Check out our latest communities fighting
AI scams on Reddit and Facebook

business logo of GetYourGuide

GetYourGuideReviews 874

2.5

On SmartCustomer, businesses may not offer incentives or pay to remove reviews. Learn more about our Review Guidelines.

How would you rate GetYourGuide?
grey stargrey stargrey stargrey stargrey star

GetYourGuide Reviews Summary

GetYourGuide's reputation is marred by significant customer dissatisfaction, primarily stemming from poor customer service and unreliable booking practices. Many customers report issues with cancellations, lack of refunds, and ineffective communication, leading to feelings of frustration and undervaluation. While some users appreciate the ease of booking and competitive pricing, these positives are overshadowed by widespread complaints regarding accountability and responsiveness. Overall, the feedback indicates a pressing need for GetYourGuide to enhance its support systems and address operational shortcomings to improve customer trust and satisfaction.

This summary is generated by AI, based on text from customer reviews

service
280
value
263
shipping
136
returns
169
quality
236
This company does not typically respond to reviews

We monitor reviews for authenticity

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Anika W.
Unfollow Anika W.
Share Review
Report Review

Always can find great tours during my vacation and not worry about anything else. Always provides great options for tours.

Date of experience: June 14, 2021
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow G J.
Unfollow G J.
Share Review
Report Review

Worth Every Penny/Amazing Guides
June 14, 2021

My second time visiting Rome using GYG. Ale was friendly, professional and a historian born in Rome - she was so passionate about the topic and made you excited for what you were learning. I wouldn't hesitate to use GYG again based on the fact that the guides are so amazing. Also did Colosseum and the guide was an Archeologist with the same level of passion and professionalism.

Thank you for hiring such maxing guides who make your trip so memorable.

Date of experience: June 13, 2021
Hawaii
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Di'Marco B.
Unfollow Di'Marco B.
Share Review
Report Review

Our time in Waikiki was great... Towards the end of our trip we did the Beauty and The Feast tour. We loved it. Heads up you won't have a lot of time at stops but that's understandable... The time you are there is priceless and the lunch was good... Take the trip and take it all in. We had Matt as a guide and he gets 15 out of 10 stars... He was that good!

Date of experience: June 12, 2021
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Samar N.
Unfollow Samar N.
Share Review
Report Review

We enjoyed purchasing tickets for 2 shows through GetYourGuide. As a family of 4 we saved $$ & the app makes it easy to
See what shows are available for the dates requested. They offer a variety of different excursions and shows.

Date of experience: June 10, 2021
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow John S.
Unfollow John S.
Share Review
Report Review

Beatle story visit.
June 10, 2021

Booked to go into the story on Tuesday at 11am, no problems, wore a mask, there are hand sanitizers around. Once again found it to be very interesting, you don't have to take your own earphones, as they do issue them to you. After the story section, you come into the cafe or go upstairs to the shop, teashirts were expensive we thought, at £20 or some are £35 for 2. If you visit the Beatles museum opposite the Caven Club on Mathew street, teashirts are £15, so you could save a bit going there. That entrance fee is £15.

Enjoyed whole visit and would go again

Date of experience: June 10, 2021
Ghana
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Maria F.
Unfollow Maria F.
Share Review
Report Review

Overall a very good tour, very knowledgable guide and great driver.
Good content with various locations.

Date of experience: June 9, 2021
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Jane B.
Unfollow Jane B.
Share Review
Report Review

Used twice
June 10, 2021

We used Get Your Guide for 2 tours during our recent vacation. We were very satisfied with both although we did not get to see everything we thought we would on our helicopter tour of Zion. That is not their fault but the advertising was a tad misleading. They should state that no flights can go directly over the park.
However the pilot was fantastic and made the experience memorable!

Date of experience: June 9, 2021
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Melanie H.
Unfollow Melanie H.
Share Review
Report Review

Quick and easy
June 10, 2021

We wanted to book an activity and this enabled us to see everything that was available and the prices. The booking system was easy and secure.

Date of experience: June 9, 2021
Spain
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Charlotte S.
Unfollow Charlotte S.
Share Review
Report Review

We loved our Jack the Ripper tour with guide Jack. Informative, fascinating and Jack was a great guide. Thank you!

Date of experience: June 9, 2021
Texas
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
Follow Janet D.
Unfollow Janet D.
Share Review
Report Review

This app was helpful for scheduling tours on our recent trip to Savannah, Georgia. It enabled easy access to our vouchers.

Date of experience: May 31, 2021
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Erin B.
Unfollow Erin B.
Share Review
Report Review

We had the best time and Roman was an amazing guide! Highly recommend this tour! Well worth every penny

Date of experience: May 30, 2021
Romania
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Madalina D.
Unfollow Madalina D.
Share Review
Report Review

Wonderful!
May 30, 2021

Wonderful organisation and customer service! I liked all the tours: Tram 28, Fado na baixa and also Douro Valley cruise and vineyards.

Date of experience: May 29, 2021
Bulgaria
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Ивелина М.
Unfollow Ивелина М.
Share Review
Report Review

I used this travel agency for the first time and they are professional! Out guide Imran was very helpful, caring and friendly! I recommend them!

