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Tai Pan Tours Inc: Reviews

Fantastic experience: Tiffany was our guide for Cuba tour last month. The trip was a great success and we all had an enjoyable time. Tiffany 's wonderful work won a long and loud applause from everyone !

Fantastic experience: My wife and I had joined an 8 day Cuba trip to Varadero with our fantastic Tai Pan Tour leader Tiffany. She had explained to us every minute’s detail before departure and answered all our questions. We really enjoyed her and other co-traveler’s company. She went over and beyond to make sure our stay was comfortable, and all the excursions happened smoothly. Overall, we are really satisfied with our trip with Tiffany and Tai Pan. We will definitely travel with them again and recommend them to our family and friends. We also want to wish Tiffany all the best for the future.

Fantastic experience: Despite cramming 4 cities in 3 days, trip was well planned and you get to see different parts of Canada. Our guide Carrie is informative and helpful. Driver Zhang is meticulous and takes care of our luggages plus bringing us to our destinations on time. If you are someone who doesn't like to rush, suggest you pick a longer duration tour.

Fantastic experience: We had an excellent 3 days Canada East tour of Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec,1000 island. The tour guide Mr. Perry has done a great job in managing the time for a group of 50. Mr Wang the driver also did an excellent job. Perry knowledge about the place is great. Hotel accommodation was descent. Overall the trip was great and cost effective. Only suggestion would be to plan for lunch and dinner in a place suitable for all especially vegetarian

Fantastic experience: Carrie was our guide. She is amazing and so sweet. We had a tour for 3days and 2nights. It was so good and she is so informative, sweet and helpful. I am so looking forward to more tours specifically with her.

Fantastic experience: It was amazing experience to join "Tan Pan Tours: 8 days Cuba, Havana trip". Our tour leader, Jeff Yan was a professional, friendly, very respectful and helpful tour guide. He provided excellent services for the entire trip. I will highly recommend to my family, friends to join with Tai Pan Tours Toronto. My visit was a Five Stars experience and I can't wait to return.

Fantastic experience: We signed up for a 3-day tour and visited many popular tourists attractions in Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec city. One trip highlight is we do dog sledding in Quebec city. We really enjoyed this trip. Our tour guide Carrie is very responsible and nice.

Fantastic experience: This is my honest feedback from Indian origin Australian to Chinese/Taiwan tourist company. I booked a 3-day tour for East Canada covering Kingston, 1001 Islands, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec city. Tour guide Ben was excellent in cracking jokes, entertaining, and explaining Canadian history and background about places. He has taken us to many hidden places like apple store, maple farms, and buffet foods. It was an awesome experience, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. The best part of tour is we have no drama and tour end successful. Thanks to driver Zhang for safe drive. Ben make sure others were punctual and given enough time to see all the places. I definitely recommend Tai Pan for Canada tour. They also have other tours for different countries and expect same quality services.

Fantastic experience: I recently had the pleasure of taking a trip to Cuba with Tiffany, a tour guide for Taipan, and I must say that it was an absolutely amazing experience. Tiffany was an outstanding guide who went above and beyond to make sure that our trip was a success. Her knowledge of the country and its culture was exceptional, and she was able to convey this to us in a way that was both interesting and informative. She took us to some of the most beautiful and historically significant places in the country, and her passion for the country was truly infectious. What impressed me the most about Tiffany was her ability to connect with each member of our group on a personal level. She was patient and kind, and took the time to ensure that everyone was comfortable and having a great time. Her attention to detail was also impressive - from arranging transportation and accommodations, to ensuring that we had plenty of opportunities to try the local cuisine, she thought of everything. Overall, I would highly recommend Tiffany as a tour guide for anyone interested in exploring Cuba. She truly exceeded all of my expectations, and I cannot thank her enough for making our trip such a memorable one.

