Charter Bus Testimonials

Discovery Charters has been our coach company of choice since shortly after they began offering service in Monterey County over 30 years ago. Everyone at Discovery is an incredible team player and considered a part of our staff and “family”, and I believe that they are the perfect partner for any meeting or event planner. Discovery’s coach operators are always on time, courteous, cooperative, and knowledgeable, resulting in me and my staff consistently being able to provide the highest level of service to our customers. If you want to “hit a homerun” each and every time your event requires transportation, choose Discovery Charters as your preferred coach company.

—Carol Chorbajian Meeting & Events

I have worked with International Student Services for over a dozen years and have had many drivers with Discovery during that time. They have all been professional, friendly, excellent drivers and have made the trips pleasant and effortless. I wanted to take the time to acknowledge driver Edward Washington who I had on a recent trip from Santa Cruz to San Francisco on July 26th. Not only was he friendly, helpful and professional but he was the first driver I ever had who conducted a brief safety demonstration with his passengers, including how to open emergency exits in case of accident or other issue. I was very impressed with his service and wanted you to know. Thank you for many years of excellent service for our groups.

—International Student Services

Today we brought home 37 young campers from a week at The Salvation Army. Mr. Washington took us there on Monday and brought us home on Friday. What an exceptionally pleasant, funny, and kind man and oh what patience! Our trip was a pleasure because of him! Thank you!

—The Salvation Army

Dear Joe,

Thank you for safely getting us to Jamestown and back. Good job not taking us somewhere else.

—4th Grade Students at Santa Catalina

Dear Joe,

Thank you so much for driving us safely. You made me feel safe. You also put so much work into being careful. You are the only bus driver that made me feel safe.

—Santa Catalina School

Dear Joe,

Thank you so much for driving us to Columbia. We are very grateful for you driving us to Columbia safe and sound. Sorry if we were too loud.

—Santa Catalina School

Dear Raul,

Thank you for being flexible and driving through traffic. Also, thank you for dealing with the noise and the stops we needed to make for food. Thank you for waiting patiently when our boat was late and driving both ways. We appreciate you keeping our sleeping pads in the bus. We were lucky to have you.

—7th Grade Students Hallmark Charter School

just wanted to thank you for the fantastic bus service for our field trip today. Your drivers are courteous and professional. Isaac was the outstanding bus driver for my group. Thanks Isaac! We always can relax with Discovery, knowing that we will arrive safely and on time.

—Scotts Valley Middle School

I wanted to send you a message to let you know how wonderful our campus visit to Cal Poly SLO was yesterday. Working with your company for transportation really made this trip great. The service and correspondence from your office was smooth and easy – great staff to work with! I really want to let you know how much we enjoyed our driver, Mr. Washington. He was both professional and courteous, and we could not have felt in more capable, safe hands with a driver. It was a true pleasure to have Mr. Washington as a part of our trip and we will definitely request his service in the future.

—Monterey Peninsula College TRIO SSS Program

I wanted to share a very positive experience with one of your drivers. We hired Discovery to take our 6th grade class from Capitola to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The bus I rode in was driven by Mr. Washington. Mr. Washington was very welcoming to our students and our staff. He clearly laid out the expectations to our students and there were zero issues on the drive to the aquarium. Mr. Washington is a safe and highly competent driver. On the way to the aquarium, he laid out a plan for when we got there as well as one for when we left. He let us know where to be and the best way to safely load up our kids. I would highly recommend Mr. Washington as a driver and Discovery. We will definitely use them again.

—New Brighton Middle School

I just wanted to let you know how much we appreciated having Stewart as our driver. He was such a blessing! We felt so safe in his hands. He was always on time (actually early) for everything. He was so patient and kind. He did a fantastic job driving us around in that horrible storm. Please let him know how much we appreciated him and we hope he can be our driver for any future events.

—Palma High School

The Everett Alvarez Ag. Academy just returned yesterday from a field trip to the World Ag. Expo in Tulare. Mr. Washington was our driver. The trip was extremely pleasant and went very smooth. Mr. Washington was warm and friendly with a great sense of humor. He was very accommodating and did a great job of making our trip feel safe and run smooth. It was a great experience!

—Everett Alvarez High School

To Whom it may Concern,

I am one of the soldiers on the bus that was going to the San Jose Airport. I would just like to say thank you and that the service was excellent and greatly appreciated. The driver, Edward Washington, got us to the airport comfortably and on time. He has a good sense of humor and conducts himself professionally, and was very helpful.

—Presidio of Monterey

We had such a great trip yesterday! Stewart was super friendly, accommodating and flexible, and a wonderful driver. He was also ahead of schedule at the meeting places, which made it easy to load everyone on the bus and stay on our schedule. Furthermore, while we toured the garden at UCB, he checked out potential drop-off locations in town and talked with a local to determine a good spot. Worked like a charm!

