EF Educational Tours Reviews

I had a wonderful time thank you!!

Heidi and Eric were amazing. I cannot imagine driving that big bus on those roads, but Eric made it seem so easy. Heidi made sure we were all taken care of and passionately educated us about the country. I loved learning everything. I loved every adventure we took, but the bus ride was just as amazing, because we were always learning something new and interesting.

Tom Varley was a terrific guide for our group. Very knowledgeable and nice!

Very well planned. Felt very safe. Very educational. Interactions with locals were fantastic. Tour guide and bus driver were excellent, both went out of their way to make sure we were accommodated for all our needs.

As paying parents who joined our student on this tour, we feel obligated to warn other families about our terrible experience with EF Educational Tours. Our initial tour director was completely unprepared and unsafe. She walked without identifying markers, failed to ensure group safety crossing busy streets, consistently answered questions with "I don't know," and forced us to wait 30+ minutes at every hotel while she figured out room assignments. Parents had to step in and perform her duties throughout the first half of the trip. Despite premium pricing, we experienced holes in hotel walls, non-functioning AC, cold showers, hard beds, and insufficient amount of breakfast food. Meals were inadequate for hungry teenagers through out the trip- cheap, repetitive dishes with no options. After a 20,000-step Vatican/Colosseum day, "dinner" was iceberg lettuce, thin cheese pizza, and ice cream. Students regularly spent their own money on additional food. Two hours before boarding, while sitting at the beach with luggage loaded, we were told our cruise was canceled. EF provided no clear information about next steps, meals, or accommodations or refund opportunities but asked for us to make a decision quickly so they could start booking flights. Only through our group leader's persistent calls did we slowly get details about options and potential reimbursement. Consistent late hotel arrivals followed by very early departures left everyone exhausted. The group repeatedly requested hotel rest time instead of more rushed sightseeing, but requests were ignored. We did not get a full 8 hours rest until the 2nd to last day of the trip. EF booked a flight to Europe with 6-hour layover then added an "extra day" at the end of our trip causing many of the students to arrive back at 10PM the night before school started causing significant stress. Our second tour director, Stelios, was excellent - professional, safe, and educational. Unfortunately, by then we were still dealing with cruise cancellation aftermath and continued subpar accommodations. This experience made many students never want to travel internationally again. EF provided the absolute minimum - checking boxes for basic services without regard for quality, safety, or customer satisfaction. Students were exhausted most of the time and because of the constant moving to new hotels, getting on flights & subpar food, few of them enjoyed the educational excursions from the stressful experience. Even when paying premium prices, we were then asked for additional money for catacombs and Naples stops during the trip- it felt like we were being nickel and dimed. I will never recommend EF Educational Tours and will actively discourage other parents from risking their children's safety and travel enthusiasm with this company. For these prices, families deserve professional leadership, safe experiences, reasonable accommodations, and adequate food options. EF failed completely.

Had a great experience overall!! Ben our tour guide is amazing!!! The whole group just loved him.

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed her first European trip. Her tour guide, Vlad was very personable, giving lots of information about the cities including rules and laws, made sure everyone was comfortable and were able to enjoy some free time. She is ready to go again

Overall, a great tour. Our tour director, Marton, was top-notch! Tour sites were amazing. The only reason to deduct a point was that some hotels were what I would consider subpar in comparison to most of the hotels we have experienced on previous tours. Also, dinners were mostly bland not to mention tiny.

Some of the museums and sites we were given 40 minutes to look around. Our time was so short at the colluesem. Our tour guide kept talking about her life and her boyfriend, instead I would want to here about Greece and Italy. We got lots of good pictures just felt rushed in certain sites.

Amazing! We had such an incredible tour guide, language facilitator, and bus driver that all made this trip worth the money! I have no reservations recommending EF tours to everyone.

Very well planned and organized trip. We all had fun and learned a lot. Would definitely go back ☺️

The tour with EF tours was amazing. My family and I had such a wonderful time. 10 out of 10! Can't wait for the next one.

i havent been in an language course by ef, but ive had many experiences with their websites, ive called to the ef workers about the possible courses im thinking about, the worker was so friendly and kind, i also have many friends who have told me about their amazing courses, and also my dear sister who even told me her course was the best thing of her life. I really recommend!

My daughter had an amazing time in Italy with her group. It was an experience of a lifetime!

This is the worse company to travel with.

We saw so many historical sites and most of our hotels were next to the Mediterranean!

Hardworking and well-studied tour guide and bus driver kept us en pointe. We gloriously focused on all the culture and fun with no logistical hassles. Our guide also brought in site-specific experts in particular regions to make the connections even richer. On our agricultural tour, we didn't just hear facts, but we did a little planting, milking and of course tasting of the harvests. Farmers distilled life wisdom, priceless for us all. Can't imagine experiencing Ireland in any better way.

This was a great experience for myself and my daughter. It was jam packed , very organized and very fast paced. We always felt safe and had a great tour guide (Dan) and bus driver (Mauricio.) However, the hotels chosen by the company left much to be desired. Some of them didn’t have elevators and one of our rooms didn’t even have a window. We had one hotel room where we were told not to use the a/c because it would go out. Another hotel had absolutely terrible food. I feel like they just chose the cheapest hotels for the group. Overall the trip was educational and a good experience.

Great experience learned the way people live a very cultural eye opener. Enjoyed the people places and monuments. I would definitely recommend EF for students and families.

Our EF Tour to Japan and South Korea was absolutely amazing. Every detail was carefully planned — from the itinerary to the hotels, transportation, and tour guides. We had a perfect balance of cultural experiences and fun activities. The trip exceeded our expectations, and we couldn’t be happier. Highly recommended!