10 May 2024
This was a looked forward to excursion. While the pick up timing was not accurate it didn't matter. The problem was the transport. We were last to be picked up and found ourselves sitting at the back of a Toyota SUV. Third row seats in the vehicle sitting in the trunk area on temporary seating. The only way to get in was through a small gap when a row 2 seat was folded forward. We were cramped up with our heads touching the roof, no forward vision due to three people in row 2. Side windows were small quarter light windows with no outside views. For 4 hours our knees were around our ears due to our height and we had to sit sideways as there was insufficient room. Getting in and out was so difficult I had to get down on my knees on the floor to navigate. At 79 years of age a health and safety issue. In the end we both refused to leave the vehicle at sites as it was just too hard. The transport provided was unprofessional. No more than 4 tourists plus driver should have been in that SUV.
I am not sure of our driver/guides name. We couldn't actually hear what was being said our even where we were going due to our position in the vehicle. The driver/guide was a decent bloke but I suspect he was embarrassed as to our position as we're the other passengers.