1/5 Akash K. 7 years ago on Google
Just
wanted
to
pass
along
our
thoughts
on
the
Bollywood
tour
as
we
felt
our
experience
was
a
little
disappointing
to
say
the
least
for
the
City
+
Bollywood
Tour.
Starting
with
the
very
beginning,
the
guide
was
late
in
the
morning.
We
planned
for
9-930
the
night
before,
but
he
didn't
arrive
until
10:30am
citing
traffic
as
the
reason.
But
as
Indians
we
are
all
well
aware
that
traffic
is
the
norm
in
Mumbai
and
should
be
planned
for
accordingly.
A
late
start
means
everything
was
either
delayed
or
rushed
as
a
result.
We
proceeded
with
the
tour
and
had
to
mention
each
of
the
viewpoints
serving
as
a
reminder
whereas
I
would
think
it's
an
expectation
that
the
guide
would
show
us
everything
without
mention.
At
Taj
and
Gateway
of
India
we
made
a
short
stopover
but
were
wondering
that
for
us
it
turned
out
that
we
had
already
seen
it
before
but
for
other
tourists
how
would
you
expect
them
to
see
and
enjoy
the
place
in
a
short
rushed
time?
We
then
reminded
him
of
Mani
Bhawan
and
other
viewpoints,
before
making
our
way
towards
"star
homes".
This
was
definitely
the
most
oversold
part
of
the
tour
as
we
saw
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Salman's
house
and
Farhan
Akhtar.
In
fact
there
were
other
houses
on
the
way
that
we
enquired
about
to
which
the
guide
informed
us
that
it
belonged
to
this
celebrity
etc,
but
again
I
would
think
this
is
an
expectation,
especially
when
your
travellers
are
Indian.
(no
kidding,
I
was
able
to
provide
more
celebrity
addresses
on
an
Ola
cab
ride)
we
asked
of
other
houses
in
Pali
Hill
and
Amitabh's
house
but
it
was
"out
of
the
way"
and
also
apparently
the
houses
you
show
depends
on
where
the
tour
begins
which
is
quite
disappointing,
a
tour
should
have
a
proper
itinerary.
After
the
fact,
I
also
reconciled
with
the
word
doc
and
noticed
the
restaurant
we
were
taken
to
was
Shalimar
and
not
Copperchimney
-
we
were
not
given
an
option
and
once
again,
this
speaks
to
my
point
that
as
the
guest
I
felt
like
I
should
have
policed
the
entire
route
and
every
fine
detail
(maybe
I
should
have
gotten
paid
to
be
the
co-pilot).
The
restaurant
was
definitely
not
hygienic
as
there
were
fruit
flies
on
pickles
and
even
our
drinks
but
since
we
were
already
"late"
for
the
dance
we
made
our
way
out
to
SJ.
The
studio
itself
is
pretty
substandard
and
for
serials,
yet
the
guide
did
a
good
job
to
show
us
around
because
he
was
kind
enough
to
arrange
us
another
viewing
of
another
shoot
at
Filmistaan.
At
the
same
time,
he
emphasized
that
it
was
a
personal
favor
though
he
mentioned
the
company
has
relations
with
studios
so
they
are
aware
of
shoots
so
not
sure
if
the
facts
reconciled
there
and
if
it
really
was
an
additional
favor.
Such
additional
favors
feel
quite
burdening
so
would
try
and
watch
the
language
for
guests.
The
highlights
were
the
singing
studio
though
again
the
experience
should
not
feel
rushed
and
feel
as
if
it
is
not
included
in
the
tour
but
done
as
a
favor.
(The
guide
was
kind
to
ask
if
any
of
us
sings,
but
if
we
said
no
it
would
not
be
a
part
of
the
tour...
I
would
expect
the
tour
to
be
complete
as
per
the
itinerary
because
a
traveller
would
not
know
what
a
recording
studio
experience
is
like
regardless
of
whether
or
not
they
sing).It
should
be
a
more
organized
natural
part
of
the
tour
as
it
changes
the
way
one
perceives
the
tour
and
enjoys
it.
All
in
all,
at
over
$200
per
person
the
tour
was
not
worth
the
price
whatsoever.
The
car
itself
was
substandard,
I'm
sure
at
that
cost
a
newer
fresher
car
can
be
arranged
as
it
smelled
of
smoke
(cigarette
smokes)
which
is
quite
disgusting.
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