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The excursions were a lot of fun however the tour guide for the church tour was so poorly equipped. She had lots of information, but how she tried to keep the group together, was using a piece of newspaper instead of a flag, or some kind of marker, so she was easily lost in the crowd. Someone made a suggestion that she needed to get a flag, or some thing that is more easily noticed and her comment was “oh well this is good enough”. Our tour guide for the Prague tour her English was moderate and sometimes hard to understand and I feel that the tour overall was very poorly organized,. Our tour guide from Prague to Switzerland his English was so poor, we could barely understand him, and as a result, we were left in Lucerne and had to find our own way back to the hotel. The hotel in Prague was terrible, the hotels at the other locations were nice. Overall, I would give this rating below average only because the tour guides were just unorganized, The excursions were very good and a lot of fun…There was not enough time left in the day to eat. We were either running latte for the excursions and it was late in the day before we can had time to eat dinner ..????

Javier was an amazing tour guide! I really enjoyed the places we went to and the information given. The cruise along the Rhine was a personal favourite. There were some times that didn’t match the original itinerary and I have mixed feelings about the on and off nature of the tour - it was a little harder to meet people as a solo traveller.

Overall the trip was okay. At the beginning I was told the wrong time for the briefing, I messaged tour radar for help and noone ever got back to me. I ended up just winging it and got through the trip okay.

Das Gepäck muss bis spätestens 9 Uhr abgegeben werden, wird aber im schlechtesten Fall erst um 18 Uhr ins nächste Quartier geliefert. Das bedeutet bei schlechtem Wetter mehrere Stunden nass auf trockene Kleidung zu warten. Sehr unangenehm!!!

We really loved our river cruise. Our room was much nicer than expected. We had a juliet balcony which was really nice. Very comfortable bed and good size bathroom. A place for everything to unpack. The staff were just so nice and helpful always with a big smile. Nothing was too much trouble. The food could have been better but overall wasn't too bad and some of it was really good. We were sad to leave our home away from home.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Itinerary was well designed with lots of variety.

Really enjoyed this tour. It was exactly what we were looking for, the independence to do what we wanted on some days and some tours organised for us on other days. Communication from Tour radar was great through What’s App. The only thing we would change would be to upgrade the two 3 star motels to 4 star motels.

I paid for a daily excursion and the tour guide did not show up. The rest of the tour was ok.

I don't think we could have had a better tour manager. I don't think the tour would have been as amazing if we didn't have Lorenzo as our guide. His knowledge of the history of the areas we visited was vast and his personality always kept us engaged. His restaurant and shopping recommendationswere always excellent. Furthermore, Roberto's driving was beyond excellent. We always felt safe as long as he was driving. He worked very hard to ensure we had a clean bus inside and out. I hope we will be fortunate to have them in future tours.

Eastern Europe tour with TD Karan K. was amazing. The sites we visited were interesting, guides were informative and Karan often added her personal experience to the area. Hotels were inner city, which is a bonus. Bus driver was friendly and efficient. Highly recommend this tour.

Die individuelle Radreise durch die Pfalz bietet die perfekte Möglichkeit, die Region in Ruhe zu erkunden. Die Route ist abwechslungsreich und führt durch charmante Dörfer und entlang des Rheins. Ein echtes Highlight für alle Radfahrer!

Ein Traum für Weinliebhaber! Die individuelle Radreise durch die Pfalz führt durch malerische Weinberge und idyllische Orte. Die perfekte Gelegenheit, die regionalen Weine direkt vor Ort zu probieren. Danke terranova, gerne wieder!

The tour was great you seen a lot of places in a short time. It turns out to be a faced finding mission. There's no time to get to know the places. It's a great way to find out DO I WANT TO RETURN for a longer stay. It's not relaxing at all you're on the go just about the whole time.

Excellent tour! Very fast, but was able to see everything I was looking forward to seeing.

Not all heroes where capes, some of em wear Cape Stokes hoodies. Lily ran the show as a bartender.

