Luxury Suppliers - Abercrombie & Kent USA, LLC

Recommended

Fabulous Trip

By: Ellen

Reviewed on: 07 Aug 2013

A & K was a wonderful tour company. All our needs were met.

Travel Advisor: Sylvia Berman

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Highly recommend

By: Bobby4675

Reviewed on: 15 Sep 2013

A & K arranged for great guides on our recent trip to Morocco. They were knowledgable on the country it's history and culture and liked to share their knowledge in excellent English.

Travel Advisor: Deborah Bush

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Quality - Class

By: coj1

Reviewed on: 15 Oct 2013

Abercrombie & Kent is at the pennacle of companies serving the traveling elite. No complaints whatsoever. Would recommend them every chance I get.

Travel Advisor: Jay Musgrove

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Highly recommended

By: Grammy

Reviewed on: 13 Oct 2013

We were pleased with the choices of hotels and tours we had with A&K. Our tour guides were very well informed and interesting and competent. Our only problem arose with the descriptions on our itinerary. They differed a bit from what we were expecting. I feel that the itinerary they sent us was a standardized description for everyone, but not us explicitly. Other than that, our trip was full of fun moments, great hotels and great restaurant recommendations and I would use A&K again.

Travel Advisor: Leah Bergner

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HIGHLY RECOMMEND

By: MASEY

Reviewed on: 30 Nov 2013

USED A AND K FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR OUR TRIP TO CHINA AND NOW WOULD USED NO OTHER…EVERYTHING ABOUT THE TRIP WAS FIRST CLASS AND OUR GUIDE NANCY WAS OUTSTANDING

Travel Advisor: Nancy Borzino

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Great service

By: Lloyd

Reviewed on: 03 Dec 2013

We spent a couple of great weeks in Africa. The service was great as we were escorted from the time we left until we boarded the plane for home. We experienced many different accommodations in our travels and none were unsatisfactory. Our traveling companions needed electric power all night for a breathing machine, and were supplied with electricity everywhere. One camp could not supply electricity all night, and we were moved to a site that could. Very good service.

Travel Advisor: Kristie England

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Needed Better Advanced Planning

By: Repeat Travelers

Reviewed on: 29 Nov 2013

We used A&K for a tour of South America. The accommodations and tour guides were excellent. However, our tour ended in Brazil on a national holiday weekend. The crowds at Iguazu Falls and Rio were substantial causing long delays. For example, our viewing of the "Christ the Redeemer" statue was re-scheduled from Saturday to Sunday and it rained constantly that day (our last) causing poor visibility, so we were unable to see this most important site.

Travel Advisor: Mary Ann Ramsey

Not Recommended

Mediocre Morocco

By: M in London

Reviewed on: 10 Mar 2014

We just returned from a weeks vacation in Morocco with A and K. The itinerary was fine and the country is extremely beautiful. However, we did not not have a great guide. The first two days he took us to lunch at these places where there were only tourists and the server REFUSED to give us a menu. We were inclined to trust that the guide took us to a decent place so we went with the 'set' menu only to find that we were horribly ripped off. A similar scenario happened the next day until we complained to A and K. The restaurant problem improved but after that there were a few other situations where we felt ripped off. Additionally, the guide's knowledge and general interest in our having a good time seemed low. Bottom line: Others had told us that when in Morocco it seems like you have to constantly be on guard and we were hoping that going with a company like A and K would have better shielded us from this.

Recommended

India

By: Go

Reviewed on: 06 Nov 2017

One of my best trips ever and I love to travel!

Travel Advisor: Betty Worthy Strahan

Recommended

Great trip

By: DeeDee

Reviewed on: 10 Nov 2017

The best, hard to imagine anything that could have been done better, well less bus

Travel Advisor: Betty Worthy Strahan

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Connections Spain Seven Cities

By: Rita H Smith

Reviewed on: 13 Jul 2018

Our experience with Abercrombie & Kent was most enjoyable!

Travel Advisor: Beth Saboe Mollo

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Peru

By: Dana

Reviewed on: 14 Jul 2018

Layla, tour director in Peru was outstanding. I would do another A&K trip because of her alone.

Travel Advisor: Ellen Markus

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Recent trip to Egypt

By: dcn3

Reviewed on: 24 Mar 2014

My wife and I just returned from an extraordinary trip to Egypt. My advice: take this trip at the next available opportunity. A&K lived up to their gold standard reputation. Their ogranization, support, professionalism, lodging, food--all excellent. What attracted us most were the sites chosen to visit, and they were, of course, spectacular. Our Egyptologist/guide, Wael, was superb: enormously knowledgeable, passionate, funny, great rapport--in other words, the best kind of teacher. What we had not anticipated was the collegiality and energy of our group. We woke up each morning looking forward to spending time with these people. This was a wonderful trip.

Travel Advisor: Tara Hyland

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What a top rate Company

By: Love to Travel

Reviewed on: 11 Apr 2014

A&K is marketed as a high end operation and had a lot to live up to, and surely, they did not disappoint. First rate all the way. The Egyptian ground personnel were so welcoming, knowledgeable, efficient and professional. I would highly recommend A&K when travelling to Egypt.

Travel Advisor: Lisa and Nancy Zupancic

Not Recommended

Disappointing

By: Rich segall

Reviewed on: 12 Apr 2014

limited cultural activities and seeming cheapness with meals. One tour director and no local guides. Switched from tauck because of group size, but clearly not worth it. Would not recommend this company.

Recommended

highly recommend

By: Dean

Reviewed on: 10 May 2014

I was very pleased with the trip organization. A and K reps met us in the hotel and were "at our service". The quality of our guide and driver was first rate. There were no glitches in our whole week with A and K.

Travel Advisor: Brigitte Feinberg

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Lechner/Baker Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zamia

By: Deborah

Reviewed on: 18 May 2014

Amazing trip!!!!!!!!!! Our guide, Peniso was outstanding! Very knowledgeable and patient with all our questions. We both learned a tremendous amount and saw some amazing things. Accommodations and staff were also fantastic. I certainly hope to travel with A & K again!! And would highly recommend your company to anyone traveling to Africa.

Travel Advisor: Beth Flowers

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Highly Recommend

By: L

Reviewed on: 06 Jun 2014

I have traveled with A & K off and on over 20 years. They always provide an outstanding itinerary, tour leaders, guardian angels, local guides of high order.

Travel Advisor: Myra Collins

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Excellent service, we highly recommend Albercommbie &Kent

By: Bobbye & Robert

Reviewed on: 02 Jul 2014

Albercombie & Kent provided a great trip, the personal services provided and details were excellent. The team in Johannesburg were extremely polite, attentive and helpful. We especially want to commend our guide we had in Botswana, Poniso Shamukuni. Poniso absolutely made the trip for us and our group. Always helpful, always there, always attentive, great attitude, funny, informative, thorough, and a delight to be with.

Travel Advisor: Bettie Lee

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The best for private tours.

By: Richard66

Reviewed on: 18 Nov 2014

Fantastic private tours. Have used them all over the world and they are always great. Worth the money.

Recommended

The best

By: Carol

Reviewed on: 19 Nov 2014

Monica is wonderful. She is easy to work with, responsive and responsible. I will work with her again for sure

Travel Advisor: Monica Varri

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India!!!!!

By: CAB

Reviewed on: 23 Oct 2015

Memories of a lifetime! A&K are the BEST!!!

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A & K

By: Lewis In Clark

Reviewed on: 19 Dec 2018

Amazing service. We had one issue and they literally jumped and handled it. That’s when you know who they really are, Top Notch.

Travel Advisor: Julie Schmidt

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Overall, great experience

By: Candy

Reviewed on: 29 Dec 2018

My trip was amazing and the tour guides were fantastic! Wish all gratuities were included, at these prices, they should have been.

Travel Advisor: Ellen Goldman

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2 days with A&K in Russia

By: GG & JJ

Reviewed on: 14 Sep 2015

A & K are extremely professional. Nothing but 1st rate service each time we are in their care. They are very good at changes on the fly if necessary. Their staff are knowledgeable, very polite, and come as advertised. They DO know the secrets of the cities we have shared with them, and St. Petersburg is no exception. Once again, true to the adage, you get what you pay for. They do come at premium rates, that are justified by the premium service. On a trip such as we took it is easy to compare prices and services with other guests that took "similar" ground tours. While we did pay considerably more, we also got considerably more. One other great thing was the fact that they handled all Russian visa requirements, removing that burden from us. Thanks A & K for making a great trip even greater.

Travel Advisor: Karina Fong

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Phenomenal guides and service

By: DD

Reviewed on: 25 Sep 2015

This was our first trip with A&K and we would definitely recommend to anyone. They guided us through every step of this journey - and when visiting a country like Egypt and I think it is also the only way to travel and feel entirely safe. Laila our Egyptologist was very knowledgeable and incredibly helpful throughout. We had upgraded our room on the Sunboat to the Presidential Suite. When we checked in they upgraded us again to the Royal Suite given it had not been booked! Hugely appreciated. It will be hard not to want to book this on another trip! Many thanks to all.

Travel Advisor: Bonnie Niemi

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Tour Expert

By: DDFJR

Reviewed on: 09 Oct 2015

A & K did a good job and we will use them again

Travel Advisor: Sandra Ortiz

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a well designed trip

By: Cristina

Reviewed on: 23 Oct 2015

Three things I should point out: - Sudden changes on the itinerary on the go - The bus seats were far from confortable for the long trips we had every now and again. - My health issue of Hipertention , had been ignored and that ment a big problem for me.In spite of having sent you the form with my medical issues. Sincerely Cristina s Yarnoz

Travel Advisor: Valerie Ann Wilson

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India

By: CAB

Reviewed on: 26 Oct 2015

Fabulous!! A&K are the best and took care of our every need and desire. The India staff were so warm and welcoming. It was a trip of a lifetime.

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Personal and expert service

By: CJ

Reviewed on: 03 Jan 2016

All drivers, guides and the A & K angel were very friendly, knowledgeable and [professional.

Travel Advisor: Angela Kruseski

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very good

By: Nance

Reviewed on: 02 Feb 2016

enjoyable and very knowledgeable..our guide was Ridlon to Cuba

Travel Advisor: Trisha Iannazzi

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Wonderful

By: RLB

Reviewed on: 27 Sep 2016

This trip was an amazing experience!!! The services, attention to details, accommodations, sights, food and hotel accommodations were outstanding! I wish our tour director's English was a bit better.

Travel Advisor: Sue Bauer

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Great Personal Service

By: Sean & Egen

Reviewed on: 09 Dec 2016

A&K helped us have a once-in-a-lifetime experience on our trip. Our guardian angel helped recommend some restaurants, attractions, and lesser-known things to do that were all outstanding, and we definitely would not have been able to find them without her help! The tour guides we took were exceptional in their service, we loved every minute. Thanks!

Travel Advisor: Katie Rollins

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Good job

By: Noname

Reviewed on: 11 Oct 2016

This tour was just what we wanted to do in Casablanca. Our guide was very good. He made us feel very welcome in his city. Abercrombie and Kent is a very good company.

