"We're back. Sorry I have taken all week to reply. We had a wonderful time in South America. Loved it all. Thankyou for all your organisation. The service of all the tours, tour guides, transfers and hotels was excellent. Just loved Machu Picchu and we enjoyed having Juan Carlos as our personal guide. In Bolivia, Sun Island was great also, spectacular scenery. Ecolodge La Estancia, was a lovely place to stay with excellent views. It made more special that it is totally run by the locals of the island. Hector our guide was wonderful and did everything possible to look after us and was very informative. He is a very warm and welcoming person. The tour out to the Bolivian jungle was very good. In the Pampas there was so much wildlife to see, and Caracoles Lodge was good, with an excellent guide, who took us out twice on the river. The only thing about the Pampas is that the journey out there, a 4 hour very hot, dusty and bumpy ride, but we survived that. Chalalan Lodge was excellent. The boat journey out there was good and very relaxing and the accommodation at the lodge was great with very comfortable cabins. They are built in a rustic manner, but with a bit of luxury. The setting is lovely amidst the jungle on the lake. We really enjoyed the guided activities which were very informative and well organised with day and night tours, but you also had time to relax around the lodge and went for a swim in the lake. The meals at Chalalan were excellent with a lot of local food in a beautiful dining pavilion. The rest of the holiday went really well, loved Buenos Aires, great city. The Esplendor hotel was great, very modern and arty interior. The waterfalls at Iguassu Falls were amazing to see. We also found the glaciers, icebergs and snowy mountain scenery of the south in Patagonia amazing. The lakes district was relaxing, which was good nearing the end of our holiday, though we did climb Volcano Villarrica in Pucon. It was the most strenuous thing we have ever done in our life, but we achieved it. A bit sore and tired the next day. All the hotels were great with a good mix of accommodation and all well located. We found all the South American people lovely. Everyone you seem to meet cannot do enough to help you, not only tour guides but just everyone. Thankyou Heather we had such a wonderful time and as I said everything it was so well organised and went very smoothly."
Sandra and Frank, September 2008
Sandra and Frank, September 2008
Janet, Sep 2023
5/5
Yes, a fabulous trip! I have been straight back to work (unfortunately) but had on my list to get in touch with you to let you know that the arrangements went superbly. No problem at all with flights, transfers, hotels or tours – everything went very smoothly and on time,...
Barb & Ian; Feb 2023
5/5
It was a fantastic tour and a marvellous experience. Thank you for putting it all together for us and for providing the pre-departure and ongoing support. We were very impressed with the incredibly smooth co-ordination, pickups and punctuality of all the drivers and guides. The initial hiccup with our late...