22 Feb 2022
I fully paid for the Citadelle Laferrier & Sans Souci Palace Half Day tour a week in advance scheduled for February 19, 2022. On the 18th in the morning, Pierre and I exchanged Whatsapp messages, confirming pickup for the tour next day at 9am. However, later at 6pm, he sends me a message cancelling the tour, claiming that his drivers are scared of being kidnapped in Cap Haitien and that it was not safe for me to do the tour. This last minute cancellation was incredibly unprofessional. He had one week to inform me but he chooses to tell me the night before the scheduled tour. Also, he really dragged his feet on refunding me on Viator. If he knew he had to cancel, he should have refunded me on the spot. Instead, it took him over 3 hours to refund me (during those 3 hours, I had to continually ask him where my refund was and even had to contact Viator customer service to help force the refund).
I told my hotel what happened and they were confused because Cap Haitien is quite safe and they haven't heard of any kidnappings. Luckily, I found someone at the very last minute to take me to the Citadel and San Souci Palace the next day. I felt very safe in Milot and in Cap Haitien and saw at least 2 solo travelers and 7 small tour groups at the 2 UNESCO sites.
BEWARE of Pierre and Eagle Tour and Adventures. IMO, I would avoid this company.