Spotlight on San Antonio

Beautiful city. Enjoyed all the actitivities. Liked all the history of the cities and sites we visited. Was great to sit back and enjoy someone else driving me around the cities.

The riverboat at night was moved to the daytime. I huge disappointment!

The tour was great especially we were staying at a great hotel Westin on the Riverwalk Jean our Tour director had such a great personality and was very knowledgeable and she fit in with all of us She was accessible all the time for any Questions the entire trip was memorable

We had a great time. I’ve been to the city on a number of occasions, and found the tour to be very informative. I enjoyed the afternoon at the botanical gardens and wished we had a little more time there.

The Alamo, Riverwalk,

I loved the boat ride. Would have loved to see the botanical gardens at night during illumination

We loved the boat tour! Our guide was exceptional! We had hot chocolate too.

So many! The Alamo and mission San Jose. Also greatly enjoyed Fredericksburg and the National Museum of the Pacific War. Airport experience poor, but not your fault

The river boat cruise was very nice but the night light show on the facade of the cathedral was par excellence! Thank you Louisa for being a gracious hostess and a delightful friend to all!

Alamo and mission great. Tour guide great too. Stopped at a great place for lunch.

We enjoyed the tour very much in spite of the inclement weather. The Riverwalk was beautiful and all lit up with Christmas lights . Our boat ride was nice but it rained during the ride . Our visit to the National Museum of the Pacific War and the Alamo were very inspiring. Mission San Jose was very interesting. Our tour director wad wonderful .

Enjoyed the trip. Hotel was in walking distance to the river walk and shopping. Welcome and Farewell dinner choices were not the choices that I would have expected and were not my preference. Surprise stops were fun. Would of preferred direct flight instead of connecting flights. Over all it was a good trip.

Everything about the tour was great ! Was very organized and got to see a lot on the tour.

The Saga Light show was my fav. My hubby liked the Alamo.

This was a very good trip. Hotel was in an excellent location. They did not offer many in house amenities. However, anything you cold want was within a short walking distances. I wasn't a fan of the choices for included meals. However, understand with a large group, choices are limited. Mickey, the walk on guide was very knowledgeable but far too long winded and repetitive for me. Kevin and Eric the bus driver were great. I will definitely do a spotlight tour again.

overall the sightseeing part of the trip was good but getting there and back was terrible would never have done a connecting flight as a non stop would have been 3 hours instead of a 12 hour day for the price of the trip that should have happened even if it cost a bit more the sights we saw were interesting but absolutely hated the pre planned dinners without any options since we basically paid for those meals. everyone has different diet and taste needs and the choices made were not good ones. no consideration for a voucher or other options next trip i would want much more details before deciding to spend the money to take a trip

tour was great what we seen and tour director Louisa friendly and knowledgeable and helpful. Bus driver Paul friendly and helpful and a very safe driver. Hotel is up to date with amenities and staff helpful and friendly and hotel location is perfect to everything.

Ditto as to what my husband said: tour was great what we seen and tour director Louisa friendly and knowledgeable and helpful. Bus driver Paul friendly and helpful and a very safe driver. Hotel is up to date with amenities and staff helpful and friendly and hotel location is perfect to everything. Seen everything and some side things that the tour director recommended. San Antonio Sage was great.

