Travel Company reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 150 Reddit reviews across 23 subreddits and 35 posts to rank the best Travel Company brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/femaletravels, r/travel, r/solotravel, r/australia, r/AskIreland. Top-rated brands include G Adventures (4.4/5), Intrepid (4.5/5), For The Love of Travel (5.0/5).
Stats
Reviews150
Subreddits23
Posts35
Brands85
Products7
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#1
G Adventures
4.4
(23)
"They have lots of trips to Peru and surround countries."
"G Adventures is awesome and generally much cheaper than other companies."
"I would recommend the upgraded options from Intrepid or G Adventures!"
"I have done tours with G Adventures and EF Ultimate Break."
"I have used G Adventures and Top Deck - both were good."
"I’m taking my 7th trip with G Adventures this summer."
"I did three tours with G and my experience was good."
"G Adventures is awesome and generally much cheaper than other companies as they use local transit."
"G Adven and Intrepid are most popular."
"I really like G Adventures!"
#2
Intrepid
4.5
(12)
"Highly recommend them, very well organised and group was 15 people max."
"I would recommend the upgraded options from Intrepid or G Adventures!"
"I did a tour with intrepid that was amazing."
"I’ve used intrepid a few times, they are very good in general."
"Folks I’ve traveled with in the past have also used Intrepid and said it’s pretty similar."
"I traveled 20 years ago with Intrepid (21 days in Egypt) and it was great."
"Intrepid or G Adventures are both trusted companies."
"I’ve been on Intrepid trips to New Zealand, South America and Morocco."
"Hey, Intrepid is a solid choice for group travel companies."
"Intrepid tends to do small group tours of about 12 people while Contiki generally runs large bus tours."
#3
For The Love of Travel
5.0
(9)
"I’ve been on several trips with them."
"Both were incredibly fun experiences and would recommend either."
"I’ve done 3 trips with FTLO and will be booking more."
"Highly highly recommend. I’m going on my second trip this fall they are beyond amazing"
"I’ve had friends who loved FTLO!"
"My favorite one is FTLO travel."
"You should look into FTLO travel. I love them!!!"
"I recently went on a trip with For The Love of Travel to the Greek Islands and I had a good time."
"For The Love of Travel might be the kind of company you’re looking for."
#4
Flashpack
4.6
(5)
"I’ve use flashback to travel to Vietnam and it was great."
"I’ve done flashpack and also really loved it!"
"Backroads has a ton of great trips and some female only."
"You can check out Flashpack and Bucketlist too."
"Flashpack"
#5
Contiki
3.3
(6)
"Contiki! We had no hostels on my trip."
"My sibs and I like contiiki because the hotels are usually 3 or 4 star."
"I would not recommend Contiki (big party vibes) but three marriages came out of my tour."
"Contiki has done 27-35 options! Limited tho"
"I would not recommend Contiki (big party vibes) but three marriages came out of my tour."
"I did contiki when I was like 23 and it really wasn't worth it IMO."
#6
EF Ultimate Break
4.5
(4)
"I’ve been on 5 ef ultimate break trips. Ask me anything!"
"I would recommend this company 100%."
"I traveled to Italy with EF Ultimate. I did the “plus” tour which offered hotels instead of hostels."
"I’ve been on 3 EF ultimate break trips, and the only trip I was on that stayed at hostels was an essential level trip."
#7
Intrepid Travel
4.0
(4)
"Intrepid is decent."
"Intrepid is pretty reliable."
"I did many Intrepid trips that weren't the "18-35" specific group."
"They're well known and they target solo travelers."
#8
AYA
4.7
(3)
"I traveled with Aya and loved it. I found they paid the most for sonographer contracts."
"I heard very good things about AYA."
"Almost all the other travelers at my last job were through AYA."
#9
Much Better Adventures
5.0
(2)
"Try much better adventures. They have some outstanding trips."
"I've booked through these guys and everything has been spot on and as described."
#10
Travel Agent
5.0
(2)
"The travel agent we used was great, organised cars etc had us a great itinerary."
"I would suggest discussing with a travel agent who are much better suited to matching your experiences."
#11
Backroads
5.0
(2)
"Backroads has a ton of great trips and some female only."
"My in-laws love going on Backroads tours, they report they've always been great about modifying activities for mobility challenges."