Travel Advisor: Sara Krutsinger

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Wonderful A&K

By: Philmom3

Reviewed on: 25 Oct 2016

We traveled with A & K to China and the Yang Tse. We had a great tour guide,Jason Lee who took great care of our group! He is friendly, caring and knowledgeable. The local tour guides were also great and added more information and color to the places we visited. The hotels were all 5 star as far as we are concerned. The meals were always a feast! Mira took us to the airport when it was time to leave and she stayed with us until we have checked in our luggage and were on our way to immigration. All in all an excellent trip!

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Good cultural tour

By: Wominos

Reviewed on: 28 Oct 2016

Grenada accommodations -poor check in considering advance notice Marabella- dirty, small, dated not even 3 star quality of room Seville- good quality but way too small for two Local tour guides - outstanding, knowledgable, passionate, great ambassadors Food- very good except for crazy crab in Barcelona which was poor Transportation - air and train excellent. Bus transport could be improved - offer something more than just water, washrooms or pace the tour so that this does not become a wait for your guests. Disembarment help was sadly lacking and compared to other tours we have been on a huge disappointment. Also incident of observing the bus driver arguing with the tour director when he should be meeting her needs. Tour director- very good. It is asking a lot for one person to meet the needs of 22 people. We had an incident of the bus driving off without a passenger early in the tour and I don't think this would happen with a smaller group Overall very enjoyable

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Organized a great trip

By: Robin

Reviewed on: 15 Dec 2016

Our travel agent worked with A&K USA to arrange a great trip.

Travel Advisor: Honey Mistry

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Reliable People

By: Robert72

Reviewed on: 30 Dec 2016

If they say they will meet you at your plane, they will meet you and they will be on time. There's enough stress in travel without having to worry about your support company. A & K did a very good job for us.

Travel Advisor: Tony Huffman

Not Recommended

India

By: Ricknha

Reviewed on: 28 Jan 2017

Their onsite support left a lot to be desired. This was most evident at the airport and with hotel check in

Recommended

recent trip to UK

By: doc

Reviewed on: 27 Jan 2017

I would give A and K a full recommendation. A grade A. We had an excellent driver in England named Bob who was fantastic. A and K service and support was really good.

Travel Advisor: Deborah Pulliam

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Vietnam travel

By: Midtown

Reviewed on: 08 Mar 2017

Our tour guide Dan and the entire A + K team had everything covered. Nothing was too much trouble and couldn't have been nicer to us.

Travel Advisor: Simone McKinney

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Morocco trip

By: John

Reviewed on: 24 Feb 2017

Great trip with professional guidance and a sense of service and seamlessly coordinating and managing a multi segment trip to Morocco.

Travel Advisor: Krista Wissinger

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Well designed and organized itinerary

By: Mother/daughter Thailand trip

Reviewed on: 06 Mar 2017

The Abercrombie guides, drivers and service was top notch and we felt well taken care of with NO stress about logistics. Everything was well designed and ran smoothly amongst four different cities.

Travel Advisor: Lena Brown

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A & K

By: Carol L

Reviewed on: 19 Apr 2017

A& K planned an excellent trip. Had us busy every minute of the day. Great lecturerers, fun excursions, nice hotels, unique activities. But best of all were the tour director and the local guides. They were wonderful! Smart, well informed, funny, helpful--they really made the trip.

Travel Advisor: Fran Nelson

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2017 Grand World Cruise ms Amsterdam

By: Erik

Reviewed on: 05 May 2017

Very professional guides, excellent transportation choices and good hotels.

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Tours

By: Sponje

Reviewed on: 05 May 2017

Loved our tours with cruise specialist. We were well cared for. Size of groups were smaller, loved the whisper boxes and usually water available. Ship hosts were wonderful.

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World traveler

By: World traveler

Reviewed on: 14 May 2017

Our travel agent partnered with A&K in organizing our 6 off-ship excursions. They have the best guides, were always on time, provided little extras, and recommended only the best. Each trip was flawless in planning and execution. Experts accompanied us which made the experiences more potent and memorable. Don't hesitate to use them.

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Travel experience

By: Big guy

Reviewed on: 15 Jun 2017

Everything went as planned with no problems

Travel Advisor: Patsy Sowa

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Africa

By: Shamrock

Reviewed on: 06 Jul 2017

The trip was very well planned and great attention to detail.

Travel Advisor: Beth Justus

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Terrific vacations!

By: Deborah

Reviewed on: 07 Jul 2017

A and K makes traveling so easy and such fun. From providing fabulous accommodations, to flawless transfers, to knowledgeable guides, they are the best. I often travel on my own and so it is so nice to have a company have my back, if you will. Every A and K representative I've met, from the Far East to Europe, has been professional, punctual, responsive, and perfect. If you want a truly memorable trip, I recommend using A and K!

Travel Advisor: Patsy Sowa

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A&K

By: DDf

Reviewed on: 21 Jul 2017

Abercrombie and Kent is world wide and excellent

Travel Advisor: Sandra Ortiz

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A&K

By: Leigh

Reviewed on: 26 Jul 2017

All well organised

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Galapagos

By: Dan

Reviewed on: 20 Aug 2017

We have booked many trips with A&K. This trip was pretty easy as the Natuarlists and the ship crew did most of the work.

Travel Advisor: Nicole Pierce

Not Recommended

A&K

By: Johnna

Reviewed on: 29 Aug 2017

Peru was great. Ecuador had too many issues to even start to discuss them here.

Not Recommended

Mostly overpriced bus trips

By: Jtsalley

Reviewed on: 17 Sep 2017

most of the tours offered were look out the window bus rides. The tour descriptions oversold what was actually presented. For instance on a tour to what was advertized as a "bird Island," we found no birds. They had left two to three weeks earlier as they always do. But this was not noted in the brochure Most adventurous Travelers would do better personally and save money designing their own tours from the internet.

Recommended

Barge trip - Renaissance Loire/Burgundy

By: Mike and Susan

Reviewed on: 18 Sep 2017

This was a lovely trip. Not having done a barge trip we did not have specific expectations but did want to see the more rural and traditional side of France. The trip accomplished that. The barge was comfortable, the crew very responsive and helpful and the food and wine very good. We would do it again. One small suggestion - perhaps the barge could offer some sort of picnic lunch that the guests could take with them on shore excursions as opposed to returning to the barge for lunch. We are walkers and bikers so the ability to take lunch and meet the barge at the evening mooring would be nice. In fairness, I am confident that the crew would have responded to such a request - we didn't think to ask until too late in the trip but might have had the option been offered earlier. That was our fault, not the barge's. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip and will probably do another one.

Travel Advisor: Denise Sullivan

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ArcticPassage

By: Travel queen

Reviewed on: 28 Sep 2017

A&K organizes the best itinerary, world class experts, and expeditions to thoroughly immerse us in the Arctic Passage. Thoughtfully organized, attention to details, and special surprises awaited us along the way. They do it right.

Recommended

Spain trip

By: John

Reviewed on: 27 Sep 2017

Always on top of things; generally one step ahead. Excellent tour guide and local guides. Accommodations were very nice. Too much travel for our liking.

Travel Advisor: Joan Schwartz

Recommended

5 Stars

By: Robmel

Reviewed on: 30 Sep 2017

Every single guide we had was wonderful! Without their knowledge and teachings we would not have fully experienced our trip. Kudos to a well ran company!

Travel Advisor: Deborah Pulliam

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Egypt.

By: Chuck the Hawk

Reviewed on: 02 Oct 2017

The Egyptologist that A&K used for this trip, was knowledgeable and interesting for all the guests on the trip. The sites selected were excellent. The only problem on this trip was some of the very, very early flight times on the internal trips. While I realize that it was the best they could do, I would hope that some small changes in the routing might have been done to give us a later flight time.

Travel Advisor: Monica Varri

Recommended

Egypt

By: Mike

Reviewed on: 05 Oct 2017

Mostly excellent.

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Well dealt with problems

By: Erik Nelson

Reviewed on: 14 Oct 2017

Honestly our experience with And K was very mixed while we were traveling 1 guide was excellent 1 was bad and one did not show up. However they were extremely accommodating when they were made aware of the issues. Not every guide will have a great day every day and we understand that but A and K far exceeded my expectations on what they did to try and make it up to us. Their behavior was so virtuous that it as convinced me that our unpleasant encounters really must have been an anomaly and I would give them another try.

Travel Advisor: Michele Grace

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young staff

By: flip

Reviewed on: 11 Oct 2017

The staff were young but very knowledgeable. It was nice to be whisked to historical sites and be informed of the lifetime of changes in the region,

Travel Advisor: Ralph Iantosca

Recommended

Switzerland Trip

By: Jim Wagner

Reviewed on: 09 Oct 2017

We were pleased with all our transportation. The drivers were all on time, professionally dressed, with nice vehicles. We sometimes had trouble with the language differences, but benefited from their knowledge of the local regions.

Travel Advisor: Debra Stern

Recommended

Awesome experience!

By: Robin

Reviewed on: 17 Oct 2017

They took all the stress out of traveling to another country! Great experience!

Travel Advisor: Daria Westerfield

Not Recommended

Very disappointing!

By: lynne

Reviewed on: 13 Oct 2017

Abercrombie's Luxury Small Group Journey turned out to be a vacation I would remember for all the wrong reasons. It was small but "luxury" it was not, (3 Hotels were what I felt I paid for and expected) the other 3 were horrible hotels with the lowest class of rooms, including the smell of sewage and street noise all night long. We had guide who was barely understandable and seemed disinterested and not connected to her work like she was going through the motions, and a poorly planned overdone trip which had as riding in a bus for hours on end to get from one tourist stop to the other. We came back exhausted, disappointed and glad to be home. No value for money here.

Recommended

A&K tours are First Class

By: John

Reviewed on: 14 Oct 2017

If you want a trip with ALL of the details taken care of for you, go with A&K. If you want extremely knowledgeable tour guides who tailor your trip to your wants and needs, go with A&K. They put together our trip to Peru with wonderful places that we never would have found on our own. They provide a detailed itinerary in advance but are perfectly willing to change the plans on the fly during your trip. The guides all spoke perfect English and were extremely well versed in the local culture. We will definitely use A&K again.

Travel Advisor: Samantha Collum

Recommended

Trip to Budapest, Vienna, Prague, and Berlin

By: Bill Lehr

Reviewed on: 16 Oct 2017

An excellent trip with outstanding guides. Our tour leader, Gabor Kovacs, was one of the best--perhaps THE best--tour leader we ever have had. Although we had some reservations about the beauty of this area, we were surprised with the beauty of the entire area we visited. Of course, the history of Berlin hade the trip even more enjoyable.

Travel Advisor: Diane Crisman

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a&k

By: Festus

Reviewed on: 18 Oct 2017

Outstanding! Personal guides is the way to go, Everyone was extremely knowledgeable and very organized and I don't think we could have seen nearly so much without their expert guidance, On top of that, they were ready to do whatever they could to maximize our experience. Every one of them was tops and it was obvious A&K has very high standards.

