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Viator Reviews

2.2 Rating 1,134 Reviews
29 %
of reviewers recommend Viator
2.2
Based on 1,134 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Own Driver
On-time Delivery
Greater than 7%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.1 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
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888-651-9785

Email:

support@viator.com

Location:

360 3rd St #400
San Francisco
94107

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Viator 1 star review on 11th January 2025
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Viator 5 star review on 30th December 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
I signed up for a Viator tour to the Louvre that was to pick us up at our hotel - that is what was advertised. When I received the ticket a couple of days before - we were to be picked up at the Arc of the Triumph. I didn’t cancel because we really wanted to see the Louvre. We were there but there was no pick up. Needless to say we didn’t get to see the Louvre on our only day in Paris. And we lost $143. And, in emailing Viator the don’t seem to care. I will not use Viator again ever.
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Posted 2 years ago
We booked a tour with Viator and they did not notify the tour provider and there were no seats available for us. This was avoidable because everything was paid for and completed through their website online. We recommend travelers book through the agents that provide the services.
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Posted 2 years ago
We booked 3 tours. One cancelled, one left us behind and the third was terrible. I posted a review of the tour online and it does not show. Seems Viator and Tripadvisor are hiding poor reviews.
Viator 2 star review on 17th October 2022
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Posted 2 years ago
Do not use this company!!! I booked a private car from Heathrow to my hotel through Viator. HUGE mistake! I waited for over 3 hours in the airport, most of that time with a representative from the car company, only to be put on a shuttle bus in another terminal (long walk!). The car company was unable to get me a driver that whole time, while I watched scores of people getting picked up by Uber drivers. The car company now claims I was a no show, and Viator refuses to refund me any of the money I spent for a private car. I have given them the name of the rep who stood with me, and asked numerous times for my claim to be escalated. They refuse to refund anything, and take absolutely no responsibility for anything. They are not trustworthy.
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Posted 2 years ago
I was just setting up my account for the very first time and I accidentally put the wrong payout method and wanted to delete it - surprise, surprise: you can't! Here's what they say: we currently do not have an option to remove any payout method set in any supplier's account. When asked why - they didn't reply. Then I decided to delete my account, here's what they said: For a Viator Supplier account, we do not have an option to delete any account. When asked what gives them the right to do so - again: we don't have an option to remove it. They STORE your account information and payment methods without permission. Will never use Viator again. Not worth the risk. Undependable.
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Posted 2 years ago
On 11/ 12 /21 I reserved a tour for Yosemite and giant sequoia Day Tour and I canceled the tour September 07 2022 because I was going to have to walk a mile and a half to get where the lg trees are at I was not told that until I called after I reserved the trip I am not able to walk that far I have called Viator four separate times to get my $199.00 to send it back to my account I even got emails saying that they send it back it never reached my account I don't know why they want to scam people I have tried everything to get my money back now I'll try sending a letter to the Attorney General in New Mexico. Such a scam take a lot of caution when you book with them.
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Posted 2 years ago
I booked several tours with Viator and with this evenings interaction will not do any tours with them EVER. I had booked a tour that I was really looking forward to, and had some questions for the tour operator. I messaged them 17 days ago. Crickets. Messaged again, and again, and one last time. Still Nothing. At that point, after quite a bit of searching, I found a phone number that I could call. I presented this issue to the customer service rep, who proceeded to get quite snippy. Whey they start doing the "ma'am" thing, you know its going south. She made it sound like I was demanding contact (well I kinda was since it had been 17 days), but that I was being quite unreasonable. All I could finally say was "wow." I cannot believe the animosity from this woman just for questioning whether this tour operator was "legit" and if they vetted them. When I called, I just wanted help contacting this operator. Now? I'm just angry. Never ever do business with Viator if this is the kind of "service" they provide. BAD NEWS. No stars would be a better option.
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Posted 2 years ago