The tents were cold and wet, the breakfast was average*, but I still managed to have the best time of my life and would not only do it again, but recommend it to anybody! *they fixed that by the end of my stay though

Poor communication from the agents. Too many layers of agents. Go direct I say. Once travelling it was fine. A few long rides (70 and 60 kms) that could have been shorter. The ride into Linz was tough but doable - they are upgrading the bike track. Hotel choices were great.

We really enjoyed the hikes that Bob took us on. Bob, made it very enjoyable and he picked the hikes that would be perfect for the group.

The tour itself was wonderful, the sites picked out for us to visit were great, the hotels were nice and comfortable. However, the entire thing was very poorly organized. Communication from Indus Travels was spotty, and 90% of this communication had to be initiated by me. After booking, we were told we would receive our final documents "about 3 weeks before the tour". At 2 weeks, I messaged them and asked if we were getting these documents. They replied that they were still finalizing some things in Germany, and that they would be to us by the end of the week. We didn't get the documents until 1 week before our departure. When we got to Germany, we were told our arranged transfer driver would be at the airport with a card with our names on it, as well as the name of the transfer company. After searching the airport for about a half-hour, I called the contact info I was given, and got a recording in German. I was contacted shortly after this by the travel company in Germany that Indus subcontracted though, and was told that the driver was looking for us "at the exit of the arrival terminal" and that he had a sign with our name. We finally found him, without a sign, just sitting in a chair there, with no indication that he was our driver. Three other people from our tour group who arrived shortly before us couldn't find the driver and ended up at the wrong hotel before contacting us to help get it straightened out. The next morning we met our guide for the week, and got into the van (with a dent on the side door that he says was already there.). He was very knowledgable, and friendly enough, however, he didn't talk loud enough for us to hear him, and his driving had us all on edge. He would back up on city streets, almost hit other vehicles or people on bikes on multiple occasions, missed exits, would mess around with his GPS while driving instead of watching the road, etc. The entire tour seemed very unorganized, we would often get to our destination with no idea of what our options were or what we were going to be seeing, and he would give a few vague suggestions. He broke his phone on the second day of the tour, and refused to get it repaired or get a new one, so we had no way to contact him aside from meeting him at a pre-arranged time and place... The members of our tour group were great, we all really enjoyed the sights we saw, the food we ate was great (none included aside from the hotel breakfast, 3 small servings of wine on the riverboat tour, and cheese samples at the Black Forest farm, for dinners and lunches we were all on our own). This would be a 5-star tour, no doubt about it, if only it were better organized, and communication was better. I will not use Indus for any more tours, but would recommend this itinerary if you were going to plan your own tour.

This was a disaster from beginning to end. Indus Travel is the worst travel agent I have ever worked with. I advise you to stay away. The problems began at the very beginning of booking the cruise. They had minimal information about the tour and would never return my phone calls. I dearly wanted to go to the locations on the tour so I ignored my misgivings and booked the tour. After the tour was paid for, Indus travel communication got even more terrible. They overcharged me for several day tours. When I got on the ship - they were 25 percent cheaper and Indus would not refund my money. They tried to say that it was a special on board but I supplied them with ship documentation showing that it was not a special. They also charged me a hundred dollars for a transfer that was included in the tour. Again would not refund my money despite documentation. I also booked pre and post nite hotel stays. They actually charged me 200 dollars more per night than the standard rate if I would have booked myself. I can understand making a profit but this is ridiculous. So much went wrong that I can't begin to write it all. They even gave me the wrong location to board the ship and I had to find via google. I regret using them and wish I would have listened to my first instinct. It was not only my experience. My tablemates on the cruise used Indus and were just appalled at their handling and lack of communication.

Our expectations were mostly met. As non-german speaking we were a bit disapointed about some of the guiding tours without english as an option, but the crew handled the language issue very well.

