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Enjoy a refined take on the art of group travel.
Experience true adventures on these Collette small group tours.
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Explore the world's most beautiful waterways.
Come to know your destination during a single-hotel stay.
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You’re a leisurely traveler. You typically take it easy and discover the energy of a new place by people-watching or soaking in the atmosphere at a local café. You can climb at least one flight of stairs, board a coach, and walk unassisted at a relaxed pace for up to 60 minutes without difficulty. You can easily handle altitudes up to 5,000 feet.
You like a balanced approach to travel. Walking two to three miles over the course of a day is no problem for you. You can partake in a two-hour leisurely walking tour, covering up to two miles (with included breaks). You can handle a variety of terrains, from cobblestone streets to moderate hills with relative ease and without assistance. You can climb two flights of stairs with ease. There may be 1 to 2 days on this tour when walking tours can cover 3 to 4 miles over uneven terrain. You can handle altitudes up to 6,000 feet.
You’re an on-the-go traveler. You don’t want to miss a thing, so walking and standing for longer periods of time (2-3 hours) isn’t a big deal. A moderately paced two-and-a-half-hour walking tour, covering several miles, hills, and uneven surfaces, is no problem for you. Walking four miles over the course of a day is very doable, as is climbing into and out of various modes of transportation (tuk-tuk, cable car, zodiac, etc.). You can climb three flights of stairs easily and handle altitudes between 6,000 and 9,000 feet. Expect some longer days balanced with free time to recharge or set out on your own adventure. This level is not a fit for travelers who require mobility assistance devices.
You’re ready to seize the day, whatever it may bring. You lead an active life at home (walking, biking, and half or full day hikes are things you may enjoy) and 10,000 steps a day is normal for you. You can handle longer walking tours (more than 3 hours covering 3+ miles at a steady clip) and activities that involve traversing uneven terrain, steep slopes, standing for periods of time, and varying altitudes and temperatures. You don’t mind being on the go with some early starts, late-nights, and full days. You can handle altitudes of 9,000 feet or higher with little to no issue. This level is not appropriate for travelers who use wheelchairs, walkers, and other mobility assistance devices.
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Discover Switzerland, Austria & Bavaria featuring Oktoberfest
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Extension Style
The extension style for this tour:
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Experience the destination with a full itinerary planned for you. You’ll be joined by a dedicated Tour Manager and enjoy planned local experiences and sightseeing. In addition, your accommodations, daily breakfast, and any transfers to connect with your main tour are included. (The Tour Manager for your extension may or may not be the same person as your main tour.)
Enjoy a mix of time on your own and some planned tour activities. A local expert is available during part of your stay to guide you during scheduled activities and provide recommendations. In addition, your accommodations, daily breakfast, and any transfers to connect with your main tour are included.
Explore a destination on your own. Your accommodations, daily breakfast, and any transfers to connect with your main tour are included – the rest is whatever you decide! On an independent extension, there won’t be a Tour Manager or local representative present.
Traveler Reviews
Discover Switzerland, Austria & Bavaria featuring Oktoberfest
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Review on 10/30/2024
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Mount Pilates was the best experience for me. I didn’t like the food too much. Hotel rooms were very small and shower water runs out to the next room. I met nice people from different part of us. I really enjoyed this trip!
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Review on 10/30/2024
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I absolutely loved my trip ! The people , the tour guides , the accommodations , the food . I learned so much made wonderful friends for life . My downfall for this was the bus ride , not so much the driver , just long rides with no place to be able to use the bathrooms. I can’t say I will do this again for that simple reason , want to travel again but probably go with someone that either lives in Europe or someone that will do a private tour .
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Review on 10/30/2024
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October fest was my least favorite. We were there too long.
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Review on 10/30/2024
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Favorite: Concert in Vienna Our last trip w/Collette (Great Britton), ended with us at SeaTac airport searching for our ride home. NOONE met us after we completed Immigration/Customs. We had to hunt him down. I reported the incident to you. The same thing happened at the end of this trip. We "found" the driver outside standing beside the vehicle after more than 1/2 hour searching airport exits. Strike two!
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Review on 10/30/2024
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making and eating strudel in the small village in the Alps. Beer tasting at the Ettal Abby, visiting the gardens where Sound of music was filmed. Mount Palatus was amazing.
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Review on 10/30/2024
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Our tour manager was very knowledgeable of the areas. We loved walking and touring the cities and also going to the country side for experiences. Loved the horse and buggy ride.
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Review on 10/30/2024
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We went through castles did hikes, went on cable cars, up mountains, around mountains, through mountains. And I loved it all. And I wish I could afford to do more. I will return. thanks.
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Review on 10/29/2024
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the overall trip and scenery
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Review on 10/23/2024
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Guides were knowledgeable and fun. I would have liked to spend 2days in Austria and 2 in Germany. Otherwise, great trip.
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Review on 10/23/2024
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Review on 10/23/2024
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Review on 10/23/2024
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Review on 10/23/2024
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No available restrooms on bus is unacceptable. Accommodation breakfasts were good n dinners included were good Too many expected tips for tour guides, bus drivers for a tour we already paid for. Why do we have to tip 5-8 euros per tour for something that’s included in fare.
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Review on 10/23/2024
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I highly recommend the Switzerland, Austria, Bavaria tour, especially for someone who has never visited the area. It highlights the main attractions & the local tour guides add an additional personal touch. (The overall guide, however, could not have been better.). Hotels were very well appointed & conveniently located. The quaint mountain village of Habkern was such a treat! The fondue lunch, Alphorn demonstration, the short stop in Lichtenstein….all was well planned & coordinated. Wonderful introductory trip to a delightful part of Europe.
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Review on 10/02/2024
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Review on 10/02/2024
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All good, hard to pick a favorite
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Review on 10/02/2024
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It was a great experience for me. I loved every aspect of it.
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Review on 09/30/2024
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Review on 09/30/2024
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The tour was superb, mainly because of the outstanding tour manager and the beautiful places we visited. Many of these places I had seen years ago, but I forgot how magnificent the scenery is in this part of the world and how amazing and welcoming the people are.
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Review on 09/30/2024
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It was great until the trip home. Loved Austria and the trip thru the Alps.
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Review on 09/17/2024
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Seefeld and Pilatus Also Lucerne lake, Innsbruck a Skiers heaven, Alps, farm & diary land All old town Plazas etc all very good. Food as well
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Review on 09/17/2024
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Review on 09/17/2024
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Review on 09/17/2024
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Four hours a day was spent riding on the bus which was too much time riding and not seeing what Switzerland and Austria have to offer. I would lot rather change hotel rooms more often than be spending my vacation riding around in a tour bus. Hotel Rooms in Bern and Innsbruck were extremely small I was unable to open my suitcase on the floor and be able to walk around the bed. Dinner meals with beef served, meat was too tough and rare to eat. I sent it back 3 times and still was too rare to eat. At another dinner, the meat need a chain saw to cut through it. The meat was very tough and uneatable. Tour manager was very poor communicator. She refused to provide her phone number to us in case of emergencies, so we could text her if something happened to us. There were solo travelers who would be on their own during free time. Tour Manager failed to provide schedule at kickoff dinner. Therefore, we did not know what time to meet for 1st tour in the AM on the 1st day. Tour Manager was not open to other peoples input or ideas. Tour Manager talked about multiple events at the same time, which confused everyone. We were confused as to be when and when we needed to be, especially with no written schedule. She did not know what time the Tiroler Abend Austrian show in Innsbruck started. She had us at the performance over 1 hour early. Last day of tour, we were on the bus on the way to the Munich airport, and tour manager informs me my luggage is still at the hotel in Innsbruck. She failed to have all the luggage loaded on the bus for the airport.
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Review on 09/10/2024
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The scheduled tours were excellent. I especially enjoyed the Alpine horn construction demonstration and trying my hand at playing one. The paragliders at Interlachen were amazing and I liked the trip to the top of the ski jump at Innsbruck.
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Review on 09/09/2024
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Our drives through the countryside, visiting local businesses, tours of cities and talking to the local people were so nice. Our tour guide and non stressful bus driver was great. Enjoyed the concert at the end of the tour-it was first rate. The Vienna addition was excellent-the hotel was 5 star. The morning walking tour was to long, but the tour guide was enjoyable. Collette did a great job for our first trip to Europe and I have and will recommend them to others. Thank you!!
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Review on 09/09/2024
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I loved the time spent in Salzburg. But the detour to the Neuschawnstein castle was incredible. The whole adventure was so much fun.
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Review on 09/09/2024
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Review on 08/06/2024
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Such a wonderful time. Our manager, Alan, made the trip wonderful besides seeing all the beautiful places.
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Review on 08/06/2024
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Review on 08/06/2024
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The tour was wonderful! The accommodations were excellent with both hotels centrally located. There wasn’t a bad seat on the bus and every view was a postcard!! The scenery was just beautiful! Our tour manager was excellent! She was very knowledgeable, organized and just delightful! There are so many favorites, but going to Mt Pilatus in Lucerne was one of the best! Breathtaking views and just had a wonderful day!
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Review on 08/06/2024
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Review on 07/31/2024
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The Discover Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria tour was very nice. Our tour guide was personable and helpful. The accommodations were comfortable and provided good breakfast options. The bus that transported us to different locations was comfortable. The locations that we visited were attractive and interesting. We were given ample time to explore on our own.