Fantastic experience: One of the cheapest options when you’re on a rush to book a plane ticket on a Holiday. Our tour guide Roy was very knowledgeable and suggested options where we could buy things cheaper. He made sure no one will be left behind anywhere in our trip. Plus he made sure all the declarations in customs were all filled out accordingly. Very smooth transaction. :)

Fantastic experience: CARRIE delivered an incredible experience, and the driver made our trip so easy and comfortable. The trip was well planned, it had stunning scenery, friendly staff, and delicious local cuisine made my trip unforgettable. Indeed, there are always some “special” ones in the group, but she was handling the trip and the timeline better than I can think of. I highly recommend trying a trip with Tai Pan it’s a must! My visit was a five-star experience, and I can’t wait to return.”

Fantastic experience: Carrie was a wonderful tour guide and she is very knowledgeable, funny with 18yrs of experience. The itinerary was great. We saw a lot of beautiful places. The bus was also brand new and our driver James was excellent. It was an amazing trip

Fantastic experience: We just came back from an amazing tour of Eastern Canada covering Kingston Ottawa,Montreal and Quebec city in 3 days conducted by Taipan Tours , Toronto . This was my life 's first tour through a travel agency after travelling to more than 35 countries in the world based on my own research and all arrangemnets . And it was a great experience . All arrrangemnets were inpaccable. Our tour guide " Carrie" was true darling . She was meticulous , disciplined yet vary caring and extremely friendly in nature. She made sure at all the time, to keep everyone in tour relaxed and well informed . I and my wife, despite being Indian, never felt left out in the chinese majority group and so some other families from Columbia and Japan( as I could guess). Since we were strict vegetarian , She tried her best to ensure that we get some vegetable stuff . We loved delicious lunch and exciting environment at Maple farm on way to Quebec. However , I would make own arrangements for at least one meal of each day whenever I am travelling next with them.Our experience at French Restaurant /French Dinner in Quebec city was disastrous .We felt ripped after paying exorbitant amount for the dinner and just being served raw vegetable in a plate With half cooked white rice. Except this one off bad experience , entire tour was a steal and experience of the life time.

Fantastic experience: Its my family's first time trying out this type of tour and its really one of the best. I highly recommend this tour not only you'll get the chance to visit those amazing places but also learn about their history through their awesome tour guide. We had ours and her name is Carrie, she was very informative and has a lot of humour. You will for sure enjoy the tour from day 1 till last day. Will book again for another trip in the next few months here at Taipan Tours. Highly Highly Recommended!!!

Fantastic experience: Our tour was wonderful! The experience was great , our tour guide really helped us enjoy our experience. I would recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in touring around Kingston, Ottawa, and Quebec. I would say this is a quick and budget friendly trip exploring Canada’s beauty. The weather was great so I recommend anyone to visit during summer as there are a lot of walking on our Day 2. Thank you again Tours4fun, Carrie Xue our tour guide and our driver for accommodating us!

Fantastic experience: I went to 7 days eastern tour with this company They were great days because Everything was regular Times, bus (especially vip chairs) ,places for visit from every provinces , Hotels were excellent and leader man tour has care everything Thanks for everything

Fantastic experience: Tai Pan Tours was a great experience. I am grateful to 2 wonderful gentlemen named Ben and Jack. Our beloved tour guide Ben Chen made our tour very adventurous and exciting, I learnt so much from our tour to Montreal, Ottowa and lastly Quebec. Our driver Jack gave us a safe trip to all the places we needed to be and was the first and last person to be there on time for the trip. I am glad I went to this trip with my family and will happily go back again. Thank you Tai Pan Tours. Je me souviens, Jy.

Fantastic experience: I’m currently on a vacation trip during August 2023 in Toronto/Quebec. Our tour guide and bus driver, respectively Joyce and Jim, are both incredibly hardworking, communicative and detail-orientated. Joyce is very approachable and friendly, and her dedication to accommodate her guests who hail from unique backgrounds is commendable. During the entire journey, she switched between speaking Mandarin, English and Cantonese to narrate and describe the attractions/history of our environment. (Wow! That takes real brain power!) She was meticulous in describing our itinerary and excursions, leaving little room for confusion amongst the guests. She helped foster a comfortable atmosphere the entire trip by having friendly conversation with us and humorous commentary; we visited beautiful places like Le Hôtel Frontenac, restaurants offering delicious food like Saveurs des Continents, and many more I will show in pictures. This is my last vacation in a long time because of school starting soon, and it’s thanks to these people who help make it all the more memorable. Thank you Joyce and Jim!

