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Dec102012
Tour/Activity
Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise from Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand
My Rating

A fantastic day filled with gorgeous views. Very similar to the Milford Sound tour, but both are worth doing.
Dec092012
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Milford Sound Full-Day Tour from Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand
My Rating

A fantastic day filled with gorgeous views. Very similar to the Doubtful Sound tour, but both are worth doing. The tour guide Dion was wonderful. He made the experience so much more fun.
Dec082012
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Christchurch to Queenstown via Mount Cook One-Way Tour
Christchurch, concludes in Queenstown, New Zealand
My Rating

A wonderful way to travel between towns. The stops at the lakes was the highlight for me. I wish we had more time there.
Jun192012
Tour/Activity
Cruise of the Elafiti and Green Islands from Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, Croatia
My Rating

I was very disappointed by this cruise, as they promised a pirate ship and did not deliver. They messaged us while already in Europe explaining that there had been a change in plans, but we were limited with our options as we were only in Dubrovnik for that day. We had booked the ship many months in advance and we also booked the rest of our plans around this day trip , as it was only available on Tuesdays. The Islands themselves do not have much to see either.
The best thing about this cruise was that the water was beautiful, clear and clean.
Jun132012
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Tuscany in One Day Sightseeing Tour
Florence, Italy
My Rating

We really enjoyed this tour, but it could certainly be improved.
Too much time was spent in Siena on an irrelevant walking tour, while we would have preferred to have spent more time in Pisa.
I highly recommend everyone does the Leaning Tower of Pisa climb.
San Gimignano is certainly worth visiting for the world's best gelato.
Jun092012
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Swiss Alps Small Group Day Tour from Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
My Rating

Konrad was our tour guide and he was absolutely fantastic. This tour is definitely worth doing. The alps are amazing. We loved the gorge and wish we could have spent more time there to complete the walk around (even just an extra 15 or 20 minutes). The glacier was amazing - I recommend good walking shoes with grip, as the walk to it is a little slippery on the thin strip of snow. For those who love waterfalls like me, you will definitely enjoy this tour as there are waterfalls everywhere!
Jun082012
Tour/Activity
Rhine Falls Tour from Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
My Rating

The Rhine Falls are absolutely amazing!!! I think an extra hour should be added to this tour to give people time to buy some lunch and enjoy the waterfall. I highly recommend everyone does the boat ride and climb to the top. It is easy for any age or fitness level.
Jun062012
Tour/Activity
Giverny and Versailles Small Group Day Trip from Paris
Paris, France
My Rating

Giverny is nice and Versailles is amazing!!! However this tour could be refined further. Less time is needed in Giverny. Monet's garden and house does not require a large amount of time, while Versailles does. I was also let down by the fact that the fountain show was not running. I have been to Versailles before and the fountain show is the best part. I did not realise it only ran on certain days and was disapointed as I brought my parents this time to seet it. There should be a clear warning about these details on the tour page. We were also given a nice lunch in a quiet restaurant that had a nice view, but we were not positioned at a table with a view, which was also a bit of a let down. Overall both places are worth visiting.
Jun052012
Tour/Activity
Mont Saint Michel Day Trip
Paris, France
My Rating

It's a long drive, not much to see inside the castle and unfortunately for us it was raining the day we went. It was still lovely to see the structure from outside, but I'm not sure it's worth the long drive.
Also the majority of people in our tour group did not enjoy the lunch included.
Jun042012
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Loire Valley Castles Day Trip: Chambord, Cheverny and Chenonceau
Paris, France
My Rating

Franois was our wonderful tour guide.
The first castle you visit is the best, but all three have something different to enjoy. It is rather well paced. Although it is a long day there are three great stops, which break up the driving time.
Jun032012
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Paris City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Paris, France
My Rating

It's always good to do a hop-on hop-off tour in a big city. This bus takes you to all the important places and comes regularly.
Jun032012
Tour/Activity
Seine River Cruise and Paris Illuminations Tour
Paris, France
My Rating

I was disapointed with the illuminations tour, as I expected it to take us to a nice position to photograph the eifel tour lit up at night, which it did not do.
I had also already done a hop-on hop-off tour that day, as well as the seine river cruise included in this tour so the information became very repetitive.
I recommend doing the hop-on hop-off instead, as you can actually visit the places.
The river cruise is nice and worth doing for a different perspective of Paris. However, I'd recommend maybe doing a dinner cruise as some of the boats I saw out there looked much nicer and fun.


