Viator Reviews

Name: Viator
Address: 360 3rd St #400, San Francisco
Rating: 2.17

2.2 Rating 1,141 Reviews

29 %

of reviewers recommend Viator

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2.2

Based on 1,141 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

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support@viator.com

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360 3rd St #400
San Francisco
94107

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Viator 1 star review on 25th January 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Viator is asking credit card details over phone to offer a 10% discount which is against law. If you are not giving details over card, you will not receive 10% cashback. Lol. This is how things work.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“BEWARE!!!!!! We booked an evening sailing trip on Sydney Harbour. When the confirmation was sent the departure location was not as advertised. When we called customer service, they explained that the system never showed the trip we had selected, however they would process a refund. The day following we were informed that there would be no refund, this was problematic information considering we received it after the trip occurred! Do not use this service, IT IS A SCAM”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Tried a Northern Lights Tour in Iceland recently, a scam at best and more likely fraud. We are not upset because no lights showed, but by Viator and Greylines sleazy tactics. We got on NOAA's website to check probability of seeing lights at our location, 1% according to NOAA! Rainy and overcast locally. We checked assuming the operators would cancel but no we are going. We thought ok they're the experts. On the one hour ride out of the city our guide said to never trust the websites that predict northern lights. I guess the vendors guide knows more about the weather and solar activity than the people that study this everyday and have Phd's in those topics. Anyway us and 12 other full size tour buses, with by our count averaged 50 bodies each, plus 3 or 4 smaller buses arrive at our supposed premium viewing site. We could not believe it, they dumped around 600 people off within a hundred yards of a working light house. The outbuildings were brightly lite with yard lights,and there was a residential neighborhood less than a 1000 feet from the lighthouse's parking lot we were in! This was after our guide had told us on the way out that avoiding light pollution was one of the key elements to successful viewing and we and 600 other poor sapps are parked under a god-damned working lighthouse!! Absolutely incredible!! Now to the good part, since the excursion went out, regardless that it didn't make since to go, the policy is that you can book another trip within 2 years if you didn't see any lights, no refunds since the tour operator decided to go. How many of those tourists that are only on Iceland for a short visit plan on coming back within 2 years to collect on their re-booking "guarantee"? Damn few, and Viator and Greyline know it. I'll quit ranting but be warned, Viator and Greyline are nothing more than cons and scammers. We will tell anyone who will listen, no matter where they travel, to never use these crooks!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Vacationed to Paris and had a tour booked through Viator. Unfortunately there was a medical emergency and the trip had to be cut short. We attempted to cancel our tour before Viator's stated 24hour cancellation window, but were unable to. Reason given by Viator was that the tour operator had their own cancellation policy that would not allow us to cancel the tour. Whats the point of having a stated cancellation policy if it will always defer to the tour operators? At this point the 24hr cancellation policy is useless. W”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Booked the same excursion with Viator 3 times because it kept showing available on the web site. After the third cancellation I called to get some answers and was told that the dates I wanted (which showed available on the website) were not available. Asked for other options and were quoted similar excursions that were much more expensive than the one I booked 3 times. Asked them to match the price but was told they have no authority to offer discounts. Asked again why the tours still showed available on their website if there were not available and was told “I don’t know”. I will never use this company again and would recommend that others stay away.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Very happy!!! Went on a very affordable private tour of London today with Leo. He picked me up from my hotel on time. Very nice gentleman, I felt very comfortable. Tour was 5 hours and I must say I saw a lot of London. Places I didn’t even know existed and I have been to London many times. Leo took a lot of pictures of me in many interesting areas of the city. He was very knowledgeable and informative. At the end of the tour he dropped me off at my hotel, safe and sound😃 Definitely a 5 star experience. I will definitely use this company for all future tours. Thank you so much for a very enjoyable day!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“My family and I have travelled to Costa Rica for 5 years and this is the first time we have ever had a HORRIBLE experience with a Shuttle Company. We had booked a private shuttle For my family and I from the Airport to take us to our Hotel in San Jose, Marriott. We looked everywhere at the airport for someone holding a sign but their was no one from the company at the airport. We then asked a complete stranger to help us...again they could not find the company Viator ANYWHERE. We then phoned the number on our confirmation sheet which was booked a in September which we received a confirmation email For multiple times. We spoke to one of the companies representatives on the phone who said their was no one their to pick us up, and that they can’t find the confirmation number. The representative who we spoke To on the phone said NO ONE IS THEIR TO PICK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY UP. After talking to this representative he also said he would NOT REFUND us for the shuttle we paid for which we had both a confirmation and a bank statement for. The representative we spoke too was very rude and put us on hold multiple times. We then had to find a new ride to out hotel and pay extra money. We also had booked with this shuttle from our hotel back to the airport a week later. We re-confirmed it with the representative Who we spoke To on the phone and He said yes they will be their to pick us up. We specifically asked the representative to have someone at our hotel at 5:00 PM. The day we were leaving the shuttle did not arrive till 7:00 PM and we were late for our flight. We told the driver to get us to the airport as soon as possible and he drove very slow. The driver also kept telling us it will be 10min when after an hour later. We were on the road for 3 and a half hours. We ended up missing the check-in for our flight. After we got back home we re-called the shuttle company Viator and they lied to us on the phone saying that they were waiting at the airport for 3 hours. There are 4 people in my family looking at the airport for Viator, plus a stranger. No one could find them and we also called them when we are at the airport and they said “No one is going to pick us up and that no one is at the airport.” It is unbelievable that first they do not show up to the airport but then LIE!! THIS IS THE WORST SHUTTLE COMANY EVER! DO NOT BOOK WITH THEM!