Fantastic experience: Our tour guide, Ben, was absolutely fantastic during the 8-day romantic Europe tour. His extensive knowledge of the city enriched our journey with intriguing facts and insights. What truly sets Ben apart is his genuine care for the group's well-being, ensuring our safety and comfort throughout the tour. For instance, he consistently reminded us to keep our bags in front of us, especially in bustling areas, to guard against pickpockets. Ben's dedication to our safety was further exemplified during a peculiar incident on our way to the Arc de Triomphe. There was an unexpected obstacle on the path - a large piece of feces. Without hesitation, Ben stepped forward, using his flag to guide us safely around it. Moreover, Ben went above and beyond to create memorable moments for our group. He initiated family photos at every destination, offering creative posing ideas that made our travel experience even more special. Lastly, Ben's assistance with handling our luggage during loading and unloading at hotels demonstrated his dedication to ensuring a smooth and stress-free journey. It is without reservation that I rate Ben as excellent in both tour knowledge and helpfulness.

Fantastic experience: This afternoon on our way back to Toronto, where our7 days tour ends we will have a lot of memorable times on our journey to Eastern Canada ,where we visited must see places accompanied with a well-known and professional tour guide, Mr Ben ,and our bus driver. R Zhang. Many Many Thnks

Positive experience: This was my first time to join a Taipan Tour. I had been to Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec but I had friends and family over for a visit and they wanted to see these places. It was a very organized tour. I learned a few more new facts about these places. We became friends with the other people on the tour. Most notable about the tour was the sugar shack and the French dinner. Joyce, our tour guide was very helpful and on top of things. The driver, Elson, knew where he was going and avoided busy roads. I was surprised at the hotels we stayed, very modern and new. Thank you for a very well organized tour.

Fantastic experience: Carrie and Paul were great and professional. The arrangement of the entire trip was a top notch. Carrie was very informative on the history of all the attractions. Food and hotel were excellent. I highly recommend my family and friends to join this bus tour. Thank you to Carrie and Paul for a wonderful experience.

Fantastic experience: Our tour leader is TIFFANY (NGH TOURS/ TOURS4FUN ) very knowledgeable and very respectful guide. She knows her stuff well and makes it possible for her tourist to enjoy and experience the best that the place has to offer. Very respectful of needs of her group and goes extra mile to support and help. It was a special time for my family as we have reunited from different countries and spent time together in this tour. It was beautiful and lovely ❤️❤️❤️

Fantastic experience: Carrie, our tour guide for 3 days east Canada tour was very professsional and Punctual. We enjoyed our tour with her experties !

Fantastic experience: Had Carrie as my tour guide for a 3 day trip to Ottawa/Old Quebec city/Montreal. She's very sweet and clearly experienced in tour-guiding. The trip itself was fun, especially the helicopter ride option we had. We visited a church and walked through the Olympic biodome in Montreal (had so many different animals it was so cool) Walking through old Quebec city was lovely, as the city has a bunch of vendors and cute locations! Would recommend this tour :)

Fantastic experience: It was an amazing experience. The bus was fully functional, the ride was smooth, and seats were comfortable for the very long ride. Carrie, our tour guide, was the best! She brought us to the best places and she is also very knowledgeable about the areas. The tour was definitely worth it

Fantastic experience: The most enjoyable trip I enjoyed was the ship to the Thousand Island's. We went on this trip starting from Monday 17th of July to Wednesday 19th of July. Our Tour Guide Carrie, explained to us the many different cultures about Canada. She is well experienced and has many different languages to tell the different tourists about the trips. We also thank our bus driver John for taking us to all these amazing sights. I definitely recommend going on this trip. Very fun and enjoyable!!

