Wrong information, tour cancelled without notice, staff helpless, no response, no refund.
The Tour operator put the wrong information with wrong price of this tour on Viator website. I thought the price is mainly for the transportation from Perth to Pinnacle and that is only what our family need. Booked the tour and contacted the tour operator few days before we flew to Perth to confirm, but there was no response from them at all. When we we were in Perth, I called the tour company 1 day before the confirmed tour date and got the answer that they can't make the tour due to the wrong price paid, and that they didn't contact Viator, the tour broker, so there is nothing they can do for us, and they, the company owner, actually were in India for their holiday at that time :(. I then contacted Viator via online chat. Viator Customer Service Agent told me that she would send email to tour operator (whom I'd just contacted directly by phone few minutes before with no hope) and asked me "to keep the lines open" so they can contact me later for the outcome. However, there's nothing happens for the rest of that day. Since it was last minute cancellation (due to the tour operator and the tour broker faults), we can't book alternative as all other tours were fully booked. There was no response from either Viator or Aussie Perth Tours 3 weeks after we already finished our Perth trips and we missed out the Pinnacle part which should be the highlight on the list of our trip. I submitted refund request online (with the thought they should pay compensation for us as well). It's been over a month without response until I contacted Viator again today telling them that I am ready to bring the case further to Western Australia Consumer Protection if they don't refund for me. Viator agent said that they contact Aussie Perth Tours but there's still no response from them so Viator has to process the refund directly for me. Definitely not recommend The Aussie Perth Tours company. They don't even communicate to correct the wrong tour information on the Viator website or to solve the problem for customers.
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Hello Chip Boo - Thanks for your comments and noted the contents.
As was clearly explained to you that you have booked only for the sand boarding component of the tour which is an extra add on to the Main Pinnacles tour.
This was an error on booking system of Viators, whom we had highlighted also to correct, days before you landed in Perth and had queried that pricing does not match the tour price. Normally you should not have been able to book an add on tour component without booking the main tour.
So you were asking us to do a tour for your group for price of an add on, of sand board and thats not possible. All this was clearly explained to you on phone when you had contacted us, as we were not having your tele contacts. Our staff did mention to you to revert to Viator n rebook with correct pricing etc, which you adamantly refused to do also.
You had booked and paid to Viator, who pass on funds to us a month or more after tour is completed, if it is carried out. So your blaming us for no refund is sadly not correct. You booked with Viator and they will have refunded to you, am sure. They have never not refunded on tours cancelled by us, for minimum numbers not being met etc, and this is for years we are talking about.
We also find it very strange that you were in Perth and could not arrange an alternative tour to Pinnacles and you say all other tour companies were booked. out. That has not happened last 3 years and more that local companies are so booked out.
if there is anything we can still assist you, kindly let us know and we will be happy to assist you. Am sure Viator must have refunded your tour add on funds. Have a good day
M
Mai_H
January 5, 2023 · via Viator
Wrong information, tour cancelled without notice, staff helpless, no response, no refund.
The Tour operator put the wrong information and price of this tour on Viator website. I thought the price is mainly for the transportation from Perth to Pinnacle and that is only what our family need. Booked the tour and contacted the tour operator few days before we flew to Perth but there was no response from them at all. When we we were in Perth, I called the tour company 1 day before the confirmed tour date and got the answer that they can't make the tour due to the wrong price, and that they didn't contact Viator, the tour broker, so there is nothing they can do for us, and they actually were in India for holiday at that time :(.
I then contacted Viator via online chat, Jansen Benedict - Customer Service Agent told me that she sent email to tour operator (whom I'd just contacted directly by phone before with no hope) and asked me "to keep the lines open" so they can contact me later for the outcome. It's been over 3 weeks now and there is no any response from Viator at all. We already finished our Perth trips 2 f weeks ago and we missed out the Pinnacle part which should be the highlight on the list of our trip. Since it was last minute cancellation (due to the tour operator and broker faults), we can't book alternative as all other tours were fully booked. I have submitted refund request online (with the thought they should pay compensation for us as well). It's been over 2 weeks and there is neither response nor refund issue so far.
Definitely not recommend this tour operator and Viator. They don't even communicate together to correct the wrong tour information on the website or to solve the problem for customers. I am still waiting for my refund and ready to file a consumer complaints to Western Australia Consumer Protection if they don't refund for me.
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Hello Mae - Thanks for your comments and noted the contents.