San Jose Mission, the tour Guide there MICKEY was excellent with facts & history he presented, as we were walking back to the bus the bells of the church began to ring it was peaceful & spiritual , so moving; and the River boat ride, was relaxing and marvelous to see the interesting places & shared facts the boat-"captain" identified, the problem at the hotel was as we returned from our day out and just having less than an hour, or so to prepare to go to the group dinner, We Arrived having NO water in our hotel room , and our room was not even cleaned for the day, Horrible, to have No use of the bathroom , was extremely, terrible! and we could not even quickly wash or shower for dinner, and the front desk, just said use the bathroom on the main floor,, well yes to just go to the bathroom but, can't actually bathe, or wash in the rest room, that was a bit shocking, So that hotel thing leaves us with a Not so happy memory, the location of the Hotel was nice and great to have just immediate access to the river walk. (If we did-not have that water issue and our room had been cleaned the hotel was over all great but once you don't feel respected as a guest, it IS not something that is easy to forget., and than the elevators were out! very Slow we are aware another couple had their room changed but we were not provided with a room change ) Luenkenbach TX was an unique kind of stop, get that Willie Nelson song, on the radio & WOW ! we're back there, Howdy ! the other aspect I like to mention was the the last "farewell dinner was a bit too late , we wish the dinner could have started earlier in the day, or maybe change it to a farewell lunch, eating after 7:00 pm is not he best before an early AM flight It's great to meet and talk with the group but everyone didn't get served and finish until after 8:30 PM and than we had to walk 3 blocks back to the Hotel. The Botanical Garden was a beautiful day and still some flowers in bloom, of course it was in transition from the Fall venue and setting up for the "holidays" but it was nice. The museum in Fredricksberg, had articles and treasures that Pearl Harbor, does not even have and the Guides there were very knowledgeable. The Alamo, in transition with the new reconstruction, but the Alamo, a place we had only seen in the movies , it was fantastic to visit in person. Packed a spotlight tour of San Antonio in a few days,, the tour coach driver Paul, one very safe driver and a nice guy. and helpful.

Riverwalk, Alamo, and Fredericksburg.

Joel the Tour Manager was excellent, as were Mickey the bus driver, and the local tour guide.

Maybe the extra day wasn't needed0

Some things were interesting but a few were not. Too many museums.

Saw a lot of San Antonio in a short period of time.

The hallways at the hotel were less than clean. The room was ok though. I didn't really think we needed to spend so much time at the Pearl location.

Hotel had less than clean hallways. I didn't really care for the Pearl location. There was very little to do there, and we were there for several hours. The bakery was great though.

Riverboat ride Food was excellent Hotel outstanding

Tour activities and tour manager great.

The River walk was very interesting, entertaining and it was decorated very nice. The river boat ride, the guide was very knowledgeable. Hotel location was very good, a lot things in walking distance. The Alamo and the mission San José was very interesting. On our trip to Fredericksburg we stopped at Luckenbach and it was enjoyable. We enjoyed Fredericksburg, the Pacific War Museum was great ( should had more time for the museum).

Well, not a museum person but no other option unless I just didn't travel with the group. Had to rent a wheelchair for my 82 year old sister who could not walk the distance for the Mission, Botanical Gardens. (a lot longer than expected). Thank you for the daily breakfast that was prepared, but was disappointed that there was no variety daily. Here we are in the south of Texas and no biscuits and gravy? On our last day, went to WHATABURGER and found out they served breakfast and they had this and more on their menu. Have you eaten there at the Hotel? Hash browns where stuck to the bottom of the pan, eggs were scrambled but watery, bacon done nice and crispy. Very little bread, no bagels, butter was so cold you couldn't butter the toast. Juice was only served on our last day. Orange, Cranberry Apple..(coffee and tea offered daily) Thought our accommodations included a KING bed. Next time, I need to request a Handicap room(if possible) I have no pictures or movies to send you.

The tour itself was fantastic. A few of the connecting details detracted from the experience but not enough to throw a damper on the whole time. San Antonio was a new destination for me so I enjoyed learning about its history and rich cultural roots. Fun time!

it was a very nice trip,every place we went had fun, tour guild was very nice Louisa.

We loved touring the Alamo and walking on the Riverwalk. The day we went to Fredericksburg and Luckenbach was also very enjoyable. We used the Uber gift card and went to the Botanical Gardens light show at night which along with watching The Saga were also very nice.

I don't have 1 favorite memorable experience, I have several.

Bus tour around the city with local guide. Guided boat ride through River Walk Not enough time in Fredericksburg. Too much time allowed in museum of the Pacific War. Like group meals together.

The Riverwalk and all of the downtown area

It covered everything I wanted to see in San Antonio and then some. The visits to Leukenbach and Fredericksburg were wonderful. The Pacific War museum in Fredericksburg was the best military museum I have ever seen. The riverwalk cruise was enjoyable, and of course the Alamo mission was a major highlight, as was the visit to one of the other missions. I also enjoyed the Texas bar-b-que. The Marriott hotel on the riverwalk was perfectly located and very comfortable.

