Venture Ashore Reviews 223

We used Venture Ashore for 3 shore excursions on or recent cruise to Singapore, Thailand and India.
I booked all 3 with Corey, who is based in the U.K., and was extremely quick in her responses and very helpful in getting tours booked. She also helped me book a tour at short notice while we were on board the ship, as I wasn’t able to book online.
We spoke on the phone initially, as one of the tours I wanted was a pick up from the cruise port, a full day Mumbai city tour, with drop off at the airport, so pulled together for us.
All the tours were very enjoyable, with small groups, which is better than the big coach loads you get with the ship organised excursions.
Communication by the tour operators on the ground enforce each tour was excellent, with the operator contacting me via text or WhatsApp to provide collection time and place. The tour guides used were all extremely knowledgeable and geared their tour to the group demographic.
I will definitely use Venture Ashore again on my next cruise/trip.

This review is for our ATV, zip line, sloth, Park, and beach day in Roatan Honduras. First and foremost we had a wonderful guide by the name of Carlos! He’s very friendly and funny. He made the day so enjoyable as we drove to our excursions. He would give us history of the island and his personal take on living there. We would ask for Carlos if get a chance to return! We felt he went above and beyond to make our day great.
Our ATV adventure was so fun. We had both on and off road time. We were there during rainy season so there were a lot of mud puddles to go through! We drove along the coast and stopped to take some beautiful pictures. We went through 2 villages and the people were so friendly. They would make eye contact, smile and wave. We felt very welcomed in the village. The facility had a shower in the bathroom so we were able to rinse off most of our mud before heading off. We had 6 in our group and we had a van to ourselves which was nice. Carlos provided bottled water for us. On our way to the Zip-Line we stopped at a plaza with several shops. We went to coffee demonstration and chocolate making. Both delicious! From there we went to a high point that had a beautiful overlook of the bay with our cruise ship. We were able to take great pictures from up there. This stop also had some local souvenir shops.
Our Zip-Line adventure was a blast. We had 17 platforms with a variety of cable lengths. 2 cable systems that made me feel super safe. Our guides were full of energy and made it a lot of fun. They took photos at a couple of locations as we zipped by. We did by the photo package. Haggle for a good price! The “sloth park” that was next to the zipline was just ok. We heard there was another sloth park that was bigger and had more sloths. The park we visited had one small sloth, 2 macaws, a few deer, Guinea pigs,a peacock, 2 pheasants and a couple of spider monkeys. We were a bit underwhelmed by it. We opted to skip the beach portion because of the weather. It was cloudy, cool, and windy! I recommend you bring cash for shopping and tips. We tipped our ATV guides, our zip-line guides and of course Carlos.

The two tours were fantastic, and my family really enjoyed the tours.

I used Venture Ashore to plan several shore excursions for a group of 22. Corey, a fabulous Group Specialist made the whole experience easy by helping me curate the list of excursions and setting up our group's webpage so everyone could go and purchase their excursions individually. She helped me to tailor the excursions to our needs, adjusting times and matching prices for similar excursions from other providers. Not only was setting it up made to be a pleasure but we had a blast, and Corey was sure to follow up with me after the fact to make sure everything went smoothly. We are now setting up excursions for my next two group cruises. I highly recommend.

We had a group of 15 that went to Greece on a cruise. We booked about 6 tours with Venture Ashore and they were all wonderful. One tour even allowed us to have some extra beach time in one of the ports which was wonderful for our group age 7 to 75. Can't wait to book even more tours on our next adventure to Portugal and Spain.

Booked 2 trips with Venture Ashore, Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur and Back water river cruise in Cochin.
Excellent itineraries for both excursions, guides were knowledgable and friendly.
Communications before for meeting points etc were also excellent.

My group's excursions in St. Lucia and Puerto Rico were both amazing! We got to see a lot on the drive around St. Lucia with our funny and knowledgeable guide Lisa, and learning how to make authentic mojitos and mofongo with Chef Sergio was a highlight of the whole trip.

Group specialist Olivia was great to work with. She was always responsive and helpful through the whole booking process.

Responsive team. Easy to deal with.

We booked 2 excursions with you on our cruise to New Zealand. You were there to pick us up tour guides were knowledgeable and courteous. Will be booking through you again.

