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Olga Z

Olga Z

USA

Oct142012

Tour/Activity

Avila and Segovia Day Trip from Madrid

Madrid, Spain

My Rating
5 star rating: Highly Recommended

My Review

The tour guide was very knowledgable and friendly. We had a great time and learned quite a bit about two very interesting medieval towns.

Oct132012

Tour/Activity

Toledo Half-Day or Full-Day Trip from Madrid

Madrid, Spain

My Rating
3 star rating: Worth doing

My Review

While the tour was fairly interesting, we thought the guide was not as informative or enthusiastic as some we've had on other tours. We also didn't like that the guide walked us across the bridge away from town (where there were only a couple of tiny coffee shops) only to tell us that now those who purchased lunch would be picked up while the rest of us had to wait for them for about 1.5 hours. This meant that we had to run back across the bridge to quickly find a place to eat and then rush back across the bridge. Finally, they finished the tour with an hourlong stop at a jewelry shop that makes pieces unique to Toledo. It seemed to me like the tour company was paid by the shop to bring more potential customers. It was a little interesting, but should have been no more than a 20 minute stop if anything at all.

Aug112009

Tour/Activity

Royal Castles of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Day Tour from Munich

Munich, Germany

My Rating
5 star rating: Highly Recommended

My Review
The trip was great because the castles are gorgeous! The logistics had some kinks, but the main attractions were still well worth it. There was a little bit of confusion with the buses at the beginning, who's sitting where, and later at the entrance to one of the castles the number of tickets the tour guide had didn't match the number of people, but in the end everything worked out. The line for the tickets at Neuschwanstein was huge so it was great that the tour guide was able to order them ahead of time and pick them up for us. The itinerary was fine overall , but we should have had more time to explore the grounds at Linderhof because we really only had time to go inside for the tour and run back to the bus. Lunch at Neuschwanstein was a little rushed too, but we had reservations so that was a plus! Otherwise, it's nice to have a ride to each castle and not have to worry about public transportation, etc.