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Looking at 67 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company, often praising the well-chosen hotels, excellent guides, and meticulously planned itineraries for their holidays. Customers frequently highlight the staff's knowledge, helpfulness, and caring nature, which significantly enhanced their travel experiences. Many also appreciate the seamless organization and the quality of service, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable trip from start to finish. However, some people were dissatisfied with certain aspects, such as hotel quality in specific locations or itineraries that felt too rushed, with insufficient free time. A few other people also felt that the group sizes were too large for comfortable travel, and some experienced issues with transport quality or last-minute changes to their travel plans.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We trust Cox and Kings to choose good hotels and guides and to put together good itineraries. Although the guide on our latest trip (Crete) made no attempt to engender group bonding as there were no c... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Thoroughly enjoyed this trip. Fortunately shared by a great group. Met my ambition to see a Bengal Tiger on a Ranthambore safari. Only one hotel disappointing due to lack of hot water. Otherwise p... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Just back from 16 days around South America, takingbin Peru/Buenos Aires/Iguaza Falls/Rio. Had a great group of 12 who all got on well and had a lot of laughs. Good itinerary, was full on but we d... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A wonderful guided tour of Golden Triangle & Shimla. All beautifully organised and arranged. We were 18 in the group which was good but I wouldn’t have wanted any more. I was concerned that Cox & King... See more

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Cox & Kings – the world’s oldest travel company – helps curious travellers go beyond the obvious to discover the world more deeply, through enriching and immersive small-group tours and private tailormade journeys built on a heritage of trust and expertise.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

splendours of Andalucia Cox and Kings

Good professional guides well organised and interesting
The trip was exceedingly well organised and interesting cities
The guides were especially aware of myself as a first time lone traveller and the group was small and welcoming.Cox and Kings were responsive immediately to any questions I might have

8 November 2024
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Dear Mrs Shand,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us.

We would like to thank you for booking with Cox & Kings and I hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great knowledgeable guides

Great knowledgeable guides. Well planned. Faultless connections. Met a great crowd of people who all mixed really well. Highly recommend C&K

14 November 2024
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Dear Mr Fisher,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, following your recent trip to South America.

We would like to thank you for booking with Cox & Kings and I hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good itineraries and hotels

Cox and Kings put excellent holiday itineraries together. They choose good quality hotels and provide a high standard of local guides in country.

15 October 2024
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Dear Ms Paul,

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us.

I do hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Indian delight

Cox and Kings scored highly on many counts: Firstly, we were impressed with all the detailed information we received prior to travel. Such attention made us feel secure and well prepared in our desire to take on such a demanding but exciting adventure.

Secondly, our guide was second to none in all aspects and throughout the duration of the trip. He was friendly, informative, knowledgable and importantly, made every transition of our complicated itinerary as smooth and effortless as it could be.

Additionally, we enjoyed the variety of experience our trip provided: from chaotic cities, to a host of temples, forts and monuments to train rides and time in mountain areas with quality accommodation throughout- an a assault on the senses in every aspect!
Overall, a wonderful experience and as delighted customers we have booked our next trip with Cox and Kings to Costa Rica in 10 weeks time-it has a lot to live up to.

18 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Brian,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. I am glad you had such an enjoyable trip.

We would like to thank you for booking with Cox & Kings and look forward to welcoming you to Costa Rica.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Excellent tour

Excellent tour. Would have been a five star review except for quality of road transport

8 November 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Mrs Harris,

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us following your trip to India.

We are always looking for ways to improve our offering and your comments will certainly assist us to achieve this.

We would like to thank you for booking with Cox & Kings and I hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Silk Road trip to Uzbekistan with Cox…

Silk Road trip to Uzbekistan with Cox &Kings, fantastic sights, itinerary full-on but couldn’t fault as we saw so much. Hotels and restaurants all very good. Our guide Babur was excellent, his knowledge was exceptional and was always happy to answer any questions. I travelled in a group as a single woman but was fine and felt perfectly safe. The people, food and country is so worth a visit.

25 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Mrs Burke,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, following your recent trip to Uzbekistan.

I am glad you had such an enjoyable trip and your comments have been passed on to our ground staff.

I do hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional Tour of Peru

Excellent tour taking in the major sites managing altitude difficulties but keeping us busy but not exhausted . Exceptionally care shown by the Tour guide who was with us the whole trip

25 September 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Susan,

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us following your trip to Peru.