Date of experience: May 29, 2021
New Jersey
1 review
3 helpful votes
Follow Andrea J.
Unfollow Andrea J.
Share Review
Report Review

Would never recommend this company
May 28, 2021

I would never recommend this company! We booked snorkeling event a month in advance and I received updates with my confirmation frequently through out the time from booking up till the day of the event and when we showed they said the boat was entirely full and that they were never contacted from getyourguide company. This is an untrustworthy site and I would never book through them.

Date of experience: May 28, 2021
GetYourGuide D. GetYourGuide Rep
over a year old

Hi Andrea, thanks for letting us know your experience wasn't the best. We'd like to understand better what happened so we can look for a solution. In order for us to do that, please send us your booking reference to "[email protected]" and we'll work on your case. We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks in advance!

Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Devon R.
Unfollow Devon R.
Share Review
Report Review

This makes it easy to keep up with activities. We had so much fun in Dubai. The Activities were easy to book and with the alerts, we timed our day accordingly. Highly recommend.

Date of experience: May 26, 2021
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Myrna R.
Unfollow Myrna R.
Share Review
Report Review

Amaaaaazing
May 18, 2021

We did the grand canyon west and hoover dam and skywalk... totally AMAZING EXPERIENCE. Oir tour guide Jason and driver Lorena were outstanding. Very funny and very informative. They kept us going on the bus there and back. Made the trip seem shorter. This is a must do trip when in Vegas

Date of experience: May 17, 2021
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Dequetta L.
Unfollow Dequetta L.
Share Review
Report Review

So let start by saying your starts at 6am meaning you have to be up before that to be ready. I book this tour with my family for vaca fun. We call support as a group to see how was transportation would work out. Around 7am a van pulls Up with a bus full of people. I asked the driver was he picking up my sister and the rest of my family he told me yes they were on the way. After picking up the next group the driver realize that we were on the wrong Van. Turn the van around took us back to the hotel and told us that the other van another van was coming to pick me and my family up as a group. We never got a callback from anyone that day about the tour. Getting a refund is becoming a nightmare. Supposedly due to the driver picking us up and take us back to the hotel to wait for another van. This tour was $150 per person. This was a waste of money from the start trust me.

Date of experience: May 12, 2021
GetYourGuide D. GetYourGuide Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your feedback, Dequetta. We're very sorry that you had such an experience. Your case is being reviewed and we'll follow up with you as soon as possible. Thank you so much for your patience.

Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Rick S.
Unfollow Rick S.
Share Review
Report Review

I neglected to see the note at the bottom of the Tour we selected where it stated we were required to give a 24 hour notice email verifying the exact pick up location and time. Failing to do so may result in the booking being canceled without a refund. Around 8:30 pm the night before our am pick up, our rep at Get your guide was able to contact our Tour company and reschedule so that we did not lose our money. Thanks GYG!

Date of experience: May 4, 2021
Texas
1 review
7 helpful votes
Follow Zachary K.
Unfollow Zachary K.
Share Review
Report Review

Purchased a "Gladiator" tour of the Colosseum several weeks before my wife and I departed for our trip to Italy. Just 2 days before our tour was to take place, the company contacted us to say that our tour was not available and that they were offering to put us on a tour that cost half as much, about $80 difference for 2 adults, but they would only refund $5 to us as an "inconvenience fee." OR we could opt for a complete refund and get no tour. With minimal ability to shop and such a short time before our tour (we were only to be in Rome for 1 day), we accepted the tour. The tour itself was completely horrible and I hated every second of it. It was so terrible that several other tourists abandoned the guide mid-tour... The tour guide was awful and spent 95% of the time walking around talking about things NOT related to the Colosseum, and then abruptly ended the tour and left us a few minutes before the tour was supposed to end. It was like she just walked around talking about random things until she thought she'd satisfied the time requirement, and then abandoned us. When we got home a week later I noticed the company had still not sent us the "inconvenience" money, so I started contacting them, after several weeks of going back and forth the company said they would refund my money for the entire tour, but they never did. Rather than refund my credit card or issue a check, the company demanded sensitive banking information, so I called my bank and they recommended not giving that type of information out to anyone. The company continued to refuse to issue a check or refund my credit card.

Date of experience: May 3, 2021
GetYourGuide D. GetYourGuide Rep
over a year old

Dear Zachary, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry for the troubles you encountered during your activity and with your booking. Please send us an email to [email protected] with your booking number. In this way, we'll be able to get in touch with you and find a possible solution. Many thanks in advance.

New Zealand
1 review
0 helpful votes
Follow Donald S.
Unfollow Donald S.
Share Review
Report Review

My wife and I were booked initially on a 3:15 p.m. cruise on Lake Whakatipu (New Zealand) but changed this to the 1:15 p.m. cruise. Thankfully, we got even better sunlight and opportunities for photography before the sun disappeared behind the western ranges.
Lots of families on school vacation trips joined us, and most went upstairs to the sheltered canopies while we stayed below in the large lounge with picture windows as we had pre-purchased "Wine and cheeses" to enjoy. All of the added fruits and nuts were appreciated, and the local wines were very pleasant. Photography opportunities were excellent!
The best place was in The Cove where lots of native birds sang their hearts out in melodious song. We were met at the Mt Nicholas Station by the run-holder who collected newspapers and his mail.
The 1.5 hours cruise on the catamaran was enjoyable and the scenery magnificent.

Date of experience: May 2, 2021

From the business

Find, compare, and book sightseeing tours, attractions, excursions, things to do and fun activities from around the world. Save money and book directly from local suppliers.


+367