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Review on 07/31/2024
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Ludwig’s Castle , The city of Bern
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Review on 07/16/2024
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Review on 07/15/2024
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Review on 07/09/2024
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Our tour guide , Sasha was amazing !
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Review on 07/08/2024
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Review on 07/08/2024
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The Train ride to Seefeld with a horse and buggy tour, followed by apple strudel making and sampling was my most enjoyable experience!
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Review on 07/08/2024
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Tour itinerary was excellent. Colette God was very good, very knowledgeable about the places we were going, and very informative also was able to answer questions about things, not necessarily strictly related to the itinerary. Occasionally, the tour guide, and frequently the on site, non-tour manager, guides set a pace that left some slower walkers behind, and they were oblivious to the fact that that was happening or did not seem to care when it was pointed out to them, this was particularly evident with our guide and in Salzburg . this resulted in some members of the tour group not being able to keep up with the larger group, often losing sight of them, missing turns, not crossing intersections at the appropriate times, etc. definitely very inconsiderate on the part of those guides. While it is realized that they have an itinerary, they must keep, at the same time, they should be knowledgeable of how well the group is keeping up, because that sometimes the distances were great enough that the whisper devices were ineffective.
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Review on 06/18/2024
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Lake Geneva My pitalus Seefeld WAS THE BEST
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Review on 06/12/2024
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This was a short tour with only six days of touring provided by Collette and two free days. The tour is well organized and Alex is a good guide and very pleasant. I wish that he had provided more information for options on the free days. Marco, the coach driver, is also very good. The pre-trip information from Collette and an email from Alex were both very helpful. It was fun to see Linderhof. Switzerland is beautiful. But, my concern is that after I booked this tour for five adults the Bern hotel was changed from a nice hotel in the old town to a lesser hotel further out requiring a 7 minute tram ride to get to town. One person in our party uses a rollator for longer walks, and we took the rollator on the tram several times. The hotel itself was a disappointment, and we were there for four nights. The rooms were very basic and small. The Innsbruck hotel was lovely and located close to sights.
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Review on 06/11/2024
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Review on 06/10/2024
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Review on 06/10/2024
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Everything was excellent! Had a great time. I’m certain we will travel with Collette again.
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Review on 06/10/2024
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Review on 06/10/2024
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Our trip was almost, but not quite, excellent. We missed our connection in Dublin and lost a full day. The choice of using Dublin as a connecting airport seems a bit dodgy as the causes of the missed connection were both weather and mechanical problems at the Dublin Airport. We were rerouted to Shannon and returned to Dublin to wait for the flight to Zurich the next day at the same time. Although Aer Lingus gave us a bed and an adequate but not great dinner and breakfast, and did get us to Zurich eventually, we lost a full day in Bern. Please note that the Collette trip insurance would have covered the room and meals, but not the lost time in Switzerland. After this hiccup, the rest of the trip went well and Collette did try to make it up to us with a second welcome dinner and a separate tour of Bern squeezed into the second day. So the review is a mix of a very bad start with an excellent finish. Cannot give 5 starts for it and have some trepidation for traveling through Dublin on any future trip to Europe. For the most memorable experience, it was probably the Luzerne, Montreaux on Lake Geneva, and Salzburg visits. But Bern is a wonderful city and would have liked the promised 4 days there.
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Review on 06/05/2024
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This was our first experience with Collette, and with a trip to Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip - my only disappointment was that sometimes we didn't have enough time to thoroughly see an area due to time constraints. Our favorite areas were the city of Bern and Montreux in Switzerland, and Salzburg in Austria.
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Review on 05/29/2024
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Great Guide, Great Driver, Great Trip. Well done.
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Review on 05/28/2024
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My favorite experience was going to Montreux! It was my most beautiful stop on this tour. It had was tropical looking with the beautiful lake surrounded by palm trees and a backdrop of snow covered mountains. We had ample time to have a nice lunch, walk to the castle or just explore. My husband and I truly enjoyed our visit.
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Review on 05/28/2024
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The entire trip was an incredible experience. Montreax by Lake Geneva is exceptional and so beautuful! No wonder rich and famous travel there. The incredible views of the alps from different locations will always stay with me. You must see for yourself to experience the majesty and heights of the alps.
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Review on 05/28/2024
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Montreux was beautiful. The daily local guides were very knowledgeable and shared things that were interesting and informative. Our free time was limited. However, we saw and experienced so many things that we would not have experienced on our own. The lunch in the monks restuarant was nice but our group was too large for them to comfortably accommodate us. My favorites were Gruyeres and touring the castles in Bavaria
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Review on 05/28/2024
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I loved going to the top of the mountains and seeing the beautiful view from there.
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Review on 05/21/2024
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Review on 05/20/2024
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Review on 05/20/2024
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We had a great time even though my wife spent 6 hours in a hospital in Innsbruck one day and 3 hours the next day as a follow-up. Thankfully we has Javier as our tour manager as he was critical in getting my wife the attention she required. Javier was also awesome the whole trip, making some of those long bus trips bearable.
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Review on 05/20/2024
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3 day Austria extension was not worth the extra thousand dollars-one whole day traveling by train, one day with 2 hour? walking tour and hour long show, one day completely on our own-no contact with Collette staff. Best hotel was in Vienna. Breakfasts were all great. Evening meals definitely not as well planned and palatable. Loved touring Switzerland both by coach and train. Loved the mountain scenery and small villages.
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Review on 05/14/2024
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Review on 05/14/2024
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BERN, MONTREUX, SALBURG, INNSBRUCK, BAVARIA, Will be back to you .
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I had a wonderful time!! I would recommend this trip to anyone with a pulse!
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did an awesome job planning the tour, and everything went well.
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Awesome trip and planned very well!
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Overall excellent trip. Would go again
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The trip allowed us to see many parts of Switzerland and Austria without having to drive.
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The tour of Switzerland and Austria all that I had experienced through reading and television
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Everything was so well panned and organized. All the guides where so friendly and knowledgeable.
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A wonderful trip! The scenery was breathtaking! Our tour guide (Martin) & bus driver (Rafi) were great. The city tour guides were very knowledgeable. LOTS of walking but was prepared for it. I would recommend this trip.
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I like the way Collette lets you know when you are flying where your next gate is etc.
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It just ran so smooth . Our guide was very informative mixed with a little humor. Kept very busy but still had plenty of time to explore on our own
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Our tour guide was excellent. Hotel in Bern was very small.
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Mt. Pilatus excursion and Lucerne was awesome. Th scenic train ride to Gstad. All the bus trips went through gorgeous landscapes and mountain views.
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Tour guide excellent. The AC Marriott hotel was only middling with air conditioning that was not up to standard along with a out of service elevator.
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Travelling on Air Canada through Toronto should be avoided if at all possible. The airport is described by locals as disorganized and worse. Limited space for jumbo jet capacity planes in waiting areas, multiple gate changes for multiple flights all at the same time, at least a 6 hour delay getting off the ground with no real explanation and passenger gridlock in the hallways. What happened to concern for passenger safety once in the air? Sleeping with bags on toes and dinner plates in lap all night is not it! Plane seats are reconfigured underneath to have a quarter of the size of the bag it should accommodate. Cabin crew told me directly to bus my own dinner plate to the galley! The Collette plans were generally very enjoyable.
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Our tour guide for the first 7 days, Alex, was tremendous. He kept us on time, was very patient, and very throrough. Our guide for the last 4 days in Vienne seemed disinterested in being with us.
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Great Tour Guide (Carman) and Bus Driver was excellent. All of the sights taken in were just Fabulous. Only problem I had was trying to connect with the group at the airport (Zurich), but our Great Guide found me.
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Well organized, informative and very well rounded. The Mt Palouti area was great.
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Beautiful tour, but too much time was spent on the bus. Too much time wasted travelling on the bus. It is better to move from hotel to hotel to be closer to the sites we were scheduled to visit. All the towns and sites visited were beautiful but I would skip Metreux (sp?) best to schedule a cruise on Lake Geneva when visiting this town.
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Beautiful tour with so many breathtaking sights to visit and explore!! We created memories that will last for a lifetime!
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We love the places, our tour manager, Carmen Manzanares.
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Tour ******: Carmen and driver: Juan Carlo worked together to provide us with comfortable, carefree bus travel. Site visits: extensive historical and current information. They maintained good order and opportunity for relaxing relationships between all participants in my tour of 42.
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Excellent choice of sights 2 visit, fantastic/knowledgeable tour guide. Amazing scenery, very good meals, fun group & excellent value for the money. Didnt have 2 worry about transportation or finding our way around. Absolutely loved everything about Lucerne & Bern, but each location was wonderful in its own unique way & had special highlights. Thank you for providing us a great time & vacation to remember for the rest of our lives!
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This trip ranked right at #1 or right up there with our Western U.S. trip years ago. Collette handled everything seamlessly. We were most impressed with all the arrangements & sights. So much history & breathtaking scenery. It was an especially meaningful trip as my wife's ancestry is from Switzerland & Germany. We already booked another Collette trip for next year.
