The trip far exceeded my expectations. Our tour guides were excellent!

We were greatly disappointed with the organization of this trip through Tours of Distinction. Here are the reasons: (1) Tour was booked in January 2024. Primary small group 25 or less. Actual number of clients: 80 with two large busses with no WiFi - False advertising on the web site. (2) Lack of Organizational skills and poor communication from Tours of Distinction. With 4 weeks before trip departure, I had to call Tours of Distinction 3 times for information of forthcoming trip. (3) Free airfare was included. We purchased upgraded seats because of the cheap seats from Tours of Distinction. (4) Bus number 1 had one representative (contractor) from Tours of Distinction Our bus number 2 had one representative from ToD and one from Southwest Adventure Tours. (5) Confusing was monumental for the first two days for the agenda was changed on the fly. (6) Bus number one (40 people+-) always arrived at stops before us in bus number two which we were on. We endured long waits for bathrooms, food etc. I was told 3 weeks before the scheduled trip that the number of travelers had jumped to two busses and 80 +- tourist. My wife and I were extremely upset. I was told by a rep at ToD that although there would be two busses, they would not travel together. A flagrant lie from a rep at ToD. The two busses became a caravan. (7) On a positive note the food and accommodations were acceptable. However, as seniors, 2 motels did not have any elevators and accommodations were on the 2nd floor. For future considerations, seniors should always have a room on the first floor. (8) We left the hotels generally by 07:00 and did not arrive at our next hotel generally after 21:00. For all of us, seniors, it was an exhausting daily schedule. (9) The scenic sites made this trip. ( 10) Our driver Mike Wilhelm, Tour Director Ginny Sample and Step on Guide Wayne Parker were OUSTANDING and were focused on the needs of bus number 2 NOTE: Mike, Ginny and Wayne, covered up the unprofessionalism of Tours of Distinction Hdq. (11) My wife and I will never recommend Tours of Distinction to our family and friends. I will also be submitting this review on Yelp.

It was an amazing trip. The only down side was the long, days which are hard on seniors. I would recommend extending the trips a day or two. if leaving early, get back to hotel a little earlier with more flexibility. The tour director Tanja was wonderfully knowledgeable as well as the bus driver, Ron., was an excellent driver. We were in bus 1 with Loretta also.