We would like to thank you for booking with Cox & Kings and I hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quality Tour

Excellent Hotels
Tour Manager/ Guide knowledgeable and good communicator.
Made good recovery from problem of missed flight connection at Heathrow.
Tour up to high standard established over many year's useage.

18 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Mr Renton,

Thank you for sharing your comments with us, following your recent trip to India.

We would like to thank you for choosing Cox & Kings on this occasion and do hope that we can be of assistance with your future travel adventures.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Golden Triangle and Shimla

Just returned from a wonderful trip to India and would gladly recommend to others. Our guide for the 12 days was knowledgeable and organised leaving us to enjoy the many great experiences on the itinerary. All hotels were fab - no complaints from start to finish.

18 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Mrs Deane,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, following your recent trip to India.

I am glad you had such an enjoyable trip and your comments have been passed on to our ground staff.

I do hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very well run tour

Very well run tour. Charming and well informed guides. Interesting mixture of modes of transport and hotels. Impressive building and monuments
Would recommend it highly

11 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Valerie Osborne,

Thank you for sharing your comments with us.

I do hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Guide (Brem) made our tour of…

Excellent Guide (Brem) made our tour of Golden Triangle India outstanding.
Well organised. Great hotels. We were truly spoilt.

19 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Mr Cooksey,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, following your recent trip to India.

I do hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great well organised trip to Peru

A great well organised trip to Peru. Lake Titicaca, Machu Pichu, seeing the Condors in flight, the Llama's and Vicunas roaming wild. It was spectacular.

The guides were informative without being stuffy, the hotels were all great and the Belmond train trip from Puno to Cuzco was amazing

1 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Mr Collins,

Thank you for taking the time to share your your feedback following your trip to Peru.

We would like to thank you for choosing Cox & Kings on this occasion and do hope that we can be of assistance with your future travel adventures.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a wonderful trip to Peru

We had a wonderful trip to Peru. The holiday was quite complicated, but we were looked after at every turn. Cox and Kings gave a very good service from Booking to choosing the program and accommodation with good guides and the opportunity to enjoy the magnificent sites and scenery thank you

9 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Anne,

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us following your trip to Peru. I am glad you had such an enjoyable trip.

I do hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Southern Caucasus tour

Just finished our tour of the Southern Caucasus and absolutely loved Georgia and Armenia but sadly didn’t have time in Azerbaijan. Arrived at our hotel at 7am after flight delay and nobody to pick us up at airport (disgraceful). Having waited nearly 2 hours for our guide we ended up getting a taxi. Tour guide said our tour starts at 9am but we all declined but agreed 11am
So with less than 2 hours sleep in 24 hours we were rushed around the sites for 10 hours even seeing (or not) in the dark. Next days tours didn’t happen as we were taken straight to Sheki then the next morning to the Georgian border so that was our Azerbaijan experience and all the guide did was get rid of us asap.
Flight times were really bad even without the delay.
Border crossing into Georgia wasn’t easy but loved the country and guide was lovely. Border crossing into Armenia was easy and again guide was lovely. Armenia was the icing on the cake with a wow factor around every corner, spectacular.
Flights home were a nightmare with not enough turn round time for our connecting flight which of course we missed and were put up in a hotel nearly a hours drive from airport, put in rooms with awful noise from somewhere all night so again no sleep.
Flight times need sorting and if you want to actually see anything of beautiful Baku you need more time.
Also you need to be quite fit for all the steps that you need to climb for the churches and monisteries you will visit. On a plus side I did lose weight 😊

12 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Mrs Firth,

I would like to apologise that any aspect of your holiday has fallen below expectations on this occasion and I want to assure you that feedback is very important to us at Cox & Kings as we do use this to ensure we are maintaining and improving the products and services that we offer now and in the future.

Please therefore be advised that I have initiated a full investigation and I will be able to provide you with a thorough response in due course.

If there is anything you would like to add in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us on clientrelations@coxandkings.co.uk.

With warm regards

Client Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Our grand tour of South America

My wife and I enjoyed the Grand tour of South America. All tour guides were excellent, helpful, pleasant, spoke fluently except one tour guide in Peru. The hotel accommodation in all places were excellent (except one). The Andean Explorer train journey was indeed an experience.
The hotel Inca Utama could be avoided, was not up to the standard expected, instead travel further and stay in La Paz would have been much better. City tour in Buenos Aires was too short, a full day city tour is more preferred. The optional tour in Buenos Aires was not worth the price paid.
Nevertheless, it was a fantastic tour, everything worked perfectly, and the quality of the tour was outstanding. We had booked directly with Cox & Kings and the booking was pretty straight forward. and provided follow up information on time. All in all, the trip was a good experience for us as this is the first time us joining a group tour and we enjoyed the trip very much.

