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Amazing experience!

Bruce really made our tour awesome! His knowledge of the history of the area and 4wding, along with his humour and friendly attitude made this a great afternoon.

As a family of 4 we thoroughly enjoyed every minute, we’ll definitely be back next time!

Customer Name:Tenille zimbounellis
Vehicle:Wild track
About me:Beginner
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours
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Thanks Bruce and Nicole for an amazing 4WD tour

Thanks Bruce and Nicole for an amazing 4WD tour, what an amazing day we had to day with you. We saw some amazing sites, met some very nice people, and learnt a fact or two. And Bruce you are a true Aussie larrikin. Thanks so much and we will be back. Thanks Nicole for the amazing 4WD experience.

 

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Customer Name:Pat
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Wow wow wow

Hi Bruce & Nicole

Wow, wow, wow, what an awesome day!! My family & I had a fantastic day! It was out of our comfort zones seen and did things we wouldn’t normally do. Such high adventure and adrenaline thank you so much. We are all looking forward in seeing you again to do it all again!! P.S. The trick you played on Jasmine & I Bruce a quiet mention to Mark to record would have been the icing on the cake!!! Thanks again you and your team are fantastic!!

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Great fun

My whole family had a great time and fantastic experience. Bruce and Nicole are great guides. Both informative and fun. The 3 and a half hours went by so fast. 😀

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Great 4WD Tour of the Dunes and TourGuide (Bruce)

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Bruce was a fun tour guide, very knowledgeable, helpful and easygoing. It was our first time taking our 4WD on the dunes and my fiance found the tour useful as he got to navigate the sands and learn about the 4WD from Bruce. We will be back again in the very near future!

Customer Name:Patricia Alphonse
Vehicle:Prado 2021
About me:Beginner
Experienced:Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Big Thankyou

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I would like to say a big thank you to the guys that run the 4WD Tag-Along Tours for showing us the ropes on the sand and dunes. (Ps the old girl still keeps up with the new ones.) Would 100% recommend this to anyone and defiantly will be doing it again. 😁

Customer Name:Rhys
Vehicle:Hilux
Experienced:Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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We are locals who have for the first time since the 1980’s bought a 4WD

We are locals who have for the first time since the 1980’s bought a 4WD and were looking for someone to remind us how to drive safely in sand. Bruce was a revelation. Putting aside the local knowledge he has and the witty banter that comes with a bloke who loves to engage with his customers, we found Bruce to be professional and calming. I use the word calming because he had us going up and down slopes we would never have considered and as a consequence we now also have great confidence in what we and the ‘Tuna’ can and cannot do. As for Bruce’s long suffering wife and business partner – we only believed 50% of the stories! We will be doing more Tag-A-Long tours with Nicole and Bruce. J&D

Customer Name:J&D
Experienced:4wd Training, Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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We are locals who have for the first time since the 1980’s bought a 4WD

We are locals who have for the first time since the 1980’s bought a 4WD and were looking for someone to remind us how to drive safely in sand. Bruce was a revelation. Putting aside the local knowledge he has and the witty banter that comes with a bloke who loves to engage with his customers, we found Bruce to be professional and calming. I use the word calming because he had us going up and down slopes we would never have considered and as a consequence we now also have great confidence in what we and the ‘Tuna’ can and cannot do. As for Bruce’s long suffering wife and business partner – we only believed 50% of the stories! We will be doing more Tag-A-Long tours with Nicole and Bruce. J&D

Customer Name:J&D
Vehicle:Fortuner
Experienced:Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Amazing Tour for the family!

Port Stephens Bush, Beach and Sand Dune 4WD Tag-Along Tour
Just did the tour with Bruce on Saturday. My wife and I and two children had an absolute blast! Bruce is excellent. Great sense of humour, knowledgeable and puts all at ease no matter your level of 4WD experience. The sand boarding was so much fun and the kids are still talking about it. It was good to finally use our Wildtrak for something other than getting the groceries. Thanks so much Bruce, it’s an activity we will all never forget👍
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Highly Recommended

Great day out with Bruce and Nicole from 4WD Tag-Along Tours today exploring the stunning Tomaree National Park and the very intimidating Stockton Sand Dunes.
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Most Entertaining

Thankyou Bruce for a most entertaining Sunday afternoon viewing some of the best sites that Anna Bay has to offer. The patience and humour used to guide a “newbie 4WDer ” up and down the dunes was much appreciated. Great company , great views, great tips !

All the best,

Trish and Scott

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New to 4wdriving

We were completely new to 4wd’ing, so this was great for us. Bruce is a fantastic guide and really instructs you through every situation while in the sand. Our girls had a so much fun as did we and we all couldn’t wait to go again. He gave us the confidence to get out onto the beach and dunes ourselves and to know what to do in different situations and we did get out the very next day with no problems. We highly recommend this tour with Bruce and Nicole.

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Best Time

Had the best time at the tag a long tour. Bruce was very professional and informative. My husband learnt a lot about his 4wd and the kids had a ball. Highly recommend
 
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Awesome experience and adventure

Wonderful tour that gave you knowledge and information about 4wding whilst also taking you to some interesting and beautiful sites. Bruce was knowledgeable, fun and relaxed. He helped all knowledge levels including those (me) with no idea! Amazing experience driving up and down the dunes and the snowboarding was a big highlight for the kids.highly recommend this fun and enjoyable, plus extremely good valued tour! Excellent safety upheld also. Thanks Bruce

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THANKYOU

Thankyou Bruce for a most entertaining Sunday afternoon viewing some of the best sites that Anna Bay has to offer. The patience and humour used to guide a “newbie 4WDer ” up and down the dunes was much appreciated. Great company , great views, great tips !
All the best,
Trish and Scott

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4WD Tour

It was our first ever 4wd driving trip & it was the first in our brand new 4wd.
We had the best time.
Our guide was so professional, friendly & knowledgeable. He knew what he was doing & we felt very safe & comfortable in his hands & in following him with his training.
His guidance & tips & tricks were superb.
He was very knowledgeable about the area & told us stories & showed is so many things about the area.
It was so much fun.
Fully recommended. In fact we plan on doing the blue mountains weekend next year.
It’s a must do.

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Most informative and fun

This was the most informative..fun..and greatest learning experience we have had for a long time…The attention to assistance was incredible..our first time real 4×4 adventure..best ever..thoroughly recommend..either as tour..or tag-along..

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4WD Tag-Along Tour Port Stephens – Great Fun!!

Yesterday went on 4WD Tag-Along Tour Port Stephens and had a great time with my family. We saw a beautiful beach that you can only get to via a 4WD; instead of sand there were shells, gorgeous rock formations and breathtaking views. We then went to two beaches and 4WD down streep sand dunes which was an exhilarating. Can only visit these amazing dunes with a tour guide so basically had the place to our selves. Bruce our guide told us many movies have been shot at these sand dunes. Well worth doing. Thanks Bruce for a great afternoon :)

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WOW

We did a tag along tour and had no previous experience. Bruce was the best tour guide and we even got little walkie talkies to guide us through the dunes. With a 10month old in the back i was quite nervous but that soon disappeared after the first driving track. Lovely views along the way. Sand driving up and down the dunes was an experience you want to do again. Bruce was informative, patient and such s great guy to take us on our first 4wd trip. 3 cars in total so was a great small group but loads of fun.

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Dunes To You.

We Again Had The Opportunity Of Going With Bruce On Again,and game to go on the dunes once more.This Time We drove south for Ten Kilometers To “Tin Town”,then a return trip driving north and dove into the Stockton Bight Sand Dunes With Challenging & Exhilarating Dune Driving.Bruce also showed us “Quicksand” and how great care is needed to avoid these hazards while beach driving.Again a great afternoon of Adventure with Bruce As Guide & Teacher.

Customer Name:Robert and Kim Schofield
Vehicle:Four wheel drive Wagon.
About me:Novice.
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, 4wd Training, Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Family 4wd Adventure, Guided Tour, Photography, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Review of 4WD Tag-Along & Passenger Tours on Saturday 31st March 2018

Dear Bruce

I would like to give you a review of our 4WD Tag Along & Passenger Tour on Saturday 31st March 2018. Alan & I
thoroughly enjoyed our 3.5 hour tour with you. You presented a very enjoyable, informative and entertaining tour which comprised of a drive through
bushland, exploring a beach and the sand dunes 4WD tour.

