You may notice that I don't book all
of the many tours available here.
I offer discount prices and on-line booking for the tours that provide,
what I think is the best experience for visitors and that I've had first hand
experience with.
But, I don't book the following tours:
Dune Buggy/ATV tours: with ONE exception see below
I've not heard of one Dune Buggy tour operator that has had no complaits, they all appear to be pretty dodgy, with many badly maintained vehicles.
The locals hate these people, the customers are supplied with bandanas
to cover their nose and mouth from all the dust they kick up. Then
they drive through some of our Colonias and all that dust is spread
through the houses and onto the usual roadside food stands. Residents
from one Colonia blocked the road in protest not long ago. They also
drive up river beds doing untold damage to the ecosystem.
The one exception is a responsible
ATV tour, just using the abilities of the vehicle to go to places
that are usually difficult to reach and putting something back into the small comunities, see Unique
ATV Tours.
Booze Cruises:
If your idea of fun is to be confined on a boat with a lot of drunk
(and maybe vomiting) people, I'm sure you can find it, just not here.
Air Conditioned Bus Tours:
You might as well stay home and go to Disneyland. The customers
are let out at specific stores and/or restaurants, where they will
be paying the premium prices that those places will charge. Yes,
prices for these groups - especially the ones from the cruise ships
- are inflated in order to cover the considerable payment the businesses
have to pay the tour operators to bring them there.
If you want a bus tour, take a local bus, for 6.5 pesos it's an exciting
experience, sorry no air conditioning.
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