Michael E
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Michael E
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Sep192009
Darwin Afternoon Sightseeing Tour
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Location: Darwin, Australia
My Review: An excellent introduction to Darwin. All the main places of interest are seen with frequent photo stops. The driver was very knowledgeable and very happy to answer any questions. This tour is a must.
May012009
Brisbane Sightseeing Tour and Brisbane River Cruise
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
My Review: Excellent guide, who showed us all the sights of Brisbane. Enjoyed the river cruise with morning tea and scones included.
Apr292009
Barossa Valley with Hahndorf Tour from Adelaide
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
My Review: Great guide. Plenty of time at each location. Great 2 course lunch.
Apr272009
Kangaroo Island in a Day Tour from Adelaide
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
My Review: We chose the cruise out, fly back option, and it was excellent. Great 45 minute cruise over to the island, where we were met and transferred to a coach with a great guide. The walk on the beach with the sea lions was awesome. An excellent 2 course meal with choice of menu. The flight back to Adelaide was only 20 minutes, where we were meet by a taxi to take us back to our accommodation. A very well planned day out.
Apr262009
Adelaide City Morning Sightseeing Tour
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
My Review: An absolute must for any one in Adelaide for a short period. The guide was excellent.
Apr232009
Phillip Island Little Penguins Parade Evening Tour
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
My Review: It's a couple of hours drive to Penguin Island but well worth it to see the little penguins parade across the beach to their nests. We were amazed how close we got to the penguins as there were board walks across the dunes, where the penguins nested.
Apr212009
Great Ocean Road Small Group Eco Tour from Melbourne
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
My Review: It's a long day with lots to see, therefore length of time at each stop not as long as one would wish, lunch was a little rushed. The evening dinner stop was a takeaway, which we ate on the bus, but the magnificent scenery of the Great Ocean Road more than made up for the short stops.
Apr192009
Yarra Valley Wine and Winery Tour from Melbourne
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
My Review: Great guide who really knew his wine and history of the Yarra valley. An excellent meal and plenty of time at each winery.
Apr182009
Melbourne City Sights Morning Tour with Optional Yarra Cruise
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
My Review: We had a great guide who really knew his stuff. All the main tourist sites are covered and the river cruise is a definite must.
Apr172009
Melbourne 360 Rialto Observation Deck with Meal Options
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
My Review: Fantastic views over the city and beyond. We opted for the morning beverage and muffin cake slice inclusion. It was great to sit and have a coffee overlooking the city of Melbourne. Even better was the fact that we had free reentry in the evening, so we sat at the top of the deck having a glass of wine viewing Melbourne by night, awesome sight.
Apr262008
Broome Sightseeing Pass
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Location: Broome, Australia
My Review: Excellent, excellent, excellent.. Meet and greet and return transfer to airport was spot on. Upon arrival, we were asked if we would like a quick drive around Broome, which we accepted and we were shown points of interest. Half day tour of Broome and Cable Beach Sunset was great as was the chosen full day tours to Geikie Gorge and Cape Leveque. We asked if we could take the fly back option from Cape Leveque and that was arranged for us.
Please convey our thanks for the excellent service. Advise that fellow customers to print off enough copies of your Viator voucher to cover number of tours booked, as we were asked for a voucher for each tour. We had printed off copies to cover the tours taken. Excellent value for money pass.
Apr182008
Perth Sightseeing Pass
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Location: Perth, Australia
My Review: Meet and greet at International Airport plus return to domestic airport was excellent. Our flight into Perth was early but that was not a problem, representative was there waiting for us. The full-day tours all included an excellent buffet picnic lunch and some even included morning and afternoon tea with with cake and biscuits. Perth and Freemantle tour was excellent and we were given the option to cruise back to Perth, which we took and was well worth doing. Wave Rock full day tour was fantastic as was Margaret River, Eagles Cave, Wine and Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. Likewise the Pinnacles and New Norcia tour was great.
