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Jul102010
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Mt Fuji Day Trip including Lake Ashi Sightseeing Cruise from Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
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Very professional, friendly and informative guide, however we saw very little of Mount Fuji because of the weather.
Note, the tour finishes at one of the main railway stations and you need to make your own way back to your hotel. This caused concern for some of the other travellers on the tour.
With Mount Fuji out of the equation, the tour basically consisted of being taken around various tourist shops. Recommendation would be, only take this tour after checking the weather forecast.
Nov012009
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Vilnius City Sightseeing Tour
Vilnius, Lithuania
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Good overview of Vilnius - unfortunately our visit to the interesting church coincided with Sunday mass! Could have done without the obligatory sales stop at the Amber Museum, although no real hard sell.
Nov012009
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Hong Kong Island Half-Day Tour
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Was an OK tour. Didn't learn that much about Hong Kong Island between the various sales opportunities: ride on a sampan at your expense, shopping at the peak, jewellery shop, Stanley Market. Did learn it takes 4 minutes to go through the cross-harbour tunnel.
Nov012009
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Macau Day Trip from Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Good tour to see something a little different. Portuguese influence is very pretty but only formed a small element of the tour walk from the ruins of St. Paul's church via Senado Square to Jackie Chan's casino. Welcome break from the commercialism and hard sell of Hong Kong. Guide was quite interesting.
Nov012009
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New Territories of Hong Kong 'The Land Between' Tour
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Good tour with good commentary from interesting guide. Some interesting stops giving an insight into life in the past in Hong Kong.
Nov012009
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Kowloon and New Territories Tour
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Nice tour and nice guide. Interesting stops - including a viewpoint to see Mainland China. Good commentary including a lot of information on everyday life in Hong Kong past and present.
Nov012009
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Beijing Essential Full-Day Tour including Great Wall at Badaling, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square
Beijing, China
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Very good overview of Beijing if you are here for a limited time. Our guide was excellent. Be prepared for how steep the Great Wall at Badaling is! Tea ceremony an unanticipated highlight!
Jun112009
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Helsinki Sightseeing Tour
Helsinki, Finland
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Interesting tour with a friendly and informative guide. Excellent overview of Helsinki and stopped off at sites slightly away from the city centre that would easily be missed if exploring on your own.
Mar092009
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Khao Yai National Park and Elephant Ride Day Trip from Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
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Fantastic experience in a beautiful location.
Mar092009
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Floating Markets and Bridge on River Kwai Tour from Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
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Good tour. Stallholders in market go in for hard sell, which can be off-putting.
Mar092009
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Thailand's Ayutthaya Temples and River Cruise from Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
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Visited a number of temples on this tour. A good introduction to Buddhism. Would have been nice if there was more commentary on the river cruise.
Mar092009
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Bangkok Temples Tour including reclining Buddha at Wat Pho
Bangkok, Thailand
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Interesting tour with a excellent guide, and a good insight to Buddhism.
Mar092009
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Bangkok's Grand Palace Complex and Wat Phra Kaew Tour
Bangkok, Thailand
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Tour was good, however, seemed a bit rushed. Also, bear in mind that not all buildings are open at the weekend, so is better to do during the week.
Mar092009
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Bangkok Rice Barge Afternoon Cruise
Bangkok, Thailand
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Interesting cruise with good commentary and a lovely refreshing snack and drinks on the return journey.
Mar042009
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Singapore City Tour with optional Singapore Flyer
Singapore, Singapore
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Good introduction to Singapore.
Mar042009
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Singapore Peranakan Trail Food Tasting Tour
Singapore, Singapore
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Great tour and gives a very interesting insight into Peranakan culture and cooking and medicine.
Mar042009
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Singapore Zoo Morning Tour with optional Jungle Breakfast amongst Orangutans
Singapore, Singapore
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World class zoo. Worth noting that the tour mainly provides transport to the zoo and nothing extra. May be worth considering arranging this yourself if you are the sort who can spend a long time in a zoo. Also is in same location as night safari, so could combine the two trips if organising yourself. Taxi to zoo around 30 SGD.
Mar042009
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Singapore Zoo Night Safari Tour with optional Buffet Dinner
Singapore, Singapore
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Definitely worth doing, though you don't get to see everything as the tour does not allow enough time for this. Would be better off arranging your own transport to the night safari complex which is in same location as the zoo as this would allow enough time to see everything. Taxi to zoo around 30 SGD.
Mar042009
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Raffles Hotel Singapore Half-Day Tour
Singapore, Singapore
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Definitely worth doing as Raffles is a must-visit location in Singapore. Extra items in the tour such as a pewter factory visit and boat ride add value to this.
Mar042009
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Singapore Jurong Bird Park Tour
Singapore, Singapore
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Great place, though as with some of the other Singapore tours, might be worth considering doing it yourself if you can arrange appropriate transport.
Mar032009
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Kuala Lumpur Full-Day Grand Tour including Lunch
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Good tour to get introduction to Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia.
Mar032009
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Historical Malacca Full-Day Tour from Kuala Lumpur including Lunch
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Tour description suggests that the tour is historical. My experience was that the historical element of the tour was rather rushed and the tour focussed too much on shopping and photo opportunities within the city.
