Tucan Travel 

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have done five wonderful trips with Tucan in the past and had booked a sixth. The pandemic hit and we got our money back from every other company but Tucan. Gut wrenching. We have had no commu... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall our Inca, Falls & Tango tour arranged through Tucan Travel was great with Machu Picchu & Iguazu Falls being the highlights. Generally the tours organised throughout the trip were good with the... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a wonderful experience traveling with a fun and knowledgeable guide and a terrific group of people diverse in age and nationality. We saw all the highlights in each country and learned a bit ab... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

booked a trip early for myself and 3 brothers. Price dropped significantly before departure and Tucan wouldnt budge on any form of refund or credit, meaning I paid around $700 needlessly. In addition... See more

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We are an adventure travel tour operator running once in a lifetime trips to Europe, The Middle East, Asia, Africa, Central America, South America and Antarctica.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great staff

Great staff. Friendly, knowledgable and fun to travel with.

October 12, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi James,

Thank you for your feedback. It's great to hear you've enjoyed your experience on tour.

We hope you've come home with lots of new memories and hope to see you on tour with us again soon!

Best wishes,
Anna - Tucan Travel

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Could have been better

Good itinerary and hotels (except one was too far from city center) but the tour director was not Romanian nor did she speak that language, and she seemed indifferent and burned-out. Did not allow time to stop to take photos or look at the views, and the bare minimum # of restroom stops. The "local fee" payable in cash in Euros (though we were not in a country that uses them, the ATMs issue local currency) should have been included in the total price of the tour for side by side comparison purposes when choosing a tour.

October 11, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a great trip to East Africa

Had a great trip to East Africa. Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya. We had an amazing gorilla trek, went kayaking in the Nile did a walking , biking and driving safari. Overall an u forgettable experience. Our tour guide was knowledgeable

October 11, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Elisabeth,

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback :)

We're happy to hear you've enjoyed your time in Africa and had an amazing Gorilla Trek. It really is a once in a lifetime experience.

Hope to see you travelling with us again soon!

Best wishes,
Anna - Tucan Travel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An amazing adventure tour.

I had the most wonderful experience in West Africa with Tucan Travel. The service, support and advice received from the booking team was excellent. The tour was most enjoyable, we traveled mainly in the land bus which was very comfortable. There was a wide variety of accommodation and locations were ideal for our needs and the varied experiences were totally incredible. Getting up close with the wildlife was definitely the highlight for me on this tour. I would highly recommend Tucans adventure tours. This was my third tour with Tucan and I have already booked the next one within a week of my return. Exceptional service and always professional.

October 11, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Helen,

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. Africa is such a fascinating continent to explore and it's great to hear you've had a good time on tour.

Looking forward welcoming you on your fourth tour with us soon! :)

Best wishes,
Anna - Tucan Travel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very professional and their respond is…

Very professional and their respond is immediate.
Also dealing with top notch travel agents.

October 11, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Heba,

Thank you for your review. We're happy you've enjoyed your experience with us.

Hopefully we'll see you on another adventure with us soon!

Best wishes,
Anna - Tucan Travel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No trip is perfect - but this trip was exactly what I was expecting...

No trip is perfect, but this trip was exactly what I was expecting. Southern Africa involves some travel through isolated, wild areas and we were well treated by our tour guide who made us feel safe and joyous. He was very knowledgeable about the animals and birds and politics and people. We had a wide range of adventurous activities from zip-lining to safaris, boat cruises, 4WD dune rides, swimming, canoeing, hiking, eating and shopping. Of course we had a few bumpy rides on poor roads, but these were not significant. The accommodations ranged from okay to fantastic - always clean, always safe, always interesting.

October 2, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Carol,

Thank you for your detailed feedback. It's always great to hear about our travellers' experience on tour and we're pleased we were able to make your trip perfect. Southern Africa is such a magical place to be to travel and hopefully you've come home with lots of impressions and memories.

We hope to see you on tour with us again soon! :)

Best wishes,
Anna - Tucan Travel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Such an amazing tailor made tour

Such an amazing tailor made tour! My friends and I went to Thailand for the summer using tailor made. I think it really added such a lovely experience to the holiday. Everything that was picked out for us made the experience so unique and nothing that we would have picked ourselves to do! Would definitely recommend tailor made torus again!

October 1, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Nina,

Thank you for your feedback. It's great to hear you've enjoyed your Tailor-made trip!

We hope to welcome you on another adventure soon :)

Best wishes,
Anna - Tucan Travel

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I did both the Russia to Budapest trip…

I did both the Russia to Budapest trip and Budapest to Dubrovnik with Tucan. My requirement was to join a small group tour of like minded people, stay in tourist class clean accommodation and be guide by a competent tour leader. All my expectations were met and exceeded with both tours.

September 29, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Clement,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. Sounds like you've gone on quite the trip around Europe! We're happy to hear that your expectations were met and exceeded on both tours and hopefully after this trip you've added a few more countries to your "favourite destinations" list :)

We are also proud to be nominated in the British Travel Awards and we would be grateful if you voted for us. https://www.britishtravelawards.com/btaform.php?nomLink=172

Hopefully we'll see you on another tour with us soon!

