H. Forbes Charter Services

H. Forbes Charter Services

H. Forbes Charter Services
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3.5
3.5 of 5 bubbles189 reviews
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Very good
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Terrible
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c j
Springfield, Missouri50 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2019 • Couples
This is a cultural tour of Freeport. You see the best and the worst. Our driver was very knowledgeable and shared a lot about the history and culture of the Bahamas and Freeport. The Garden Groves stop was the best and I wish we'd had more time there because it was beautiful. There are some touristy stops which were not my fave. The exception here was the candle shop that sells rum cake. If you like cake, don't leave that store without buying some rum cake. It. Is. Amazing! The only bad thing I can say is that the driver was about 30 minutes late picking us up but I'll chalk that up to island time. If you're the kind of traveler that wants to see beyond the touristy areas to how people are really living, then do the tour. It's worth it for the Groves and seeing the island. We had a good time.
Written January 25, 2019
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Howard W
Washington DC, DC413 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2017 • Couples
We took this trip on our cruise trip to the Bahamas. We usually do not like bus tours and rarely take them, but this was a somewhat unusual situation (we took our first cruise trip and had no other means of getting around), overall we are happy with this experience, but I wavered between 3 and 4 stars (in the end I decided to err on the generous side to round it up to 4 stars).

First the positive: we did hit the highlights -- Lucayan National Parks (the caves and Gold Rock Beach), Fortune Beach. And the driver/tour guide was pretty laid back and did not try to sell us anything, and at each location just gave a brief introduction and let us explore on our own. We did not waste much time waiting for other people on this trip -- all the people were picked up from the cruise terminal. That is all good.

But my biggest concern is the bus itself -- it is a very old vehicle, apparently built in China (nothing wrong with that itself, but even the seat signs are in Chinese, rather amusingly). The bus was old, some seats are not even securely attached to the chassis and they wobbled. Fortunately nothing happened on our trip (this is why I am writing this review!), but I can't imagine if something bad happens, if the bus will be able to withstand it. I hope the company upgrades its buses soon.
Written January 12, 2018
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WM
1 contribution
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023 • Friends
This review will probably get lost amongst the others . Overall glad we did it but will never do it again.

*These pigs are kept in cages and released only when there’s a tour scheduled.

*30 mins is all we got. There were probably 60+ people in a our group and 5 pigs.

*We did see babies at the end, i hung back and got to hold them without the crowd which was a highlight for me

BUT As soon as i put the pig down she ran back to the caged area as if the pig was truly not enjoying the experience. I felt sad after this.
People are free to harass the pigs. I saw seriously questionable behavior that guides did not put a stop to

*These people are capitalizing off of these pigs and making a FORTUNE but not reinvesting the money to make the pig pen more comfortable OR make the tourists more comfortable

*The tour guide was a former drill sergeant or something ??? He treated us like he would’ve his soldiers. It was not entertaining. As tourists we pay good money and should be treated as such. Not yelled at and forced to salute him.

*No entertainment on the beach, no seats with backrests for the older folks in my group

I would like to see this excursion shut down but then I worry the pigs would be abandoned to starve to death. Or eaten once they’re no longer useful. Zero regulation. They breed the sows every cycle no doubt. They’re in it for the money and it’s obvious.

Our tickets were for 8:30, we weren’t picked up until 10. Our driver, David, was a great story teller & very kind.

Don’t get me started on enclosed the double decker tour bus FULL of people. This was advertised as a 1 hour excursion. There was WELL OVER an hour just driving. After seeing pigs, we all loaded up on the bus where they took us to a shopping center to drop us all off for an hour. This was not advertised and a complete surprise, we paid for a taxi back to our ship.

The good -
The pigs were well fed and not aggressive
Beach was clean
Water crystal clear
Written January 22, 2023
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paperchasr
Chelsea, NY107 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Couples
This review is to simply compliment Ms. Zelda Forbes for her professionalism. We were booked with another tour operator that left before our ship had even docked and Ms. Forbes attempted to assist us. She was able to get the other tour operator on her cellphone. However, he was rude and refused to return to pick us up even though he admitted that the ship we arrived on was not docked when he left. We very much appreciated her assistance and integrity in trying to remedy the situation, especially considering we were not her customers. If we were to return to the island, we would not hesitate to book a tour with her company.
Written January 11, 2024
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Cathy W
4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Solo
First of all I would like to commend Reno for being such a great, informative and fun guide. He had so much information and is passionate about Freeport, his tourand his guests. He answered all of our questions and then some. He took us to 2 beautiful beaches and 2 sections of the caves. He then took us to the restaurant and gave us time to enjoy our burger and the 2nd beach. Highly recommend this tour and ask for Reno!!
Written March 6, 2024
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MCM
15 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2018 • Family
We were dropped off at 11:00 and weren't picked up until 3pm. The only place to eat at Crystal Beach is a CASH ONLY snack shack with overpriced hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken tenders. Swimming with the pigs only took about 20 minutes. They were great. Lounge chairs rented for $5 a day. I felt stranded there for the day and the whole experience was just a money grab.
Written December 28, 2018
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407jill
Stettler, Canada2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 • Solo
This was one of the absolute most heartbreaking things I have ever witnessed, we rented a car on the hopes of playing and swimming NATURALLY with wild pigs as anyone does, get there to find out that these poor pigs are CAGED AND KEPT on an island about a KM away from the actually sandy beautiful beach, and I might add that this beach is covered in rocks, so when these tourists show up the whole event is a mess they jump on a kayak race to the deserted little rock island and let the pig outs, and then to top it all off they toss these pigs, forcing them into the water, in water that the people we watched could barely swim in themselves, all the while knowing exactly what was going on and still enjoying it, I have never been more disappointed and lost hope in man kind, my friends and I after witnessing this went and demanded our money back and make quite the scene of how barbarick this all was, and stormed off the land. EDUCATE YOUR DAMN SELVES, it was purely all just animal abuse and neglect.
Written April 13, 2019
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jennandchuck
Melbourne, FL6 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2018 • Friends
Please don't be a naive tourist and add to the cruelty of these animals. They are kept in cages on a rock and taken out when tourists arrive, thrown in the water to swim for their lives. There are many beautiful things to see here but this is not one of them.
Written April 16, 2019
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budlin
Conroe, TX6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2018 • Friends
We really enjoyed this excursion. They took us all over the city -
saw the good, the bad, and the ugly. Our driver was excellent and kept us all entertained with interesting facts. He recommended a restaurant named Zorba's when we stopped at the shopping center location and I had fresh red snapper that was excellent. I highly recommend this tour.
Written February 27, 2018
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Shannon M
168 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
The pigs are caged on a desolate island and then released to swim with a huge group of people. The other reviews were bang on. The beach is weedy and it’s slow to get a drink at the bar. The food is limited to a very small deep fried menu. It was likely only a 10-15 minute bus ride to get to Crystal beach although our driver drove really slow so it took about 45mins. Nothing to really do once you’re stuck on the beach except lay around and watch the poor pigs being corralled around by the staff. Pick a different excursion and don’t get mislead by what appears on YouTube. The pigs aren’t naturally living on this island. They are brought here and used strictly to make money off of.
Written March 12, 2019
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