The Alhambra and Generalife Gardens were pretty, but I think it was a long trip and not really worth it. Plus, our tour guide was a very poor speaker so we had trouble understanding him. In addition, our bus had no air-conditioning, and it was unbearably hot inside the bus. So, a bad guide and no a/C made for a poor experience.

Reviewed by: Susan M, United States, July 2007

The trip itself was wonderful and fascinating. The guide and driver were very nice, but apparently very unorganized. They arrived almost two hours late. Everyone up and down the coast was apparently told to be on the highway waiting for the bus at the same time, so we had some very unhappy people. We gave up and returned to our time share, then hiked up to the office and had them call. No one answered the phone. I happened to have the guide's cell phone number because of an earlier problem, so they called him directly for me. He explained they had a problem and were late and if we go back they would wait for us. We hiked all the way back, missed each other, eventually after a couple of miles hiking at 630 am found the bus and left. There were still a couple of stops after ours, so some really mad people. The Alhambra was a fantastic experience even though we got a local guide who was so softspoken we could hardly hear him. Luck of the draw. The stop in Granada was a waste of time and pointless. They let us out downtown, where one store was open because it was siesta time, and we wandered for an hour and then got back on the bus and left. Not enough time to really do or see anything, better to have just returned home. Also, at the end of the trip they wouldn't drop us off in front of our place, but left us at the gas station down the street, so we had a long hilly walk home at the end of a long day.

Reviewed by: Bruce F, United States, July 2007

Tour guide wasn't very good and not friendly. Didn't address questions.

Reviewed by: Lira M, Netherlands, June 2007

A long weary day, 8 hours on a bus, we never got to Alcazaba. Guide knowledgeable but difficult to follow. We arrived in Granada just in time for siesta, everything was closed.

Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, May 2007

We were in a group of English speakers with 30 people and only one tour guide. The French-speaking group had two people for one tour guide. The groups should have been divided more equally. There was no way to enjoy the sights and listen to the guide with so many people. Also, we ended up having to wait for a group who had somehow purchased lunch through another tour operator. They took an extra 45 minutes eating, so the rest of us just had to wait around until they were done. This resulted in our only being able to spend about 20 minutes in Granada. The tour guide was unwilling to give us more time in Granada, even though it was his fault we were waiting around! He was extremely rude about the whole situation.

Reviewed by: Amir G, United States, May 2007