You are a delight and very entertaining with your knowledge of the area, experience with the 4WD, your witty sense of humour and your delivery of your funny jokes.
I have never laughed so much in 3.5 hours. I highly recommend your tour to all future customers who want to go 4 wheel driving to experience the thrill of going up and down the
sand dunes and exploring the beauty of the bushland at Anna Bay.

Alan & I will definitely re-visit your 4WD Tag Along & Passenger Tour upon our return to Nelson Bay.

Keep up the fantastic work!!! You are a credit to your industry!!!!

Kind regards
Dolores  

Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours
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Could not fault the day

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Had a great afternoon with Bruce leading us around the area. As a seasoned 4 wheel driver I wasn’t sure what to expect but Bruce was great and would recommend anyone of any experience level tag along for a tour. He was great with the beginners in our group and even provided us with some great tips to improve our sand driving. The man knows his stuff and has a wealth of knowledge on the area.

Customer Name:Kayne Brockwell
Vehicle:2008 Nissan Patrol with 6.5L Chev Turbo Diesel
About me:Experienced Off-roader, limited sand driving though
Experienced:Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour
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Simply awesome!!!

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It was mine and my family’s first experience in driving on sand and dunes. I learnt a lot especially about wildlife and 4 wheel driving on sand. To top it all off is THE BEST tour guide around. Bruce made the tour very entertaining and fun for all of us and that was a big plus. I would never had the confidence to drive on the dunes without his guidance.
We are now planning on joining another tour towards the end of the year. We cant wait!!!

Customer Name:Rex Gatdula
Vehicle:2005 Nissan Pathfinder 2.5 Turbo Diesel
About me:Intermediate offroader
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Fabulous

The 4WD education experience was excellent, we learned lots about the vehicle and how to manage it in bush/sand terrain. Bruce was informative regarding the Tomaree NP, the wildlife, the environment and what not to do when driving a 4WD in these situations. He had some great stories to tell and jokes galore.

Customer Name:Clint Brunero
Vehicle:Ford Ranger 2016
About me:Beginner
Experienced:Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour
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Bloody GREAT time

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4wd tag along tour was a great learning experience for me and the kids about the area and how to drive the right way on the sand. Kids loved sliding down sand dunes it weared them out the kids so much they slept like baby’s that night. This is a must do then YOU visit Nelson Bay area. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Can’t write to much, it will spoil the fun for everyone. GO do it now.

Customer Name:Craig Jacques
Vehicle:Hilux
About me:legendary
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, 4wd Training, Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Family 4wd Adventure, Photography, Sandboarding, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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what a great way to spend 4 hours

thanks bruce top day driving in the dunes best fun the family has had in ages cheers. …

Customer Name:jason Kisnat
Vehicle:Toyota hilux
About me:beginner
Experienced:Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Sandboarding
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Best fun

We all had a great time. From the 4 year old to the 48 year old. A very enjoyable day from the bush track to the sand boarding. Thanks Guys.

Customer Name:Sean Du Toit
Vehicle:Triton 2012
About me:Beginner to Intermediate
Experienced:Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour
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Woo hoo!

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WOO HOO
45 degree downhill driving …
Bruce is amazing! His knowledge is impressive and his easy going style is lovely. Nothing is too much trouble. We had a fantastic time with our Tag a-long tour, following Bruce’s clear and concise instructions. Although we have been off road before, and consider ourselves well informed, we learnt some valuable information. Will definitely return again.

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Customer Name:Peter Kelly
Vehicle:Nissan Patrol 2007
About me:Intermediate
Experienced:4wd Training, Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Guided Tour, Photography, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Great fun

A great tour with a very experienced guide. (Bruce). Being new to 4wds, it was a fabulous introduction for us to off road driving, combined with fantastic scenery. Highly recommend this tour, even if you are experienced off roaders. Bruce knew what he was doing, also very knowledgable about his environment. Very witty too!

Customer Name:Leanne & Russell Robertson
Vehicle:Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2016
About me:Beginner (mid 50s)
Experienced:4wd Training, Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Guided Tour, Photography, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Awesome tag along adventure

So nice to have a beaut bloke like Bruce to show us the basics of 4wd driving in his backyard. His easy going manner and wit made for a really enjoyable experience. Thanks Bruce, looking forward to doing the Blue Mountains tag along.

Customer Name:Craig , Kel & Cam Luton
Vehicle:Mitsubishi Triton 2016
About me:Beginner
Experienced:4wd Training, Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Great Fun

Thank you Bruce for the great time yesterday the care and training that we received was invaluable. For a 70 year old this was my first experiance in ANY 4×4 off road driving so was a bit aprehensive but Bruce made it easy
the tour included a vist to Little Rock and Big Rock ha ha and other sites
we than ventured into the back Dunes and when we saw the size of some of the places he was taking us was to be seen to be belived.
with Bruces guidence we were able to drive up and down all the dunes
heeven entertained the kiids that was with the other parties and they had a great time on the sand boards I thought about it and could have done it but thought hmmm maybe not.
anyway do yourself a favour and do this yes it may seem a bit expensive but you can take as many people as your car can hold and the sand boarding is included

Customer Name:ray smith
Vehicle:2013 Colarado 4x4 auto ute
About me:Very nmuch a beginner
Experienced:4wd Training, Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Totally Amazing!!!!!!!

What can I say about these guys? They go above and beyond to make this experience such an amazing one. We had the best fun ever travelling the sand dunes and sand surfing. Bruce and Nicole are such beautiful people other such a great sense of humour. They had us laughing the whole time. My boys had smiles from ear to ear. Thank you so much for providing us with a truly memorable day out. 

Customer Name:Donna Rigby and Family
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Great time as a family

Would like to say, that we had a great time as a family on this tag-long tour. But especially appreciated the time taken to explain to our 17 year old who was driving, the basics of 4 wd knowledge and some hard and fast rules to driving in Sand dunes. It was the best experience for him and one that he will use for the rest of his life. I would fully recommend doing this 4wd tag-along to anyone new to 4wd. Also a great one for families to do. I felt very safe in the hands of our tour guide. Believe me going down a steep dune for the first time ever, you need his advice!

Very friendly, very informative and a lot of fun. Five stars!

Customer Name:Pam
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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What an Experience!

We booked a guided tour with Bruce not knowing what to expect. It was a totally unique and exhilarating experience. Bruce’s driving skills were outstanding and we would certainly have faith in him to take us on another tour of the sand hills. It is incredible how well he handled the vehicle on slopes that would seem impossible to negotiate. Thanks Bruce for a great day and experience.

Customer Name:Yvonne and Ted
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, Guided Tour
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8 years and still going

As a school excursion to Port Stephens we have been using Bruce and Nicole to take our students on a tour of the dunes and sand boarding on Stockton beach. Every year Bruce and Nicole entertain our students with jokes and facts about the area. It is a high light of our annual year 9 excursion and highly recommend everyone to go out with Bruce and Nicole as there experience is phenomenal. Thanks for the many years past and to come!

Customer Name:Craig Whiteman
About me:School Excursion
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, Guided Tour, Other Activities, Sandboarding
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4WD Tagalong @ Stockton Sand Dunes

An awesome experience with Bruce’s Tagalong Tours.  Bruce offered expert advice on gearing for climbs and descents and made the whole trip even more entertaining with his jokes and good humor.  Would recommend the dunes run as even with my level of experience, I was still surprised to find that there is so much more to driving a 4WD vehicle than one could expect . Thanks again Bruce. You are a legend!

Tyre pressure – 15 PSI

Suspension – Raised 50mm TJM Customised

5 Speed Auto

Sand dunes gearing – 2nd gear (High)

Sand dunes descents – 1st gear (High)

Customer Name:Gregory Gregg
Vehicle:2010 Nissan Navara 2.5 Turbo Diesel
About me:Proud owner of a 2010 2.5 Turbo Diesel Nissan Navara - TJM suspension mods and Maxis tyres equipped to handle the bush, sand and mud . Recent trips include crossing the Simpson Desert along the French Line in August 2015 together with numerous runs from Beachport to Robe. Found Jakem's Farm to be quite challenging and definately would invest in a water separator thanks to Bruce's tip.
Experienced:4wd Training, Guided Tour, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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So good we went again

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for another great day out on your bush, beach and dune tour. It was so good we had to go again and bring our mates who had never gone off road on their Discovery 4’s.

We all had a great day out on the sand testing out our 4wd’s capabilities. Thanks for the tips in negotiating through the dunes and for an enjoyable afternoon.

All the best!!! 

Customer Name:Alvin
Vehicle:3 x Discovery 4 (HSE, SE & TDV6)
Experienced:Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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If you want to have fun in Port Stephens, join Bruce’s tour!

