City Wonders Reviews 

280
TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.7

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Looking at 93 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Customers frequently praise the incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and entertaining guides who truly bring historical sites to life and keep everyone engaged. People also genuinely appreciate the well-structured excursions, smooth transportation, and wonderful sights explored throughout these memorable day tours. Some reviewers were not happy with frustrating issues regarding incorrect meeting locations, confusing directions, and completely unhelpful support staff when problems suddenly arose. Other travellers additionally noted unexpected schedule delays, missed itinerary stops, and poorly managed group logistics that significantly impacted their overall journey. A few participants mentioned struggling with communication barriers or feeling rushed during specific sightseeing moments.

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Service

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Location

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

When things work, they are OK, but pricey. Due to a mechanical error, my all day excursion was ruined. For a company that has bus regular bus trips, there should have been an "emergency/stan... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a day tour to Pompeii, Positano and Amalfi last Thursday and our tour guide, Martina, and driver, Guilio, was nothing short of nice, helpful, knowledgeable and organised. We highly recommend C... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

we had a wonderful bus tour to Pompei, Almafi coast, and Sorrento. Our guide EdUardo 😉 was an excellent tour guide always kept the mood up with his jokes and expert knoweldge of Rome and southern Ita... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Paula was AMAZING!!! And bellissima! I learned so much on this tour and seeing the underground catacombs was mind blowing. Emilio was also a hoot and so funny! And the Buchau the bus driver was great.... See more


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  1. Tour Operator
  2. Cultural Tours Provider
  3. Sightseeing Tour Agency
  4. Tour Agency
  5. Tourist Attraction
  6. Tourist Information Center

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Experience more of the destinations you love with a local expert on our City Wonders Tours. Skip lines, unlock closed doors & cross velvet ropes on top-rated tours of Italy, Paris, Miami, Cancun, London & more! City Wonders is the culmination of over 12 years of unparalleled experience offering tours at a selection of Europe's premier cities with major circuits like Rome, the Vatican, Venice, Barcelona, Naples, Milan, London, Paris, Miami and Cancun with many other popular destinations and venues. Since 2004, millions of people have chosen us as their trusted guide and travel companion to the places they visit on hundreds of thousands of tours. It was a very simple premise that sparked City Wonders. "Yes" to smaller groups, exclusive customer benefits, exceptional guides, and excellent customer service. "No" to over-crowded, generic tours with sub-standard guides and long waits in line. Our tours are the product of meticulous research, detailed planning, and a passion for providing the best travel experiences. When you go on a City Wonders tour, you benefit from a product that has been specifically tailored to offer an illuminating, unforgettable and stress-free journey into the past and present of some of Europe's greatest cities, monuments, museums and getaways. Join us!


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3.7

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

280 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very Bad

Very Bad, Did not start on time, had us wait in the rain. Headset did not work an refused any type of Refund. Avoid and go with someone else!

2 May 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pere Lachaise tour

17. July: This is a well organised tour which wound its way through the labyrinth of Pere Lachaise cemetery. It was very well directed by our tour guide, Becky, who spoke knowledgeably about each grave whilst allowing us time to linger and maybe to take photos. She was happy to answer questions. She made the experience most enjoyable!

17 July 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

City Wonders or Artful Dodgers

This company offer was through Viator. We paid £155 for 2 skip the line visits to St Marks Basilica and Doge Palace Venice on Wednesday 5th July. It was a 10am meet to a street address we arrived at the area name on the “where to meet” Knowing the area from a visit the day before I sent an e mail to the “Questions please contact us” with the question what specific point is the meeting point. No reply on that one, so my wife and I spent 10 minutes scouring the street which was busy looking out for CW.
I saw one person with a small triangle City Wonders flag on a stick trying to stop her was hard work eventually she said not my tour. No help whatsoever. I started ringing CW at the number i had my options were press button 1 or 3.
No answers from either but strangely enough 2 was for new bookings which was answered straight away. By this time it was 10.31, i was the told 2 lies, the guide had tried to ring us NO, the guide, was wearing a blue jacket certainly the rude unhelpful person earlier was not in a blue jacket. However the 14.45 was full but we can offer you tomorrow. We left Venice 06.30 the next day.
Unfortunately on 3rd we were pick pocketed and cash was stolen with the total lack of customer care by City Wonders and a clear message to wriggle out of any responsibility to us and make us any refund, clearly we have been robbed for a second time.
Having unfortunately now seeing through Trustpilot CW have 49% bad ratings between 0-3
I am amazed anyone would trust them. I see other complainants on the reviews were treated the same. Do not book City Wonders unless you want a 51% chance of a successful tour.

