EF Go Ahead Tours

While there were challenges with arrivals (missed and delayed flights) and departures (Air Canada flight attendants strike) overall it was an amazing tour! Our TD Andy was excellent and went above and beyond to overcome the airline challenges! Our fellow travellers were great and we made many new friends. The hotels were well appointed and located in the heart of the cities we visited. The included meals were very good and the excursions were a great value!

Our trip to England Scotland and Ireland was amazing Our Tour Coordinator Nick made everything work like clockwork. He was always clear with instructions on our morning pickup times and meetups for dinners. His commentary on places we saw along our way to destinations was both amusing and educational. Nick was awesome This was our second trip with GoAhead and it certainly won't be our last. Both times our Coordinators went above and beyond to give us the best sightseeing experience of their respective countries. I am confident in saying GoAhead is the company I will always choose when touring Thankyou

Wonderful, attentive tour director. She knew all the history. Beautiful hotels, central to attractions, shopping, and dining. Very helpful and competent bus driver. BEST GROUP EVER! So enjoyed the Grand Tour of Turkey.

I just got back from Cherry Blossoms in Japan, and it was an amazing trip! Japan is a gorgeous and fascinating country. It was nice to let EF do all the planning, so I could just enjoy the experience. The tour guide was awesome at her job. She had so much knowledge and enthusiasm. She kept our group of 34 on time and entertained every step of the way. I was very happy with the quality of the hotels. They were more on the upscale side with great accommodations and amazing breakfasts. The washrooms in the hotels were especially good! The pace of the tour was very fast, but that was made clear when signing up. Still, there were several stops that I would have loved to have more time to explore. However, I think that is the nature of going on a group tour and trying to fit in as much as possible in as short amount of time. If I went back to Japan, I would go by myself now that I know how things work so I could spend as much time as I wanted at each stop. But for a first timer with only very basic knowledge of the Japanese language, being with the tour group was perfect. I will definitely be booking with EF Go Ahead tours for my next new adventure overseas!

Our tour of Ireland with EF Go Ahead Tours exceeded all expectations. The accommodations were exceptional, the food was delicous, and every tour was thoughtfully organized. Wanting to experience as much as possible, we opted for all the extra excursions—and they were absolutely worth it. Our guide, Mike, was not only knowledgeable and engaging but also incredibly kind, going above and beyond to ensure everyone had a memorable journey. From start to finish, the trip was nothing short of magical, and we couldn’t be happier!

EF Tours Chile, Patagonia, and Argentina is an unforgettable journey that paints beautiful memories that will stick with you forever. This is a must do trip and was facilitated and coordinated by EF go ahead tours. This was our first guided group tour for 11 days and I have to admit that I was worried that we would be following a flag and not having any free time or be stuck in a bus for hours and hours. This tour was quick paced and traveled to Santiago, Patagonia and Buenos Aires. We visited the most beautiful and rugged places in the southern hemisphere. I could go on about some minor inconveniences in the hotels but they are things you will experience on any trip. What we really liked was the small group experience of under 20 people. Some were solo travelers and had no trouble finding new friends to safely enjoy the experience with. Our group had to do a lot of walking and I found that everyone respected the time and schedules so we never had to wait around for stragglers. Hotels were good and clean but organized plane rides though planned very well, they were not always the best times. We had some very early wake up calls but we landed in beautiful places and quickly forgot about sleep. I would highly recommend this tour. You have regional guides and a tour Director who travel with you and truly works hard to make your trip the best it can be. Booking the tour was easy and we chose to make our own flight arrangements but they can take care of this as well. Communication is very good and this tour lived up to and even exceeded my expectations. I also would recommend that you add on the extension to visit the falls in Argentina and Brazil. We could not take this in due to scheduling conflicts but the photos that the group shared with us were amazing.

I have travelled with EF tours as parent chaperone for 5th and 6th graders and then continued with go ahead tours . My recent tour to South America was very good, made very special by fellow travelers , tour managers and excellent drivers. Our tour manager Edwin in Peru made our trip to Peru easy and exciting. Local tour guides arranged by Edwin were exceptional. They were patient with us during our climb to Machu Pichu. This tour was physically tasking for 6 of us because of our age but it was made possible and easy by our tour guides coaching us thru it. I will recommend for all . Some of our time was lost in flights fro. Argentina to Peru which hopefully for future travelers can be arranged better by EF tours. Porter service was available only in Peru ,not in Brazil and Argentina,which was astonishing , since in the past it was made available throughout our trip. Whispers were available only in Peru, not in Brazil or Argentina. EF go Ahead should make better arrangemts regarding that. However I still prefer to travel with this company because of the history and cultural education of the region that I recieve through this group makes it very attractive to my husband and I.