I can’t overstate how much fun my family and I had in our own car on this tour. As a novice driver with no experience on sand, I was expecting to get stuck all the time but the training that Bruce provided as we went along kept me going through everything including challenges I never would have dreamt of trying on my own.

We unfortunately missed this year’s Blue Mountains tour but will hopefully hit the next one; I doubt we’ll ever stay at Port Stephens without a repeat of this tour.

Customer Name:Michael
Vehicle:Mitsubishi Pajero
About me:novice
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Another awesome experience

My wife & I went on this 4wd tour after doing the Port Stephens tour earlier this year. We wanted to relax for the weekend and we did that and more. Bruce & Nicole were very friendly & accommodating from when we arrived Friday til Sunday afternoon.  There were a lot of interesting people we met and we learned more about our car & how to drive it, in the training grounds then on to some great tracks around the Lithgow area. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.  The Lost City was beautiful.  Thanks once again Bruce &  Nicole for a wonderful time. Well worth it.

Customer Name:Ricky & Marilou
Vehicle:2002 TX AutoPrado
About me:Great weekend in the Blue Mountains
Experienced:Blue Mountains Tag-Along Tours, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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sunny sunday

Hi
Thanks heaps for a great day on Sunday. We learnt a lot and had a great laugh.
WE would recommend it to anyone that has a 4wd.

Thanks again Lindi Rob Jed and Jake

Customer Name:Lindi and Rob Stark
Vehicle:toyota
About me:Rob and me had gone on the sand and off road a few times but always felt we needed some tips and didn't know were to go other than joining a 4wd club it was perfect
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Great afternoon

What a great way to spend an afternoon!! The rain only added to the experience and certainly did not dampen the mood or Bruce’s great sense of humour. Bruce’s ability to be funny, knowledgeable and informative was one of the many highlights of the tour. The ability to experience the back dunes of Stockton that are now generally off limits was a fantastic opportunity. As a keen photographer they made an amazing subject.

Customer Name:Matt Darby
Vehicle:Toyota Hilux
About me:Having done some 4WD'ing, Bruce once again proved that you can alway lean more. His knowledge, experience and willingness to share this was most appreciated.
Experienced:Photography, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Thank you for the skills we learned

Hello – my wife Dijana, son Oliver and I did a tour with you on Stockton beach and Samurai a few months back.

Wanted to thank you for the skills we learned – we just did Fraser Island, up past Indian Head, over to the west side and all around without getting bogged or damaging the vehicle – due to the lessons we learned on the half day with you guys.

Have a great day.

Customer Name:Scott
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Thanks

Just wanted to say thanks to Bruce for a great tour, we were passengers on a morning tour and had a family doing a tag along behind us. Bruce was funny and informative about the area, wildlife etc. It was fun having the family tag along behind us and seeing Bruce teaching them how to use their 4wd which had probably only been doing to school run before that day!! Good mixture of bush, sand duning in the 4wd, info and sand boarding – thanks again :)

Customer Name:Kate
About me:Newbie 4wd'er
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, Guided Tour
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Had the best time

we went on a4wd tour with Bruce, we had the best time, would and have recommended it to every one we have spoken to , Bruce is a funny character from the start to the finish , enjoyed by all  of us(3 years old to 40 years old) we are still talking about it. Had fun towing other people out, especially the brother-in-law, he is still not happy.
That was an awesome time Bruce thank you very much , from Phil (just a prado), Kim, Makayla, Chloe
 
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Customer Name:Phil (just a prado), Kim, Makayla, Chloe
Vehicle:Toyota Prado
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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fabulous few hours

Hi

Just want to drop you a note to say thank you so much for a fabulous few hours on Thursday.

The driving through bush, on beach and down dunes was so much fun but the added bonus was the knowledge of Bruce about the surrounding countryside, beach headlands and wildlife in the area. He made the tour so much fun and so much more than just being in a car. The sand boarding at the end was magnificent, albeit slightly scary, and my calves certainly appreciated the work out!

We all had fun, from our 3 year old son to our 22 year old god-daughter, truly something for everyone.

I will be highly recommending you for anyone looking for a great experience and I am sure at some point we will be booking ourselves back on the tour.

Thank you

Customer Name:Donna Jones
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure, Guided Tour, Sandboarding
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Tag along Tours

HI Bruce we had a great time, learnt a lot and have recommended your tours to several other couples.

Hamish enjoyed running in the dunes..

Thanks again for the skills you gave us and confidence to try them..

Jos, Jen, and Hamish..

Customer Name:Jos Jen and Hamish (the vizsla)
Vehicle:Kia sorento
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Do this tour first!

We did this tour on our last day of our visit to this region. We discovered so many places that we wished we could have spent more time at. It was a morning well spent. Just the right amount of time to see and do lots of great things but not too long. Important when you are travelling with children! Our youngest was 8 months old at the time too! Do this tour, it will be well worth your time time and money! Thanks!

Customer Name:Rebecca Tomlinson
Vehicle:JEEP Grand Cherokee
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure
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We had a terrific time.

My wife Dijana and little Chocolate Face would love to say thank you. We had a terrific time.
I was able to put some of the confidence and knowledge you instilled in me into practice the next day, making the trip up just before low tide from the Gan Gan Anna Bay entrance to see Tin City, then up to the Sygna. After that we went well behind the front dunes and cruised back to the Lavis Lane entrance up some big hills.The nicest thing was that I could finally relax, knowing the vehicle was capable of making it over a variety of terrains. My wife is still hitting me for making her go down the big dunes with you – excellent!

Will certainly recommend to my friends.

Customer Name:Scott
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure
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Novice 4wd owner

I would like to thank you for the great tour your company provided. 

As a novice 4wd owner and never driven on sand your tour was great. I know for sure I would have been stuck somewhere along Stockton beach without your help. 

I would recommend anyone who has never 4wd before to do your tag along tour!  Thanks heaps

Customer Name:Halim and Marta
About me:Newbie 4wd'er
Experienced:4wd Training, Guided Tour, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Fantastic Afternoon!

We had a fabulous afternoon with Bruce on his tour.  This was a fathers day my husband will not forget.  Bruce was amazing with local knowledge and help/advice on driving.  He really challenged us to do things in our vehicle we wouldn’t have dreamt of doing on our own.  Perfect way to spend an afternoon in a fantastic location.  Thanks so much!

Customer Name:The Kelly Family
Vehicle:Toyota Prado
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Fantastic blue mountains

Hey Bruce, just wanted to let you know what a good time on your blue mountains tour, all the guys made us feel like family and went above and beyond what we expected, we will definitely be back for more.

Customer Name:Peter and Sarah
Vehicle:Holden Rodeo
Experienced:Blue Mountains Tag-Along Tours
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Absolutely Awesome

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for an absolutely awesome day yesterday doing your Tag along Tour of the Bush, Beach and Dunes…. Definitely an experience to remember and the wife and kids are still buzzing about how great it was.

A BIG THANKS for taking the time to explain the various techniques of driving off road and making a dreary day one of the most exciting times we’ve had in a vehicle ever. To anyone considering doing the tours with Bruce, don’t hesitate as I am sure it will be a memorable experience just as ours was.

All the best and we hope to see you again in one of your other tours.

Regards,
Alvin, Jo and the kids

Customer Name:Alvin
Vehicle:Land Rover Discovery 4
About me:First time Off Road and will definitely do it again...
Experienced:4wd Training, Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Very enjoyable and very funny experience

Hi Bruce,

This is a quick email for two reasons: one is to thank you for the tour we joined (tagged along to) on Sunday 19 May in Anna Bay. Our overseas visitor, a young lady, enjoyed the tour immensely and had a lot of belly laughs at your stories and jokes. We explained to her that she was hearing typical Aussie humour at its best, and a world view which is second to none in this world. It was a very enjoyable and very funny experience, for which many thanks. I’d do it again! Second is that you mentioned you’re planning a Blue Mountains 4WD tour in the near future.. we would be very interested, along with several other people as well (two families at least with two 4WD).

When you have a firmer plan, please let us know so we can also participate.Hoping to hear from you soon, thanks and cheers, Katalin

Customer Name:Katalin
Experienced:Guided Tour
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Wonderful Experience

It’s been very wonderful experience, Bruce has been excellent and very friendly with all his experience, I’ll bet that’s who everybody would like to tour with. Looking forward to tag along again. Cheers.

Customer Name:Punky
Experienced:Guided Tour, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Everyone in our car loved it.

