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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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An entertaining way to visit a lovely town
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| Sat, Aug 25, 07 2:00 PM |
RichPercival |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour started with individual training on the Segway i2, which my wife picked up quite rapidly (I already had an hour in St Petersburg, Florida the week before) and then we were off, gently at first, up State Street toward the old center of the town. Our guide was friendly, informative, and always polite to the pedestrians we passed - he had to remind one motorist that he shouldn't do a right on red right into us, we were in the bicycle lane with a green light-but perhaps that's how that gentleman treated cyclists too! Then off the main street and into the ancient center - on streets, through alleyways and at one point right through an indoor passageway! - the ease of control and ability to not annoy the walkers was great. The downtown parks, so well explained, history as well as botany, and a bit of "all-terrain" across the park. The 2 1/2 hours were over all too soon. A really fun way to see more of a town up close, without the problem of walking at the pace of the slowest in the group. Only downer - Segway Santa Barbara has an insurance policy that insists on helmets being worn. That needs to be changed to one where you can sign a waiver, as they have in Florida - the helmet was tougher and heavier than the ones used even for horse riding - uncomfortable, unnecessary (the Segway is so easy to control and stop) and intrusive. |
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Fun, informative and enjoyable
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| Mon, Aug 20, 07 2:00 PM |
JohnLizzul |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Our family of 4 took the Segway Santa Barbara tour in late August 2007. They have the latest Segways. The training was patient and simple; the Segway is pretty easy to use after about 15 minutes of instruction. Our trainer was Bill, who was very good. Our tour guide was Alfredo, who gave us a great short tour of Santa Barbara highlights, including the Court House, the Presidio and Keck Memorial Park. The tour was very safe and doing a tour on the Segway was more personal and involved than going on a tour bus. We enjoyed the Segway tour and recommend it. The Visitors' Center on Cabrillo Drive offers a 10% discount coupon. |
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It was MORE than I could have anticipated!!!!
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| Mon, Aug 13, 07 10:00 AM |
kidlarue |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The "pre" training was very adequate. But the Segway experience is fabulous!! I want one now. THe tour of SB was very good, and the guide knew the history well. I will DEFINITELY go back to rent a Segway to zip around the area and explore a little more on my own. Highly recommend. |
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excellent experience
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| Mon, Jun 4, 07 10:00 AM |
holzerrkts |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Both fun and informative, we were met at the door by name by our guide, got brief training and practice time and were off on our adventure. Our guide was very knowledgable and friendly. The biggest problem we encountered was a lack of parking. The tour was 2-1/2 hours and most nearby parking was 90 minute max. Directions took you right to the building but not where to park. After our tour, we walked to a local resturant suggested by our guide and had an excellent meal. Overall we were very pleased and were smiling all the way home.
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A highlight of our trip to Calif
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| Sun, May 27, 07 2:00 PM |
gailweber |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My husband, grown son & I signed up for the 2 hour Santa Barbara tour on the segway.
I was very nervous at first, but during the instructional session, the tour guide & assistant were very supportive, patient & helpful.
By the time we got out on the streets, I felt much more confident & had a fabulous time. We covered a lot of ground, learned a lot about the history of Santa Barbara & just had a great time.
I strongly recommend this tour. If I can do it, so can you!! |
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What a blast
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| Fri, Apr 20, 07 2:00 PM |
pcaloia |
Unspecified |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| We're a group of active seniors. It was scary at first - sure we'd tip over, but Jerry was patient and understanding at teaching us and by 10 minutes into the tour we felt like pros.
We enjoyed seeing the sights and hearing the history but the most fun was just riding and finding out what the "scooters" could do. |
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Surprisingly wonderful
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| Mon, Feb 12, 07 2:00 PM |
timharlan |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The experience we had is something we won't soon forget and we are even considering buying a couple of Segway's from SegwaySB. We thought the tour far exceeded our expectation and the guide was a very nice, thoughtful and knowlegeable person. He seemed very excited about his work and deserves success. I think that if given the chance many others would take this tour if they only knew. Santa Barbara was wonderful. He even suggested a restaurant for us and it was also great. What a view of the marina and mountains. Thanks ever so much for making it a special time. We have contined to talk about it days after.
Tim Harlan; Thompson Falls Montana |
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Soemthing Different.....Great fun!
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| Fri, Dec 29, 06 10:00 AM |
jokura |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| We drove up to Santa Barbara from LA for a couple days away from big city life.....and were looking for something different to do while there. We found Segway of Santa Barbara, and could not recommend them enough! The owners were very friendly and helpful, and our tour was a truly unique way to see some of the sights of Santa Barbara. We will definitely be back with friends! |
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Terrific tour
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| Tue, Dec 26, 06 10:00 AM |
kj10538 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Trish and Jerry are great teachers - they make learning the technique fun and easy. they are also appropriately cautious about traffic and obstacles which is reassuring. the tour itself was fascinating. they're quite informative. all 4 of us (ages 15 to 52) loved it and highly recommend it. |
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Fun and exciting
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| Fri, Nov 24, 06 10:00 AM |
garyshih |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Segway is such a fun and exciting machine to ride on. Jerry, our tour guide was very humor and knowledgable of santa barbara history. I would definite recommend going on the segway tour. Only thing I would point out to Jerry is that, during the tour, we didn't really go through Historic Stearn's Wharf. |