Fantastic experience: Tiffany it was an amazing trip of three wonderful busy days with you. Your explanation about each places was excellent. We went with you and Jack on a three days trip to Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec city and thousand islands. We took four excursions and all the foods you offered. Everything was unbelievable so good so nicely organized. Even the bus seats were rotated so it was comfortable for all. We were 53 people on the bus. We all enjoyed thoroughly and had an amazing trip. According to the price you are very reasonable and great. You both are so well behaved and have so much patience to deal with such a big group. I really appreciate it. Jack is an excellent driver. He is also very friendly and welcoming. The whole journey with you was so homely. Thank you so much Tiffany and Jack. You guys are very organized and amazing, caring and loving. Enjoyed Tiffany calling us her babies and treated us like that. Wish you all the best from your group no 19and 20.

Fantastic experience: Just came back from the 7 days tour to the Atlantic provinces and Quebec (including Ottawa and thousand Islands). It was such a wonderful journey that everyone in the group enjoyed the trip very much. It is hard to say good bye after we came back Toronto. The tour guide, Ben, is full of passion with his job, professional and humorous. The trip is full of laughter. Our driver, Mr Zhang, is also very professional, keeping the bus neat and clean, and is driving safely. I had a great time and would definitely recommend this trip to anyone who would like to visit eastern Canada.

Fantastic experience: We joined the tour June 21st and it was amazing. Carrie was the tour leader and she was very nice and organized.everything on schedule and I would definitely recommend it .

Fantastic experience: I joined the tour with my Family at Toronto, we visited East Canada like Kingston, Montreal, Quebec and Thousand Islands in Three days with Bus. Our Tour Leader, Mrs. Carrie was really professional and kind. I would really recommend this Tour.

Fantastic experience: Tiffany Ho is my tour leader for Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec. My husband and I would like to commend her for her knowledge and care for her clients. Elson our tour driver is an excellent driver, safety and comfort of the passengers is his primary concern. Bery Good job Tiffany and Elson!

Fantastic experience: Tiffany is our group leader of 3 days tour.Montreal Kingston Quebec and thousand island . We enjoyed the tour amazingly. It's once in a lifetime kind of experience. Three days flies like dream joyfully. Thanks to Tiffany. Thanks again.

Fantastic experience: What a fantastic trip! Everything was very smooth and interesting. Our driver Jim and guide Ben are very responsible and gentle. They were thoughtful for whatever we needed, and made sure that we understood everything. We travelled Kingston-Ottawa-Montreal-Quebec. Lots of meaningful places. Last but not the least I really appreciate our lovely driver and guide, they worked really hard! Thank you for giving us such a safety trip!

Fantastic experience: It was a great experience tour to Quebec for March break 2023. Carrie was a great tour guide , and well organized for everything in this tour. Great memory visit catholic church Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, Ice hotel Village Vacances Valcartier, dog sledding

Fantastic experience: It’s my first time using Tai Pan. Me, my daughter and cousin went on the 4d Boston, NY, Washington and PA tour. I was quite impressed by how organized the tour was. Daniel was our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable of all the places we visited. He was funny and kept us entertained. The itinerary provided the best value for our $ for all the tours, places we visited and the coach transportation. I was sad the trip had to end. I need to also mention that Chris was an excellent driver. He kept us safe and efficiently drove to our destinations. We have booked for the Romantic European tour. Looking forward to another Tai Pan tour, and crossing my fingers we can cross paths with the Daniel/Chris duo in the future!

Fantastic experience: My family and I had a great family day vacation. We would like to thank Boss Ben and Minic our driver for their expertise in the tours. We had so much fun and highly recommended especially Boss Ben as the best tour guide we had. We will surely comeback this coming summer vacation. Thank you so much!

Fantastic experience: We just returned from Varadero Cuba vacation with 8 days 7 nights Tai Pan tours, very pleasant expirence and affordable with this touring group. Arrangment in Cuba was in a 5 star hotel all inclusive stay was very comfortable. In Cuba they arranged site seeing and excertion few of which were optional. We had excellent, funny and entertaining guide Jeff Yan who accompanied us on all excursions. This was our sixth tour with Tai Pan and we were never disappointed, I would love to travel with them in future. 谢谢

Fantastic experience: We join the winter tour which heading to the northern CA, it’s really fun and full of awesome surprises! I really love the Quebec City and the dog pulling sled. It’s very impressive. Carrie is very responsible and considerate. 5 stars recommend!

