4.7
Excellent# of trips
9
Type
Global operator
Service level
standard
Travelers age
36 — 65
Trip prices
$871 — 5,273
Tour languages
Unknown
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How this company has deteriorated
The cruise was cancelled 2 weeks before departure. The replacement was a serious step down and appalling. The Croisi Boat (MV Beethoven) should be avoided at all pos...
Egyptair… avoid
We enjoyed our holiday, organised by Jules Verne, it was the return home that was the issue. Another tour group arranged the early flights, Luxor - Cairo, to pick up...
VJV cancelled my tour without telling me
I signed up with VJV for the Maldivian Magic tour in March of 2023. I had used them before. My first trip with them (Myanmar) was the best, the next 3 were prett...
Just had to call to amend a booking
Just had to call to amend a booking. Brilliant response... so easy to move the trip to a later date. Just what you need during these difficult times. I've enjoyed so...
Fantastic
FANTASTIC - even though we have not been on holiday with them yet - we were booked to go on Peniche Alsacien at the end of May this year. At the beginning of May I...
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About the company
Voyages Jules Verne was founded in 1978 on the basis of one simple idea - to operate a train from London to Peking (Beijing) and thence to Hong Kong. In doing so the market to China was opened up at a time, remarkably, when the 'bamboo curtain' was still officially in place.
Further innovative train journeys were to follow and many travel firsts were also achieved including inaugural flights to previously inaccessible areas and the opening of remote border crossing points.
In 1982 Serenissima Travel was acquired and added a complementary list of cultural itineraries to the overall portfolio as well as introducing clients to themed travel such as walking, music & opera and cruising.
World events from 1989 to 1991, most notably the Tian an Men incident in China and the Gulf War, further shaped the future of the Company as even more diversification was necessary. Far from bemoaning the travel recession at the time, this resulted in an expansion of the company's portfolio while still retaining the core group travel ethos.
Voyages Jules Verne was acquired by Kuoni Travel in 1998 but still retains its independent and innovative approach to a comprehensive list of destinations and themes.
Today the range of product encompasses longhaul and shorthaul, weekends and expeditions, the conventional and the unexpected, a variety of themes and special interests - all underpinned by quality and value for money.
The tradition of innovation and creativity is still alive today and evidenced, amongst others, by stays at a convent in Rome, heritage properties in India, the use of royal steamers on the Nile, and a series of special events exclusively arranged for VJV clients.
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We offer a range of Special Events on many of our arrangements exclusively for VJV guests, enjoy a ballet in Russia, wine tasting in Sorrento or dinner at a Pagoda in Burma.
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