Best wishes,
Anna - Tucan Travel

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great trip

Great trip. Would have paid more for better hotels

September 27, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Frank,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and I'm glad you've had a great trip with us. It's always great to hear about ways we can improve and your comment will be passed on! :)

We are also proud to be nominated in the British Travel Awards and it would mean the world if you voted for us. https://www.britishtravelawards.com/btaform.php?nomLink=172

Hope to see your next adventure with us soon!

Best wishes,
Anna - Tucan Travel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Well organized tour from agency right…

Well organized tour from agency right through to travel guide. Accommodation and tours were well worth the experience.

September 26, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Carole-Anne,

Thank you for taking the time to post feedback. Jordan is such a fascinating country and we're happy to hear you've enjoyed the experience.

We are also nominated in the British Travel Awards and we would be thrilled if you voted for us. https://www.britishtravelawards.com/btaform.php?nomLink=172

Hopefully we'll see you on tour with us again soon!

Best wishes,
Anna - Tucan Travel

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tour Guide was the worst imaginable! Inexcusably rude and ill-informed.

Tour Guide named Youness couldn't have been worse on this recent 15 day Morocco trip. For example, he was not informed on basic add-ons offered and gave me erroneous information multiple times. When I *privately* raised this with him, he responded by *publicly* calling me out and insulting me on the group tour bus which was entirely inappropriate. Fellow travelers had no idea what the issue even was! It was clearly an attempt by Youness to try to humiliate and intimidate me, rather than try to resolve the problem. It seemed to be done out of arrogance. He was also inappropriately casual, familiar, and used slangy English, which when combined with his accent, made him sometimes hard to understand. I have travelled extensively throughout the world over many years and have never, ever experienced such an inept and obnoxious guide. The local city guides were generally quite good, however, but one in Marrekesh seriously acted stoned as he giggled at his own jokes. He also managed to loose us in a souq which shouldn't have happened, but that didn't really bother us. The hotels were pretty awful, though in fairness, some of the places we went were quite remote. Nonetheless, I know for certain we were not given the best rooms in these places: at one hotel, we had to go to the front desk for a room change as there were so many flies in our room, it was effectively uninhabitable. The hotel responded to us by kindly changing our room, and it was much better quality. I had never traveled Tucan, and wasn't very impressed by their pre-trip communication (basically none), but liked the itinerary. Despite the itinerary, however, I cannot recommend this company, primarily because of the ignorance and toxicity of the general tour guide.

September 21, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel


Hi Lesley

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Please be assured that all feedback regardless of it's nature is taken on board and treated seriously. We are surprised to hear that you had problems with Youness as our clients have been travelling with him for many years now and his feedback is always very complimentary. This said, we have followed up to investigate the situation further and in doing so have also obtained Youness's feedback. In addition to this we have assessed the feedback provided from all other clients on this tour and can advise that they have all been very happy with the level of service provided by him, many of them praising his professionalism, character and knowledge. We are passionate about using local guides who are experts in the regions we visit and Youness is no exception to this.

Should you wish to provide any further feedback regarding your tour then please contact on the below email:
feedback@tucantravel.com

Best,

Rosanna @ Tucan Travel

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The tour was much better than I…

The trip was much better than I expected. The transfers were punctual and professional, the guides were knowledgeable and helpful, and the hotels were clean and conveniently located.

I would have given it 5 stars if I could communicate directly with the local agency rather than through the sales office. The itinerary given by the sales office was very difficult to follow and a bit vague and caused me a lot of anxiety. I was given the impression that most of the tours were group tours. I only found out that nearly all the tours were private when I arrived in Peru. Even the tour guide indicated that he knew ahead of time that he was assigned to our group. So why wasn't that revealed to us before our trip?

September 20, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Dear Traveller,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review . We are happy to hear that the trip was better than you expected and that you enjoyed your time in Peru.

We are sorry that you felt the itinerary was a little confusing . This was a tailor-made tour for your small group of 4 people and as per the notes, the majority of organised tours were done privately with a local guide so that you could have the best experience.

We are glad you still had a lovely time and wish you all the best on your future travels.

Kind regards,
Emma @ Tucan Travel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Trip was very well organised from start…

Trip was very well organised from start to finish and the Leader was just excellent in all aspects of his role, cannot fault him in any way.

September 18, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi George,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and it's so good to hear you enjoyed your trip :)

We are also nominated in the British Travel Awards and it would mean a lot if you could take a moment to vote for us. https://www.britishtravelawards.com/btaform.php?nomLink=172

Hope to welcome you on another Tucan Travel tour in the future :)

All the best,
Emma @ Tucan Travel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent enjoyable trip in Peru with Tuscan Travel

Thoroughly enjoyed recent trip in Peru with Toucan Travel. We did Andes and Amazon with one day hike to Machu Picchu. Excellent tour leader made the whole experience interesting and welcoming, as did the local guides. Great group of fellow travellers. The tour was well planned and varied, with organised trips and activities as well as free time, striking a good balance. We experienced cities, towns, villages, wildlife, culture, jungle, islands, trekking and markets. The travel on buses, overnight tourist bus and boats went without delays. The accommodation was generally very good. Plenty of excellent food. Lots of fun and laughter along the way.

