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  EF Educational Tours

  2 Education Cir Cambridge, MA 02141-1970

  
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  EF Educational Tours

  1221 S Congress Ave Apt 400 Austin, TX 78704-2405

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  EF Educational Tours

  2373 15th St Ste 400 Denver, CO 80202-2791

  
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  EF Institute for Cultural Exchange, Inc.

  1221 S Congress Ave Ste 400 Austin, TX 78704-2405

  

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• Review fromShekhinah C

  Date: 04/02/2025

  1 star
  I 100% agree with all the negative reviews and will add another. If I could leave zero stars here, I would. This company is criminal in the way they operate and treat customers - no one should do business with them under any circumstances. I canceled our daughter's trip over 3 months in advance of the departure date, and they kept more than half of my money including charging a cancelation fee. In addition, they charge outrageous hidden fees - their invoices don't make any sense because they are hiding fees. This company's primary objective is money - nothing more, nothing less. Engage with this company at your own risk.

• Review fromKelsey S

  Date: 03/13/2025

  1 star
  They will take your money and keep adding more fees. They don't care that they are sending minors across the country as long as they have your money.

• Review fromTim W

  Date: 12/09/2024

  1 star
  EF Tours cancelled a group trip to ****** due to conflict in the region - understandable. They refuse to refund any money and instead offer vouchers for a future trip. Customers, like us, who have no plan to use EF or any other company for future tours must understand that they, EF Tours, will steal your money for services not rendered even when the customer is at no fault.

• Review fromMichelle T

  Date: 12/09/2024

  1 star
  One of our daughters had a great EF tours experience, so we were excited about our last kiddo getting the same experience to another country. It was far from the same experience. They didnt have the tour guides the way they said they would. They had no guards at the hotels. Chaperones were poor and 14 year old girls were walking to the beach by themselves. On their first stop for water, the business tried to steal money from our daughter charging $270 something, and after it declined they ran it again for $251. Im glad our kids made it home alive and will never say yes on an EF tour again.

• Review fromJohn S

  Date: 11/11/2024

  1 star
  I had to cancel my daughter trip to ***** due to mental health issues. I canceled on September 24th of 2024, I was told I would have a refund sent back to my debit card that the payment have been coming out from. I called up on November 1st to find out whats going on with my refund and was told a check was mailed out in October 18th. No one reached out to let me know instead of us refunding the card we sent you a check. I never got a check in the mail called to find out whats going on and was told oh you should have gotten the check we will send you a new check. I spoke to a ******* who told me we can add tracking on the check this time called today to find out what the tracking info is got a new person name ******* who told me we cant track checks you will just need to wait and see when it comes in I said thats not what I was told by *******. He placed me on hold for 15 min to come back and said Im a lier ******* * never said that so I asked to speak with a manager and was told flat out no I cant let you speak to a manager and he keeps getting rude with me so I asked for a email for a manager and was given the wrong email address so I had to do a live chat with a *** who eventually gave me the correct email address. I got an automated message back stating they will not review the message for 4 to 7 business days. *he company is a nightmare to deal with. I do not recommend anyone using this company.

• Review fromJustin A

  Date: 11/11/2024

  1 star
  EF Tours removed one of the three countries we would visit next March. When I chose to cancel, they charged me a TON of money. None of this was my fault. I received an email saying our tour had changed, but I never was given any options. ** is a total ripoff. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY TO TRAVEL!!!!!!!

• Review fromMarilyn S

  Date: 10/25/2024

  1 star
  This is an expensive scam they charge a 500 cancellation fee even if you cancel months in advance. This isnt the first time *** had problems with this company. The last time they required Covid testing prior to travel. My daughter tested positive and couldnt go and they refused a refund that time as well. Do not do business with EF Tours. Its an expensive scam with zero protections or guarantees in regards to your money. Take your kids traveling on your own and skip the overpriced middle man.

• Review fromIntegrityInUSA

  Date: 09/15/2024

  1 star
  EF Tours website provide no ability to leave feedback, nor do they provide email address to send feedback.1st ************ guide) to ****** in 7/2019 was perfection! Hence reason we booked 2nd tour to ***** in 7/2024 AND even brought guests to join tour!- EF Tours 24 hour emergency line was NOT available for stranded traveler returning to U.S. He tried 2 numbers several times including collect call. He purchased his own return flight next day to U.S. When he asked EF Tours for a refund for original return flight airline cancelled, ** refused to refund him. Unacceptable!- I called EF Tours prior to trip & asked to arrange connecting flights to be w/ main group. They "couldn't" honor the request.- EF had us take taxi from airport to hotel to drop bags upon arrival, then taxi to meet w/ main group. Took hours away from 1st day of tour.- No lunch on 2nd day. Tour guide didn't notify restaurant to expect 50 folks. 1 server taking orders w/ 45 minutes to next stop.- Couldnt leave bags on bus *numerous occasions*. Had to switch buses too many times and carry heavy bags in extreme heat for hours.- Too much free time was arranged outside during heat wave which was exhausting for travelers (few people got sick).- Tour Guide was poor&clueless providing directions, casual activities in areas, & how to handle unplanned situations (such as consistent need for water, restaurants to turn on AC if they had one, hotel not having safe drinking water, ensuring vegetarians get *vegetarian meals*). - Flight from south ***** to **** was unnecessarily early. Left for airport at 3am w/ full day of activities planned. Several folks once again exhausted and heat was immense.- Had gas station stop for lunch on 1 occasion.- Poor "to-go" breakfast choices last 2 days. Vegetarians offered fish as option (fish is not vegetarian, I made this clear to EF prior to trip). No vegetarian breakfast provided last 2 days of trip - unacceptable!We will not be traveling with EF Tours again.

• Review fromJul B

  Date: 09/09/2024

  1 star
  Terrible company and service! They charge a lot and do not deliver for such a high price. There is no chance to get a refund and they do not care to explain to you the issues that might come up or how to resolve them. Their only goal is to get the money from you. If it were possible, I would give less than a star.

• Review fromLauren D

  Date: 09/05/2024

  1 star
  Trying to give less than 1 star and baffled at how this shows up as a b credit with better business bureau especially given the list of negative reviews below. really wanted to like this company and was excited for my daughters trip, which was cancelled due to unrest in the area they planned to travel. ** refused to fully refund our money and kept $600 for what they called "admin Fees" I was going to give them another try and asked that the "admin fees" be applied to the next trip. this request was refused.