| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Fantastic
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| Thu, Jul 17, 08 12:30 PM |
icjenner |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| It was a fabulous activity. It made our trip. |
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Do not visit DC without doing this!
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| Thu, Jul 17, 08 12:30 PM |
lgitman |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| The DC Segway tour was the most fun I've had in DC in 2 years. In addition to learning to ride a Segway, we learned a wealth of information about the buildings we saw. The tour guides were extremely knowledgable and informative about such buildings as the White House, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Hoover FBI building. I WILL do this again in the near future. |
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Excellent Tour
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| Thu, Jul 17, 08 12:30 PM |
bkreis |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| We had a terrific time. The Segways were much easier to ride than we had anticipated. The tour guides were helpful and informative and the entire experience was great. |
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Amazing!
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| Wed, Jul 16, 08 12:30 PM |
elmosmoe |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Great tour. We were going to go on a bike tour whilst in Washington DC until we spotted the Segway tour at Capitol Hill so we went online to find out about it and are so glad we did! We've always wanted to try a Segway so we managed to sightsee and experience a Segway at the same time. Highly highly recommended! |
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Fun and Easy... but safety-management concerns
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| Wed, Jul 16, 08 12:30 PM |
kristineSof |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We travel frequently both in the states and abroad and I noticed a couple of things about this tour I want to share. Zevre did not have good directions and there were no directions I could use on the Segway website. I was told to call when I got into DC to get local directions from the Segway tour staff... This did not work, the man was very put out and did not know the City or how to help. At the end we were in front of the store and even at that point he could not tell us where the parking garage was after I gave him our location. He said he was coming out of the store to see our car.... turns out the garage was in sight - only 100 yrds away.
I finally asked to sign my release since no one at the store asked for a ticket of any kind, or took any ID or had anything to do with us except showing the safety film and how to use the equipment. Once we were on our way I did not trust the way we were "crossed" in traffic and it was a potential accident waiting to happen.
The staff seemed bored and disorganized. They performed their duties by rote. We would have liked more information about the sites where the tour stopped. They would start their "talk " before the group reassembled and take off without giving any preview information. The staff shared their difficulties with the DC and Park Police in terms of where and when we are permitted by law to drive the Segway vehicles so it sounded like we were "on the edge of the law'. I would assume that the Segway tour company ensured that proper legal routes were used and that all was within the DC and Park traffic laws.
The guides finished our tour early and had us ride around on an off-mall cement plaza for the last 25 minutes when we could have been at one of the sights we came to see during this time
I suggest these details be cleaned up. Even with these issues the equipment is fun and we would do it again. |
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Fantastic Experience
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| Wed, Jul 16, 08 9:30 AM |
marlastruyk |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| The Segway Tour was a birthday gift to my husband. We all (4) quickly learned to use the segway. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and experience on the segway. One word for it: FUN
I would do it again, just for the fun. |
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Great Activity!
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| Wed, Jul 16, 08 9:30 AM |
avanmourik01 |
Female |
20-29 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| The tour guides were great! Noah & Karen were able to provide information about each stop that I hadn't heard in other tours and were always willing to take pictures of us.
The tour itself was also pretty cool--we got to see a lot of places & based off of the info from the guides my group was able to plan the rest of our day to hit only sights we really wanted to see instead of wandering aimlessly (and lost!) around the city.
Great Job Capital Segway! |
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terrific
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| Tue, Jul 15, 08 3:30 PM |
genemortimer |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Adam was our guide and if I had not received this e-mail request I would have e-mailed anyway when we got home because it was such a memorable experience.
First, Adam gave each of us terrific confidence right off and made the whole thing fun. He was very cognicant of where the shade was, sharing the city history with us, I could go on and on but he was as enjoyable as the segway experience itself which we are still talking about 4 days later.
Thank you for a wonderful time!
Gene & Mary Mortimer |
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great fun to try out a segway
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| Tue, Jul 15, 08 9:30 AM |
w_courville |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Unspecified |
| only opportunity to get on a segway and try it. it was awesome! |
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A terrific way to see the city, with thoughtful
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| Sun, Jul 13, 08 9:30 AM |
sniderrick |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Our guides (we called them wranglers!) took such care with all of us. The training session was professional and very helpful. Once we got out onto the streets, they shepherded us across intersections very effectively; I never once felt insecure about facing traffic. The guides presented informed anecdotes at each sight and interacted with all in the group. This is a brilliant endeavor - everyone wins. Kudos to Capital Segway! |
