If you want a terrific walking tour of downtown Sarasota, along with fabulous food all along the…read moreway, this is it. Our group (8 of us and four other fun people) met our guide, Maggie, in front of the Gator Club at 3:00 pm and spent three hours walking and dining. Each tour is different based on the group and any dietary restrictions, so I am not giving away any surprises. Our tour stopped at Nancy's Barbeque, Coolinary, Salute! and Gelato-Go, all on or very near Main Street. All were fabulous, with great food, service, and interaction with the group. For someone that has lived and enjoyed Sarasota for 13 years, the tour was packed with info of the city that I didn't know, and exposed us to two restaurants that my wife and I had never visited before. We also felt it was a GREAT value! This company does many tours in the Sarasota area and is readying a ghost tour for the fall. I highly recommend them!

We came on this tour as two couples. We had read only very positive reviews. The website states…read morethat on any particular walking tour only 4 of a possible 8 restaurants are visited. After going on this tour, I learned that there seems to be only 4 restaurants that this tour ever goes to. That being "Nancy's Bar-B-Q, Owens Fish Camp, Caraguilas Italian and Pastry Art". All the food was very good and by the end of the tour you won't be hungry. The reason I'm giving only 4 stars and not 5 stars is for a couple of reasons. The first one is "Sarasota Culinary Tours" does not allow any substitute of any food items. I'm allergic to shell fish and at "Owens Fish Camp" they served "Bloody Mary Oyster Shooter". Out of a party of 13 people, only 8 people elected to try the raw oyster shooter. Another dish that was served was "Shrimp & Grits with Smoked Sausage". I understand this was very good but I couldn't eat any due to allergies. So the only thing I could really eat was a "Deviled Egg and Fried Dill Pickel" and fish spread with crackers. The last place that we visited was "Pastry Art". This was the place for dessert and coffee. Our only complaint here was there was only 4 Cannoli's for 13 people. So only 4 people got to taste the Cannoli's. There were other small pastry's to eat but in the other 3 restaurants, everyone had the chance to sample everything that was on the table. The 4 people in our group didn't get to sample a Cannoli even when we mentioned it. It fell on deaf ears. I know this may sound like I'm being nick picky but this isn't a cheap tour at $60.00/person to get little sampling's at each of 4 restaurants. That said, all the food served at all 4 restaurants was served at the right temperature for that item and tasted great. Each restaurant had it own unique flavor and personality. Our tour guide (Gary) was excellent. He was a very good explaining the history of Sarasota, helping to get water for tables and asking if anyone needed anything. At each stop he passed out a card and menu for the restaurant. The owner at 2 of the restaurants (Fish Camp and Caraguilas Italian) came over, introduced themselves, told the history of the restaurant and answered any of our questions. When the owner at the Fish Camp spoke, it was hard to hear her talk due to the loud music. These are only helpful suggestions. It would be nice to know where to park. Street parking in downtown Sarasota is only good for 2 hours. This is a 3 hour tour. There are parking garages and unless you frequent the area one doesn't know where they are. Also I was informed that the first couple of floors of the parking garage is also only good for 2 hours The upper floors are for longer parking. Even though the website states that no food substitutions will be made, I feel that if there are individuals who have allergies to shell fish, I truly believe that some other kind of seafood should be available. This is no fault of our tour guide because he was a very patient man. We had 3 individuals in on our tour who couldn't keep-up with walking. As a group we waited at least 10 minutes at each stop for these individuals before we could go inside each restaurant. This is only a 3 hour tour and our time seemed to be cut short at each restaurant due to having to wait for these individuals. All the individuals on this tour appeared to be in their sixties. All that said, if you can't walk a total of 2 to 3 miles at a decent pace, perhaps this isn't the tour for you. So everyone in our 4 party group said this was a great way to learn about other restaurants in Sarasota. We each felt that we would sign-up again in the future. Overall we had a wonderful experience.

We had a great tour with Captain Dan. Saw a few dolphins, jumped in the water and our kids have…read morebeen talking about it for days!

Excellent communication! Driver was on time, super polite, kind and attentive. Highly recommend…read moreas I will use them in Tampa next trip and Chicago in which I visit frequently.

Lynn did an excellent job booking my vacation. She had great suggestions and our vacation went…read moresmoothly.

My wife lucked into discovering Whisper Sailing when she was planning a weekend trip for our family…read moreto Anna Maria Island. Our weekend started with a morning sail with Captain Geoff, owner of Whisper Sailing, and we had a blast. I've done enough boating to know plenty of crotchety captains that have trouble with landlubbers, and Captain Geoff was the complete opposite. He was very friendly, personable and a wonderful host for our trip. Captain Geoff already had the sails up and ready to go at the dock. He helped everyone on board, we slipped off our dock lines, motored for maybe 50' and then killed the outboard. Just seconds after leaving the dock we were under sail. I was impressed to learn Captain Geoff had built the beautiful wooden boat himself. He chose the design because it only draws 1' so he can sail closer to the islands than you'll ever get in anything except a kayak, which is perfect for his eco-tours. Many tour guides get into their set routine and don't like to deviate from it, but Captain Geoff seemed so flexible and willing to go wherever there was something interesting that day. Our girls were VERY excited at the prospect of seeing dolphins, so Captain Geoff sailed around in an area where he frequently sees dolphins and sure enough we spotted some popping up. The girls were absolutely delighted! We were hoping to see manatees as well, but that will have to wait until our next trip. After watching the dolphins we sailed right up to the island for an up-close inspection of the shore-side vegetation and birds. Geoff shared interesting tidbits about the history and ecology throughout the trip. We had a great time on our sail, and will definitely return. Thanks again Captain Geoff!

You cannot miss this! A true gem! Captain Geoff is amazing. My husband, two children (ages 11 & 8)…read moreand I really enjoyed this sail. It was beautifully guided by Captain Geoff who clearly loves what he does. My famiy & I found it an honor to be on his beautifully crafted sailboat. I can hardly wait to go back for another sail. Don't miss this one!!

Thanks to Matthew me and my wife had one of our best vacations yet, highly recomended, very…read moreprofessional and attentive service from beginning to end .

Used to be our go-to town car service. Last 2 tries got no responses or call backs of any kind. 9/23read more

Very reliable and excellent service. I have used them for years and they always arrive on time. The…read morecars are very clean and comfortable.

They Business Practice my experience with had Been the worse I think in fact I know they are…read morescammers I have never file a complaint with the better business or consumer affairs I try to talk to the owner of this agency and he in another country sounds very suspicious to me .

Nunca antes había planeado un viaje más fácil y relajante. Me comuniqué un par de semanas antes de…read moremi cumpleaños y Roselia pudo organizar un viaje para mí y mi cónyuge para relajarnos en la playa (paquete de vuelo + hotel) ¡y fue increíble! Recibimos toda la información necesaria para el viaje, incluidos precios, fechas, servicios y más, ¡todo en el momento oportuno! Incluso recibimos un mensaje de texto el día de nuestro vuelo, recordándonos que la pasáramos de maravilla. ¡Fue un proceso tan rápido y profesional y estamos ansiosos por reservar nuestras futuras aventuras con Beneva Travel!