Overseas Adventure TravelReviews of oattravel.com

We just did our first trip with OAT. It was a great experience. They arranged our flight and the itinerary was great and at a better price than we could get. And the trip was very good and very insightful.

I’ve taken 34 Overseas Adventure Travel trips and written a grand total of zero reviews. Not because I didn't love every minute of them, but because I figured if you’re looking to trek through the Amazon or cross the Sahara, you probably already know what you want—and you don't need a play-by-play from a gal who spent 20 minutes trying to remember where she left her sunhat. We gambled on visiting Costa Rica during rainy season and won! By "rainy season," Mother Nature meant a slight drizzle that couldn't even ruin a good hair day, let alone stop us from conquering every activity on the itinerary. We hiked through three national parks, which turned out to be an incredible educational experience—mostly teaching us that our lungs can, in fact, scream in Spanish. It definitely blew the mental cobwebs away (along with our remaining joint health). Fair warning: if the thought of walking 3 miles a day makes you want to file a worker's comp claim, this trip is definitely not for you. The country's beauty and biodiversity are absurdly over-the-top. You will inevitably learn the names of 4,000 different species of birds, bugs, and beasts while aggressively absorbing "wilderness vibes" (which is mostly humidity and the smell of off-brand bug spray). The sloths are perpetually stuck on slow-motion mode, essentially posing like supermodels who took one too many melatonin gummies, while the elusive Resplendent Quetzal plays an expert game of hide-and-seek—mostly so it doesn't have to talk to travelers.

This was my first experience with OAT. It was absolutely terrific. My Trip Leader, Remi Saeki, was exceptional! She paid attention to every detail, was upbeat, personable and made a group of 15 strangers a family for 15 days. My only disappointment was Delta Airlines. We paid for an upgrade because of the long flight (13 hours) and the bathrooms were not kept up, they ran out of food choices and for that amount of plane fare, I would have preferred a different airline. The flights were on time and there were not glitches. These days there is a lot to be said about that!

Had Great Tour Guide for N. Greece, Albania and N. Macedonia trip Royal Tombs of Vergina-outstanding Monasteries of Meteora-Better than Tigers Nest, Bhutan

The trip to Ireland was varied and interesting. The hotels were very good with great breakfasts. Good balance of free time. Our trip leader had wide ranging knowledge with a calm demeanor and clear communication. I would’ve preferred that some of the optional trips that required additional cost, would have been included. Some of the speakers went on too long, but that is true for mostly all of them. It was a well rounded introduction to Ireland for me and I would recommend the trip. I arranged my own airfare, which generally seems to work out better than having OAT do it.

The itinerary was interesting, the trip leader the best ever and OAT did an amazing job to help us with alternate arrangements when weather prevented us from doing the original plan.

I have traveled with them many times and had a positive experience. This past time I needed to come home early due to sickness. I submitted my claim to tripmate which took five weeks to finally accept my claim. But wait, the check was never in the mail. I have been waiting 4 weeks from the time they said they mailed the check. I called OATS to ask them to call tripmate as they sold me the policy. So far, despite many calls to OATS, no response from them. I next step will be to call the insurance commissioner of Ma and try to have the license pulled for tripmate.

Overseas Adventure Travel and Grand Circle Travel are FABULOUS companies. I do not understand these whiny people with bad experiences. I’ve been on 7 trips. All were fantastic from the hotels to the food and guides. They go behind the scenes so you meet locals. I’ve been on trips where guests are on their 25th or 30th trip. Use my name for $100 off per person. Denise Spiegel Don’t believe these lousy reviews! Check the special offers tab for excellent values. And no single supplement too