My granddaughter and I took this trip over the Labor Day weekend and we had a great time. We had thought about driving up ourselves but I'm so glad we didn't. Ben, our guide, extremely knowledgeable, keeping us informed of what to expect, making sure we were hydrated and imparting interesting information about landmarks and history along the way. He was also very patient and professional as we encountered several detours and lengthy traffic jams both on the way to and from; not really unexpected on a holiday weekend. The stop at Garden of the Gods was probably our favorite part of the tour and it was magnificent. The little town we stopped in for lunch was really cute (we would have liked a little more time there) and the people very friendly. Pikes Peak had a lot of construction equipment scattered around the summit which was a little disappointing but the view was still spectacular. This tour was a great value for the money!