Carole Maddux

Review of Mackinac Island Carriage Tours

Disappointing. Carriage ride through town was abo...

Disappointing. Carriage ride through town was about 15 minutes with a few stories of interest which you could only hear from the first 3 rows due to the poor quality of the sound system (and our guide talked too fast). Lots of cheesy jokes. Then they dropped us off at an ice cream-and-merchandise depot to wait for a carriage change, in hopes that you would buy a T-shirt to relieve your boredom. It was poorly stocked with uninspiring merchandise. Then you rode for an hour through the woods, saw 2 scenic overlooks, a few historic stories, more cheesy jokes - at least you could hear them this time as there was a better sound system on this carriage. From here they would take you back to the merchandise depot for another carriage change back to town (but no more narration), or you could get out and walk 5 minutes back to town. We got out. If you are very sedentary with absolutely nothing else to do, you might enjoy this; otherwise, I found it overpriced and underwhelming.