#12
Under30Experiences
5.0
(2)
"I haven’t don’t their Egypt trip but have done Belize and Costa Rica and both were great."
"Under30Experiences, despite the name, actually goes up to 35."
#13
Explore
5.0
(2)
"I took a trip to Egypt with a group called Explore, based in London. It was fabulous."
"I’ve booked trips with Explore and Trailfinders who can tailor make your travel experience."
#14
Globus
4.5
(2)
"My coworker has used Globus and has had some good affordable trips."
"Globus, Trafalgar, cosmos, Rick steves."
#15
FTLO Travel
3.0
(2)
"You should look into FTLO travel! I've been on 3 of their trips so far and I love them!"
"Don't do FTLO! I had the absolute worst travel experience of my life with this company."
#16
Maxim Travel Agency
5.0
(1)
"Had a great experience with Maxim and Abacus"
#17
BKV Holidays
5.0
(1)
"Check with BKV holidyas opposite to KMC manipal . They handle international tours/visa/hotel bookings/ . Very good staff"
#18
Blue Pipes
5.0
(1)
"Blue pipes comes out with a best agencies to travel with list and their perks and cons every year."
#19
Apna Holidays
5.0
(1)
"Apna Holidays"
#20
Expand Travel
5.0
(1)
"I have a few gay group trips coming up through my agency Expand Travel in Portland, OR."
#21
APT
5.0
(1)
"In-laws always went on APT European river boat cruises and loved them."
#22
Nomad
5.0
(1)
"Nomad has best prices"
#23
FTLO
5.0
(1)
"You should definitely look into FTLO, I've been on a couple of their trips and I can't stop HAHA."
#24
Unhike
5.0
(1)
"I went with a local tour group "unhike". The operator and people from the group were really friendly."
#25
Siyabona Africa
5.0
(1)
"Siyabona Africa has organized East African safaris for me since 2016."
#26
Overseas Adventure Travel
5.0
(1)
"Overseas Adventures. Tried several different operators, alone and with others, and this is my favorite."
#27
Sicily Active
5.0
(1)
"Go for www.sicilyactive.com. They guys are super friendly and super helpful."
#28
Exodus Travels
5.0
(1)
"I’ve travelled with exodus and flashpack and they were both excellent."
#29
EF
5.0
(1)
"For EF, if you do a plus trip (their egypt is plus), it comes as a two person hotel room."
#30
Rabbie's
5.0
(1)
"I just took a tour of Scotland with the company Rabbie’s and had an incredible time!"
#31
Damesly
5.0
(1)
"Damesly and Wild Terrain are on the lux side."
#32
Wild Terrain
5.0
(1)
"Damesly and Wild Terrain are on the lux side."
#33
Trailfinders
5.0
(1)
"I’ve booked trips with Explore and Trailfinders who can tailor make your travel experience."
#34
The Dragon Trip
5.0
(1)
"The Dragon Trip is another company that offers the ability to upgrades to private rooms."
#35
Here and Now Travel
5.0
(1)
"Both were incredibly fun experiences and would recommend either."
#36
Trafalgar
5.0
(1)
"I really enjoyed my trip with Trafalgar."
#37
Solo Female Travelers Club
5.0
(1)
"Small (max 14), all female travel groups."
#38
Rick Steves
5.0
(1)
"Check out Rick Steves."
#39
WHOA Travel
5.0
(1)
"Check out WHOA Travel."
#40
Travendly
5.0
(1)
"Try travendly! They usually draw out more mature people."
#41
Viking River Cruises
5.0
(1)
"My inlaws are obsessed with Viking River Cruises."
#42
Stellavision Travel
5.0
(1)
"Stellavision Travel for small group women's travel in Italy."
#43
Local niche VIP/private tour operator
5.0
(1)
"I used one for a recent holiday to New Zealand, and can’t rave enough."
#44
Huckleberry Travel
5.0
(1)
"My friend Tom runs Huckleberry Travel."
#45
Yumping
5.0
(1)
"Travel by yourself and book adventure activities with yumping."
#46
Parapentalia
5.0
(1)
"If you stop by Gijón I recommend paragliding with Parapentalia."
