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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Looking at 1,359 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the friendly staff and exceptionally knowledgeable guides for ensuring their holiday trips are wonderfully smooth and deeply enjoyable. Many people note that the entire booking process is completely seamless, while all daily transfers and scheduled tours remain exceptionally well organized from start to finish. However, some customers also noted communication difficulties, experiencing frustratingly long phone hold times or failing to get timely email replies. A few travellers additionally mentioned minor discrepancies regarding specific tour details and meal inclusions compared to what was originally advertised online.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous friendly and very informative and helpful. Took time to explain options and spent a lot of time working around our requests. Immediately sent up to date emails with details needed. Great to h... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The booking through Holiday Max was very smooth and hassle free. Pick ups, transfers, flights and the Indian Pacific trip were all well coordinated and enjoyable. The only criticism was the Perth Tou... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our itinerary was put together very well, very fast moving with some early pick up times at our hotel and late return times of some tours. Accommodation at the hotels in Perth and Broome were very g... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our consultant Rennie was able to provide a wonderful summary of the tour, quick to answer questions, was flexible and honest in her approach. We got to research the entire tour feel comfortable even... See more



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  1. #7 of 11 best companies in Tour Operator
  2. #1 of 2 best companies in Cruise Line Company

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GLOBAL TOUR OPERATOR & LUXURY CRUISE LINE... At HolidayMax, our philosophy is simple: world-class luxury river cruising and touring — all at exceptional value. HolidayMax operates its own exclusive fleet of boutique-sized riverships on Europe’s regal rivers and Asia’s exotic waterways, including the Mekong. These fully-featured ships combine state-of-the-art facilities with elegant styling and a modern, cosy, friendly atmosphere. HolidayMax operates immersive escorted touring across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and Australia, as well as ocean cruise packages combined with our exclusive pre-cruise touring. Packages are all-inclusive, with all flights, hotels and transfers taken care of for you. We are passionate about showing you the heart of each destination, enabling you to be truly touched by new experiences and unforgettable moments. Through being highly-automated and super-efficient, HolidayMax has eliminated the clunky inefficiencies and middle-men of legacy travel providers — and we pass these cost benefits directly to our guests. Our ready-made all-inclusive packages mean every detail is taken care of, allowing you to simply relax and enjoy your journey. Live life to the full. We’ve taken care of the details; you just need to relax and embrace your sense of adventure. With dedicated teams across Australia, a New York City regional headquarters, and operations in London, Rome, Amsterdam and key locations throughout Asia and Africa, HolidayMax delivers seamless experiences. Over a million holidays have been enjoyed, supported by thousands of five-star reviews, along with a strong commitment to sustainable tourism. HolidayMax was founded in 1996 by the Harding family. The company began by showing visitors the best of Western Australia before expanding across Australia. At the request of loyal customers, it grew into international bucket-list destinations under the HolidayMax brand. Today, HolidayMax remains 100% owned by the Harding family and is Australia’s largest privately owned travel company.

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Maximise your holiday with HolidayMax.
We are passionate about showing you the heart of each destination, enabling you to be truly touched by new experiences and unforgettable moments. Live life to the full. We’ve taken care of the details; you just need to relax and embrace your sense of adventure.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poor experience overall Vietnam and Cambodia

⁷Poor experience overall. Not at all as expected. Please see my Product Review Australia. Main points:

Zero customer service during or following trip.
Zero duty of care re passenger safety boarding ship in Cambodia on Mekong river as 'Some other ship got our berthing spot'. Elderly and infirm passengers forced to decline a steep hill holding on to a rope, slipping and sliding. At least two people injured themselves
Excursions not as expected and certainly NOT as advertised on TV. Dull, dirty, gloomy to non existant. Often not available as scheduled on itinerary at all at last minute due to a show of hands situation on bus. If others on the tour don't want to do them as they have done them before, your scheduled tour may not happen. Unbelievable!
Accommodation not as booked, spent over two weeks in single beds even tho' requested double. Contacted HM before trip as realised they had allocated wrong bed configuration. They said they rectified the situation which they didn't. Entire trip single beds. Just too hard for them to deal with.
Not all guides great but most were .. many a pain re BIG tipping ezoectation. We are big tippers but pressure was on!!

I could go on...don't use HM if you expect a degree of prefessional integrity...won't happen! Once holiday has begun, it's all over.

27 March 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

River Cruise 6 people

Booking process was relatively easy, Nicholas was pretty prompt on replying and answering phone calls which I was happy with.
Only issue I had was the confindence of locking in a different return date (within the sixty days) and it not costing us any more.

18 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh

Great trip. Very well organised. Would of preferred one guide for the whole trip, but the three we had were amazing....especially Leo in Hoi An.

30 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It was an awesome Holiday

This holiday was fantastic and much more than we expected. We had an amazing time. A+++
Extremely well planned and organised with seamless delivery from airport, chauffeured transfers, quality hotels, spectacular Rockies Bus Tour and awesome Alaskian cruise. This is a credit to the whole Holiday Max team
Once again it was totally amazing!

29 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best holiday ever

Our cruise on the Victoria Mekong for 8 days was amazing. Everything from the boat itself, the staff and especially the food was all first class. We definitely would highly recommend this company.

9 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

On our 10 day tour of Sri Lanka we had…

On our 10 day tour of Sri Lanka we had a fantastic tour leader who worked very hard to ensure that we had good time and the best view of any attractions. Our accommodation was excellent and couldn’t be faulted. The trip was well thought out and we saw a lot of Sri Lanka. Our driver was top class and certainly knew his way around. Overall a great experience.

18 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Holiday Max planned our tour very well

Holiday Max planned our tour very well. Airlines kept us in touch of any changes as well. We had tour guides meeting us at the airport to transport us to an amazing hotel close to many amenities. Different tour guides were with us along our whole journey, explaining about the areas we were in and how both Vietnam and Cambodia are moving forward and how both their government and other countries are helping them.They endeavoured to show us as much as possible without feeling too much pressure. Food at all the different restaurants, hotels and on board our cruise ship was great. Our cruise experience was also amazing. Everyone was so good in meeting so many needs. Wonderful experience.

29 August 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Busy Tour

We really enjoyed our holiday overall. The included food was great, and we found the included tours to be informative and interesting.

One thing we did notice, however, was that the itinerary seemed quite busy, with something scheduled most days. On some days, we felt we travelled quite a long way to see relatively little, which made those days feel a little rushed.

We would have enjoyed having a little more free time built into the itinerary to relax, explore the local area ourselves, or simply enjoy the hotels and surroundings.

Overall, we had a great holiday and appreciated what was included. We just feel that allowing a little more downtime, and perhaps reducing some of the longer travel days, would make an already enjoyable tour even better.

The hotels we stayed at were very good. The hotel in Saigon was right in the middle of everything. This hotel was a huge improvement to the hotel we had in Saigon last year, when we did the HolidayMax Mekong cruise.

27 August 2026

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