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everything was taken care of.. hotel, flight all transportation etc
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What a wonderful itinerary! We loved all the places we visited and the tour excursions were terrific! We essentially loved going to the top of the 7,000 foot Mt. Pilatus which was fantastic! Our tour manager Li Kozanyi was very Knowledgeable, experienced, courageous, friendly and attentive. The hotels we stayed at were all located in the city center, the provided meals were located in A+ restaurants were the food , service and decor were local and delicious. There were 44 people in our tour and were all ages. We all got along fine. We rotated our seats every day on the coach bus. The coach driver Giovanni from Italy was such a delight and and excellent driver. I highly recommend Collette Tours! Even though it was our first booking with them. This particular tour was well thought out and worked out perfectly for us!
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I loved the cities we visited and the mountains!
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Our Tour Manager and Coach Driver were both friendly, kind and professional. We enjoyed all aspects of the tour. So much to do and see. It was one of the best experiences ever.
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Lots to see and experience
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There were a lot of walking uphill and a lot of stairs.
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I felt that the care and concern that we received while on this trip was extraordinary.
We are pleased to hear you had a great time on our Discover Switzerland, Austria & Bavaria tour! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us, we hope to see you again soon!
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Tour mgr and guides were excellent. Learned a lot and the views were great. Meals were tasty and the accommodations were good.
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Tour mgr and guides were excellent. Learned a lot and the views were great. Meals were tasty and the accommodations were good.
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Review on 05/15/2022
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Guide was excellent. Coach and drive were great. Hotel were great. Places we went and the things we saw were great. Step on guides were good. Food was very good. Only bad thing there was no place to exchange money in Austria.
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Guide was excellent. Coach and drive were great. Hotel were great. Places we went and the things we saw were great. Step on guides were good. Food was very good. Only bad thing there was no place to exchange money in Austria.
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Guide was excellent. Coach and drive were great. Hotel were great. Places we went and the things we saw were great. Step on guides were good. Food was very good. Only bad thing there was no place to exchange money in Austria.
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Review on 05/13/2022
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Thought the 3 to 4 inches of snow on our first day would spoil the day but it made for one of the prettiest days ever
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Thought the 3 to 4 inches of snow on our first day would spoil the day but it made for one of the prettiest days ever
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Thought the 3 to 4 inches of snow on our first day would spoil the day but it made for one of the prettiest days ever
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I loved this tour. First, I think Colette has amazing customer services. The tour went without a hitch. The hotels were lovely. Would highly recommend Collette and this tour.
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Review on 05/13/2022
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I loved this tour. First, I think Colette has amazing customer services. The tour went without a hitch. The hotels were lovely. Would highly recommend Collette and this tour.
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I loved this tour. First, I think Colette has amazing customer services. The tour went without a hitch. The hotels were lovely. Would highly recommend Collette and this tour.
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Tour Manager we excellent.
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Excellent tour.
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Our tour manager Barbara von pagel was great. Very knowledgeable and kept her cool under pressure
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I can't pinpoint 1 favorite...all were memorable
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A great experience on my first all-inclusive,guided tour.
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All travel logistics and details were handled. Transportation was good quality and attractions were well thought out. I particularly enjoyed ground travel excursions to view the local way-of-life.
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Our tour guide was personable, pleasant and very knowledgeable. She was very accommodating for any personal requests and was ready to assist me when I experienced a family emergency back home.
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This trip had too much free time and not enough included activities. The first two days included only a short walking tour. Included dinners should be in establishments that can separate our group from their main dining area.
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Eating a schnitzel in Innsbruck with a part of the group at the restaurant Stiftskeller
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Too much down time, especially in Bern.
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Gstaad-wintersports with the snow falling.
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Excellent tour guide . Barbara von Pagel.
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The city of Berne. Horse and carriage ride .
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We had an excellent tour director and excellent hotels. The itinerary was very good for the value of the tour. The home town pick up is greatly appreciated by the travelers. I liked the flexibility of the itinerary.
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The itinerary was good.The tour was a good value for what you got. We had an excellent tour director .It was a wonderful to be in these countries.
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Perfect mix of leisure time and guided tour
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Our tour guide Marian was exceptional. She made each one of us feel that she was interested in us and our enjoyment of the trip. So professional and yet caring.
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Bavaria day with countryside and Oberammergau
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Marian was an excellent tour guide!
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Marian was so knowledgeable about each area we visited. We would be happy to travel with her again.
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We especially enjoyed the cog train trip to Mount Pilatus.
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Tour was well planned, included and optional sites visited were amazing, included meals were at terrific venues, hotels were centrally located in the two base cities, and the main tour guide and bus driver were excellent.
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Tour review is same as in Overall Service Experience. Favorite memorable experience was at the mountain top overlooking the city of Innsbruck.
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Location of our very nice hotels was centralized. All breakfasts were great as were all the tours. Our tour guide, Toni Ray-Ingrahm, was fantastic with the history and lore of the various places we visited. I would definitely take another Collette tour.
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I would put 4 1/2 stars only because of the noise at the Bern Hotel. Everything else was great.
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Our guide, Toni, was extremely knowledgeable about Switzerland and Austria. She was terrific.
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Mount Palatis, Innsbruck and Bern
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The itinerary was lovely. Four nights in each destination really allowed one to feel comfortable with the towns' streets & solo sightseeing. Our tour expert, Toni, was more than a historian, she was available for off-book plans, fun, creative. I thought adding the music while on the bus at certain times was special. The lodgings were in the heart of old town, near the open markets and nicely appointed.
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As a retired teacher, I appreciated the history, geography, and cultural information that was given. The tour guide was very well informed and willing to impart her knowledge to the group. Meeting local people (local tour guides, owner who taught strudel making, carriage drivers, etc) was wonderful too!
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My favorite was the cultural show...music, dancing. Also, the trip up to Mt. Pilatus and the carriage ride in the mountain community(both optional, but so glad I took part).
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Purchasing through the main headquarters in RI went extremely well.
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This was my 5th Collette Tour. The Tour manager, Luciana Lyons was fabulous. The bus driver was Great (Raffael), the local guides were terrific.
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The tour was fabulous. My favorite things; Taking the cog train up MT Pilatus, Lucerne, seeing the country side within the Alps, doing something local; learning how to make apple strudel, seeing Neuschwanstein Castle OMG beautiful, seeing the ski jump in Innsbrook. I loved everything. The food and the hotels were excellent. I would not have changed a thing except for my transfer ride from my house to the airport JFK. I will not use Chris Limo again.
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The overall trip was wonderful.
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The overall trip was a bucket list item. We enjoyed how everything was arranged an planned out. The main complaint was on the return trip. The trip to the airport in Munich did no leave much time to get boarding passes and check our luggage. We arrived at the airport only 1 hour 20 minutes before and flight time and were met with long lines. We were concerned that we would not make our flight in time.
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The sites and scenery throughout Switzerland and Austria were breathtaking. Pictures cannot do them justice. Our main regret was the accommodations in in Bern. The hotel was clean and well maintained but it was still warm outside and the air conditioning unit was shut off for the fall/winter months. As a result we needed to open the large windows in the room and were subject to all the noise, music, traffic, and sounds from the preparation of stalls for the market fair which was set up across the street from the hotel. The set up started about 4 am and was very noisy. It made it hard to sleep and relax.
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Had It Been our First It Would Have Been Our Last! 😢i
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Subpar experience st the hitelmin Bern. Airline issues. Guide not focused. Group too large.
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We loved the Chicolate Factory Tour.
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Tour was great due to Tour GuideToni and variety of activities. The air travel was delayed by a day at the beginning due to connections in Seattle and later frustration in the Paris airport due to gate/carrier confusion.
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Loved the musical variety group near the end of the tour.
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it was well organized. The tour manager was always available and helpful. Staying in just 2 hotels was great, not having to pack and move every other day made it easier and relaxed
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the tour was great. most memorable, well that's hard because all was memorable
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wonderful, informative trip.
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The trip was amazing, beautiful scenery, well informed Tour Manager, and time for shopping and discovery by ourselves.
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Being surrounded by the Alpes in their splendor everyday made for a very memorable vacation.
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Good tour. Terrible guide and tour participants.
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Bus driver very helpful and drove safely. Tour director knowledgeable and organized. She was "overwhelmed" by the 33 people from New York. The 9 of us from CA were "incidental" and not really included in any decisions.Favoritism was evident. Guide never made people move on bus so the same 2 people "assistants" sat behind driver for the entire tour. Same people took over the single seats in the back of the bus. Not a good situation. In addition, guide not accommodating to slow walkers. Left about 4 people behind the pack on every walk. Made suggestions that perhaps this group should not partake in a tour if they couldn't keep up. The locations and activities were nice. For the first time on my several Collette tours, the people were very problematic. Great tour except for tour group and guide.
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Guide was very impatient with seniors who couldn't hear or walk fast. Very taken over by the large group of travelers. Partial to their wants and wishes. The 9 of us from another group were never considered. Did no have people move seats on the bus.
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Great time, well paced tour, wonderful sights
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Innsbruck Olympic ski jump
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Wonderfull
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Hotel locations were excellent side tours were just enough pace was good
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Mt Pilates great views great
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Tour was excellent, covered a variety of places with an excellent tour guide, Angelica.
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Visiting where the Sound of Music was filmed.
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Everything was great the tour manager was top notch.
