, Salmon bake and Seaplane were great, The Tour Guide for the first leg in Canada was exceptional if anything maybe the trip could have been extended a couple of days before starting the Rocky Mountaineer so you got a little bit more in, but overall great

The trip easy well organised, our guide Tim was very good and shared a lot of history and cultural insights which helped our enjoyment of this trip. Hotels were comfortable with good amenities, restaurants and pools.

All aspects of the trip were exceptional. The itinerary was well balanced across the different areas of interest available in Sabah. Accommodation was excellent and the activities well organised and delivered in a professional manner. Particular praise should go to our tour guide (Clay Vincent) and the coach driver (Mamut). Clay added great value to the experience, not only through his knowledge, his assistance and his focus on providing a safe tour, but also through his lovely personality and humour. We finished the tour considering him a friend, not just a tour leader. Mamut shone through as a very safe and courteous driver, taking great care with his passengers, fellow road users and the vehicle itself. My partner and I hope that this feedback can be passed onto them both in some form.

Did not enjoy the rushing from one city to the next and arriving after midnight only to be greeted by the guide with some bananas, pressure selling on the bus at midnight, most of us exhausted then getting into our hotel with NO room service, NO bars or coffee facilities. Told to be up early like 7am for breakfast and out at 8.30am. We were hijacked to some of the guides tours as they cleverly rotated the tours that we alredy paid for, with their own offers so it was difficult getting back to your hotel. Did NOT enjoy the wasted time at the JADE CENTRE, Chineses Herbel Medicines Centre and the Silk Centre and the pressure selling.

i am happy with every aspect of this trip

Tour guides were fantastic, long timeframe between some breakfast and lunches so fuel up. So many amazing highlights, Halong Bay, Hoi An and Ba Na Hill- Golden Bridge just to name a few. Additional activities were great, cooking class and water puppet show fantastic. It’s go go go, so book a few days off after you return home to recover. June in Vietnam is extremely humid, so take additional clothes to refresh. Linen clothing recommended!

The tour guide was fantastic and provided a few little extras to make the trip memorable, i.e. a whiskey tasting at a lookout following our glacier walk, cookies with maple syrup cream in the middle and organizing space at a local bar so we could meet up as a large group for drinks on our last night. We had such a great group of people on the coach it really helped make the trip memorable.

I loved all the game drives and the wildlife we spotted along the journey. Loved all the different landscape we encountered as well

well organized. Good accom.

We saw so many amazing places. The country is mix between old and new, but so full on with so much travelling, we were looking forward to the four day Yangtze cruise so we could relax. Not to be, as each day was lots of stairs, buses and walking. All in all, lots of long train journeys, buses journeys, and long plane flights to get there and home. Maybe a higher level of fitness than “moderate” is actually required. Some of our older travelers struggled.

Loved: Great itinerary, Botswana was magical. Pick ups and drop offs were seamless, the guides were very knowledgeable. Great job. Accommodation was fine, a mix of satisfactory and excellent. Improvements: 1. Could do with an additional day in Cape Town for sightseeing (we went in early and used the Red City-Sightseeing (open-top) busses. 2. Tipping: Incorrect information provided. In line with the instructions provided, we had $US6 per person, per day (total $US156) ready to hand to the LEADER on the first day. However, there was no leader, and we really needed small $US dollar notes for tipping, not $US50 notes. Please CHECK AND CORRECT this detail in the instructions, and it would be helpful if you could include instructions on taking $US in $10, $5 and $1 notes, and a rough amount. As a couple, we used about $US250 as we needed to personally tip hotel staff, drivers and tour guides. This is really important as, once you leave Cape Town, other than airports, there is nowhere to withdraw cash and $US. 3. Zimbabwean Kaza Visa - Instructions provided recommend getting your visa beforehand, however Tripadeal needs to INCUDE TWO PIECES OF CRITICAL INFORMATION. (1) you are entering the country ON FOOT; and (2) you are entering the country at the KAZUNGULA Border Crossing. I RECOMMEND THAT SOMEONE DOES A DUMMY RUN AT FILLING IN THIS VISA FORM SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT I MEAN AND CAN BRIEF THE TEAM WHO ANSWER THE PHONES. Everyone in the group tried to do the Visa in advance, however, I was the only person who managed to figure this out. The Customer service team tried to assist; however, Tripadeal need to make this critical information available to them. There is a lot of confusion about the 'Bus number', but you actually CHANGE VEHICLES, (therefore crossing the border on foot). It's complicated to bring the vehicles across the border so the team on the ground change vehicles. And filling out the form, you need to select WHERE you are entering the country from a drop-down menu, which includes many places you have never heard of.

