ladolcevitaAtlanta
Oct 2017
Don the tour guide was EXCELLENT, and Corey was a great, careful driver. The amount of information Don knew about Atlanta was amazing. I was really impressed with the volume of information he had committed to memory. He was also very entertaining with his harmonica, as others have written. I've lived here for over 30 years and after taking the tour I'm looking forward to exploring, on my own, more of some of the areas that we toured. We bought our tickets through Groupon at a good price, but donāt expect a typical āhop-on, hop-off tour . A fair amount of time was spent on the bus. Youāll meet early at the 231 building downtown, near the Apparel Mart and board the bus there. Other reviewers mentioned the stops, MLK, CNN and Krog Street.We had lunch at CNN because they had a large food court; and it would have been great to have had an expedited CNN tour, or the full tour at a reduced group rate. The MLK stop was very interesting, albeit brief. Drove around the historic residential area of MLKās birth home, and walked around The King Center and saw Dr. and Mrs. Kingās Tomb, and the church where the service for him was held. I would have enjoyed going through that museum, but it was closed, and we were only able to tour the free museum area. We walked about a mile on the beltway near Krog Market. I enjoyed the outdoor walk, and I would have enjoyed having a little free time to check out the restaurants and retail shops in that revitalized area. What made this tour really great though, was the physical exposure to the city and itās many āboroughsā (Downtown, Buckhead, 4th Ward, Inman Park, Five Points, Midtown etc.), coupled with the outstanding historical and real time narrative provided by Don. I loved that we drove the length of Peachtree Street from Paces Ferry all the way to downtown. Since Iām normally driving a car when Iām in those congested areas, it was fun to be able to look around and check everything out, without having to worry about the traffic. I would encourage others to take this tour because it was a fun, overall viewing tour of Atlanta. I enjoyed it because I live here and Ron pointed out areas that have changed and been revitalized. I commend this tour group on organizing an educational, and jam-packed tour with interesting narratives and a colorful bus ride and compacting it in four hours. Iām not sure I would recommend this tour for small children, teenagers or adults that are hard of hearing. The verbal part of the tour would be lost on them, and it would be a blur for foreigners. Iām also not sure if there is a handicap ramp on the bus. Other than that, a great way to reacquaint yourself with our great city.