Thank you Bruce for making this tour so enjoyable. Everyone in our car loved it.

This tour was given as a present to my son-in-law, Pete Cribbin, who thinks it was the best present he had ever had! He was happy as he saw lots of new country as well as tackled the sand dunes. He reckons he would not have attempted the dunes without your experience.

My grandson just loved sliding down the dunes – Pete ended up having to take him down 4 times and still he wanted more, even after the steep climb up and the sand in his eyes.

I have lived in the area all my life and you showed me areas that I did not know existed. Who needs to travel overseas, we have it all here.

You tag-along tours are great value for money, see the area AND get some training as well!

Thank you so much.

Please let us know when you have any new tours available.

Customer Name:Izabela
Experienced:Guided Tour, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Fabulous- must do

This was our first foray into proper 4 wheel driving. Picked up some great tips and had a fabulous time at same time. Really enjoyed driving up and down the dunes, felt the price was worth it also once we realised the dunes are closed to public driving (they can only drive on the beach) and we experienced a spectacular sun set whilst doing a bit of sandboarding down the dunes. Please keep us posted of other 4wd trips set up in future.

Customer Name:Tracy & Geoff
Vehicle:Land Rover Defender
About me:New to offroad
Experienced:4wd Training, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Thank your for the really fun time

Just wanted to thank your for the really fun time we all had on our tag-along tour! We didn’t know our little X-Trail was so capable and it was great to see what it could do in a safe environment. 

We all really enjoyed the stopovers as it was a great way to stretch our legs and we got some really amazing pictures, especially on the dunes when the sun was setting!

Overall we thoroughly enjoyed you comedic commentary and look forward to exploring some of the other tours you have on next time we’re there!

Customer Name:Kevin (number 2)
Vehicle:Nissan X-Trail
Experienced:4wd Training, Photography, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

great day out

I loved the experience with Bruce, he was a great teacher, guide, took extra effort to guide us through the steps of off roading through sand. He is also a keen observer, and a good lover of nature.

I loved every minute of the tour, and would love to be back

Customer Name:ambareesh
Vehicle:FJ
About me:first time off roader
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

What a day!

We have driven on sand before, but wanted someone with experience to help us test out the new Outlander 4×4. Our friends with their Kluger hadn’t driven off road at all before our day out with Bruce. He started us all nice and easy, letting us calm down before hitting the next level, then throwing us off the cliff when we were good and ready! For a couple who have driven sand islands in Qld quite often, we have never been tempted to do what Bruce and Nicole told us to do – our adrenaline got a bit of a workout at the end. The kids were thrilled and we were left with the thought “that was GREAT value for money!”. Thanks Nicole and Bruce for a very special day out.

Customer Name:Kylie
Vehicle:Outlander
About me:Experienced on sand with previous 4x4.
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Spectacular scenery, wonderful experience!

Highly recommend! Bruce took us to the dunes, beaches and through the forest. He turned up punctually. He tailored the tour specifically to what our small group needs, which really made the trip enjoyable. There were 4 of us, our elderly parents, my husband and I. Personalised service, it was my third time to Port Stephens tours but the previous tours were with tour buses. The 4 wheel was comfortable. Very safe and professional driver who paid attention to the road which made the experience was even better. Bruce was friendly and his knowledge of local flora and fauna as well as the dunes was immense! Great for the traveller that want to see Port Stephens but do not want to sit on a tour bus of 30-40 people. Though it was the fourth time I been there, I never realised that the views over the dunes were spectacular and gorgeous! This time I did not feel drowsy and uncomfortable at all but felt fresh. I could enjoy and appreciate the scenic beauty. And the coastal scenery was lovely!

The only thing was it would be better if Bruce could also include going to Tomaree Head summit in the future. We expected to see the panoramic north coast views. We were a slightly disappointing as we thought it was a typical place where tourists would usually visit.

A thoroughly enjoyable trip overall definitely recommend to friends and family. Thank you Bruce!

Customer Name:Vanessa
Vehicle:4 wheel drive
Experienced:Beach, Bush and Dunes Tour, Guided Tour, Sightseeing
Rating:

Fun Afternoon

We had a great time and experience with tag -along tours.Great family fun ,we would like to thank Bruce for all his advice and knowledge and great sense of humor, highly recommend.

Thank you for a fun afternoon

From the McPhee family

Customer Name:McPhee family
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure
Rating:

Thanks

Thanks again for a great fun and informative day on the beach last Wednesday. Thanks also for your hospitality and the lunch afterwards, including the tour of the little critters. I have downloaded my camera images back at home and will go through this week. If I find a couple of extra shots, I will send them over to you. You are welcome to use what you like, if they are good enough/ appropriate.

I am busy recommending you to friends already! Keep up the good work.

Customer Name:Jon
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

AWSOME

I can not now wait for my return when I shall be back again on the dunes this time hopefully with out getting bogged and having to get Bruce’s help to dig me out which was great as I now know what to do if it happens again and I am not on a guided tour.

Came 4 wheel driving for the first time in my new Jeep and WOW what a fantastic experience was had by both myself and my partner

It was a day out that will stay with me the dunes were fantastic, the driving up and down them was out of this world and Bruce was a fantastic teacher, guide to the local dunes and beaches and also when it came to doing things he always tested out the water first so to speak so the safety aspect was first class.

Customer Name:Andrew
Vehicle:Jeep Cherokee
About me:Beginner
Experienced:Guided Tour, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Thanks

Tiring. But AWESOME –

Amazing, Wicked, Exhilarating, Scientific

Oooooooohhhhhhhh

Magnificent, Effective!

Thanks from Connor, Patrick, Megan and  Marcella :):):):)

Customer Name:Connor, Patrick, Megan and Marcella
Experienced:Sandboarding
Rating:

4WD Tag Along

Hi Bruce,

We had a great time! A taste of the bush, close encounter with the Aussie Native flora, missed the ringtail possum, maybe next time huh. Then the hidden whale playground, a healing place I call it next to Big Rocky/ Small Rocky and there is more… to end the day with the 4WD learning experience. Couldn’t get any betta, thanks mate!

Customer Name:Jerome & Regina
Vehicle:Hilux 3.4 V6
Experienced:4wd Training, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Great Day Out

Hi Bruce
 
Thanks for a great day out 16/4/12 it made for a memorable birthday we really enjoyed the experience and will
be back for more. Below is the review I left on trip advisor hope you like it.
 
Kind regards
 
Warren and Jane Power
 
If you only have time to  do one activity while in Port Stephens make this a must do. The passenger tour is a sheer delight and the occasion was my birthday. A great time was had cruising up and down those massive sand dunes, sand boarding down them wow what fun and with Bruce as your our tour guide you will be totally informed about the area and at the same time have a good laugh.

A Tag along vehicle got bogged but Bruce being a true professional got them out in the pelting rain.
 
The tour went to tin city and it looked like a movie set  with  Bruce telling us the history and stories of the colorful characters that live there most entertaining. A tour like this is great value for money,  not rushed and you will not be disappointed in any way.
 
                      ”By the way ask Bruce about his pet camel and rabbit”

Customer Name:Warren and Jane Power
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, Guided Tour
Rating:

We would never have done that!

“We would never have done that without Bruce from Tag-along Tours, this is the best value for money we have had on holidays.”

Customer Name:Brian
About me:Experienced at offroad but definitely learnt more on this tour.
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Strongly recommended!

This tour was a big think for us, from a very beginning to the last moments on a tour with a nice sunset on a Stockton beach. We came with our Mitsubishi Outlander without high expectation, possible beach driving if we are lucky, but Mr Bruce showed to us what our 4WD can do. Thank you Mr Bruce. Strongly recommended!

Customer Name:Frank Kukor
Vehicle:Mitsubishi Outlander
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Thank you for an enjoyable run down Stockton Beach

Thank you for an enjoyable run down Stockton Beach and the dunes to the Sygna wreck recently. Your training on our first outing with you held me in good stead to enjoy your attempts to get me to join the “lemmings suicide squad” over the edge of some of those dunes.

Customer Name:Richard and Jan
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

G’day Bruce

I just wanted to let you know how great our trip out with you was last Sunday, the 10th July. You know I was a bit hesitant heading out there in my AWD Toyota Kluger but you put my mind at ease.

Your instructions were so simple, clear and easy to follow and you soon had me doing things in the dunes (and in the Kluger) that I still can’t really believe. I just hope I can get the grip marks made by the better half out of the door handle on her side. Your personality and good humoured attitude made the trip a very memorable experience. My kids are still talking about what we did out there.

