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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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Email:

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Location:

360 3rd St #400
San Francisco
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Viator 1 star review on 11th January 2025
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Viator does not abide by cancellation policies, they are rude, do not abide by FTC guidelines, it is difficult to get a refund even if no service was given. Please know your rights if you book with them (which I do not recommend that you do) and do not be taken advantage of. Book directly with guides and do not use Viator. Predatory or threatening emails is not a form for quality customer service, book elsewhere.
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Posted 2 years ago
Booked a car at Charleston airport. They were a no show. Find another car service.
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Posted 2 years ago
I am currently in lower antelope canyon. All of the tour guides know that when you book with this company they don’t provide you with an address to the location. So we drove to 4 locations to find it and they all told us that this is very common with you company. If I don’t get a refund I will never use this again. You tickets don’t pull up at all The confirmation numbers are not in any system The location had my name on a piece of paper. Stressful way to stay our vacation
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Posted 2 years ago
They really dropped the ball w/ Itinerary # IT-1251591586 - The tour operator CHANGED the location to across the street.... I had no way reasonable to know--and then he left w/ out me when I found out calling him at 8:00 and ran across the street at 8:01-- because I was 59 seconds "late" --even though I arrived at the CORRECT address 15 minutes early. Viator is a booking site but they won't help the consumer when their tour operators defruad you..I reached out and they gave me a bogus stock reply and a small coupon.
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Posted 2 years ago
My holiday to the USA got cancelled due to covid in 2020 and Viator agreed to rebook my tour on a later date but when we wanted to rebook they would not reply after 6 months of trying.
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Posted 2 years ago
Don’t do it! Even if you can use your reward points…not worth it!! Booked two tours through them in the Dominican Republic both were like a bad dream! The 1st tour was just safety concerns and an overall rough experience and the 2nd was a fishing tour, 4 ppl got sick from other parties and they turned the boat around. Which is understandable, but we didn’t even get to fish and I’m still going to be charged??? How does that make sense? Wasn’t our party that was sick. They can’t even do the right thing and partially refund, something?
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Posted 2 years ago
Thank you to our Haunted Austin Walking Tour Guide, Daylin. What an enjoyable evening learning about historic Austin. Daelin shared interesting folklore and exciting ghost stories as he took us to various sites in the city. Highly recommend!
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Posted 2 years ago
DO NOT use viator! Worst website ever! I have booked countless experiences here and will not recommend it any longer. I recently booked a tour in Alaska and entered my pick up location in. The tour company INTENTIONALLY contacted me less than 24 hours before our tour to tell us that they cannot pick us up at our location. Viator now tells us we will not receive a refund of $450.00 back even though we did not attend the tour nor was this our responsibility. It lies on the tour company and Viator to double check and let their patrons know ahead of time if the pick up location is out of bounds. How would a tourist know if they could or could not pick up at a specific location? Crazy. So horribly unprofessional. I do not often write negative reviews but this one was a MUST! Funny thing is a viator agent specifically told me I could not receive a refund so viator “replying” to contact them to resolve this issue is all for show. I can’t reply to their comment personally on here so I wanted to give future clients a show as to how this company really operates.
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Posted 2 years ago
Very unhelpful customer service. I wanted to reschedule instead of cancel my reservation- instead they wouldn't let me do either because due to their lack of timely response my reservation fell into the 24hour window when i finally heard back from anyone. Wouldn't accommodate anything accept collecting the full amount for a tour I was unable to go to. Unhelpful, doesn't accommodate, poor communication. 0 stars
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Posted 2 years ago
Worst travel experience of my life Worst travel experience of my life! Viator left me stranded in Egypt for a Nile cruise that never existed. The tour operator never showed, never answered and Viator used every excuse to avoid assisting me in any way. I could’ve died in a foreign country and they still didn’t care.
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Posted 2 years ago
very reliable - 4 times tried all different countries. They use reliable partners. TImely. Accurate info.
