RSD Travel Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Evaluating 134 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company, showing incredible value and memorable destinations. Customers frequently praise the exceptionally knowledgeable tour guides and well-organized itineraries that make discovering new cultural and historical sites completely stress-free. Travelers also appreciate the comfortable coach transport and the good selection of quality hotels provided throughout the various international trips. However, some reviewers noted long travel distances, difficult flight schedules, and early morning starts required to cover miles on the road. A few other people also felt that not knowing hotel locations in advance was inconvenient and mentioned intense pressure to purchase additional excursions.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Third time with RSD, very good value, couriers very good and helpful, especially Abdullah on our recent Capadoccia trip. Some parts of the coach transfers can be long distance but with frequent stops... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The organisation couldn't be faulted. The instructions were very clear and all reps were waiting to greet the guests. The cultural tour was well planned and thoroughly interesting. The temperatures i... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

RSD are a low cost travel company used by people of a certain age who usually have a number of grey hairs. They are also very interesting, have lived great lives and know how to enjoy life. The... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great holiday, legit and great value. Good choice of hotels and one of the easiest ways to see lots of sites in one trip. A few little issues with the guide being rude, the flight times were quite dif... See more


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  1. Tour Operator
  2. Cultural Tours Provider
  3. Travel Aggregator

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RSD is one of the largest cultural tour operators in Europe. With outstanding customer satisfaction and an overall score of A-, RSD has already welcomed more than 2 million guests. Since it is part of a medium-sized group of companies with approx. 700 employees, you benefit from unique, sensational prices. Discover selected destinations, travel with renowned airlines and coach companies, stay in choice hotels and experience perfect organisation with RSD.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Well organised trip with RSD to Rhodes…

Well organised trip with RSD to Rhodes & The Aegean. Our guides in both Turkey and Rhodes (Michael and Volken) were excellent - very knowledgeable, concerned for the groups welfare and provided an interesting commentary. Most of the hotels were of excellent quality and provided excellent food. If there was a negative, it was the very early departure from the hotel (04:30) to catch our flight home.

April 7, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good experience with RSD

Very good experience with RSD. Outstanding knowledgeable guides, busy varied itinerary, careful drivers, overall comfortable hotels. In the event of unforeseen circumstances RSD care for their clients. Recommend.

March 17, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

China 2026

We have just completed a trip to China with Rsd travel and it was amazing. Would highly recommend. The hotels were of a high standard and the trip was well organised and great value for money

March 16, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have travelled with RSD half a dozen…

I have travelled with RSD half a dozen times and always found the cultural tours most enjoyable and interesting.. The guides are very informative, knowledgeable and approachable. The excursions are well chosen and most of the hotels have been excellent. I would have no hesitation in recommending RSD should the situation arise.

March 10, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rhodes and the Aegean

We went on the Rhodes and the Aegean tour. For what we paid it was excellent. Tbh we initially thought it was a scam given how cheap it was. Very well organised. Tour guide was fab. Yes the leather, carpet and jewellery places were a bit of a pain, but they are part of the reason the holiday is so cheap! We felt some pressure to buy but it was not too bad really. The sites were fantastic and we learned a lot. The hotels ranged from great to fabulous. We could not believe the standard of the hotels! Our only regret was not purchasing the food package for the second week - we were advised there was nothing around due to time of year, but we decided to gamble. There were places open in Rhodes town but it was quite far away so we ended up spending too much on room service!

We were so impressed we have booked their China trip for our honeymoon. We would book more with them but it is adults only so we have to wait until the children are older.

April 14, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our Istanbul and the Aegean tour was magical

Our Istanbul and the Aegean tour was well organised and full of magical sites throughout. Bonus was that we were able to meet some fabulous people which added extra value to the holiday. Our guide was very knowledgeable and provided historical information on all the sites. Looking forward to our next trip with RSD

March 1, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

RSD China tour March 2026

We have just returned from the RSD tour to China, we had the best time Hu Lie our tour guide was excellent if he is your guide - lucky you.
It’s full on over 13k miles traveled.
The food was fantastic
A wonderful epic trip, with wonderful memories of fantastic places Shanghai, Yangtze three gorges, Terracotta warriors, Pandas, then Bejing and all its sights.