Overall I enjoyed the cruise and the crew were friendly and helpful. The ports that we called on were interesting too so I enjoyed visiting them. One disadvantage I felt was that being an international traveler (a minority) in a German cruise ship was that we may not have the numbers to participate in the excursions. Sometimes the docking place was quite a distance from the town and we will have to walk/commute by public transport from between 30-45mins. This may be quite difficult when weather was super hot and thankfully there was no heavy rains..Meals were decent and drinks were good. Room size is good too.

I haven't taken the tour yet but I feel that my booking and payment situation has been a nightmare. Trying to get this matter addressed I spoke with no less than 12 people, which probably adds to the confusion. I can only hope that the trip itself will be a far better experience than I've had so far with this company. This is my first Cosmos experience, I'd previously only used Globus. Keep positive thoughts that the trip will be worth all that I've paid.

A fascinating, (sometimes too) whistlestop tour of German towns and cities. The tour guide Zsofi and her driver were probably the best I've ever had - they were helpful, upbeat and very clear in their instructions. Trip 'Good' rather than 'Excellent' because of the location of the hotels, most of which were so on the outskirts of a city that it limited what we could do in our free time. Also, some days towards the end of the tour were a bit rushed - the whole thing could stand to be at least two days longer.

This was a long awaited trip for my husband and I and Thirsty Swagman did not disappoint!! Stuttgart Beer Fest was simply awesome! Very authentic German Beer Festival! Lots of great beer, food and of course dancing!!! Not to mention they serve other alcohol at this fest!!! The carnival is something to take in and the beer tents are super friendly and easy to find seats. A must is the Sonja Merz Zelt tent with the rotating bar, so much fun!!! If you are in love with beer, you best add Stuttgart to your bucket list!!!!

Ken and his team rock! One off the bucket list, for sure! Everything was taken care of, from the absolutely fantastic accommodations, entry to the beer tents, tickets for food and beer, with late night fun at local restaurants/bars. We had a lot of free time to explore, and immerse ourselves into the culture. The entire tour was awesome! You will not be disappointed with Ken an his super fun team. As a frequent traveller, I would highly recommend this tour. I mean, who doesn’t want to celebrate Oktoberfest in Germany! Prost my beer friends!

Went to Oktoberfest on the second weekend of 2017 (this only gave me the option of "Oktoberfest 2018" to review) and it was AMAZING! Honestly this was probably the best weekend of my life. Munich and Oktoberfest was probably the best weekend of my life. We stayed at a nice hostel that was clean (looked new) and stayed with my friends in our room and had a private bathroom. Breakfast overall was good and you could eat as much as you want. Our hostel location was about 10 minutes to the Oktoberfest so it was super easy and great. During the weekend we were offered a beer walking tour of the old town (we had beer included in the tour), and also a trip to the Dachau concentration camp. Two totally different things but were appreciated to see different sides of the city and also to get some history and culture instead of just Oktoberfest. The trip leaders were really friendly and helpful and each day offered to take us to the Oktoberfest in the morning to show us the best beer tents and gave us tips while there from what to eat to some words to the some of the beer songs (the ones you hear non stop). The first day we even had a few beers with our leader which was really fun, and then we left to go on the rides at the festival. One tip - go early to get in line for the tents on Saturday. It gets super busy early and you don't want to wait in line! Would definitely recommend this trip as Munich and Oktoberfest are beautiful and super fun and Euroadventures put together a great trip and great itinerary.

Did Oktoberfest with Euroadventures (second weekend of the festival at the end of September 2017 - though in this review it only gave me the option of "Oktoberfest 2018"). What an experience! Honestly one of the most fun weekends of my life. Munich and the festival can't be put into words. Everything was great about the trip from the accommodations (nice, clean, modern hostel with really easy access to Oktoberfest only about 10 min. to get there), fun offered tours like a beer walking tour of the old town (we had included beer during the tour), to visiting the Dachau concentration camp. Beyond that our trip leaders took us to the Oktoberfest, showed us the best tents, what to eat, what the drinking songs were and even drank a bit with us. We had plenty of free time to enjoy Oktoberfest but also had options to see things in Munich when we wanted. Really a great trip!