September 18, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi "Happy Customer" ;)

I'm pleased that you enjoyed your tour with us in Peru - it's one of our favourite destinations! We strive to create tours that provide a great mix of excursions and exciting destinations, so it's really great to hear that you had lots of fun along the way.

We are also nominated in the British Travel Awards and it would mean a lot if you could take a moment to vote for us. https://www.britishtravelawards.com/btaform.php?nomLink=172

Hope to see you on another trip! All the best, Emma @ Tucan Travel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 Star Support

As honest as the score can get, Tucan Travel has a very special place in my heart, they provide my international clients with the most amazing and exotic trips on the world, with great attention, transport, and experiences abroad!. giving you a once in a lifetime travel enjoying every kilometer of it! as of their support, is to the stars and beyond, wonderful and caring.

Keep being awesome!

September 10, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Josias,

Thank you for taking the time to feedback on your own and your clients' experience with us. Hopefully we'll speak to you soon to organise another adventure :)

We are nominated for several British Travel Awards and would be thrilled if you wanted to vote for us - there's a prize draw for voters!
https://www.britishtravelawards.com/btaform.php?nomLink=172

Best wishes,
Anna

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Good tour questionable pricing structure

booked a trip early for myself and 3 brothers. Price dropped significantly before departure and Tucan wouldnt budge on any form of refund or credit, meaning I paid around $700 needlessly. In addition had to pay $110 US local payment each - no idea what it was for and where it went over a 7 night tour in Vietnam on a fully paid tour it is alot of money. The tour was fine though and I liked my guide but Id be reluctant to use them again as it felt like money was all Tucan were after.

September 6, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Joshua,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review of your tour and I am glad you enjoyed it overall - Vietnam is a fascinating destination!

I am sorry to hear your dissatisfaction with the pricing. Tour prices can fluctuate quite often depending on a number of factors including sales and offers, exchange rates, travel seasons and availability. This is outlined in our terms and conditions. The local payment is part of the overall tour cost and keeps the upfront cost lower, as well as providing the tour leader with a supply of cash to use for expenses on the tour where banking facilities are more limited.

We do appreciate all feedback and I will pass your comments onto management.

All the best,
Emma @ Tucan Travel

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The trip was what I paid for in respect…

The trip was what I paid for in respect to rooms ,we new it was not 4 star but we did not pay 4 star prices Tour ran on time .
Always hate over night trains it’s just that simple.
Tour leader good .

September 6, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Terry,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and I am glad you enjoyed the trip overall.

Overnight trains are rarely the highlight, but they get us from A to B :) I will pass your comments onto the tour leader, and hope to welcome you on another adventure in the future.

All the best,
Emma @ Tucan Travel

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good company to travel with

Good company to travel with. Very professional. Schedule was quite full with little time to enjoy some of the facilities/amenities in hotels due to late arrival and early departure

September 6, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Richard, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts about your recent tour! Some itineraries do have a fast pace.

We would be thrilled if you wanted to vote for us in the British Travel Awards - there's a prize draw for voters!

https://www.britishtravelawards.com/btaform.php?nomLink=172

All the best,
Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

private 'Tailor-made' tour of Sri Lanka

We had a fantastic trip with Tucan Travel – we opted for a private 'Tailor-made' tour of Sri Lanka and couldn’t be happier with the experience.

We worked with Tucan over a period of time to ensure our trip was exactly what we wanted. They were patient with our replies and supported us in what to see and where to go to get the most of our experience. We could not have fitted anymore into our two weeks and have come back completely exhausted but with the most amazing memories of our experience. Our tour guide was absolutely amazing and had so much to offer in terms of knowledge about the country, sharing his own experience and getting us to all our places safely and promptly. We honestly don’t know how we would have crammed everything in without him. He was an excellent addition to our trip and we couldn’t thank him enough. If you’re looking for travel, culture, experience, superb food and hospitality then look no further. You won’t regret it – you may just need another holiday to recover after!!

September 3, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Alexandria! Thank you for joining us in Sri Lanka - we are so pleased we could help create the perfect trip for you.

We have passed on your comments to Debbie and the team :)

We would be thrilled if you wanted to vote for us in the British Travel Awards - you can win prizes too!

https://www.britishtravelawards.com/btaform.php?nomLink=172

All the best

Rosanna @ Tucan Travel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful experience

Great guide, beautiful boat, excellent food. Wonderful experience.

August 29, 2019
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Reply from Tucan Travel

Hi Susan,

Thank you for your positive feedback. Peru is one of my favourite destinations and I'm excited to hear you've had such a good experience on tour. Hopefully it got you into the mood to explore more of South America (if you haven't already), it's such a fascinating and diverse continent.

We are hoping to see you on tour with us again soon!

We are delighted to be nominated in this years British Travel Awards, including Best Holiday Company to South America and it would be great if you could give us a vote.

https://www.britishtravelawards.com/btaform.php?nomLink=172

Best wishes,
Anna

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