Program Reviews

Smart Trip makes traveling for study abroad students easy, affordable, stress-free, and super convenient. I loved traveling with Smart Trip! The tour guides were super helpful/informative, and could answer any questions I had as well as provide amazing recommendations. I loved this trip so much that I actually booked it TWICE within my study abroad semester in Florence. I would highly recommend booking with Smart Trip! Everything in Capri and Positano was so breathtaking. I took so many amazing landscape photos. I also loved being able to visit Mount Vesuvius and the ruins of Pompeii because it is so rich in history, and is an incredible sight to see. I am so happy I booked this trip with Smart Trip, and got to cross many amazing experiences off my bucket list in just one weekend.

The entire trip was such a blast! They knew all the best spots to take us! We went to spots that most tourists don't know about! The entire trip was so well planned and organized. I felt totally safe and comfortable. They made sure I did not have to worry about a thing. The staff was so nice and welcoming! I felt like one of their friends, not just a customer. I was laughing and smiling the entire day! I met so many people on the trip that I follow on Instagram and still stay in contact with. It was so sunny and beautiful out and the water was really warm and comfortable to swim in. The landscape and blue water was so picturesque and I took so many gorgeous photos and videos. The food was absolutely delicious!! I would absolutely book again with Smart Trip!!!

My group of friends and I used Smart Trip for a weekend excursion to Split, Croatia. It was nothing short of amazing! I 10/10 recommend the Croatia trip and using Smart Trip in general to any students studying abroad in Italy!! We chose to go white water rafting as well and that was amazing. The Smart Trip staff was super funny, knowledgable, and always seemed like they had everything under control which was comforting. I made some of the best memories that weekend and wish I could go back and experience it! It was also cool because you get to meet students from other schools, so at night during the bar crawl we bonded with and became friends with students from Michigan. They provide optional activities for you, but you also get a lot of free time so you don't feel like you're stuck to set schedule.

Are you looking to travel around Europe while studying abroad? Smart Trip is the perfect tour company for you! With trips to world-famous destinations such as the Amalfi Coast and even Munich, Germany during Oktoberfest, you can make the most of your study abroad experience by exploring more than just your host country. They are extremely budget-friendly and plan most of the trip logistics to save you time and money! No only to they offer amazing trips to other countries but they even have fantastic day tours in cities like Florence and Rome, so you get to know your host city as best as you can! Plus they have "meet you there" tours, so if you aren't staying in one of the cities their tours leave from you don't have to miss out. You can meet them there and still have amazing tour experience. I highly recommend booking a trip with them as soon as possible!

Smart Trip made traveling so organized and stress-free when I studied abroad! Having guides that knew the main tourist spots and other places off the beaten path made traveling around Positano and Capri amazing. They seriously care about how well your experience is and are right there to assist you with anything! Without them I would not have known how to travel around Europe alone or on a budget, especially with other students like you. I got to do things I would have never thought of like taking a boat ride around Capri to see the Blue Grotto, spending a beach day in Positano, seeing Pompeii, and hiking a volcano. I highly recommend them for all study abroad students, and they work with you on your availability! I had a few guides help plan out the trips I would take so I was able to see everything I wanted to.

I traveled with Smart Trip this past weekend to the Amalfi Coast & I’m so sad it is over! The views were incredible, even at the hostel which is very well kept & in a great location. The first day spent in Capri seemed unreal. The town is so beautiful, our very helpful guides lead us up to Capri Town where you can take a lift to an overlook, which I’m so glad I decided to go on.

Then our guides lead us to a boat tour which took us all around the island of Capri, and into the famous blue grotto which was beautiful. The next day is a beach day at Positano, there our guides showed us a very good panini place & we got to lounge on the beach all day. Finally, the trip ended with a tour of the ruins of Pompei. It was so cool to experience that first hand. All in all I’m so happy with my decision to book with Smart Trip. A great time with amazing views & so much fun.

Croatia with Smart Trip was an absolute blast. Our tour leaders were so fun and organized, they showed us all of the best things to do around Split. The leaders handled everything very well & were professional all while having fun! Activities on the trip included a booze cruise on the Adriatic sea (which was my favorite day), canyoning, & seeing the waterfalls at Krka national park. The boat day was awesome.

Everyone on the tour had a great time, we got to jump off the boat a bunch of times there was also a slide into the water on our boat which was so fun. Krka national park was also really cool. I Don’t know if I could have done all of the cool things I did in Croatia without Smart Trip! I can’t wait to book with Smart Trip again & see more amazing places!

I very much enjoyed my day trip to Cinque Terre with the Smart Trip team. It was my first time in Italy, so I did not know much about how to get around or where to go. Smart Trip made it very easy to get where we needed to go in a timely manner and the staff was very friendly and a joy to be around. Cinque Terre was very beautiful and it is important for travelers to see the different locations by train; if I had gone by myself I may not have known how or where to travel to see the various areas. Smart Trip gave great direction on how to get to each place as well as good planning on the timing the group needed to spend there. The staff also had great recommendations for food and drink on the trip. I had a great time and would recommend this day trip to a friend!

The adventure I took to these 3 places with Smart Trip had everything one could possibly wish for. The tour took us to the most beautiful parts of Austria while taking us to eat and drink at all the right places. With no worries whatsoever, I got to enjoy so many different aspects of the country with a group of fun, adventurous people. Each location has it's own special features, some being the architecture, nature, fresh food and wine, and many more incredible feats unlike anything in the world. Definitely make sure you go up the vineyards in Vienna. The views are incredible, along with the best meal I had on my trip to Europe. Everyone is extremely nice and give the homiest hospitality one could as for. I highly recommend it!!! I am definitely going to do it again at some point.

I took this trip not thinking much of Budapest, Salzburg or Vienna but this turned out to be one of my favorite trips I took all semester! Smart Trip was extremely organized; they made sure we got to every tour on time, had the whole weekend planned, and booked a nice hostel! The staff, Adam and Michelle, were so nice and helpful and gave insider tips on the cool places to go that no one knew about. The activities during the trip were planned out really well and it really seemed like they had an insider who was giving us the best of the city. We visited all the popular places in all the cities and then had lots of time to go explore all the ins and outs of the city. Adam and Michelle honestly just hung out with us and made sure we got from place to place and we actually ended up all becoming friends! It’s super casual and you make so many new friends. I had such an amazing time and can’t wait to take more trips with Smart Trip!