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Yes I have recommended you several times.
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Everything was memorable Loved it
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Very happy!
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Our tour guide was exceptional in every way. The pre-arranged destinations were terrific with superb views. The hotel for the first half of our trip was very clean and accommodating with very nice breakfast buffet; the hotel for the second half was not as great. Although the room was clean, there were several things left to be desired. For those with special dietary restrictions, make sure you notify Collette and tour guide asap so arrangements may be made.
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Our tour guide was exceptional in every way. The pre-arranged destinations were terrific with superb views. The hotel for the first half of our trip was very clean and accommodating with very nice breakfast buffet; the hotel for the second half was not as great. Although the room was clean, there were several things left to be desired (glass wall of bathroom permits the light from the bathroom to light the entire room in the middle of night; limited buffet and space to accommodate all guests). For those with special dietary restrictions, make sure you notify Collette and tour guide asap so arrangements may be made.
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Quality of hotels was only fair. You could certainly work on upgrading to provide a better overall experience.
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Quality of hotels was only fair.
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A tour and company I would recommend.
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Tour was as described in the brochure. All of our expectations were met or exceeded. Our Tour manager was exceptional as was our driver. Our airport transfers were also very good.
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They provided perfect weather every day! We enjoyed seeing an area we hadn't seen before, but especially enjoyed Innsbruck.
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The entire trip was amazing. Ozcan was the best tour manager. The only problem was the last hotel stay in Bern Switzerland. Please chose a different hotel in this area. Many of the seniors in our group were afraid of the public transportation and the hotel was not a 3-5 star hotel.
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Everything was beautiful. The tours, the alps, the yodeling family and the educational information provided by Ozcan. He was a class act. I will definitely take another Colette tour and hopefully Ozcan will be the tour manager. I can't give the 5 stars for the Grauer bar hotel that it deserves because the hotel ambassador was awful.
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Great first tour
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I loved our tour guide. The first hotel was outstanding in quality and location. The second hotel was a bit far from Bern. There was much more time on bus than we expected. The alps and destinations were amazing.
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Only complaint was too much time on bus most days.
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Our tour director was great!
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Lucerne is a beautiful city!
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Every moment was well-planned by our tour director. Just the right amount of group activities and free time.
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Visiting the city of Salzburg was a highlight. The local guide was a delight.
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The trip combined beautiful vistas with cultural experiences.
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Professionally done throughout. Highly recommended
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Mt Pilatus stands out. Stunning views. Great apples strudel
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We had a great trip! Loved our guide, Pilar Roccio. She was so informative. Loved the cleanliness of Switzerland and Austria and the scenery!!
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Loved the toboggan ride down Mt. Gurten and train ride up Mt. Pilatus!! The beautiful Alps!!!
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We had a wonderful trip. Our Collette guide, Pilar Roccio, was great! She was so well informed and gave us a lot of history of the region! She went above and beyond the call of duty!!
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Salzburg was beautiful!! Loved the ride up to Mt. Pilatus! The Lion Monument was so moving!
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Well planned activities that met my expectations. I would definitely go on another trip with the company.
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The 3 countries are such a beautiful part of the world. I loved Innsbruck and Austria. It was a pleasant surprise that I wasn't expecting to have. However Switzerland certainly didn't disappoint.
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Awesome tour guide
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The sights that we saw. Optional excursions were worth the extra money.
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Collette for our first overseas group tour was great!
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Fantastic time on the Collette tour. The tour director, Pedro Pais was so knowledgable and spoke 5 or 6 languages. A wealth of information was given to us by Pedro Pais. For a younger gentlemen, we all were so grateful to have him as our tour guide. The hotel accommodations and food menus were also great. Thank you to Pedro and our bus driver, Antonio, for always having a smile on their face and so helpful to our group.
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The whole tour was memorable.
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Great time!
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The staff was very nice, helpful and polite. The hotels were great; one modern, one classic, older hotel. Tours were good, left some afternoon time for shopping and doing things on our own. Compared to a Viking cruise (Danube River); I prefer the Collette tour.
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Favorite: Mount Pilataus gage rail trip. The inclusion of Neuchatel was one of the best parts. I would love to go back to that little village! Best Western Priemer Hotel was wonderful!
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Our Tour manager did an awesome job of ensuring that everyone had an enjoyable experience. She worked tirelessly to attend to people’s specific needs. Collette also provides some unique services, like transportation to and from the airport. This proved to be a real perk. The tour provided opportunities to see many different sites in the countries we traveled to. I would encourage you to try and build in more opportunities to connect with residents of the countries.
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Overall the trip was great. The arrival instructions should be clearer.
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Overall the trip was great. Staying at one hotel for 4 nights rather than changing every day or two was really nice. The tour director was very competent, organized, and personable. I would use Collette again and would recommend to others.
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Some things need to be addressed. The arrival instructions need to be clearer. We went where the instructions told us to go, but the tour director was not there. We wandered all over the airport asking various people how to find our guide. The name tags need to be attached at the shoulder level rather than on a lanyard. It's hard to read the name. Also, there's no need to go to Germany. Oberamagau is a rip off...just a tourist trap and waste of time. Departing from Munich airport was a nightmare. There were so many people crowded into the airport, it was wall to wall people and very hard to find where we were supposed to be. It took so long we didn't get to the gate until just a few minutes before boarding then we had to be bused to the airplane. Seems like it would be easier to drive back to Zurich and leave from there or re-design the tour so it arrived and departed from Zurich.
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Tour manager was timely and fun, informational, accommodations were very nice and comfortable.I loved the 98% of the tour locations. It was really a dream trip to those countries.
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Loved the whole experience for the locations we visited and enjoyed the tour manager. Favorite country was Switzerland and favorite tour was Mt. Pilatus. Enjoyed staying in town of Bern, and also the city/small town feel of Innsbruck. The only tours that were ok were the Bear pits, and a rose garden at top of Bern. However, I can appreciate the history of the Bear pits and the amazing view from the rose gardens. It always good to have lighter days interspersed with lots of walking days. Tour manager was exceptionall. Im sure your company knows this. She went over the top for our group. Got to know us personally and took her own time and energy to help a not so active individual on our tour. Just great i would encourage others to go on this tour, with this tour guide.
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Great trip!
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The tour director Maria Pillar Roccia was the best!! She made the trip amazing!
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I loved the places we visited. The location specialists were a waste of time especially in Lucerne. There was not enough time to have lunch and visit shops- we had 55 minutes! I was disappointed that we did not visit the Neuschwanstein Castle and it was just a photo shop. The tour was good but I felt a bit pricey for what we did everyday
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Awesome Tour Manager on the site
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The Tour Manager went out of her way to accommodate every situation we faced. We had a traveler who was extremely demanding and "cookie" was awesome in working with her. Also paid for a wheel chair out of her own money. I tried to pay her for it but she refused.
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Sight were spectacular! Beautiful countries.
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The trip was well organized and everything went as promised
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Climbing the Swiss and Austrian Alps.
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As always, Collette doesn't disappoint. Excellent hotels, excursions, tour guides and drivers. This is my 5th tour and I have always been pleased.
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Loved Switzerland! As always, Collette doesn't disappoint. Excellent accommodations, excursions, tour guides and drivers.
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Would do it all again!
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I felt very well taken care of with Collette. My selected tour included two very nice accommodations that were spacious and had air-condition. What air-conditioning in Europe!! The coach transportation was comfortable with a nice driver. Our tour guide was the best, being cordial and knowledgeable. The value was worth every dollar!
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My favorite experience was the tour of the castles, one in each country and my time in Montreux. What a beautiful place!! It is known as the "Swiss" Riveria. That city has many stories regarding musicians for the United States. It was fun to learn so much.
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I will travel with Collette again. Usually their tours are great. This last one was a bit disappointing because of the mix-up in the connecting flight from Frankfurt. Two people from our tour were not on our flight. AND NO ONE KNEW ABOUT IT until they arrived at the airport. Everyone should have known before we left home. Great hotels, fun local tours and restaurants. Thanks
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Dinner provided throughout the tour were very good. Fun safe trip. Thanks
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Yes I would recommend them and will travel with them again if the opportunity comes up. The tour guide was excellent in making sure everyone knew what was happening the next day and preparing us for what you would need to have with.
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I thought the price was reasonable for what was included. Can't say any part was better then another. I enjoyed everything about the trip.
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Great tour. Excellent tour guide.
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The excellent tour guide made for a wonderful tour.
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There were so many beautiful sites that I can’t just pick one.
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.Collette Office Team was amazing to work with. Very Pleased
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The Trip, all tours and venues were wonderful and the Tour Manager was wonderful, wonderful. Marion made our trip! Sadly we had a few misfortune's with the home town pickup (driver) and delayed air travel (which is not your fault but puts a damper on the trip) and of course not getting our luggage for a few days was also a bummer.
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Top of Mt Pilatus and the ride up and down was a highlight for many.
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Collette's flight booking service was great.
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They booked flights for us from our local airport as we asked--all with promptness and professionalism. We will ask them to avoid Chicago in the future if possible; it was a real hassle making the connection to the international terminal. Also, returning through Toronto seemed like an added stop, customs check, etc. which wasn't needed so we will try to avoid that also.