I couldn’t recommend you and your tour highly enough and I would say to anyone wanting to drive their own vehicle on the dunes to do the tour with you first. Even if its only for the very important knowledge of the dunes gained from you like “quick sand” and sand recovery techniques.

As for the Kluger, I can assure anyone with one that it handled everything thrown at it like the other 4wd vehicles that were with us. Especially when the driver followed Bruce’s instructions!!!!!!!

Thanks for a fantastic experience and we will be back next year to do it with you again.

Cheers

Customer Name:Anthony Sence
Vehicle:Kluger
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Best 4WD tours around

I don’t know what I can say that will give these tours the respect they deserve. This has been the second time we came on these tours (as the first time was so good) and again, we weren’t disappointed. The dunes are incredible, the ship wreck is a must see and tin city is well worth a look. All in all, these are perfect tours Bruce is a real character and really makes the whole experience that much more enjoyable. We went along as passengers in his car and I can tell you we didn’t stop laughing the entire time. If you have never been 4 Wheel driving before and are a little hesitant to take your own vehicle, go with Bruce and learn from a master. Then head out in your own vehicle as a tag along. We have been on 2 different tours with him now and we will be back to do more. As will our friends. Thanks again Bruce Kind regards,

Customer Name:Michael and Jo
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, Guided Tour, Sightseeing
Rating:

Hi Bruce,

Hi Bruce, just wanted to say thanks for an awesome day out on the dunes from all of us (team p)! We had an amazing time and as novice 4×4 drivers you were so incredibly patient! Especially those of us who needed digging out and reassurance about those big drops! We also appreciated you involving the kids and how good you were with the little ones. We have already started telling our friends! Hope to see you again soon, worth every cent :)

Melissa, Jay, Jackson, Emilee, Georgia, Scott, Gemma, sam, Harry, Oliver, Pete, Kristy, Taylah, Brodie, Geoff, Jill, Lauren, Will and Jake!

Customer Name:Melissa
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

G’day Bruce,

Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed your trip earlier today. Of course the scenery and experience was magnificent, but your personality carried the day and was a real hit with my Mum and friends. They really enjoyed your company… I actually live in Sydney whereas the girls reside down Bendigo way. I was only up there for the weekend whereas the girls were up for the week… Anyway, what I’m trying to say is I’ll definitely be back with my partner, Donna (who couldn’t make it), and we’ll definitely come on your trip sometime soon. Hope to see you again in coming months. Many thanks for today and good luck with your adventures.

Cheers.

Customer Name:Manny, Vicky, and Christian Ramos
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Very very instructive

Hi Bruce

Very very instructive,and fun and safe. Great photos and amazing info regarding vehicle capability due to lower tyre pressures. Thanks

Customer Name:Peter
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

A fun trip with some excellent sand dune techniques thrown in

Thanks for the great trip in Jan 11. For a newbie to 4WDriving, Bruce was patient and taught us some of the skills and techniques required when driving on sand. Heading off down a slope with no brakes took some courage but Bruce certainly instilled the confidence in us. Has given us a lot more confidence in exploring other places now. The children had a great time sand boarding and seeing Tin City as well. A great and fantastic trip – well done. Cameron, Judy, William, Jacinta, Luke

Customer Name:Cameron Giacometti
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Thanks for a great afternoon! Safe, fun and informative.

It has given us the confidence to enjoy our 4WD off road (OK, well really me as Mark wasn’t concerned anyway). Of particular enjoyment was the opportunity for ‘reminder slaps’, seeing Bruce and his fairy friends sandboard (and no, you didn’t win fairly!) and the fact that the team are really supportive and encouraging. It was great fun, the kids had a ball and we can only echo the feedback that others have left. If you are looking for a great experience, call ‘Tagalong’ you won’t regret it! Mark, Susanne, Shenae, Sarah, Lachlan and Ben PS: Thanks for the tip about buying a TV Bruce but we still have one more seat in Prado :)

Customer Name:Mark, Susanne, Shenae, Sarah, Lachlan and Ben
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure, Photography, Sandboarding, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

BEST FUN!

Hi Bruce, My family and I want to thank you for such an unforgettable, fun experience!! We had a great time, sandboarding was awesome, it was great to find out more about the place as well. We were so impressed by the tour we told all our family and friends about it! We got some amazing photos as well, it made our Christmas and new year. thanks again

Customer Name:Romeo, Edel, Maria, Paula and Chris
Experienced:Photography, Sandboarding
Rating:

Highlight

Hi Bruce,we had the absolute pleasure of going with you in your vehicle on the 27th August. Just letting you know it was a great day and really appreciate the effort you put in to please us. This was most certainly the highlight of our stay at Port stephens. Cheers.

Customer Name:Paul
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Great Experience

Hi Bruce

Just wanted to let you know how much fun we had on Mondays tour. What a great experience we all had and your commentary kept us laughing. Thanks for the great day.

Customer Name:Pauline, Graham & Gerraldine, Kim
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, Guided Tour, Sightseeing
Rating:

Thanks for a great time today!

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for a great time today! I was very nervous about doing this tag-a-long as this was our first time taking our 4WD into the sand dunes but you filled us with confidence and soon had us negotiating ascents and descents that we would never have attempted. The dune scenery and Tin City were amazing, just beautiful! Who would have thought I would be sand boarding at 57 years old. But most of all,  your friendly relaxed attitude and knowledge of what you were doing, made us feel safe and confident enough to continue 4WDriving in the future.

Customer Name:Mary Edwards
Experienced:4wd Training, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

We had an absolute ball

Bruce, just dropping you a line to say how much fun we had on your tag-along tour on the 19/10/10. We tagged along in my Zook, a little nervous and apprehensive but your instructions were second to none and my confidence in my abilities and the vehicle abilities grew by the minute. We had an absolute ball, the highlight of our stay in Port Stephens. The repeated adrenaline rushes as we conquered the dunes, the inspiring views we managed to see, the history we learnt and the confidence we built were all a part of what I can only describe as an AWESOME experience. I can only STRONGLY recommend that anyone wanting some adventure give you a call and join your tour. Thank you for the experience, I am eagerly planning another trip to Stockton and hope to see you on the dunes.

Customer Name:Rod, Kylie and Beth
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Great Fun

Never thought the Rav4 could do what it did. Bruce was great, he knows his stuff and has a great sense of humor. It was really a great day – if you’re not sure about driving on the sand or dunes – Bruce is your man. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience – thanks again Jason

Customer Name:Jason
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

WONDERFUL EXPLORING WITH BRUCE

just wanted to let everyone and anyone who is considering going on a tag a long tour with Bruce and we can say we recommend it with 5 stars he was such a great tour guide and all round great bloke who was easy going and made the day fun and entertained us and most important the kids as well.HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME LIKE WE DID

Customer Name:Brett and Athena
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

“CRUZER” OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE

Oh my goodness. You succeeded moving me out of my comfort zone. I was terrified never been 4wd before especially on sand dunes. Would never have thought our New Land Cruiser could do such things. We thought it was just built to pull our caravan on bitumen! Thanks so much for letting us enjoy what you get to do every day. We had a blast and intend doing it again someday. My boys just loved the sand boarding even Ryan with his broken collar bone on the toboggan. Fancy that meeting two other Jo’s on the same trip. Cool hey! CHEERS JO & 1, Mat & Ryan of {Canberra}

Customer Name:Jo
Experienced:4wd Training, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Great time

We did the Tin City and sandboarding and had an absolute ball. Bruce was very thorough and i learnt a lot about how to tackle the sand dunes. Some of the dunes that we did, i would never have thought were possible, and Bruce’s advise was second to none. The 3 kids (3 year old, and twins aged 5) loved it plus the sand boarding. What great fun, however the climb back up after each run was hard work. Thanks again Bruce….

Customer Name:Martyn
Experienced:4wd Training, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Best ever

I went yesterday on a tour as a passenger with Bruce. Despite the fact that I am disabled and use a walking stick, I was able to appreciate fully the whole experience. Bruce made me laugh all the way through. We were expecting a 3 hours tour and in fact it finished after 4 hours and 15 minutes. We not only drived through the sand dunes, but also went to tin city and did some sand boarding. Even I, despite my disability managed to do it. (okay coming back up the sand dune was a nightmare, but I did it). Bruce was ever so patient and always made you feel that you could do things. I would definitively recommend it to anyone. If you want lots of thrill and laughter, book your toor ASAP.

Customer Name:Sylviane
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, Guided Tour, Sandboarding
Rating:

X-Trail with a yellow boat!

