Australia/Oceania Tour Companies

kat was a great leader clean bus, excellent driving skills, and a commitment for timelines was appreciated.. negative- too many of the rooms were on second floors with no elevator music was played the instant the bus moved, rock and roll was the dominant theme very little reflected native/local culture

I highly recommend this tour! It was so much fun and truly comprehensive. Some days were intense, but I loved getting to see so many fabulous places. If you’re planning to visit Australia, this tour is ideal! I was initially concerned about the group’s age range, but everyone was close to my age (approx 26-32), which made the experience even more enjoyable. Our CEO, Lauren, was outstanding—incredibly kind and helpful, which enhanced the trip. As for accommodations, only two hostels didn’t quite meet my expectations, but we notified the company, so I’m hopeful they’ll address this for future tours.

Such an enjoyable trip up the East Coast! Completely stress free and includes really fun once in a lifetime activities!!

This tour is without a shadow of doubt the best decision I ever made! If you are thinking about booking it, do- you will 100% never regret it!!

New Zealand is a beautiful country but I did not enjoy this tour, it is an expensive uncomfortable way to drive round the country with very little included in the itinerary. We spent many hours on an uncomfortable old mini bus with inadequate aircon and steamed up windows. With so little on the itinerary the guide/bus driver tried to accommodate requests for optional extras but this was often chaotic (not drivers fault) and tours were fully booked, very expensive and weather dependent. Food options were poor and accommodation varied between good dorms and terrible hostels with flooded showers, no hot water, dirty. I left the tour a week early preferring to lose money than stay on the tour. Would not recommend this tour, very expensive mistake.

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour. The group we were a part of was just exceptional and we loved our time with them. Our guide was knowledgeable, amusing and bent over backward to make our time with him fulfilling, educational and comfortable. Our time wasn't without adversity, as a major road closure altered our itinerary significantly on one day. The alternate agenda turned out to be a fantastic experience. The only downside was that while the overnight accommodations were adequate, a couple were severely cramped for space. This may just be par for the course in New Zealand though and we adjusted accordingly. It was still a 5 of 5 adventure.

A unique experience to sleep in a camper in nature! The route was great again. The campervan allows you to see so much, you are independent of the location and can sleep wherever you want. Even if the weather didn't play along at times, the trip was great. The support for problems on site was very helpful and not a matter of course. I would be happy to travel with journaway again next time.

Fabulous experience! All tours and accommodations were amazing. I look forward to traveling with Tour Radar again!

The tour went ok in the end despite a couple of set backs due to adverse whether conditions of two main tour activities.

We are on the 20 day New Zealand - Australia tour. We do not recommend this tour. This review is sadly because our bus driver, Glenn, said quite a few obviously racist things about Indigenous Australians on our bus ride to and from Uluru. We have been on several Globus tours over the years, and we are very disappointed that Globus employs a company and people with this kind of harmful and backward thinking. On our trip to Uluru on Nov. 15., Glenn told us that Indigenous people are thieves. He said the Indigenous people specifically are responsible for theft in Alice Springs and along the highways. While passing Mount Ebenezer he told us that the Indigenous people are “true communists” and did a bad job running the gas station in the area, which caused the rest stop to close. Glenn then said that someone else tried to open the station again, but the Indigenous people “showed up with spears” and caused the new owner to close the gas station. He actually said, “showed up with spears.” Perhaps Glenn thinks that because it was a bus full of white people he could get away with being overtly racist. But no we are not ok with it. Racism is wrong. On this Globus trip in Australia we’ve had no access to an Indigenous Australian guide to give us a balanced viewpoint. Instead, we were given racist views about a group of people who were not there to defend themselves and add important context. I wrongly presumed we would be given some kind of properly assembled educational information about Indigenous Australian groups directly from Indigenous people, like we received in New Zealand. The “educational” video we watched on the bus to Uluru romanticized the colonization of Australia, depicting the English colonists as heroes and hard workers who earned their right to be here and makes no mention of how these colonists displaced the Indigenous people and basically stripped them of their land and culture. I had to google everything to learn more. This is literal whitewashing of history and distorts the reality of what happened. We are shocked at how blatantly outdated this driver and company are in the changing world.

Gets to the main places but not the best planned tour. Very compressed timelines for the trip, leave you feeling rushed through many destinations. Sometimes not even enough time to eat, or no place. No suggestions or prep from guide. And yet, there's a lot of time on the bus and/or the plane - 5 hour layover for a plane to get to the hotel at midnight. Often felt disorganized - I get everything had just reopened but seems the hotels were often unprepared for us coming, excursions that people had booked for months suddenly unavailable or not booked by company. Couldn't they call in advance, for example, to make sure there's enough food at a hotel dinner??? Tour guide wasn't great

The arrangement was very good and well paced. Hotel locations was perfect near city center, hotel is clean and perfect. Transfer are prompt and courteous. The tour guides was also very knowledgeable and good. I am very happy with everything! Thank you very much!

