Viajes Transandalucia
Viajes Transandalucia
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We are a travel agency specialised in tourism services 1-day radial departures from Fuengirola to Sotogrande. Why choose Transandalucia? - Friendly service and at very reasonable prices - We reduce prices for under 12's and under 2's are free - We use comfortable, fully air conditioned coaches - Limited pick-ups mean our travelling time reduced
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Jeremy J
Guildford, UK7 contributions
Oct 2016 • Couples
The tour to Tangier is a day trip. The cost of 80 euros includes travel by bus from the Malaga area to the port of Tarifa, return ferry to Tangier, guided tour of Tangier, lunch in Tangier (with belly dancing) and bus from Tarifa to Malaga. Total time in Tangier is about five hours.
We have several complaints. On the way to Tarifa in the bus we were all told to complete customs and immigration forms. One family of four did not complete their forms correctly; the guide, Uwe, told them off angrily in a loud voice in front of all the other passengers in a humiliating way - it made us feel uncomfortable. Apart from that, Uwe was helpful and pleasant. The lunch was very poor - some watery soup, uninteresting cous cous and a small portion of chicken. The belly dancing was even worse - the dancer didn't move well and looked thoroughly bored throughout.
After the lunch we were taken to a three-storey building, which we were told was an artisans' cooperative. The products were not very attractive and were overpriced. You only had to stop and look at a product for two or three of the assistants to start pressing you to buy. In the streets afterwards salesmen approached you every few yards (not the fault of the tour organisers, of course).
The final unpleasantness was just before we boarded the ferry one of the Moroccan guides (not Uwe, but one who was recovering from a leg injury) thrust his hand out aggressively at everybody demanding a tip.
A good aspect of the tour was that we made friends with several of the other passengers and we had some laughs sharing our complaints.
To be fair, the tour offers quite a lot for 80 euros, and I would just about recommend it, but anyone taking the tour should be prepared for the shortcomings that we experienced.
We have several complaints. On the way to Tarifa in the bus we were all told to complete customs and immigration forms. One family of four did not complete their forms correctly; the guide, Uwe, told them off angrily in a loud voice in front of all the other passengers in a humiliating way - it made us feel uncomfortable. Apart from that, Uwe was helpful and pleasant. The lunch was very poor - some watery soup, uninteresting cous cous and a small portion of chicken. The belly dancing was even worse - the dancer didn't move well and looked thoroughly bored throughout.
After the lunch we were taken to a three-storey building, which we were told was an artisans' cooperative. The products were not very attractive and were overpriced. You only had to stop and look at a product for two or three of the assistants to start pressing you to buy. In the streets afterwards salesmen approached you every few yards (not the fault of the tour organisers, of course).
The final unpleasantness was just before we boarded the ferry one of the Moroccan guides (not Uwe, but one who was recovering from a leg injury) thrust his hand out aggressively at everybody demanding a tip.
A good aspect of the tour was that we made friends with several of the other passengers and we had some laughs sharing our complaints.
To be fair, the tour offers quite a lot for 80 euros, and I would just about recommend it, but anyone taking the tour should be prepared for the shortcomings that we experienced.
Written 25 October 2016
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Oscar
1 contribution
Sept 2019
We enjoyed the tour of the Kasbah by our excellent guide Mohammed and stopped in the Soux for lunch. First impression of the restaurant made me feel wary of what was to come. The first course was cold soup so we decided on a safer option and only ate the bread. Main meal was couscous with vegetables and chicken. I wasn’t going to risk eating the chicken so went for the couscous and more bread. However, my husband decided he’d try the chicken to his cost.
48HRS LATER MY HUSBAND SUFFERED SEVERE STOMACH CRAMPS AND DIARRHOEA. !
48HRS LATER MY HUSBAND SUFFERED SEVERE STOMACH CRAMPS AND DIARRHOEA. !
Written 25 September 2019
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DerekandMyra
Inverness, UK330 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
We went to Ronda with this company yesterday leaving Mijas at 8.15am. We were first of all taxied to a pick up point to join the coach there for our onward journey. The next one and a half hours was spent picking up people at various hotels and pick up points mainly around Marbella. Felt sorry for both driver and guide as several times nobody appeared or were on the wrong side of the motorway. !!!!! Once everyone was on board we had a splendid coach journey to Algeciras to meet the train that would take us up to Ronda. Our guide, (America) was excellent, very knowledgeable and fluent in many languages. We had approx half a hour before the train arrived so time for either a toilet stop or refreshments. The train journey went through splendid countryside, and as had a carriage to ourselves, were able to get all the info needed from our guide. We arrived in Ronda at approx 1.45, had a walk down to the bullring and then free time until 5pm when the bus departed. We came home by bus, but to save people some time not going around to drop people off in Marbella a small mini bus took us directly back to Mijas. This journey still took over an hour as traffic was very heavy all the way. A good day out, but tired at the end of it. Thanks to both guide and driver.
