Although I had a cold the whole trip it was a wonderful experience with a patience group with a bus that was very late on day 1 and also some other times, with a driver who skip red lights, sway on the road and driving uneven? Wonder why we had to change buses? On the bright side, the hotels was spacious and comfortable, but our carpet at Niagara falls Hotel was smelling wet and not convenient to get luggage to the elevator. To have dinner scheduled at some overnights would have been very helpful, because sometimes the day ends exhausting and not much time to get dinner. We want to suggest to hand out evaluation forms in advance to remember the specific stops and hotels in question. Although our tour leader acknowledge to be of a certain character, we found him to be very helpful in his own way and did a good job. The positive experiences outnumbered the negatives by far, thus we will certainly go again with Expat!! We thank you.
Hands down the best international tour I have ever taken. You get the big cities, you get the breath taking nature and you get hidden gems that your tour leader will show you. The honky tonks and whiskey in Nashville, the Gumbo and street music in New Orleans, everything about New Mexico and the vibes of Fort Worth are absolute highlights and can't be missed. I'd go tomorrow to the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley again. Make sure you do the helicopter over the grand canyon, best money you will spend in the states. I'd do this trip again in a heartbeat, especially if I knew we were gonna have the same trip leader.
We had a great experience (again) with Expatexplore. Larry was a very good and efficient tour operator that communicated well and spent some time with each inidividual. He is helpful and accommodating. Leo is a warm-hearted and very skilled busdriver that also had excellent communication skills. They are both a credit to the company!!