The pickup from Mandalay Bay was very convenient, and the drive to the desert location was quick and easy. The 450cc ATVs were impressive and well-maintained, making the ride through the sandy trails exhilarating. The desert scenery was bea..utiful and the guide was great at ensuring everyone had a fun and safe experience. My only minor gripe was that the tour felt a bit short; I would have loved more time exploring. Nevertheless, it was a thrilling and memorable experience overall!Read full review
As long as you know what you're getting, it would be difficult to be disappointed with this tour. You must know that this is a bilingual tour composed mostly of Chinese and Indians. Our tour guide was Daniel and was very organized and pun..ctual. All stops and tours began on the dot. I just wish that Daniel would complete the English sentences before he gives the Chinese translation. He speak in phrases and translate the phrases in Chinese. It gets confusing as you wouldn't know whether he was speaking English or Chinese. Overall the tour was great, we had enough time to see the night sights during the Night Tour. Daniel even gave us tips where to buy reasonably priced meals. The Grand Canyon Tour was conducted by another tour guide, Leslie. He was better in giving the bilingual descriptions. You pay an additional $69 for the West Rim Tour but is a much shorter drive from Vegas. My only real complaint is the stop at the outlet store on the way to Vegas. It was unnecessary as we had another stop at the outlets store on the way back.. The Ethel M chocolate factory and Gardens Tour was also boring. I would still rate this tour as excellent except for the rude and noisy Chinese on the bus.
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Soooooo glad i bought power pass, totally worth it, wish i had more time to get more benefit. Bought 2day pass and saved a lot, and did things i might not have.hoover dam was brilliant.
What a fantastic bargain!! Not only did we save nearly $300 we also got lots of ideas of things to do while we were there. I HIGHLY recommend buying this power pass to anyone planning to visit Vegas soon. We had a blast! Favorite thing to d..o by far was the zipline on Freemont Street! Honestly we weren't disappointed in any of the things we used the pass for. My only regret is not getting the 3 day instead of the 2 day. Chances are we would have saved even more!Read full review
We were able to see many Vegas tourist attractions with the power pass, it was definitely worth it, I just wish I had more time with it, as we ran out of time. Definitely a must have if you haven't seen the attractions this pass offers.
To begin with I travelled alone from Australia and this was to be my west coast leg for my holiday in America. I found it to be a cheap and SAFE way to see a lot of the countryside that I would have otherwised missed out on. I would recomme..nd this tour to anyone that is serious about sightseeing and not so keen to party!
I had a good time and saw some awesome sights :)Read full review
I've always wanted to visit Yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore, and Grand Teton N.P so when I saw the low price offered by this tour group, I jumped at the deal. I flew from NY to LA and caught the tour in Chinatown. After a series of bus breakdow..n, we were on our way.
The tour guide and driver (Mark and Sunny) were great, the scenery was absolutely amazing and the company was wonderful.
I enjoyed the tour and finally got to cross some places off my bucket list.Read full review
We are from the UK and chose this trip because of the low price being advertised. We were a bit unsure whether to book it at first but the tour was excellent on reflection. The tour had mainly Chinese people on it; however some Americans an..d an Australian couple were onboard. The tour guide Zac was very polite and knowledgeable towards us and the driver did a good safe job throughout. The hotels were basic (2 star) however they did improve as the week progressed. You definitely see a lot in the week, covering over 3500 miles and 9 states of USA. We ate at 3 Chinese buffets for dinner so if you don't like Asian food I'd not recommend this trip. We spent one night in Denver and used the free hotel bus into the city and ate at an Italian restaurant which was a nice change. The tour felt rushed at some points however necessary to allow the travel time required to the next destination. We would not recommend this trip to any senior citizens or families with children under 10 because of the pace and travel distances involved. You definitely see a lot of America in one week and this tour is excellent value for money compared to other companies and itineries. The only issues we had was the early mornings, food and compulsory $49 per person tip however this is all clearly explained in any email correspondence and the itinerary advertised. Pre-tour administration was very good and the tour collection was efficient. Onboard the bus there was many films played and you changed seats every day which was good. You see so much in the week from deserts, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, forests, harvest crops and many national parks with stunning scenery. Read full review
This is the perfect family vacation to get some of the highlights of America has to offer. But.. I think I should do everyone a positive favor about getting into a little depth of my nice little 7day trip. Our tour guide and the driver wer..e very excellent through out the vacation. Bus driver drove fast and hard, the tour guide was very accommadating with seating and waiting for late passengers. There was a lot of long stretches on the road so I'd suggest to bring a neckrest or pillow with you. The bus would make stops every 2.5 hours or so and they would play some videos to break up the long drives but be warned there are only 4 small t.v's spreaded around with bad audio. The sights you get to see are unforgettable and are totally worth the uncomfortableness. Balance Rock, Crazy Horse, Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone Park, Grand Teton were all very majestic. They are all off my personal travel checklist thanks to this tour.
Now what got me about the trip was the extra $40 a person and extra $7 a day a person fee's for park entrances and tour guide/bus driver fees. They provide that information in the confirmation and all but I overlooked it. I thought I'd mention it in my review because the people on my bus were also surprised. I had a family of 3 so you can do the math.. I just wished the tour group had provided that info more clearly and just added it to the advertised price from the start. But whatever expense total I have was worth the trip.
Last words... All hotels provided were good enough, you'll need to have your WATER and snacks prepared, get used to a lot of junk food on the road, bring a book or ipod, and take a lot of pictures!
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We are 6 in a family and enjoyed so much , but our bus going to Colorado stop and not running for almost 3 hours, Our Tour Guide is very accomodating and helping all passengers . The 7 days tour went well and we are all very happy to see al..most 9 states in just 7 days. We will go back and tour in another city next year. Read full review
This was an interesting way to see California at a very fast pace.
If it was on the printed itinerary you saw it and was told about it, if it popped up along the way, no one knew what it was. EG, the Dam for the water supply to LA was not ..commented on until I asked about it. As was the area of the Bay of San Francisco where the land was divided into squares beside a very low roadway, on the way to Stamford University. No one knew why.
We had been warned about the dual language, english/chinese so this was not a drama, in fact was very interesting.
The guides, on the whole were good, with Michael, the guide we had to San Francisco, Yosemite and back to LA, exceptional.
The accommodation everywhere was comfortable.
The availability of food on the tour became repetetive with repeated visits to Chinese Buffets. I am sure even the Chinese people on the tour became frustrated with this.. After the 3rd one, we gave up and ate away from the tour for lunches etc.
The only complaint I would have with any of the Hotels we stayed at would be that the Howard Johson Hotel at Anaheim seemed very slapdash about making their dinner menu available and treated you with surprise that you would want to eat there. Often the food on the menu was not available after the orders were taken.
Those things aside, we enjoyed the tour very much and would use the company again.
Be aware that on top of the cost of the tour you will be required to pay a fee to the tour bus driver and tour guide every day. This is in small print on your itinerary and adds quite considerably to the costs you will incur. It would be better if these charges were included in the cost of the tour.Read full review