Sounds weird, That is, we forgot to take the canoe of the roof, Had concerns with the T31 if it would be OK, Went fantastic, Met some really great people. (Bob and his family in the Sante Fe) Took the young bloke in his T30 X-Trail and with the guidance and coaching of Bruce we had a great time and learnt heaps, Took the cars on the beach again the next day, I am glad we purchased on of the recovery packs, My young fellow got just too adventurous and needed to be rescued by Dad, (Good for the ego) Thanks – Great history, Great views, Great training, Great venue. Well Done Guys!!!

Customer Name:Jeff Neill
Vehicle:T30 X-Trail
Experienced:Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Brilliant!

Whilst we have been to Stockton before, we have never experienced anything like this. We originally booked this tour so that we weren’t alone in testing out our new 4×4 – at least someone would be there to get us out of trouble! We also had the parents with us – who had never been offroad before so they were quite excited but nervous at the same time. At the end of the day we had a blast and mum and dad had a great time. We enjoyed Bruce’s comedy and education on Stockton’s part in WW2 and was very interested by Tin City – although we had driven by it several times, we had never stopped to see it and learn about it. I am more than thrilled that we booked this tour and would recommend to anyone – even the experienced drivers and frequent Stockton visitors! Thanks Bruce, it was the highlight of our short stay!

Customer Name:Shane, Katie and Riley Smith
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

who said the Santa Fe couldn’t make it!

Thanks so much Bruce, we had a great adventure with you guys and learnt so much! We loved the day and got some great photos! We now have so much more experience and confidence in ourselves and vehicle. Thanks again and hope to catch up with you!

Next stop Kakadu!!!!! love from the Harts

Customer Name:Robert
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Thank you

Hello 4WDTour,

My comment is that you did very well. I loved the boarding down the sand dunes. It’s very interesting that those sand dunes are the biggest sand dunes in the southern hemisphere. I’d love to be a teacher. Well it’s night time now. 9:19 PM on the 2/1/2010.

Customer Name:Thomas. Geoff and Jo’s son
Experienced:Sandboarding, Sightseeing
Rating:

highly recommend you guys

We have been to this area for years and this time decided to take our very domesticated 4wd (School and shops is as tough as it’s seen til now) I was a little nervous driving off road and discovered ‘Tag along tours” where you drive your own 4wd/SUV and they lead you in their 4WD guiding you safely but with a few thrills, the whole way. If you are in the area and have a AWD or 4wd I can’t recommend these guys highly enough. We have a Nissan X-Trail which is no real all terrain vehicle but Bruce our guide took us to places we could never have dreamt of going to ourselves.

On top of that we had a wonderful insight into the history and background of the area. These are the largest sand dunes in the southern hemisphere and really awesome. When Waikiki suffered storm damage many years ago, the sand from here was shipped over to help repair the damage. (Well that’s the story I’ve been told many times) We drove to the highest dunes as well as an awesome run along the huge Stockton Beach. If you have been too nervous to take your car off road and want to see a truly unique and beautiful area I can’t recommend these guys enough

Customer Name:Gerard, Gen, Will & Daniel Lohan
Vehicle:Nissan X-Trail
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

great time

To Bruce, Thanks for a great afternoon, we had a great time learning about the dunes and what our vehicle was capable of. The boys loved the sand boarding down the slopes. Very enjoyable, we recommend the tour to everybody, the boys talked about it all the way home. We definately will be doing it again next year.

Customer Name:Dennis, Eleni and boys
Experienced:Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Great Afternoon

Having been out with Bruce last Friday, we spent a great afternoon and enjoyed every minute of Bruce’s very entertaining way of keeping us in a fun and safe environment, while doing things we had not done before. I’ll send this link to the family from Holland, since they gave me their email… Unfortunately, I don’t have the email address of the family from Victoria… Thank you again and we’ll certainly talk about the experience to many friends… Best regards and have a very merry Christmas,

Customer Name:Bert
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Thank you for a wonderful tour

Bruce,

Thank you for a wonderful tour through the sand dunes and beach of Stockton beach. Our students enjoyed the knowledge and antics of our experienced drivers. We had a great sight see through the dunes and then onto the slopes for sand boarding. From here we went for a tour of Tin city and back along the beach. Thank you very much for the enjoyable trip. We are looking forward to next year.

Craig Whiteman

Galston High School

Year 9 PASS Water sports excursion

Customer Name:Galston High School
Experienced:Sandboarding, Sightseeing
Rating:

STILL LAUGHING

What a day to remember!!! I honestly didn’t think our X-trail could do what it did that day. I suppose the driver had something to do with it (he thinks). Bruce, you made us laugh and the whole day was something we will always remember and yes Bruce I still hate heights (ha,ha). We have told all our friends about you and if we are in the area again we hope to see you again for another fun day. I would highly recommend your tours. Thanks again.

Customer Name:CHRISTINE & WAYNE
Vehicle:Nissan X-Trail
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Memorable Trip

“On behalf of all 16 of us in the group, a massive thank-you to Bruce for organising a memorable trip on the sands of Stockton Bight. I can thoroughly recommend 4wd Tag-Along Tours to anyone who wishes to explore this truly magnificent area….we had a blast! Thanks again, Alistair.”

Customer Name:Alistair
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Once again I thank you for a great day

To Bruce,

Once again I thank you for a great day. It was a pleasurable experience in which helped me to understand the full capacity of my 4wd. Loved those dunes, bit hair raising on the first attempt but by the end of the day I just wanted more, bigger and steeper the better. ;o)

Look forward to joining you again.

Cheers

Customer Name:Adam Kendall
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

What a great day out for the family

Thanks Bruce for a really great day !! My wife Kelli and our four kids are still talking about it.Your sand driving knowledge will prove to be a great help to me when we venture to Fraser Island in oct.The sight seeing was great and the dune driving was loads of fun but the kids favourite was definately the sand boarding.I would encourage anyone who is thinking of going on a sand driving adventure to contact Bruce at Tag Along Tours . Thanks Again The Payne Family

Customer Name:craig payne
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Sandboarding, Sightseeing
Rating:

What an excellent day for us & our 2.5 year old little girl

Thank you Bruce for a wonderful and safe experience that the whole family enjoyed immmensley. When we show Sienna the photo’s she asks to “go again again”. We have already recommended your tour and will be back again to see you Xmas 2009. Thanks for a fantastic & exciting afternoon Kelly, Peter & Sienna

Customer Name:Kelly-Anne Petersen
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure
Rating:

Fantastic Day

Thank you Bruce for a Fantastic Experience, we had a great day, Due to your patience, wise and funny words of wisdom Shane did things in his 4WD that he never thought he would ever attempt. The kids are still talking about their sandboarding adventures and we are still showing off our photos and video of the day. Thanks again and hopefully see you again next year.

Customer Name:Nicole Bitmead
Experienced:4wd Training, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

We had the best day guys

We had the best day guys. We learnt so much from you and haven’t laughed so much in ages. We will most definitely be back. Maybe Derrith will have a go and even open her eyes. See ya soon and Thanks.

Customer Name:Paul, Derrith and Jess
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Fantastic Day!

Thanks for a great afternoon. Due to your patience we have achieved the impossible! That cliff face was awesome and we managed it, with your help. We now have the confidence to try ourselves. Would highly recommend the tour. Not only did we have a ball, but we finally understood the capabilities of our 4wd and learnt so much. It is definitely the best value activity in the region. Regards Joan & Greg

Customer Name:JOAN FENNELLY
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

You made it easy

Bruce, been reading through your testimonials and now we can add to it. What you made me do i thought i would never do and with such ease, we were astounded. You made it easy, fun but safety number 1. The sandboarding was sooooo much fun and my wife(Karen) and I haven’t had so much together for yonks. we even went back to the hills the next day and did it again and it was soooo easy. Thanks guys and look forward to seeing you out there sometime.

Customer Name:Kazza and Franz
Experienced:4wd Training, Sandboarding
Rating:

Mad-keen driving fan

I’m a mad-keen driving fan. My wife, well, isn’t. To say she was a little nervous about the idea of exploring the Stockton Beach sand dunes in a borrowed 4WD was an understatement!

However, our summer afternoon with Bruce was one of the best things we’ve ever done as a family. The terrain and the scenery is simply jaw-dropping, the skills required to keep you going in a very challenging environment were expertly relayed by our hosts, and the sense of achievement once you’ve conquered the dunes (and you will!) is incredible.