Fantastic experience: We had a 3-day Agawa Canyon tour on October 3. Everything (food, hotels, driver, tour guide and etc.) was beyond our expectations. The room as well as the washroom of both hotels we stayed were clean and spacious. Breakfast provided was above average and food was refilled fast. Wifi, which some people consider to be a key feature, was available and fast. We were lucky to have Daniel To, a "handsome", energetic and funny guy, to be our tour guide. He was well-organized, punctual and helpful. He knew every visited place and city inside and out and always delivered us some interesting information and stories in an interactive and entertaining way before arrival. He is the best of the best. Overall, we had a very memorable tour.

Fantastic experience: We had a truly mesmerizing Agawa Canyon Train Journey. Our tour guide Daniel was outstanding - very jovial, friendly,informative and efficient which made the trip all the more enjoyable for us.

Fantastic experience: I have joined a 3-day tour covering Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec. Nemo the tour guide is very patient and efficient. Our big tour group is comprised of visitors from many countries and Nemo is able to speak everything in multiple languages (English/Mandarin/Cantonese) fluently. Nemo also presents history in a user friendly manner. Excellent tour guide! Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Carrie is the best! She is so organised. Taking care of everyone. Our group has 13ppl. Age from 3-65…. Too hard for her, but she done a such great job! Excellent tour. We are very enjoy!

Fantastic experience: Tiffany Ho is a super good and responsible guide, we keep our fingers crossed all the way and just enjoy the tour! The driver Alson is great too, overall, the tour is so worth it, I will for sure recommend to my friends to Tai Pan! Many thanks to Tiffany and Alson, both done a great job!

Fantastic experience: I booked a 3-day tour package for East Canada (Kingston-Ottawa-Montréal-Quebec City) from Tai Pan Tours just last week. You read that right, 4 cities in just 3 days! People who like a more relaxed tour might find the schedule overwhelming, but I personally would highly recommend this tour for anyone who is visiting Canada for the first time, because we got to see and visit so many places within such tight schedule! If you have any questions, call them right away and they’re usually very fast response. The staff are also very patient with questions, so ask away! Kudos to Ben the tour guide! He’s not only very entertaining, but also very informative in his tour guiding! Throughout the tour I got to learn bits of Canadian history. He’s also very punctual. The drive throughout the tour was also very comfortable thanks to the experienced driver Eleson. All the staff have been very helpful throughout the tour, and everyone was definitely enjoying their time! Will attach some photos of places that we visited. Overall, it was a very enjoyable and memorable trip!

Fantastic experience: I had a very enjoyable time on the 7-day tour around Eastern Canada, PEI, and the Maritimes. The tour guide, Daniel To, made this trip especially fun and entertaining with his knowledge and humour. I also felt happy and safe under the steady driving of the bus driver, Minic. Definitely recommend!

Fantastic experience: Had a wonderful all-inclusive visit to Cuba with an amazing and extremely knowledgeable tour guide - Daniel To. He was extremely responsible to everyone’s requests and questions and was always happy to hang out even during days without any planned excursions. We stayed in Varadero which had beautiful beaches (not too many seaweeds) although there were a few days of stronger winds - ensure you know what each coloured flag means in terms of swimming conditions.

Fantastic experience: This trip was the best one ever, well coordinated and planned ,we visited lots of places .It was one of the best tours I had ever taken.Tour guide Ben and Driver Eleson were awesome, they were very professional and punctual.Explained all the trip details and coordinated with the passengers very nicely.