Travel Advisor: Michael Holbrook

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Review of Abercrombie & Kent USA

By: Dawn

Reviewed on: 21 Oct 2017

This was our second European Waterways canal trip with A&K. The barge was sparkling clean, beautifully run, fabulous staff, best of gourmet food with paired wine. The tempo of the trip was designed for the most relaxing experience. Loved it.

Travel Advisor: Joan Smith

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Abercrombie

By: Dan

Reviewed on: 29 Oct 2017

We have traveled with A&K on several vacations all over the world. They do what they say; have competent advisors and are thorough in coordinating the trips. I would recommend A&K.

Travel Advisor: Nicole Pierce

Recommended

Morocco Imperial Cities

By: Anne

Reviewed on: 08 Nov 2017

It was a great trip. We had a good mix of cultural and religious sites, shopping, eating, etc. and Alami, our guide, was fantastic! The hotels were generally great -- especially the Sirhai in Fez -- but the Sofitel Hotels in Casablanca and Rabat were not great. Need to rethink those as they were dirty, huge (Rabat) and not comparable to the ones we stayed at in Fez and Marrakesh. Otherwise, the pace was good, you had some down time but plenty to do. The Atlas Mountains day trip was fantastic! All around, a great trip!

Travel Advisor: Gabrielle Warncke

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Abercrombie and Kent

By: milt and gerry

Reviewed on: 25 Nov 2017

This was our seventh tour with A&K and they were perfect, as always.

Recommended

Jordan and Israel

By: Tom

Reviewed on: 29 Nov 2017

Everything was great. Received full value for the money spent.

Travel Advisor: Sally May

Not Recommended

What did they do for us?

By: rb

Reviewed on: 28 Dec 2017

Paula Kay arranged a "tailor-made" (i.e., independent) tour of Chile with A&K. With the exception of being met in the Santiago airport by an A&K rep, who whisked us to a connecting flight (extremely helpful at SCL), we never had any contact at all with A&K. On our return to SCL, the place was a complete zoo, and we would have benefitted from more rep help. The Alto Atacama hotel in San Pedro de Atacama where we stayed was wonderful. We highly recommend the place.

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Review of Abercrombie & Kent

By: GandG

Reviewed on: 03 Jan 2018

As this was our first trip with A & K we were pleasantly surprised to feel totally comfortable with the itinerary and accommodations provided. The guides were very knowledgeable and provided information in such a way that we could understand and felt our questions were answered to our satisfaction. The days were long and there was an abundance of information provided, but the hotels that we stayed in provided an restful atmosphere in which we were able to restore ourselves for the next day's adventures.

Recommended

Antarctica

By: Sandy

Reviewed on: 13 Jan 2018

Excellent— the cruise was phenomenal and the guide, Augustin, was equally phenomenal!! I recommend this trip to anyone with a sense of adventure. It’s a once in a lifetime vacation!!

Travel Advisor: Birgit Navarre

Not Recommended

General Unpreparedness

By: John Wagner

Reviewed on: 14 Jan 2018

Our pre-trip itinerary and supporting documentation was marketed as if the trip was pre-scheduled and would be worry-free. Upon arriving in Cape Town, itinerary items had been adjusted and removed, and we were left scrambling late at night after long international travel to call and get our itinerary fixed. The itinerary we received upon arrival was vastly simplified. Our guides, who were all excellent, had been tasked with coordinating many activity logistics instead of having the pre-scheduled itinerary that we were promised. Even after being promised by them that our itinerary would be restored to the one that we booked, wine tastings were not pre-scheduled, we did not get to do a bike ride that had been promised, and our first full day in the country was limited to a half-day rather than the full day promised in the itinerary. Also, A&K never communicated the timing of hotel and airport transfers and "made it up to us" by simply sending a bottle of sparkling wine to our hotel room.

Recommended

A&K Antarctica

By: MIkeR

Reviewed on: 14 Jan 2018

A&K - the ship is amazing, the staff was knowledgeable and entertaining, The place was breathtaking. There are lots of choices to go to Antarctica - A&K is a very good one.

Travel Advisor: Michelle Andersen

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A&K Staff in Egypt Were Informative, Friendly & Always on Time

By: Mimi

Reviewed on: 23 Feb 2018

Our tour coordinator Amr Nabil made sure everything ran smoothly from the time we arrived until we headed home again. That was no small feat as we visited several cities and took several domestic flights within Egypt. Laila Abdel Raouf was our guide for Cairo and the surrounding sites, and she was fabulous! Our driver Khaled handled the traffic with aplomb and drove us to busy urban sites, as well as more distant towns in comfort. The A&K staff really deserve extra kudos!

Travel Advisor: Samantha Collum

Recommended

Dash

By: Walk Fam

Reviewed on: 19 Jan 2018

From the moment we landed in Sri Lanka to the moment we departed, we could have not been in more competent hands with Arabian, A&K and especially our extremely skillful, professional and great humored driver, Darshana Pushbushpakumara who we affectionally referred to as Dash. Dash is one of those one in a million people. Always smiling, always willing to share with us his deep and rich and proud knowledge of his country and culture. In addition, his ability to navigate use efficiently and safely through the roads of Sri Lanka was entirely amazing. We as a family wholeheartedly recommend Arabian, A&K and especially Dash to anyone interested in traveling to Sri Lanka. The Walker Family.

Travel Advisor: Deborah Bush

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Safari in Tanzania

By: nkk

Reviewed on: 19 Jan 2018

Our experience with Abercrombie & Kent was fabulous! We knew before traveling with A&K that they were an excellent tour company but our experience surpassed our expectations. The representatives that picked us up at the airport and transported us to different destinations were professional, courteous and helpful. The accommodations were superb. We really liked that the 3 camps we stayed at were each comfortable and unique. The staff at the camps were amazing! The staff are welcoming and accommodating and very professional. The meals and snacks were delicious and nutritious. The tents were luxurious and romantic. The views and scenery at each camp was breathtaking. Our guides that drove us on the safaris were so knowledgeable, patient and conscientious. Our guides, Abdul and Emmanuel, made the trip so enjoyable and memorable. The hosts at each camp went out of their way to make us feel welcome. We really want to thank Suleiman at Sancturary Ngorongoro. Thank you so much!!

Travel Advisor: Tom Gehrels

Recommended

East Africa

By: Lorelle

Reviewed on: 03 Feb 2018

I cannot believe my good fortune for having this incredible experience. A&K staff (special kudos to Charles who found our lost bags) were outstanding, personable and knowledgeable. Add to that all the small details, hot water bottles and turndown service on those chilly nights, hot cocoa served in our tent every morning, enthusiastic guides and drivers, along with informative lectures.

Travel Advisor: Monica Varri

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Pretty Much As Expected

By: Betty

Reviewed on: 08 Feb 2018

This is our third trip on Safari with A & K. Everything went very well and they were there when we needed and expected them to be this making the trip most enjoyable and less stressful. My only complaint would be in the communication with several of the agents in the Chicago office. I lost patience but worked through Deb Knopf, our travel agent, and all worked out. They seemed to take forever to respond to requests and one was particularly curt with her responses. Having owned a travel agency and having been a travel agent earlier in my career ( I am now retired), I am well aware of what to expect in form of response time, etc. and/or even checking back to indicate they needed more time. I also expected more detail for some of the responses as the itinerary was complex and required more detail for the response. In Africa everyone was wonderful and very professional and we could not have been more pleased.

Travel Advisor: Deborah Knopf

Recommended

Sarawak & Sabah

By: Steve Guinn

Reviewed on: 16 Feb 2018

Two private tours booked through Catherine Conn w/A&K. Both were excellent and we appreciate willingness to modify and change on the fly, particularly our stop in Kuching which was delayed from our original plan due to tides.

Travel Advisor: Catherine Conn

Recommended

Great adventure

By: Patricia

Reviewed on: 10 Feb 2018

I have been traveling with A&K for many years and I think this is the only way to travel to countries soooo different from yours. I would always recommend itt.

Travel Advisor: Francis Contreras

Recommended

Riches of Rajesthan

By: Bumbo

Reviewed on: 02 Mar 2018

Excellent. A list of names of my fellow travellers at the start is essential. 3 night stays at the hotels would be ideal.

Recommended

The best

By: Anis

Reviewed on: 09 Mar 2018

Of course! The best.

Travel Advisor: Francis Contreras

Recommended

A & K tour guides are knowledgeable and helpful

By: Nancy

Reviewed on: 11 Mar 2018

Our A&K guides were all very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. They were very patient with all of the guests and answered questions thoughtfully as they came up.

Recommended

asia trip

By: rhonda

Reviewed on: 12 Mar 2018

All very positive. They handled all aspects of the trip for us, and were very attentive to all details. The tour guides for each location were all good. A few were exceptional

Travel Advisor: Kim Schneider

Recommended

Top Notch!

By: Jcoles

Reviewed on: 17 Mar 2018

Our Peru adventure was seamless with A&K. The arrival of our “book of adventures” (as I like to call it) was a great summary of everything we neede to know. We especially appreciated the tipping guide. It’s always hard to know what’s appropriate. But the one thing that made our experience truly remarkable was our guide, Frances. He is exceptional in so many ways- from our initial meeting to his knowledge of the flora and fauna (especially birds) as well as the history and details of each area that we visited. We’ve never encountered an individual that knew so much about everything! He was quick to engage our 10 year old daughter in everything we did. She loved him as much as we did! He is a remarkable individual and a true asset to the A&K team. Well done Frances!!

Travel Advisor: Shari Tucker

Recommended

Jordan/Egypt tour

By: splendido folks

Reviewed on: 25 Mar 2018

fine, as usual.

Travel Advisor: Kathy Burns Lamphier

Recommended

Incredible Service

By: Lauren

Reviewed on: 02 May 2018

Our experience with A&K was incredible. The guides were extremely knowledgeable about the wildlife and were a pleasure to be around during our game drives. It was our first safari, but it won't be our last, and I can't imagine using any other tour operator. We would absolutely recommend that anyone going on safari use A&K.

Travel Advisor: Maddy Foxx Moffitt

Recommended

A & K

By: pat

Reviewed on: 20 Mar 2018

We have traveled with A & K a number of times and have enjoyed all of our journeys. Travel with this company is seamless, from airport pickup to airport departure. Their itineraries are varied and interesting. Overall, the guides are warm, pleasant, and well informed. I also appreciate the quality of the hotels and restaurants.

Travel Advisor: Debra Stern

Recommended

tour operator

By: Wendy

Reviewed on: 03 Apr 2018

Our tour operator Mohammed Hedid was absolutely amazing!!! Full of knowledge and lots of fun! He really knows how to read his clients and what they want. Best tour guide we have ever had! He provided an amazing experience for the trip of a life time!

Travel Advisor: Susan Sparks

Recommended

Unbelievable

By: Fishing222

Reviewed on: 03 Apr 2018

First rate. Great tour, and the guides and driver was top notch. They made our tour top notch. Nice job we maybe hooked.

