Vis Special Tours
Vis Special Tours
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Local experience guaranteed. We offer bike, scooter, car rentals, accommodation, original souvenirs, active holiday, more then ten different tours around island by boat, bikes, off- road car, scooter or trekking. Enjoy on our military or wine tour, also blue and green cave tours. Welcome on our island and enjoy your holiday.
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Taaniel L
1 contribution
Jul 2016 • Couples
Be careful when renting scooters from that place. The first time everything was okay and the guy behind the desk was very helpful, gave us a map and showed how to properly use the scooters. The second day we arrived late to rent a scooter(11-12am) and there werent many left. There was a girl behind the desk, who seemed friendly, she showed us one of the scooters still available. She showed the gas tank and claimed that it was full. We also took a look and believed her, as we dont have much experience with scooters. We did a short trip and discovered at the gas station that the amount was twice as much as the previous day when we drove a lot more. It was clear we were taken for a ride by the scooter lady, who clearly new that the scooter tank was not full.
Written July 23, 2016
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ETandChantelle
Graaff-Reinet, South Africa38 contributions
Aug 2014 • Couples
After talking to Monica via email for a couple of weeks we arranged to go on the Green Cave, Siniva Bay and Budihovac Island tour on our arrival. We took the ferry across and started looking for the Vis Special Tours office as soon as we landed. The locals were not sure about where the office was and we spent alot of time running up and down until we asked at the Touris Centre. The office is behind the tower in a small alley. Upon reaching them I was at first a little upset as it seemed nothing was organized for our trip. However in a few minutes we were given (as per our request) a scooter and helmets. We followed the signs to reach Rucavac village. We waited approx. 2-3 minutes until a young man came into the harbour waved his hands at us and said he was our skipper. Lino's english was not good but this made the trip interresting.. He took us to Stiniva Bay where we swam and lay in the sun and really relaxed. Then we were taken to the Green Grotto. You do not need alot of time here. The entrance to me was more special than the effect of the sun coming through the hole in the roof. From here we were taken to Budikovac Island. Small bay with boats and a restaurant serving great food and with a real local flare which we particularly enjoyed. The hosts are very friendly and we even saw donkeys and with no electricity etc on the island it is a real rustic experience. Our skipper picked us up at the agreed time and took us back to Rucavac where we had left the scooter. We still had enough time to travel from there to Komiza before returning to Vis to meet the 18h00 ferry. Make sure to check the ferry times as these change often.
The interior of the island is beautiful with vineyards and olives and small farms and wild flowers. Best day ever! Although the service from the Vis special tours office was only average the trip was amazing. We had 1 50cc scooter for my husband and I which made for comical moments as we climbed the hills. Some people might want to take 2 scooters. When you do this trip make sure you talk to people along the way and enjoy the simple things as this is what it is about.
The interior of the island is beautiful with vineyards and olives and small farms and wild flowers. Best day ever! Although the service from the Vis special tours office was only average the trip was amazing. We had 1 50cc scooter for my husband and I which made for comical moments as we climbed the hills. Some people might want to take 2 scooters. When you do this trip make sure you talk to people along the way and enjoy the simple things as this is what it is about.
Written September 12, 2014
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Shane O
Dublin, Ireland14 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
I wouldn't recommend using Vis Special to any traveller. Our tour guide arrived late and had a smell of alcohol from his breath
We were told the price was 50euro per person for two people and if we had two more we could get a 10% discount.
The owner Medo didn't collect our payment as we arrived back late that night. We gave the money to money to the guide whom had consumed two extra large glasses of wine during our visit in the winery.
The next day I received a call from Medo in an aggressive manner accusing us of underpaying him for the tour. He reneged on his 10% discount and when I asked him how much the driver gave him there was a difference of 150 Kuna (20 euro's)
He didn't apologise for putting his customers at risk or for his aggressive behaviour on the call.
Poor management and customer service.
We were told the price was 50euro per person for two people and if we had two more we could get a 10% discount.
The owner Medo didn't collect our payment as we arrived back late that night. We gave the money to money to the guide whom had consumed two extra large glasses of wine during our visit in the winery.
The next day I received a call from Medo in an aggressive manner accusing us of underpaying him for the tour. He reneged on his 10% discount and when I asked him how much the driver gave him there was a difference of 150 Kuna (20 euro's)
He didn't apologise for putting his customers at risk or for his aggressive behaviour on the call.
Poor management and customer service.
Written July 4, 2016
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Canadiantravellove
Toronto, Canada11 contributions
Aug 2022 • Friends
We rented 4 scooters to tour the island. They said they wanted to make sure we could use the bikes safely and asked us to do a circle around the parking lot. My friend was clearly struggling and didn’t feel comfortable riding the scooter so we decided to only take 3 and returned the 4th. When we returned to get a refund for the 4th bike we had returned the owner refused and was very rude to us. They obviously don’t take safety seriously and once they have your money they don’t care. Go somewhere else if you can.
Written August 24, 2022
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Kelly R
County Dublin, Ireland8 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Do not rent or go on tours with this company.
We rented a car and bikes from them.
Neither were ready and we had to return the car 3 times. Neither had air conditioning that worked. Second car had a really strong smell of petrol
They refused to give us bikes the right size as it meant moving other bikes.
Dennis agreeded to meet us at 6.30 am on our last morning as we were getting the 7.15 am ferry but never turned up.
Absolute con artist.
I asked to see Elenea as that who organised our booking and was told that she no linger worked there.
When I asked to see the manager I was told she was too busy to speak to me.
Muhammad did not have a clue what he
If you value your money go else where.
We rented a car and bikes from them.