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Our tour manager was knowledgeable, professional, and kind. We saw great vistas, learned about the countries, and enjoyed local cuisine. The other 42 guests were enjoyable and made traveling in a group pleasant. My favorite memory was an option to take a cog rail up Mt. Pilatas; it was beautiful ascending, viewing from above, and descending in a gondola.
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Ugh...terrible
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Too many people (45) were packed on 1 bus for the entire trip because a smaller group was paired with our group. This saved Collette money but we were given no compensation for this inconvenience. The bus was so old, cramped, and uncomfortable that it was disrespectful to expect travelers to use it. We had to do a daily rotation so that the same people weren't stuck in the worst of the seats each day. We spent hours in the bus each day because our hotel was moved to another city. This change caused us to miss seeing entire sections of cities and tours.
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I loved being in the old downtown areas in Lucerne, Bern, and Innsbruck; however, we were given almost no time in most of these areas because Collette books a lot of places with only a brief stop at each. We missed so many opportunities to see castles, etc. because we only had 20-minutes at some stops. The language Collette uses is very misleading. If the description says that you'll "see" a castle, bring binoculars because they mean you'll see it in the distance. We went to Salzburg and "saw" Mozart's birthplace and missed the salt mines. We went to Gstaad and stayed for 20 minutes. Collette advertises all these beautiful places you'll visit but doesn't say you're basically going to have time to go to the bathroom before you get on the bus again.
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The trip did not measure up to what I expected in anyway
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The service was horrible. I was very disappointed. I was so excited because of the people that took the APSU trip last year spoke very highly of Collette. The tour was not organized. The entire trip was rushed due to having to drive from Vevey instead of Berns. Several places we were given 1 hour to eat and explore, which was impossible to enjoy.
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How does one schedule a tour and not realize that there is a National holiday? Everything is closed. Several occasions, time was not given to explore many of the places that we visited. The most memorable part of the trip for me was the last night. We attended a Yodeling program that was presented by a local family. I wish that we could have done something exciting like the Chocolate Train instead of just riding the train to the top, going to the bathroom then getting back on the bus to return to Vevey.
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I wil NEVER travel with Collette again.
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Mediocre hotel accommodations, out of date tour bus with broken seats, overcrowded tour, rushed excursions, poor communication.
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I give Switzerland and Austria 5 stars and Collette 1 Star. Everywhere we went was incredibly rushed. We went to Salzburg and didn’t even visit the salt mines, which is what the city is known for. We literally stopped on the side of the road for a photo op with Neuschawnstein Castle instead of actually receiving a tour. We went to Mt. Pilatus and were given less than an hour to spend. We took a train to Gstadd and were literally given enough time to use the bathroom before we were herded like Cattle back onto the bus. The descriptions we were sold we very misleading. More time was spent on the outdated, cramped bus than any excursion.
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Good tour for the price.
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Collette does a good job for the price. Wonderful tour director and amazing sights and scenery even though the motorcoach was uncomfortable and cramped.
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The tour was very good - what I expected for the price. Hotels in Vevey and Innsbruck were wonderful. The rooms were a bit warm, but the weather was warmer than usual. We certainly didn't need the heavy duvet! Learning to leave a keycard in the slot for room electricity and A/C helped. Visitors should not expect the same power grid efficiency of the US.
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Super scenery!
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Beautiful countryside! And our tour manager, Oz, was fantastic and friendly. He was very knowledgeable on historical and other information. Local guides were also very good!. The scenery was beautiful. I've never seen cleaner countries than Switzerland and Austria. The only downside of the trip was the cramped Collette motorcoach. Very little legroom. And a couple of seats were broken and would suddenly recline onto the knees of the person seated behind.
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Amazing sights and gorgeous scenery. Loved the Castle tour, cogwheel train, and gondola!
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An unforgettable experience for all the wrong reasons
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The destinations were great and the scenery was fantastic. There was a language barrier between the driver and tour guide. The driver only spoke Italian and the tour guide spoke English and German. The tour guide, OZ, disassociated himself from members of the group and did not provide a wholesome experience. The time to explore the cities during day excursions were poorly calculated. We would travel for 2 or more hours to the destination only to spend 45 minutes to 1 hour exploring the city. I often felt rushed and was unable to submerged myself into the culture. The bus driver, Enzo, tried to be very accommodating although the bus itself was outdated, uncomfortable and did not have WIFI.
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The highlights of the trip were exploring Mt. Pilatus, the city of Bern, and the city of Innsbruck.
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The group was too large to be managed by one tour guide. Over 40. By the time the last of us got off the bus, the first people along with the guide were out of sight. Also the bus rides were long and dull. Videos could have been shown or games played, something to break the monotony of the long rides. I have been on other trips where the bus rides were long. The tour director always had something going on.
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Enjoyed the places we went.
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Couldn’t ask for better
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Everything was great loved the mountains
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We had a great time and saw many beautiful sites.
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The tour was very well organized. The two optional trips should be included in the overall package price.
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The day trip to Seefeld was the beat.
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Collete US Service was Impeccable
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Collette was very helpful and professional during all phases of planning this trip, They followed up on all of my questions and requests. Their explanations and answers were far beyond what I would have expected.
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Fast paced tour with an aggressive itinerary that allowed us to visit so many locations in a short amount of time. The guides were so helpful in all cases. Favorite experience was extra side trip to Seefeld Country Cottage was our favorite outing of the entire trip. It as nice to get off the bus, meet some local people, make apple strudel, visit the farm animals and take a relaxing horse carriage ride. Loved riding the train! The Tyrolean folklore festival was fantastic and loved by all. We were very impressed that each country represented by the audience was recognized and respected by the performers.
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Overall the trip was good, thanks to Toni.
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Overall tour was great. Our Travel Coordinator, Toni, was awesome! I am a travel agent and I took this tour with my mother and 4 other friends. We were all mother-daughter couples. My biggest complaint was the airplane seating. Some couples were not seated together. This is unacceptable in my opinion. 2 of these people had never traveled overseas before. Also, in the past wine was included with the meals. Not just one glass.
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We loved just about everything about this tour. Disappointed that we did not get a closer view of Newschwanstein Castle. One of our excursions was cancelled. Wish there would have been a Plan B.
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It was my first trip with Collette and I would book with them again. Tour director was excellent!
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Very comprehensive but would have liked some shorter days.
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High value tour. Would travel with Collette again.
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The tour was efficiently organized. It met all expectations. Although we met with some rain at the beginning, we didn’t miss a beat. Our tour manager, Toni Ray-Ingram was outstanding! Her years of experience, personality and knowledge made the trip. The home office responded to everything we asked and were also outstanding.
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I personally enjoyed Salzburg and Innsbruck.
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I would travel with Collette again. The trip was well planned. We saw a lot of places. Our guide was very enjoyable.
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We saw so much that we would not have seen on our own.
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Great service
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Will definitely use Collette again. They are responsive to questions and concerns and work hard to correct any issues or compensate for changes or other problems.
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Loved the tour and our tour manager. I would have given the tour 5 stars except our hotel in Bern was under construction and not up to Collette's usual standards. Hotel Innsbruck was great. Collete did offer compensation for the hotel issues.
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Overall the tour was good; beautiful scenery in the Alps region. Biggest shortcoming was the reconstruction going on in the Bern Hotel, where to go from rooms to front desk and restaurant areas entailed walking through active construction areas over extension cords, wires, with men actively sawing, working, and moving equipment through hallways, etc. Much heavy dust, noise, and dangerous areas. In the U.S. guests would NOT have even been allowed to stay in this hotel under these conditions, and should not have been allowed there.
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Enjoyed tour and experience. Tour guide and individual guides on tours where other guides were very good.
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All pre-trip details, etc. handled professionally.
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Told us max of 30 : 43 on tour.This meant not everyone had a window on the bus as we drove through beautiful countryside. The hotel in Berne was under construction. We had to go through an unfinsihed hall to get to our room. Access to lobby via the staris was blocked!
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Great trip!
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hotels were in excellent location, great guide, excellent places to visit
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I love Switzerland and Austria. I always want to see more!
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Perfect Collette Trip
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Collette took care of the smallest details that made the trip so memorable. The tour director, Marian, was everything you could ask for in a guide. Not only did she take very good care of us in every way, but her expertise was impressive and her organization was exceptional. I always felt like we were in safe hands with Andre as our driver who was very professional and experienced. The dinners hosted by Collette included delicious food and were made even more special because of the historical significance of the restaurants.
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Loved shopping in Salzburg and Innsbruck, the panoramic train ride through the Swiss Alps, the unexpected snowfall.
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Breathtaking Alps!
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There was an inconvenience with hotel construction but Collette made sure we were properly compensated for the inconvenience.
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Logistics were perfect. Food was fabulous. Tour guide Marian was awesome1
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The ultimate in planning and organizing a trip! No worries-just sit back and enjoy the journey.
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The scenery was indescribable! So many good experiences-can't think of only one.
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Excellent service.
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Beautiful and memorable.
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Excellent!
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Excellent. She had the experience for her job.
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Great trip. Saw Alps with snow cover and waterfalls from the melting snow.