Fantastic experience: What a fantastic 3-day tour at East Canada. The trip is truly well organised, with all can’t miss sight seeing spots incorporated, with very seasoned tour guide & driver to give you a pleasant and safe trip. Our guide Ben is a professional photographer too who helped us took a lot of nice photos in the best angle as per his experience. He is so thoughtful and caring of his guests’ needs. Happy sharing all those lovely pics for a light touch of the places we visited. I highly recommend you to join him and experience this joyful journey with you loved ones~!

Fantastic experience: Carrie best guide i have seen in a tour. She has pretty good understanding of all the places and the trip was a well planned one. Our driver Zhou was an expert driver and he drive through zero visibility situations and reached safe. Never thought that qubec in winter will be this beautiful

Fantastic experience: My friend and I did the 3-day East Canada Tour. The trip was truly well organised, with the best sight seeing spots, with very experienced tour guide & driver to give you a pleasant and safe trip. Our Tour guide Ben is so thoughtful and caring of his guests’ needs and he made sure that we have the best 3 days ever. We had snowstorm on the departure day but kudos to our driver Mr. Jung who drive continuously and very safely in the bad weather and helped us reach our destination. I highly recommend you to join them and experience this joyful journey with your loved ones~!

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The details of this tour initially appeared very attractive based on Taipan Tour's website:

http://www.taipantours.com/Travel/Details/Eastern-Canada-Prince-Edward-Island-The-Maritimes-8-Days-Tour-CPE08-500

For a reasonable price, you can see most of Eastern Canada--why not, right?

I have been planning to see Eastern Canada/Maritimes with my parents who are 77 (mom) and 79 (dad) years old to create more happy memories. We booked in advance and got into the trip from June 27-July 4th this year (2016). BIG MISTAKE! I will not even recommend it to anyone.

Given that Canada is huge---the distance between provinces and major cities are so far apart. We ended up half the day time in the bus travelling, and very little time on the tourist sites to appreciate it. I guess, that is understandable, but what made the condition worse is the rudeness of our tour guide and how they treat you when you do not take their tour and meal package.

Below is our itinerary:

We arrive Ottawa at around 1 pm--and we had to leave in 45 minutes. So all we could do was took pictures of the Parliament. When we got to Montreal it was about 4PM, and we were only given an hour in the Old Montreal area. When we had to stop for lunch, since we cannot take every day buffet (my parents cannot enjoy buffet meal anymore), we just had to wait for them or settle with fast-food in the vicinity of the buffet restaurant.

Day 2- New Brunswick-Fredericton

The only highlight here was the longest bridge and the city of Fredericton--but we arrived late already. We only had from 5pm-up to go around and have dinner on our own.

Day 3- Nova Scotia-Peggy's Cove.

Too bad it was a foggy day--we did not get to see much the beauty of Peggy's Cove. Buy even here, after being on the bus for almost half a day, we were only given 1 hour, because we had to proceed to Halifax. The hotel was not in the city so our time in Halifax was very limited.

Day 4-Cape Breton Highlands national park and Sydney

I have to say if you have been to Asia where there are nice beaches and landscape--it is hard to be impressed with Cape Breton--but nevertheless, it is a promoted "must see" in Canada--for nature lovers.

Same story--only 1 hour to see Charlottetown. They promoted the Cow's ice cream--the best in the country, but we had to rush to buy and eat--because you cannot even take the ice ream inside the bus.

Day 6- Shediac and Hopewell Rock

Hopewell Rock is where you see can appreciate the bottom of the see when the tide is low and then picture the difference when the tide goes up. No time for that--so we only got pictures for one hour when the tide was low.

Day 7- St. John, Rive-Du-Lop and Quebec City

This was a disappointing day because everything was crammed. We had a 3-hour whale watching and reached Quebec City at around 6PM. Then we we given until 8PM to go around the Old QC city and have dinner. Really?! one hour! and I haven't been to this place--there was so much to see.

Day 8- Thousand Islands and back to Toronto.

This is a dead day--because it is really all about heading back to Toronto--with a twist of getting into the thousand island cruise --another boat ride.

The Highlight:

1. We were often rushed from one place to one another--you will be lucky to spend at least an hour in one tourist spot. Just barely enough to take pictures.