Written 3 July 2018
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John B
Redhill, UK23 contributions
Feb 2020
Booked a day trip to Ronda by Rail. Minibus collected us from our holiday apartment in Fuengirola and took us to the railway station at San Roc for the service Ronda. On the journey there was spectacular scenery to admire as well a great view of the stork colony at San Roc Station. The journey takes about 1.5 h on a modern and comfortable train. We had about 3 1/2 h free time in Ronda where are plenty of restaurants. The views down the gorge are amazing and there plenty of photo opportunities. Access to the old city is via one of the 3 bridges over the gorge - spectacular! Journey back by minibus down the mountain road to the coast highway takes about 1h. The total cost was €55/person and there was a very knowledgeable, friendly multilingual guide. Well worth the money.
Written 12 February 2020
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Hannah K
London, UK5 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
It really isn’t easy to describe exactly how I felt on this trip, but “like a commodity” comes pretty close.
It wasn’t disastrously bad, but it was bad.
However, there were positive points from the trip I would feedback, as follows:
1. The coach and ferry transport were both very comfortable and logistically everything worked well with no glitches. The day seemed to be very well planned and ran like clockwork.
2. Our guide in Tangier (Mohammad) was brilliant. He was very engaging and provided an interesting commentary about Tangier - including a mix of relevant present-day issues alongside historical references.
3. The Cave Of Hercules was a nice spot where we spent 20minutes or so, and our guide gave us a very good overview of the historical significance of the cave, (although make sure to go to the loo before you leave the ferry as some locals will prevent you from accessing the facilities without making a payment)
4. There was a very good local band playing traditional music throughout our meal which was lovely.
I’m afraid the above is more than outweighed by the following (at best) mediocre, and (at worst) hostile points:
1a) The lunch was terrible. An insipid minestrone soup, followed by a small chicken skewer served with plain cous cous and a very mildly spiced cabbage dish. Followed by a biscuit. No sign of the deliciously flavoursome tagines or sticky baklava I was expecting, oh and drinks were not included (this WAS mentioned by the tour guide on the bus but if you missed that you would not have known as it wasn’t made clear in the restaurant) so the staff spent most of their time trying to ply everyone with small bottles of soft drink and water in a seemingly complimentary manner. This caught some people out (those who hadn’t heard the warning on the bus) at the end when each bottle was totted up - coming in at 1.5euro a pop (pardon the pun). We were also rushed very quickly through the lunch and squashed in like sardines - it wasn’t an enjoyable dining experience.
1b) Despite reading in the itinerary that belly dancing would entertain us over lunch there wasn’t any during our visit. Having since read a review of the dancing from a separate review I’m now considering this a blessing, but will let the point stand as it was still a missing element of itinerary.
1c) Earlier in the day I had observed a man with a professional SLR camera taking photographs of the people within our group. It is possible that I missed the explanation from our guide of who this man was, but I do not recall any explanation of who he was or what he was doing taking photos of us. Being suspicious by nature and uncomfortable with having my picture taken at the best of times I ignored him every time he was trying to take a picture of me, and my partner assumed he was employed by the tour operator to provide marketing material. However his purpose became obvious over lunch when this man suddenly appeared at our tables with a stack of photographs and commenced the hard sell as we were literally sat eating our lunch. Fortunately, every picture of me was naturally terrible so even he knew when to cut his losses and move onto the next punter. However those who had posed with purpose for him were left with a tougher challenge of eating their lunch in peace. At the time I thought it was a really weird thing to happen, however in hindsight (see points 2 and 3 below) it was just a taste of things to come (pardon the pun).
2. Following lunch we departed to the medina where we made 2 stops. First stop was a large three-story carpet and artefacts store. The men (there are only men - we didn’t encounter ANY women working in any of the places we visited) will try hard to sell you their wares, and if you don’t show any likelihood of getting your wallet out they very quickly lose interest and even usher you out. This is not somewhere you have been taken to so you can learn about traditional Moroccan craftsmanship and admire some of its outputs. The goods looked mostly mass produced to me, and there was not an artisan feel to the place (no workshops, just 3 floors of retail space) and the people selling the goods are clearly salesmen not artisans.