Advise that fellow customers of Viator do print off enough copies of the voucher to cover number of tours booked. as we were asked for a voucher for each tour. We printed off enough copies to cover the number of tours. Perth Sightseeing pass is excellent value for money and would highly recommend it. Excellent service.
May022007
Milford Sound Full-Day Tour from Queenstown including Scenic Flight
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Location: Queenstown, New Zealand
My Review: This involved an early start and a long coach drive, but the stunning views and cruise on Milford Sound made up for this. We had an excellent buffet lunch on board the Pride of Milford. Due to low clouds at Queenstown, we were unable to fly back and returned by coach, but this did not spoil the enjoyment of the day. The coach driver was excellent, stopping at various locations so that we could take photographs.
Apr272007
Wellington City and Coastline Tour
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Location: Wellington, New Zealand
My Review: Unfortunately it rained on the morning of our tour, but this did not spoil our enjoyment. Only my wife and I were present, so it was like a personalised tour. The driver was very informative and stopped at various locations for photographs. He even asked if there was any particular place we would like to be dropped off after the tour.
Apr252007
Discover Rotorua Morning City Tour
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Location: Rotorua, New Zealand
My Review: A cool, sunny morning. The geysers were not fully active, but the guides were excellent and the Agrodome sheep show was great.
Apr252007
Rotorua Maori Hangi Dinner and Performance
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Location: Rotorua, New Zealand
My Review: A really enjoyable evening. The food was excellent. I've never tasted such delicious lamb. The demonstrations of the Maori way of life were very educational. The concert was very good. The setting was excellent - big wooden fires burning. The coach driver even encouraged everyone to sing on the return journey.
Apr202007
Auckland Harbour Coffee Cruise
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand
My Review: It was a lovely, sunny day and we were served with chocolate muffins and either tea or coffee. Everyone on board was encouraged to take the wheel and steer the vessel - awesome!
Mar302007
Apr262006
Sydney Airport Departure Transfer
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Location: Sydney, Australia
My Review: Service was great. Our travel agent in the U.K. made a mistake with the time of our flight to Ayers Rock. The operator picked up on this mistake and gave us a call on the morning of departure to say that they would be picking us up earlier than arranged. It was a rush but if it was not for the operator, we would have missed our flight.
Apr242006
Blue Mountains Nature and Wildlife Day Tour from Sydney
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Location: Sydney, Australia
My Review: The views in the Blue Mountains were amazing as was the Scenic Railway, which is the steepest in the world. Unfortunately, the day we were there, there was a problem with the glass bottomed cableway and we used the Scenic Railway in both directions. An amazing walk through the rainforest and lunch in the revolving restaurant was great. The wildlife park was brilliant, we were able to get close to koalas and kangaroos. I highly recommended this tour.
Apr232006
Sydney Day Tour with Optional Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise
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Location: Sydney, Australia
My Review: Able to see all the sights of Sydney from Manly to Bondi Beach with plenty of stops for photos. Stops for morning coffee as well as afternoon tea. The driver was very informative and had a great knowledge of Sydney and its history.
Apr222006
Sydney Harbour Catamaran Cruise
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Location: Sydney, Australia
My Review: Fabulous views over Sydney Harbour with a very informative commentary.
Apr222006
Sydney Tower Eye
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Location: Sydney, Australia
My Review: The views from the top of the tower are amazing, we could see as far as Botany Bay. We spent as long as we wished on the observation floor. Free souvenir brochure describes all the sights that can be viewed from the tower. OzTrek also very good. The cafe is an excellent place to sit and have a drink and snack while viewing the sights of Sydney.
Apr212006
Sydney Airport Arrival Transfer
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Location: Sydney, Australia
My Review: No problems what so ever. Once in arrivals, checked at the information desk and were told that the minibus would be there in about ten minutes. Very friendly driver and transferred in a very comfortable minibus to our hotel in about half an hour.
