Worldwide · COLONIAL HISTORY TOURS
Williamsburg, Goa, Santo Domingo and Ho Chi Minh City. These 12 are priced and clear on how far they travel, how long they run, and which ones a guide makes essential rather than optional.
Review of Vung Tau’s beach, Christ Statue, White Palace, and Whale Temple day trip from Ho Chi Minh City, including value and practical tips.
“This tour was great, great sights, yummy lunch, beautiful beach, Nikki is an INCREDIBLE guide. Can't recommend more!”
Review of a full-day Ho Chi Minh City tour covering colonial landmarks, the War Remnants Museum, Chinatown, lunch, coffee, and a river ride.
“Lovely first day in Vietnam with Thuyen! Picked me up promptly and great communication before the tour even started to coordinate for the day. Sights were exactly as advertised and Thuyen added excellent information and insight.”
Explore Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone, Los Tres Ojos caves, and Columbus Lighthouse on a low-cost guided tour with transport.
“Jose Miguel Medina made a great job, thank you for the experience ! It was a pleasure with you.”
Explore Colonial Williamsburg on a lively 1-hour-45-minute walking tour with costumed guides, patriotic stories, key landmarks, and practical tips.
“My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this tour! Our tour guide, Elizabeth, made it fun, informative, and engaging. The content she shared about the history of Williamsburg was so interesting and intriguing, and at times, we could actually imagine life in Williamsburg during Colonial times based on the stories she told. I highly recommend this tour and Elizabeth, especially, as a tour guide!”
Explore Colonial Williamsburg on a lively 105-minute walking tour with period costuming, untold stories, historic sites, and practical planning tips.
“our tour guide was amazing, very interactive, funny and super knowledgeable”
Review this 11-hour Santo Domingo day trip from Punta Cana, with colonial sights, Three Eyes caves, lunch, transport, and practical booking advice.
“Die schlechteste Tour, die ich je mitgemacht habe. Wenn man Minussterne vergeben könnte, würde ich dies tun. Man wird von Touriabzocke zu Touriazocke geführt. Sieht fast nichts von Santo Domingo, hauptsächlich die Abzock Läden. (ca 40% der Zeit). Dem Tourguide sollte man Trinkgeld in einer Seitenstraße geben, warum auch immer. Nicht empfehlenswert, würde ich nichtmal kostenlos mitmachen. Komplette Zeit- und Geldverschwendung. Man hat am ganzen Tag nur ein Glas zu trinken bekommen, was ich auch recht wenig finde.”
See Ho Chi Minh City’s colonial landmarks, War Remnants Museum, Chinatown, and Saigon River by waterbus on a $44 small-group tour.
“Excellent tour with Anthony. It was great to see and experience Saigon with him. He was extremely knowledgeable and made it a very interesting tour. I am extremely glad to have taken the tour and see and experience Ho Chi Minh City in ways that would have been difficult on my own.”
Explore Arequipa’s volcano views, sillar architecture, Santa Catalina Monastery, cathedral, and Jesuit cloisters with a local guide.
“We had a great tour, with two beautiful viewpoints, a visit to the monastery, and a walk around the main square and church. Our guide, Sline, was very kind and helpful in answering our questions and had lots of information. He was amazing in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.”
Walk Shimla’s colonial core with a local guide, from Christ Church to Viceregal Lodge, with history, architecture, and practical tips.
“It was an awesome experience. I got to know so much new things about Shimla from the guide. He was knowledgeable local and I had fun interacting with him. He also guided me about the new places to visit around Shimla. I would definitely recommend booking this tour if you are planning to visit Shimla.”
Review of the 11-hour La Paz and Todos Santos tour from Cabo San Lucas, with beaches, colonial sights, lunch, mining towns, and practical tips.
“We had a great time on this tour. Vicente was a great tour guide and shared a wealth of information with us. He was attentive, a very good driver and sensitive to our needs. We enjoyed visiting the mining ghost towns, visiting LA Paz and Todos Los Santos. I wished we had more time at Todos Los Santos. It was a very quaint town. Great tour.”
Explore Newport’s colonial past on a 75-minute walking tour with Old Colony House, historic landmarks, and practical tips for a $20 visit.
“This is a very late review. I took this tour last September. Our guide seemed like he was tired of his job and needed a change in life. He was extremely difficult to hear and honestly I only learned maybe 2-3 facts total. The good part was the exercise and the cost.”
Review of Lima’s 4-hour city tour, covering Pucllana, San Francisco Convent, catacombs, Miraflores, San Isidro, and Larcomar.
“Estubo Bueno, pero faltò entusiasmo al guía, transmitir ánimo y emociòn en todo lo que explicò, parecía cansado de repetir y repetir su repertorio. El recorrido valio la pena, pero con otro guia hubiera sido fantastico”
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