Ghosts of Venice - Ontdek het onbekende

Het eerste wat onze gids zei was “Ik zou hier niet moeten zijn”. De vaste gids was ziek dus hij viel in. Er waren slechts ongeveer 3 - 4 haltes met verhalen, en slechts een paar van hen zouden in aanmerking komen als “spookverhalen”. We haastten ons van de ene locatie naar de andere en het verhaal werd snel verteld zonder enige vorm van uitwerking. Alleen de feiten, en onze 90 minuten tour eindigde 15 minuten eerder. Echt teleurstellende ervaring in het algemeen en onze gids keek opgelucht toen het eindigde. Hopelijk is de vaste gids veel beter. Zou het niet aanraden.

This is overpriced and limited quality (no offence to the guide). 1. Told to meet 15 mins beforehand but there was no guide to meet us. Left wondering if we were at the right spot. At the start time I had to approach the ticket collection booth and ask and then a guide came out. Also it needs to be clearer that you must approach the booth to collect your ticket. 2. The guides English was average. She sometimes struggled to find the right words and got it wrong which changed the meaning of the story completely (although she did correct herself after). 3. There were no headsets so it was hard to hear, especially in crowds or whilst walking. 4. The stories were average and lost any impact they may have had if delivered more excitingly. I would not spend $100 au on this experience in hindsight.

We have done a few ghost and night tours around Europe and the guides vary from place to place. Unfortunately this one lacked energy. There was no hearing devices which I believe is a requirement in Venice these days. It looked like the guide had a bag full but was reluctant to hand them out. The guide did not make themselves very obvious at the meeting point and you had to hunt around to find them. No discernible marker or flag to follow when walking around. This was the guides first time and she was very nervous and a bit timid. The guide spoke very softly which made it hard to understand what she was saying, particularly anywhere near other people. You had to really listen hard to hear what was going on. There were some good stories but the guide lacked any real energy to tell them. We got to one point at the end and apparently there was a gruesome story but she said no she wouldn't tell it as it was too awful and gruesome. I believe if you are on one of these Ghost tours you expect these things, not an apology for not telling a story. I have been on much better tours and would not recommend at this time.