Reviews of Evolve Tours (Travel Agency)

Concord Afterschool

I went to Quebec with my class. It was so fun and the whole class had a great time. Our tour guide was named melanie. She was really nice and funny and caring. Overall I had a great time and highly recommend it.

Leon Vymenets

We had a great time touring Washington, DC with Evolve Tours. They took care of the bus, the driver, hotel accomodations, museum tickets, baseball game tickets, and our tour guide accompanied us EVERYWHERE! He was knowledgeable about the city and so helpful to have leading the tour. He even helped with room checks, sick students, and was accommodating if we needed to alter our plans.

David Stewart

We had an incredible trip with Evolve. Through Evolve, we took over 40 highschool students on an arts trip to Vancouver. Jeff at Evolve took our requests for attractions to see and mixed them with Evolve’s knowledge of what to do and see in Vancouver and came up with an excellent itinerary. We asked for a busy, interesting itinerary and Evolve designed our tour so that we saw and participated in everything you can imagine seeing in the best arts trip ever. Evolve’s guides, Will and Kelley, were wonderful with teens, very knowledgeable, full of energy, and constantly anticipating any potential transportation snags and taking measures to ensure we got everyone where they needed to be quickly and safely. I knew that Vancouver was a great Canadian arts destination, but I hadn’t taken students there in the previous 8 big trips I had run. I’m really glad that I finally did, and that it was through Evolve. I wouldn’t hesitate to take another arts trip to Vancouver, as there was lots for everyone, and I would encourage other Canadian teachers to take their students to Vancouver. The next trip I plan will definitely be through Evolve.

Michel Lavergne

2 weeks ago I had my grade 8 trip to Ottawa and had an amazing time with one of the many evolve tour guides and she was amazing. I was very happy with the knowledge that came to me in 2 days. Thank you evolve tours

Aaron Holmes

Ryan: Just a note of thanks for your efforts and those of all at Evolve Tours. The Greece trip was a wonderful life experience for my daughter. Tks, Dave

sonja hudson

Fantastic guides, really helpful staff. Been working with Evolve for over 3 years now and don't plan on going with any other company any time soon!

Sarah Hamilton

Great tour of Japan with Evolve. Working with Jeff in Toronto and Kai on the ground in Japan was smooth and easy. We were very happy with all aspects of our trip. Thanks guys.

Brett Girvin

Excellent tour company! A great a range of unique trips that cater to thoughtful, meaningful travel. And helpful, knowledgable customer service! Highly recommend.

Jill Block

Irresponsible company

Greg Wellman

My son was on a tour of Toronto with his grade 8 class with Evolve Tours for which I paid $150. The itinerary for the trip included the Aga Kahn Museum, the Hockey Hall of Fame, a Blue Jays Game, Ripley’s Aquarium and an elevator ride up the CN Tower. I was extremely upset to learn that my son did not experience all the things for which I paid and have requested some money back because of not receiving all the experiences that were paid for. My son said they arrived at the Rogers Center and while they got into the gate the tickets supplied by the Evolve tour guide would not scan and no one in the group could get in. The Evolve Tour guide left the group for an hour and half, leaving a group of 13 year olds waiting while the game I paid for my son to see was going on. When the tour guide finally returned with new tickets, they had to walk around to another gate and only gained entry to the game for the final inning, missing over 90% of the game. As per the Evolve Tours itinerary this is the location the kids were scheduled to eat lunch. How can they get lunch when they are left to sit at a gate for hours and not let in because Evolve Tours cannot get the proper tickets? How could the kids have even seen anything that was even left of the game if they were meant to then get lunch at the stadium? Also on the itinerary was a trip up the elevator at the CN Tower which my son did not get to experience either apparently due to changes in customer policies which impacted the timelines as the group had to be on the bus by 5:15pm. I have not yet heard back from Evolve Tours as to the status of my request to get some money back and I understand that my son’s school is following up on the poorly executed tour as well. If this is how a local tour is organized I could not imagine sending my child on any of their trips abroad, I would be to worried that they would fail as miserably as they did here.

Marshall Jones

Cool camps and tours for your kids

Emma Gardiner

As usual, the tour guide was knowledgeable and very flexible. They plan was great and the opportunity for kids to learn was wonderful. This the best tour group for high school students. Also, they let you design a tour that allows for great flexibility, intentional and purposeful experiences.

Darryl Smith

Our recent trip to the Galapagos was incredible. Our guide Ryan was so knowledgeable and friendly with our students. The online registration system they have in places makes it very easy for teachers like myself to manage and execute successful school trips.

Aryan Namir

First time I used them and was generally very happy. Traveled to Montreal with a very customized itinerary, and everything was well executed on their part.

big-6 purity

This trip was an 11/10. It could not have gone much better. We look forward to working with Evolve in the future

Matthew McCarney

I have travelled with students groups to Spain for over 20 years and have used the services of five different educational travel agencies. I can say with confidence that Evole Tours is hands-down the best in the industry. Their values as stated on their website are exactly what I was looking for: authentic and interactive activities while touring a foreign culture that are enriching for students. I didn't want just the typical tourist-trap landmarks where you are among other tourists only with very few of the locals. I was also wanting to offer students adventures that were off the beaten bath. Of all tourist agencies, Evolve was the only one that could deliver 100% of what they assured you they would do. They are professional and attentive to details, and had little difficulty catering a tour exactly to my needs, which have become very specific with time. The last thing a teacher wants is to deal with unexpected surprises in Europe while traveling and / or difficulties dealing with tour managers in Canada. With Evolve, it was total piece of mind for me. This is VERY COMPETENT tour agency, and not your fast-food version of the educational travel industry as too many others are. Evolve was also able to provide me with services in Spanish in Spain and French in my school. I strongly recommend them to any teacher or group leader that has had issues with their last agency. As for pricing, there is always a catch-22. You often get what you paid for. Sure there are cheaper trips available tours from other agencies, but the hotels will be poorly situated, the food sub-standard and the tour inflexible and you may find the local guides uninspired. That being said, when three other agencies bid for the last itinerary I planned, Evolve was not the most expensive, and nevertheless we had more bang for our buck. Thanks Evolve!

David Simpson

Did my Healthy child development course here. Patrick was amazing. Sick guy