Individual Guided Tours of London and the UK by Private Car Driven by Blue Badge Guides
Guide Details |
Ali Bennett |
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Check Availability (Last updated 24/05/2019)
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Email
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alipaltours@gmail.com |
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Location
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South West London |
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Telephone
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004 (0)20 8677 0749 |
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Mobile
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004 (0)7956 859096 |
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Website
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www.alipaltours.com |
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Male/Female
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Female |
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Language (mother tongue)
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English |
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Region(s) of qualification
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London |
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About me
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I can take parties of up to six people in comfort in my Toyota Previa luxury minivan, which has full air-conditioning. I can also call on colleagues and friends who are Blue Badge driver guides if I am already booked. I have a special fondness for Americans, which began when my father was a Military Attach� at the British Embassy in Washington. We did not live in the usual British enclave, but out of town in Bethesda, Maryland. Since then I have been back many times to see friends in many parts of the country, including a 10,000 mile Greyhound Bus tour of North America in my teens. One of my sons has married an American girl and lives in Ann Arbor, MI. Every year I go to a variety of places in the US promoting my services. I am an empty nester now that my three sons are in their early 30s, and enjoy arranging tours away from home. I can even provide a special personal vacation planning service. I have been a member of the Executive Council of the Guild of Registered Tourist Guides, where my speciality was membership and arranging parties! I am now a member of the British Guild of Tourist Guides` Benevolent Fund Committee. Your vacations are important to you so you want to make them as carefree and enjoyable as possible, making the most of your time to do the things you want. I appreciate this, and offer a fully tailored service to take you where you want to go, at your pace. Anticipation is very much part of the pleasure. I can help you plan your itinerary well in advance over the Internet, taking into account your particular requirements, with time to stand and stare if you want to. During 2010, I joined Trip Advisor and several clients have been kind enough to put reviews on for me. Please feel free to visit "Alipal Private Tours" and take a little look! |
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Extended tours
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Yes |
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Extended tours detail
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Your extended tour will be tailor made to suit you exactly. I can advise what will work on a time scale and geographically. I am very happy to go on extended tours with my clients and do my utmost to make sure they are comfortable. I will help advise which hotel/B & B to stay in. I am happy to spend as much (or little) time you would like me to be with you once the touring day is over. If I haven`t been to a particular place, I will always go on a research trip to learn the history, the comfort stations (very important!), restaurants and places to stay at my own expense. The information is always useful. The West country, eg Stonehenge and Bath work well with the Cotswolds and Oxford for example. Wales is beautiful as a trip all on its own. Scotland magnificent. I will go anywhere in the United Kingdom. I will even take you to France (as a driver) You chose! |
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Walking tours
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Yes |
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Walking tours detail
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Walking tours around Westminster, with all its history and grandeur. Including St James`s Park, Whitehall, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, St James`s Palace. Apart from historic places, I like to take my clients to unusual shopping haunts, such as the Chancery Lane Silver Vaults (in the City of London). Back in Westminster, Berry Bros and Rudd Wine Merchants, Locks the Hatters, Lobbs shoes, Foxes Cigars. All very ancient shops with a wealth of things to show you and of course buy! |
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Vehicle 1
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Volkswagen Caravelle Executive TSI BMT SA | |
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Size
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MPV with 6 seats |