—City of Santa Cruz

To Whom it may Concern:

Mr. Washington was our tour bus driver today, from Monterey Bay Charter School to the Sunset Center in Carmel. I am a parent of a child at this school. Mr. Washington was a great driver, so friendly, cautious, and caring! I appreciated these qualities in him so very much. Thank you to him and to your company for being a very large part of why we had such a wonderful trip!

—Monterey Bay Charter School

I just wanted to say once again, Discovery Charters did an awesome job for our Seniors’ Farm-to-Table trip. Our driver, Russ Runge, was professional, kind, and so personable. He did an excellent job driving, parking, and loading/unloading our stuff below. He worked well with our tour guide too, like making impromptu stops on the side of the road so we could watch the farm workers in the field. I would love to have Russ drive on any of our future trips.

—City of Santa Cruz

Just wanted to thank you for a great trip. The Pacific Grove High School Cross Country Team rode one of your buses to and from a meet in Greenfield. The driver, Mr. Washington went above and beyond repeatedly throughout the trip. Never had a better experience in any kind of transportation ever. Wish we could travel like that to every meet. Thank you very much!

—Pacific Grove High School

We used Discovery Charter for several field trips for a summer camp I ran this past summer. Their customer service was always prompt, available, and flexible. They helped me work through issues and offered me several options that would work with my situation and price range. The drivers were always early and accommodating. They were also extremely kind to our group and our kids – which I know isn’t always easy for a bus driver of 30+ little kids on a long trip. I would recommend considering Discovery Charters for group tours.

—Baymonte Christian School

On behalf of the Markon staff, we would like to thank Discovery Charters for providing transportation for our 12th Annual Summit attendees and Markon staff. Thank you for all of your help in making the week a success! We appreciate your business relationship and look forward to your services in the future.

—Markon Cooperative

Markon Cooperative has been using Discovery Charters for many years. Their service is impeccable and the drivers are always professional, well dressed, timely and go the extra mile to make sure Markon and our guests have the best experience possible.

—Markon Cooperative

Last week, we took our graduating 8th graders to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Our experience with Discovery Charters was excellent. Led by Mr. Edward Washington, the trip was efficient, safe, pleasant, and comfortable. In the future, I would absolutely utilize Discovery Charters' services again. The other three excellent drivers for us that day were Matt Scott, Gwen Jones, and Ron Spencer.

—Gavilan View Middle School

I just wanted to take a moment to give high complements to the two drivers who took us on our trip yesterday to Sacramento. First of all, Mr. Washington has been our driver for two years now. He is such a professional driver and really cared about my students, parents, and myself. When I saw him drive up yesterday, I had such peace of mind that our trip was going to go well. Mr. Kemp was our other driver and he also had such a high level of professionalism and care. He was on time, friendly, and helpful. I would highly recommend these two drivers and your company to anyone who asks. We look forward to our trip again next year with your company and drivers!

—Ladd Lane School

I wanted to send along a word of praise for our drivers on today's Ceiba College Prep trip to Stanford University. Mr. Navarro and Mr. Washington were phenomenal in their commitment to our comfort and safety. They were very flexible in light of a few unforeseen changes in our itinerary, and showed grace and patience in the face of standstill traffic. Mr. Washington in particular was an excellent communicator throughout the trip, taking it upon himself to touch base with chaperones at our various locales, and helping us adults by setting the standard for professional behavior. He was a joy to meet! We will be sure to request these drivers the next time we do business with you. Kindly pass along our thanks!

—Ceiba College Prep

I just wanted to send along a word of praise for our drivers on today’s Ceiba College Prep trip to Stanford University. Mr. Raul and Mr. Washington were phenomenal in their commitment to our comfort and safety. They were very flexible in light of a few unforeseen changes in our itinerary, and showed grace and patience in the face of standstill traffic. Mr. Washington in particular was an excellent communicator throughout the trip, taking it upon himself to touch base with chaperones at our various locales, and helping us adults by setting the standard for professional behavior. He was a joy to meet. We will be sure to request these drivers the next time we do business with you. Kindly pass along our thanks.

—Ceiba College Prep

Thanks for the great job Edward, Roger, Ron, and Victor on Saturday evening and night, driving over 200 Stevenson School students from Pebble Beach to San Jose and back for their prom. Students reported that they enjoyed the bus trip and the drivers were dependable and professional as always. On behalf of all the faculty and chaperones, thank you!

—Stevenson School

Dear Discovery Charters, I want to take a minute to say how much I appreciated your Coach Operator, Russ Runge. He drove our group to the Anaheim area. The trip could not have gone more smoothly, and we appreciate how much of that ease was due to the expertise of Russ. He was focused, professional, and still personable. He was willing to share about the bus operation. He was funny. He helped us time the trip and the stops. Thanks so much!

—San Lorenzo Valley High School

We had a fabulous trip! The drivers were great! It was my first time to do a trip like this and the drivers checked with me throughout the trip and made it an easy trip for me! They were 100%!

—Pacific Grove Middle School