Because the bus travel is too long, of course we had to make stops---but they don't bring you to big service stations, they take you to places they have deals but washrooms are only two for the ladies---that ladies end up in long lines to get their turn. Take note, you only have 30 minute for washroom break. With more about 75% of the passengers as female, imagine the inconvenience.

2. If you do not take their meal or tour package --you're doomed to wait for those who took it. Rather than the bus dropping you off at your hotel before they have their dinner buffet so you can have free time, you have to wait for them and waste time. It makes you wonder if there is business-on-the-side involved in the restaurants and souvenir places they take us to--which is why they push you for it and neglect other passengers.

Almost every day, you end up getting to the hotel at 8PM and that is all you have left until 6AM the following morning, to see the rest of the place on your own, before you move to the next destination.

3. The worst part is--our guide (btw--his name is Daniel Cheng--so you can be warned) was very rude to my senior parents. You would think since this is a Chinese tour, they would be more considerate to seniors. The guide had very little patience to wait for my dad who is now slow to walk and in getting in/out of the bus. He often made remarks to my dad about it--that my dad was forced to answer him back that he "simply had no respect for elders". And NOPE, there is no special seat for seniors or even somewhat handicapped passengers. The first few row of seats are reserved to those who paid $10/day/per person.

The tour could have been more appreciated if the tour guide was more considerate and provided more time to places a tourist would be interested in. But, no--all they want is to stick to itinerary--with their buffet meals, shopping and tour deals that they probably benefit in.

I had a family friend who went with us--they said they didn't enjoy as they thought they would. So if it is not for family with kids and mine-with seniors, I am not sure who they are catering for. Perhaps more for the Chinese passengers who were filling up half of the bus than local Canadian or tourists of other nationality.

Sorry it didn't work out for you. However, with a little advance research here on TA or just using google, you could have found any number of bad reviews of these tours, all of which would have outlined the same issues you've noted. And yes - the tours are primarily designed for and cater to Asian tourists, who traditionally do like to tour in this "drive - stop - photo - drive - stop - photo - drive..." manner.

Additionally - almost any one on here would have told you that 9 days to see that many destinations is close to impossible, given the distances involved.

You say "I have to say if you have been to Asia where there are nice beaches and landscape--it is hard to be impressed with Cape Breton" Wow, you obviously only saw it from your bus window. Beaches? no it's not a beach place you never see pictures of beaches in Cape Breton .

Your expectations of the Maritimes would have taken at least 3 to 4 weeks.

Yes your trip was bad, you got what you paid for something cheap

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Big bus - good for 50 people. Seats were reclineable. It was clean and the driver was good.

Spoke in English first then Mandarin then Cantonese maybe because these were the proportion of people in the tour. His english is passable, some mistakes in grammar but overall we knew what he meant. He really knows a lot about the places like history, background, etc. I don't care if he just made up the specific dates. Although he was annoying in asking for donation for the church, he was generally OK; showed some sense of humor and signs that he gives a **** on the tourists. Much better than what I was expecting after reading some reviews online.

Quebec - Hotel Universal (cheapest), Hotel Plaza Quebec (mid), Loewes Le Concorde (highest). Stayed at the Le Concorde, much much better hotel than the Holiday Inn and location was fantastic. Those who stayed at the other 2 hotels couldn't walk to the Old Quebec anymore.

Everyone had the option of joining the buffets. 1 Dinner ($18) and 2 Lunch buffets ($13) including tax per person. The guide collected the money without telling the name or type of restaurant. He eventually allowed our group to check the buffet first before paying.

Good thing the places these buffets were located had other restaurants around them.

Optional Tours

Civilization Museum - $12

Biodome and Montreal Tower - $27

Thousand Island Cruise - $20

8AM: Left Pacific Mall in Scarborough

1030AM: Reached Kingston. Drove by Prime Minister McDonald's House, the jail museums and then gave us 30 minutes to take pictures around the harbour.

12NN: Reached Brockville, 1 hour for lunch at our own among fastfood chains.

230PM: Reached Ottawa , gave us 30 minutes to take pictures in Parliament Hill. Obviously not enough time.