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The trip was great. Seeing the Alps with some snow cover was beautiful. We went to great places, the food was good as was the entertainment. We had a wonderful tour guide. Angelina Di Mair. She could not have been better. The only problem was the Bern Hotel which was under reconstruction. Our floor was terrible with electric cords on the floor and hanging from the ceilings. If you came back to your room during the day, it was very noisy with hammering, sawing etc. The room was kept very clean but was small.
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The tour was great especially seeing the snow covered Alps. Switzerland, Austria, and Bavaria were very pretty, green and clean, not a scrap of paper on the ground. Got to hear yodeling and those long pipes you hear in the Ricola commercials. It was a great trip.
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Service was very good until it came time to depart. Our group was separated on different airlines. Wish I could have flown American Air so I could get the miles. My flight was a very long flight both ways, especially returning with a 6 hour layover in Denver. The first hotel was under extensive renovations. My room was located at the end of a hallway with exposed sheet rock work, wires and dust. I shared the elevator with construction crew. My airline departure reservations from Germany was combined with 4 others on the trip. This would have been ok if we had been told. I was not able to check-in at the kiosk after standing inline for an hour. Finally found an agent who could help me. I was in the last 10 people to board the plane. I came near to missing the flight! When I finally got home, I got sick and was near bedridden for 10 days.
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Loved the countries and food.
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Not well organized
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We had major construction at our first hotel, had to walk through it to get to our rooms. We had to pay for more meals than usual. We rode on the bus more than we toured. The churches were closed. Didnt get to tour neuschwanstein castle after riding for hours to get there. Coming home we had a 6 hour layover in Denver after that long overseas flight. This was our fourth trip with Collete. If it had been our first, it would have been our last!
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The Austrian Folk dancing show
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Accommodations & flight arrangements need improvement but great location
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Our days were planned well and full of interesting plans of interest however I was disappointed in a number of things: The hotel in Switzerland should have not have been used. The "under-construction" status for over a year should be a hint that guests will be met with unsafe and difficult conditions for a trip that was not inexpensive. Our flights were challenging: Flying over, we were split into two groups (there were about 35 of us) with one group arriving about 6 hours ahead of the other group. Coming home, we were all on the same flight but with a layover in Denver - when we were headed to DFW. Friday, our day was full of locations that were closed or inaccessible or simply not what we expected. i.e.: We thought we would be going inside Neuschweinstein castle - not driving into town and seeing it from the base of the mountain. Very disappointing. Overall the trip was fun with our group but very disappointing with our flight arrangements, the first hotel and that one day that we drove a long way to find closed and out of season.....
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Loved seeing Bern and Innsbruck and the side trips. The tour manager, Toni, was very good in every way. The hotel in Bern was awful and should not be used by Collette. The flight arrangements out of Dallas and back again should have been better planned.
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We have traveled with Collette and MaryEllen previously. She is a phenomenal and organized leader. Bern was enjoyable in part for a museum festival which coincided with our stay. The dinners were good. The cities visited were as usual for any tour, a survey stop and shopping. The tour guide should have been better able to communicate the essence of the countries traveled. My biggest disappointment was (what I felt) a misrepresentation of our stop in Oberammergau. The Passion is next year but we were told we would see the theater and get a sense of the passion from the people. As per your description “Enjoy a brief tour and learn more about this charming place,famous for its Passion Play.” We barely received that. The best part of the trip were our congenial fellow travelers and the fun meals we found on our own.
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I keep getting interrupted with this review I do not know what has been sent Maryellen the organizer of the trip is phenomenal The tour an average survey with emphasis on shopping Meal in Bern was good Museum night in Bern was great but not your doing Other meals, venues good but didn’t feel especially welcomed by staff, food from culinary standards okay Big disappointment how Oberammergau was represented by Tracy Nothing there gave a hint of the Passion that was to come We’re told to expect more but sadly all we saw was shopping Tour guide wasn’t as informative as previous Swiss guides I’ve experienced. Little history or description of geography Hotels centrally located Hotel in Bern under construction and dangerous in that rooms had too many different lips in floors that were not highlighted Too many trips and stubbed toes Rooms temperature uncomfortable because systems not finished Opening windows a problem because scaffolding with elevator outside our windows We probably will travel with Maryellen again Read that Maryellen and not Collette first Our best trips with you have been hand tailored by Maryellen not your common tours I always recommend traveling with our organizer not the company and will be more discriminating in the future I hope you did something very nice for your guests whom were hurt by different leverage in hotel and inconvenience with not having a flight booked with Swiss Air Happy travels Louisa
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I have gone on 2 trips with Collette and have been very satisfied with them. I would and have recommended them to friends.
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It was a wonderful tour. We saw and did so much during our trip.
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Appreciated the detailed agenda booklet. All questions asked were answered.
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Beautiful views at Mount Pilatus!
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Did not like the hotel in Austria
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Mostly ok this time
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Our airplane accommodations were completely wrong. We paid a lot of money for this trip to be seated awAy from my husband. We should not have to be asking or begging for sits at departure time. We paid for the tri, is your job to deliver the service we paid for. We have done I t think five trips with you but this time you really messed up. O
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Collette takes your travel experience to the highest level
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I have highly recommended Collette as an exceptional touring company that allows the traveler the very best experience, from the cultural focus to the time management in each locale.
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Collette exceeded all expectations- we were able to enjoy each country in the most personal way, immersed in the best aspects of each culture. Each traveler was able to experience this journey in their own special way- everything was individualized to a person. I feel that everyone came away with their own special memory.
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Excellent service!
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We have been using Collette at Fairfield University for approximately 10 yearly trips and always found them to be an excellent provider for the perfect travel experience.
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Everything went so smoothly. I particularly enjoyed the trip to Salzburg and the site of the Sound of Music.
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Could of put us in better hotel in Bern, Switzerland, other than that, all was very good.
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Very professional tour guide and nicely planned dat tours
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Wonderful, affordable trip.
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We saw many wonderful sights and people. Tour guide, Toni, was great. Bus rides got to be too long.
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Great trip, affordable, long bus rides.
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They did what and how they said they would with zero surprises.
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The informational meetings were concise and to the point, with the presenter being well versed in the specific trip in question. It was a ?No Pressure" presentation, with obvious incentives to purchase. Just a professional job.
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Hard to do as all experiences were exceptional.
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You felt very welcome, included and the grou I was with was a lot of fun.
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My first trip was amazing with the company. The agenda was informative, busy enough, hotels were very good as well as the food. It was a pleasure to experience the different countries, their food, customs and to hear of the history that made them who they are.
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I love to travel internationally and to do it with a group, a knowledgeable group made me feel safe and allowed me to really enjoy the scenery, the shopping, the food, wine, and friendships.
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I felt the excursions were lacking. I may use them again not sure. Price would be a major factor.
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The Olympic ski jump. Got to go to the top and a team was there practicing. Awesome
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Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria Tour- FANTASTIC TOUR !!!!
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I wanted a "get up and go and not worry about it" tour and Collette was the one that took care of me. From flights, to the bus to the room, everything was taken care of. The tour guide we had on this tour was fantastic and knew what she was talking about. Was ever present when any situation arose and found solutions along the way.
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The Swiss Alps, the Austrian Alps, the beautiful weather, no rain the entire trip. Bavaria was great to visit but sure would like to have spent more time in Germany, so much to see but just so many days and hours to see it.
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For the money payed for the tour I would think the customer could at least get a room in Bern without ants. Dissatisfied with the overall quality of my room.
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Time spent walking in Innsbrook
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Collette Experience Was Great
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I loved my Collette experience! I almost gave them 4 stars, because our first hotel, Hotel Bern, was undergoing major renovations and the inconvenience was massive, halls were blocked off with barricades and I was very worried about an emergency exit if we would have needed it. The hotel front desk woman yelled at me for getting on the wrong elevator, which is funny now, but in my defense, I had been using the stairs to the third floor the whole time, and I wasn’t familiar with their set up. I felt Collette should have been informed. Collette was ripped off. The bus had to drop us off away from the hotel, and in the rain, it was not glamorous, lol Otherwise, everything was nice! Our guide was knowledgeable and our bus driver was safety conscious! Both were very friendly and helpful. The trip was spectacular. So much so, that I have not lost confidence and will go to Italy with Collette in August.
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Memorable experience: Going up Pilatus, into the clouds, enjoying the Swiss chough birds... Innsbruck is a favorite city now, too
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It was ok but hotel Bern was awful!
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Expensive! I thought it was uninteresting
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Tour was well organised. Guide was excellent. I lined the particulars on what to see and hints on where to eat and some of the cultural information for the respective areas we stayed at.
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I loved the opportunities to see the various countryside and mountains in both Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria. This tour was a fantastic mix of doing things yourself versus planned activities.
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I am glad I got to see the countries we visited and I appreciated Toni.
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I would consider using Collette again. However I would check more closely regarding what I would actually be able to see and do. I thought we would be able to tour Neuschwanstein Castle, but we couldn't even get close to see it. We had time only to buy a few items and go to the bathroom. It seems to me that Collette may have misrepresented this excursion. The Innsbruck Hotel room was horrible and unsafe. The Hotel Bern was better but lacked proper ventilation. My understanding is that Collette and all of the other tour companies are going to do away with Tour Managers from the U.S. by 2020. The problem I have with that is it is often difficult to understand other people speaking English when they have a relatively heavy accent. Also, people outside of the U.S. do not know much about American culture and what is important to us while on tour.
