Compare Cosmos Tours with Explore!.

Summary

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Cosmos and Explore! are both a International Tour Operator. Both tour operators offer a wide variety of tours to worldwide destinations.Explore! is the larger tour operator and runs 511 tours to 108 countries; Cosmos has 154 tours and travels to 59 countries.
The average daily rate of a tour with Cosmos (USD 272) is 49% higher than Explore! (USD 182).

Cosmos Tours

Cosmos is an international tour operator that organises more affordable, comfortable bus tours for travellers of all ages to 60 countries worldwide.

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Explore!

Explore is a well-known international travel company that organises small group adventure holidays to more than 130 countries, since 1981.

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How does Cosmos describe itself?

"With Cosmos, you don't have to wait. That's because our famous low prices - with nearly everything you need in a holiday already included - let you travel on the trip of your dreams for much less than you thought. For more than 50 years, Cosmos has offered savvy, value-minded travellers the most affordable travel packages to the world's most fascinating places."

How does Explore! describe itself?

"At Explore, we're the experts in adventure travel. Our small group adventure holidays have been running since 1981. Today, Explore is one of the most trusted travel companies in the UK with over 600 trips to more than 130 countries."

What kind of tour operator is Cosmos?

International Tour Operator

International Group. Fellow travellers will be coming from different countries and different cultures.
Group Tours will be conducted in English (for tour leader and participants).
You will join your group tour at your destination (hotel or airport), where the operator will greet you.
You need to arrange your own transportation (flight) to get to the starting point.

What kind of tour operator is Explore!?

International Tour Operator

Same As Tour Operator Cosmos

What kind of tours does Cosmos offer?

Tours

Group Tours: 154
Duration: 7 - 30 days
Prices: USD 1,439 - USD 8,599
Average price per day: USD 272
Going to: 7 Continents, 59 Countries
Overall rating: 4.5, Review Count: 1,100 ((self))

What kind of tours does Explore! offer?

Tours

Group Tours: 511
Duration: 5 - 27 days
Prices: GBP 465 - GBP 26,400
Average price per day: GBP 241
Going to: 9 Continents, 108 Countries
Overall rating: 4.4, Review Count: 1,650 (Feefo)

How is Cosmos rated? Are there any reviews?

Overall rating: 4.5

Review Count: 1,100

Star Rating: 4.5

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How is Explore! rated? Are there any reviews?

Overall rating: 4.4

Review Count: 1,650

Star Rating: 4.5

☞ The reviews on the Feefo-Platform are not collected by us and cannot be verified by us.

What kind of tours does Cosmos conduct?

Travel Style

☞ Bus Tours. Group Travel by comfortable Bus with Tour Guide, completely organised.
Cruises. Cruise with onboard Accommodation, Food, Activities and Excursions
Walking Tours. Active vacation where you walk between destinations.
Train tours. Travel by train and other public transportation

Participants

Tours for everyone. Everyone, young and older, can participate.
Christian Tours. Tours for people of the Christian Religion

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What kind of tours does Explore! conduct?

Travel Style

☞ Small Group Tours. Tours with fewer participants and more Flexibility
☞ Bicycle Tours. Active vacation where you ride a bike almost every day
Cruises. Cruise with onboard Accommodation, Food, Activities and Excursions
Walking Tours. Active vacation where you walk between destinations.
Train tours. Travel by train and other public transportation

Participants

Tours for everyone. Everyone, young and older, can participate.
☞ Family Tours. Tour suitable for families with children
Christian Tours. Tours for people of the Christian Religion

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What associations is Cosmos a member of? Financial protection?

NTA. National Tour Association
USTOA. United States Tour Operator Association

What associations is Explore! a member of? Financial protection?

IATA. International Association of Travel Agents
ABTOT. Association of Bonded Travel Organisations Trust
AITO. Association of Independent Tour Operators
ATOL. Air Travel Organiser’s Licence - Protection
ATTA. Adventure Travel Trade Association

What is the typical tour duration and cost of tours with Cosmos?

1-week Tours: Average Rate USD 2,445 (44x)
2-week Tours: Average Rate USD 3,785 (82x)
3-week Tours: Average Rate USD 5,241 (25x)
4-week Tours: Average Rate USD 7,359 (3x)
Average Rate USD 3,708, Average rate per day USD 272 (154x)

What is the typical tour duration and cost of tours with Explore!?

1-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 2,140 (225x)
2-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 3,369 (261x)
3-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 4,296 (21x)
4-week Tours: Average Rate GBP 3,813 (4x)
Average Rate GBP 2,870, Average rate per day GBP 241 (511x)

In which countries does Cosmos conduct tours?

Africa: 5 Countries

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Asia: 7 Countries

Cambodia, India, Japan, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Australia and New Zealand: 3 Countries

Australia, New Zealand

Additional countries in this comparison

Fiji

Europe: 33 Countries

Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Additional countries in this comparison

Belgium, England, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Wales

Middle East: 2 Countries

Jordan

Additional countries in this comparison

Israel

North America: 4 Countries

America, Canada

Additional countries in this comparison

Alaska, Hawaii

South-America: 5 Countries:

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru

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In which countries does Explore! conduct tours?

Africa: 19 Countries

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Additional countries in this comparison

Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda

Antarctica Continent: 2 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Antarctica, South Shetland Islands

Asia: 23 Countries

Cambodia, India, Japan, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Additional countries in this comparison

Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Australia and New Zealand: 2 Countries

Australia, New Zealand

Central America and the Caribbean: 9 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama

Europe: 36 Countries

Additional countries in this comparison

Albania, Arctic Ice, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Svalbard, Vatican City

Middle East: 6 Countries

Jordan

Additional countries in this comparison

Armenia, Georgia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye

North America: 4 Countries

America, Canada

Additional countries in this comparison

Greenland, Mexico

South-America: 7 Countries:

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru

Additional countries in this comparison

Bolivia, Colombia

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