Mitch
Google
I went on the Breaking Bad RV Tour recently as a fan of the series. The husband-and-wife team guiding the tour were genuinely likable, down-to-earth people with impressive knowledge of the shows, actors, storylines, and behind-the-scenes details. Their passion and immersion in the material really came through, and the ride in the replica RV was comfortable and fun. It was enjoyable overall, and I appreciated the stops where we could get out, like Los Pollos Hermanos (with a light breakfast/lunch), the car wash, and outside the laundromat/super lab.
That said, several things kept this from being a higher-rated experience. During the online booking process, I was prompted to leave a tip before any service had ever been rendered, which felt presumptuous and off-putting. Toward the end of the tour, there was heavy solicitation for positive reviews on various platforms (Google, TripAdvisor, etc.), which came across as pushy and made the experience feel less authentic and more "touristy." Organic feedback should come naturally from a great service, not be requested repeatedly.
Finally, while the tour hits around 20 locations, most are drive-by views with few actual stops or opportunities to go inside. For $95, it's essentially a convenient guided drive that fans could largely replicate themselves using maps/apps, plus a meal and some clips—fun, yes, but not exceptional value.
If you're a die-hard fan and want the guided commentary plus the RV novelty, it's worth doing. But for me, the tip/review pressure and limited interactivity dropped it to three stars.
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Edit:
I am editing this review to two stars due to the owner's response. The owner inaccurately states, quote; "so to state that it’s a drive-by tour is not accurate."
Nowhere in my review above do I state that. My exact quote is; "Finally, while the tour hits around 20 locations, most are drive-by views with few actual stops or opportunities to go inside."
Most is the operative word. Of the 20 locations, we got out at 4. That is 20% by my math - meaning that at 80% we don't get out. I'm confident in using the word "most" to describe this.
I further stated - again an exact quote: "For $95, it's essentially a convenient guided drive that fans could largely replicate themselves using maps/apps, plus a meal and some clips—fun, yes, but not exceptional value." Operative words in that quote are 'essentially', and 'largely'.
I thought I took a fair and balanced approach to the review... however, since you want to take the time to get online and misrepresent what I stated, I am happy to get online and knock off a star. I'm happy to create accounts on other platforms to review there as well, since it was asked for.