The tour was so well planned, Tour Manager and Bus Driver couldn't do a better job of getting us to and from location to location on time and we didn't miss a thing we were scheduled for.

This tour enabled: me to cover all the museums and sites in San Antonio that I didn’t get to see when I was there a year ago for only two nights with another tour company. This includes both the Botanical Garden and the Witte Museum, the Briscoe Museum of Western Art, the Japanese Tea Garden, and the Sea Life Aquarium. It was the perfect balance between group time and free time.

I enjoyed the trip and everything went well. Loved the river walk.

Very good trip! Had a great time.

Loved everything about this

Loved San Antonio ♥️ Riverwalk

The hotel location was excellent, the transportation arrangements were great, all the planned places for dinner were amazing, San Antonio is perfect for the Spotlight tour.

Everything was well organized.

All aspects of this tour was wonderful. I recommend it.

Tour director made it an exceptional trip.

The tour guide was middling at best. It was as if she were just starting. When problems developed she did nothing! It was her job to remove them.

There were not enough scheduled activities which resulted in a lot of down time. Also, there was too much time allotted for El Mercado and Hotel Emma. I think it was assumed that we would dine at both places which not everyone did There was more than adequate time to see the botanical gardens during the day and to view the holiday lights at night. We were offered the botanical gardens or the museum. We wished we could have done both. The included dinners were both excellent. Our tour guide was very personable. However, she did not consider her audience was senior citizens. She walked ahead and several had difficulty keeping up and could not hear her. Her directions were often unclear. The hotel was very nice. However, we had to wait over two hours to get into our rooms. Our room was not cleaned on one occasion, and we had to call the desk to get fresh towels. San Antonio and the Riverwalk were beautiful. We just wished we had seen and done more during our time there.

This was a fun trip and our tour director was wonderful! My only criticism is we could have used one more day.

Loved every minute.it!!!!!!!great tour guide,accomidations, good restaurant choices, information was very educationa!!!!

Very well organized by both tour manager and Collette. Great driver. Tours were well planned and balanced within schedule. Highly recommend this tour.

Every thing that Collette was was required to do was on time. Very nice personally and equipment. The tour guide was outstanding, could not asked for better. Don't ever send 1 male with 6 females again my ego was inflated almost to the breaking point. I am trying to think of one thing that I can complain about, can't fine one ..cannot think of one. GREAT TRIP. THANK YOU

The Mercado and the River Walk.

Not much to see in SAT, other then the river walk not a memorable experience. Tour director was excellent, bus driver very good driver.

I did another tour with Collette in October and the tour manager was excellent so my expectations were very high. Tour manager on previous trip found extra activities for us. He also printed out names of restaurants and extra activities for our free time. This is better than just saying it. The river boat trip might have been nice earlier in the trip vs the last night. I saw things the last night that I would have liked to visit during free time.

Overall tour experience was very good. Only less than average experience was the accommodations. Hotel undergoing renovation when we were there. Room's HVAC system didn't work when we arrived so needed to be repaired. The shower didn't work well at all and made a horrendous vibration noise when being used. The room was showing its age/dated. The included breakfast was OK and the location was great though.

I enjoyed all the sites we visited. Would have like to have spent more time in Fredericksburg. I spent an enjoyable time at one of the wineries tasting some very delicious wine and visiting with the hostess.

Good but not great trip. Restaurants in included meals were awful.

Very informative and leisurely tour with great off times to explore.

it was very well organized

It was a great trip, really enjoyed myself.

Did not include a tour of San Antonio to give us highlights of the city. A lot of time lunch time was rushed because you had a choice of eating or shopping. With wait staff the way it currently is eating takes longer than usual.

It was so organized and covered all the major attractions. Just a pure Joy. I would say doing trips for 35 years and with Louisa who was by far best tour guide I would rate this trip in my top 3. I plan on doing another one of these tours next fall 2023

I didn’t care for one of the included dinners. The restaurant, Paesanos, had nice ambiance but the food wasn’t good

Overall a five star experience

Great tour manager. Each excursion was very enjoyable.

