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good guideexcellent transpotation. The food was OK at times, not so good other times, especially in the Kibbutz community. The Hotel accomodations, PRIMA hotel especially, was below average. The rooms were dxtremely small, the bathroom small and uncomfortabe, and the overall neetness was questionable. Lots of lint and dust under the beds and even a bottle of prescription medication from previous guests.

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eugenioantonelli 1 Nov 2017
tripadvisor

Badly organised tour; "shoestring budget" = excessive time spent in filthy buses picking up passengers from several locations, mostly Jerusa...

Badly organised tour; "shoestring budget" = excessive time spent in filthy buses picking up passengers from several locations, mostly Jerusalem via Tel Aviv to destination. With a few exceptions, tour guides were mediocre to poor. never again.

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Jaspal 22 May 2017
tourradar

Skip this Encounter Company. They just outsource everything to GO Greece travel agent. You can save hefty middleman fees. Also they wanted t...

Skip this Encounter Company. They just outsource everything to GO Greece travel agent. You can save hefty middleman fees. Also they wanted to charge almost double the internet rate for a hotel for extension of stay. In Santorini, although they stated a four star hotel, El Greco, they replaced it with Theoxania Hotel, not an equivalent. Understanderbly, El Greco was closed but the local agent tried to argue that the …

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steven 8 Feb 2017
tourradar

Our "Discover Egypt" trip with Encounters was absolutely NOT worth the money we spent. With the US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate, w...

Our "Discover Egypt" trip with Encounters was absolutely NOT worth the money we spent. With the US dollar to Egyptian pound exchange rate, we definitely overpaid for the entire trip. Everything in Egypt was extremely cheap when compared to the US Dollar so we felt very taken advantage to find out we were still paying expensive American prices for activities and lodging that were actually worth much less. For example, …

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Isabelle 25 Jan 2017
tourradar

Discover Egypt trip - NOT a good value for your money

We just returned from our trip and felt very ripped for what we paid for the trip and what the actual cost and prices of the trip was. Right now, the exchange rate for the USD is very good and everything is extremely cheap in Egypt for Americans. Now that we know the exchange and the strong value of the US Dollar, we know that we overpaid for all of …

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isabelle410 1 Jan 2017
tripadvisor
Egypt

Morocco on a shoestring not what I was expecting

Would not recommend this trip only because it was not run directly through Encounters, who I've heard are great! It was sold as an active, youthful tour but it was a very sheltered and touristy experience run by Atlas Voyages. The guide was occasionally unpleasant and somewhat robotic - he made no effort socially and didn't even bother learning our names. We were taken to overpriced and what seemed like …

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Kirra 1 Nov 2015
tripadvisor

India - 9 days Indian Express - disappointed

It was my first trip to India and with Encounters. I was told I might be charged single supplement but not until after I booked, I was charged 55% more than the price they listed which I think it's not reasonable. The pace of the tour was very slow, we went back to the hotel early or mid afternoon (if we had lunch before going back) almost every day with …

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win11 1 Feb 2014
tripadvisor
India

The guide was absolutely shocking. He threatened us during the tour asking that we leave if we were unhappy. There were extremely limited ex...

The guide was absolutely shocking. He threatened us during the tour asking that we leave if we were unhappy. There were extremely limited explanations in English from the tour guide and when we complained to the tour operator halfway through the tour, they were very unhelpful and simply responded “hope it gets better”. Definitely the last tour I will ever go on with Encounters Travel. It felt unsafe to be …

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Akanksha 27 Nov 2018
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BUYER BEWARE Before you book anything with Encounters Travel, be SURE to read all of the fine print. This is especially important regarding...

BUYER BEWARE Before you book anything with Encounters Travel, be SURE to read all of the fine print. This is especially important regarding their cancellation policy and the deposit you will forfeit. I didn't find that we'd completely lost our deposit until I contact the company to process a cancellation. I thought I could cancel for a full refund up until a certain point, but apparently I was mistaken. I …

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Melissa Goodwin 30 Apr 2025
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I bought the package to Egypt from the Groupon on April from Chicago. Next day I received the email from the encounters travel that says the...

I bought the package to Egypt from the Groupon on April from Chicago. Next day I received the email from the encounters travel that says they don't have a flight from Chicago available and I need to pay extra 450$ per person and take a flight from New York. Why do you advertise something you don't have? Then I called them and no one knows nothing. No one can answer …

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Mikhail B. 30 Apr 2025
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Egypt

I never visited Egypt with the encounters travel

I want to share my experiences. I bought the Egypt package from Groupon for my birthday in April. The price was 1600$ per person (3200 for me and my wife) the flight from Chicago on April 12/2025 . Next day I received an email from Encounters Travel that says they don't have my package, they don't have the flights from Chicago at all and don't have that price. The only …

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Mikhail M 1 Mar 2025
tripadvisor
Egypt

Our Encounter group started with 5 . Our first 5 days with our guide werephenomenal ! 2 went home early and 3 of us went to the Tiger Safari...

Our Encounter group started with 5 . Our first 5 days with our guide werephenomenal ! 2 went home early and 3 of us went to the Tiger Safari. It was TERRIBLE! WE were split in two groups and stuck on a cantor with 20. Encounters promised no more than 12! Our guides never told us one thing about the park or the animals. Our driver talked and laughed the …

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Keith 26 Feb 2025
tourradar
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