#47
Atlas MedStaff
5.0
(1)
"We have a couple exclusive hospitals in Virginia, we also have access to other companies jobs as we’re tier 1 with all the “big” companies."
#48
Best Travel Company
5.0
(1)
"Best travel company for solo 70+ Aussie traveler"
#49
EF Tours
5.0
(1)
"My family did EF Tours as well (not to China tho) and it was great."
#50
WanderON
4.0
(1)
"WanderON is Good"
#51
Solo Travel India
4.0
(1)
"They are good"
#52
JusWravel
4.0
(1)
"Overall the experience was great."
#53
Action Outdoors UK
4.0
(1)
"Organise winter ski trips and summer surfing with the UCPA in France."
#54
On The Go
4.0
(1)
"Was a tour group with loads of different ages, couples, singles etc."
#55
Medasource Travel Agency
4.0
(1)
"Medasource a smaller boutique agency that seems to pay high than the mega companies like Aya"
#56
Rory's Travel Club
4.0
(1)
"Might be worth looking at Rory's travel club on Instagram, they do arrange group holidays so could find something there.."
#57
Unnamed Travel Operator
4.0
(1)
"Call 9775778561 - he is a travel operator"
#58
Stability
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been using Stability, and I like them."
#59
Tag Along
4.0
(1)
"Tag Along"
#60
Paddywagon Tours
4.0
(1)
"Try paddywagon tours , they do half day , full day and 2-3-5-7day tours"
#61
Gate 1 Travel
4.0
(1)
"Gate one is pretty good! I’ve been three times with them."
#62
Topdeck
4.0
(1)
"I did a couple of tours with the company Topdeck, they have certain types of tours where they stay in hotel or hotel-like accommodation."
#63
Out Adventures
4.0
(1)
"I follow out adventures on IG and they look legit."
#64
Nomad Africa Tours
4.0
(1)
"I’ve taken trips with Nomad and Gadventures and found they are very similar in quality."
#65
Encounter Travel
4.0
(1)
"Encounter Travel is a travel agency that specialises in solo travel."
#66
Bunnik Tours
4.0
(1)
"Pretty reasonably priced and they’re the kind of people who want to do stuff when they’re travelling."
#67
Cross Country Tours
4.0
(1)
"They are good, have had elderly rello's do tours through them and they enjoyed the group aspect."
#68
Footsteps in Italy
4.0
(1)
"She used to live in Tuscany for about 20 - 30 years."
#69
Fusion
4.0
(1)
"I work with Fusion and have liked them so far!"
#70
HE Travel
4.0
(1)
"I went on a few trips with HE travel."
#71
Sidi Safaris
4.0
(1)
"Sidi Safaris, sidisafaris.com."
#72
Peru Hop
4.0
(1)
"Company was called peru hop. Was well organised, great staff, and met some great people."
#73
Glovus Tours
4.0
(1)
"Glovus tours offers solo or guided tours to France by itself or multiple countries its a little pricy but not over the top"
#74
Hostels
4.0
(1)
"Also, another good options is staying at hostels and meeting new people there."
#75
Travel Companies
4.0
(1)
"I have a couple companies that we work with but time and budget are factors."
#76
Bucketlist
4.0
(1)
"Both cater to 30-somethings and have some awesome curated experiences."
#77
Local Travel Agencies
4.0
(1)
"I suggest looking at local travel agencies. Talk to them about what you want to do."
#78
River Cruises
4.0
(1)
"River Cruises are great, he can do as much or as little as he wants to."
#79
Tugu Malang Hotel
4.0
(1)
"If you look at the Tugu Malang they are pretty expensive for their tours but will pamper you."
#80
Green Adventures
3.0
(1)
"They are associated with another organization I’ve had good experiences with."
#81
Zoom Vacations
3.0
(1)
"Zoom Vacations sounds like it meets what you’re looking for, but they’re very pricey."
#82
Cosmos
3.0
(1)
"There's also cosmos which is a bit cheaper I think"
#83
Group Trips
3.0
(1)
"Agreed with everyone else. Those group trips take away all the perks of what is so fantastic about solo travel."
#84
Top Deck
2.0
(1)
"Top Deck had people closer to my age but it was awful, cheap hostels."
#85
Holiday Factory
1.0
(1)
"Whatever you do. Don’t go with holiday factory!"
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