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Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? [v] |
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I LOVE Segways!!
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| Tue, Jun 23 3:00 PM |
okierdh |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Will was a great tour guide, with lots of information about the city. This was the second time I've toured a major city on Segways. I absolutely LOVE them-even checked on buying a couple or putting in a business in my home city. They are so much fun and easy to adapt to. The traffic in DC was just a little daunting, but we managed it quite well and of course along mall area you can be out of the traffic zones. I would recommend a Segway tour to anyone. The orientation video makes it seem more complicated than it really is-sort of a CYA thing, so don't be intimidated. Riding a Segway is super easy and so much fun. Love it, love it, love it!! |
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SOOOOOO much fun!
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| Mon, Jun 22 11:00 AM |
sharondgreen |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| If your going to sight see Washington DC, this is the BEST way to do it!
Save your legs from all the walking. You can here your tour guide though audio.
See and hear about all the great places up and down the streets of Washington DC. |
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Excellent way to see DC!
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| Mon, Jun 22 9:00 AM |
klstevens |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Karen, our guide, was awesome! She provided great detail and as well as little known facts that made the trip even better.
My only issue was that the headphones (great idea) tended to cut in and out as leader spoke. Made it hard to get all info.
However great way to zoom around DC! |
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Very good, couple of things to make it better
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| Sat, Jun 20 3:30 PM |
gregdemetric |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| First of all I was hesitant to do this because of the price. Afterward, I would shout from the rooftops to make people go. It was fun, well organized and just the best 2 hours of my 4 days in Washignton.
That being said, there are a couple of things you could do to make it even more fun and memorable. First, take a tip from the Duck Tours and get some Segway whistles made you can give away. The one thing that was annoying was silently buzzing by pedestrians or being stopped by them. Several people in my group commented that the Segway should have a bike bell on it. We went one step further and said they should have whistles like the duck tours have to blow at people to move. It would also make a nice souvenir of the trip, is somethign pedestrians respond to more than "RIGHT" and should not cost much.
Second, during the rest break, letting people have a little time to get a drink would be nice. I know you have to get a lot of sights in but by the end our entire group was just starving for a drink even tho our day was really nice for the tour. You don;t realize how hot it is when you are driving and it sneaks up on you when you stop.
Third, offer more gift shop options for purchase than just one t-shirt. I would have bought a shirt, a mug, or something else that had Capital Segway on it if I had a choice. The red shirt was nice but just a little too promotional. A black t-shirt with the Segway logo and your phone number would have been nice. Or a coffee mug. Or a tumbler you could take with you on the tour with water.
Finally, the tours should be an opportunity to turn Segway riders into Segway owners. Have a take away sheet with a list of Segway Dealers and other tours across the country so this doesn't turn into a one off experience. Ideally, offer a discount on a Segway purchase that refunds the user their tour fee. $70 off a $5400 piece of machinery is tiny but something that the person on the tour doesn't know when they see they could get their tour fee back.
Hopefully this helps and feel free to contact me for more info and ideas. It really was a wonderful time. |
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Best fun on two wheels since I was a kid!
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| Thu, Jun 18 9:00 AM |
danettewyatt |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We had a fun and knowledgeable guide, learning to ride was quite easy, and Karen took it slow until we felt ready to really roll. The tour gets you as close as walking without the long walk. I plan on doing this again the next time I am in DC, even though I would be seeing the same places again. The Segway is totally awesome. |
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A Great Way to See D.C.!
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| Wed, Jun 17 2:00 PM |
JSundquist |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We all had a great time on the segway tour of D.C. We saw more places than we would have walking and had more time for seeing the sites than we would have on a bus. It's definitely the way to tour D.C.! We plan to do it again next time we visit. |
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Our Group Had a Wonderful Time!
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| Wed, Jun 17 2:00 PM |
jenheaton |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Our Association goes to Washington DC every year for an annual event. Our group had such a great time on the tour that we are considering it for next year! Not only was the Segway tour fun but we acually got to see more than we had on our bus tour earlier in the week! |
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Great Tour!
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| Wed, Jun 17 10:00 AM |
abuscaglia |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I live in DC and am transitioning to grad school, so I had some time off. This was a fun way to learn details about the city I had been living in. I learned a ton of stuff I never knew and it was all in my back yard. Not to mention it was really fun using the Segways to navigate through the city. |
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THE way to find what you want to tour later!
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| Tue, Jun 16 2:00 PM |
lokipaux |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| At first I didn't think this would be so much fun! I learned to ride the Segway in just five minutes. The next two hours were great fun and educational as the guide was very knowledgeable. We went by all of the "must see" places and made mental notes of what we wished to see more of later. After the initial few minutes I felt totally in control and really enjoyed traveling the sidewalks, negotiating the barriers, and swooping in and out of the trees planted there. DO THIS! I want one now! |
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I'm a local who brought my friend here...
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| Mon, Jun 15 2:00 PM |
fchershey |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I'm a lifelong local and it was amazing to see the city on segways |