Loved this tour only thing for me is some places not long enough maybe 3 night stays for all places as 1 night or 2 night not long enough maybe 1 full day tour with 1 free day we will definitely be back need to check out da Nang as we just drove passed there and maybe any chance with the tipping graduation pre tour guide could be included in price some people not happy as it was a hidden cost they all did an amazing job pat on the back to them all xo

Loved the Great Wall Tienaman Square The Lost City Shanghai the Chinese banquets Better access to ATMs and places to use credit cards

I loved the bus trips and the tour guide. All of the beautiful cities and the historical information was great.

The highlights for me were going up the summit of Jungfraujoch and Matterhorn Glacier Paradise Station. Also, the breathtaking natural landscapes I'd seen onboard the trains we're riding.

Great group of fellow travellers, nice size group Accommodation was excellent, provided all that was needed while travelling. Various of trips of offered. Bus and driver was great, good amount of stops for breaks. Our tour guide was friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable.

Was a wonderful holiday, good experiences, lovely people on the tour, and tour guides were good (first one more interested in making money, very good at his job but too much information about his private life which was irrelivant) the second guide was a big improvement even though it was his first tour group on his own, very nice and pleasant (Kai). the Hotels were lovely food was good and the tours were really good, all full on days. It wont be my last hope to do more and my 3 friends all enjoyed the trip as well.

Egypt was amazing, seeing all the historical sites fulfilled bucket list moments. Our guide was very good. The food was okay but as I am a vegetarian it was sometimes difficult. The Nile river cruise was a highlight, relaxing & beautiful. Morocco was beautiful, the blend of French & Moroccon culture was wonderful. Having local guides at each city was good. Unfortunately some of our group including me got Morocco belly so missed out on some of the highlights. Probably a bit too much driving, could have spent a day less in Marrakech and an extra day in Casablanca, but still a very good trip.

Loved the scenery and the organisers.. highlights were breakfast at the hotel and the vine bridge experience

Loved seeing so much of Vietnam in one holiday, not having to worry about accommodation, transfers, etc between the different tour venues. One thing to note for future TripADeal tours - we were unaware that most communications whilst on tour would be using WhatsApp. Fortunately, we already had the app on our phone, but at least one couple did not (and you cannot load the app to your phone once overseas) We noticed that this did impact on this couple's experience, feeling 'left out'. Perhaps this could be advised as part of the preparations before leaving on a tour. We had three guides during our tip (one North, one Central, one South) All were good, but sometimes the level of understanding/English, knowledge of history, etc was a bit 'sketchy'. This did not impact significantly on our experience though. Accommodation was mostly very good Perhaps an extra day in Hoi An/ one less day in Hue?

Great value, great group, great tour

We flew in Siem Reap Cambodia and from the start the whole trip was well organised . Our guide in Cambodia was fantastic, his knowledge and passion for his country was fantstic. Cambodia is so very unspoilt and beautiful. We then sailed along the mighty Mekong to Ho Chi Min City Vietnam. Everything on board the Lan Diep was amazing. Wonderful friendly staff and the food was varied and tasty. Vietnam is a whole lot differnet to Cambodia, very fast paced and modern.Again the local guide was wonderful and we were able to move around quite easily by ourselves. As our flight was a late one on the departure day, we were still looked after at a near by hotel untuil it was time to leave for the airport. This is the third trip we have done with Trip A Deal and all we can say is, give it a go, you'll be back to book sosme more.