Travel Advisor: Kathy Wilton

Recommended

A&K review

By: bill

Reviewed on: 09 Nov 2021

I love that A&K takes care of everything leaving us enjoy a worry free vacation! I would gladly take another journey with them

Travel Advisor: Leah Bergner

Recommended

Great experience - Morocco

By: TravelGal

Reviewed on: 26 Nov 2021

Five star experience. Love the A&K touch. Highly recommend this morocco trip. Top-notch guide (Houda), great, we’ll-paced itinerary, wonderful driver and incredible experiences. Each day was a highlight in and of itself. The night in the desert is exceptional.

Travel Advisor: Peter Rubin

Recommended

Top Tier Travel

By: Laurie

Reviewed on: 07 Apr 2018

We have chosen a total of 4 trips with A&K over the last few years. We traveled in Africa, Indochina and China with them. Accommodations, Tour Directors and Local tour guides were all knowledgeable and well organized. We always felt safe and cared for. Any problems that came up were dealt with in a timely manner.. We went to major tourist areas in a well planned way to best avoid the majority of the crowds. Transfers were smooth and our luggage was handled efficiently. We feel there was a good balance of free time and activity. If you wanted to return to hotel early, that was arranged when possible.

Travel Advisor: Debra Stern

Recommended

Excellent t

By: Jackie

Reviewed on: 19 Apr 2018

This trip was flawless. The weather perfect, tons of cherry blossoms, the best hotels ever, the tour guides were great. All was clean and on time. The other folks on the trip were well traveled and easy to be with. Japanese food was not my favorite, but they went overboard serving me meat instead of fish with every meal. Our tour guide was the best. All clean transportation and plenty of water to keep us safe.

Travel Advisor: Daria Westerfield

Recommended

A&K China

By: Robin

Reviewed on: 31 May 2018

I worked through my travel agent so I did not deal directly with A&K USA. On the other hand, our tour director in China, Duncan Ding, was awesome. Duncan made our trip wonderful. Complete accolades for Duncan. A&K USA referred me to use CIBT for our China visa. I do not think CIBT was very good. They charged too much for their services. I prepared our application on line and found out later there was an additional charge.

Travel Advisor: Honey Mistry

Recommended

England & Scotland

By: DAM

Reviewed on: 31 May 2018

We have used A & K many times and they are consistently outstanding. The use of a Guardian Angel was of particular help on this trip. There were a few glitches that developed but she was able to rectify them immediately. The accommodations that they recommended were top drawer and the guides were knowledgeable, cooperative, prompt and courteous. This is an excellent company to work with.

Travel Advisor: Karen Upchurch

Recommended

Easy traveling...........

By: DUCK

Reviewed on: 10 Jun 2018

From start to finish, A&K made the trip easy. Guided, a much needed perk, through airports. Thank you! Whew. No hitches, just smooth sailing throughout the entire trip.

Travel Advisor: Maureen Greenwood

Recommended

Amazing Barge Cruise

By: Susan

Reviewed on: 03 Jun 2018

Although I had little contact with A&K, we were very pleased with the air and barge arrangements we made with them thru our travel agent, Helen Papa.

Travel Advisor: Helen Papa

Recommended

London and Paris trip

By: Bob A

Reviewed on: 04 Jun 2018

I would use A&K again for certain.

Travel Advisor: Amy Daniel

Recommended

Romania

By: Brad

Reviewed on: 07 Jun 2018

Best ever. As usual we were meet at airport by our guide and she was the most wonderful guide we've ever had. Great driver as well. We had the best hotels and rooms. Trip was planned to utmost detail but A&K always allows the guides to be flexible to meet our needs as we experienced new areas and things we wanted to see, We will always use A&K! They made Romania trip so much worthwhile

Travel Advisor: Karen Barber

Recommended

Well Organized Trip

By: Mike F

Reviewed on: 31 Aug 2018

AK provided a very nice itinerary that was within our budget expectations and was developed to meet our interests. There was some challenge in conveying the needs of our children, specifically that our children were seasoned travelers who could handle a more adult level itinerary of interests and daily schedule of activities. With that being said, we were able to incorporate a number of hands-on activities that were appropriately interesting and engaging. Our guides were excellent - knowledgeable, engaging, and well mannered. We always felt safe and always felt that our guide knew what to do, and had done it before, with many tricks of the trade to make our adventure trouble-free.

Travel Advisor: Misty Jones

Recommended

Japan

By: Dberg

Reviewed on: 15 Jul 2018

Great activities for the family. Saw a lot in nine days.

Travel Advisor: Sheilah Benoit

Recommended

Europe 2018

By: La Famille Brazeau

Reviewed on: 11 Sep 2018

Their staff are top caliber professionals. They are knowledgeable and most pleasant. The vehicles were luxurious and clean. They arrived on time. The tours were interesting and tailored to our time frame. They know great spots of where to eat.

Travel Advisor: Sheila Gallant-Halloran

Recommended

A & K

By: Ann

Reviewed on: 22 Jul 2018

Overall the tour was wonderful. I would have liked our first hotel was not the best location. The tour director was fabulous. We would definitely recommend A&K.

Travel Advisor: Sabrina Teyla

Recommended

Au

By: S. Engles

Reviewed on: 30 Jul 2018

This was our first experience with Abercrombie & Kent. I cannot say enough great things about this company. We had an awesome experience in Australia. ALL of our guides were wonderful and extremely knowledgeable regarding their aspect of our tour. We met some really nice people who went above and beyond for our family. Ken (Australia Zoo) and Peter (Great Ocean Road) felt like family by the end of the day. My girls wanted to see Mamma Mia in Melbourne but it was sold out. Peter made some calls and made it happen. We had house seats on the 7th row. It was a great ending to an awesome trip.

Travel Advisor: Amy Daniel

Recommended

NAADAM FESTIVAL IN MONGOLIA

By: CARLOTTA

Reviewed on: 07 Aug 2018

GOOD! AND VERY INTERESTING

Travel Advisor: Kathy Burns Lamphier

Recommended

Great trip

By: ML

Reviewed on: 08 Aug 2018

Everything went as planned. We all had a great time.

Travel Advisor: Michelle Bemis

Recommended

Africa

By: F

Reviewed on: 07 Aug 2018

The tour itself was great, however the logistics were not. A&K booked our internal flights from the A&K pre-trip to Victoria Falls to the start of the regular tour in Nairobi, Kenya. Instead of booking a short afternoon direct flight from Zambia to Kenya, they had us travel 2 flights leaving in the morning; the first back to South Africa with a layover, then on to Kenya. This took a half day from our pre-trip and left us exhausted for the start of our tour. When we finally arrived there was no A&K representative to meet us at the airport in Kenya. We had to call A&K to locate them in the parking lot while others on our tour were met in airport. We were not delivered to the hotel until after midnight. We booked this trip over a year in advance including the pre-trip, so there was no excuse for this flight schedule. I don't feel the 3 day pre-trip was worth the money charged as we only got 1.5 days.

Travel Advisor: Debra Stern

Recommended

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By: Echo echo

Reviewed on: 13 Aug 2018

Exceptional - as expected.

Travel Advisor: Valerie Ann Wilson

Not Recommended

First and Last Time

By: Not A&K

Reviewed on: 13 Aug 2018

Loved our tour director, Ardur. Didn’t think trip was worth cost, felt nickled and dimed throughout, too many set menus, no personal touches, hotel in Reykjavik (Hilton Canopy) too noisy and not much sleep 2 nights. Normally travel with Tauck and they are much better.

Recommended

Iceland 2018

By: Laura

Reviewed on: 07 Sep 2018

The trip started out poorly when we got to the Canopy Hilton in Reyjkavic. There were no porters, the front desk was not very helpful. No one seemed in charge. They could not tell us where to meet our tour guide for our 6pm briefing. Sleeping was very difficult as there was a tremendous amount of outside noise. I was in two different rooms on different sides and both were so noisy outside, sleep did not happen. Many people in our group felt the same way. Once we left Reyjkavic, it was a wonderful trip. Our guide, Halifi (sp) was fabulous and the places we went were not overcrowded and seemed very special. I'm usually a cruise person, but Iceland cruising is no where near as good as a land tour especially going into the interior. There were a lot of special moments, such as the glacier, the Super Jeep experience, the whale watching, the black beach and of course, all the waterfalls. I really appreciated the luxury of the bus and the fact that it had charging stations and wifi.

Travel Advisor: Natallia Khoshchynka

Recommended

Russia

By: jpojr

Reviewed on: 07 Sep 2018

Planning excellent, pick-up service very good, guides very knowledgeable and pleasant.

Travel Advisor: Betsy Patton

Recommended

Love A & K!

By: jm

Reviewed on: 22 Sep 2018

We would always recommend A & K because they make our trips to wonderful! They provide excellent care to all of the details for travelling and their guides are the best that we have ever had! Always a pleasure to travel with A & K!

Travel Advisor: Betsy Patton

Recommended

A&K is Great

By: Mopsy

Reviewed on: 22 Sep 2018

I have taken many vacations with A&K, and my travel adventures have always been a great experience.

Travel Advisor: Lee Tishkoff

Recommended

A&K Alaska Land Only

By: A traveler

Reviewed on: 21 Sep 2018

As always, A&K did well.

Travel Advisor: Kathy Burns Lamphier

Recommended

Not as good as other A&K trips we have taken

By: kitty

Reviewed on: 26 Sep 2018

This was our 3rd trip with A&K but my husband and I didn't feel it was up to their usual standards. Two of the four hotels were lacking in amenities. Lunches, with one exception, were pretty meager and not very good. Our guide was okay, not great. The last night's farewell dinner was held in a noisy restaurant and our group of 15 was split into two tables. It would have been nice to have a private room for this dinner. We hope this is just an exception to A&Ks usual fine service. We didn't feel it was worth the money. We would still recommend A&K based on our previous two trips.

Not Recommended

Tour

By: Nmwright

Reviewed on: 27 Sep 2018

This was a poor trip-the planned guide couldn't follow through, and there were 2 substitutes. The Scotland guide was good, the Ireland guide was poor, which caused many problems.

Recommended

Jordan/Egypt

By: Jordan/Egypt

Reviewed on: 01 Oct 2018

The A&K staff were great. We will use A&K again. The Egyptian and Petra segments of the tour were outstanding. The sights on the first 2 days of the Jordanian tour were very underwhelming. This needs work.

Travel Advisor: Patsy Sowa

Recommended

Vacation2018

By: Tyggy

Reviewed on: 26 Oct 2018

Abercrombie and Kent did their usual excellent job on our itinerary. We had activities that matched our interests and their offerings were very much to our liking and price range.

Travel Advisor: Leah Bergner

Not Recommended

South Africa

By: MCD

Reviewed on: 11 Oct 2018

I have been on many Tauck trips and I have had some exceptional directors, but I felt this tour director was not engaged with the group which was small only 16.

Recommended

Touring Morocco

By: Lady Debbi

Reviewed on: 07 Oct 2018

A & K is a fabulous touring company. From the moment we landed in Casablanca we greeted by a rep.taken to our hotel in a very comfortable car, and the fun began. Everything was so well organized from start to finish.our guide was wonderful,& we enjoyed every day with him. The sites selected were great,& we enjoyed having some down-time in the late afternoon to relax & enjoy the hotels.our driver was terrific & very careful especially on the London,windy drives. We’d use A&K again.

