Having true scholars organize and conduct such tours is a great concept which really added a special depth and created a uniquely special learning experience to these tours. Also, being private tours, our sights and discussions were not limited to just the actual tour objectives but we could digress into other subjects and sights that were of interests to us. The guides for both of these tours never had any trouble at all answering any of our questions and in fact could provide fascinating details that we would have never known otherwise.
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Insight Cities was wonderful. Our group from New York University’s Gallatin school went on several tours with them and I led the group as one of the chaperones. Logistics were easy, and all of their guides were knowledgeable and personable. They led wonderful tours for our academic group in Prague, Vienna, and Budapest. All of the Insight Cities tours felt more academic and had less of a typically touristy vibe when compared to other tours. I wholeheartedly recommend and expect to use their services again in the future.
Our tour guide – Annelie—was truly superb! Our tour was centered on the music history of the area, and she surprised me with her in-depth knowledge of the history. As a professional musician, I was especially pleased with the insight and background she provided. I would heartily recommend her for anyone seeking a unique and enriching overview of the areas history.
I’d rebook with them any day (and I’d welcome them into our home if they ever venture to our part of the world) and I will highly recommend them to anyone of my colleagues or friends who are taking a similar trip. Pricing – is it the cheapest? Nope. Is it entirely worth it? Yes! The experience and attention to detail and overall feel of our vacation was entirely worth it.
It was like getting a taste of a fascinating college course – which makes sense because he and his wife Bonita (co-founder) are scholars. If I’m making this sound intimidating, it’s not – just a deeper understanding than what you would read in a guidebook or hear on a bus tour. InsightCities small group tours aren’t generally for one person, but they are so small that it’s like walking around with a knowledgeable and interesting friend. You will never want to take a typical tour again. I look forward to taking their tours in other cities, with other scholars.
This tour was very cool. Vadim’s knowledge of Prague’s architectural history is impressive and he made the various buildings we visited really come alive. I especially liked how he could position us to see how older and newer buildings spoke to each other in terms of their characteristics.
Even for people who know Prague well (I lived there for five years), he was able to bring new perspectives to well-known places, such as the murals inside the main post office depicting the history of communication.
Highly recommended!
We LOVED this tour!!! Katrina was incredibly knowledgeable and answered our questions with astonishing expertise. The Palace was incredible and my family said later we never would have wanted to see it without the guided tour to help us understand all the incredible history we were seeing and really bring it to life. I fully recommend this tour!