The second stop was similar to the first place but this time a much smaller store selling toiletries and herbal remedies. The store was wholly uninspiring - bland white, windowless room. They clearly do not produce any of the lotions on site and are again just a retailer. After a whirlwind introduction to some of the products (again by salesmen, they’re clearly not the manufacturers of the various creams and oils they sell) the carrier bags were handed out and it was time for them to sell sell sell.
It was at this point that it dawned on me what was happening here. We weren’t here to be taken to see beautiful mosques or museums, or to browse around an old souk sampling local delicacies at our leisure; we were a commodity - being shepherded to specific retailers (presumably on a commission with the tour operator) and our purpose was to just get our wallet out at every conceivable opportunity. It felt like our experience as tourists, and the memories and impression of Tangier we would depart with, simply wasn’t relevant or important.
3. As we were hustled between the restaurant, carpet, and toiletry shops we were quite literally hustled by street vendors. It’s not that I don’t expect SOME degree of persistence from street vendors, but a lady in our group was quite literally hounded by one man in particular to the point where she actually paid him to just go away and leave her alone. It was a very distressing experience for, in particular, the ladies in our group as the vendors were all men and would come very close to you and simply would not take no for an answer. If they saw you had already bought something from one of the stores you effectively had a target on your back - one women was challenged on why she bought the item that she had bought (something she actually wanted!) and was not buying the item he was selling (something she didn’t want!). I am not easily intimidated but I was very keen to stay firmly by my boyfriends side throughout.
After leaving the toiletry shop you head back to the bus (1 pm local time) to go home. On the ferry home we reflected on how little we had taken away from the experience, and actually what an overall unpleasant experience it had been - I actually felt quite stressed by the time I was on the ferry as I’d spent the past 2 hours running a gauntlet of street harassment, and my father in law had a headache from the whole thing.
The tour operator would benefit from putting the well-being and experience of their customers first - better quality food and giving your customers’ experience priority over your commission when it comes to the itinerary. If it means putting the ticket price up so be it - I would rather pay 100euro for a good day than 80euro for a rubbish day. Cutting costs in a way that negatively impacts value is a false economy, I would not recommend this tour to a friend in its current form.
It wasn’t disastrously bad, but it was bad.
However, there were positive points from the trip I would feedback, as follows:
1. The coach and ferry transport were both very comfortable and logistically everything worked well with no glitches. The day seemed to be very well planned and ran like clockwork.
2. Our guide in Tangier (Mohammad) was brilliant. He was very engaging and provided an interesting commentary about Tangier - including a mix of relevant present-day issues alongside historical references.
3. The Cave Of Hercules was a nice spot where we spent 20minutes or so, and our guide gave us a very good overview of the historical significance of the cave, (although make sure to go to the loo before you leave the ferry as some locals will prevent you from accessing the facilities without making a payment)
4. There was a very good local band playing traditional music throughout our meal which was lovely.
I’m afraid the above is more than outweighed by the following (at best) mediocre, and (at worst) hostile points:
1a) The lunch was terrible. An insipid minestrone soup, followed by a small chicken skewer served with plain cous cous and a very mildly spiced cabbage dish. Followed by a biscuit. No sign of the deliciously flavoursome tagines or sticky baklava I was expecting, oh and drinks were not included (this WAS mentioned by the tour guide on the bus but if you missed that you would not have known as it wasn’t made clear in the restaurant) so the staff spent most of their time trying to ply everyone with small bottles of soft drink and water in a seemingly complimentary manner. This caught some people out (those who hadn’t heard the warning on the bus) at the end when each bottle was totted up - coming in at 1.5euro a pop (pardon the pun). We were also rushed very quickly through the lunch and squashed in like sardines - it wasn’t an enjoyable dining experience.
1b) Despite reading in the itinerary that belly dancing would entertain us over lunch there wasn’t any during our visit. Having since read a review of the dancing from a separate review I’m now considering this a blessing, but will let the point stand as it was still a missing element of itinerary.
1c) Earlier in the day I had observed a man with a professional SLR camera taking photographs of the people within our group. It is possible that I missed the explanation from our guide of who this man was, but I do not recall any explanation of who he was or what he was doing taking photos of us. Being suspicious by nature and uncomfortable with having my picture taken at the best of times I ignored him every time he was trying to take a picture of me, and my partner assumed he was employed by the tour operator to provide marketing material. However his purpose became obvious over lunch when this man suddenly appeared at our tables with a stack of photographs and commenced the hard sell as we were literally sat eating our lunch. Fortunately, every picture of me was naturally terrible so even he knew when to cut his losses and move onto the next punter. However those who had posed with purpose for him were left with a tougher challenge of eating their lunch in peace. At the time I thought it was a really weird thing to happen, however in hindsight (see points 2 and 3 below) it was just a taste of things to come (pardon the pun).
