| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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We had a blast!
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| Sun, Apr 6, 08 9:30 AM |
DeeGarner |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| the leaders were exceptiional, very knowledgable, fun, and enthusiastic. |
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Just do it!
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| Sun, Apr 6, 08 9:30 AM |
jespence |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| It is geat fun and a great way to see the City. |
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Great way to see Washington!
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| Sun, Mar 30, 08 3:30 PM |
mfroensch |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We really enjoyed the segway tour. Both and tour and the segway experience were great. The only downer was the cold weather, which you have no control over. Would highly recommend to friends. |
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Grandparents are "cool"
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| Fri, Mar 28, 08 6:30 PM |
Helenfeil |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We took 3 grandchildren who are graduating from high school to visit the area for 5 days. They were really impressed that we did this. The seques are easy for all ages. Everyone loved the lights on the Mall after dark but it was a little bit chilly. |
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Great Time
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| Tue, Mar 18, 08 3:30 PM |
unke43 |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| I would recommend it to any and all. Great tour and a lot of fun. |
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DC Segway Adventure
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| Wed, Mar 12, 08 12:30 PM |
nschlebnik |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This tour was such fun!! The Segway is easy to use, quiet, and gets you up above the others on the sidewalk. The tour leader explained the use of the Segway, important safety practices and was very patient as I hopped up on the Segway for the first time. Within 5 minutes I was wheeling about like a pro and ready to go ... and I am 61 years old and a bit of a klutz !! After a short practice session in a park across the street from the Segway office we began the trek to the White House and the Capitol Mall area. Our leader was very knowledgeable about the sites in the area and shared many little known facts. We were able to go at top speed (12 mph) on Pennsylvania Avenue. I enjoyed talking to other tourists who wanted to know about the Segway. You definitely get a lot of attention as you travel around. By now the Segway felt like a part of my body......responding instantly and smoothly at turns, and when stopping and starting. I felt completely comfortable on the tour. The Segway even had a little storage area where I was able to put my water bottle and my camera for easy access. There was plenty of time to take pictures and our leader willingly took pictures of me on the Segway. I hated to give up my new "friend" when we returned to the Segway office. I'd recommend this tour to anyone !! Enjoy !! |
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The most fun I've had standing up!
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| Sun, Feb 24, 08 12:30 PM |
MelodyHD |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Thank you for asking my age...if you were here I'd run you over with a borrowed segway! In life it's not the miles, it's the course, and ours is active and fun!
Having wanted to ride a Segway ever since we first head about them we had been thwarted at every turn...weather, sold out, late flights...
At last a trip to Washington DC provided the opportunity we had waited so long for.
It was incredible. Everything we had thought it would be and more. I did feel sorry for the younger couple scheduled with us. We left them in the dust! They kept apologizing for keeping us waiting (like we sat still...we zoomed in circles as we waited).
Our guide, Will, was an intelligent college senior with interests similar to ours and we had a blast! We did feel guilty about not paying much attention to his talk though. We were too busy zooming off here and there and handing out flyers to interested onlookers.
My husband even took movies as we went!
I would have stayed for the next tour and done it again, if it hadn't been sold out.
If we didn't live in crowded and not-Segway-friendly Manhattan we'd stiff the kids this Christmas and buy Segways for ourselves...I still might...I'll ride around the kitchen!
You should open a franchise in Central Park! (If you do we get rides free for the idea!)
In 20 years we'll be using these instead of wheelchairs! Watch your back! |
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More training
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| Mon, Dec 17, 07 12:30 PM |
jdelente |
Male |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Training was too short. My friend fell twice after going out and had to give up. 15 minutes on the square (before crossing street and tackling ramps) would kave helped. |
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A Troubled Tour
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| Thu, Nov 22, 07 12:30 PM |
MARCIAN |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| We toured with the Segway group on Thanksgiving at 1:00. The entire group had 12 people, including a family with 3 young men (late teens/20's). One of the tour guides had injured his hip in a Segway accident earlier in the day, and did nothing but complain about his injury all day. He was in pain, but should either have sought medical attention and left the job, or not complained. His first words to us as we entered the store were about the accident he'd had on his Segway and how he severely injured himself - NOT the words that a customer wants to be greeted with.
The group was simply too large and inexperienced. We wasted a full half hour of our time waiting as newbies learned how to use the Segways in the store.
The young boys on the tour were terribly misbehaving the entire tour. Neither their parents nor the tour guides reined them in, so we wasted a lot of our time waiting for them to stop fooling around. They had three (minor) accidents of their own during the tour.
Another tourist had a serious-looking accident toward the end of the tour, and the previously injured tour guide was clearly more concerned about the hassle this created for him than his was about the fallen tourist. Fortunately for both, no serious damage to person or machine.
The tour itself was a disjointed mish-mash of the two tour guides showing off how much history trivia they knew about obscure people and events, and very little about what we were seeing. The tour was cut short (we didn't go to the Capitol Building) because of the above. The entire event was primarily a Segway ride through city streets with very little in the way of "touring" as we had imagined it, with some comment on the buildings and history of the city.
One machine threw a rider because of a tire failure, and one of the tour guides had to leave the group to walk it back to the store. The other (injured) tour guide then took us back to the store with no stops for information, sight-seeing, or any courtesies.
Very poor treatment of your customers. The major offense was the overly large size of the group. Twelve people, especially one with three delinquent boys and two frustrated guides in it, is simply far too large a group for an enjoyable, productive, worthwhile experience.
I will not be back for more. |
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The most fun I've ever had in Washington
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| Fri, Oct 19, 07 9:30 AM |
jlawson |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The Segway Tour of Washington was absolutely the most fun I've ever had on a guided tour. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and funny. He made the experience a lot of fun. I felt perfectly at ease on the Segway after only a few minutes. I would recommend the tour for anyone who enjoys something a little different than the usual bus tours. |
