Overseas Adventure TravelReviews of oattravel.com

Baltics trip Sept 2026. Excellent tour leader made the trip. I really enjoyed learning about the history of each of these small countries, especially the recent Soviet occupation and how they have built back after their independence. Hotels were mostly good but not great, although all locations were excellent. Included meals were “set menu” rather than choice which was a negative (and wasn’t clear to us before we travelled). Great local guides and enough free time to explore on our own.

Australian trip: The trip was great and our guide, Michael did a fantastic job keeping us on track and providing many historical facts. There are areas that require a modification or addition to this particular travel experience. 1. The Airport pickup was confusing until I saw a person standing, looking like he was waiting for someone. I ask him if he was waiting for a particular person or group. It turns out, he was our transport to the hotel. Need improvement in communication. Again - Need more luggage porters to move luggage. -Bus at Sydney airport had Overheard spaces Wi-Fi or charging ports on BUSSES 2. After settling in the first evening the orientation was too long. It needs to be broken up! Everyone was tired. 3. For the price of the trip, more meals should be included. First day in Melbourne, my meal at the sports bar and grill was extremely late. The steak dinner during our second evening meal, the steak was terrible. The steal was thin, much gristle fibers, tough with one glass of wine. Also, the planned, included and anticipated dessert was never served! It wasn't worth it. A small amount of food also! 3. At several hotels, no bellhop or service person never picked or delivered our LUGGAGE to our rooms. Either better communication is needed or we should be informed that we are responsible for taking our own luggage to our rooms. One would think our cost of trip would cover include this service. 4. Most of the buses for tours were very tight, no overhead space for personal items and very tight space for leg and foot comfort. Being on many tours in the past, the tour buses on this trip were very uncomfortable. The bus from Alice Springs to Yulara was very uncomfortable and very tight. 4. Some morning could start a little later in the morning. 5. The 5-Star Hotel in Sydney had no water or complementary WATER OR MILK IN REFER!!! There were only two hotels that delivered our luggage to our rooms. Other than the items above, the trip was great.

Update: My trip leader indeed managed to connect with the hotel, which eventually provided their internet speed info. She also found some backup shared workspace options (but the hours of operation may prive a challenge). Hopefully my Zoom call will go smoothly. I have revised my rating as of 9/22. ================ We booked a trip for an upcoming trip to northern Spain and Portugal (in Oct '26). I've found that the pre-trip support has been poor. I have need for robust WiFi for a business video call on Day 2 of that trip. Placed 2 requests with OAT to see if they can help me locate an internet cafe or the business center of a hotel near the one we are booked at (which, per GoogleMaps, has unreliable, poor WiFi signals). The first request was droppped. The second was "rejected," with OAT citing that I should just use the WiFi at the hotel! Finally the Trip Leader got in touch and said she could help. A day later, she, too, said chirpily that in her experience, using the WiFi at hotels that OAT has booked generally serves her needs. General web searches or emails do not place the same kind of demand on a WiFi service as a live video meeting does. Poor WiFi signals can cause the calls to simply drop, repeatedly. There are in fact internet cafes and possibly even nearby "hybrid" hotels that serve the nomad workforce (according to AI search), but OAT has no interest in helping to solve this particular problem. But I don't speak Spanish, and my ability to communicate with the local services is unreliable. Hence the requests to OAT. I am disappointed that, my first foray into an OAT booking, and they have already failed me with a simple requets.