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Seeing the countryside and landscape. I also like Salzburg very much. I did not enjoy my time at Oberammergau There was nothing I could eat unless I sat down at a restaurant. There was no time to do that unless I did not want to walk about the town. I found the attitude of the people in all 3 countries to be mostly unfriendly, at times rude, and dismissive. My husband said that he saw some people glaring at us and appearing to laugh at all of the old Americans. I left feeling that they would prefer we stay home and just send American $.
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Enjoyed much of the tour
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Tour Guide was excellent. For the most part the planned tours were very good. It was quite a long bus trip on a few of the tours. Perhaps there is a better city to consider instead of Bern. Not that much to do there. Just a big city. Our unhappiness with the Hotel Bern as already been reported. When you don't get a good nights' sleep on terrible beds it makes you a little grouchy! Liked Austria better than Switzerland. Two of the dinners provided by Collette were excellent!
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Montreux on Lake Geneva was beautiful! Wish we could have had a boat trip there.
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This tour appealed to all my senses. Incredible! Beautiful! Delicious!
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It was an incredible tour visiting many beautiful, historical and cultural landmarks. Our guide, Toni Ray-Ingham brought the history and culture to life with her well-informed narrative. You could tell how much she loved her work and the areas we visited as well as her care for us, her guests, along this wonderful journey.
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Every place we visited on this tour was my favorite. It would be difficult to isolate one from the others. Toni Ray-Ingham made it all worthwhile in the way she described its majesty.
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Although it was mostly enjoyable I felt it could have been better.
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This was our first experience w/Collette and were very disappointed in our room in Bern. We had no A/C while most of the group did, as well as a bathroom that we couldn't even open the door all the way. I think that Collette should have provided the same type of room for ALL the tour members. I also feel that even though our tour guide was very knowledgeable and personable, she was not very organized.
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The day trip to the Chateau and Montreaux
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Wonderful, knowledgeable tour guide and bus driver! Gorgeous destinations and accommodations!
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Did not care for the first night in Bern “local” dinner experience - low end Carb. Fest! Fondue too salty with bread and potatoes- did not eat— then frozen bagged vegetables over hash browns! Next more carbs but some pork. Other local restaurant meal was excellent as was one in Innsbrook. Not a fan of the Strasberg meal either but historic Abbey ambience was nice.
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The tour guide was great, very organized and made sure the seats on the bus were rotated. She spoke fluent German which was great on this trip.
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Really enjoyed the Seefeld cottage tour, the train to Gstadt, Oberammergau...could have spent more time there...suggest deleting the church and castle before.
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One of the Best vacations ever !!!
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The tour is well organized and extremely informative.
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Very Good customer service
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Customer Service was very good and helpful. We were able to get very good air fare.
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It was one of the best tours that we had taken with Collette. It was very well organized except a couple of minor points. Would have enjoyed an extra day at Salzburg instead of Oberammergau trip. I thought we spent too much of time in the bus during Oberammergau trip. Our tour manager Sabina was very knowledgeable and friendly.
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The tour manager Sabina was exceptional and went above and beyond. The driver also was extremely skilled and an excellent driver in major tight road hazards. The first tour in Bern to the Bear Pit and the Garden was pretty uneventful as nothing much growing in the gardens and the three poor bears looked lonely and lost. Perhaps a better use of our time with touring the city and going over the architect and surroundings. Hotel in Bern was pretty outdated and although the location was great the rooms were pretty old and with no air in the hotel it left outside elements like working in the streets and partying going on all night
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It would have been nice to have seen the castle in Germany and not just view it from afar. More time at that point to actual hike up to the castle and take a tour and see the spectacular views would have been a better use of everyone's time. The tour manager went above and beyond, very knowledgeable, friendly and great personality and sense of humor. I had Collette book my airlines. Only thing was that when returning from Munich I who live in Atlanta went Munich to Washington DC and then ATL. Everyone else on the trip who didn't live in ATL went Munich to ATL and then on to their home. Pretty pathetic that I had to spend 3 hours in DC with weather related problems and couldn't fly direct to ATL. I thought the advantage of having Colette book for me was to get the best possible flight and trip times possible, I know now that is not correct.
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We were extremely pleased with our first experience with Collette. This was our first time doing a European vacation and we were very nervous. Everything was spelled out for us, all connections went smoothly. We were picked up at the designated location, taken to the airport and met at our final destination. We would definitely consider using Collette again.
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Hard to pick a favorite. We really enjoyed all the places we visited. Only disappointment was going the Neuschwanstein Castle (Friday, Aug 31); we thought we were going to tour the Castle, but in re-reading our itinerary after the fact, we realized that it was a picture opt only. It just seemed like a very long drive to just see from a distance and unfortunately, it was raining and very foggy so never really saw this Castle at all. Others on the tour, also thought we would be visiting the Castle. Maybe bold and underscore the words picture stop only.
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friendly, and responsive
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Hotels were so, so. Included dinners were so-so. The sites were nice, though the morning going to the King Ludwig II castles in Oberammergau was a waste of time as we parked in a parking lot filled with Chinese tourists and simply got a view from the parking lot and street.
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Great Hassle Free Experience of a Guided Tour
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We really liked the almost turnkey approach of a guided tour. There were few things that were not included, mainly some meals. Everyone representing Collette was very professional, helpful, friendly, and efficient. They insured that we were always aware of our schedule and that we were at each event on time. Also, communication from Collette was very good and helpful. This was our first guided tour/trip and we liked having so many activities planned for us to enjoy.
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The trip overall was excellent, but there were a few things that could have been better. We had much rather spent four nights in Lucerne than in Bern. Bern was much more expensive than any of the other locations. Hotel Bern did not have air-conditioning, so we had to leave the windows open. The very loud noise from the clubs went on until 2:30 am on Friday and Saturday night. The shower was so small that an average size person could hardly turn around. Some the included dinner meals could have been better. At one restaurant we were so crowded that you could hardy move. The seating arrangement caused my wife and I to sit a separate tables.
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All Collette tours I have been on were excellent except I have so many problems when they put me on American Airlines
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Salsburg, Swiss Alps, and all the Chalets
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Yes, I would recommend Collette and we would travel with them again.
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Tour manager was kind, knowledgeable,and fun to be around. Tours were very good. Hotel rooms were awfully small, would not pass safety requirements of the US,but I guess they were adequate be European standards..
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Such beauty, and the food was yummy. Would love to go back someday.
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Charming tour with many pleasant memories.
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This was our first tour with Collette. The tour itself was great and Collette did an excellent job from start to finish. The tour manager, bus driver and local guides are knowledgeable pros. Hotels are four stars plus, and the staffs were friendly, helpful and accommodating. The places visited were delightful. To cap off the trip, the weather was also great. We’re very glad we did this tour.
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Great overall experience in very beautiful and friendly places. Great food in abundance!
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I enjoyed the sightseeing and the locations we visited. I thought the first hotel we stayed at in the city of Bern the accommodations could have been better. The location was fine but the hotel wasn't great. Breakfast was not great, AC didn't work. Rooms very small for 2 people. It was very hot the 4 days we stayed there.
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I loved our tour guide. She was wonderful. I would have liked more time in Oberramagau. I loved all the scenery. The countries were beautiful.
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Our tour manager was awesome! The countries were beautiful, our fellow travelers great and our tour manager exceptional
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Viewing the countryside from atop the ski slope
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This was the best vacation I've taken. Collette's tour guides are smart, witty, personable and professional. ****** ******** ensured our stay with Collette's was perfect. Accommodations were splendid, Bern is a walking city and we were in the heart of it. Our driver was competent, patient and entertaining. I'm amazed at how much we see and do when traveling with Collette's. Obviously I am pleased and I am eagerly looking forward to planning our next trip. Thank you for the wonderful memories.
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Still can't get over how much pleasure you can experience during ten days. I am still digesting the memories. Thank goodness for all the photos we took. My trip highlight was the Lowendenkmal (The lion statue dedicated to the Swiss Guard). ****** (our tour guide) set the stage perfectly before we entered the viewing area. Very moving!
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Well organized, thorough and interesting excursions.
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Enjoyed trip and everything went as promised.
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Absolutely Beautiful Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria
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It was great there was a lot of walking for the older people up hills and down, but they did it only slower then most.. All was just great, Xavier sure did a super job of entertaining us and always telling us what and where we were... It is some where I have always wanted to go and finally made it and it was just better then I had expected. I have gone with Collette now this is the second time and they sure do a great job... Thanks Collette
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Really all of it.... all was super great
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beautiful!!!
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it was a beautiful tour our tour guide ****** was excellent and very knowledgable. I loved everything about it the hotels were centrally located and an easy walk to the old towns.
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Mount Piladus- traveling up ther side of the mountain in a cogwheel train was very memorable...
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Overall a wonderful experience. Hotels well located, this means a lot.
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Enjoyed the tour very much. Service on almost everything was great. Just a few complaints: dinners provided by collette were skimpy, side trips were quite expensive.
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Loved the cities and countryside visited, a most memorable trip. Loved staying in 2 hotels instead of 4 or 5. I will always look for tours like this one. Side trips costly.
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Organized very well. Good tours. Great tour guide and bus driver. Good bus. Accommodation were great.