March 17, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just returned from India

Just returned from India. Fabulous trip. Well organised. Great hotel's. Guide Bharat was excellent. Like an encyclopedia. Driver and assistant where great. No problems at all. Flights good. Can't praise enough.

March 14, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cappodocia with RSD travel

Cappodocia with RSD travel was amazing.After a couple of days at Antalya we headed for the mountains and sights not usually seen by Turkish tourists. Fairy tail houses and ancient villages as well as the Caravan trail on the Silk Rd. The Coach was comftortable and the tour guide Abdulla outstanding. As a guide he was excellent but he also knew the priorities and needs to reassure the passengers so they felt safe and enjoyed their holiday, as the majority of us were pensioners, this was welcomed.
The hotels were clean and comfortable. I highly recommend this company for my age group was everthing was covered and all needs met.

March 11, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service and widespread sickness

Terrible behaviour of our travel guide. We were subject to a host of coercive behaviours by our travel guide. He refused to tell us the name of the hotel were going to be staying at for the second week of our holiday. This meant we couldn't look online to see where there were restaurants and cafes near the hotel. This, he did deliberately to force us into opt in to pay for full board. The hotel in Montenegro was clean and pleasant but the food and drink were very poor.
Indeed in most of the hotels RSD chose food hygiene seemed a bit of an afterthought. Hundreds of people being fed at a buffet service where the handles of serving spoons and tongs were dropped into the food. The result, most of the 50+ guests on our bus got tummy bugs and vomiting, including me (on my birthday) and my husband. Guests on other RSD buses reported wide spread vomiting and upset stomachs of passengers on their buses.
In Bosnia-Herzegovina the hotel food as so poor we actually forwent our paid for meal and went out at our own expense. As a veggie my choice for evening meal was mushy carrots and soggy potatoes.
The so called "cultural" trips were actually forced marches into factories where we were literally locked inside while the staff tried to get us to buy jewellery, leather goods and carpets at extortionate prices.
We fought to get a substantial refund and after some very unhelpful refusals RSD finally paid back half of our holiday's cost. We will never travel with them again.

April 12, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A delightful trip to Cappacocia.

Our Cappadocia trip exceeded our expectations. A well chosen selection of destinations and visits, a well paced itinerary, a very competent and helpful tour guide (Abdul) with excellent English, and a safe and helpful coach driver (Jusaf) all contributed to a great holiday experience. We travelled in March and enjoyed warm, Mediterranean sunshine in Antayla at the beginning and end of the trip. The long journeys across the Taurus mountains were picturesque with well spaced comfort stops and some interesting visits en route. Cappadocia, which, of course, we had come to see, did not disappoint with a programme of interesting visits and fascinating landscapes and the opportunity for a dawn balloon flight - the climate bracing but sunny and, in places, enhanced by the lingering winter snows. Telephone booking with RSD was easy - and necessary as what was shown on the website didn't match what was available - and flying with SunExpress worked well with a checked-in baggage allowance included in the price, and the advantage of a longer online check-in window than most airlines.

March 4, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cappadocia trip RSD travel

Both the organisation and the people made our recent trip to Cappodacia an amazing experience.
We were taken to fantastic historical sites as well as other places of interest during our trip.
We made new friends too, could not of been better.
Our tour guide was Abdula, along with our coach driver they could not of looked after us better.
We will be traveling with RSD again 😊

March 4, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Third time with RSD

Third time with RSD, very good value, couriers very good and helpful, especially Abdullah on our recent Capadoccia trip. Some parts of the coach transfers can be long distance but with frequent stops it's not a problem and our group was one of the best we've had.
Saw lots of amazing things and are going with them again in a few weeks time.

March 18, 2026
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