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Posted 2 years ago
Viator Trip Advisor let me down horribly. Not only did they not honor refunding a Puerto Rico Food Tour cancellation I made through their partner Global Experiences in Dec 2021, but when I went to Jamaica in Jan 2022 Viator/ Caribbean Tours canceled a catamaran cruise on my birthday! LESSON LEARNED: I lost $500 to the Viator scam and I will look to schedule with a more reliable service than Viator in the future. :(
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Posted 2 years ago
I wouldn’t recommend booking tour through Viator. Booked a 5 day tour for me and my husband. We were packed and ready waiting at the hotel entrance to be picked up and guy on the phone kept promising that someone will come early at 7:30 am. on the start day of the tour. No one came. Our trip and entire day got ruined and wasted. The guy said there is no one on the tour except us so trip is cancelled. That was unbelievable. Why did viator book our trip at the first place? Kept us in dark. I will never trust Viator again. We owe apology and compensation for ruining our vacation. B. Shah
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Posted 2 years ago
Liars. Empty promises. Poor customer service. Regarding 830833546. Your company promised several times to escelate this - its been over 6 months now and after reaching out to you 5 different times on whatsapp, Ive finally given up. Avoid this company due to its abhorrent customer service and lack of compassion.
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Posted 2 years ago
On Sunday, I was supposed to do the excursion but I couldn't reach them by 8.20 am due to the weather conditions, so windy, roads closed, snowing, poor visibility due to blowing snow in most of the roads, as our hotel was located in Asborgir, 1 hour far from Reykjavic in normal conditions. I called them to ask them how we could do it because I would have love to visit the places, but they didn't give me any solution. In the first email they said I would reach their office in 45 minutes, that was the first lie. I asked them for a partial refund because I wasn't given the service, and it wasn't my fault, I think it would have been fair to be refunded partially. They said that I didn't contact the company to let them know about me having troubles reaching them (second lie). I called them at 8 am in the morning letting them know that we were trying to reach them but we didn't know how because of the weather. I sent them email with screenshots of the calls I made and the times, and even so they came back to me saying that anyways I won't be refunded. So make sure not to book with this company if your hotel is not in Reykjavic, you may have troubles getting your money back if you are not able to reach them
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Posted 2 years ago
I cancelled my ticket to visit the WTC in NY because my trip was cancelled. I booked a cancelable ticket but I never received a refund. I completed already 5 online forms but never received a reply....Last time I am booking with them.
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Posted 2 years ago
This company is terrible!! I would give NO stars if I could. They double booked us for a tour ( their mistake, I checked my email!) They said they wouldn’t refund the overcharge, “because it was past the 24 hours” HUH?! ALSO I booked a whale watch and had to change the date. I changed the date A MONTH ahead of time, and still was charged for both dates. Don’t believe them if they say “it’s straight, your date is changed, no extra charges. In the future I will use them for information only, and go directly to the business for my reservations the “old fashioned way” I already go directly to the hotel company for hotel reservations because they WILL NOT guarantee the conditions of your reservation unless you book directly with them. Saw a couple in Omaha get refused a room during a huge snowstorm because they had booked with a secondary site. NEVER AGAIN. My impression of Avatar is shot.
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Posted 2 years ago
The company took a payment of £120 for a trip in Dubia but when I contacted the operator they knew nothing about it and the trip never took place, Viator’s system does not allow customers to get a refund when this happens, please be aware when booking with this company as they are just a agent and once they have your money they are not bothered if your booking goes ahead or not as you will never get a refund, very poor indeed and needs bring to account by the industry.
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Posted 2 years ago
UPDATE: I heard from customer support who guaranteed us the refund was on the way (only after i wrote this review). I deleted the review, and the refund never came. Subsequent emails were not answered. This is unbelievable. PLEASE FOLLOW THROUGH AND REFUND ME FOR REAL. --- We scheduled this tour and then I tested positive for covid. We let them know before pickup for the tour and they responded and said they would refund that day. They did not and have not responded to messages since. Very disappointing and unprofessional
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Posted 2 years ago
we took the 30 minute ferrari drive and oh boy was it fun!! our guide was John 01/24/2022 @ 10. He was patient and explained EVERY thing well. its worth it!!lots of photography woth the best backdrop!! we would definitely do it agian.
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Posted 2 years ago
Viator is rated 2.2 based on 1,134 reviews