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    Pam M.

    For the first time in my life, I booked with a group travel. I chose this group because they had a special that waved the singles fee which saved me $500. I also like the fact that this particular trip was in one city with optional day trips. The cost included my airfare, hotel, and several day trips and and breakfast is while I was there. Transportation to and from the airport was also included. I enjoyed my time with this group. It was a great trip, but I was extremely impressed with the fact that Gate 1 found me transportation home after the airline I was booked with originally went on strike. I was afraid I would not be able to get home because the flights would be booked up on other airlines, but Gate 1 within two hours found me a flight home. I was very impressed.

    Maitrayee D.

    We have been on two trips with Gate1 . Discovery tour .They took very good care of us . Our second trip Kenya Tanzania safari was just too good . Loved our driver Sam . I had lost my passport they quickly helped me to board a day later . Then Sam was always there at border crossing helping me go through immigration . They put you up in nice hotels and camps plus food is delicious . Looking forward to our next trip with Gate1 .

    Daniel F.

    We are scheduled to travel to Nepal for a tour that starts this Wednesday. But here's the reality: Nepal is in the middle of a revolution. Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu is closed. The U.S. government has issued a shelter-in-place advisory for all U.S. citizens currently in Nepal and is strongly advising against travel. And yet... our travel agency, Gate1Travel, is telling us to go anyway. They are downplaying the danger, lying about the airport closure, and putting profits ahead of people's safety. This is not just bad service -- this is greed at the expense of human lives. Greed and corruption only thrive in silence. Let's make some noise.

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    Howard L.

    We have utilized Gate 1 Travel for 4 trips and with a 5th one planned for later this year.  Needless to say, we really like them!  They arrange top notch quality tours, have universally very good and knowledgeable and often entertaining tour guides (we've only experienced one who was still at least average), and are very reasonably priced.  When they call their tour a "classic" this country or that country, they really do hit the major highlights you really would expect to see in whatever time allocated.  I know this because I've seen various travel videos of the places we have visited and sure enough we always make the main highlights, or at least most of them.  The hotels selected for their land packages are very good with good breakfast buffets and almost always in great locations for easy city exploring on your own as you please. Besides their land tour packages, we also recently enjoyed a 7 day Seine river cruise (plus 2 follow-on days in Paris) on their river cruise ship Monarch Countess.  It was a fine and very enjoyable trip all the way around (meaning food, accomodations, staff, and excursion tour quantity and quality) but instead of paying about $13k to a popular and well known river cruise competitor, we only paid about $8k (air fare included) for virtually the exact same itinerary.  We have also found that we fit in well with the style and demographics of most of our fellow Gate 1 tourists (caveat: that doesn't necessarily mean you will, ha, but you might want to try them to find out) and have met some very fine people from all over the US.  Most of Gate 1's customers are indeed from the US. The company was founded in 1981 by Dani Pipano, a former Israeli tour guide, and someone who really understands the American tourist.  He still runs the company after some 40+ years and still reads his emails.  I know this because he read one from me, and it certainly wasn't a complaint e-mail, but rather a very complimentary one.  They have a massive number of tour itineraries for virtually every major tourist destination in the world, and also frequently offer sales and promos.  One of the very best features I have found from using their website is seeing and booking your flight itinerary at the time of booking whatever land tour you are doing.  It's very nice to see a multitude of flight options and prices at the time of booking, even at 11 months ahead of time.  Their motto is "See the world for less" and we have certainly done that with them and been highly satisfied with all of our trips.  I highly recommend them!

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    Barb B.

    I've taken 8 international trips with Gate 1 and all were excellent - whether in Europe, Asia, South America, or Europe - all destinations and guides exceeded my expectations. Discovery Tours can spoil you as it is a small group with EVERYTHING included. Independent tours are very affordable, if you're game to explore on your own. I have 4 more trips booked with Gate 1 over the next 15 months - can't wait!

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    David D.

