The itinerary was great. However, the tour guide and tour director left a great deal to be desired.
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Shaun
The Cultural Experience
7 years ago
Hi Robert & Susan,
thank you very much for your feedback. I hope my comments below address some of the issues you experienced whilst on tour.
Firstly, lunches on this tour can be difficult. There is so much ground to cover in a short time. Ideally, we would take 30-45 minutes, so everyone has time to get some food and stretch their legs and this would ideally be in a town so that there is some variety. We have stopped at said places before, but again, the feedback from our customers was that they just wanted to get to the next destination and only needed a quick stop to grab a sandwich. We take all of our customer comments on board and as we have the same tour departing in a few weeks we will look to stop in better places and find a happy medium, so thank you for bringing this to our attention.
The Schindler factory has always been an optional extra in which customers can attend if they wish to do so and you are expected to make your own way and queue etc. Although Nicky and Isabel were trying to help customers who wanted to go, it appears this backfired, as, if customers had just gone and queued as we expected them to, there would have been no issue in attending. It was only group bookings they weren’t taking. Again, it will be made much clearer In other tours that if you want to go, you do so of your own accord.
At other museums, we do usually say that you can explore them at your own leisure but that the guide will be walking through too if you have any questions. I am sorry if you felt you were just left, but again, the feedback previously has been that customers like their own time in museums.
We can only apologise that you were referred to an guinea pigs, this should not have happened. Although this was the first tour that Isabelle has guided for us you were in no way guinea pigs and both tour manager and guide have visited the locations previously. Again, we are sorry that reference was made.
We were so happy to hear that your follow on tour, the Holocaust Landscapes, was a great success and your experience on this tour was much better. I hope the latter experience is the one that stays with you, and hope you will join us again some time.
I would like to thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback and rest assured we will be making the necessary changes.
Date of purchase: 05/09/2018
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Suzanne & Bryon
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7 years ago
What Suzanne & Bryon said about The Cultural Experience:
The Cultural Experience provided timely information. We requested an extra night in Krakow and they took care of it. We also stayed in the same room the extra night.
Shaun
The Cultural Experience
7 years ago
Thank you for your feedback Suzanne & Bryon. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour and hope that we will see you again on another very soon.
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7 years ago
Excellent program. Very thorough. Knowledgeable guide - good teacher. Affordably priced tour. TCE office personnel helpful, quick to respond to questions from booking to the start of the trip......
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Shaun
The Cultural Experience
7 years ago
Thanks for your review, we are so glad that you enjoyed your trip with us to Italy. I will pass on all of your comments to Gordon and everyone else involved in the tour and hope to see you again soon!
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Date of purchase: 13/09/2018
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Dan
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7 years ago
What Dan said about The Cultural Experience:
Liked that Tim Cole was wanting to show more than expected.
Shaun
The Cultural Experience
7 years ago
Thanks for sharing your comments with us Dan. Tim has so much to share and i am glad that you were able to make the most of his knowledge.
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Date of purchase: 12/09/2018
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Bob
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Cockeysville
7 years ago
What Bob said about The Cultural Experience:
First class tour, accommodations, and meals
Shaun
The Cultural Experience
7 years ago
Thanks for sharing your comments with us Bob, we hope to see you again in 2019!
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Date of purchase: 08/09/2018
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Kimberley
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7 years ago
What Kimberley said about The Cultural Experience:
The organization provided many details and stayed in contact for travel details.
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Shaun
The Cultural Experience
7 years ago
Thank you for your review Kimberley. Having read the feedback from this tour, we have decided to fit less in to the day in Warsaw and spend more time and the places we do visit. We are also looking at changing this further on our 2019 tours. I would like to thank you for taking the time to review the tour and we hope to see you on another tour soon.
Date of purchase: 05/09/2018
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Noah and Beatrice
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7 years ago
What Noah and Beatrice said about The Cultural Experience:
The trip was very well coordinated and there were great experiences in every country and every city. This was our second trip with the Cultural Experience and would recommend and do another.
Shaun
The Cultural Experience
7 years ago
Thank you Noah & Beatrice for your feedback. I will ensure that Tim, Dave and everyone else involved with the tour see your comments. Thank you for coming with us on tour over the last two years and we hope to see you again soon.
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Date of purchase: 12/09/2018
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Gordon
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St Ives, cambridgeshire
7 years ago
What Gordon said about The Cultural Experience:
Cultural Experience always provide first class tour guides, often from a military background. This tour had Lt-Colonel Mathias Strohn. From the German Army. A fluent English speaker and professional...
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Date of purchase: 08/09/2018
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Michael and Nancy
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Boynton Beach, Florida
7 years ago
What Michael and Nancy said about The Cultural Experience:
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Experts in historical travel providing a programme of worldwide, escorted tours including archaeology, military history and general history, all of which are accompanied by leading historians, academics or senior soldiers.