2. Following lunch we departed to the medina where we made 2 stops. First stop was a large three-story carpet and artefacts store. The men (there are only men - we didn’t encounter ANY women working in any of the places we visited) will try hard to sell you their wares, and if you don’t show any likelihood of getting your wallet out they very quickly lose interest and even usher you out. This is not somewhere you have been taken to so you can learn about traditional Moroccan craftsmanship and admire some of its outputs. The goods looked mostly mass produced to me, and there was not an artisan feel to the place (no workshops, just 3 floors of retail space) and the people selling the goods are clearly salesmen not artisans.
The second stop was similar to the first place but this time a much smaller store selling toiletries and herbal remedies. The store was wholly uninspiring - bland white, windowless room. They clearly do not produce any of the lotions on site and are again just a retailer. After a whirlwind introduction to some of the products (again by salesmen, they’re clearly not the manufacturers of the various creams and oils they sell) the carrier bags were handed out and it was time for them to sell sell sell.
It was at this point that it dawned on me what was happening here. We weren’t here to be taken to see beautiful mosques or museums, or to browse around an old souk sampling local delicacies at our leisure; we were a commodity - being shepherded to specific retailers (presumably on a commission with the tour operator) and our purpose was to just get our wallet out at every conceivable opportunity. It felt like our experience as tourists, and the memories and impression of Tangier we would depart with, simply wasn’t relevant or important.
3. As we were hustled between the restaurant, carpet, and toiletry shops we were quite literally hustled by street vendors. It’s not that I don’t expect SOME degree of persistence from street vendors, but a lady in our group was quite literally hounded by one man in particular to the point where she actually paid him to just go away and leave her alone. It was a very distressing experience for, in particular, the ladies in our group as the vendors were all men and would come very close to you and simply would not take no for an answer. If they saw you had already bought something from one of the stores you effectively had a target on your back - one women was challenged on why she bought the item that she had bought (something she actually wanted!) and was not buying the item he was selling (something she didn’t want!). I am not easily intimidated but I was very keen to stay firmly by my boyfriends side throughout.
After leaving the toiletry shop you head back to the bus (1 pm local time) to go home. On the ferry home we reflected on how little we had taken away from the experience, and actually what an overall unpleasant experience it had been - I actually felt quite stressed by the time I was on the ferry as I’d spent the past 2 hours running a gauntlet of street harassment, and my father in law had a headache from the whole thing.
The tour operator would benefit from putting the well-being and experience of their customers first - better quality food and giving your customers’ experience priority over your commission when it comes to the itinerary. If it means putting the ticket price up so be it - I would rather pay 100euro for a good day than 80euro for a rubbish day. Cutting costs in a way that negatively impacts value is a false economy, I would not recommend this tour to a friend in its current form.
Written 31 May 2018
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teresa p
London, UK36 contributions
May 2017 • Friends
Having booked a Tangiers trip for 3 people, I was slightly worried that the agent hadn't taken any specific details - just three people and the pick up point. I had heard before that it sometimes happens that these companies fail to pick-up, and I wasn't wrong. Having got up at 6:30am to get there in good time - we waited until 8am before calling the agent - only to be told that the driver had 'forgotten' to stop in Sabinillas. I have my doubts as to where the fault really lies - but whatever - the day was ruined and the last day of our holiday totally spoiled. I won't make that mistake again!
Written 25 May 2017
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jaynee108
17 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
Been on the day trip to Tangiers today with my 21 year old daughter and wish that I had read previous reviews-especially Hannah’s on 31st May as it was so accurate and I don’t want to rewrite what she has said.
Morocco, from what we saw, is definitely an interesting place to visit. The fact that we were shepherded around and made to visit an over priced craft centre instead of having free time to explore was beyond me. The ‘herbal remedy’ demonstration was an engineered sales pitch that, sadly, a few members of the group fell for and spent a generic 10 Euros on olive oil and basic spices like cumin and turmeric meant to improve libido and snoring-really?!
Surely, as adults, we should be able to meet at a designated meeting point and take full responsibility for the repercussions of being late. The day trip just felt like a school trip. So disappointing as the tour could have been really good as the guides were knowledgable and helpful.