    If you don't already know it--Gate 1 is the poor man's tour company. (But the guests on it are not exactly poor--more like frugal.) You can take 2-3 Gate 1 tours for the cost of most other tour companies and that it the major selling point. On our tour we had a number of people that were on multiple Gate 1 tours and reported no problems. And many of those people were not poor--on the contrary--they had more $$ in the bank for the next trip because they traveled with Gate 1! I took my first Gate 1 Tour to Japan last year, and our Tour Guide with us 24/7 was the best ever in the history of touring--I can't imagine how anyone could be better. She was awesome--proactive, active, on it 24/7 thinking before you could say it handling problems like a pro. The buses were excellent. We went to all the highlights in Japan and more. I HIGHLY recommend a trip to Japan if you have not been. Even after the day ended--she was running free optional tours at night for anyone that keep going and going and going. It was incredible! Here is why Gate 1 is less expensive: 1. Most Gate 1 tours are not priced for a comprehensive tour. There are days you can go on your own and the Tour Director will give you a list of good things to do OR you buy the optional excursions. For example, our Tour to Japan did not include Fuji or Hiroshima and some other places. We paid a bit more to go with the Tour Director to these incredible places but some others just did their own thing. It's a win win. 2. Many meals are not included. 3. Gate 1 contracts with low cost Hotels. We stayed at 3 hotels on our Tour of Japan, and I would only return to one of them. They were all safe and in good areas but the first two had serious ventilation problems. And these were problems that the Tour Director could not solve because they are systemic and effected the entire Hotel and all the guests. Both of these two hotels don't need fixing--they need demolition. When we got to the last Hotel many of us on the Tour looked at one another and commented in the lobby at the end--that finally Gate 1 got us a real decent Hotel and it was a great Hotel. It's Gate 1's Hotel choices that gives me concerns about booking with them again. **Here is what I suggest you do before booking with Gate 1: Get the Hotel List and run it through YELP and Trip Advisor reviews and see what people are saying on the most Recent reviews. That will tell you a lot. I took the Hotel issue up with Gate 1 after the trip. Their solution is that room issues are a matter for the Tour Director to solve. But the folks in Gate 1 in Pennsylvania do not stay in these Hotels, nor do they read reviews on travel websites, and what they don't know is that the problems cannot be solved even by the best concerned Tour Director. The ventilation problems in these 2 old hotels were so severe that we had to take 2 showers before bed and even then it was too hot in the room. You would perspire right after the shower. Blowers and cooling in the rooms just did not work. Anywhere. You can read my reviews on Yelp for: Tokyo Prince Hotel--Poor Kyoto Tokyu Hotel--Poor Marriott Courtyard Osaka--Excellent The 5-Star Rating is purely due to the truly excellent tour management by the Director Rumi in Japan.

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    Are 5 yr old kids allowed to go for a tour with parents? what is the minimum age for kids?

    Dear Rita, Minimum age for children on escorted tours for Gate 1 including Deluxe tours is 8. Minimum age on Discovery Tours is 12. Minimum age on Walking Tours is 16.… Read more

    Is there a way to contact corporate ? We're having issues that a supervisor isn't being helpful with

    Yes if you google gate1 contact it gives you numbers to call in US and overseas

    Anyone recently take the 8-day Tuscany Drive & Milan tour? Saw Dick B.'s review from 12/13/2018 - thanks! Looking for any additional reviews of this particular trip.

    My husband and I did this trip twice in 2017, we went in March and had such a wonderful time we went again in Nov. Gate 1 delivers everything they promise. In order to truly enjoy this vacation you have to be willing to drive around the Italian… Read more

    Hello do kids go on these tours ever? Would we be completely out of place with a 9 year old? She's well traveled and behaved?

    I've been on a tour where there were children as young as 9 or 10. They were very well behaved so we enjoyed having them along with us.

    Peru and galapagos?

    They have trips there too. It's in there website

    Does Gate 1 allow you to stay at a site longer than scheduled & leave on your own (taking taxi back at your own expense)? I am asking for an upcoming trip which includes the Taj Mahal in India. Do the guides get offended if you tell them you want to?