The guide was very knowledgeable and help full. Every aspect of the tour was five star.

I took a cruise to the west caribbean for my honeymoon this past November. I had booked 3 excursions 1 in belize which had us waiting an hour before we started the bus broke down along the way and the ruins tours was horrible the tour guide spoke more about his grandfather than the Mayans 2. We ziplined in roatan the zipline great the zoo was stupid a few monkeys and two slothes nothing to rave about. But we waited over an hour for the driver to arrive. 3 snorkeling in cozumel with chac choc tours. We arrived at the marina at 1pm. There was no sign or form of directions where to meet the tour. We walked around looking for the meeting point. And found nothing. After an hour we left. I couldn't connect to the emergency number because I had no service or internet. When I got back on the ship I sent an email to venture ashore to let them know what happened with the snorkeling and that I needed a refund. They told me that the company is repertoire is good and they left at 1pm with 50ppl. I explained that we got there on time but had no directions for the meeting area at the marina. Venture ashore refused to refund that one tour and over looks the costumer. I would rather spend a little more money and book with the ship for their excursions at least I know that I will get my tour or my money back.

Actual excursions ( we did 3 in Thailand and Vietnam) were quite well organised and ran smoothly. My big issue with Venture was that for one trip, we couldn’t find the meeting place. We were not alone- there were 4 independent couples all with the same issue. The issue was that when we rang the number on the booking confirmation that said “ if you have difficulties locating your guide ring this number “ nobody answered! We lost over an hour of the tour and couldn’t get through to anyone. If there had been a real emergency the situation would have been very serious. I would now think twice about using this company again because of this.

Half Day Tanah Lot tour
A brilliant day. Our guide was exceptionally good, so informative and made everything interesting. He gave us the time to stroll and enjoy each venue and added in the information at the right time. If all Venture Ashore trips are this good we would definitely use them again

Corey was absolutely exceptional in helping us plan and coordinate our wedding group in Portugal with 90 guests. She organized a memorable group tour to the Douro Valley, arranged seamless pick‑ups and drop‑offs for our guests, and managed the wedding day shuttles with multiple schedules for the bride, groom, and attendees. Corey served as a fantastic liaison with the transfer company, ensuring everything ran smoothly from start to finish. We highly recommend her for any group travel or event coordination—she made the entire experience stress‑free and enjoyable.
Mary Hanna - Simply Mary'ed Travel

I had a great time, and the people were very informative.

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In September 2025, I coordinated a group of 104 guests on a cruise to Greece. The logistics for this trip were managed through three separate bookings with Venture Ashore, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable experience for all participants.

Airport to Hotel Transfers
Given that guests arrived on different flights throughout the day, we arranged six distinct pickup times from the airport to the hotel. This allowed each guest to be accommodated according to their travel schedule, providing convenience and minimizing wait times.

Athens Tour
During our stay in Greece, we organized a tour of Athens for over 90 guests. The arrangements made by Venture Ashore ensured that everyone was able to participate comfortably and enjoy the sights of the city together.

Hotel to Port Transportation
For the final leg of our journey, transportation from the hotel to the port was provided using three buses. The entire process was seamless, with every segment of the trip running smoothly and without any issues.

Recommendation
Based on this exceptional experience, I highly recommend Venture Ashore for group travel needs. I will certainly use their services again for future trips.

We Booked a FLorence and Pisa shore excursion from La Spezia where our ship docked. The website is very misleading. We booked a 'transfer and walk with local', rather than 'transport only' and paid extra for this. You would assume it would be a knowlegable guide. Firstly they didn't have our correct booking and said we asked for transport only. It took 20 minutes to confirm we had the 'with a guide and not transport only. When we got to Florence, this 'guide' took us to the main streets and when asked about anything, she said she couldn't tell us as she was not a licensed guide. I could have followed a map to the main attractions ourselvles. We learnt nothing about beautiful Florence. When the coach got to Pisa, they left us in a Coach Park with no directions of how to get to the leaning Tower. The 'guide' was just on her phone all the time. You think you might be saving money from the cruise excursions but this was an utter waste of money as it is not a proper guided tour. Beware!

The guide disappeared before the return journey.
Although they did charge an extra 5 euros to be dropped off at the Coliseum, so he was well rewarded