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Worst experience ever, will no longer us VIATOR or Tripadvisor; They can not be trusted. Tried to book tour for New Orleans and the Viator site switched dates and booked the changes and will not change or refund the monies. Spent 3 hours trying to rework with their rep who was not responsive and useless. Screwed out of the monies for the tour and no recourse. DO NOT TRUST VIATOR OR TRIP ADVISOR AND USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, THEY ARE LAIRS AND THIEVES!!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Not even 1 star. Not reputable. False advertising. Cancelling already booked and confirmed tour. Extremely disappointing. Be aware as refund is difficult and takes a while.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I was really disappointed by the service provided by Viator in my Moulin Rouge Show in Paris last weekend. Given the Paris strikes I was not able to get in time to Paris to go to the show. This was a issue happening to thousands of tourists in Paris in the last week and everywhere else I was offered options and reschedule my bookings. At the box office I was directed to speak to Viator to find out my options. Viator first response was that nothing could be done as I was marked as a NO-SHOW. I went back and reaffirmed my disappointment, a £25 voucher was offered as sign of good will, these tickets were close to £200 pounds and this voucher seemed very inconsiderable. I went back again and Viator finally confirmed they would contact Moulin Rouge to look into the this matter further. The response came after 24 hours re-confirming their previous outcome and without any other options. I expected that given the high profile of this show there would be policies in place to deal with this kind of situations. This was completely out of my control and I trust Viator would be a great host. Instead I had a company only caring about profit and not being able to secure the experiences they offer under extreme situations. The last response received from Viator was quite abrupt, I was told "this decision is final. No further consideration will be given to this request." This is really disappointing for a company selling experiences abroad, we, as clients, trust Viator to look after our experiences and protect our investment in extreme situations as strikes. I would really think twice before buying any experiences with Viator and do not expect much from their customer service. Andre, London”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I am in PayPal dispute with Viator trying to get my refund for a tour cancelled by operator. They say they’ve paid it, PayPal says no. I’m caught in the middle. Multiple emails with Viator, multiple contacts with PayPal. Viator check your accounts - it’s not paid - that’s not rocket science! Meanwhile I wait for my money which could be two months or so! Not good enough. And providing transaction IDs that PayPal doesn’t recognise is a nice touch too.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Their service in Cambodia and Thailand through their vendor is terrible. Asked for a refund for transportation that was NOT provided was rejected multiple times. Do not use this company as they are not trustworthy and will not back the customer! Rip off company!!!!!!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“DONT BUY ANYTHING WITH THEM, SCAMMERS!!!! These motherfuckers!!! I bought thickets for the LOUVRE on nov 17 to go next day and they sent me expired tickets with passed date!!! I called my bank and accused them of fraudulent!! I also called their USELESS customer service # which refused to send me the correct tickets or give me a refund! DONT USE THIS WEBSITE EVER!!!!!!!!!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“We booked a Luau through Viator in Waikiki while on a cruise. After taking a cab to the site "The Waikiki Aquarium" we were informed the luau was canceled. When we called to complain we were told a phone call message was left at our house. So after $40 in cab fairs on our one and probably only trip to Hawaii we did not get to a luau. It took us over 2 weeks to get our refund,minus the $40. Think twice!!!!!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Ordered a Palace of Versailles Tour in France in early October 2019 for a specific date/time. Several weeks later after ordering and taking our money, they contacted us and said there were no available tickets. They asked if we could do a later time that same day, the Sunday before the date, or a refund. We chose the refund because we could not do later the same day, or the Sunday before. They then responded that there were no refunds. I of course demanded a refund since they could not provide product, and offered the refund via email. They then proceeded to ignore me. So I disputed it via Paypal which I purchased through. They at first lied, and sent Paypal the email they sent me minus the part about the refund. However, 10 days later, we received a notice that our claim was denied because we had been refunded. It looks like they did indeed issue a refund, but Paypal says it takes up to 30 days to hit our credit card back. Moral of this story, just google and you will find tons of negative reviews and issues with Viator tours. Wish I had remembered to do this first! Surprising ,because they are owned by TripAdvisor. Always use a credit card, and go through paypal preferably. This provides you two forms of immediate protections against scammers like Viator should you not get what you purchased!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“We purchased tickets for the Louvre and the Effiel Tower When we got there the tickets were not valid. So we are out $400 and very disappointed. This was a once in a lifetime trip and we were totally ripped off. Shame on you!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Their services in Spain was awful; we booked multiple tours in Seville and Granada and all of them got cancelled last minute by the agent and Viator have no control; the agents can easily cancel and it’s almost impossible to get any tickets from somewhere else. I tried to review it on Viator website but it’s designed not to accept the bad reviews and I tried multiple times and I got the message that their server is down and my review could not be published.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I strongly recommend anybody to google the local providers and skip using Viator. They, naturally, increase the price and add NO VALUE. If you reserve through them and something goes wrong (and many things can go wrong), they will never take your side despite you been their customer. They will prefer to be on the side of the service provider, despite any evidence that you, their customer, is right. They will not act like any tour operator, and try to accomodate. Besides making you wait a long time in the phone, they will do nothing else for you.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“We booked a ticket from Viator online for Upper Antelope Canyon in AZ. The entrance price at the Upper Antelope Canyon was $100 U.S. dollars less for the 4 tickets. Buying online at Viator is a lot more expensive than buying the ticket at the Antelope Canyon. Also, the ticket did not include all the extra fees at the Antelope Canyon. We had to pay $40 U.S. dollars more.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Our account with Viator has been compromised because of Viator IT issues. We could access the account but the profile was empty: no names, surnames, etc. Our request to their customer service ended up nowhere. Stay away”

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Posted 5 years ago

Viator is rated 2.2 based on 1,141 reviews