And all you need is your 4WD, your common sense and a smile. Bruce took the time to make sure our kids (12, 6 and 2) were thoroughly entertained, too, and they teased my poor wife unmercifully the entire time!

I’ve been lucky enough to do a lot of cool things with cars, but the tour of one Australia’s most awe-inspiring National Parks, with such a gracious host, has firmly planted itself right towards the top of my list. I absolutely recommend 4WD Tag-Along Tours to anyone – and so does my wife!

Cheers

Tim Robson

Top Gear Australia Magazine

Customer Name:Tim Robson
About me:Experienced 4wd'er
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure
Rating:

More than just tag-along, you actually learn to 4wd

My sons and I just spent a week up at Nelson Bay. On day three we decided to go on this Tag-along tour. I presumed it would just be another bit of holiday entertainment. I was very wrong. We had a fantastic day learning to 4wd. We learnt how to drive down enormous sand dunes and be confident driving on sand. We had such a good time that we knew we would do it again. We took Bruce’s advise and bought the recovery kit. Since our tour we’ve spent every day out on the sand dunes . We’ve been bit by the sand dune 4wd bug. On our third day out on the dunes we managed to get ourselves bogged. With what we learnt from Bruce and the recovery kit we managed to save ourselves with no help. Also, there could be no one better to take you on the tour than Bruce. My family wish to thank Bruce for introducing us to something we will be doing a lot more. I can fully recommend a tag-along tour. Regards John, Aidan and Zackary

Customer Name:John
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Most Amazing 4WD Experience

Bruce,

Thank you for sharing the most amazing 4WD experience with us yesterday. We had a ball!

As we said to you the tour surpassed our expectations by a mile. We thought that the tour included a trip along the beach down to Stockton and back, and were delighted when we found out that you were going to show us how to tackle the Dunes and have the opportunity to experience some of NSW most spectacular scenery.

In particular, you provided us with insight into our 4WD capabilities and encouraged us to push our own driving capabilities in a safe manner.

We have experienced tours all over the world, in particular early 2008, sand dune tours in Dubai, and by far your patience and focus on safety was of the highest standard and we should know because we have assessed safety and compliance of over 2500 tour operators across Australia.

We will highly recommend your tour services to our friends and colleagues.

I have attached some photos for your library should you wish to include any of these on your website.

Thanks again for such a fantastic experience

Regards

Paul Cindy and Bayley Molenaar

Customer Name:Paul, Cindy and Bayley
About me:Experienced 4wd'er
Experienced:4wd Training
Rating:

Amazing Day!!

A huge, huge thank you for such an amazing afternoon. Your humour, patience and knowledge put us at ease while learning the capabilities of our X-Trail. We would never have attempted the “cliff face” sand dunes before spending hours as your “Lemmings”. We recommend your Tag-Along Tour to anyone wanting an exciting, fun, action packed, value for money afternoon that the entire family can enjoy together.

Customer Name:Thorley Family
Vehicle:Nissan X-Trail
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Nissan Motor co.(Australia) PTY.LTD.

22nd September, 2008

To Whom It May Concern,

This letter provides me the opportunity to recommend 4WD Tag-Along Tours, Bruce Boyle. Thanks for a wonderful day on Stockton sand dunes with your Business.

Nissan took part in an incentive day for our salesmen on Stockton sand dunes. Our salesmen had experience in different vehicles from X-Trails through to Patrols on the sand dunes. Some of our salesmen had no experience in the sand and by the end of the day they had acquired knowledge of the vehicles capabilities and four-wheel driving skills.

We were impressed by how safety was of paramount importance, not only for the 4WD vehicles but also for the occupants. Bruce is knowledgeable and experienced in all aspect of four wheel driving off-road and education. Bruce is a professional outfit to work with and work well together as a team, and showed very good people skills.

I have had many comments back from our salesmen that they were very pleased with the day with 4WD Tag-Along Tours. I have no hesitation in recommending Bruce and the Tag-Along 4WD Business. I look forward to doing business with them again.

Regards,

Customer Name:Slavko Kalenjuk Manager – Customer Experience and Dealership Training
Experienced:4wd Training
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What a great time

G’day

We did a Tag a Long tour a few weeks back and I told Bruce we were then heading up to Fraser Island. I just wanted to pass along our thanks to Bruce and give him a bit of an update. Fraser Island was fantastic…thanks to Bruce’s training and sound advice. We did over 400 km and never got bogged, although we did try. While others were sinking in the sand, we cruised right on by thanks to low tire pressure and not panicking! Good on ya Bruce.

Everytime we came to a white-knuckle encounter and got through it no problem we gave a great cheer to Bruce’s teaching! What a great time.

Thanks again

Valerie and Paul Popovich

Mt. Hutton (via Canada)

Customer Name:Valerie and Paul Popovich
Experienced:4wd Training
Rating:

Excellent Day out with the kids

Bruce, Thank you for a wonderful day out with my daughter and her friend. Six years old can be a handful, but your tour ensured that there was not time for them to get up to mischief. Both the girls had a ball and I hope your hearing returns, after hearing their screams with excitement when driving down the dunes. Highly recommend to non-4W Driver’s as well, sit back in the passenger seat and let the expert do the work. The only draw back to the day, was piggy backing the girls up the dune after they sand bordered to the bottom. Great day was had by all, thank you again.

Customer Name:Tony Russell
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure, Guided Tour, Sandboarding
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Great mentoring and guided tour you gave our family

We would like to drop a few words of appreciation for the great mentoring and guided tour you gave our family. Your knowledge is great but not only in 4WD also about the history of the places we drove through. Needless to say we were very impress to see the true love you have for the environment and the respect you have for the Indigenous people sacred places. You have spoke very highly of the people with businesses in your area, which made us feel very comfortable with you. Your great sense of humour made was a great wall breaker, by the end of the trip we felt we were saying goodbye to an old friend. Thanks for being such a great support and helping out with the camera, we now have great photos as well. We now know how to use our 4WD – about time ha? Amazing trip for all of us that we will never forget. We will recommend you guys to anyone who ever want to know how to drive their 4WD and to those who haven’t they should still go with you and feel what it is like to go down such a high dune… something that many people think – it only happened in the movies! Thank you again, and we hope to meet you guys again in one of our trips there – you gave a good name to Port Stephens. We wish you the best of health and luck in everything. Cheers.

Customer Name:The Larsen Family, Sydney
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, Guided Tour
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Best Vacation ever!

This Christmas vacation we planned to go to Nelson Bay and relax. But we didn’t enjoy that as much as we thought ! The end of tour we came to the sand dunes and we were quite late for the 4wd tour, But thanks to Tag-Along Tours they took us for the ride, the most awesome experience we all had during our whole vacation, the ride in sand dunes the way Nicole drove on the cliff made our heart skip a beat !!! lol. Thanks for the great day, we will be back soon! It is highly recommended to all who really want some real fun in life ! cheers

Customer Name:shouvik
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours
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Bloody Beaut

“Bloody beaut! Awesome! We’ll be back for more. Thanks Bruce.”

Customer Name:Bob & Lorraine Gale
About me:Experienced 4wd'er
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Awesome Day Out

Bruce is very knowledgeable, patient & entertaining. We all had a great day. Boys totally enjoyed sandboarding & going over & down the dunes. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. We plan to join them again.

Customer Name:Worthingtons
Experienced:Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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Lemmings

Thats what Bruce called us…for we were following him down dunes that resembled cliff faces…..totally safe as we found out when we got to the bottom. Stockton Dunes is a world apart..and dangerously beautiful…thanks Bruce for all the good advice and techniques, we had a great day

Customer Name:P&L Tully
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Outstanding Job by Bruce

There might be a lot of sand dunes in the world, but there is only one Bruce. We enjoyed the ride and the beautiful afternoon and the sunset in late July 2008. Greetings from beautiful Germany, the Leister family.

Customer Name:Alfons Leister
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure, Sightseeing
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Perfect day and great extended service!

We had a great afternoon with Bruce. There was never a time that we didn’t enjoy ourselves. They loved our “awards system” and he always kept us laughing. The skills we learnt from him has kept us out of trouble, most of the time. But months later when we went out by ourselves and got stuck in the sand, he remembered us and were more than glad to help us out. The customer service is second to none. If there is one thing you do in Port Stephens, this is it! Bruce made our holiday and our year! Thanks again for all your help. From all the P Award nominees!!!

Customer Name:Aaron & Kate Absolon
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Great Day Out

Bruce,

Just a short note to say thanks for a great afternoon last Saturday.

