Do this tour!

We had never been to Berlin before, and this was a birthday treat. We decided to do the Segway Tour the morning after arriving in Berlin so that we could get a quick orientation of the City. I have never been on a Segway before, though I have been a motor cyclist and my partner used to roller blade everywhere and my father used to ride the Globe of Death.

I was slightly nervous about the Segway: strange machine, strange City, and so on -  but had no reason to be at all. The personal attention to detail, especially for health and Safety by our guide, Marriette, was outstanding, and we had an excellent training session before we went out on to the streets of Berlin. Sue, my partner, was helped on and off the Segway as necessary as an extra courtesy.

We were taken to the main places one would want to see, with anecdotal commentary and flexibility on discussion regarding issues associated with the more controversial sightseeing spots. Really interesting commentary rather than the rehearsed by rote spiel one can get on some tours.

The main thrust of reccomendation for this tour is that it is fun! You get to see a lot more, faster, and you even become a sightseeing feature yourself as other tourists point, take pictures and gasp (I am sure in admiration). The self conscious image vanishes very quickly   and you get used to the word “Segggggwayyyyy” being whispered as you pass pedestrians, almost as though you are a special tourist (which of course you are). At one stop some young hip-hop kids who hasd been dancing on the grass came over and begged to be allowed a go on the Seg - Marriette dealt with their request diplomatically and with humour. There was no incident - think we gained serious respect for being such cool riders.

Do this Tour! It is highly reccomended. There are a few other Segway operators but with this company we had over 4 hours, attention to detail and I just wanted to do it again. prior to booking the tour their support via e mail to me in the Uk was brilliant.

By the way - we are both almost 65, think I did mention the Pensioner thing but if not - well there you go?