The Segway Adventure

My 2^nd time on a Segway! Absolutely Loved It! This «course» starts at Clearwater Beach in the Magnusen parking lot ($ 5 to park til 6pm). Goes along a bike path, over the causeway bridge, into the Historic District, to a gazebo on the water for a rest, and turn around then retrace back to the beginning. Plenty of photo ops, and bottle of water is provided. Joe is a patient, friendly. and knowledgable guide. Words of wisdom: Go on the a.m. tour and wear sunscreen. You’ll spend about 2 hrs, 30 min of which is training and practice. You can stay parked there and walk across to spend time at the beach afterwards, so bring your beach stuff!

We love Segway tours and had a great time with a group of 5. Our tour guide, Joe, did a great job with the training. Several of our guests had not ridden before, and he made them feel comfortable before we headed out.
The tour covers the beach, the causeway, the bay front, and the historic area of old Clearwater. There is a lot to see, and a Segway is a great way to see it! Views from the top of the bridge are amazing. You cant really appreciate the view from a car.
This is a great way to spend an afternoon. Highly recommended!

Great tour with Jean! Such a warm, friendly lady. Great views, good information about the area, fun time! We would definitely take another tour. Thank you Jean!

Thanks to Dan our guide we had an excellent time. Great training and safety guidance.

My daughter had a burning desire to ride a Segway, so for her birthday we took the plunge. The only exposure I’d had to Segways was through the (now defunct) TV show Arrested Development (which is devastatingly clever!) whose stuck-​up, clueless, beat-​down brother Gob used it to prove his worthiness. So I got a big grin riding around.
Parking is at the Beachview Inn lot ($ 5) and you meet under the covered hotel check-​in area. Everyone gets a quick individual instruction and then time to solo practice before heading out. It isn’t diffcult to catch on, my teenage daughters and wife had it in no time, as did the 2 others in our group, one of whom was around 10 yrs old. After a few minutes to gain comfort, you’re off on an hour and a half tour that takes you over the Clearwater Causeway. Let me tell ya, these things are fun to ride. In no time, it really was instinctual in my brain wanting to do something and making the Segway do it. The only downside was my own idiosity (yes that a word, my word) wanting to take a picture/​video of my kids ahead of me while on my own Segway. Not too surprisingly (20 – 20 hindisght is truly amazing!) that’s not allowed as tumbling over my Segway or crashing into my wife (falling head over heels for her is one thing, falling into her is another!) ahead of me is not a way to begin/​end the tour. We went in the morning (10:00 am) so the weather wasn’t peak heat, but it was still plenty hot (bring water — the Segways have pouches to hold them).
Bottom line: it was a unique, fun experience that I recommend others try. Will we do it again? Probably. Are we glad we did it — definitely.

Had a great time. A must do in Clearwater