330PM: Spent roughly an hour in the Museum of Civilization. Why they chose this museum, I don't know.

7PM: Dinner at Fu Lam fake Chinese buffet for those who went with the tour. A couple of restos in the area including a McDonalds.

8PM: Check-in at Holiday Inn Midtown Hotel. Very tired and old hotel with soft beds. Walked to Rue St. Catherine on our own.

730AM: Arrived at St. Joseph Oratory. Guide asked for $5 donation each. Not everyone gave of course. Spent an hour here; too much considering only 30mins was given for the much nicer Notre Dame Basilica.

9AM: Arrived at Notre Dame Basilica. Barely appreciated the place because of the time constraint.

10AM: Arrived at the Biodome for the optional tour. Didn't bother joining.

Lunch at Fu Lam fake chinese Buffet again before reaching old Quebec.

4PM: Arrived at Old Quebec. Free time for the rest of the day.

1130AM: Brunch at Win Wah, another fake Chinese buffet. Ate at Eggs and Crepes which wasn't great either.

12PM: Reached Thousand Islands; cruise for 1 hour.

530PM: Stopover at the Big Apple before heading back to Toronto .

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Pros: Cheap and you get to see 3 cities in 3 days.

Cons: Very tiring (wake up at 6am for 3 days but you get back to the hotel early also). Barely enough time to take in the grandeur of the places. Limited food choices.

I don't know why they included the Civilization Museum, the Biodome and the Montreal Tower while skipping Old Montreal and some more popular sites. I'm guessing the tour agency gets a cut from these places. The tour would have been better if we were given alternatives (or free time) to these places.

Your reviews was very valuable.

I went to QMO trip and since I knew the pitfalls that happened ..!

A)I choose not to do buffet.

B)I roamed around montreal by myself and asked the tour guide to leave my hotel keys.

Apart from that the entire tour is warm and friendly.

I would encourage people to do the thousand island boat cruise it is breath taking

Some people are not really travellers but a bunch of whinners!

Interesting comment, Rebecca.

What do you base it on ?

Worst tour ever. They will stop at only chinese places. If you are vegitarian you will not get any vegitarian food even in close proximity.

They even talk racist when you complain. They belive and say to your face that its a chinese tour and so they will do chinese pit stops only.... Woww!!!! Cant belive its canada.

Seats hardly recline by an inch. And the guide claims on our face that "its a chinese tour. If you need vegitarian food join an indian tour". So damn racist man.

Not at all racist. They are only telling you whom their tours are designed for. They are not telling you that you can't take their tour because you are Caucasian or Indian or Latino which would indeed be discrimination according to race.

Also, rather than come on here and rant afterwards, why did you not come on here and ask first? A simple search would have shown you what these tours are.

Reminds me of a review I read of a hotel, where a UK traveller complained that they couldn't get a "full English breakfast" in Spain.

We took the 3 day east Canada tour on Taipan in July 2016.

1. The tour is very packed. There is hardly any time for you anywhere and most of the time you are on the bus.

2. We had requested for a room with one large bed instead of two twin beds, but at both the hotels we were not given them (inspite of the said rooms being available and one was issued to the tour guide). This happened on the second night too, even after we explained our situation to the tour guide and he announced as if he understood what we asked very well.

3. We were never allowed to use the bus washroom till the last few hours of the whole trip. And the tour was more like the guide keeps reminding us to use washrooms so much so that it was a tour of washrooms.

4. The tour guide just kept complaining about the lost 10 minutes and so on, and it was after a while unbearable.

5. The places where they stopped for food (apart from the Sunday brunch) had almost nothing else to eat for non-chinese / vegetarian people. The only options were Subway / Tim Hortons. And you couldn't even get the time to walk around the place to a restaurant to get better food.

6. The tour guide was very un-accommodating. We had requested if we could join the group on time directly at the Bio dome since we had a very tiring day with our 3 year old, and it was un-acceptable to him. We ended up going with the group tired out completely.

I would definitely not recommend it to my friends.

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