We enjoyed Alamo and San Jose Missions. Would be better if wine tasting is included in Frederickburg. Pearl Historic is ok and too much free time in a small shopping district. Tour manager miss communication from time to time with breakfast and seating in the bus.

Great tour immersed in a beautiful city with added Mex-Spanish flair.The group was made up of mostly retired people--very nice---fantastic group leader--Louisa---an absolute asset to your company.

Overall it is a good tour. We loved Alamo and San Jose! Beautiful Missions and lots of history. Frederickburg stop is just for lunch and walked around the road. It will be good if Wine tasting is included. Communication from the tour manager is not clear sometime regarding breakfast time and dinner location. This is the tour that we think we can do on our own.

The guides were very good.Learned so much about Texas and San Antonia

Alamo and TX he Fiesta parade

The light and music show on the San Fernando Cathedral.

WITTE MUSEUM WAS UNLIKE ANY MUSEUM I HAVE EVER GONE TO. THE OLIVE ORCHARD WAS UNBELIEVEABLE.

Excellent service great people

Itinerary was great with enough time to relax and experience the local culture.

Guide was terrific, even going so far as requesting special meal for my husband at one of the restaurants, tours were well spaced and not strenuous.

The River Walk experience was delightful.

It was everything I had hoped for!

Shrimp Paesano!!

boat ride on the river was an excellent way to experience the christmas season tour to LBJ ranch gives you a new insight to to his life at home The Alamo was a sight that all should see

Loved the san Antonio mission and LBJ

Favorite part of the trip was, as a vegan, our tour guide made sure my dietary needs were met. April Smith was outstanding.

All things Riverwalk, trip to SanAntonio Mission National Park and SanAntonio the Saga.

Jaqueline was a great tour guide. She was enthusiastic, informative , and always available if someone had a question/concern.

not enough sites visited

The Riverwalk was truly amazing.

River boat ride. San Jose mission

Tour guide showed me around hotel when I arrived. I felt totally comfortable in my surroundings.

Most of the tours were very good and had excellent guides. I just wasn't impressed with the one we had for the Alamo. She didn't do anything wrong I just thought it could have been better. The best part for me was touting the LBJ ranch due to it's historical meaning. I wish we could have gone inside but I understand the reasons we couldn't.

The places we visited were very interesting. We would have liked more time in Fredericksburg.

River walk and Boat tripAlamo and LBJ ranch

We enjoyed the included meals. Loved seeing The Alamo and doing the River Walk at Christmas.

The overall travel and tour experience was was well planned. I most enjoyed visiting the San Jose Mission and Olive Orchard. The Witte museum was great.

The limo pickup and drop off is great!. Saw a lot in a short space of time and thoroughly enjoyed the tour.

the laser light show projected on the cathedral

Was not very happy with this tour the hotel was nice but the breakfast was very limited to such items as yogurt hot cereal fruits toast almond milk you had to ask for it.The tour itself. I did not enjoy very much

The Alamo and the entire River Walk. But we had a bit of a glitch getting a handicap "room", since we had requested that accomodation weeks prior to coming to San Antonio. Eventually, the hotel moved us to another room.

The KBJ ranch and the San Jose mission. Also river walk was fabulous.

The activities were well planned and interesting.

too pricey for length of time and the meals, the river walk was the best.

The River Walk is beautiful. Enjoyed the cruise of the River Walk.

LBJ ranch and alamo Wonderful

Our tour guide, Jackie, was excellent, as well as the bus driver. Knowledgeable, fun and informative. The accommodations were Ok, slightly outdated and in need of a major makeover. The tours were just ok, too much time spent at LBJ ranch and on the bus. Would have liked to spent more time in Fredericksburg. Never got to the Olive Tour on last evening. I was really was looking forward to, but I couldn’t go.

One of the days we went to germantown. More time should have been allowed to shop as it was also lunchtime. To shop & have lunch within the allotted time was not enough. Also the last morning b4 leaving breakfast was not included. I felt for what you charged for the trip should have included all meals including breakfast, lunch & dinners. The Mexican market was a joke. Almost every stall was a repeat of what they were offering. It would have been better if you had offered time to shop @ the Pearl mall. Too much walking.

