Die Tour war interessant, allerdings hat der Tourguide dann ein Minimum von 100 GTQ verlangt, was nicht der Sinn einer Free Walking Tour ist, sollte doch eigentlich sein, dass man freiwillige Spende hergibt und nicht einen erhöhten Pflicht Betrag hat…
We got a tour by the father of Alfredo (although we booked Alfredo). He gave us a lot of historical info, maybe a bit too much. The weirdest thing is that he immediately insisted us to give a certain amount of money (100-200 Qtz) at the end of the tour. We know a tip is highly appreciated (and we always do) but immediately stating the price of the tour is a bit against the idea of a FREE walking tour. The most weirdest thing is that he tried to force us to get more money from the ATM to tip him. This was very rude and we won't recommend anyone to have a tour with Alfredo, or the father of Alfredo, we actually dont know anymore.
Apparently Alfredo who normally runs the tour was not feeling well and his father Alfredo ran our tour. This Alfredo was nice and knowledgeable but his English was poor and it was hard to follow him. He did not understand some questions we were asking. We had non-native English speakers who had a very hard time understanding him. This would not have been such an issue if he did not harp on the “expected” 100Q gratuity amount, as other reviews have mentioned. It did not feel like a “free” walking tour based on service. I have taken countless walking tours in other countries and this was the first where I felt pressured to give a certain amount, especially considering the quality of the tour.
Personally I would choose to go with Alfredo again. He talked to us like we were babies, we could’ve had twice the information if he talked normal.
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