Foothills Explorer Tour From Denver

Great way to see parts of the mountain views when you only have a few hours. The tour includes Red Rock Park, scenic mountain town, and view of Golden and Buffalo Bill Grave. Excellent tour guide.

We were in Denver for a short time and this tour was perfect. In 4 hours we saw quite a bit and learned quite about Denver and surroundings. Our tour guide Jennifer was fun but also very knowledgable. I highly recommend this tour!

Awesome tour! Covered so much ground we wouldn’t have otherwise experienced or thought to do. We honestly booked this thinking it would be a little more of a hike than a park and explore bus tour but we thoroughly enjoyed seeing the little mountain towns and surrounding scenery. The towns were so cute and we had awesome time at red rocks! Our tour guide Gendry (sorry if misspelled) was so knowledgeable and fun! She definitely made the tour more enjoyable and interesting!

Overall, the tour was good and the sites visited were interesting. However, I have recommendations that would enhance the experience. 1. The Red Rocks Amphitheater is amazing with lots of history and cool displays inside the building in addition to the beauty of the amphitheater itself; however, the time allotted is too short to adequately see all that there is to offer. 2. The driver/guide did not have a microphone for her presentation in the van and was required to yell (over the air conditioner) so that people in the back of the van could hear. Not a very pleasant experience for the passengers. Both recommendations are easy to fix as the time allocated to the other destinations could be shortened.

We really enjoyed this tour. Red Rock is a must see short of catching a concert there. The tour gave a really nice variety and overview of the foothills around Denver. Our tour guide, Jen, was great!

Great trip, Jennifer was excellent tour guide and the trip was well worth I! Jennifer’s comments were informative and MADE THE TRIP!!!!!

Jem was our guide. Had the right amount of knowledge, humor and interest in what we wanted to do and learn. Highly recommend this young man and this tour. Was well worth it!

This was our first trip to Denver and we are in love! We took this tour on a somewhat cool day and truly had a blast. Our guide Jem was extremely knowledgeable and shared some wonderful tales with us along the way. He even made an impromptu stop so we could take pictures at a buffalo farm! So cool! Thank you!

tour was great. Steve was knowledgeable and personable. he provided commentary along the way and did not rush the group. would use vitator again

Oh my goodness! We did not get even have the tour we paid for. There were 8 of us, two in my party, and the driver was Artie, he was a little late to begin with, and made bad jokes along the way. Our tour went to Red Rocks amphitheater, but only for a 20 minute stop. We could take a look at the view or go to the museum, no time for both. It was bsolutely breathtaking - and we listened to an A cappella choir for a few minutes before we had to leave. Next step was a small town where we could buy a cup of coffee, visit a saloon or a gift shop, and be back in 25minutes. Saw a beautiful lake just as we drove off, would have enjoyed a walk ther, but Artie does not tell us about the area. Next we drove up a mountain in the falling snow. As it got heavier and was sticking to the road, Artie said he didnt think was going to snow today no weather app on his phone? but the vehicle has new studded tires didnt see that we when stopped. So he took us out to walk around a partially frozen Echo lake, saying we could have 45 minutes, then when we balked, said 30 minutes. There was noting to do but stand there, and I made a small snowman. He kept asking about shopping for souvineers, and none of us wanted that! Sensing we were unhappy really?, he continued the drive through Idaho Springs, where we drove through the parking lot for a cemetery. You cant make this stuff up! The women in front of us asked about the Coors tour, would we see the town or the brewery or what? He said thats not part of the tour. Didnt he read the brochure? So he gave us the options of visiting an old mine or going to a railroad museum. No one voted for either - by now is it past 12noon, he has passed out water and potato chips, but there has. It been a restroom stop at all!!! Then he said something about this not going very well, how could he make it up to us? We all wanted to see more of Red Rocks, if possible. He said nothing, but went back on I-70 again, this time hitting the rumble strips 3 times as we was driving too close to the right side of the expressway. We were again allowed 20minutes at Red Rock. All the restrooms were closed, no running water yet, but we did find an open one at the Trading Post. That was a mini-museum in its self. Six of us stayed there at least an extra 15-20 minutes, making it about a 40 minute stop. We arrived back in Denver after 2pm, but Artie wasnt done yet! He drove us around and showed us Larimer Square where we come come back for shopping or dinner that evening. Finally we pulled over at Union Station about 2:20pm.then Artie, poor Artie, actually asked for tips! I know that 6 of us did not tip him not sure about the couple from Chicago in the back of the van. I have taken hundreds of tours throughout the US, Canada, Asia, Tanzania, Europe, Japan and Russia. I rely on the reviews from other travelers. This should have been a wonderful experience. Instaed, it was the worst tour ever. No stop for lunch, no restroom breaks, no relevant information about what we saw, minimal time at Red Rocks, and totally not what was in the tour description. If Artie is new, he needs training. If Artie was substituted for another guide, he was a poor choice.

Austin was an awesome tour guide. Doing the tour definitely made our Denver trip. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is visiting. Austin has a lot of knowledge and is clearly passionate about what he does.

On a cold and snowy day Rich was great fun and really informative. He took pictures for us and took us to the best little coffee shop in Evergreen. Red Rocks was beautiful in the snow, as was the landscape surrounding Buffalo Bill's grave. I highly recommend this half day trip.