    I traveled to Italy and yes you could stay longer at public sights. You would have to get your own transportation back. In Italy you could not stay longer certain museums or historical places.… Read more

    Anyone take the South African or Turkey trip through Gate1?

    Thinking of doing the 16 day Iberia trip in May has Anyone used this company and have feedback on this tour. Seems like a nice spread of Spain and Portugal? or looking at Iberian 13 day vacation with Globus

    Haven't done the tour you describe but I did the Gate 1 tour of Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona this summer and was extremely pleased with the quality and professional service. Price was equitable and guides were prepared and astute.

    Did anyone do the optional home dinner in Cape Town on the gate 1 south africa tour?

    I would not recommend it. I expected a Black African Dinner. Instead it was a dinner at an obviously well off colored family's house. They were very nice but it was not a "typical" South African dinner. Also, not really worth the money in my… Read more

    Am planning on going solo on a Gate11 signature travel trip to Bhutan and Nepal in Sept '19, any comments would help??Have never done a trip by myself earlier?

    I have never traveled alone there have been single travelers on all of my trips. In many of these occasions I have befriended the single traveler, particularly when I was traveling with my sister. Just be open to joining people and they will… Read more

    Which croatia tour ? Help quickly please?

    I didn't go to Croatia, went to Thailand, but I've been on two tours with Gate 1, and loved both of them. Just watch your flight schedule, make sure you have time to sleep before tours start. Have fun!

    Hi, my son and I have a trip scheduled with Gate 1 to Kenya in June, has anyone ever gone on a tour and had something happen? Has anyone ever felt unsafe? If so how did Gate 1 handle the situation?

    Safety was the first concern off Gate 1 to all the travelers booked with their company ,we went to Israel last month and on our walking tour in Jerusalem one of the travelers get lost , the Tour Manager call the hotel if someone called that they… Read more

    Hello! Has anyone done the classic 8 day Dubai and Abu Dhabi trip?? Looking for honest feedback. I want to do the guided trip since I'll be traveling alone.

    I have not travel to Dubai and Abu Dhabi but all my travel buddies from Gate 1 did and telling me to go there( an amazing and wonderful experience to see all the beautiful structures man made Palm Island and Burj Al Arab ,camel ride,desert safari… Read more

    Has anyone taken the 6 day Northern lights trip(Iceland)?

    I did, in 2016. It was a great trip! Is there anything specific you wanted to know? You can look up my review of the trip here on Yelp.

    Has anyone purchased a Gate 1 tour thru Groupon? I'm looking at the trip to Rome. Seems too good to be true.

    I can vouch for Gate 1! The Groupon is probably for one of their larger group tours. I've only been on one of the smaller "Discovery" tours and it was awesome. Many of my friends have loved Gate 1 tours.

    I am going to Egypt in February through Gate 1. Has anyone gone on this tour? What was your experience? My main concert is safety, of course.…

    Hi I have done several trips with Gate 1 and they keep you safe, the guides are from my experience close by and let you know ahead of time where to go and what to be aware of, mostly you are kept busy so by the time you get back to the hotel you are… Read more

    Has anyone used Gate 1 Travel for the 13 day Mexico's Mayan and Aztec Illumination Tour?

    The people at worked has not used Gate 1 for the Mexico Mayan Tour at this time. Sounds exciting.

    Has anyone used them for and Amsterdam trip?

    Has anyone done the Thailand Tour?

    YES! We did the 9 Day Central Thailand with River Kwai two years ago. It was our first Gate 1 tour and we loved it. We saw more than we ever expected, the accommodations and food were excellent. Our Tour Manager was OUTSTANDING, everything was easy.… Read more

    Has anyone taken a tour with Gate 1 in Japan? How was your experience?

    We have not done Japan; however my husband's colleague who did China with us in June just got back from Japan and LOVED it. She said it was the right mix of tours and free time. Her one comment was that the Japan package ( as described) included a… Read more

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