“Found Senior Discovery Tours to be excellent. Had a tour scheduled to Yorkshire Dales from
Sept. 24 but cancelled due to Covid and high risk of travel. HF holiday houses have been
closed for a few months and are not scheduled to reopen until July and only for self
guided hikes. We were charged $75.00 each . Seems rather unfair in view of the number of
tours taken and hope to continue in the future.
Jeff & Carol Haglund”
“The problem I had was getting proper flight connections to the destination. There were screw-ups with flight connections in Vancouver. The trip to Hawaii was good and well looked after.
Trip to Palm Springs connection in Los Angelus was lousy.
Trip to Cuba flying was from Kelowna to Toronto, then on to Cuba next day whereas we could have flown directly to Cuba from Kelowna. Tireing trip for seniors. Do not like Air Canada.”
“The tour to Morocco was wonderful. I went with my sister who has been on tours with you before. I would travel again when things get better no hesitation. We would go back to Morocco for sure. I would like to go to other destinations also. The tour guide and all staff hotels, food, bus driver was superb. I would give you a five star rating on all aspects of Seniors Discovery.”
“Travelled with your tour co. last summer. Had a good trip
Had my first trip with your Co. last summer. Enjoyed it very much. Felt secure and safe. June Stringham.”
“I did 10 tours with discovery tours.Have only happy memories.The guides were very knowledgeables.The atmosphere very friendly.I hope to do more tours with your company.”
“I’ve been on four Senior Discovery Tours and have thoroughly enjoyed every one of them. Especially memorable were the trips to Croatia and Calabria both of which were stay puts.”
“At the closedown of Italy due to Covid, I was in Sicily with a SDT tour. In the space of around 24 hours, this company arranged plane, ground transport and accommodations for 30 people to get us safely home to Canada. We were on the last Air Canada flight out of Rome. ‘Nuf said!”
“Excellent host Sandra who took care of all our needs while in the Canary Islands during a difficult time.
Excellent communications, accommodations and food.”
“Very enjoyable tour, well organized and managed, great food, wine and travelling companies. Not travelling every day, 3 locations over 2 weeks, you're not living out of a suitcase! Highly recommend it as you're travelling with folks in your general age group. Will certainly travel with Seniors Discovery again, thatis when we can travel”
“I have generally enjoyed my tours with SDT. One shortcoming is dining in hotels buffet style much of the time. I want to eat in local restaurants for the evening meal and even lunch , with variety offered. That is VERY important to me as part of the experience in a different country.”
“Excellent from start to finish on all accounts. First trip was New Zealand in 2015. Well planed and executed itinerary from bottom of South Island to top of the North. Variety of transportation modes was a highlight (trains, boats, motor coaches and planes). People and places were enhanced by excellent accommodations. Trip of a lifetime. Second trip was to Northern Italy (Lake Garda) in April, 2018. Our first “stay put” holiday - which was a perfect way to see the area. As well as
seeing world renown tourist areas, we were able to meet many local residents. The hotel in Desenzano (Piccola Vela) was one of the best we have stayed at. Not the biggest or most spectacular, but ideal for our group. The location, food, accommodations and - particularly- the staff were second to none.
Both trips were greatly enhanced by the performances of the Tour Managers.k They can make or break a traveller’s vacation. We always tell our friends that they are the number one reason we will always travel with Senior Discovery Tours.
Third trip did not happen - a return trip to Italy in March of this year. And we all know what happened with that one. I mention it because of the way he company handled the cancellation process. In our minds, they truly put the clients first (as opposed to some of the horror stories we heard and read about). Information was always available from company staff - all the way up to and including the President. When the inevitable decision to cancel the tour was made (within a couple weeks of our scheduled departure) we were contacted the same day and told we would receive a full refund. We did - and in only 10 days! It must have been a monumental task and financially daunting for the company. We will always be grateful for this.
These are a few of the reasons why I started this note with the word “Excellent”.
Frank Barber”
“We travelled with Senior Discovery for the first time last year and we were amazed with our trip to Nfld/Labrador. Our tour guide Michael and bus driver Barry were fantastic. We have done coach tours before and this was the best one. Michael and Barry went beyond to make sure that everyone was happy. Kevin & Lorraine O'Brien”
“Have been on 4 tours so far and have never been disappointed except for connecting flights in Rome. 5 hour stop over is a bit much. That could be looked at and improved on.”