4 July 2023
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Reply from City Wonders

Hello Keith,

We are disappointed to read about your experience with us for your tour of St. Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace. We regret that it seems like some aspects of the meeting point coordination could've been handled better on our end for your tour. At City Wonders, we take pride in ensuring our customers receive excellent tour experiences in any of our destinations, and we apologize that we could not provide you with that experience due to issues at the meeting point. In any case, our customer service aims to provide quality international service, and we once again apologize that they were unable to help you reach your tour on this occasion.

We'd like to accomodate you in the best way possible. Please reach out to us directly via email at info@citywonders.com or via Facebook/Instagram Chat, with your booking reference number, and we'd be more than happy to discuss this with you.

We look forward to regaining your trust in our tour services.

Sincerely,

Edgar J.
Communications Manager
Citywonders.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tuscany W/3 course lunch and wine tasting

My husband and I took the Tuscany day trip with 3 course lunch and wine tasting and everything was amazing!!! I hope if you decide to book you are blessed enough to have Enrica as your guide. She was so comforting, pleasant, and refreshing and you can tell she enjoys what she does. Enrica is knowledgeable and just a sweet soul overall. The scenery is picturesque, the food delicious, and the wine pours generous. There is some uphill walking but it’s paced to please. You’ll love the shopping and the wonderful village and history. Just book it!!
I forgot to add, Antonio was our driver and he was just as wonderful.

4 July 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing tour of the colosseum

Amazing tour of the colosseum, Roman forum and palatine hill! Our tour guide Patrick with city wonders was incredible. Such a lovely and kind man which made the experience even better, we learned so much and really enjoyed the day. We had an amazing time and highly recommend. Thank you Patrick for an amazing tour, from the Ireland family!

28 June 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bath, Windsor, and Stonehenge

Our driver Barrington and guide Robert were fantastic. Barrington made the trip very smooth and went out of his way to make the tour comfortable. Robert's passion for history shines through in his descriptions of the people, places, and events surrounding the sites on our tour (Bath, Windsor, and Stonehenge).
If I were to book again, I'd gladly take Barrington and Robert as driver and guide, but I'd only try to visit two of the sites in one day. Despite being a very long day, there isn't enough time to take in each location.

17 June 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent tour by Robert

Barrington was a great driver, always safe and had snacks and cold drinks for us. Robert was a great historian. He was very knowledgeable and his timing was perfect. We would have loved to have more time at Stonehenge as it was a bit rushed. Overall, it was a great day!

17 June 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable experience

We had a great time. They were on time and we enjoyed every sight. The driver, Barrington, was a very careful driver, and Robert was an excellent history narrator. We learned a lot about history and really recommend this tour. It was fast paced but you got to see three great sights in one day.

17 June 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Whole day tour to…

Did a whole day tour from London to Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath. Overall I really enjoyed the experience but do prepare because it was very rushed at some points. Our tour guy Robert and bus driver Barrington were great and did everything they could to make it enjoyable even with some long waits.

17 June 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our tour guide Robert & driver…

Our tour guide Robert & driver Barrington were fantastic. The tour information from Robert very much enhanced our experience at Stonehenge, Bath & Windsor Castle. They both were super down to earth, knowledgeable & fun. We highly recommend this excursion to see & learn a lot in just one day. Awesome company & staff!

17 June 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 stars for sure!!

Robert explained everything very well. He made it really easy for me to follow what I was viewing! Also Mr. Barrington was an amazing driver!!

17 June 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tour was very good

Robert and Mr Barrington were great! Loved all the history they talked about and the places they took us!

17 June 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cristina took us through the optimal…

Cristina took us through the optimal experience of the Versailles Chateau - as a family open with little expectation other than to learn- and with care to safeguard us from the stress of getting things done.
She guided us in a breezy yet succinct presentation of the otherwise overwhelming experience; she made facts interrogative to solidify our grasp of information take-away.
She focused on our experience of a tasteful impression, rather than the gravity of facts.
We were all enriched with the time spent with Cristina.

13 June 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best Guide Ever

Our guide, Saeed, is the best tour guide I have encountered! His story telling abilities are amazing! I wish I had a history teacher like this!!! He was also very accommodating and made all of the 42 tourists feel heard and noticed. Very, very impressed. He made the tour so much more.

11 June 2023
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