Went to see The Alamo! Surprisingly really enjoyed the olive grove.

We e enjoyed all our excursions and liked that we had time on our own. The olive orchard was highlight. Our only complaint was the limo company from Albany to Athens.

The tour manager was efficient and made every effort to make this an enjoyable vacation for all of us. The tour guide for the missions was the best ever. I believe her name was Mary.

The tours were great and a lot of knowledge was gained by all. There was a lot of history we saw and learned things we didn't know!!! Would recommend Mark as a tour guide anytime. Hope to see him soon.

Everything from the attraction to the hotel and meals

Good locations and guides

The tour was San Antonio. It is hardd to say what I liked best but The LBJ ranch is near the top

Like I said.....if it weren’t for Mark, I wouldn’t book .....He makes your trip worth while Tiur Manager Mark is A++++++ Not just Excellent!

Excellent Service, quality hotels, take you to all the best tourist locations as well as some lesser known places that you just don't want to miss

The attractions were interesting. The Riverwalk and boat ride was a highlight. The botanical gardens were beautiful.

Loved the River Walk. Spent a lot of free time there. Also the lazer light show, beautiful. San Antonio has a lot of history and enjoyed that as well. The weather was perfect too.

Going to the Alamo the day before our tour started since or we won't have seen it since when we got there with the tour it was late and lines too long for the allowed time before bus left

The olive oil lady was a very nice person but she needed a mike---half of us could not here a word she said. A lot of time coming and going to the site, for an unsatisfactory experience.

Excellent itinerary and options.

Location, itinerary, group experiences.

Everything was 1st class!

Exploring the wonderful Riverwalk countless times.

We loved the Mission, Alamo, and LBJ Ranch. Of course the river cruise was a highlight on the last day. Fredericksburg was fun to see also.

The rodeo was very good, but the entertainment (if you can call it that) was horrendous. We should have been taken out of there before it started as that kind of horrific noise is not music to our age group.

Supper at the ranch with music and a tour and a cowboy doing rope tricks

The BBQ was great! Really enjoyed walking the River Walk and taking the boat ride.

Great people, great time and great sites visited

I guess it was seeing The Alamo. It's something you hear about in history in elementary school, so I really enjoyed the visit.

I thought the time spent in Fredericksburg was waisted on me as I am not interested in a shopping spree. I found both the Briscoe Museum of Western Art and the Buckhorn Saloon/Museum extremely interesting and should be part of your package. I also feel a rodeo, Western music venue or the nearby caverns would be more a Texas adventure I would enjoy telling my eastern neighbors about.

LBJ ranch/delete Mercado tour

Loved the Missions, Riverwalk and boat cruise!!

BBQ at ranch LBJ White House River tour

Excellent tour! Favorite experience was touring the Pearl Brewery complex. The Riverwalk was beautifully decorated for Christmas with so many restaurants and shops to choose from.

Well organized trip. Enjoyed all 4 days

Visit to LBJ ranch. Also, excellent food from CIA and tour of Pearl district.

Enjoyed all aspects. LBJ Ranch, Riverwalk location and boat trip. Fredericksburg was interesijng but could has used a little more time there.

We liked LBj ranch and the tour of the Pearl and the boat ride The parade was boring.

Touring LBJ ranch and staying on the riverbank was great!

Great tour guide and good selection of sights.

The river boat tour & the olive orchard visit.

Amazing tour. Loved the variety of attractions. Hard to pick a favorite but loved LBJ ranch and the Alamo.

Being from Texas, seeing the Alamo once again. Was there in 1984 with my wife for the Hemis-Fair. Did not feel that the Fredericksburg time was adequate for eating and seeing the WWII MUseum. The Witte Museum was very well done, informative and nicely arranged exhibits. The Sandy Oaks Olive Ranch was interesting and a breath of fressh Texas air. Even Bluebonnets which are hard to find.

Staying right on the Riverwalk was a great thing.