Travel Advisor: Shelley Fremont

Recommended

Nina and Hong Kong in 6 days

By: China

Reviewed on: 13 Oct 2018

Our tour guide in Beijing was very energetic and once we arrived, he thoughtfully organized the sights on our itinerary according to the best way to do it all in the short amount of time we had. Our tour guide in Hong Kong was great and gave us all the history of the different sights, however, the first day felt like he was trying to fill the time before we went off to lunch on our own. The third day, he and the driver were kind enough to drive us first to the airport hotel and then onto Lantau to see the big Buddha and temple. Afterwards, they drove us to Kowloon to tour on our own.

Travel Advisor: Vanessa Genger

Recommended

Morocco

By: Jamal

Reviewed on: 25 Nov 2018

Excellent. In fact we ran into some of the company's reps while traveling. They even called us to make sure everything was as expected

Travel Advisor: Lilo Matinas

Recommended

A&K

By: Trvl

Reviewed on: 06 Dec 2018

Very good, good support knowledgeable guides. Nice accommodations.

Travel Advisor: Rheta Resnick

Recommended

Excellent

By: Bill

Reviewed on: 12 Dec 2018

Great trip, great accommodations, excellent guide and reasonably priced!

Travel Advisor: Betty Worthy Strahan

Not Recommended

I wouldn’t recommend A&K!

By: Bob

Reviewed on: 08 Oct 2018

Most of our Africa trip went well. That said, A&K totally botched one leg of the trip by failing to notice that plane tickets issued on that leg were issued for the wrong day. This resulted in a 7 hour layover in the Nairobi airport to catch a flight that got us to our destination at 3:30am. Mistakes happen, but A&K’s attitude was to trivialize the impact on my wife and I and take a position of “no harm, no foul. We still got you there, so what’s the big deal. They originally offered nothing for our troubles, then $200, then $800. You pay a premium for their service and reputation, and they did not earn it on our trip—either through action or attitude.

Recommended

The ups and downs of A&K

By: gayle

Reviewed on: 21 Oct 2018

A&K provides you with beautiful properties, excellent activities and excellent dining. The downside is the guides are very nice but lack the engagement of enthusiasm of knowledge in getting a feel of their country. In Tokyo and Kyoto their recommendations for dining on a couple evenings was the hotel. They could have put a list together of other good restaurants. I did not think we needed a night in Osaka. Kyoto could have been given the extra day.

Travel Advisor: Britt Gerber

Recommended

Peru Machu Pichu

By: Lisa

Reviewed on: 20 Oct 2018

Would definitely do another trip with A&K. This tour was extremely well managed and our guide went above and beyond any expectations.

Travel Advisor: Lisa Fey

Recommended

Abercrombia Tour in Egypt

By: Ed

Reviewed on: 29 Oct 2018

Excellent in all ways, especially the tour guide in Egypt, Hala.

Travel Advisor: Wafa Langenbrunner

Recommended

Santiago Vira Vira Beriloche Buenos Aires Iguazu Rio

By: Little Richard & Patsy

Reviewed on: 01 Nov 2018

Guides very good. Transportation very poor. Air flight bookings with no organization what so ever. Beriloche experience poor as Qutar took our rooms. This was one property where we stayed 3 nights. Chili & Argentina provided many amenities however Brazil appeared to be on a stringent budget.

Travel Advisor: Lois Moran

Recommended

FIRST CLASS TREATMENT

By: KandeeB

Reviewed on: 29 Oct 2018

From the time you leave your airplane to the time you depart you are always given first class personal treatment. This is our first time using A & K and it was such a positive experience that we will certainly travel with them again. Every member of their team is extremely professional, knowledgeable and a pleasure to connect with. We will gladly recommend them to others.

Travel Advisor: Brigitte Feinberg

Recommended

EUROPE

By: sarah

Reviewed on: 01 Nov 2018

I felt very well taken care of by abercrombie & Kent and would take another trip with them in the future. The guides were very well educated and learned so much from all of them. First class trip .

Travel Advisor: Sarah Fitzpatrick

Recommended

Angkor

By: mickey

Reviewed on: 03 Nov 2018

Very professional. Met us at Bangkok airport after 24-hour travel and whisked us thru immigratiion, etc. Very grateful for that

Travel Advisor: Karen Howland

Recommended

Trip of a Life Time

By: K & M

Reviewed on: 07 Nov 2018

Overall experience with the A & K staff in Africa and the trip were excellent. In booking the trip the staff here in the US were very accommodating. The only draw back was dealing with Visa Central which A&K recommended as to obtaining the Visas for Kenya & Tanzania. The issue was not with A&K but Visa Central. Otherwise a very good experience.

Travel Advisor: Melissa Irion

Recommended

Great hotels

By: Bill Bonnelli

Reviewed on: 14 Nov 2018

All of our hotels were ready for us when we arrived. Also, the Guardian Angel plan was a life saver.

Travel Advisor: Lynda Johnson

Recommended

A&K is Great

By: Chet

Reviewed on: 07 Nov 2018

We have done several trips with A&K and they always do an excellent job

Travel Advisor: Dana Daza

Recommended

Morocco

By: MDM

Reviewed on: 13 Nov 2018

They were very professional. Our guide and driver were A plus plus. They made our trip.

Travel Advisor: Kristen Meckem

Recommended

Morocco

By: x

Reviewed on: 21 Nov 2018

wonderful guide - too many meals and time that could have ben better pent

Travel Advisor: Jeff Hood

Recommended

My Family’s African Safari

By: Bonnie

Reviewed on: 09 Jan 2019

There is no doubt in my mind that my choice of Abercrombie and Kent was the reason my family safari was memorable in only positive memories. Abercrombie and Kent are known for their considerate, thoughtful and very safe trips. My family trip was exemplative of their much deserved reputation. Attention to detail, loyal guides, beautiful places to stay and the joy in securing a memorable vacation for my family. I have used Abercrombie and Kent before and since my family safari. I plan to continue to use this excellent resource in my future.

Travel Advisor: Ewa Duranovic

Recommended

India

By: Liesl

Reviewed on: 16 Jan 2019

the experience with A/K was super. India itself was not so much

Travel Advisor: Rochelle Lieberman

Recommended

Mt kili

By: JIM

Reviewed on: 14 Jan 2019

Noah John our guide was perfect in every way. His team of camps staff and porters where friendly, professional and tentative to our every need. Legendary Lodegwas also amazing

Travel Advisor: Kathleen DiMeglio

Recommended

Great Guides

By: MPAR

Reviewed on: 01 Feb 2019

Our guides were all knowledgeable and helpful. We really enjoyed visiting with and learning from them. We had three different guides to assist with visits to Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Aconcagua. All provided a different perspective on the country based on their own experiences and interest. Our Mendoza guide, Mike was a wine expert and we thoroughly enjoyed hearing and his willingness to share about the wine country. Vanessa and Paola were great too. One minor complaint would be the cost of transfers...definitely on the high side but that is on us for not being more attentive to the cost. In the future, I would probably handle on my own depending on the country as it would have saved us some $$. Overall a great experience..

Recommended

Great Employees

By: Traveling Man

Reviewed on: 06 Feb 2019

A & K employs very professional people who cant do enough for the client.

Travel Advisor: Leah Bergner

Recommended

Good value

By: Kathy

Reviewed on: 08 Feb 2019

I never thought I would write that A&K is a good value, but my trip to Antarctica proved that it is! The quality of accommodations and proficient staff helped to make the trip truly one to remember. They also were careful about our safety which is important due to the changing weather conditions. The itinerary was amazing beyond words; there was so much wildlife and scenery to appreciate!

Travel Advisor: Beth Justus

Recommended

Trip to Africa

By: Paul B

Reviewed on: 12 Feb 2019

Our Kenya / Tanzania safari was well organized, and more than met expectations. Guides, drivers and actual safaris were great, and we saw the "big five", and a plethora of other animals up close, while getting the background on each from the guide. Accommodation was five star, as was food and service. Hard to beat.

Travel Advisor: Shelley Greenan

Recommended

Tour

By: Skj

Reviewed on: 07 Oct 2019

Highly recommend A&K. Very professional and well planned out . Our tour guide, Helen Houston, was fantastic.

Travel Advisor: Pam Walker

Recommended

Wonderful tour company!

By: Lee

Reviewed on: 14 Oct 2019

We have traveled with Abercrombie & Kent for a couple of years and have been very happy with their quality of hotels, special dinners, excursions and the trip itinerary. The real bonus is that they use native tour directors who speak the language and have intimate knowledge of the customs and processes in each country.

Travel Advisor: Dianne Titlestad

Recommended

Sicily and southern Italy

By: Jeanie01

Reviewed on: 29 Oct 2019

Good itinerary, great tour leader, loved this trip!

Travel Advisor: Trisha Iannazzi

Recommended

Safari

By: Joan

Reviewed on: 12 Nov 2019

We loved our safari. Every detail was well thought out. Not too little of anything; not too much of anything. The most special part of the trip were the people. Ananda, our guide, was wonderful. Because of her, everything went smoothly. Even the guides at the airports and in the vans were super. I would highly recommend A&K.

Travel Advisor: Nora Winsberg

Recommended

Happy Camper

By: Happy Camper

Reviewed on: 08 Aug 2021

Our excursions were great!

Travel Advisor: Laura Young Lampe

Recommended

Galapagos and Machu Picchu

By: Donna

Reviewed on: 13 Nov 2019

Unbelievable trip to Galápagos and Machu Picchu ! Everything went perfectly and we were very pleased. A&K had wonderful guides and the hotels were amazing! The trip of a lifetime!

Travel Advisor: Julie Johnston

Recommended

south america

By: jim waitzman

Reviewed on: 23 Nov 2019

They were very efficient.

Recommended

Easy way to travel

By: Robbos

Reviewed on: 17 Nov 2019

They are very professional, well organised and the accommodation is wonderful. I would suggest they perhaps ask if their is anything else you would like to do, like some shopping.

Recommended

Jordan Egypt

By: Joyce

Reviewed on: 25 Nov 2019

Fantastic! The very best. We have gone thru them for Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, and Greece; looking forward to Africa. Amazing tour guides, wonderful accommodations.

Travel Advisor: Laurie Valdez

Recommended

Safety

By: KoKo

Reviewed on: 26 Nov 2019

I was impressed by the security Abercrombie & Kent provided. Very well planned. Would have enjoyed some down time to really enjoy Egypt

Travel Advisor: Laurie Valdez

Recommended

Good, but expensive

By: R&R

Reviewed on: 20 Nov 2019

A&K is a very well-run tour operator. They had good guides who were knowledgeable. The accommodations, transfers, and tours were first class. However, they are expensive and you are paying a premium for a name.

Travel Advisor: Laurie Valdez

Recommended

Our guide made India come alive!

By: MDM

Reviewed on: 27 Nov 2019

Our guide, Sunny, made India come alive. He was an amazing guide. He shared not only his vast knowledge on so much of India, but he also shared his own story and that of his family. It meant a lot. Very personal and personable. I cannot imagine having another guide.

