South Korea Circle Adventure 5D/4N

Customer Reviews

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  Dawn

  · April 9th, 2024
  I really hate giving a bad review and liked Frank Shinn. He tried to do his best but his English was lacking. He did not explain much or give any information or interesting stories about places we were going or while on the way to. It seemed we were on our own and not led to the more interesting spots that were in the tour. The bus driver was excellent and felt very safe with his driving. Of the four hotels, the Commodore was the worst, bad food, and hot rooms.
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  Trip date: February 2024
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  Dana

  · April 5th, 2024
  Frank Shin was such a nice man but his English was not proficient enough to lead an English speaking tour. He worked very hard and went out of his way to be helpful, however, there was very little information given about each site we visited. The tour was quite disappointing because we were pretty much left on our own to navigate each stop. While he tried to give us information, it was all so basic and uninteresting. I was envious of other tours that had better guides who directed their guests to the best spots to see or take photos. We actually had a Spanish speaking tour guide, Cathy, who lead a family of five on our bus, and she was often directing them to the best places to go. I feel like we wasted a lot of time trying to figure out where to go. We’ve been on many other tours in Europe, Japan, and the US, in which we were very entertained with unusual or unknown anecdotes about the places we visited. I hate to leave a negative review, because I truly liked Frank as a person, but I would not recommend this tour to others. He was truly so sweet. Another thing about the tour that was unfortunate, was that on two occasions we were taken to lunch and had to pay out of pocket. We didn’t mind the added expense, but we did not have a choice of where or what to eat. We all had to go, and it was a set meal. I think they could have just added that to the price of the tour since there wasn’t an alternative. It was a hassle to have to wait to pay. Also, the timing of the trip was strange. We had a lot of time in some uninteresting places and had very brief times in fascinating places. Meaning we were often either bored or rushing around. The timing was just really off. Perhaps tour company is trying out new route? The last two nights of the tour, we got to the hotels so late at night that we had no choice but to just eat at the hotel instead of venturing into town to experience the local flavors. The hotel dinners were meh. For the most part, the hotel rooms and breakfasts were fine. However, do not expect to adjust temperature in your room. It is set, so we had some warm-ish nights. The Yeosu Ramada was the best. Newest, most comfortable. The worst was the Commodore Gyeongju, and it was pretty bad. Old. Worst breakfast. All in all, it wasn’t horrible, but I wouldn't book a Bamba/Tour Radar tour again. I am sorry to write such a critical review, but I hope this helps the tour company to improve. We spent a week in Seoul on our own, and I think we will travel independently the next time we visit South Korea.
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  Trip date: March 2024
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  Anonymous

  · March 4th, 2024
  Had a wondering time in South Korea. Andi was a great guide, got us to each destination safely and with tons of knowledge of each place and Korea in general. I highly recommend him. He even handled it very calmly and safety, us getting stuck in a bad snow storm (the van couldn't make it up the hill to the hotel, about 1 KM, the last night) Thank you Andi. The tour itself was also great, you see a lot in the 5 days, but also don't feel rushed. I would recommend the tour to anyone :)
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  Trip date: February 2024
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  Natalie

  · January 8th, 2024
  Had an amazing tour with Justin :) He knew a lot of interesting information and history about South Korea, made the tour fun.. and met some lovely people along the way !! love the cartoons he drew of each of us too
  Trip date: December 2023
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  Elle

  · November 28th, 2023
  Tour was great and was a good pace. There was quite a large age range of all the travellers. Justin is a great and well informed tour guide
  Trip date: November 2023
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  Bettina

  · August 21st, 2023
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  I can only recommend everyone to do the tour, we as a group had a lot of fun together and our tour guide was nice and always available for us when we had questions, the accommodation in the hotels on our trip were good, not to mention our driver who brought us well from one place to another. Gladly again with you a round trip .
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  Trip date: August 2023
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  Peter

  · August 12th, 2023
  Just finished 5 days Seoul tour K Shuttle bus good Driver good Favorite attraction suncheon garden and small village Guide..Mr Lee 1. Terrible English can not understand him half the time on his explanation of the culture. 2. Pushy on the eating at restaurants. I went to one and when I said food too spicy please order chicken no sauce he told me to just eat rice. Further he was drunk after one of the restaurant outings and it seems like he receives commissions from the restaurants he goes too. Very pushy on going to the restaurants at the comfort of the whole group. He demanded that we eat dinner at 5:00 PM so he could go to his favorite crab restaurant. For the people that did not want crab he said we could eat later after the hotel at 8pm. I find this inconsiderate. 3. At the end of the trip he would not tell me which hotel on scheduled drop off was the farthest west the bus was going. He played dumb like he did not understand me. Then I told him I was going to give a bad review and he started to answer my questions. He should be reprimanded and forced to increase his knowledge and pronunciation in English. Hotels good.
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  Trip date: August 2023
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  Netxy

  · July 22nd, 2023
  I absolutely loved my tour so much I want to do it again
  Trip date: June 2023
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  Michelle

  · July 11th, 2023
  Excellent tour, highly recommend. Very educational as well!
  Trip date: June 2023
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  Lynette

  · July 7th, 2023
  An amazing tour! Reckon Justin is the best tour guide I have ever had. Brilliant fast paced tour with great itinerary and balanced stops, drives and sites to see. My grandaughter (15) enjoyed it immensely. Thank you for a great experience.
  
  Trip date: July 2023