Is Booking Tours worth it? The data verdict
Booking Tours rates 4.42★ across 419 verified reviews — genuinely good, short of exceptional. Its trips run about £158/day — pricier than the market median. The complaints below are consistent enough to take seriously before booking.
Where Booking Tours scores
What travellers consistently praise
- Knowledgeable, engaging guides
- Well-organised, smooth itineraries
- Reliable, punctual drivers and transport
- Good value for what's included
The consistent complaints
- Accommodation is only average
- Guide quality varies between tours
- Cramped minibuses on some routes
- Poor communication when things go wrong
Both lists distilled from the same verified review base — we publish the bad with the good.
In travellers' own words
“Initially this tour might seem slightly expensive, but considering everything (except exiting fees and visa to Jordan). Three whole days on a bus with a fantastic gu”
“The transportation spoilt it for us and several people we talked to. The smaller buses had no room between the rows of seats, no pockets to put necessary i”
“For my trip to Israel, I opted for a traditional four-day tour. Despite the richness of the program, the tour was well planned and organized. Visiting Jerusalem left a deep im”
“I was really disappointed with my third trip with TourRadar. They contracted out my trip to a company named Booking Tours which was terrible. They had no customer service skills, we were left stranded”
