01 Nov 2023
The tour was meant to begin at 8.00am and as a result all participant were there early waiting, unfortunately our tour guide Cybellis did not turn up until around 8.30am with absolutely no apology forthcoming.
This marked the beginning of a tour with a tour guide that really lacked enthusiasm for her job, she went through the process but made little if any effort to get to know the clients or to get the group together at all.
Our bus driver was excellent throughout with exceptional skills.
Most towns we visited were absolutely fantastic and the local tour guides were great. In Seville Gloria was exceptional and in Granada Esther had a wealth of knowledge, plus Margarita in Toledo was very passionate. The flamingo show we visited in Seville was very entertaining, we loved it. The only place we visited that was disappointing was Costa del Sol. The hotel we stayed in was enormous and lacked any character both in terms of the rooms and the dining area. I must say the hotels throughout the tour were barely adequate and as we had paid extra for the better class of hotel we were surprised at the level of the accommodation. One saving grace was that in most towns they were close to the old town which was good.
We were disappointed to miss out on the gypsy flamingo show in Granada and this was due to our guide not booking it early enough. In all the places we saw were great, but the trip was let down by our unenthusiastic tour guide and the average accommodation and food provided.