Travel Advisor: Kristen Meckem

Recommended

tour review

By: Nani

Reviewed on: 05 Dec 2019

It was a nice tour to Vietnam but the scheduling was too rushed and not well planned. our private time in Japan was excellent.

Travel Advisor: Betsy Patton

Recommended

Antartica trip

By: Peggy

Reviewed on: 27 Dec 2019

First trip with Abercrombie and Kent. Won't be the last. Everything was spot on. It won't be our last trip with them. Looking forward to another.

Travel Advisor: Sally Shekane

Recommended

Classic Antarctica

By: Sarah C

Reviewed on: 04 Jan 2020

My family's trip to Antarctica this past December was the vacation of a lifetime. We were incredibly impressed with every aspect of the trip from the staff to the accommodations to the level of coordination. And don't get me started on Antarctica's incredible beauty. Words can't describe how life changing it is to see it all in person. If you are considering a trip to the bottom of the world, you MUST consider A&K!

Travel Advisor: Kelly Greenleaf

Recommended

Peru

By: Peru

Reviewed on: 09 Jan 2020

Great attention to detail and loved tour guides! Very knowledgeable.

Travel Advisor: Ilona Kupec

Recommended

Well run

By: Deirdre

Reviewed on: 15 Jan 2020

I think that any 10-day trip in Egypt feels a little rushed. But A&K was very efficient and helpful in getting us around.

Travel Advisor: Jonathan Phillips

Not Recommended

African safari

By: Fastfoxx

Reviewed on: 12 Jan 2020

Not a well planned trip. I’ve been twice before with another company and they had set the bar pretty high.

Recommended

African safari kenya tanzinia the big 5

By: EJ

Reviewed on: 11 Jan 2020

excellent safari guides were excellent,lodges were excellent food was good, beds were excellent. Most lodges have air conditioning 4out of 6 Safari guides joseph was excellent very knowledgeable and very friendly .roads in Kenya and Tanzania are very very bumpy ,your usually out daily for at least 8 hours make sure your back is in good shape. Lots and lots of animals up close and far away. lodges were very nice to excellent staffs were very friendly and attentive great locations excellent views.

Travel Advisor: Elisa Eaglin

Recommended

Great company

By: David M

Reviewed on: 13 Jan 2020

We've used A&K in the past and they did a great job. They were way behind the scenes in this one. I didn't know they were involved until I saw this question.

Travel Advisor: David Porter

Recommended

Best Trip to Antarctica

By: sally

Reviewed on: 01 Feb 2020

Our experience with A & K was great. They think of everything and seem to have anticipated any and all unforeseen circumstances. The tour guides are professional and knowledgeable, the accommodations are superb and the outings/expeditions are first rate valuable experiences of a lifetime.

Travel Advisor: Janice Rosenberg

Recommended

Journey into Egypt & Nile with A & K

By: Egyptian Journey with A & K

Reviewed on: 29 Jan 2020

We had excellent guidance and service from the tour coordinator and our guide who is an Egyptologist! The accommodations in Cairo at the Marriott Mena House Hotel and Four Seasons Hotel were outstanding! We had first-class treatment, and all the plans were carried out seamlessly. The visits to the pyramids, temples, mosques and specialty stores and restaurants were interesting and well-planned.

Travel Advisor: Lynda Johnson

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India's Golden Triangle

By: Paul

Reviewed on: 05 Feb 2020

It was an excellent tour. The itinerary, hotels, food and attractions were well chosen and were superb. Our guide ran the trip without a hitch throughout. He was knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Our group jelled together in a few days, never an argument, nobody ever late. The only glitch on the tour was a full day trip to the tiger reserve from 7.30 am to 6.30 pm by train (which was late), and by bus on narrow, pot hold roads. Very tiring for a bunch of old people, and I am not sure if it was worth it.

Travel Advisor: Dawn Campbell

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India

By: Jill

Reviewed on: 09 Feb 2020

Thank you .We had a very happy and memorable trip. Our driver Satish was superb.Great to have him with us all the time. Our guides were very knowledgable and accommodating. it was very comforting to be met everywhere we went. Our hotels were outstanding. Thanks again Jill

Recommended

Galapagos & Macchi Pichu

By: DN

Reviewed on: 28 Feb 2020

Excellent and professional guides who made the trip very memorable. A&K take care of all aspects of the trip from the air to the hotels and the planned excursions.

Travel Advisor: Marylou Calnin-Sek

Recommended

Portugal

By: Scheck

Reviewed on: 24 Feb 2020

The guides and hotels they recommended were great

Travel Advisor: Angela Caes

Recommended

2nd trip experience with A&K

By: Dr. Diva

Reviewed on: 06 Mar 2020

Abercrombie & Kent is a first class travel experience. The drivers, tour guides, & itinerary surpassed our expectations. Bravo!

Travel Advisor: Lise-Marie Wertanzl

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mickofrom brooklyn

By: micko from brooklyn

Reviewed on: 29 Feb 2020

A&K is our preferred trip advisor. We have used them several times and have been very pleased with their attention to detail.

Travel Advisor: Ellen Markus

Recommended

Egypt and Jordon

By: Monty

Reviewed on: 04 Mar 2020

Perfect in every way - accommodations, food and especially the tour guides/staff

Recommended

Abercrombie & Kent never lets you down

By: RCB

Reviewed on: 23 Apr 2020

We had used Abercrombie & Kent on previous trips so we knew this would be a great trip to Israel and Jordan. We wanted a lot of history and great guides. Both our guide in jordan and the one in Israel were very well versed in the history and culture of their country. The accommodations, sites visited and meals provided were great.

Travel Advisor: David Andersen

Not Recommended

A&K, USA

By: Tanzania traveler

Reviewed on: 21 Jun 2021

Terrible, at best. The USA office didn't respond quickly and in one specific case, not at all even though they said they would. This is our first trips with A&K and the pre-planning portion was a disaster. We have travelled with Natural Habitat and have never had a bad experience.

Recommended

Kenya & Tanzania Safari

By: Megan O'Brien

Reviewed on: 09 Jul 2021

From the time we touched down in Nairobi to the time we left, two weeks later, the people and staff of A&K were wonderful. We loved all our safari drivers and guides. Our Guardian Angel, Steve, was so helpful and always making sure we were taken care of, checking in on us, and dealing with the new Covid protocols. Truly wonderful. And the trip - what can we say other than it was exceptional. The places, the food, the people. Amazing!

Travel Advisor: Kelly Greenleaf

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Strong local knowledge

By: Mudge

Reviewed on: 13 Aug 2021

Their local knowledge of Ecuador and Peru was excellent. The strength of the firm was the quality and experience of the guides throughout the trip in both Ecuador and Peru. These experienced individuals truly "made the trip". In addition, the drivers were very courteous and safe behind the wheel. We also appreciated the assistance with travel arrangements and dealing with the required airport covid restrictions

Travel Advisor: Tony Huffman

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National parks of the west tour

By: Debbie

Reviewed on: 03 Aug 2021

The guides all along our trip were amazing…smart, informed, prepared and had interesting info to share. Also very personable. They also were COVID safe which was a concern of ours.

Travel Advisor: Michelle Orr

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Customized Iceland

By: Fortunate

Reviewed on: 07 Aug 2021

Our experience in Iceland working with A&K through their Icelandic group was terrific. The custom itinerary was perfect because it allowed for flexibility based on weather conditions and offered us the ability to see a lot of this stunning country in 8 days. Our guide, Raynir Jonssen, was simply the best — knowledgeable, fun, organized. He loved showing us his beautiful country - both renowned places as well as hidden treasures.

Travel Advisor: Charlotte French

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iceland trip

By: carolyn

Reviewed on: 17 Aug 2021

good as usual guide was fine but he did not want to discuss history of the people very much

Travel Advisor: Arlene Humble

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Iceland Adventure

By: Mike L

Reviewed on: 25 Aug 2021

Well organized with complete days and good communication. The second hotel was a bit disappointing, even understanding that the trip was in the "Connections" category, but that could be the only option in the area.

Travel Advisor: Rob Clabbers

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Fantastic trip!

By: Rebecca

Reviewed on: 14 Sep 2021

This was a fantastic trip! A&K made sure we were well taken care of! They dealt with all the COVID related issues and all was fabulous!

Travel Advisor: Alyse Cori

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A&K Switzerland and northern Italian Lakes

By: Mary

Reviewed on: 15 Sep 2021

The guide was very knowledgeable and experienced in his work, as well as being thoughtful and comprehensive in watching out for each traveler's safety and comfort. The trip itinerary included the best sights. Transportation accommodations were newer, comfortable, and clean. Hotels, except for the 1 in Zermatt were comfortable, and elegant with a nice view.

Travel Advisor: Alyse Cori

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Insightful Tour Guides

By: Stefan

Reviewed on: 03 Oct 2021

A&Ks tour guides are incredibly insightful and knowledgeable about Peru. Each guide offered a personalized tour of what we wanted to learn more about, adjusted based on our questions and interest, and taught us about the past and present in each location. They always transitioned you smoothly to the next city and the next tour guide - they work as a well oiled machine putting you first to ensure you get the most out of the experience.

Travel Advisor: Valerie Ann Wilson

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AnExcellent Tour Company

By: Jill

Reviewed on: 09 Oct 2021

Through the selection of hotels, restaurants and guides, the company's professionalism shines. It's in the myriad of details that Abercrombir & Kent shows its mettle. A guest's only role is to enjoy what this company has put together.

Travel Advisor: Debra Stern

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A& K Croatia

By: pat

Reviewed on: 10 Oct 2021

As usual, our experience with A & K was very good. We had a lovely tour group of 12 and an experienced and excellent tour guide. There were no glitches from start to finish.

Travel Advisor: Debra Stern

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Travel with A&K

By: Janue

Reviewed on: 10 Oct 2021

We have taken 11 trips with you and many with our whole family . I think you know we live you!

Travel Advisor: Wayne Muhlstein

Recommended

A&K Africa

By: Rich G

Reviewed on: 30 Oct 2021

A&K did a super job. The tour was terrific. All 5 East African parks and the lodges were great the staff was welcoming the food was excellent the game drives over-the-top What made the trip though were the guides. Humphrey and Wilfred were knowledgeable, they know how to bend to the situation. They were fun. This added up to a fantastic memorable trip.

Travel Advisor: LuAnn Frisina

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Land Tour Review

By: Traveller

Reviewed on: 24 Jan 2022

A&K is wonderful to travel with. They watch out for you closer than other tour groups. A big comfort in a foreign country! I’m so glad Heather recommended them.

Not Recommended

Trip cancelled

By: KJF

Reviewed on: 01 Dec 2021

This trip was cancelled and rescheduled

Recommended

First Class

By: Richard

Reviewed on: 08 Dec 2021

We booked three tours and all we perfect.

Travel Advisor: Nancy Cutter

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Excellent tour guide

By: Mal C

Reviewed on: 25 Jan 2022

We used Abercrombie and Kent in Sri Lanka. Our guide was so kind and knowledgable and went out of his way to make sure we were happy with the trip. They chose interesting excursions and we truly felt like we were in excellent hands the entire time we were there.