Neither were ready and we had to return the car 3 times. Neither had air conditioning that worked. Second car had a really strong smell of petrol
They refused to give us bikes the right size as it meant moving other bikes.
Dennis agreeded to meet us at 6.30 am on our last morning as we were getting the 7.15 am ferry but never turned up.
Absolute con artist.
I asked to see Elenea as that who organised our booking and was told that she no linger worked there.
When I asked to see the manager I was told she was too busy to speak to me.
Muhammad did not have a clue what he
If you value your money go else where.
Written August 8, 2022
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Prince_Brand999
Amber, OK125 contributions
Aug 2020 • Friends
Really good tours, we did two and were satisfied with the service. I would reccommend Military tour, the guide is great and knows a lot of interesting stuff that you won't find online. Also, some locations we saw are unreachable withouth a bigger car so if we hadn't hire this agency we would have never been able to see them. Worth the time and money.
Written August 7, 2020
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Ana Luisa Schmidt
Blumenau, SC3 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
We rented a car for a period of 6hours only, half the way the car stoped due to a mechanical problem while we were driving uphill.
Assistance was required immediately, no refund was given and simply the service was awful. No replacement car was given, we were able to use the car for the first 3,5hours of our 6hour rental agreement. No refund was given and we ended up not having enough time not even to eat prior to our departure, all this not to mention we were not able to see half of what we wanted as we were trapped in finding support and a ride back to town.
Do yourself a favor and don’t do business with these people.
Assistance was required immediately, no refund was given and simply the service was awful. No replacement car was given, we were able to use the car for the first 3,5hours of our 6hour rental agreement. No refund was given and we ended up not having enough time not even to eat prior to our departure, all this not to mention we were not able to see half of what we wanted as we were trapped in finding support and a ride back to town.
Do yourself a favor and don’t do business with these people.
Written August 2, 2024
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Walter
1 contribution
Oct 2021
The Military tour
Because we wanted to get to know a little more of the history of the island, we booked the tour. Medow and Henning were our guides.
The tour was very exciting, adventurous, educational and fun. We learned a lot about the history of Vis, thanks to the competent guides.
Medow has an enormous knowledge of the island and took us to places you can't get to otherwise. Henning complemented and translated confidently. The two are a good team.
We highly recommend this tour.
Because we wanted to get to know a little more of the history of the island, we booked the tour. Medow and Henning were our guides.
The tour was very exciting, adventurous, educational and fun. We learned a lot about the history of Vis, thanks to the competent guides.
Medow has an enormous knowledge of the island and took us to places you can't get to otherwise. Henning complemented and translated confidently. The two are a good team.
We highly recommend this tour.
Written November 8, 2021
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Michael G
Chicago, Illinois, United States1 contribution
Sep 2014 • Couples
Gears stopped working on the first climb out of town. Flat tire immediately after finishing the climb. Took an hour to walk it back and get a new one. Was getting close to a Vineyard we really wanted to see and bam another flat.
Returned the bike and was accused of biking in rough terrain and had to PAY THEM after spending over 2 hours returning their bikes and never making it to the vineyard. The lady was a complete jerk.
These bikes are awful and horribly maintained. There are other options on Vis that care about quality bikes and customer service so definitely avoid Vis Special.
Returned the bike and was accused of biking in rough terrain and had to PAY THEM after spending over 2 hours returning their bikes and never making it to the vineyard. The lady was a complete jerk.
These bikes are awful and horribly maintained. There are other options on Vis that care about quality bikes and customer service so definitely avoid Vis Special.
Written September 28, 2014
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Lucy1402
London, UK95 contributions
Aug 2016 • Couples
I will start by saying that when we picked up the car (Fiat punto cabro), we received excellent customer service.
The car was being thoroughly cleaned and they were very friendly towards us, giving us lots of information about the island vis.
Looking back, I feel that the extreme chattyness may have been to distract us from problems with the car.
1. Gear stick: handle came off all the time revealing a metal bar underneath.
2. Passenger door did not lock and window did not go down.
3. Passenger door seal was completely coming off. When the door was closed, a hole remained all the way around the edge of the door frame.
4. Passenger seat: this did click into place but when breaking, the seat slid forward. On one occasion, my partner had to break heavily and I slid forwards onto the dash board.
5. 260,000km on the clock and petrol gage did not work.
A couple of days into our trip we emailed about the passenger door but they did not acknowledge this.
We then decided to continue using the car, driving safely and slowly. We were on a special holiday and didn't want to get into a dispute or risk not having a car.
When we dropped the car off, we emailed again asking for a partial refund of our car hire as we had paid over £300 for 6 days.
They replied but were very rude and dismissive and were not willing to offer us a refund.
The car was being thoroughly cleaned and they were very friendly towards us, giving us lots of information about the island vis.
Looking back, I feel that the extreme chattyness may have been to distract us from problems with the car.
1. Gear stick: handle came off all the time revealing a metal bar underneath.
2. Passenger door did not lock and window did not go down.
3. Passenger door seal was completely coming off. When the door was closed, a hole remained all the way around the edge of the door frame.
4. Passenger seat: this did click into place but when breaking, the seat slid forward. On one occasion, my partner had to break heavily and I slid forwards onto the dash board.
5. 260,000km on the clock and petrol gage did not work.
A couple of days into our trip we emailed about the passenger door but they did not acknowledge this.
We then decided to continue using the car, driving safely and slowly. We were on a special holiday and didn't want to get into a dispute or risk not having a car.
When we dropped the car off, we emailed again asking for a partial refund of our car hire as we had paid over £300 for 6 days.
They replied but were very rude and dismissive and were not willing to offer us a refund.
Written August 21, 2016
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