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Miami Beach to Key West was GREAT - Gray Line Miami Tours

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Miami Beach to Key West was GREAT

The trip down there was nothing but smooth, bus was extremely comfortable, and the guides with use were very helpful! I would use them again if I were to go! I guess most people only leave reviews when it’s a bad experience, so I wanted to come on to leave a good review!

we booked the glass bottom boat tour but when we got there they over scheduled and we were not able to do that boat tour. trying to get a refund was hard and had to try several different numbers. key west is fun and you’ll enjoy it - bus ride is close to 4 hours tho - 8 round trip

This tour was just ok. Some random stops like a church and some forest museum then wynwood and Venetian pool which we were not allowed to walk around so it seemed strange to have it as a part of the tour. I personally did not enjoy the majority of this tour however one Great part was stop in little Havana. Try Mofongos restaurant not PUP as is suggested by guide. Biggest disappointment was When I booked I thought it said Bayside Marketplace was included however this was misleading as it was only used for 5 minutes to drop us to the boat and then pick us up after the boat portion. Guides were good overall i think the itinerary needs improvement.

BUSQUEN OTRA EMPRESA PARA ESTE PASEO. La peor experiencia que he tenido con un tour. Para ir al grano, la empresa nos dejó a mi y mi pareja tirados en los Everglades junto a 15 personas más (más de la mitad de todos los que tomamos el tour). El bus se fue 10 minutos antes de la hora de partida y el conductor no se inmutó a ver si estábamos o no. La disposición del conductor fue mala desde el inicio, mostrando desgano hacia su trabajo y que luego se demostró por la mala atención a sus pasajeros. Intentamos durante toda 1 hora en comunicarnos con la empresa sin que nos dieran respuesta. Al final tuvimos que tomar un Uber de vuelta ha nuestro hotel que nos costó entre 50-60 USD sobre lo que ya habíamos pagado por el tour con idea y vuelta. Luego me logre comunicar con la empresa y en resumidas cuentas, nos trató de mentirosos a nosotros y los otros 15 pasajeros que dejaron botados. El paseo es muy bonito por lo que les recomiendo hacerlo con otra empresa para evitar una muy amarga experiencia y perder horas de sus preciadas vacaciones. ———— LOOK FOR ANOTHER COMPANY FOR THIS RIDE. The worst experience I have ever had with a tour. To cut to the chase, the company left me and my partner stranded in the Everglades along with 15 other people (more than half of all of us who took the tour). The bus left 10 minutes before the departure time and the driver did not flinch to see if we were there or not. The driver's disposition was bad from the beginning, showing reluctance towards his work and that was later shown by the poor attention to his passengers. We tried for an entire hour to communicate with the company with no response. In the end we had to take an Uber back to our hotel which cost us between 50-60 USD on what we had already paid for the tour with idea and back. Then I managed to communicate with the company and in short, they treated us and the other 15 passengers they left behind as liars. The tour is very beautiful, so I recommend doing it with another company to avoid a very bitter experience and lose hours of your precious vacations.

There are apparently several sites to book this trip through. I booked this trip four hours before departure through Get Your Guide. I mention this because we were informed that we would need to pay an additional $10 before boarding for taxes and fees. My thought when paying was why wasn’t this mentioned 4 hours earlier? I would have still booked if the cost was more so I didn’t let it spoil our time. There were several people that didn’t have cash and the driver doesn’t take a credit card so we had to wait for them. There is a note on the driver’s tip jar that there is a $5 minimum. I get that. We were told upon the return trip that since we paid the $10, we didn’t need to tip additional. That wasn’t what we were told this fee was for at the start of the trip. I think the tour company should be more transparent about the fee and what it covers. On to the trip itself. The good: The bus is pretty roomy. The drive is beautiful and went fast on the way there. We arrived earlier than expected. It was a beautiful day and we had a phenomenal time. The bad: We paid the $45 per person for the hop on/hop off ferry. We went around the island once and realized everything we wanted to see/do was at the starting point. Don’t buy into the driver’s sales pitch that you’ll be bored after an hour of walking around. I don’t know how that would even be possible. This trip was not 13 hours. It was 16. We left at 7 am and didn’t arrive back to the starting point until nearly 11. Everyone was exhausted. We were really lucky to be a few seats away from a woman who wanted everyone to know just how miserable she was including people who weren’t on the bus via FaceTime. Her behavior was so bad that even I was afraid to say anything to her (that rarely happens when people are treating others badly). I don’t fault the tour company for her ridiculous behavior but I do hope she reads this: You’re a miserable, crass human being and you’re traveling alone because you treat people like crap! Attitude plays a huge role in what kind of day/life you get to have.

Totally recommended, we did it today and it was nice. Well organised, I recommend the experience to everyone

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