Travel Advisor: Ashley Heath

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Egypt & the Nile

By: Sue

Reviewed on: 01 Feb 2022

All the accommodations, meals and adventures provided by A&K were fantastic. Our guide Laila was the best -- extremely knowledgeable and a great presenter. And our logistics coordinator Ahmed was professional and friendly.

Travel Advisor: Lynne Adams

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took great care of us

By: happycamper

Reviewed on: 23 Jan 2022

they took great care of us - all of the staff and from beginning to end

Travel Advisor: Lynne Adams

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Egypt - A&K Only

By: MIcheleA

Reviewed on: 01 Mar 2022

Upon arrival A&K took care of every aspect of our trip to Egypt setting the stage for the remainder of the trip. They breezed us through customs, baggage, whisked us into a van after midnight to our hotel, checked us in, ensured our room was satisfactory. Nothing was left to chance during our trip thanks to the tour director, Ahmed Ismail. Their Egyptologist, Laila Abd El Raouf, was amazing - not a single question stumped her nor was she impatient with the multitude of questions. Our tour visited nearly all of the important and spectacular sites throughout Egypt and she accompanied us to them all, including Nile cruise. We arrived prior to our official tour, they arranged for us to attend the Pyramid light show, a wonderful experience. A&K knows which vendors to trust, how to manuever the chaotic traffic, how to ensure we all felt safe, etc. They have a multitude of people working for them, all friendly and accomodating. We will absolutely do more trips with them.

Travel Advisor: Lynne Adams

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Amazing Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Honeymoon

By: Joanna

Reviewed on: 22 Feb 2022

We worked with a Travel Agent who made most of our arrangements with A&K so I can't speak to the booking process. However, our Safari Guide, Hassan, was absolutely amazing. He was knowledgable, professional, funny, and just an amazing person all around. All of the other A&K staff, drivers, and employees we encountered were kind and professional as well.

Travel Advisor: Shari Kalt

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Love their Tours

By: Barb B.

Reviewed on: 03 Jun 2022

Love their tours. They take care of you and the service along with their guides are outstanding. You stay in fabulous hotels and see great events. I can’t recommend them enough!

Travel Advisor: Linda Truman

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AK Croatia Tour

By: Bald Man

Reviewed on: 20 May 2022

The experience was very good. The tour was organized and the activities were informative.Our guide was very knowledgeable and attentive. Although he was a Croatian local, his English and overall vocabulary was very good.

Travel Advisor: Barbara Henkel

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Morocco

By: anni

Reviewed on: 24 May 2022

I found the bus trips very long and the meals average.

Travel Advisor: Judi Chaitman

Recommended

A&K

By: Sandy

Reviewed on: 09 Jan 2023

Our tour guides and accommodations were excellent. We had a wonderful time.

Travel Advisor: Birgit Navarre

Not Recommended

Never will use again

By: Andi

Reviewed on: 30 Jan 2023

Stay away from this overpriced travel company. They will not work with you if your trip does not go as planned. You will receive no credits or refunds for any vacations planned. Do not use this company if you can avoid it.

Recommended

Villa rental

By: Deniz

Reviewed on: 25 Jan 2023

The villa itself, in Europe, was fantastic but dealings with local agents to get things done/corrected was a bit more work than I would want during my vacation

Travel Advisor: Jim Wiedeman

Recommended

A&K Southwest US tour

By: Porter family

Reviewed on: 27 May 2022

We had a fantastic time in the desert southwest on our private A&K trip. We will cherish our memories from that week. There are a couple items which we thought could be improved. A&K indicated in the trip itinerary that we were responsible for tipping and gave us guideline amounts. For the price of the trip we thought that tipping should be covered by A&K. Additionally, some excursion operators indicated to us that A&K had taken care of tipping. Needless to say we were confused. We also experienced miscommunication between A&K and the tour operators regarding pick-ups. On the evening before one excursion the operator called and said they did not do "pick-ups" from the location we were staying. In the end we got a ride, but we were surprised that this had not been worked out before. Again, we had a fantastic time on this trip. The excursions were amazing. However, without these miscommunications would have made for a better experience.

Travel Advisor: Colleen Lamont

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african safari

By: Mike L

Reviewed on: 02 Jun 2022

A&K performed at the high level that is consistent with its well-earned reputation. I don't know if or how much extra it may cost to go with them but it is worth every penny. The trip was certainly organized and the accommodations more than comfortable but what is most valuable is the knowledge and expertise that results in opportunities to see and experience the maximum amount possible while still feeling relaxed and unstressed.

Travel Advisor: Rob Clabbers

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Outstanding

By: Catherine

Reviewed on: 03 Jun 2022

My expectations were exceeded at every turn. The staff were all extremely helpful and available for anything we could possibly need. Everyone we had the pleasure of working with was responsive and helpful and ensured our trip went perfectly from start to finish.

Travel Advisor: Aurora Calonico

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good

By: ps

Reviewed on: 23 Jun 2022

Our trip plan and lodging was terrific. Suggestions for activities and meals was helpful.

Recommended

Simply The Best

By: Jeff

Reviewed on: 26 Jun 2022

Terrific experience all around...you get what you pay for!

Travel Advisor: John Rees

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Superb Service…..Far Abovef My Expectations

By: Norma Cooler

Reviewed on: 26 Jun 2022

My travel agent communicated with Asma in the Arusha, Tanzania office. Asma was always very responsive and did a fabulous job in giving instructions about applying for the travel visa and the necessary health documents. She communicated with the three lodges where we stayed to be sure some of my desires were taken care of……way beyond what I could have hoped for. She helped my travel agent arrange some special birthday surprises for me. One thing way above the call of duty thing she did was arrange a meeting with the mayor of Arusha when I asked if we could drop off some gifts from our town to his town. She made it happen and accompanied us to that meeting where we were treated like very prominent guests. She did many favors beyond that to help in lots of small and big ways. Now…..our A & K guide….Jeremiah……PRIMO, A+, top-notch! I am quite certain that he is the best guide employed by A & K, and we were very fortunate to have him to educate us about so many things in Tanzania.

Travel Advisor: Connie Valimont

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second A&K tour

By: Leonard

Reviewed on: 15 Jul 2022

This most recent tour with A&K was with a particularly small group of people. Everything worked very smoothly. Meals were good; hotels were good, local guides were good. And in particular the tour directer and the driver were top rate.

Travel Advisor: Debra Stern

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A&K - Machu Picchu - Amazing!

By: DAP

Reviewed on: 29 Jul 2022

This was our first trip with A&K, but certainly not our last. From the moment we arrived in Lima and were greeted by an A&K reprepresentative, we were treated like royalty. Our tour leader, Marcial, was friendly, professional, organized and very smart. He was with us throughout the trip. We also had another tour guide with us for part of the trip who served as a content expert. His knowledge based was impressive, and he was so friendly, too. The itinerary was fantastic. It was a great mix of food, culture and fun activities to keep everyone interested, excited and learning. The hotels couldn't be beat - exceptional level and unique features that made each one special. There are many ways to see Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, but I am so happy that I experienced with A&K. A&K packacked this adventure perfectly!

Travel Advisor: Lisa Cohen-Dumani

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Alaska

By: Blondie

Reviewed on: 05 Aug 2022

Your guide superb Choices of a and k could be upgraded appropriate to charges for tours

Travel Advisor: JoAnne Patterson

Not Recommended

Not impressed at all

By: Patita

Reviewed on: 13 Aug 2022

Was disappointed in the trip. Only one local guide. No menu choices for a number of lunches. No beverage choices. We were told not to book a return flight home till after 12 noon, which we did, because they could not guarantee we would make it to the airport in time to catch our flight. A number of people booked their flight prior to 10 am and transportation to the airport was provided to them. We were told we could either wait at the airport for 8 hours or be taken to the hotel in Calgary and then make our own way to the airport. We spent the time in Calgary and then paid our own way to the airport. The hotel in Jasper was inadequate to handle the heat. Room never cooled off. If there is another record heat in Jasper another hotel should be booked. Maybe one more day should be added so everyone can be transported to the airport from Calgary.

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A&K

By: beefy.marimba_0b@icloud.com

Reviewed on: 16 Aug 2022

We would not recommend using them for the Galapagos trip. The trip was sold as a small group of max 18 people. When we arrived in Galapagos we were told our sip LaPinta held 48 people and we would be meeting other tour groups to share our ship with us. That was a surprise and not what we signed up for. We have not travelled with them before and we will not use them again.

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Abercrombie & Kent USA- villa in Tuscany

By: Tim Wilson

Reviewed on: 13 Sep 2022

A&K Villas was fantastic. Our villa was beautiful- everything we hoped it would be from the photos and descriptions we'd seen, and the villa manager was wonderful, too. We had a minor issue with ants in the kitchen at the beginning of our stay, but the villa manager took care of it promptly. She (Daria, with Villa Saletta) also helped us with dinner reservations and tips on the area's out-of-the-way and less touristy options. The A&K rep in Italy was also very very good, helping us arrange a horseback riding excursion, which she explained was not a popular or common choice, and not easy to find. We would definitely use A&K again!

Travel Advisor: Alison Stokes

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A&K review

By: Jean

Reviewed on: 06 Sep 2022

Our guide was excellent and tried to make sure we had a good time which we did. Our rooms were lovely, but Our accommodations were not as promised on the last night of the trip. I had to call my travel agent to make sure we had the suites we had paid for when we signed our contract.

Travel Advisor: Betsy Patton

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A&K

By: DEEDEE

Reviewed on: 30 Aug 2022

We have traveled 12 times with A&K and something has happened to them. No longer are they the best of the best. They have no one answering the phones and retuning calls. We stayed both in Cairns and Ft Morsbey in sub A&K hotels, had only 1 plane that seated 8 for our 12 people , so wew were always waiitng. When we got back, I went on line and learned that Mr. kent sold out and only owns 15 % of the company. I doubt they will be in business very long. Everyone one on our trip had traveled multible times with them and we all agreed, things have changed, and not for the best.

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Canadian Rockies

By: GTM

Reviewed on: 09 Sep 2022

As we have cone to expect, A&K small group tours are nice way to travel. A&K tour advisers are knowledgeable, personable and very accommodating. The welcoming dinner was less than we have come to expect from A&K, but all else was up to,par.

Travel Advisor: Suzan Von Lengerke

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A and K

By: snuggle

Reviewed on: 11 Sep 2022

Wel organized and good food and accommodation

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Solid Company

By: Love to Travel

Reviewed on: 15 Sep 2022

Transfers were impeccable. Hotels amazing. All of our guides except for one were top notch. A&K graciously took care of a situation that made us uncomfortable. Would not hesitate to use A&k in the future.

Travel Advisor: Aurora Calonico

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Excellence

By: S&B

Reviewed on: 18 Sep 2022

Our first vacation with A&K will definitely not be our last! Wonderful tour guides, staff and organization made this trip an elite travel experience. We can’t say enough about the A&K crew who travelled with us to make it a very special experience.

Travel Advisor: Cindy Dykman

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We liked Abercrombie and Kent

By: Dave B

Reviewed on: 01 Oct 2022

The A&K guides were probably the best we every had.... The ship was luxurious... the food delicious.. and the itinerary was great. I would have liked to have seen a self submitted bio of our fellow travelers... we met some new friends.. but know we could have met a lot more.

