Beautiful views and nice little taste of the area. - Money well spent. Better value than excursions booked with Virgin Voyages. The pickup was a little chaotic, we stood around a while looking for someone in a red... read more vest, then walked until we saw a McCarthy's bus and asked the driver. Better signage at the gate would be helpful when tourists have no idea what they're looking for. The excursion was great. Bill was our guide and driver, and we enjoyed his love for the area and his passion for the stories. The drive was scenic, Cape Spear was very interesting and he explained where we were and what we were looking at. We could look on our own, or stick with him as he told stories. Great stop with a fantastic view. Signal Hill was interesting with a lovely view over the harbor, and we could see our ship. Quidi Vidi is a picturesque community along a lake, this would be a lovely place to spend an evening. Nice little craft shop with the usual wonderful locally made pieces. Bill also gave us a good look at Jellybean Row. Great tour.

  Cliff Notes… - We arrived in St. Johns on a cruise ship and opted to take a MaCarthy tour because it was much more reasonable than the same tour on our cruise’s branded... read more excursion. We were insured we would get back in plenty of time, and we did. There was one issue: we had erred by making our reservation on the day before our ship was to arrive. Unless we swam from Greenland we weren’t going to make it. But the folks at McCarthy understood and accommodated us. They made sure we were on the same tour the next day. Cliff was our guide and he was fabulous! His full-time gig is as a high school social studies teacher of NewFoundland history. Suffice it to say he was fabulous and could answer any obscure question we threw at him. Because of Cliff’s expert information and advice we are determined to return to the province — and visit everywhere from Gander to Gros Morne!

  Worth the money - Tim was knowledgeable, friendly and set a good pace for our tour. Would recommend this experience