Venture AshoreReviews of ventureashore.com

I had a group of 16 and was given a person named Joy to work with to reserve excursions for the group BARR FAMILY. It went great until she left and although I asked there was never a replacement. I finished the arrangements on my own. Your excursion Triple Yukon Combo Tour on June 18 from Skagway was the worst Excursion with my family members that I ever took. The driver said from the beginning that he was not going to tell us about the area but just give us his personal stories and lots of photo ops. He did that and even took us on a road that was closed.

We were well looked after

Very well organized. Made our Alaska visit easier!

Outstanding guide. He was so caring and careful with our experience. Made suggestions that were logical and carefully thought out.

We booked a five port tour. All the tours were organised well with knowledgeable guides. All the guides truly made the tours, giving lots of information and answered all our questions on local life. The transport was excellent and in new condition 👏 I would highly recommend for ease of booking and deliveryof the service. I would go so far to say my expectations where exceded, which was very surprising. I would rebook with them again without any doubts.

We took three tours in Norway with Venture Ashore: Flam, Geiranger, and Bergen. The one in Flam was the worst: the bus was late, while we were waiting in a parking lot in the rain. Midway on, the bus was stopped by authorities for an inspection and wasn't allowed to continue. We waited there for approximately one hour, without anybody telling us what was going on. Finally, we left and made a stop where, at that point, there was no time to browse in the stores or have a bite, and scarcely time to use a precarious bathroom, with men and women waiting in line to share a very much not first-world bathroom. Then the tour guide told us: the bus had a leak and was not only fined, but also not allowed to use the tunnels again. While they tried to find a solution, we waited another hour, stressed, and almost panicked that we'd miss the ship. There was a family with a baby and a couple that needed to catch a train, and were desperate. Eventually, the bus took the mountain road, and we got to the ship before it departed, but the tour was ruined. And hey, they didn't refund us the money. For Geiranger, they cancelled the most complete and expensive tour we had booked, replacing it with a basic tour. At least that tour was okay, however, it was not clear at all where the meeting place was, and I had to use roaming to contact the head office in the US to ask. Finally, the Bergen tour was a hop-on-hop off bus that had no problems. Summarizing, I learned this lesson: Never again will I use a tour company other than the one from the cruise, even if it's more expensive. I don't recommend Venture Ashore.

Professional, polite driver Patrick. Thankyou

Have used this company twice now and have saved money on cruise ship excursion prices. Rather than be with a lot of people in a coach, on both occasions we've had a private minibus, driver and guide. We've had fabulous experiences both times where the driver has gone above and beyond to show us as much as possible. Highly recommend.