Visiting the old Pearl Brewery that has been transformed into an upscale living & shopping area was very interesting.

Love the River walk -- especially during the Christmas season -- with millions of lights along its way.

Olive orchard lunch was delightful.

The hotel was very good and the daily tours were great. The LBJ ranch , the river cruise, the olive orchard, the Alamo and the San Jose fort were all great tours. The river walk was very nice. The light show at the Cathedral was special.

interesting places we visited. the amount of information given to us by ******. we both felt safe and comfortable with our Collette Team. Enjoyed the fine dining and excursions.

The riverwalk was great, didn,t expect the Alamo to be next to a mall.

Visiting the Alamo was tops.

Really liked the Alamo. Also was surprised how much we enjoyed and learned about the LBJ Ranch tour. Not one of my favorite presidents, but very interesting. A better choice could have been made for dinner than the Asian fusion restaurant. Something more appropriate to the Texas culture would have been more desirable.

As before, tour guide good, hotel in good location, breakfast buffet dry good, loved Riverwalk & Fredricksburg.

It was not what I expected and was treated poorly on the tour by the tour guide! No customer service!!!

oliveoil orchardand the lunch was good.

Just seeing the Alamo and the River Walk were great. You read about these sites for most of your life and now you get the chance to see them for yourself. Memorable!

The tour manager (personal details removed by Feefo) was awesome! She was a wealth of information about the area and its history.

All of the stops except the San Antonio Market Square

My favorite memory was of the trip on the boat on the San Antonio River and having our back door open to the River Walk.

LBJ's TX White House & sandy Oaks olive orchard

Our favorite experience was the touring of the Missions, San Jose and the Alamo.

We experienced history, culture and even new ventures entered into by the Texans - Olive production?

River walk its self and the boat ride.

The olive orchard dinner was most enjoyable, unique.

All my experiences were great. Number 1 would probably be Sandy Oaks with the Mayan Ranch coming in second. The LBJ Ranch was also enlightening.

Enjoyed the tour on the canal, getting to see a lot of different buildings, and learning the history of the canal.

The LBJ Ranch was a timecapsule

The LBJ ranch was my favorite stop.

Great guide. Great places of interest.

visit to the Alamo was fun, could have been a little bit say 1/2 hour longer. The Olive Tree ranch was interesting and the dinner was great. Dude ranch was fun.

Great pleasure as a UK citizen to meet with Americans of my age for conversations/ experiences of life & political views in light of your General Elewction this Novemebr & the UK's possible exit from the EU.

The friendliness of the people of San Antonio who made you feel special especially in restaurants when they were very busy, Hotel staff extremely helpful.

The San Antonio tour was very well planned and included visits to the major sights that we wanted to see and experience, like: The Alamo, LBJ Ranch, Fredericksburg, Bandera where we enjoyed a traditional cowboy barbecue. Highlights of our trip were the hayride and line dancing which were a lot of fun. We found the people of San Antonio very nice and friendly. Needless to say the River Walk, with its many restaurants, was delightful.

What a fun time to be in San Antonio--fiesta--who knew!!! Even with the weather as a slight downer, all activities were carried out and more! Texas is a beautiful state and I certainly hope to return. Colette has always exceeded my expectations for exploration and comfort. Our guide, was simply wonderful!!

The tour was excellent , and was mostly well paced. I did think we spent a little too much time in Fredericksburg. I especially liked the LBJ ranch. We got to see the LBJ White House , where he spent most of his time during his presidency. It was wonderful! I also particularly liked the Texas barbecue at the Mayan Ranch. The food was great! Our visit to the olive ranch was all right, but I would have preferred to go somewhere else of interest. The coach driver, Paul, was excellent, and provided bottled water to drink on the ride. He and Jackie worked well together, and provided a fun atmosphere throughout the tour. Overall, it was a great experience!

The tour lets you see San Antonio. I really enjoyed visiting the Alamo and seeing the buildings while hearing the story of the Alamo.

Sitting on a Longhorn, visiting LBJ ranch, dinner at Sandy Oak Olive Orchard.

Enjoyed the River Walk and visit to LBJ Ranch