Morocco, from what we saw, is definitely an interesting place to visit. The fact that we were shepherded around and made to visit an over priced craft centre instead of having free time to explore was beyond me. The ‘herbal remedy’ demonstration was an engineered sales pitch that, sadly, a few members of the group fell for and spent a generic 10 Euros on olive oil and basic spices like cumin and turmeric meant to improve libido and snoring-really?!
Surely, as adults, we should be able to meet at a designated meeting point and take full responsibility for the repercussions of being late. The day trip just felt like a school trip. So disappointing as the tour could have been really good as the guides were knowledgable and helpful.
Written 5 July 2018
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Michael G
45 contributions
May 2017 • Couples
Ronda by train sounded fantastic so we booked on line via our hotel reception. We had confirmation and our bank showed the payment to the firm.
Pick up was 0815 so we were there about 0800. 0830 came and went as did 0845 still waiting.
Our staff rang the company who had no record of the booking. We had the receipt so they offered Ronda by bus which we accepted. They then cancelled that trip offering Gibraltar instead. We declined as we have stayed on the rock twice before.
Very disapointing.
Pick up was 0815 so we were there about 0800. 0830 came and went as did 0845 still waiting.
Our staff rang the company who had no record of the booking. We had the receipt so they offered Ronda by bus which we accepted. They then cancelled that trip offering Gibraltar instead. We declined as we have stayed on the rock twice before.
Very disapointing.
Written 12 May 2017
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Vidushi W
183 contributions
Mar 2017 • Friends
Danny our tour guide was excellent. He can speak four languages (Spanish, English, French and German.. Probably more..) He patiently explained all the details of the bullring in Ronda beautifully. And during the bus ride up there, all the landmarks were also shown and explained in four languages simultaneously.. Which was quite impressive. Would definitely book them again!
Written 9 March 2017
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dove1972
Nottingham, UK3 contributions
Aug 2015 • Family
Booked a trip to Ronda with this company, for ourselves and our 2 children, through the English Bookshop in Sabinillas. This was recommended on Manilva Life as the best place to book and certainly Steve, the agent, appeared very helpful. In response to our worries that we might be a few minutes late (due to walking down from Duquesa Village) and the coach might leave without us, he reassured us that it would not leave without us and someone would call us if we were late to check what was happening.
In the event we were actually 5 minutes late, but no one rang us and the coach left without us! in the 32 degree heat we returned to the English Bookshop, very hot and cross, with 2 tearful children. Steve's response couldn't have been more different. He greeted us with 'dont blame me it's not my fault'. He then told us he had tried to call us but he misread our number and got it wrong-but it was our own fault as we hadn't been on time. He was adamant that we had been more than 5 minutes late. He told us being angry 'would get us nowhere' and then mocked our 'angry' stances by putting his hands on his hips and folding his arms. He was very arrogant. Only through making a big fuss did we get our €170 back and when we returned to collect it from Steve he literally called us liars. He is a rude and childish man who was very charming when he was selling us the tickets (and getting his commission) but was hostile and patronising when things went wrong (and he lost it).
This tour may have been fantastic, I don't know because we never actually spoke to anyone from Transandalucia. But if their representative Steve was anything to go by, I wouldn't consider them again.
In the event we were actually 5 minutes late, but no one rang us and the coach left without us! in the 32 degree heat we returned to the English Bookshop, very hot and cross, with 2 tearful children. Steve's response couldn't have been more different. He greeted us with 'dont blame me it's not my fault'. He then told us he had tried to call us but he misread our number and got it wrong-but it was our own fault as we hadn't been on time. He was adamant that we had been more than 5 minutes late. He told us being angry 'would get us nowhere' and then mocked our 'angry' stances by putting his hands on his hips and folding his arms. He was very arrogant. Only through making a big fuss did we get our €170 back and when we returned to collect it from Steve he literally called us liars. He is a rude and childish man who was very charming when he was selling us the tickets (and getting his commission) but was hostile and patronising when things went wrong (and he lost it).
This tour may have been fantastic, I don't know because we never actually spoke to anyone from Transandalucia. But if their representative Steve was anything to go by, I wouldn't consider them again.
Written 7 August 2015
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Soy dueño de la cafeteria de renfe de san roque,los lunes vienes escursiones en autobus llenos de turistas y estaria bien que no solo hagan uso se los aseos y lavabos que no vea como lo dejan sin consumir ni un solo café que por cierto está muy bueno
Written 28 May 2018
editmagony
Budapest, Hungary
Szeretném megtudni , hogy május 22 - június 2 között van- e Rondára buszos utazási lehetőség
Written 13 May 2017
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