100% Muir Woods and Wine Country - Anthony was fantastic!!
By: Angela |
My husband and I did this tour based on the recommendation by my sister who did it a couple of years ago and absolutely loved it. Anthony was our walrus tour guide and he was fabulous!! Anthony was very personable and knowledgeable. He was ..concerned about our safety as he reminded us to wear our seatbelts each time we got on the bus. Anthony was 15 minutes early to pick us up and he explained it to us when we got to Muir Woods. I loved the fact that we got there early to avoid the entrance fee (which is NOT covered by the tour as was clearly stated when you booked the tour). It also gave us a little more time at Muir Woods which was the highlight and wished we actually had more time there. When we stopped in Sonoma for lunch, Anthony also gav3 us feedback on which restaurants were popular and which ones to avoid because of time. Who doesn’t love free cheese tasting?! Anthony informed us about the different wineries and how his previous tour groups stated they preferred the second winery (Mayo) and people purchased more wines from there than the other two wineries. However, my personal favorite winery was the first one we toured, Kieu Hoang. Mayo did have a really delicious port like Anthony stated. Cline Cellars was the last one we toured. I would of preferred to visit its’ sister winery, Jacuzzi instead. Another highlight was when Anthony took us to see the Golden Gate Bridge. Anthony was also a great photographer!! He only mentioned tipping a few times but no more than I’ve heard from other tour guides. I also heard him tell that couple who was turned off by the tipping that he would drop them off to a closer location so they could get to the airport to catch their flight that SAME DAY as the tour (which the tour site also states not to do).Read full review
Best tour to take to Yosemite. Denise was an amazing guide, fun and took care of the whole group. I went to visit Yosemite before, but i felt like this time lI learned more facts about the park and I got good tips from Denise to make my d..ay more enjoyable. Thank you Astronomical tour for having an excellent tour person as Denise. I will recommend everyone to take this tour with Denise because the money you spend is well worth it.Read full review
It was nice, except going back to the city, the driver played 2 movies going back and its ao loud and bright, we got a headache. A music or some quite time should have been good.
The tour was perfect and made all the more incredible by our fantastic tour guide Anthony! Knowledgeable and humorous; he really made the day something special. A total fairytale!
We were picked up on time from our hotel in union square to go to Yosemite for the day. Our guide (Con) was well informed, very polite, gave enough time on rest/food breaks and also time to feel and see some of mother nature on the way to t..he park. It is a long day but he made it fun, informative and also relaxing. Yosemite is truly worth every penny, El Capitan, The Dome, Bridal Falls, Sequoia's - all stunning. The walk amongst the sequoia's was heavenly quiet and trees enormous, bigger than i had imagined. On our way home, Con gave us time to rest but also took us to a point over the Bay Bridge to view the city from a different angle - what a view, thanks Con!Read full review
Anthony was a great tour guide and he really made the tour enjoyable from start to finish. And his sense of humor cannot be measured. He provides advise on how to manage your time between the stops. He is very tuned in to what he passanger..s think and he will even throw some really good suggestions your way if you ask him. I had been scared off tours because they just seem so mundane but this tour renewed my interest. I did not quite understand the pace of the tour at first but at the end of the day, I appreciated just how well planned it was. Note: keep the Mayo vineyard on the tour... it was one on the best stops in wine country.Read full review
Gino was great! Shared with us lots of stories about the places we pass along the way. He also make sure we get to all the nice point for the yosemite tour. Managed to take alot of nice pictures. Only downside was the people who was in the ..group together. Few of them did not came back on time and delayed the tour. But we were given extra time to compensate. While we cannot chose who we travel with, the tour and yosemite was great!Read full review