‘Let’s Go’ revs up off-road island tours

“Let’s Go” tour company held it’s grand opening last week in its Lower Base facility. The company invites everyone to hop on a “wonderful open air” off-road and on-road experience on its Polaris RZR vehicle tours.

The company deploys 10 Polaris RZR units. Six are two-seaters, and the rest are four-seaters. They come with registered safety equipment, harnesses, default speed settings, and plexiglass windshields, for the safety of its customers.

Tan Holdings’ Ivan Quichoco called the RZRs “very powerful and exciting” vehicles. But he added that they want to make its safe for people to enjoy.

They offer three distinct packages—a 1-hour Mt. Tapochau tour, a more extensive “northern” island 2-hour tour, and a 3-hour “southern” tour.

“You feel like you’re driving a car but in a way you’re driving a boat,” said Mike Benavente, tour coordinataor. “To just feel that that outside ambience from the Saipan view is very exciting. The energy you get out of it…It’s just a thrill!”

He said a lot of beautiful sights on the tour include trails that “you have never seen before. “He recommended it for anyone who wants to see “a different world” on Saipan not usually encountered.

He added though that safety for customers is the number one priority. “They are in good hands,” he added.

Tour mechanic Roman Tudela, described the vehicles as “road ready.” He helped put together the vehicles’ roof, signals, and bumpers.

The vehicles are geared to not go over 15 miles per hour, he said. The vehicles come with 4-point harnesses, he said, and windshields are Plexiglas and won’t shatter.

Drivers are required to have a driver’s licenses to operate a vehicle, he said.

“We want to keep it safe,” he said. This is just like racing equipment, he added.

“Every day is different,” he said of the tours he’s gone so far. “I used to race motocross, supercross… it’s the same thing. Every day is not the same. It’s always different…the trails that we have up there, I have never seen. I never new about these locations,”

He said the sights are meant to be remembered.

“I have to get it on camera on times,” he added.

Tan Holdings’ Ed Arriola said that “in this world of internet” the tours give tourist something different to experience on island.

“We have to keep up with our tourist demands. We have to give them what they want. And if we don’t…they’ll have to look for another place to visit,” he said.