As was clearly explained to you or your friend who phoned us, that you have booked only for the sand boarding component of the tour which is an extra add on to the Main Pinnacles tour. This was an error on booking system of Viators, whom we had highlighted also to correct, days before you landed in Perth and had queried that pricing does not match the tour price. Normally you should not have been able to book an add on tour component without booking the main tour.
So you were asking us to do a tour for your group for price of an add on, of sand board and thats not possible. All this was clearly explained to person that phoned us, when contacted as we were not having your tele contacts.
Our staff did mention to you to revert to Vaitor n rebook with correct pricing etc, which you adamantly refused to do also.
You had booked and paid to Viator, who pass on funds to us a month or more after tour is completed, if it is carried out. So your blaming us for no refund is sadly not correct. You booked with Viator and they will have refunded to you, am sure. They have never not refunded on tours cancelled by us, for minimum numbers not being met etc, and this is for years we are talking about.
We also find it very strange that you were in Perth and could not arrange an alternative tour to Pinnacles and you say all other tour companies were booked. out. That has not happened last 3 years and more that local companies are so booked out.
if there is anything we can still assist you, kindly let us know and we will be happy to assist you. Am sure Viator must have refunded your tour add on funds by now. Have a good day
I
infamoush2020
January 6, 2022 · via Tripadvisor
Didnt happen
Booked and paid deposit for tour, waited 20mins past pick up time for tour before ringing them to be told our was cancelled. Thanks for letting us know. They offered to try and get us another tour bu we had our time planned. Very poor service then had to wait to get refund
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Gday Infamous - Sad to note your comments, but if we do not have minimum number of passengers to operate a tour we cannot do much. During Covid and with borders closed things have been uncertain. You were made aware that if minimum number of people are not achieved, tour will not operate. Please do note that you booked with a booking agency and they have to refund money to you, we do not receive the funds.
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marcotG4926TJ
March 18, 2020 · via Tripadvisor
A wonderful day out
We have taken the full day at Pinnacles, passing through Yanchep (koalas & kakatoos), Lancelin (sand dunes!) up to Cervantes for lunch. Our guide has been Kea, a very cheerful and educated young person who also added of his own to make our day memorable. To begin is we were in Australia at Perth since 8 days and zero kanguroos (well hundreds of Quakka in Rotto but..). After some introduction to Perth and on hurban landscape, he suggested to to stop at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial park if we really want to see kanguroos. Barbara and I were enthusiastic of this offer and accepted happily. We saw a number of reds there, even at a close range. At the end, those were the ONLY kanguroos we saw in Australia (none in Yanchep..). This was not the only unplanned 'pearls' of that long day. Once we were in Cervantes (strange Spanish name, but got from a wrecked ship a while ago). Whlel driving we saw a sign reporting 'stromatolites'. Well, only Aussies indulge in calling attention on those weird things. I am a geologist (marine, just back from the Great Australian Deep-Sea Coral and Canyon Adventure, check it on the web) and paleontologist and got attracted by having one of the few living examples of some of the earliest form of Life on Earth. Asked with little hope Kea if would have been possible to stop there for a few minutes, being basically along our planned route. Kea graduated in marine biology and took class in marine geology too After consulting also with other 4 guests, WE DID IT! All of us were very happy for this unplanned stop. The resto of the day as planned, getting lot of time to see the Pinnacles, without any pressure from the guide who was on the contray enthusiastic and insoired as it were the first time for him too. The Pinnancles are a lot better than I expected, in terms od the vastity of the land characterized by these magnificent formations. This day was the most Austrlaian day of our entire trip. Surely memorable and worth of. Highly recommended! Marco & Barbara
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mollygriff2
September 16, 2019 · via Tripadvisor
Molly
Had a great day! Sand boarding and koalas were the highlight of the day, just wish there was more time for sandboarding!
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Thanks Molly for your lovely comments.Much appreciated.Good to read your feedback.If we can assist in any manner please do let us know. Have a great time in Perth
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Perthtours123
June 25, 2019 · via Tripadvisor
Pinacles
Had a great day with Mark he was very informative and knowledgeable and should get a pay rise and seeing heaps of animals on the way.
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Gday Colin
Thank you for your lovely comments and we shall certainly take your suggestion, as discussed in our office on the day of tour. Hope to see you back in Perth soon. have a great day
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shelarpooja0310
July 20, 2018 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing Experience
Good and experienced drivers, nice company & gave all information earlier about tours that we were going to have..... I am booking more tours next time with Aussie Perth Tours.....Happy & satisfied customer
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Hi Pooja-thanks for your time to review your tour -much appreciated..Great to know you enjoyed our tour and looking forward to be able to provide you wonderful memorable times in future. Have a great day
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boynew111
June 5, 2018 · via Tripadvisor
Really Bad!! I never recommend you !!
