Meet the Team
Kathy Jarvis
About Kathy… I first travelled to South America in 1994, beginning in Chile, and spent the following four years working as a professional guide across the continent. During that time I led trekking groups through some of the region’s most iconic and remote landscapes, including Peru, Patagonia (Fitzroy and Torres del Paine), Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador …
Kat Dougal
About Kat Dougal… I caught the travel bug from my older sister and set off on my first backpacking adventure to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia 15 years ago. What began as an intrepid trekking, camping and volunteering trip to Ecuador quickly turned into an obsession with South America – I’d fallen in love. Many places …
Gill Christie
Meet Gill Christie… Gill is the latest travel expert to join the Andean Trails team. Find out more about Gill, her passion for travel, and seeing the bright side of early morning hoof soup. How did you catch the travel bug? I fell in love with travelling as a teenager, starting with Interrailing around …
Tom Shearman
About Tom… As well as putting together fabulous bespoke tours for customers, Tom writes blogs and travel information for Andean Trails. Venturing out of the Forest of Dean at a young age on a bus to Gloucester set me on a life path of travelling. From my Cinderford bedroom, I gazed at the white peaks …
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Testimonials
Kirsty, UK. Biking in Ecuador and Galapagos, Aug 2026 Andean Trails organised our holiday adventure in Ecuador at very short notice. We had a week cycling on the mainland and a week snorkelling & hiking in the Galápagos Islands. The organisation was perfect, the cycling was varied, the hotels were all lovely and the food always had veggie and meat options. The local guides were excellent, we learnt so much about local history, culture and animals. Communication was excellent throughout and a small issue with the taxi time was resolved very quickly. Ecuador is a fantastic place to visit and we couldn’t have hoped for anything more.
Kirsty, UK
» Galapagos Active Adventure Tour
Jamil Malik, UK. Tailormade Ecuador and Galapagos, June 2026 Overall it was an amazing trip, Galapagos blew our minds with all the nature, very special place, loads of memories to take with us. Highlights: Cuicocha lake first crater walk at altitude (tiring but we all did it) followed by visit to Cotopaxi volcano. The main highlight, arriving in Galapagos, scene out of Jurassic Park. Quilotoa crater lake – amazing to look at. Galapagos – snorkelling, biking, boat trips all excellent. Miguel (Quito part) (guide) was excellent, and Paquito his driver was quiet and polite. Miguel’s knowledge was unbelievable and he adjusted our days as required and accommodated stops etc. Thinking about the next one already!
Jamil Malik
» Galapagos Land Tour: Santa Cruz & Isabela












