Mayflower T.
Some positive suggestions for the future tours
(1) Your historical add-on guides in different locales were excellent; however having a Swiss general tour guide was not helpful due to his lack of English history-- that is not to say anything negative about skills & abilities as a general tour guide. He was humorous, personable and he tried very hard to be positive and helpful, but he simply did not have the proper background to enhance an "historical tour of England." We came to learn more about English history! I came home knowing more Swiss trivia than English! (2) Lack of proper timing and totally confusing food choices got to be big laughs, and I know you can easily correct and adjust these schedules/problems in the future. (3) Personally I did not appreciate the fact that some guests chose to wear their name tags on their t-shirts focusing on ""BEER" or drinking in taverns. I felt this was in poor taste to represent us as a Reformation Tour, a Christian tour company! I do recognize, however, that you do not have control over tourists and apparel. It was their poor choice! I do appreciate you went out of your way to accommodate a special trip to Tavistock to the 1812 prison and church. Thank you so much, I did have a good time, especially because it was a topic so dear to my interests and personal family history.
Response from Reformation ToursJun 8, 2019
Thank you for taking the time to write the review, although it's very disheartening to get such a poor score. Juerg very kindly stepped in when the original tour director was hospitalized and I know he tried his best to make it an enjoyable tour for all. The local guides wee there to provide the detailed historical information and we supplemented that with the tour diaries and the app. Our Mayflower-themed tours are historical, rather than Christian heritage tours, and of course tourists are free to wear whatever they'd like. I'm glad we were able to arrange the detour to Tavistock for you both and that you enjoyed seeing that.