My family had tour to Pinnacles and lancelin Desert on last weekend, but Aussie Perth Tours never inform to me to delay the pick up time, our family with my son and daughter were only staying in outside (too cold). Really terrible to think that time.
And Aussie Perth Tours has sent the request payment to me, and then I transferred payment to bank but they didn't inform to me any confirmation notice.(I tried to contact them to have confirmation, but they never reply to me) In the result, they forget the pick up time, we had terrible experience in the Perth.
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Hi there -sorry to note your family had to stay in cold in morning. Coach captains do multiple pickups and sometimes due to weather and traffic there can be a slight delay and we apologise for same.Cant clearly understand about you not being informed pickup time as you would have obtained an auto reply to your booking with times and venue pickup etc. We are also on phone with human assistance to assist our clients. Hope you had a good time on yuor tour
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Jillej
March 19, 2018 · via Tripadvisor
'Unprofessional'
We were very disappointed with this tour. The Pinnacles and Yanchep National Park were great to see and the lobster lunch delicious but our enjoyment of seeing these sights was overshadowed by the huge lack of professionalism. The standard of presentation and commentary for this tour was way below par.
Firstly, the mini bus arrived to pick up my friend and I and the driver, Brendan, greeted us looking very dishevelled. Unshaven, crushed clothing, buttons undone and the mini bus was very dirty inside. It was a very hot day and the air conditioning in the bus was initially not even turned on and once we mentioned it to Brendan, he turned the vents on but it only made a slight difference to the temperature. There were only four passengers on the tour so it wasn't a full bus but still, the air conditioning did not seem to cope.
We set off driving through slight peak hour traffic and it seemed Brendan did not know how to drive a manual vehicle smoothly. Very rough gear changes, accelerating quickly and braking hard, we gave him the benefit of the doubt and thought maybe once we're on the main highway, his driving will improve.
However, this was not the case at all. In fact his driving deteriorated to a point where my friend and I were quite frightened. It was a very windy day so the bus was being buffeted by the winds so because of this, the driver should have known to drive to the conditions. But Brendan exceeded the speed limit, tailgated cars trying to overtake and because of the wind, several times went out of the lane and across the grid lines.
What was most concerning was his fidgeting - constantly looking in the console for things, taking off his sunglasses and rubbing his eyes, changing his sunglasses to standard glasses and again rubbing his eyes, taking his hands off the wheel - doing all of this in windy conditions and driving at speed.
Also his commentary was very basic and knowledge of the sights minimal. For someone who had supposedly been doing this tour for some time, he did not know facts and often began with 'I think' or ended with 'that's my observation'.
All in all, we would not recommend Aussie Perth Tours if this is the standard of their drivers and buses. Brendan was very polite and courteous but his driving skills were a concern. We were just pleased to arrive back in Perth safely.
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Hello Jill
Thanks for your comments on Brendan's driving etc and we have taken all your points into consideration. Good of you to have taken time out to write so we can address the issues.
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roriem_1983
April 18, 2017 · via Tripadvisor
A great time but there was disappointment on one of the tours
Me and my mate took 2 tours between the 15th & 16th of April, one tour was better than the other, we both took the Pinnacles, Yanchep National Park, Lobster Shack & Lancelin Sandboarding & The Penguin Island & Mandurah Canal Cruise, the first one was disappointing not because of the itinerary, but the tour leader was rushed into being ahead of time and two people in the group not very respectful of the group and always returning late and the leader had to go looking for them every single time, nonetheless Brendan still a very polite nice person to meet apart from the stress he was showing!, I was so looking forward to the sand boarding but my body was not up it to, but the next day when we took the second tour, much more relaxed and no one was rushing anything, I know that the people who go on tours cannot be cherry picked but still I would choose APT again If I visited WA again in future
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Hello Rorie - Thanks for your lovely comments. Going through the past reviews just noticed our thanks to you was not published. Am posting it again for you. Do apologize for delay, we do not understand why Trip Advisor did not post same as under:
Gday Rorie - Thanks a lot for your time and effort to review. Much appreciated. Good to have your remarks and will let Brendan and Graham know also. Yes sadly some times our tourists want to spend more time at each venue, more then others . Stay well n hope to see you and your mate more often in Perth