The Colorado Sightseer

What a fantastic tour! Highly recommend it. We did the «Rocky Mountain Gold Country» tour last Sunday and it did not disappoint. Mike Pearl was our tour guide– he was a wealth of knowledge (the kind of person you want on your trivia team), extremely accommodating to us, a safe driver, and had a good sense of humor. He even stopped at several photo spots so we could get great shots of the mountains, views, etc. The scenic drive was absolutely beautiful, but my favorite part was the tour through Phoenix Mine and feeding the chipmunks. Thank you, Mike!

According to the reviews on the internet, 30% people are satifsied, 30% okay, 30% pissed.
I was not very satisfied, but not angry either.
So I booked a tour Rocky Mountain National Park 3 weeks in advance. The confirmation email said that all customers need to call the previous day. I called around 2 p.m. the day before, and the receptionist said that the tour might be cancelled or might not be. I got a phone call at 6:30 p.m. but I couldn’t catch. After 7 p.m. the office was closed and nobody answered.
Because I had a plan B, so as long as I can get a full refund, I wouldn’t be pissed, but it is kinda late to make a decision. Not many people are so flexible about the cancellation at 6:30 p.m. a day in advance.

I went on the Rocky Mountain tour with Mike Pearl in early December 2014. It was a lovely trip with a convenient hotel pick up. Mike drove our small tour bus of 16 seats through the town of Boulder and then onwards to Rocky Mountain National Park. He took us to several key spots where the tour group would have opportunities to dismount and explore the area for short periods of time. After doing a small circuit of the Rockies, we were taken to local town Estes Park for lunch and souvenir shopping. (Try GrubBurger for a yak burger– delicious!)
I had a lovely day seeing the sights but what made it extra special, was Mike. He is a very knowledgable, friendly and charismatic man who never ran out of things to teach us. I learned so much on this trip, while getting to explore a piece of Colorado!

Google them and look on TripAdvisor. Dangerous place to book tours with. Person who takes reservations is an a_​_​_​_​e. Don’t do it.

My parents and I went on a tour of the mountainous region — Idaho Springs, Central City, and Black Hawk. We enjoyed it because we absolutely loved our tour guide, Tom. He was very knowledgeable and knew what tourists would want to get out of a trip: good history, excellent picture opportunities, and a hands-​on tour. We were also able to visit the Phoenix Mine and learned how Colorado takes a lot of pride in their mining.