09 Jul 2025
The views were out of this world, however it was not all sunshine and flowers. Pick up was advised to be 0815. Collected at 0840. Delivery back to hotel was to be 17.00. Actual time returned to hotel 16.00. 1.5 hours paid for not received. Time could have been used at additional viewpoints. Only stopped at 3 viewpoints.
Stop for lunch was at 10.45 with lunch at 11.00. 11.00 is not lunch time.
Another family group on our tour were dropped off first. 2 adults and 2 small children. When driver climbed back into van she was livid that no tip had been offered. The family were from Singapore where it is frowned on to offer tips. The driver reconstructed with my wife and I and the remaining 2 ladies on board, about not being offered a tip. She was most upset and I think she wanted to bully my wife and I top tip the 15% that she wanted. My tour cost approx 400 $. She wanted a tip of 60$. When she started yelling about no tip received I changed my tip from $20 and gave her only $10.
I am sure that she was not pleased when we left the bus.