This tour was excellent. Victor was our guide. He picked us up on time in a very comfortable SUV. He was friendly and talkative and made the tour really fun. We went to several great locations for photos. Highly recommend.
more like a 3 1/2 star event, closer to a 4. While I thoroughly enjoyed the scenery around Lake Tahoe, I thought this would be a trip that provided suggestions and assistance with photography. That didn't happen. Except for the driver, I was the only person with a DSLR camera. The others all had iPhones. While that's OK, I expected assistance from the tour guide. Instead, we were pretty much on our own. There were photographs taken of us tourists all 4 of us, and i was able to take some amazing photos. I was slightly disappointed with the length of the trip -- not the tour itself around 5 1/2 hours including a stop for lunch, but I thought we were going to get further around the lake. We did go pretty high up the mountain into areas I'm sure only people who live in the area would get to see. And we had access to some amazing scenes which I will remember for a very long time. The guide Mike G. of the local tour company was very well informed on a wide range of topics from ownership of the island in Emerald Bay and movie scenes filmed in the area, to how the lake was formed and is currently fed. I took about 500 photos of some beautiful scenery. I would definitely recommend the tour, but be prepared to take you own photos with little to no help from the guide. My wife, who is not a photographer, took some amazing pictures with her iPhone and loved the trip.
This tour was awesome! I've been to Lake Tahoe several times but with this tour was able to see different areas and viewpoints. Plus our guide, Victor, was fantastic. He was knowledgeable about the area and history as well as gave us helpful tips on how to take better pictures. Definitely one of the best tours I've been on!