Travel Advisor: Cindy Dykman

Not Recommended

Not up to A&K standards

By: Jeannie

Reviewed on: 19 Sep 2022

We have taken a number of A&K guided tours (and also many Tauck) and found this one to be sub par and not representative of A&K standards. Although the itinerary was good, we felt they did not provide value for the money spent. The hotels were 3 star at best, often very small with uncomfortable beds and dysfunctional bathrooms. The bus was small and uncomfortable and we spent a lot of time in it. With that said, the Tour Director Daniella was lovely and most of the guides were excellent. Because of this overall experience however we will hesitate to use A&K again.

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Arctic

By: Kathleen

Reviewed on: 25 Sep 2022

A&K are great. Love their attention to detail. Never crowd us into a bus. Our charter flights were very comfortable as were the Zodiac's.

Travel Advisor: Katie McCormack Krinkie

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Happy traveller

By: Must travel

Reviewed on: 03 Oct 2022

Excellent opportunities offered to do travel into remote areas and experience real life-styles with a difference to city life

Recommended

A&K review

By: Virginia

Reviewed on: 03 Jan 2023

A&K was a very well run and delightful tour operator. the Antartica trip had a 'blip' at the beginning that was very well managed, and we were able to travel without issues. Terrific staff!!

Travel Advisor: Cynda Screws

Recommended

Top notch tour operator

By: Birmingham Cruiser

Reviewed on: 04 Jan 2023

Abercrombie and Kent is a first-class tour operator. Every part of the trip was top quality. We especially commend the educators aboard the ship. They were knowledgeable and passionate. They really made the trip unique and outstanding. Also the organization of details was impecable. Nothing fell between the cracks and guest service was the best I have seen.

Travel Advisor: Cynda Screws

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Morocco

By: BY

Reviewed on: 05 Jan 2023

our guide was extremely knowledgeable and pleasant. A&K takes care of everything so there is very little travel stress. All A&K personnel including drivers were excellent.

Travel Advisor: Peter Rubin

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A Tour Company That Keeps Surpassing Our Expectations

By: Melissa

Reviewed on: 06 Oct 2022

When we were younger, my husband and I prided ourselves on planning every aspect of our global exploratory trips. Now in our 60's and traveling to even more exotic locales, we were introduced to Abercrombie & Kent by both our trustworthy Travel Partner, Valerie Ambrose, and A&K's great marketing program. We have especially enjoyed the 18-person, small-group trips that match our budget and expectations. We have just returned from an amazing trip to Turkey that has far exceeded our expectations (not an easy feat!). Despite the platinum accommodations through A&K (hotels bend over backwards for this tour company and its customers) as well as extremely comfortable private transportation throughout the trip, we feel that the guide makes the visit with their country-knowledge, historical depth, and local connections for prime experiences. A&K's representative in Turkey, Levant, is a top example of this important mission.

Travel Advisor: Valerie Ambrose

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Best trip to Italy

By: Warren

Reviewed on: 30 Sep 2022

They did a fantastic job, everything was perfect. We wanted to be pampered and we were totally. We stayed at 5 hotels which were all perfect and top-rated. The tour guides and drivers were all amazing. It could not have been better We will never use another tour guide company in Europe

Travel Advisor: Barbara Weber

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David and Freida Arledge

By: David and Freida Arledge

Reviewed on: 06 Oct 2022

This trip was very complex and was very professionally arranged. The A&K staff on the ship worked tirelessly to provide a good experience. The on board lecturers were excellent and provided interesting information. Special thanks to Suzanne and Luca. The ship was great and the crew provided excellent service with a smile. The meals on board were only average with dinners needing improvement. However the on shore restaurants chosen were outstanding.

Travel Advisor: Jane Hughes

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Fabulous A&K Tours

By: Barb

Reviewed on: 06 Oct 2022

A&K is my favorite tour agency. I have gone on many of their tours and have enjoyed all of them. All of their guides are excellent and give you personalized service. I highly recommend them.

Travel Advisor: Linda Truman

Recommended

A & K

By: GG

Reviewed on: 21 Oct 2022

Excellent, resourceful

Travel Advisor: Lisa Renae Torgerson

Recommended

Danube River

By: KMC

Reviewed on: 17 Oct 2022

Our tour guide, Gabor made our trip. He was efficient and on top of every aspect. He was forward thinking. Our bus driver, Tom was excellent too. The guides he works with especially Sophie in Budapest were all excellent. He made all the difference in our trip experience. The Boat experience was NOT as as upscale sophisticated as we hoped. or The cabin and bathroom were very nice. The cruise director was ‘tacky’. The food and coffee were both bad! The fact that we were separated helped but on one day we got back as planned and had 4 minutes before dinner. They should have done dinner in shifts.

Travel Advisor: Adriana Greco

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Asia Trip

By: muller-0-lob@icloud.com

Reviewed on: 28 Oct 2022

The entire tour was fantastic, everything was planned well, and we were taken care off from the minute we landed at the airport until we departed. Hotels were top notch and the food was exceptional. We especially enjoyed the special events that A&K included, like going to people's homes in the different countries, having special meetings with monks in temples, etc.

Travel Advisor: Hina Aly

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Can’t Wait to Take Another A&K Trip!

By: Chris

Reviewed on: 07 Nov 2022

Incredible itinerary, great planning, great execution, great people on the ground. This was our first A&K trip, and we are eager to do another one. Expensive but worth it for the service and experiences provided, the comprehensive customer care, the quality of the tour guides, drivers, etc.

Travel Advisor: Sharon Betts

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Mixed review on A & K

By: Patti

Reviewed on: 11 Nov 2022

The first and last venues were terrific, but the boat on the Nile was not first class! The shower and bath were beyond tiny. There was no elevator for 5 floors. There should be many more food choices than Egyptian on the buffets -- maybe BLTs, grilled cheese, tomato/chicken noodle soup. There should be fewer buffets -- little protection from others breathing/touching foods. I thought the Nile trip had a smaller boat (under 18) and we have pvt guide. The touring program was set in stone for the group and no flexibility to see other sites, have tea at the Cataract Hotel, etc. Too many sites in too few hours. I thought this was personalized, not like a first trip to Europe bus trip. Tour guides took us to local vendors and pushed to buy -- yuck! A & K did not offer other options to see some, if not all, the sites along the Nile. This experience is romanticized by movies and Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. Too many early morning flights --2 am is stupid or first class!

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Recommended

Exceptional Trip

By: Rick Noonan

Reviewed on: 15 Nov 2022

Just completed a trip to Bhutan/Nepal with Abercrombie & Kent; including hiking to the “Tiger’s Nest”. The trip was incredible and the itinerary exceptional. Bhutan had just reopened and adjusted their travel restrictions after a lengthy COVID period of closure. Our trip had a few bumps in the road; but, the hotels, food, transportation, heritage sites and the natural wonders of both Bhutan and Nepal were amazing. Resident tour director, Mahesh Amatya, was wonderful with his insights into the Bhutanese and Nepalese cultures, history and the timeless realms of Buddhism in both countries. We have traveled with A&K several times over the years and it was important to us to feel secure, all the while having attentive service and comfort while enjoying the various sites, meeting the local people and learning about their cultures. A&K have provided us many trips over the years, to many to list and would encourage anyone wishing to experience something similar to consider A&K.

Travel Advisor: Lauri Walters

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Wonderful Luxury Vacation Expeirence

By: Christina I.

Reviewed on: 28 Nov 2022

I would absolutely recommend travelers who are looking for a luxury vacation to book an Abercrombie & Kent trip. We stayed at beautiful hotels, ate amazing food, and visited wonderous places. I couldn't have asked for more.

Travel Advisor: Amy Freyder

Recommended

Mekong River Cruise

By: Toby

Reviewed on: 24 Nov 2022

Great. Never had to touch our luggage from the time we arrived until the time we left. Everything was expedited.

Travel Advisor: Tessie Young

Not Recommended

Overpriced

By: Kat

Reviewed on: 29 Nov 2022

Days were too long with no personal time to rest, shop, etc. Lunch was the same everyday. Few shops visited were tourist traps and extremely overpriced. Saving grace was guide, Moody. Extremely knowledgeable. Took time to answer and explain all our questions.

Recommended

Jordan-Israel

By: Luis

Reviewed on: 04 Jan 2023

We went to Jordan and Israel with A&K in November and our experience was superb! We went from Jordan to Israel like travel in the Bible from Genesis to the New Testament. We went to multiple gorgeous destinies, nice hotels, delicious food, great culture and history, the integration and respect between three religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Our driver Firaz and guide Roberto at Jordan, driver Orabi and guide Ramzey at Israel were beyond our expectation. They were always taking care of us, explain every single question to the detail, always try to please us and make us feel secure. They took us to make shopping even after finishing the day, they made space in their personal schedule to please us. Now we have brothers from other mothers at Jordan and Israel. We highly recommended them and A&K without any reservation. PS. Last January, we went to Egypt with A&K, always impress with them!

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By: Terri

Reviewed on: 30 Jan 2023

Experience with Abercrombie was good. Some things were not as I expected for a tour company of AK's regard, but the trip was excellent and they did everything they could to please us.

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By: Ellen

Reviewed on: 07 Aug 2013

Highly recommend

By: Bobby4675

Reviewed on: 15 Sep 2013

Quality - Class

By: coj1

Reviewed on: 15 Oct 2013

Highly recommended

By: Grammy

Reviewed on: 13 Oct 2013

HIGHLY RECOMMEND

By: MASEY

Reviewed on: 30 Nov 2013

Great service

By: Lloyd

Reviewed on: 03 Dec 2013

Needed Better Advanced Planning

By: Repeat Travelers

Reviewed on: 29 Nov 2013

Mediocre Morocco

By: M in London

Reviewed on: 10 Mar 2014

India

By: Go

Reviewed on: 06 Nov 2017

Great trip

By: DeeDee

Reviewed on: 10 Nov 2017

Connections Spain Seven Cities

By: Rita H Smith

Reviewed on: 13 Jul 2018

Peru

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Reviewed on: 14 Jul 2018

Recent trip to Egypt

By: dcn3

Reviewed on: 24 Mar 2014

What a top rate Company

By: Love to Travel

Reviewed on: 11 Apr 2014

Disappointing

By: Rich segall

Reviewed on: 12 Apr 2014

highly recommend

By: Dean

Reviewed on: 10 May 2014

Lechner/Baker Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zamia

By: Deborah

Reviewed on: 18 May 2014

Highly Recommend

By: L

Reviewed on: 06 Jun 2014

Excellent service, we highly recommend Albercommbie &Kent

By: Bobbye & Robert

Reviewed on: 02 Jul 2014

The best for private tours.

By: Richard66

Reviewed on: 18 Nov 2014

The best

By: Carol

Reviewed on: 19 Nov 2014

India!!!!!

By: CAB

Reviewed on: 23 Oct 2015

A & K

By: Lewis In Clark

Reviewed on: 19 Dec 2018

Overall, great experience

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Reviewed on: 29 Dec 2018

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