Tour leader - Vitaly K. · Tripsider.com

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Russia, Rostov-on-Don
I speak Russian, English
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My name is Vitaly, and I have been organizing author's group travel for more than three years. I love mountains, sea, extreme, and I also love people! I have more than 10 countries under my belt and several months of living in different countries all over the planet. Going on a trip?

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Rating 4.57 (68 reviews)
About the tour: We were in Georgia from October 20 to 26
The collection point was the Water Ministry, organizer Dasha met us

The first shock and the most important one was the minibus (minibus) in which we traveled 19 people+ driver Sergey and Dasha A total of 21 people+ guide Kote joined us, that is, 22 people
Comfort can only be compared to flying on a miserable Pobeda plane, but even there it's more comfortable
All the suitcases and bags didn't fit into this inconvenient bag, so all the bags and bags were placed in the aisle, through which everyone stepped over to somehow get out of the “minibus”

The organization is frankly weak:
- the places we were taken to were almost all expensive and tasteless (as a result, we double-checked where we were taken and took the whole company to normal places)
- All timings failed, as no one had time to eat properly and pack up or take a walk to places in such a short allotted time. Everything was on the run
- We had to ask for marks on hotels and restaurants we would go to several times
- After the funicular to Mount Mtatsminda, we were supposed to go to a restaurant, but it turned out that we had to dress smartly there+the price tag there was absolutely not budget (no one warned about this)
- Group lunch in Mtskheta We never tasted more disgusting food in Georgia After that, the whole group refused to eat in places recommended by guide Kote

Five days before the start of the tour, I called Vitaly and specifically clarified a number of questions:
- Budget: stipulated 15,000 rubles, that 30,000 rubles would be enough to have a great vacation
It was a complete nonsense that made us constantly nervous about whether we would have enough money (this is taking into account the fact that we did not have half of the additional activities)
Thanks to the people in the group who helped exchange money
30,000 rubles - this is the minimum budget for Georgia, optimally 50,000 - 60,000 rubles, so as not to eat the cheapest on the menu, buy wine and souvenirs
- Weather They specially clarified whether swimsuits would definitely be warm and whether swimsuits would be needed - yes. In fact, no, it was cold, it was raining in Batumi, and many people who could afford bought warm clothes
- We discussed that staying in a hotel for 2 people is ok But it seemed that it didn't apply to Batumi, it was unpleasant news that we live there for 3 people in a room

Since I have experience with normal tour trips, I can say that one organizer for 19 people is not enough, it should be 2
- Dasha is a cool and cheerful person, but as it turned out, she had only been to Georgia for the second time, so she couldn't fully focus on cool places, she asked her colleagues
- It's not clear what a youth trip has to do with it, when guide Kote is too tedious and spent a long time talking about uninteresting facts at all, obviously for an older audience
- The dance restaurant almost fell through, because they only started booking seats a couple of hours in advance. Of course, everything was busy that day, we found something else
As a result, they paid 70 lari for a dubious empty restaurant, with disgusting food but beautiful dances
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About the tour: Great team, great fun trip! High-level organization
A wonderful guide, everything was easy, interesting and cool! Vit always suggested where it was delicious, where it was fun, where to save money and how to spend your free time, but at the same time, activities are organized if you don't want to go somewhere alone! I heartily recommend the guys! Great job 👏🏿 Read more
About the tour: 1. Accompanying person. There are tour leaders, tour organizers, and escorts. Andrey, who represented the organizer, does not fall into any category at all. Organizing a group, uniting it—he didn't do it all. The timing was violated/changed for the sake of 2 band members for whom Andrey worked. He had no organizational skills, and most importantly, no desire, because as he admitted that he was very tired, he had several groups in a row, but the question is, is this my problem as a tourist? Not knowing the city (Go to an exchange office in the city center, while the course is closer and the course is more profitable near the hotel), organizing the tour (I asked if I would have time to visit the baths, I was told “no, we won't have time”, although Friday was such a free day, “entertain yourself” that I would have time to see the whole city and go to the bathhouse (I would save time if the meeting time and place hadn't been all the time was postponed).
2. A hotel. The doors to the rooms did not close, the locks were fake. Pseudo-buffet breakfasts are actually all strictly on time (not from the organizer, but from the hotel!) and extremely monotonous. What can we say about very high beds with very soft and uncomfortable mattresses and strange bed linen, the blankets in which they roll into a ball. And it seemed to me that 4 stars provided for daily cleaning and changing towels, which, of course, was not the case.
3. Organization in principle. It was a youth tour. I specifically asked the organizer about my age; I was told to be under 35, but we had older girls with us. And what was in principle a youthful programme? Yes, I read the tour description and agree with everything myself, but do you want to visit monasteries and religious sites on a tour? It doesn't sound very youthful.
Well, now for the positive:
1. Many thanks to the driver Peter! A powerful professional, as he showed on the roads, heavy rains and the difficult situation on the border, was as comfortable as possible.
2. Guide Konstantin, who has encyclopedic knowledge and an immense sense of humor.
3. Andrey is a great photographer.
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About the tour: I would like to say a big thank you for this trip! It was sooo cool!!!!

Lida, thank you so much!
I don't understand how you answered all the questions in the chat room in seconds, were always in touch, everything was timed.
The food places were very tasty, Kote in general 🔥🔥🔥
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