We learn t a lot and had good fun doing it.

We’ll tell our friends.

Customer Name:Rod & Bev
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

this equals anything we have done

We have travelled all over Australia since coming from England, this equals anything we have done or seen.

Customer Name:Ray and Val
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

THIS WAS FANTASTIC AND WE LEARNT A LOT AS WELL

WHAT GREAT FUN ! – A MUST DO WHEN IN PORT STEPHENS. ENTERTAINING,AMUSING AND VERY INTERESTING AND I DID MANAGE TO CONQUER THAT HUGE SANDHILL (STILL NOT SURE ABOUT THE 38.9 DEG – WILL BE BACK WITH A PROTRACTOR). THE KIDS LOVED IT ESPECIALLY THE SANDBOARDING. THANK YOU BRUCE – A VERY PLEASANT AFTERNOON AND WHAT ABOUT THAT FABULOUS SUNSET!!

Customer Name:Carolyn Patrick Oliver and Rebecca
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Sandboarding
Rating:

“Best 4 hours we have ever spent”

FUN does not describe the time we had in the sand! Fun for the whole family and to get educated along the way was the best thing we did on our recent holiday. Bruce was fantastically friendly, professional and kept us entertained as well as teaching us how to drive in the sand. We have been telling everyone we know and plan to return ourselves. thanks for a great time.

Customer Name:Natalie Morrison
Experienced:4wd Passenger Tours, Family 4wd Adventure, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

awesome 4wd tagalong tour

Hi Bruce, We had the most awesome time last weekend with you on the 4WD Tag-Along-Tour. Definitely an experience to repeat. Our 16 month old daughter too surprisingly enjoyed the trip and the sandboarding and playing on top of the sandunes.. Your tips on 4WDriving and your know-how of the area was really helpful and fascinating. We recommend this tour to the adventurous at heart and most certainly will be going back ourselves. A unique and beautiful tour of nature at its best.

Customer Name:Bernadette & Rahul Ganatra
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure, Sandboarding, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

fantastic hosts – even for a chicken like me

Dear Bruce, What an experience!!! I booked the trip and told my Husband and children, 17, 15, and 11 year old to go without me because I’m a big chicken and am too scared to go. But they were all disappointed in me so I went for them, and let me tell you it was the best experience I’ve had in a long time. Bruce you were a fantastic host and a great instructor of teaching us how to drive on the largest sanddunes ever, your jokes and sense of humour were great, you made me do things that I didn’t want to do but in the end glad I did, especially sandboarding, screamed my lungs out, but the best time ever. The views spectacular, tin city unbelievable. What else can I say but highly recommend it to everyone who has a 4WD. From all of the Saab Family

THANK YOU FOR A FANTASTIC DAY

Customer Name:Charlie & Jacqueline Saab
About me:Newbie 4wd'er
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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We all had fun.

It was a great day my favorite part was the sandboarding. Best holiday ever because of the tour. Bruce made our day, without him the tour wouldn’t have been the same. What I thought would be scary was great fun.

Customer Name:Mackechnie Family
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Sandboarding, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
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coming back again

We went with tag-along Easter this year and had so much fun and learnt heaps also we are coming back in June.

Customer Name:Glenda & Wayne Carter
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Best 4wd Training, Laugh and learn at the same time

I have done 4WD training elsewhere and I learnt twice as much with Bruce at half the cost . My family and I had a great day with lots of Laughs and heaps of Fun, PS loved the sandboarding.

Thanks again we will be seeing you soon.

Customer Name:Greg Christenson
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Sandboarding, Sightseeing
Rating:

fantastic experience

What a fantastic experience to have had on our holiday to Port Stephens. Bruce, you made the day interesting, funny and lots of fun for the kids. I have 3 kids 7, 5 and 18months old and nothing was too much hassle. You even spent time with them, what more could you ask for. Can’t wait until we can do it again and we do recommend this day to anyone looking for an adventure. See ya all real soon Bye.

Customer Name:Michelle and David Tate
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

our children loved it

“It was a fantastic trip well worth it. Bruce made our experience fun, exciting and above all, educational and confidence building. Our children aged 8, 5 and 3 years old loved it, while our 3 year old keeps asking to go sand driving! Thanks again for a fulfilled afternoon”

Customer Name:Bill and Nicole Krause
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

recommended to all our friends

Thanks for the best experience ever. We had such a fantastic time that we can’t wait to go back and experience it all again. It was definitely the best part of our holiday and have recommended the Tag-Along 4WD Tour to all our friends. Thanks Bruce, you were great and so full of laughs. See you guys again soon.

P.S. My son, Stevan can’t stop taking about the bones!!

Customer Name:Mickey, Dijana and Stevan
Experienced:4wd Training, Family 4wd Adventure, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Excellent afternoon! Wonderful time!

Just thought I would thank you for an excellent afternoon on the dunes. Sarah and I had a wonderful time and have not stopped talking about some of the things that we learned about history, nature and driving off road. We will definitely recommend it to our friends.

Customer Name:Keith and Sarah
Experienced:4wd Training, Sightseeing, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Great afternoon in a beautiful place

This was a great way to spend an afternoon in a beautiful place with truly great host in Bruce. My family and I had a fantastic time. My children 2 & 4 years of age can not stop talking about the time they had. Thanks for a truly great afternoon

Customer Name:The Wagner Family
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

You are the BEST

“I’ve been to Moscow, Cairo, Jerusalem, Paris, Rome and on a sub and space shuttle, you are the best.”

Customer Name:David
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Well worth the money

Excellent! A family tour and we all enjoyed it Bruce was great and it was well worth the money.

Customer Name:Andrew Galea
Experienced:4wd Training, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Great fun 4wd tour!

Great fun, great people, we will definitely do it again!!

Customer Name:Lijing and Qingsong MA
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Didn’t want to leave

Thanks for the tour, we all enjoyed it. One of my daughters and her friend didn’t want to leave. Bruce was really funny. Thanks for making it a really fun day for every one.

Customer Name:The Sykes Family
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure
Rating:

Highly recommended

“Great fun, heaps of sand driving tips, Recommend to all friends.”

Customer Name:Wayne
Experienced:4wd Training
Rating:

Unforgettable!

” Unforgettable experience, best kept secret in the world, will tell the world.”

Customer Name:Margaret and Bill
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Thank you Bruce and Nicole

“Great experience for the whole family.”

Customer Name:Rhonda & David
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure
Rating:

Excellent day out!

“Excellent day out great guide in good hands we will be coming back.”

Customer Name:Jimmy & Anne
About me:Experienced 4wd'er
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Thank you Tag-Along Tours

“Best money spent, really enjoyable.”

Customer Name:The Davies Family
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Never 4wd’d before.

I had a ball!!! I have a 21 year old Toyota Bunderra with no power steering and have never 4WD’d before but Bruce got me driving up the dunes, down the dunes and digging myself out of the dunes! He pushed me out of my comfort zone but always made me feel I was in safe hands. Bruce has an excellent teaching manner, knows an awful lot about the beautiful Stockton Beach area, and has many great stories to tell. I would recommend Tag-Along Tours to anybody who enjoys driving and the Great Outdoors!

Customer Name:Kim Mallett
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Best part of our holiday.

“Thanks heaps this was the best part of our holiday.”

Customer Name:The Carr Family
Experienced:Family 4wd Adventure
Rating:

Twice around

“Just as great the second time round.”

Customer Name:Avico Family
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Fantastic Day With The Kids

“Fantastic day the kids don’t want to leave, out standing experience we will be back.”

Customer Name:Blake family
Experienced:Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Bruce showed me how.

“Absolutely blown away. I never knew I had it in me to Bruce showed me how.”

Customer Name:Grant Family
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

THE BEST

For a couple who have just bought their 1st 4wd this experience was informative,and absolutely fantastic, we can’t emphasise enough how important it is to have the lessons and fun with Bruce before hitting the Stockton Sand Dunes on your own, thanks Bruce. We now feel confident to go down those cliff’s of sand, and the sites were unbelievable. Allan & Trish

Customer Name:Allan & Patricia
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Bruce was awesome!!!!

We just had the best day ever – so much so we did it again 2 days later. Thank you we now have the confidence to climb any mountain and or dune and laugh… Great fun, safe day out for families. The best day ever.

Customer Name:Jill & John
Experienced:Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating:

Super! Awesome!

“Super! Awesome! Thanks Bruce wonderful time had by all.”

Customer Name:Silvers family
Experienced:Sandboarding, Tag-along 4WD Tour
Rating: