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Spain Tour & Trip Ratings
Tour Reviews
It was awesome. Our CEOs rocked. More organized activities would be nice (less free time)
Amazing. The destinations on the itinerary were wonderful but what mad...
G Adventures are not responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic. But there are responsible for their reaction to it. Here's what they decided to do: (1) Waited until one ...
We spent two wonderful weeks touring several of the best destinations in Portugal & Spain with a group of 16 people. Our guide (Fredy) was from Spain and intimat...
This is worst tour I have ever taken. Poorly planned and not worth the money. Collette brought you to Lisbon where we sat for three days because NO TOURS or sited w...
Service rating : They could have arranged for the pick up from the correct airport since they had to know our flight had changed. We had to wait almost 2 hours and i...
Great guides, great accommodations, great food.
Service rating : We had great service and the tour guide was excellent. Our rooms for the most part were sufficient. The cities on this trip were perfect for gettin...
Service rating : The itinerary was wonderful...hit all the points on my bucket list for an overview of heritage sites and history on the east coast. The hotels were...
It was a very good tour - good hotels, interesting visits, good guides ,lots of information. It was even better than I expected. I would like to say what a good guid...
Service rating : Tour guide was wonderful. She was friendly, patient, smart, and very informative. The driver did an excellent job also. Product : I especially enj...
Service rating : They had a well planned tour with very good local tour guides and local restaurants. All aspects of the tour were managed well. I would take anothe...
Service rating : Phyl our tour manager and David our driver both always went the extra mile to ensure that everything ran as smoothly as possible. Product : The tour...
Service rating : This was the first time I had travelled with the Collette and had a wonderful time. The organisation of the trip to the places we went was wonderful...
Service rating : I loved we went on this trip and our guide was amazing. A couple of the hotels could have had better breakfasts offered but other than that, it was...
For those considering what week to go or what to bring, we traveled Mid-April to beginning of May 2023. – it was 50’s at breakfast, 60’s when starting to ride and 70...
This was our first VBT trip. We went with relatives who have previously been on several trips. We had a wonderful time. Our guides were super, Mallorca was beautiful...
We loved everything about this trip! The guides BB and Marc were phenomenal, the routes were beautiful and well thought out, the accommodations were well located, an...
Excellent rides. Excellent hotels. Food is top notch. Wonderful trip all a...
Perfect weather, attentive guides, great biking and the planned lunches -- at an olive oil press, a winery, and a paella cooking demonstration -- as well as the grou...
Editor’s Take
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country
Many travelers sign up with tours to Spain because it is a country deeply rooted in tradition, religion, and the true enjoyment is in the details. Each city and region are different from the other, with different art or food scenes and historical sites.
For example, having a local guide during a trip to Granada would offer a full history into the islamic influence of the city while having a local guide around Barcelona would offer explanations around the conflict between Catalonia and Spain, not to mention the magnificent details of Gaudi and his life’s work.
Negative reviews for Spain tours are usually surrounded in the aspect of time. Most tours have itineraries that visit neighboring cities, and reviews often observe that a day trip was not enough time to take in all that each city could offer. It is also common in reviews to talk about too much time spent in the car during city to city tours and back to hotels.
Therefore, before booking, be mindful of the amount of hours you can anticipate spending in the vehicle and keep it mind that while a review might have negative comments about these aspects, they will also have positive reviews on the tour guide and the quality of the tour itself.
It is also common to find reviews with overwhelmed tourists. While Spain is beautiful and lively wherever you go, it is also riddled with narrow cobbled pathways, stairs, steep hills, and often strenuous long walks to see elevated sites such as La Alhambra. Before heading out for the day, be sure to have a big breakfast and if you are booking in the summer, be sure to wear durable sneakers, a hat, sunscreen and a bottle of water to not overheat.
That said, kindly take into account that while reading a negative review surrounding the sometimes strenuous trips by foot, it is just Spain’s terrain and has little to do with the guide or the tour company itself.
Most tour companies in Spain have guides that are bilingual and clear, which is invaluable when dealing with the language barrier.
If you want a professional take on traveling in Spain, see the Travelstride Spain Guide »
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