I have booked many tours through Viator over the years, and unfortunately this was by far the worst experience I’ve had. I booked this city bus tour expecting a guided experience of about five hours with stops at the locations listed in the itinerary. Instead, the tour seemed to prioritize fitting in as many attractions as possible rather than delivering a well-organized, quality experience. The biggest issue was that the guide spoke only Spanish. The tour information did not make this clear, and since my Spanish is limited, I had to infer what was happening and what she was describing at each stop. That took away much of the value of taking a guided tour. There was also confusion about the meeting point. The website instructed us to meet at a nearby hotel, but the guide changed the meeting location, requiring us to take a taxi/Uber to another pickup point. The tour also ran much longer than advertised. We started around 10:00 a.m., and by the five-hour mark, instead of heading back, the bus made two additional stops that were not on the published itinerary: a coffee tour and Comuna 13. I had already booked a separate Comuna 13 tour for another day, so this unexpected stop forced me to cancel that reservation. When my traveling companion asked how much longer the tour would last, the guide said we wouldn’t finish until 6:00 p.m.—about eight hours after we started. We had planned our day around a five-hour tour, so this came as a complete surprise. My companion became understandably upset, and the guide was visibly distressed by the confrontation. At that point, I decided it was best for us to leave the tour and take an Uber back on our own. The destinations themselves were worthwhile, and I felt we had enough time at each stop. The problem was that the itinerary included too many stops, especially the unannounced ones. Rather than focusing on a well-planned city tour, it seemed the goal was to fit in as many attractions as possible, resulting in an unnecessarily long day that extended three hours beyond what was advertised. I rarely leave negative reviews, but after taking many excellent Viator tours, this one fell well below the standard I’ve come to expect. Better communication about the language, an accurate meeting location, and sticking to the advertised itinerary and duration would have made this a much better experience.