Excellent experience. Thanks all .

we had a fabulous time! If there would be a complaint it would be that we had a lot more meals and fun than what was advertised. Can't compliment this trip enough!

Amazing tour – I really enjoyed it! The itinerary was great, and the hotels were nice. Eoin was an incredible guide and went above and beyond to ensure every group member had a memorable experience!

Justin was an amazing guide. Knowledgeable regarding aspects of Australia and even if he didn't know the answer, he made his answer convincing. LOL. The fellow group of travels were very diverse but got a long so well that it made so pleasurable. Would I do it again.....?? Highly recommend this trip Lynn

Wonderful trip to Cairns for some snorkeling and diving at the Great Barrier Reef. Snorkeling at Saxon reef and Hastings reef was like swimming through an aquarium filled with colorful tropical fish. I loved seeing sharks and green sea turtles at Green Island. I stayed at the Abbot Hotel and it was within 5 minutes of all the pick up points for every tour day. Great access to restaurants and grocery store for great food options. The Kuranda train ride and return on the skyrail was a nice ending to the trip. I highly recommend this tour.

The tour was great as Australia is a beautiful place to visit. The tour company did forget to book a tour which was hugely disappointing as we live across the other side of the world and my parents were really looking forward to it. We were given back our money back for the tour but not offered any compensation. I also looked at the tour prices and I don’t believe the money we were given back matched any of the tour prices, so we were given less money. Book at your own risk but given for most of us visiting Australia is a one in a lifetime opportunity you want to ensure booking with a company you know you can trust and if things go wrong will be fair.

I had an amazing time on the tour from Uluru to Adelaide! The group size was perfect, with 11 wonderful people who made the journey even more enjoyable. A special shoutout to our tour guide, Gary, whose helpfulness and uplifting energy kept the atmosphere vibrant throughout the trip! The camping spots were fantastic, with well-maintained showers and other facilities readily available at every stop. Even as someone who’s not a huge fan of camping, I found the entire journey surprisingly comfortable. Despite the significant amount of driving involved, the itinerary was packed with exciting adventures and fascinating places to explore. I highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a memorable and well-organized journey through the Outback!

We loved our tour! The tour guide Eli was amazing and the experiences we made on kangaroo island were incredible. Would definitely come back and highly recommend the tour to others! It is a bit expensive however that’s mainly because of the ferry to the island which is so expensive, if you deduct this it’s a fair price. Food choices were amazing also the vegetarian ones! We saw so many animals which was amazing 😍

I had an amazing trip and met lovely friends in the same tour. Our tour guides (Ben for North Island and Claudia for South Island) are local experts with their extensive knowledge of everything kiwi (culture, plants, animals...). They are super helpful with advice on what you should do, where to eat/play or how you should prepare for each day/activity...I paid for the private room which I don't regret (because I prioritize "me time" at the end of the day) but be aware that in most hostels, a private room doesn't come with a private bathroom.

This trip changed my life. I’ve never had soo much fun in my life and I never imagined I’d get to push myself to do 6 new things I’ve never done before (white water rafting, zip lining, sky diving, bungee jumping, cave exploring, and surfing). I’m still soo sad that it’s over! Telli was a great guide and I had a group that was what dreams are made of. Best trip ever, with my only regret being that I did one week. If I return to do the Southern Island, I’ll ONLY look for Wild Kiwi as an operator. Thank you soo much, much love and appreciation for you guys!!

New Zealand is a beautiful country!!!

I enjoyed the trip the tour guy Robbie John is fantastic he is helpful and informative. On the trip one particular motel had been changed but not up to the standards that was very disappointing specially we had to stay on for two night.

I have just finished my 5 week east cost tour and it was just like a movie. I was able to see so many beautiful places and got to know so many lovely people who I already miss. First and foremost Jenn. She was not only a wonderful tour guide but has also become a really good friend. Thanks for everything Jenn you were amazing!!

I’ve just completed a five-week journey from Sydney to Cairns, and I can confidently say it was the best five weeks of my life. This trip would never have been the same without our incredible tour guide, Zoe. Zoe went above and beyond in every possible way. She wasn’t just organized, she was always a step ahead, ensuring everything ran smoothly while also creating a vibrant and fun atmosphere. Her attention to detail was unmatched. I truly don’t believe I would have experienced half as much or created such amazing memories without booking this ultimate tour. If you’re lucky enough to have Zoe as your guide, know that you’re in for something special. Thank you, Zoe, for making this the trip of a lifetime!