2 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Good afternoon,

Thank you for taking the time to share your your feedback following your trip to South America.

We are always looking for ways to improve our offering and your comments will certainly assist us to achieve this.

We would like to thank you for choosing Cox & Kings on this occasion and do hope that we can be of assistance with your future travel adventures.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Imperial cities of Morocco

This was the first group tour holiday that I have taken and I was apprehensive as I was travelling on my own.
Everyone was very friendly and we were taken care of the whole time. Our guide, driver and helper were excellent.
I saw so many things and visited so many places that I would not otherwise have seen. Each day brought wonderful experiences.

Some points of consideration
The full day in Fes was very strenuous. Some members of the group found it too tiring.
Some days were very long and we would have liked to arrive at the hotels in time for a rest and perhaps enjoy a swim or drink in the bar before dinner.
The hotel in Erfoud was very nice but there was an issue with the food being covered with flies at both dinner and breakfast. We could not chance eating it. There was no attempt by the hotel to deal with the problem.
The visit to the Atlas studios in Ouazazarte was not appropriate for the demographic of our group. We were not at all interested in or had watched the films that were shot there. It was hot and no one enjoyed it.
Please consider reviewing your advice on tipping. As a group we had much discussion on this matter and we thought it was far too much ie with a group of 18 we would be paying out a total of around £4000!! We chose to give an anonymous tip that we each thought appropriate.
It is very easy just to write negative things in a review. It was a holiday full of happy memories, brilliantly organised and it has given me the confidence to travel again on my own.

4 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Good afternoon,

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us following your trip to Morocco.

We are always looking for ways to improve our offering and your comments will certainly assist us to achieve this.

We would like to thank you for choosing Cox & Kings on this occasion and do hope that we can be of assistance with your future travel adventures.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An outstanding and unforgettable journey across Southern Peru

This journey across southern Peru where the Inca Empire has left its indelible cultural identity and traditions, blended with the magnificent Spanish colonial architecture of the conquistadores, was simply outstanding. To experience the grandeur and breathtaking beauty of the Andes, Colca Canyon, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and cities like Arequipa and Cuzco, is to be transported into a timeless and awe inspiring landscape. All the hotels were first class, the local guides knowledgeable and friendly, and our tour director, Francisco, the most lovely and helpful man imaginable. I absolutely loved this holiday. It was my first with Cox & Kings but unlikely to be the last.

17 October 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Dr Reeves,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, following your recent trip to Peru.

I am glad you had such an enjoyable trip and your comments have been passed on to our ground staff as it's always lovely for them to hear and receive such kind feedback .

I do hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Guest Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

South America Tour

We used these guys for a tour of Argentina, Iguazu falls and Brazil. Let's just say you get what you pay for, the quality of the hotels, guides, transport and the itineraries are excellent. Point to note, we did have an issue with our hotel room in Brazil, but it was all sorted really quickly, so no gripes there. We have used them in the past and we will use them in the future.

30 September 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Jason,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, following your recent trip to South America with us.

We would like to thank you for booking with Cox & Kings and I hope that we can assist you with your future travel plans.

With warm regards

Client Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceeded my expectations and nothing was too much trouble

I recently booked a tour to South America and was looking for a flight upgrade to Premium Economy. David went out of his way to look at options and found me an upgrade to Business flying out and Premium returning, for about the price I had hoped to pay just for Premium. As I wouldn't be flying with the main tour, David also arranged an additional day in the first hotel.

Throughout all our discussions, nothing was too much trouble and the whole process was painless.

27 July 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Mr Armitage,

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us following your recent booking. I am glad you had such a positive booking experience.

With warm regards

Client Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stress free rebooking

Following cancellation of original tour due to no bookings apart from my wife & I have been able to rebook for same tour a year ahead. Reservation staff, particularly Lily Brough very helpful in meeting our requests and arranging extension & flight upgrade.

16 September 2024
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Reply from Cox & Kings

Dear Mr Butt,

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us following the need to re book. I am glad you had such a smooth process in rearranging the holiday.

With warm regards

Client Relations Team Cox & Kings - UK & Ireland

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