Cox & Kings Reviews 1,195

We had a wonderful escorted tour of Rajasthan that far exceeded our expectations. The level of organisation was second to none and we felt very well looked after both before the trip and throughout

Just returned from a cracking tour of South America organised by Cox & Kings. A neatly-paced, small group canter around Chile, Argentina and Brazil, taking in all the important sights at the end of the world and one of the seven wonders of the world. Transportation, hospitality and guiding all smooth and effective. Indeed a couple of the guides were truly world class. One hotel was below par, but the 6 others more than made up for it.

Great tour , well planned and organised well worth a visit. Top class Tour manager in Sandra if you have her on your tour you will be looked after from start to finish, she made the tour go smoothly all flight/hotel/trip bookings all taken care of before hand.

Well organised programme packed full of interesting experiences, with a superb tour leader, which gave us a real feeling for the beauty and variety of Costa Rica. As a group we bonded really well and we enjoyed many memorable experiences which we will remember for a long time.

Excellent organisation. Everything went to plan. Our guide’s vast knowledge of wild life made the holiday. We saw 101 species of birds and many reptiles and mammals. I would definitely travel with Cox and Kings again.

I’ve been away with C&K twice in the past few years and already got another trip planned this year.
The standard of trip, the hotels and guides are always very good. I really enjoy the itinerary’s which takes the hassle out of booking each element myself.
The group sizes are always just right, for me too. Travelling on your own can be daunting. But I am so pleased I did, I’ve visited places I’d never have gone to alone. Peru & Jordan, with Mexico to come.

Called the yesterday was told they were very busy and that I should have to wait a week

Our trip was a combination of the small group Splendours of Chile trip followed by a private tour through Argentina and Brazil. Paula, our guide in Chile, was superb and everything went very smoothly. The sights we saw from the desert down to Patagonia were amazing and Paula's knowledge and enthusiasm really added to the whole experience.
The rest of our trip was very well organised with helpful, friendly guides meeting us at each destination. The Perito Merino glacier and the Iguazu Falls were highlights. Leonardo, our guide in Rio de Janeiro, went out of his way to make sure we got the most out of our visit to his city. The only disappointment of the whole trip was the cooking experience in Rio which left us both feeling unwell due to the heat.
Overall, an amazing experience and we would definitely recommend David at Cox and Kings for organising it for us.

Enjoyable well organised tour through Central America, the only downside was that some of the transport (i.e. private buses) were too small and uncomfortable for the long journeys and that some of the local guides could have been better at communicating.

Cox and Kings (Jo McCreery) did a great job customising our tour so that we got just enough time in each location focusing on the things we most wanted to see and do. A really enjoyable trip all round but EcoCamp Patagonia was the highlight for us - our base for hiking over three days in Torres Del Paine National Park. The guides were fantastic and the group we were part of got on really well together. The camp is in such a beautiful place and the pods were superb.

I booked my trip based on superb C&K 2018 holiday in Peru, the route and boutique palace hotels. Weeks prior to departure, they notified 3 hotel changes. One downgrade to a character hotel, which had poor room security, cold water and a broken cash machine. At here view is that a £5-10 discount to enable me to retain some currency was adequate compensation for this. Two were changed to bland corporate boxes, apparently as those planned were taken over by weddings. This we found not to be correct by guests staying there and searching room availability.
A jeep dune drive was in fact a jeep drive to the edge of the city to a pile of sand in a field. Optional cooking lesson was a demonstration, and blocking printing/star gazing not available due to hotel changes.
C&K asked for feedback and their defensive response to comments was that they arranged drinks/nibbles at a C&K employees house, a cheap scarf and theatre show (simply shocking and dragging out 45m). Oh and a 5% discount from my next C&K holiday ????????
India did not fail to disappoint, but the experience was significantly reduced by the above changes and misleading activities. I seriously wish I had not relied on my previous experience with C&K. Standards have dropped and I shall never trust them again

Nov 2024 Madagascar Wildlife Adventure

Fabulous tour. Hotels and food were excellent. I have to mention our tour guide Tsoa who looked after us so well with endless patience and knowledge in answering all our questions. Also a special mention to our driver George who safely navigated what are terrible road conditions at times. A trip of a lifetime with my daughter making lasting memories.

Great organisation, full on tour, dedicated team, using guides that are very professional, the whole package from hotels, connections, guided tours are exceptional

We had the most amazing time on our South America tour.
We did the 18 night tour starting in Lima, visiting Sacred valley, Machu Pichu, Cusco, Lake Titicaca, Le Paz, Iguazu falls, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro
Itinerary was busy but the guides worked so hard to ensure that we got the most out of our visit. As always with travel we encounter some delays and a few small itinerary changes. These were on the whole dealt with brilliantly.
There was only one guide who seemed determined to ensure that we did absolutely everything on the list even when the group kept insisting that they were tired, cold and hungry and wanted to finish up. Also, in hindsight we would have been better to have visited the larger set of floating islands on the Peruvian side rather than the 3 hour hydrofoil journey to the Bolivian side. Perhaps one for the Company to look into for future tours?!
In contrast our last guide in Rio, Letitia was good fun and ensured each and everyone of us was looked after and having the best experience.
Best bits for me were Iguazu, the Belmond express to Puno and Cusco

Couldn’t be more happy with our tour of South Africa. Very well organised, excellent tour guide and good choice of accommodation especially the game lodge.

Bianca has been dealing with me very promptly and in a lovely friendly manner. If the forthcoming trip is as good as she is then I’m not worried.

Well organised trip with a lovely group of people. Hotels were brilliant and iguazu falls was so special. Loved the hotel so close to the falls. Guides we’re all informative and we would definitely book again with this company’s

Fairly reasonable cost
Good communications prior to leaving
Excellent tour with a great guide in Patagonia
Everything happened as stated in the tour itinerary
Nice hotels
All in all a good experience