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Climbing up the tram to Mt. Pilates .
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Great Guides
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Guides were very knowledgeable and helpful.
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You got me to the Alps. That was awesome.
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Wonderful sights, reasonable price
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Collette took care of all the details to make sure we saw all of the "don't miss" sights, plus had time on our own in most places to explore, or relax, or shop. The transportation was always comfortable. The included dinners were all delicious, local cuisine but some were in rooms or restaurants that were small for our group so they became stuffy and uncomfortable in the unusually warm weather. The first hotel, where we stayed four nights, had all the necessities except air conditioning and the one-per-room fan didn't provide relief needed for comfortable sleeping until very late at night (or early morning really). The location of both hotels was perfect, and the second one had air conditioning plus an outstanding breakfast. The included tours were very good, and the two optional tours were even better. Local guides were knowledgeable and made every effort to assure that everyone in the group could hear and see properly.
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The tours were well planned so that we saw a lot in a short time without feeling rushed. Our tour manager made extra effort to learn names and solve problems, while taking care of every detail of our trip. She was very knowledgeable and made the coach rides interesting and entertaining. I would definitely book with Collette again, but would research the accommodations more first to make sure there is air conditioning in the summer. We really liked staying four nights in each place rather than the more typical one or two nights that most land tours offer. Less time packing, unpacking and more time sightseeing and enjoying.
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Everything I hoped to see!
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Our trip to Germany, Austria and Switzerland was everything I had hoped for, except that it wasn't long enough. The countries were beautiful, especially the trips we took up into the high country. Our hotels were superb, the food wonderful and our guide Marta was very knowledgeable in the history of the places we visited. I would book another Collette trip in a heartbeat!
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It was a five star experience!
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Hello Eileen,
Collette Support
Thanks for reaching out to tell us about your trip to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It sounds like you had a great time! We appreciate you and look forward to traveling with you again soon. -
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We will always prefer to use Collette
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Our tour guide ******* was outstanding. Not only was she efficient, but she was always pleasant, fun and helpful. Her talks about history and culture were just wonderful, and were some of the best European history summaries I have ever heard. The office staff were always helpful and responsive.
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Too many favorites to list, but Mount Pilatus was (no pun intended) a highlight!
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This was our second Collette tour, the first being Australia and New Zealand. I was not happy with our guide, *Personal details removed by Feefo* On our first evening in Bern, we ate as a group at a local Bern restaurant. Following the meal, I used the restroom. After leaving the building, I discovered that the group had gone ahead to the bus. My husband, who also used the restroom, went on ahead with the group. I found myself not knowing in what direction to go. I picked the opposite direction from where the bus was parked. I wandered Bern for a time and finally met a nice young woman. She purchased me a ticket for the tram and I arrived back at the hotel safely. I believe my husband should have waited for me, but the majority of the blame lies with *personal details removed by Feefo* She should have accounted for all 33 people before proceeding to the bus. She counted them when they were on the bus only to discover that I was missing. It was not a pleasant experience. For the remainder of the trip I was treated like an irresponsible person.
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Because of the experience on my first night in Bern, as described previously.
Hello,
Collette Support
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We have passed along your feedback about the tour manager. We have sent it along to our tour management team for review. We apologize for your experience and will use your feedback to improve the tour for future guests. We appreciate you and look forward to traveling with you again soon. -
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Great service throughout the trip.
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This is our fourth trip with Collette and we cannot wait to see what will be offered next year, especially since it is their 100th anniversary. No company stays in business that long unless they provide superior service. From picking us up at home and the airport, everything was spectacular. Our tour guide, JenifferStahlbaum and driver, Marcello handled every aspect of the trip with humor, professionalism, and subject appropriate knowledge of the areas visited.
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Where to begin? The scenery of the area was, of course, spectacular. What else would you expect in the Alps. From Mirabell Gardens to the UNESCO sights of Bern, to Innsbruck's St. Peter's Restaurant, everything terrific. I really like the old churches of Europe and was particularly taken by the Baroque Pilgrimage Church of the Scourged Saviour.
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Great tour guide, great bus driver, door to door transfers and wonderful hotels in each location.
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I gave detailed comments on the evaluation I left with the tour manager
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tour guide was very good
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tooo much bus time very poor hotel location in bern
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Super, super tour.
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This was our fourth tour with Collette and it was, as usual, exceptional. Our tour guide was excellent -- professional, friendly, and well informed about the cities visited. Our group was also quite friendly with everyone cooperating with things like getting back to the bus on time. I only wish it could have been longer and look forward to next year. It is Collette's 100 year anniversary and I'm waiting to see if there will be anything special regarding tours.
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The views of Switzerland were spectacular. What an experience -- having lunch and a beer outside next to the river is Switzerland with the view of the mountains.
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Amazing Alps
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Our guide, Alan< was excellent. We were given good tips on where to go, what to see, and where to eat at each venue. It was also very educational, as to the characterand history of the various sites we enjoyed.
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Dinner at a beer hall in Innsbruk: my wife and I joined a table of six (locals) and we got advice on the best menu items, best beer, and great conversation! Also, the Tyrolian folk show was amazing; great fun!
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It was a well managed trip.
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We had a top-notch tour guide. The bus driver was very efficient in getting around the narrow streets and negotiating the highways. The train rides were very smooth. The itinerary was very good, but exhaustive for the most part.
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We enjoyed the ski jump tour (architectural tour) and the rail and carriage rides to the small town to visit a farm.
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Wonderful trip.
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Well planned. Only two hotels to move.
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Walking tour of downtown Bern.
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Everything was great. The only small thing is that the restaurant at the H...
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Everything was great. The only small thing is that the restaurant at the Hotel Bristol had not to much choice for breakfast. The other people staying there had more to choice from.
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Great idea with the headphones and the 4 nights in each location.
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Good over all experience
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Never been on a 10 rated tour
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Just right!
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Liked the pace of the trip. Having four nights in one hotel instead of two or three was an important reason for choosing the trip. Loved our tour guide. He was just right--competent, easy going, patient, informative.
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Adequate, well located hotels. Enjoyed the Alpine show and the side trip to Gstaad.
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Excellent
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Excellent tour. Very attentive to our comfort and enjoyment on the tour. Highly recommend.
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It was well organised.
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Everything was covered thoroughly and organised efficiently.
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Train ride through the Alps. Time to explore on my own. History of each place as we went through. Steady paced tour.
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A wonderful time
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Everything was wonderful it was my first tour with Collette and I was very happy the tour guide Ellen Hansen was very informative and friendly she was excellent
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Hard to describe one thing the entire trip was a memorable experience
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The tour guide was wonderful and personable. She was knowledgeable and was interested in everyone on the tour. No one was singled out. We had a wonderful time.
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Great service
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Service with Colette was excellent from start to finish. Our travel experience was hassle free, since everything was taken care of in advance. I would recommend using Colette.
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Accommodations were in the center of town, you are able to walk to many attractions. Rooms, provided breakfast, and hotel services were excellent. Our guide provided suggestions for free times and provided maps and directions as well. The provided dinners were excellent local authentic cuisine and we felt immersed in the culture of the countries we were visiting. Our guide also made suggestions for the best local restaurants for our purchased meals. There was a good ratio of guided tours vs free time. It was wonderful to see, walk, enjoy the alps as well as the surrounding cities. Mount Pilatus, and funicular to the top of the mountain in Innsbruck are must sees. This is an excellent tour and I recommend it everyone.
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Tour guide excellent. Accommodations not as expected for the price paid.
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Our tour guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable and very funny. My only complaint was the Best Western Hotel we used the first three nights. I was very disappointed in the quality and services provided by the hotel. Other than that, the tour was really good.
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Great tour guide as always. 5 Collette trips in 5 years and they are always super great. Thanks
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Overall I have been very happy with the services from Collette. The tours are informative and provide ample time to see important and interesting things. I have enjoyed meeting new people and experiencing new adventures.
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Compared with other tours I have taken with Collette, I felt there was too much free time on this trip, and too many meals where we had to find our own restaurant. I think the weather (which you can't do anything about) contributed to the overall feeling. It rained some everyday but one! I did enjoy Salzburg, our one good day, and enjoyed seeing the Alps. Some of Austria and Bavaria I had been to before
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We appreciated the ziippered cloths bags that were sent as well as the itinerary zipped cases. Instructions prior to trip were helpful in preparation for triip.
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Hotel in Bern was centrally located, but that was the only good thing about it. Our group was crammed into the breakfast room that could not accommodate all of our group. Our breakfast selection was very skimpy as compared to the other breakfast room for non tour guests. The front guest personnel were not helpful at all with zerro recommendations for dinner etc. Spending 4 nights in Bern was WAY too long. Very little to do and see. Would have much rather stayed nights in Salzberb. Collette needs to plan their trips better around Bank Holidays etc. as several towns we visited were totally closed up due to Holidays. When asked by friends about this tour, we tell them that "this was not a good tour"
Hello,Please accept our sincere apology for the conditions you experienced at some of the hotels while on tour. We have forwarded your feedback regarding the hotels, as well as your comments on the sightseeing to our Product Development Team.If you would like we could connect you with a member of our customer care team to share more of your experience, this will help us to improve our tours for future guests. Would you be interested in me setting this up for you?-CraigCollette Support -
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