We are a group of six people who are world travelers. And the tour (if you can call it that) that we just took with Mr. Samui company (a 6 hour island tour of Koh Samui) was the worst we have ever had! The person who picked us up was NOT a tour guide – he was just a driver. His English was TERRIBLE and he didn’t know any information about the places he was taking us!!! When we would get to a site (example the Mummified Monk), he would point to the sign that was there and tell us to read it! No other information was given. And at the beginning of the tour, we tried asking questions, but it soon became VERY obvious he had NO idea about the sites we were visiting!!!
I am very diligent about reading reviews before booking tours (I am a travel agent), and most of the reviews for Mr. Samui’s company were glowing. But what we unfortunately discovered, is that when using this company, it really matters what guide you get.
When we travel, I always book a similar type of tour towards the beginning of our trip so that we can learn as much as possible about the areas people, customs, culture, etc. Usually as the guide is driving from place to place, they give you lots of information about the area, the people, the culture. And then when you arrive at a site, they walk you around and give you lots of background and detail about the place.
The driver for us didn’t speak between sites and like I mentioned earlier, he would tell us to read a sign. However, there were only signs at a few stops so the rest of the time we were on our own to figure out what we were seeing.
We were all so disappointed because we really were looking forward to this tour after reading the reviews.
I would HIGHLY recommend NOT using this company unless you can be sure you are getting an ACTUAL guide – not just a driver.
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