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DONALD C

DONALD C

USA

Mar222012

Tour/Activity

Beijing Classic Full-Day Tour including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven

Beijing, China

My Rating
5 star rating: Highly Recommended

My Review

Excellent tour. With foreign tourists down over 80% since 2008, this tour through Viator was like a private tour for 6 + driver + English speaking guide. Guide was very informative and knowledgeable. With just 6 of us in the tour, we could ask a lot of questions to learn more of the city and culture. Lunch was excellent with lots to eat.

Mar202012

Tour/Activity

Great Wall of China at Badaling and Ming Tombs Day Tour from Beijing

Beijing, China

My Rating
5 star rating: Highly Recommended

My Review

Excellent tour. With foreign tourists down over 80% since 2008, this tour through Viator was like a private tour for 6 + driver + English speaking guide. Guide was very informative and knowledgeable. With just 6 of us in the tour, we could ask a lot of questions to learn more of the city and culture. Lunch was excellent with lots to eat.

Mar182012

Tour/Activity

Xi'an Full Day Sightseeing Tour - Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Ancient City Wall

Xian, China

My Rating
5 star rating: Highly Recommended

My Review

Excellent tour. With foreign tourists down over 80% since 2008, this tour through Viator turned out to be a private tour for my wife and I! Small but nice air conditioned van us + driver + English speaking guide. Guide was very informative and knowledgeable. With just 2 of us in the tour, we could ask a lot of questions to learn more of the city and culture. Lunch was very good with lots to eat.

Mar172012

Tour/Activity

Terracotta Warriors Essential Full Day Tour from Xi'an

Xian, China

My Rating
5 star rating: Highly Recommended

My Review

Excellent tour. With foreign tourists down over 80% since 2008, this tour through Viator turned out to be a private tour for my wife and I! Small but nice air conditioned van for the two of us + driver + English speaking guide. Guide was very informative and knowledgeable. With just 2 of us in the tour, we could ask a lot of questions to learn more of the city and culture. Lunch was very good with lots to eat.

Mar152012

Tour/Activity

Huangpu River Cruise and Bund City Lights Evening Tour of Shanghai

Shanghai, China

My Rating
2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

My Review

Seeing the boats lit up on the river was nice but the boat was just crammed with people. Our tour had only a total of 5 people but combining many, many other tour groups made it a bit overwhelming. Riding the little tram going down the Nanjing center is pretty pathetic. Price is way too high for this tour.

Mar132012

Tour/Activity

Best of Shanghai Day Tour including Jade Buddha Temple and The Bund

Shanghai, China

My Rating
5 star rating: Highly Recommended

My Review

Excellent tour. With foreign tourists down over 80% since 2008, this tour through Viator was like a private tour for 6 + driver + English speaking guide. Guide was very informative and knowledgeable. With just 6 of us in the tour, we could ask a lot of questions to learn more of the city and culture. Lunch was excellent with lots to eat.

Mar192011

Tour/Activity

Dublin Bay and Malahide Castle Half-Day Tour

Dublin, Ireland

My Rating
4 star rating: Recommended

My Review

Enjoyed the tour in getting to see outskirts of the city and the Malahide Castle. Dublin Bay was interesting as stores displayed the fresh fish caught in the area.

Mar182011

Tour/Activity

Dublin City Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Dublin, Ireland

My Rating
4 star rating: Recommended

My Review

A good way to see the city sights, being able to get off to see what you want, then getting back on to the next site of interest.

Mar162011

Tour/Activity

The Original London Sightseeing Tour: Hop-on Hop-off

London, United Kingdom

My Rating
3 star rating: Worth doing

My Review

A very good overall tour of the city. Tour guide was excellent. Would say that only drawback would be those putting the changing of the guards as top priority - this should be done separately - as tour bus gets there a bit late for one to get a good position in the crowd and leaves 15 min before the full ceremony concludes.

Mar152011

Tour/Activity

Stonehenge, Windsor Castle and Bath Day Trip from London

London, United Kingdom

My Rating
4 star rating: Recommended

My Review

Enjoyed the tour of the countryside. Tour of Windsor Castle was very good, Stonehenge - good to see, and Bath was good to visit.

Mar142011

Tour/Activity

London in One Day Sightseeing Tour

London, United Kingdom

My Rating
3 star rating: Worth doing

My Review

Not for one interested in seeing the changing of the guards. Arrives too late 11:10 to get good place in crowd and leave about 15 min before full ceremony ends. Otherwise a good tour. See changing of the guards separately - get there by 10:30 a.m. for upfront viewing.

Mar112011

Tour/Activity

Skip the Line: Paris Louvre Museum Guided Tour

Paris, France

My Rating
4 star rating: Recommended

My Review

Very good in getting past the lines and having a guided tour - if the Mona Lisa is your main goal.

Mar102011

Tour/Activity

Paris City Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Paris, France

My Rating
4 star rating: Recommended

My Review

Using this hop-on hop-off tour, tied in w/the easy to understand bus system in Paris, one can get to see all the sights and hop off at a convenient location to take a bus back to where one is staying.

Mar102011

Tour/Activity

Paris City Tour, Seine River Cruise and Eiffel Tower

Paris, France

My Rating
4 star rating: Recommended

My Review

Very good tour. Timely as scheduled. Easy to take the bus back from Eiffel Tower to wherever you're staying.

Mar302009

Tour/Activity

Auckland Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Auckland, New Zealand

My Rating
4 star rating: Recommended

My Review
Excellent tour! But don't waste your time at the Victoria Park Market - in fact, don't bother getting off there! The market is a bust, nothing but junk!

Mar262009

Tour/Activity

Melbourne City Sights Morning Tour with Optional Yarra Cruise

Melbourne, Australia

My Rating
4 star rating: Recommended

My Review
A good way to get an overview of the city through the narrated tour. Then, on another day, you can take Melbourne's free city bus to get back to the points you'd like to visit.

Mar242009

Tour/Activity

Sydney Harbour Highlights Cruise

Sydney, Australia

My Rating
4 star rating: Recommended

My Review
A good way to get perspective of the city from the water.

Mar232009

Tour/Activity

Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Sydney, Australia

My Rating
4 star rating: Recommended

My Review
A good way to see the overall city when getting there, then you can concentrate on going back to the places of interest.