27 Jan 2025
We were hoping for historical storytelling that included the why’s and how’s of what creates the Finnish city and culture. Rather, things were just pointed out with the dates it was built. The transportation was lovely except for we kept asking for the heat. We had to scrape the frost off the inside of the windows to see the landmarks. There was a photo book for us to look through and our guide didn’t even know what it was or talked about it. This tour was way too expensive for what we experienced. When we got back to the hotel, we spent the next hour or so researching what we saw to learn about the history on our own. Our guide, even though a nice person, was highly disappointing. We kept redirecting the conversation to learn something about anything otherwise she was sharing non-relevant information about her friend she went to college with and such. I tried to send a message to the tour operator prior to posting this, hoping I would get an apology or a reason but after three days with no response … they clearly didn’t find this feedback important.