What is a Limousine Sightseeing Tour?
There are many companies offering limousine sightseeing tours to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and to Kanchanaburi’s world famous sites, the Tiger Temple, the Bridge over the River Kwai, Hellfire Pass and the Death Railway. But what is a limousine tour. The first impression we get when we here the description limousine tours is a peaked capped chauffer dressed in a uniform chauffeuring us all over Bangkok’s neighboring provinces in a stretched limousine with a mini-bar stocked with champagne.
But actually a limousine tour is more of a private tour in a prestige car for example a new Toyota Camry or a Honda Accord with plenty of leg room, picking you up from your hotel and taking you around the usual sightseeing spots in Central Thailand at your own pace. Allowing you as much time as you need without having to neither wait for nor be rushed along by the usual tour group made up of hung over beer louts and un-bathed Khaosan Road travelers, complaining because 20 baht noodles cost 40 baht in a tourist area.
Who are Limousine Sightseeing Tours For?
The targeted market for limousine sightseeing tours is the un-budgeted tourist who for them comfort is priority. They are very popular with the following types of people:
- Honeymooners who cannot be separated from the hip.
- Families who would like to sit together in a luxury vehicle rather than be split up and cramped into a second class minivan.
- Business travelers who have some private time to spare to see the sites while they are here for a conference and the like.
- The retiree who wants a unique first class sightseeing tour experience.
What are the Benefits of Going on a Limousine Tour?
Unless you book a tour with a company that operates in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok then it is unlikely that you are going to get picked up from your desired pick up point, however if you book a limousine tour then you will be picked up wherever you want to be picked up whether on Sukhumvit or not. Another great benefit as was mentioned earlier is the fact that that these are private tours and move to the beat of your own drum giving you as much time as you need in each place as long as it doesn’t conflict with the basic schedule.
Are these Limousine Tours Free from Scams?
The answer is a simple yes. You get what you pay for and what your paying for with these tours is a secure , safe, luxurious and comfortable private tour with your own private driver and because of the price that you pay on these tours you are well taken care of any scam merchants on the prowl are steered quickly away. Another factor is that most companies that run these kinds of tours are western companies so setting their customers up for a scam doesn’t even come into it.
What about Limousine Tours for Larger Private Tour Groups?
Larger tour groups of four or more passengers with companies such as Tiger Temple Thailand get a luxury very spacious, leather seated minibus which can sit up to fifteen passengers and the more the passengers the less expensive the tour is.
Can I Book a Limousine Tour Online?
Limousine tours can be booked online and should be booked in advance as they getting more and more popular even in today’s economic climate. It’s recommended that you book this type of tour a few months in advance; however some companies will push the boat out to try and free a car for a last minute booking.
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