| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? [v] |
Group Type? |
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Great time!
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| Sat, Aug 16, 08 9:30 PM |
apeppard |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Loved the tour! Greatly recommend! |
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Fun but not real informative
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| Sat, Aug 16, 08 6:30 PM |
lindanamett |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Unless you were in the front of the group, you missed the beginning of the
information being shared with the group. Although we had fun, maybe a little
more time should be given to allow all the riders to arrive. |
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New Way for Locals to see DC!
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| Sat, Aug 16, 08 3:30 PM |
Laurenbow |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| I have lived near DC my whole life and have seen almost everything there is to see. The Segway tour was something completely new and exciting! Not only did I see some of the old favorites such as the White House and the Capitol, but there were also stops at new locations! The tour guides were fantastic! They knew quite a bit about the history of the city and plans for the future. Another bonus is that Capital Segway does not limit your speed. We flew past other tour companies and probably covered twice as many sites in the same time! Also, we learned how to ride the Segways inside rather than out on the street. Therefore, all our emabarrassing moments could be kept inside! I later saw other groups learning how to ride almost at the White House. By the time we set out on the tour, we were completely comfortable with Segway. I highly recommend this tour and the company! I plan on doing it again! Just make sure you wear comfortable shoes as you are pretty much standing for the entire tour! |
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Fun ride
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| Fri, Aug 15, 08 6:30 PM |
mumukshu |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| more for segway experience |
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Great nighttime activity
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| Thu, Aug 14, 08 9:30 PM |
kvariola |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Great tour and at night when the crowds aren't out gives plenty of space to enjoy the segway. Very fun. |
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a fun experience
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| Thu, Aug 14, 08 12:30 PM |
BJSTEMPLE |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| As a local, I didn't need the tourist facts although it seemed to be pretty well done. I went for the riding experience, which is a lot of fun. Only takes about 10 minutes to get reasonably comfortable, and by the end of the ride, I felt like an expert.
Streets are pretty crowded at midday; evening might be better. |
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Great Tour; Unenthusiastic Guides
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| Thu, Aug 14, 08 12:30 PM |
WallaceJudd |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| The Segway tour of the DC Capital buildings was the right way to see all the monuments of DC. The Segways performed flawlessly, and the size of the group was ideal -- about a dozen or so.
The guides were great at the logistics of threading the group through flocks of tourists and between clumps of traffic.
However, as a tour of the monuments of the capital, the trip had some shortcomings. It was difficult to hear the guides because they had no amplification or speakers. With the traffic & tourist noises all around, you frequently couldn't hear their patter.
The dialog was delivered with that '13th time today' lassitude that guides get after months of spewing the same patter with little variation. They were perfunctory, but not excited by the seeting or the history surrounding them.
I'd still recommend the tour, especially if you haven't been on a Segway, and if you have the chance to follow up on the buildings of specific interest to you. |
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Great for locals
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| Wed, Aug 13, 08 3:30 PM |
msfreudber |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| so great for a birthday outting. I highly recommend it of you have friends In town because you can have fun on a segway while they get a tour. |
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Awesome
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| Wed, Aug 13, 08 12:30 PM |
lolney55 |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| We had so much fun. I would love to bring my friends and family for a tour. It was so easy to learn how to drive the segway. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. |
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We had a great time!
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| Tue, Aug 12, 08 3:30 PM |
anc7b05 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
| My nephew and his friend, both about 20, were visiting me in DC so I treated them to the tour. I've wanted to do the tour myself for some time, so I went too. We loved it! Just a couple comments: 1. Suggest that folks bring a bottle of water. We got extremely thirsty after the 1st hour. 2. Suggest that folks wear comfortable shoes because they'll be standing for 2 hours. 3. Tell folks that pedestrians have the right of way in DC, especially on sidewalks. 4. Offer an alternate route, not just the tourist route. I plan to go again, this time with a group of local friends. How about going down by the river near the Kennedy Center, for example? Maybe a certain tour-time could be more geared to local residents. |
