- Posted on: 2024-07-27
- Name: Richard
- Rating:
- I recommend this tour!
The 7-Day/6-Night Tour from LA to Yellowstone National Park via Las Vegas and SLC from July 11 to July 17 was the second trip we took with TakeTours.Com. We had a fantastic experience overall! Our tour guide was Daniel Teng, one of the best guides we've encountered. Daniel was experienced, knowledgeable, humorous, thoughtful, even-keeled, genuine, dependable, and kind. He made an otherwise long and taxing trip fun and manageable.
The new touring style of using a van instead of a coach bus was a great idea, as long as there were plenty of restroom stops, which we did. We are also grateful that the four families (altogether 13 people) were courteous and friendly throughout the trip. Daniel's leadership presence certainly helped in that regard.
Two minor suggestions for an already awesome itinerary:
(1) In Las Vegas, we don't need to stay at a 5-star hotel, or at least not this new resort. The front desk appeared overwhelmed and stressed; the staff, including the manager, were slow and looked disinterested during check-in and checking-out. Las Vegas has many fabulous hotels with friendly staff and much cheaper onsite stores and dining options. This new resort was pretentious, chaotic, and overpriced.
(2) At Yellowstone National Park, please add a stop along the north rim of Yellowstone Cayaon or include Inspiration Point, and add a stop to take in the panoramic view of Yellowstone Lake.
Thank you again for a memorable trip.
Jun and Ricard
- Posted on: 2024-10-04
- Name: Mukherjee
- Rating:
- I recommend this tour!
The 7-day trip with TakeTours was amazing, and our guide Danny made it even better. He was super knowledgeable, always going the extra mile to make sure we were well taken care of. Danny knew all the hidden spots and kept us entertained with his jokes and stories. He was kind, fun, and really made the trip unforgettable. If you’re thinking about booking this tour, I’d highly recommend it, especially with Danny as your guide :)
- Posted on: 2024-05-15
- Name: Sam
- Rating:
- I recommend this tour!
Amazing experience. I had my doubts going in because of some *very old* reviews on the internet that are still there, but our experience has been stellar. Much of it was thanks to our guide Zoe (JingJing). From the beginning till the very end, she was nothing but helpful, attentive, and considerate. Many times, she went out of her way to accommodate us, including offering her own room when the hotel assigned us a room that hadn't had housekeeping done yet.
The drive was safe too. She was considerate to smaller things too, such as the time difference concept that is new to foreign travelers, and switching between English and Mandarin as needed. She also gave us clear instructions about departure times.
The itinerary itself is also very well made. I think it is very cost effective considering the competing prices of other tours.
There were two 5-star stays, which is not the case in most other tours.
Some other reviews seem to suggest that there are "hidden charges." I don't think anything was hidden; all additional charges are very well laid out in the itinerary or trip details on this website.
Many items are optional, and they truly are optional to attend or not (we never felt pressured). Having said that, it is true that if someone chooses not to do an optional activity, some advance planning is needed on part of the travelers about what to do while other members are doing that activity.
I would continue using this for the politeness and considerateness of the tour coordinators, and for the cost effectiveness.
- Posted on: 2024-07-28
- Name: Prabhakar+E
- Rating:
- I recommend this tour!
Enjoyed and good experience on this 5 days tour. Particularly 3 days SF, Yosemite was excellent. Overall entire tour was good. Thanks to Mr. Jimmy, tour guide for his excellent execution of SF tour. He has taken good care of all the tourists. We recommend him in future tours. Thanks to Take Tours for providing comfortable accommodations and tour itinerary. Best wishes
- Posted on: 2024-07-15
- Name: Ramesh+Chari
- Rating:
- I recommend this tour!
I must admit that this one of the best online tours services I had experienced so far. Everything went well and just by email/ app services. The customer service is very quick to respond to queries. Any last minute changes accommodated and in fact where refund was possible was given. This sort of services seldom other tour operators provide. The vehicle and drivers were very good and helpful. Everything as per your programme and time went through. Very important is that the pricing for the tour had been very competitive with our sacrificing the quality. Fully recommend for travellers ..
- Posted on: 2024-07-07
- Name: Aishwarya
- Rating:
- I recommend this tour!
I recommend this trip
Suggestions - Balboa park needs an entire day to cover all museums. I think this tour can be done for two days. One day for Balboa park, one day for Cruise, USS Midway museum and Old Town. Overall - good day trip from LA
- Posted on: 2024-05-15
- Name: Sam
- Rating:
- I recommend this tour!
Amazing experience. I had my doubts going in because of some *very old* reviews on the internet that are still there, but our experience has been stellar. Much of it was thanks to our guide Zoe (JingJing). From the beginning till the very end, she was nothing but helpful, attentive, and considerate. Many times, she went out of her way to accommodate us, including offering her own room when the hotel assigned us a room that hadn't had housekeeping done yet.
The drive was safe too. She was considerate to smaller things too, such as the time difference concept that is new to foreign travelers, and switching between English and Mandarin as needed. She also gave us clear instructions about departure times.
The itinerary itself is also very well made. I think it is very cost effective considering the competing prices of other tours.
There were two 5-star stays, which is not the case in most other tours.
Some other reviews seem to suggest that there are "hidden charges." I don't think anything was hidden; all additional charges are very well laid out in the itinerary or trip details on this website.
Many items are optional, and they truly are optional to attend or not (we never felt pressured). Having said that, it is true that if someone chooses not to do an optional activity, some advance planning is needed on part of the travelers about what to do while other members are doing that activity.
I would continue using this for the politeness and considerateness of the tour coordinators, and for the cost effectiveness.
