Our driver/tour guide, Mason, is great! He is very knowledgable and funny. I wouldn't be able to have such a perfect visit to all those places if we went on our own. Mason also knows the best spot to take our photo at Balanced Rock in the Garden of the Gods park. In Manitou Springs, he recommended amazing restaurants to save us time and told us to try different flavors of spring water. I booked our tour on Viator, which didn't give me enough details as listed on TripAdvisor, so I didn't bring my jacket. Mason is so prepared with extra jackets, hats, and gloves. We were also lucky that we were able to drive all the way up to the summit of Pikes Peak!