bwcb4
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2002
- Messages
- 229
We took the Tropical Jeep Safari Tour in Cozumel and as others have posted, it was lots of fun, worth the money and the kids loved it! (Boys 12 &15)
I thought I would mention that in our group of 10 jeeps there were three families who had a member who needed a wheelchair. My first thought was I didn't think this was going to be a handicapped accessible tour and I hoped they checked into it. I was so wrong. I didn't realize how wonderful our two guides were. We had Martin and Edwardo. They were fun, attentive to all our needs and kept us together and safe during the ride through town. (We were worried we'd get stopped by a light and never see the group again!)
They put the wheelchairs into their jeep so they wouldn't be banging around the guest. When we arrived at the Mayan ruin, they had a closer parking spot ready for the jeeps with the wheelchair guests. (There were two children and one adult.) After explaining the significance of the temple ruin, our guides invited us to stand in the center of the doorway so we could receive the blessings of the gods. It was too rocky for the women to get out of her jeep so our guide asked us to make a human chain from the sacred doorway to her so we could pass the blessing on.
When we arrived at the beach for lunch, Martin and Edwardo carried the smaller child to a mat under an umbrella and they pushed / carried the older child's wheelchair in SAND to get her to the ocean too.
They also took the time to make sure everyone else was taken care of.
Someone in the group asked them if they owned the tour company. They just laughed and said, "No. Men who smoke big cigars in Miami do."
After a wonderful outting, we noticed only about half of the groups gave them a tip. And they only hinted for $5.00, $10.00 or for $20 you also get a kiss!
I don't know if you can request these guides or if all of them are that caring to handicapped patrons. I know the family of a handicapped person spends their life needing to pay for their extra needs and that would be hard for any family. But if you do take this tour and the guides give your family that extra help...please be generous to these hard working men. I'm sure if you skipped one fast food dinner at home and added that money to their tip, it would be greatly appreciated. I'll get off my soapbox now.
One other thought-- We were on the 10:45 tour and didn't get back to town and the dock area until 5:00. We seemed to have a lot of little delays that added up so be careful about making any other reservations for after the tour. The longest delay was another shipped docked next to the Magic and no one can get off our ship until the other one was totally tied in. A safety thing.
I thought I would mention that in our group of 10 jeeps there were three families who had a member who needed a wheelchair. My first thought was I didn't think this was going to be a handicapped accessible tour and I hoped they checked into it. I was so wrong. I didn't realize how wonderful our two guides were. We had Martin and Edwardo. They were fun, attentive to all our needs and kept us together and safe during the ride through town. (We were worried we'd get stopped by a light and never see the group again!)
They put the wheelchairs into their jeep so they wouldn't be banging around the guest. When we arrived at the Mayan ruin, they had a closer parking spot ready for the jeeps with the wheelchair guests. (There were two children and one adult.) After explaining the significance of the temple ruin, our guides invited us to stand in the center of the doorway so we could receive the blessings of the gods. It was too rocky for the women to get out of her jeep so our guide asked us to make a human chain from the sacred doorway to her so we could pass the blessing on.
When we arrived at the beach for lunch, Martin and Edwardo carried the smaller child to a mat under an umbrella and they pushed / carried the older child's wheelchair in SAND to get her to the ocean too.
They also took the time to make sure everyone else was taken care of.
Someone in the group asked them if they owned the tour company. They just laughed and said, "No. Men who smoke big cigars in Miami do."
After a wonderful outting, we noticed only about half of the groups gave them a tip. And they only hinted for $5.00, $10.00 or for $20 you also get a kiss!
I don't know if you can request these guides or if all of them are that caring to handicapped patrons. I know the family of a handicapped person spends their life needing to pay for their extra needs and that would be hard for any family. But if you do take this tour and the guides give your family that extra help...please be generous to these hard working men. I'm sure if you skipped one fast food dinner at home and added that money to their tip, it would be greatly appreciated. I'll get off my soapbox now.
One other thought-- We were on the 10:45 tour and didn't get back to town and the dock area until 5:00. We seemed to have a lot of little delays that added up so be careful about making any other reservations for after the tour. The longest delay was another shipped docked next to the Magic and no one can get off our ship until the other one was totally tied in. A safety thing.