I had an amazing time on the London, Paris, Rome tour. It was my first time doing a tour, and I loved how EF tours took care of booking transportation, hotels, tour guides, etc. It was so nice to not have to worry about all of those details. Our tour director Cian was fantastic. He was kind, organised, reliable and had a good sense of humour. I would absolutely do a tour with him again. All of the guides we had for the various tours were wonderful and very knowledgeable. I did most of the optional tours and loved them all. The highlights of the tour were seeing the Colosseum and forum (included in the tour) and the optional Seine River cruise and optional pasta making class. It was truly amazing all we were able to do in only 11 days.

I have read several reviews and I always keep in mind that some people are disgruntled and hard to please much of the time. "I had to walk a long distance." It is a tour! "My airline reservations were not clear." Check with the airline! "The guide was grumpy." Ask the guide to be nicer or email the agency! "I paid for the travel insurance and did not get my money back." Really? That is an independent company. For me, Go Ahead Tours seems very clear on their refund and voucher policies. Anyhow, I want to go on a 17-day trip to Israel with side trips to Jordon and Egypt. Yes, there is a pandemic and decisions are tough. Traveling overseas to a foreign country is tough. After much online research, which included actually reading their Agreement (contract), I decided on EF Go Ahead Tours. I chatted online to obtain some clarifications. An hour later, I received a personal email to call Paulina, who was very prompt and nice. I did in fact call a few hours later and immediately spoke with a different person. Eric was very helpful and was on the phone with me for almost an hour answering all by questions, for good or bad. I went ahead and booked the $6,100 trip for early 2022. There was NO problem reaching a customer service representative. There was No ambiguous or conflicting information online or with the rep. If you are going to write reviews for "others" to read, please be factual, give appropriate details and most of all be "fair". I feel confident they will handle my tour after all my current research and interaction. I have read many excellent reviews on several websites in this regard. Both 4 and 5 stars. From people who have taken 1 or several tours with Go Ahead. I feel confident they will provide a good tour. I too must make that happen. I will know more later.

I have had nothing but good experiences with Go Ahead tours, the customer service is always helpful and clear (Shout out to my boy Brandon H.) who helped add my fiancé to a tour with no issue. Im sure every tour has its ups and downs but I always enjoyed the tour guides and company of my fellow travelers.

We have traveled with several tour groups. Thought the itinerary with Go Ahead Tours and the price were good so we signed up for a tour for next year. After a week we decided to go with a more comfortable --i.e. less bus time and better hotels. I contacted them and was 12 in the cue after 45 minutes I hung up. The next day the same. On the third day, I waited because I wanted to make sure to be within the time allotted for a full refund. WoW! I was 8 in the cue, and there is no way to leave a message or get a callback. So I waited. I got to # 1 and after a while, a recorded message came on with a number I could call and they would get back to me! I was not prepared for that message--and did not have time to write down the number. By that time, I was on for 3 HOURS and 9 MINUTES. I called the next day when they first opened up. I was number 3 and still waited almost an hour. Hope I get my refund, but I think their customer service is horrific.

My husband and I took a tour with these folks in 2005. Unremarkable trip and we have not used them since. The ongoing problem is the spam emails. Several every day. I have made many attempts to unsubscribe, to no avail. I am sure that, after so long with no repeat business (16 years) they would assume me, if not dead, at least uninterested. Go ahead (pun intended) and give them your email address if you are lonely and want to hear from anyone at all repeatedly. Otherwise, use a throwaway. They are harder to get rid of than Thetans!

ef tours in canada: absolutely unethical company. they cancel my child's trip and then keep her money, all 3750$ of it. they did not even book the flights or lodging. when deciding to do the right thing, this company doesn't. if the trip did happen, what a nightmare it could have been knowing that this type of company was in charge of the well-being of the kids. when push comes to shove, this company is not there for the students or travelers, they are thinking of only money. a company that cares only about money should have no dealings with schools and children. they do not deserve to be in business. do not send your minor children on a trip with this company.

A most amazing vacation in Italy!! Had never booked with Go Ahead Tours but would most definitely deal with them in the future. Began in Milan and ended in Rome. Six cities in all. Go Ahead Tours is a highly efficient tour company. Hotels were clean with friendly staff. Our tour guide, David, accompanied our group of 34 to every beautiful destination. His vast knowledge of Italy was astounding. Our driver, Vinzenzo, was attentive and delightful. Going to sign up with them in the spring.!!! Sharon L.