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Lots to see and do, would not have been able to do it on our own. Group was large, 42 people and made it hard to hear at times.
Reviewed by: Dennis F, United States, November 2007
The guide spoke in English and Spanish to the group. I felt that if I knew Spanish would have had more information on the places. Otherwise, the trip was great and I would do it again.
Reviewed by: Abigail T, United States, November 2007
Excellent guide, comfortable journey, fair lunch, but a bit expensive and limited mainly for admission-free sights.
Reviewed by: Peter P, Hungary, October 2007
Like many day tours, there is never enough time on your own but it is certainly worth seeing these great little towns. It was nice to get out of the busy city to see small town Spain. We were only English speakers on the group so it felt like we got the shortened version given the guide had to give the tour twice and only to us in English. I would skip the lunch and find it on your own, it gave us more time to enjoy by ourselves.
Reviewed by: Richard V, United States, October 2007
Fantastic! These cities are beautiful - every bit as good as Toledo. Segovia especially is great. The only downside is that for the eight hour tour, four of the hours are spent on the bus. The tour is in both English and Spanish simultaneously, which is a little bit of a drag. We had a tour guide who unfortunately catered much more to the Spanish-speaking part of the group. There were 40 people on the tour, and it seems as though the cost of the bus is the major expense, so why not have two guides, one in Spanish and one in English? I would definitely do it again, but I would likely skip Avila and go right to Segovia.
Reviewed by: Charles S, United States, October 2007
The bus was comfortable, but the windows were filthy. The tour was well organized, but our guide spoke poor English and did not communicate well. Lunch was great.
Reviewed by: Gerald F, United States, October 2007
This tour was well organized and run according to a well-established plan. It left Madrid right on time and returned according to plan. I loved Segovia and enjoyed a little free time on our own.
Reviewed by: Susan P, United States, October 2007
There was a lot more walking than was mentioned in the tour description.
Reviewed by: John M, United States, September 2007
We enjoyed seeing Avila and Segovia, but our group was simply too big. Every seat on the bus was filled, so there must have been close to 50 people. You cannot have one guide and 50 people and make an effective tour, let alone in two languages. Our guide was difficult to hear because of the group size. Lunch was fine; gastronomic means you get a slightly different entree along with wine, water and coffee. It was fine, but you could easily go to a local restaurant in Segovia; there are many. There is a lot to see in Segovia, so the group size should be small enough to cover things adequately. Also, there is a lot of walking. The tour operator really needs to limit group size to 25. The aqueduct, the cathedral and Alcazar all interesting, but we were very rushed.
Reviewed by: Nancy R, United States, September 2007
This was a wonderful trip but a very disappointing lunch. There was no obvious difference between our gourmet lunch and the tourist lunch. Everything the same, but we paid more!
Reviewed by: Margaret W, Australia, September 2007
The guide and driver handled a traffic jam very well by changing the order of the trip.
Reviewed by: John W, United States, September 2007
These are two cities with so much history. Avila was like a place from a child's storybook.
Reviewed by: James M, United States, September 2007
The sights were magnificent. The bus was clean and comfortable. The guide was a bit too soft spoken and spoke in a slow monotonous tone. The tourist lunch at Segovia was excellent, although wine was not included. However, a glass was only 2 euros additional. The description of the lunch option should be more clear as to the difference between the tourist and the gastronomic and what is included in each.
Reviewed by: David B, United States, September 2007
The sights were definitely worth seeing. But there was not enough time at Avila; we could have spent more time exploring the walled city. Segovia was fascinating, and so was the Alcazar. There was only one problem with the guide: Although he spoke English well, he only ever gave a very brief version of the Spanish because he also gave a translation in Italian, which was the same length as the Spanish. It was a waste of time waiting for him to give the same spiel in English. The bus was comfortable, and I do recommend that people take this trip for the history and sights alone. There were plenty of places to eat lunch in Segovia, with time to explore, if you didn't do the lunch.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, September 2007
The quality of the tour is very high, and it entails a lot of walking at a reasonable pace. If I had to do it over again, though, I would do the two-day tour to the same destination. You only get to see the very highlights in a day - and there's so much more to see. Also, on this particular tour, only order the tour with lunch if you're not feeling confident enough to go off on your own. The food was of good quality, but I could have ordered exactly what I wanted on my own and spent less money.
Reviewed by: Mary Kathryn K, United States, July 2007
