| Rating |
Date Attended [^] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great experiance - Will do again
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| Sun, Apr 29, 07 2:00 PM |
LoriAnn1 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| I sign up for this tour and thought it might be fun. My 14 yr old son and 12 yr old daughter thought it was going to be boring. They whined at first. After the first 5 min they thought it was great and could hardly wait for each and every stop. My kids told me how much they learned on and on. When we returned to Florida they continue to tell everyone. When they are asked what they did in Chicago, this is the one thing they talk about first is how much fun they had on the tour.
My husband and I also agree, we all had a great time. Will do again. |
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Best experience of our whole trip.
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| Sun, Apr 29, 07 2:00 PM |
pwheat |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We came to Chicago to visit specific destinations and stumbled across this tour and thought it would be a nice way to fill in a time slot. We found this to be the best experience of our whole trip! Our guide was GREAT! He gave us interesting information on Chicago and the neighborhoods as we walked through them. The weather was perfect and we were definitely not hungry when we finished the tour. We would highly recommend this tour. |
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A great introduction to a wonderful city.
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| Thu, May 3, 07 11:00 AM |
BACHMANN |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I saw a part of the city I probably would not otherwise have seen. The places we saw on the walk were interesting, the food was wonderful, Shane was a knowledgeable and charming guide. Thankyou. |
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Fantastic Tour not to be missed!
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| Thu, May 3, 07 11:00 AM |
HelenAnderso |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was fantastic. The guide was brilliant. Very knowlegdable with a great manner. I learnt so much on this tour about the local area I'm living in. I would recommend this to anyone and might even do it again myself if I have guests from overseas.
Thanks very much!
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Enjoyable Tour
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| Fri, May 4, 07 11:00 AM |
ElaineSurovy |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The guide was very informitive and talked about the neighborhoods as we walked through them I would like to have heard more about recommended restaurants as we walked past them and also would have liked a few more stops. |
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Worth the walk
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| Sat, May 5, 07 11:00 AM |
chinkle |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour was very good with knowledgable tour guide. The walk was much longer than anticipated as compared to simiar tours that I've taken in NYC. We knew up front that the start and end point were not the same, but did not realize exactly how far we would end up from the starting point. Some people in our tour group had to leave due to other plans and the distance to return back to the starting point. The food stops were fun and there was plenty of food at each stop.
Again, I would definately recomend the tour. I only have two critisims and they are both related to the distance and route of the tour. I was unable to purchase items along the way (which was discouraged to keep things moving), but was unable to return to the shops later because of the how long it would take to retrace my steps. If you lived in Chicago this would be great, but for tourist like myself, I didn't have time to return to make the purchases I would have liked to have made. Bad for me and the shops that I am sure would have like the extra sales.
The only other improvement I would suggest is maybe a little more info on small little resturants/cafes that I would not know about that are worth visiting. Learning about Mortans is fine, but it's harder to know about little cafes that come and go that might be really fun and good. |
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We had a lot of fun!
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| Sat, May 5, 07 11:00 AM |
mazonmac |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We had trouble with the train and arrived late, but our tour guide ACTUALLY called us to give us an alternate meeting location! That is unheard of customer service, and I thank you for that. We enjoyed the one-of-a-kind restaurants and hearing about the local traditions and history of Chicago. We saw parts of Chicago we never would've seen otherwise. Our tour guide was fun and enthusiastic and very nice! I'll be looking into similar tours on future vacations. Thank you! |
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fun and informative
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| Sat, May 5, 07 11:30 AM |
stacymott |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My husband, son and I went on the tour on a saturday afternoon and thouroghly enjoyed ourselves. The guide was knowledgable, friendly and fun. It was interesting getting to hear about the history of chicago neighborhoods as well as the information about the various foods we tasted. The length of time and the walking distance was just right, thankfully it wasn't raining. I would highly recommend this tour as a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. Also, the price was reasonable. |
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Fun informative tour
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| Sun, May 6, 07 2:00 PM |
scooterz |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We took this tour on our first day in Chicago. Really helped orient us to where things were. Shawn was a terrific "leader", being very enthusiastic and knowledgeable plus a little wacky which made it all the more fun. The tea/spice/pizza stops were our favorites but we also enjoyed the deli food and we would never say a bad thing about chocolate! It was great to learn about the buildings and neighborhoods and other little tips about visiting Chicago. We would absolutely recommend this tour. Do try to take it at the beginning of your visit. Thank you Shawn and newbie trainee Nicky for a great time! |
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Great Experience!
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| Sun, May 6, 07 2:00 PM |
hmvick78 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Really enjoyed the tour - the guides were funny and enjoyable. |
