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Along with Toledo, Avila and Segovia is the other tour nobody should miss while visiting Madrid. The old town wall with its nine gates and 88 semicircular towers was a sight to be behold. Segovia's Roman aqueduct is without a doubt a marvel of Roman engineering and worth seeing. The Alcázar was the delight of our grandchildren. A must-do tour, well worth the price.
Reviewed by: Frank H, United States, September 2006
We had a great experience, the tour guide was great. Avila and Segovia are worth seeing. You'll need comfortable footwear because there's plenty of uphill walking.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, August 2006
This trip was wonderful. It's absolutely worth it! Make sure that you reserve for Segovian cuisine. Just the right amount of sightseeing for the day and you can still catch a dinner in Madrid.
Reviewed by: Amy H, United States, August 2006
Such a beautiful area. I saw places I have dreamed of seeing, which would have been difficult to get to if we had opted to rent a car. With Viator we learned the history of the area. Our guide was engaging and entertaining.
Reviewed by: Jennifer M, US Minor Outlying Islands, July 2006
Avila and Segovia were interesting and the guide knowledgeable, but I sure didn't feel like I was encouraged to ask a lot of questions. She never once told us her name and thanked us 'on behalf of herself and the bus driver' at the end. I guess he didn't have a name either. She was efficient but certainly not warm and friendly. I got the feeling she wanted to just get through her 'spiel' rather than be interrupted by questions. My husband and daughter speak Spanish fluently whereas I do not, and they said our guide's English was certainly not as complete in terms of what she told us compared to what she said in Spanish. She could also have controlled the group better. As soon as she was finished in Spanish, that larger part of the group started talking and making noise, making it very difficult to hear in English. I told people to be quiet several times. Some tour participants were rude and pushy, elbowing their way past us at certain sights. I felt our tour guide could have watched for that as well. She certainly didn't seem happy to be a tour guide and I don't think I saw her smile once all day. We had about 2 minutes at Segovia to see the aqueduct before heading out to lunch. More time is required to take pictures along the length of the aqueduct. It is, after all, one of the most famous things about Segovia. I need to say that all of our past experiences with Viator have been great up until this trip to France and Spain, where we had Viator tours at Versailles, Toledo, and Avila and Segovia. I was surprised at our experiences this time having had such good experiences before.
Reviewed by: Shona W, Canada, August 2008
The towns themselves are well worth seeing. The places are lovely, but it takes a good drive to get to them from Madrid. We were disappointed with our tour guide. She walked very quickly and many people had a hard time keeping up. The majority of the tourists were Spanish, and the guide translated from English to Spanish every few minutes. It was very confusing and when you asked her questions, she seemed put off. The gastronomic meal in Segovia was unbelievable!
Reviewed by: Judith D, United States, June 2008
Too much time was spent touring Segovia Cathedral that could have been spent seeing more of the city.
Reviewed by: Louis H, United States, June 2008
It was a shame the Avila Cathedral was not open to the public at the time, but besides that our guide was somewhat soft-spoken. Although he used a microphone, something about his speaking style in English was often hard to catch. Avila and Segovia are definitely worthwhile places to visit but you might want to research a bit on your own beforehand.
Reviewed by: Celinda M, Switzerland, June 2008
Both cities are very interesting! Nice places to visit! The tour is so so! Absolutely the worst tour guide we ever had from many years of traveling with different tour operators. She did not speak enough English! Very boring and did not know the topic to answer the questions. Complete disappointment!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, May 2008
This tour proved surprisingly good. I took this tour initially as an afterthought to Toledo. I found this tour to be far superior. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and nice. The tour was well planned, though I would prefer to spend slightly less time in Avila and have a little more time in Segovia. The Cathedral and Alcazar of Segovia are very impressive. There was ample free time on this tour to get a feel for the town of Segovia as well, but we enjoyed it enough that I wish we'd had just a little bit more. I'd definitely recommend this tour.
Reviewed by: Thomas D, United States, May 2008
We loved Segovia, but Avila isn't as we remembered it as there is so much new construction just outside the wall.
Reviewed by: Kelley M, United States, May 2008
This was a good trip. I would suggest that the tour skip Avila and spend more time in Segovia. The aqueducts are amazing! They deserve more time. We chose our own spot for lunch and had a great meal of suckling pig. It also wound up being cheaper and gave us more time to walk around Segovia.
Reviewed by: Semyon K, United States, April 2008
Spanish guides need to be able to communicate better in English.
Reviewed by: Shalini M, Denmark, April 2008
Tour guide was poor quality...did not seem to really care about the tour. Also, tour is given in both Spanish and English, which slows the already rushed tour down. Also frustrating that the Spanish explanations were always first; as English speakers, we were in essence treated as second class. The sites themselves were amazing. Lunch was good.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Canada, April 2008
Great! It is a must see. I wish we had more time to look around, eat and shop, but still definitely worth doing. Easy to find tour agency, no problem checking in, and they have English speaking employees.
Reviewed by: Steven C, United States, April 2008