The trip was very well organized. Our guide was amazing, with a wealth of knowledge and information to keep everyone engaged and entertained on the bus. Her organizational and co-ordination skills saw everything run smoothly, every day. Our bus driver too, was an exceptionally skilled driver and was engaging with everyone on the tour. There were numerous highlights and I believe that the sights we saw were an excellent snapshot of Japan.

Good trip, long flight to Tokyo as only 9hrs from Sydney. Bus driver was excellent. Tour guide needs more training as group not keep together . Eg Time to take photos. Crossing roads, going to toilet. She was friendly, kind, found answers to all our questions.

It was everything that I wanted to see and do.

Highlights included visiting the Great Wall, Terracotta Warrior and Tiananmen Square. Suggestion for improvement would be visiting the Great Wall earlier in the day when it is cooler.

Loved the tour guides, Alice in Beijing and Rainbow in Shanghai they both were very knowledgeable and helpful to all passengers. Highlight was the Great Wall and Grand Canal cruise - hotels were amazing including the breakfasts. Very good value trip

Meeting other travellers from different states

That there was time to explore as well as participate in the tour.

Excellent value. Mainly interested in wildlife and cultural experiences and this satisfied. The extension farm visit was a surprisingly good experience with benefits to the local community. A lack of information on the snorkeling meant this was below par. If I’d known that flippers were in short supply I would have packed my own and could have enjoyed this more thoroughly. That is my only complaint of the whole tour. My guide, Michael, was very knowledgeable.

The highlights of our trip would have to be the tour guides and the people that we traveled with. Small group tour is definitely the way to go, seen some wonderful sites and places and the guides Tony in Vietnam and Adi in India were excellent. Accommodation was ok, some hotels very ordinary and most were out away from the centre of town. Overall we got to see everything we wanted to see and had a great time with our group.

Our guide, Clayton, MADE the trip He was exceptional- professional, knowledgeable & had a great sense ones of humour . . he was perfect The entire trip was amazing . . no complaints only suggestion - On such a fast pace trip, maybe one free afternoon may be appreciated food, accommodation & transport was just fine Well organised- no hiccups or missed “things” - FABULOUS thank you Tripadeal jann

An absolutely fabulous trip, Japan in depth, 25 days, the whole trip was a highlight 😁

Excellent travel experience. I want to go again

Sri Lanka is an interesting place, lovely people. The highlight was the group size not too big (15) the other tourists we great and compatible, the tour leader, driver and bus assistant were excellent made the trip enjoyable. Highlights were snorkelling at Pidgeon Island, Nilaveli Beach, the Hilton in Colombo, and Doubletree, and Sheraton. Cooking class was great in Galle … Would like the tour to include experiencing life of the people in their real environment.

Enjoyed every minute of the holiday, getting to see the wildlife in their natural habitat, the birds, monkeys, crocs, snakes and the amazing flowers in their natural habitat rainforest and the culture. The beautiful sunsets were amazing. Our guide Brendan was fantastic with his exceptional knowledge always ready to give anyone that extra encouragement and helping hand when required. The exceptional driving skills of the bus driver Mr Achoo ensured our safe passage throughout the tour. What a fantastic tour to experience loved it🥰🥰🥰🥰

All the forts and Taj Mahal and Vanarasi were special

Great Wall of China Tiananmen Square Shanghai Suggestion : a traditional dance show

I loved the sight seeing and the guides were incredible. The choice of things to do were great . I felt the guides always had the groups best interest at heart as the weather was so hot that they swapped around itineraries so we would be out of the heat and to make the most of the places we went to.

Great guide (Runa). Accommodation all clean and in good locations. Had a really good group of people on trip. Saw lots of Japan.

The people who where on the trip all so friendly the bus driver so good and the guide he did a wonderful job thanks to them all