My wife and I arrived at Santorini airport September 3rd with our 8 month old infant. To our surprise the Viator transport we booked had already left. After some investigation we figured out that there was another James Ryan who arrived at a similar time and had booked transport with another company but ended up taking our Viator spot by mistake. Viator's staff member at the airport George was dismissive, disrespectful and incredibly unprofessional. He refused to admit that an error occured even though my name had been scratched out on the Viator arrival placard and the other transport company approached me separately to say their James Ryan had gone on the Viator transport. George eventually offered a small car to transport us with no baby seat, not suitable for our 8 month old infant. In the absence of a baby seat I asked George to help us get transport in a large van (like the van in the picture on our booking) but he said no. I asked him to call his manager to explain the situation as our phones were not working and he also refused. He also began to say he could not understand me having spoken fluent English at the start of our interaction. We were forced to organise private transport from the airport with a different company who were very empathetic and very helpful. They (Choose Yafy) made calls to find safe transport whilst we sat outside for 60 minutes in the heat with our 8 month old. During this time, George remained in the terminal talking to his colleagues/friends. I have to say I have never come across such an unhelpful and unprofessional representitive before. I spent the last month trying to contact Viator who have just now finally issued a refund and made no apology for our experince or the difficulty getting a refund. This is hands down the worst consumer experience we have had. We will never use Viator again.
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Posted 2 years ago
Scam company! DO NOT BOOK! They charged me $200 when their tour guide wouldn’t answer my phone call and provide a location to meet up with the tour.
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Posted 2 years ago
No guide at meetingpoint. No help from Viator. No refund. Now using Getyourguide - no problems!
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Posted 2 years ago
What a POS company. Last tuesday i made a reservation for my friend Angie for a tour on Friday, paid... Friday morning Ishe gets a cancelation email because "tour didn't meet a minimum number of participants" What a joke! A need for a customer satisfaction must be dead in Colorado! As a person who lives in Colorado I am ashamed!!!
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Posted 2 years ago
Avoid this company. We were never picked up from our hotel for a Grand Canyon tour. After lots of phone calls and e mails we were told lots of different stories about what happened but apparently it was all our fault. We lost £538 and the experience of a lifetime. The customer service personnel are dreadful.
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Posted 2 years ago
Went to WASHINGTON DC AND the guide for our Smithsonian event. She wasn’t engaging and not very friendly.Waste of $$$ We could gone ourselves and gotten more out of it. $200 down the drain 🤬😡🤬
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Posted 2 years ago
Viator cancelled multiple tours on us without as much as an explanation why our tours were cancelled. While in Lisbon, Portugal in September 2022, we book severl tours through the company. We started receieving cancelation emails day before our tours indicating that the tour is cancelled. After the second cancellation we decided to cancel the remaining tours, and that was not a simple experience either - every time you try to cancel a tour the request timed out. Viator did not reply to any requests to help through the app or emails.
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Posted 2 years ago
So inflexible and hard to work with. I suggest looking for a more flexible booking company.
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Posted 2 years ago
Booked airport transportation. They came early, left us stranded and said it was our fault. Refused to refund a lousy $30 - sad they have lost a customer for $30...
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Posted 2 years ago
Booked and paid for an airport transfer and no one showed. I wasted 90 minutes and 18 phone calls to the local service and then had to find alternative transportation. Took the entire day. Don’t ever book with Viator.
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Posted 2 years ago
Based on our experience you can’t depend on viator to deliver the tours that you paid for. We had two days in Anchorage before our cruise. On both days we had reserved and paid for a tour through viator. One of the tours was cancelled the day before the tour was scheduled. The guide for the other cruise arrived for the pickup hours late and told us he had to cancel our tour. Both our days were wasted! If their customer does not show for a tour they keep the amount paid as compensation. If they don’t show for a tour we get a refund but no compensation. Based on our experience, they are undependable and unwilling to accept responsibility for the damage caused by their lack of dependability.
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Posted 2 years ago
Confusing, frustrating ! The problem being there is a 3rd party involved in the booking. Downloading tickets was a chore compared to other booking sites. I will never use aviator again !
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Posted 2 years ago
If you’re coming to Pompeii with this company… don’t. Their customer service is so horrible. I didn’t book at trip to be aggressively shouted at. Alessandra should be fired! Honestly I feel so accosted, to have person you’ve hired as a tour guide actually shove you to get at your own phone to prove a point was pretty terrible. Im still shocked it happened.
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Posted 2 years ago
Viator is rated 2.2 based on 1,134 reviews