Senior Discovery Tours

France (Paris, Avignon, Nice)We have been on numerous tours in the USA, Australia, Europe and Great Britain with other tour companies. The France tour with SDT was inadequately planned and managed. We went with SDT because many friends had great success with them, but sadly not us.Issues-Tour guide was extremely unorganized. No French language skills. No way to communicate with her except face-to-face.- On arrival in Paris no-one to lead us through the maze to baggage.- TOTAL confusion in boarding the train for Avignon -- no assigned seating, a miracle no-one was left behind.- Tour guide did leave a tour member at one bus stop - incredible!- Sceduled dinners did not feature French cuisine to our satisfaction. No choice of entree.- One sceduled dinner was at a restaurant that was totally unprepared and the meal was pathetic. Many of us left and bought our own dinner. Doesn't SDT pre-check these places?- Tour guide could not find our scheduled restaurant another night- After some meals, no organized transportation back to the hotel. Sure some folks can walk but remember this is a 'seniors tour and we're in a foreign country/city and have had some alcohol!- Only the first hotel in Paris was of the quality we expected. The rest, barely met 3 star rating.All-in-all, we really enjoyed the various places we visited. SDT just didn't do the things they should have to make the tour extra special.

I called the 1 800 number to ask about the Scottish Highland rail and sail tour. The first person I spoke to admitted to being new, and knowing little about the tour. The second person I spoke to seemed intent on discouraging my wife and I highlighting all the negative sides of the trip with special emphasis on the length of days, the late meals, the fact that there were no elevators in the hotels, etc. Despite the fact that I identified the trip she seemed to have no knowledge of the the one hotel where in the 16 day trip you stay for 10 of the days. I also asked if my Air Transit seats could be upgraded. The answer was that I would have to do that myself.Suggesting that I would like to talk to someone on Sat. at the Toronto office I was informed that the location was closed on Saturdays,Later in the day I called again speaking to someone who was a long time employee and very pleasant. When I inquired if I could talk to someone who actually was familiar with the tour I was informed that it was new with only two previous departures. The response was that it was run by another company and it would be impossible to talk to anyone who knew the trip. Even though this 16 day trip spent 10 days at one location it was clear that information about the particular spot was not available. It was also clear that that the degree of fitness described was the regular information given related to European trips and not to this one in particular. This details regarding the strenuous nature of this particular trip were not supported by the company's brochure.It is very unfortunate as this looks like a very interesting journey.

I’ve been on many tours and this has to be the worst . It look fantastic on the preview but what it doesn’t say is that you are in one hotel. For all your meals Breakfast , lunch and dinner buffet style ,And it’s not very good. I’m in Spain I should be getting tapas and Spanish food. And the hotel is packed you can hardly move. I would not recommend this to anyone. Buffet are not such a good idea, with hundreds of people touching the same serving utensils, it’s not healthy and can spread Covid. I don’t think this company cares much about your health. If this kind of dining is OK with them.

The Dubai/Persian Gulf Cruise was our first tour/experience with SDT. SDT did not disappoint us. SDT was recommended by a friend who travelled with the company. We were 3 couples (20 travelers in total on the tour); our group of 6 all agreed the tour was far beyond expectations. From the arrival at the airport, accommodation, meals, tour manager, tour guide, tour bus/driver ALL excellent.Our tour manager, Ruby, was amazing. She was always available to ensure all services as advertised were delivered and kept the group up to date on our itinerary, times of pick-up etc. Ruby made herself available to respond to any questions on the accommodation, tours, etc. It was a pleasure to be in her company both professionally and “off-duty”.Our tour guide in Dubai, Faheem, was very courteous, punctual, accommodating, deeply knowledgeable on the history, culture, architecture, etc. of Dubai and the UAE. He has a good command of English and spoke in a polite and confident manner. There are average tour guides, and there are guides you remember forever, Faheem falls in the latter category.The Costa Toscana cruise of the tour was also very well organized (check-in/check-out), group dinners, cocktail night organized by Ruby on the ship etc. Again, Ruby was present to ensure the group had an enjoyable time and memorable experience. The Entertainment on this ship was fantastic and enjoyable; excellent variety for all age groups.We understand SDT have no control regarding service on Air Canada flights, maybe other airlines should/could be considered for this destination/future tours.

Really enjoyed the trip to Greece. Sandra Wood, our tour director was professional, friendly, caring and fun! I found the local tour guides in Athens were very passionate about the history and archeology of the sites, but it was very in depth and too detailed, a lot to absorb. They did not read their audience well as most were overwhelmed and very tired. A simple, interesting and abbrieviated version of the ruin sites would have made it more enjoyable. Days were very long and tiring in Athens. The island of Crete was my favourite, Santorini and Mykanos were lovely. Hotels were superior. Food was excellent throughout.I have travelled with Senior Discovery Tours at least 6 times previously. Just returned from Canary Island's trip this year before heading on the Greek adventure.My very favourite was the first one I took ... South Africa ... but I was 10 years younger then!

My husband and I cannot say enough great things about Senior Discovery Tours. The booking and everything leading up to the trip was excellent. The trip itself was stellar! Everyone we encountered from the company was super friendly and a pleasure to deal with. We can't wait for our next trip, we're just trying to figure out where we want to go. Thanks Senior Tours!

An excellent experience from start to finish. When booking the trip, the team at Senior Discovery Tours were all so friendly and made sure my wife and I were well taken care of. The trip itself...there are no words to describe just how amazing it was. We had high hopes and they were vastly exceeded. We're already looking forward to our next tour.

There were 16 of us travelled to the Holy Land on 14 Nov- 17 Nov with Sandra Wood, our Tour Manager. It was trip of a lifetime for me making this journey on behalf of my late husband. Sandra was awesome as a manager, calm and caring. Nothing was too much for her to handle on our behalf.Gil, our Tour guide in Israel was very informative and worked well with Sandra in all aspect of our tour. He is a great guy and got us hooked eating the fat juicy dates, practically on a daily basis!!The group got on very well and we had lots of fun and laughter especially at our evening meal times. Swimming in the Dead Sea was exhilarating!! Lots of history learned on this tour.In my opinion, the single supplement at $2,290.00 was too much for a single person. However, I enjoyed my trip as it is filled with great memories and friendship made within the group.Sandra, you are a good person. Hopefully, will crossed path again with future tours. I have rebooked tour for Spain and Portugal for March 1-21 as the earlier dates were cancelled. Too bad I will not make it for Greece in April.Wishing you and your family A Merry Christmas.Mrs. Jenni Gordon

I called Senior Discovery Tours to inquire about a tour for my parents as I wanted to get them a special anniversary gift for their 50th this year. They havent travelled much in the past so I felt more comfortable getting them a guided tour. I told them my dad had a hip replacement last year and they were super understanding and helpful. The agent was very nice and recommended a less active tour and gave a few options. I think I'm going to go with the Norwegian cruise and I think they will love it. I can't thank this company enough for being so nice and helpful!

Our experience with Senior Discovery Tours was fantastic from start to finish. Our Tour Manager, Patrick Caria, went above and beyond at every turn. He was experienced and knowledgeable, patient and informative. The tour itself was well designed and as advertised. We feel we were treated very well, learned and saw so much of Italy, and that we got great value for our money. We will definitely consider traveling with Senior Discovery Tours on our next adventure.