| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great tour
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| Sat, May 9, 09 10:00 AM |
carstenfisch |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Well worth the pricr |
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Slower than a boat but much more fun than a walk!
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| Mon, May 4, 09 10:00 AM |
Jean2rick |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was a great way to try out a Segway and gain a waterfront perspective on the city and the wonderful green spaces. We saw much more than we ever could have walking. The tour guide was knowledgeable and responsive to our interests. Doing the tour early on a weekday morning meant we missed the crowds and could easily explore areas. The Segways were easy to learn and use. |
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Awesome!
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| Sat, Apr 18, 09 10:00 AM |
krobmanor |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| The whole experience was great. I took my 25 year old niece and she was more enthusiastic than me when describing the experience to friends. The Chicago Architecture docent was very knowledgable and interesting. Our safety guide from the Segway Tour company was an excellent teacher and everyone in our group learned to ride the Segway quickly. The group was small so we could ask questions, take pictures, and have fun. Highly recommend the tour. |
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More riding
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| Sat, Apr 4, 09 10:00 AM |
Plandes |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We enjoyed our tour, but we really would have preferred much more riding and much less standing. The tour guide could have been much more succinct.
We heard from friends that there is a place in Chicago to rent Segways by the hour with out a tour. We would prefer that.
Please let me know if you offer hourly rental.
Chicago has wonderful places for riding. We will ride Segway's again when we visit, but not a tour.
Thanks! Great Job Xavier! |
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Great fun!
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| Mon, Oct 27, 08 10:00 AM |
douglasnh |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The only way to see the tourist sites in Chicago. Knowledgeable tour guide and you get value for your dollar. Recommended. |
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Hugely fun and interesting!
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| Mon, Oct 6, 08 10:00 AM |
Wombat08 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Dave, (guide), and Jeff, (Segway instructor), were great. Dave gave just enough architecture information to make things interesting but not boring. The route was easy to navigate and you could look around and enjoy the city. Chicago is the perfect city for this type of tour because it's flat and the sidewalks and park paths are very generous. I could have toured all day. It was an excellent addition to our trip. |
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great birthday present!
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| Mon, Sep 8, 08 10:00 AM |
cdickinson |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| I gave this tour to my husband for his 70th birthday. We had a terrific time in spite of the second half of the tour being spent in the rain. The CAF guide was excellent and the Segway teacher was young and enthusiastic. Learning to use the Segway took about 10 minutes and it's such a wonderful machine. I highly suggest this tour as a gift; it's a present the recipient will never forget and it's a delightful experience...and you, the gift giver, get to go, too! |
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Gotta do it!
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| Sat, Aug 23, 08 10:00 AM |
BenAndMom |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Skyline of Chicago can be seen on your own at Museum of Natural History and Planetarium. Added information from official CAF tour guide interesting. I expected more architectural information, but perhaps my expectations are high. I haven't been on any of the other Chicago CAF tours. Segways are easy to operate and ride. Fortunately (for safety reasons) or unfortunately (skills develop quickly enough you feel you could go faster) the Segways top out at 6mph. Felt safe with helmets and colored safety vests (other organizations on Segways did not seem to have these safety precautions). Portioning out the tour as a whole, riding the Segway was 65% and the CAF tour was about 35%. Nevertheless we had a great time! Gotta do it! |
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need someone who knows the machines to accompany
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| Sat, Aug 23, 08 10:00 AM |
carpico |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| we had a great guide for architecture but he went too fast - not the lecture - on the Segway. I was having trouble with my machine and had to drop back. My husband stayed with me - we called out to the group but no one heard us. We did connect back up at Buckingham fountain.
My machine was giving me a lot of trouble - it overbalanced a lot - to the point I fell off three or four times. By the last time the guide tried to get the balance mode back but it was out of commission. He thought it was the battery, but I think it was the machine - I had had a lot of trouble with it. It was my first time on a Segway so I didn't know I was having trouble - I just thought it was me. You brought out a different Segway and reacted very quickly and I appreciate that. I only had the new machine for the last 20 minutes or so. What a difference!!!
I would reccommend a Segway tour again, but probably not your company - the machines are pretty beaten up compared to other groups that I saw. I put neutral because your staff was great and we got a new machine rather quickly.
Thank you for letting me express my opinion. |
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Such fun!
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| Sat, Aug 23, 08 10:00 AM |
SueKunz |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| We had a great time on our Segway tour with Stan as our leader. His wealth of information was presented with humor and, although we're locals, we saw things that we'd never seen before! It's a great time for out of town visitors or Chicago area residents like us. |
