Our trip was a huge success and we had a wonderful time. With a varied and busy itinerary, we always had something exciting to look forward to and nothing failed to live up to expectations. All accommodations were good but the Bellavista Lodge in the Cloudforest, the Hato Verde hacienda in Cotopaxi national park, and the Hosteria Mandala in Puerto Lopez, were all outstanding. 

Everything went perfectly well, and thanks to all involved at Andean Trails for a great itinerary and for organising it all. 

All and all this was a most incredible trip for us. Great fun, very informative and full of new experiences. Much of the success we can attribute to Andean Trails and your representatives locally. All reservations, pickups and other arrangements came off as planned.

Our 2 favorite experiences were the Full Paine Tour, probably a must if you are there as well as the hike to the Lake at the base of the 3 towers, difficult but one of the best hikes I have ever had. Overall, the quality of the rooms and and public areas were nicely done. The quality of the food was good considering the remoteness of the location. 

We think that your package as structured worked very well for travelers like ourselves who want some comfort in their accomodations, a variety of choices in their daily activities and certainty and reliability in their movement from place to place. For us, you Tom and Andean Trails delivered as promised and we would be more than happy to recommend you to others.

Although we enjoyed the whole trip if we have to select a highlight it was our visit to the Yasuni National Park.  Wildlife watching from the canoe, walking through the rainforest and looking over the forest canopy from the viewing tower were all great experiences and we were amazed by the diversity and visual accessibility of so many plants and some much wildlife.  

Napo Wildlife Centre – Such a wonderful location and the fact that it can only be accessed by canoe helps to make it a really special place. 

Bellavista – Another room with a view in a great location for bird–watching including from the circular dining room and around the lodge.  Staff were friendly and helpful. 

All the guides were very knowledgeable and keen to show us their country and its wildlife.  They were also happy to talk more generally about other aspects of life in Ecuador which added to the interest of the trip.  They were friendly and spoke excellent English.

Very pleasant guide on the Inca trail; and good organisation. We stayed at Casa San Blas in Cuzco which had a perfect location and very pleasant rooms and facilities. 

We had a great holiday, Great balance with activities and culture. With kids it is good that they don’t only need to see ruins and stones. Highlights were river rafting (canoeing), horse riding and 1-day inca trail with Machu Picchu visit. 

Great guides with a lot of knowledge, everything was very well organized and the drivers/guides always very punctual. 

The gastronomic tour was fantastic! The market tour was so interesting as it provided us with fun tastings and great photos. We also came to understand how Peru’s produce came to be grown there, produced and of Peru’s large exporting economy.  

Don’t even get us started on the ceviche! It was the Wow factor of the tour. Truly, it was outstanding. Having it prepared in front of us, just for us, was a delectable treat!

Our guide was awesome. He made us laugh and turned the hours together into an adventure. We loved the thatch roof restaurant that was a locales favourite and we understood why. We found out how to make 2 different Pisco Sours there and the bartender also made one of his favourite drinks for us to try.

The tour comes highly recommended! Thanks for arranging it for us.

Our guides were all excellent, knowledgeable, pleasant and on time. The accommodations were all very nice, especially so in Cuenca.

We enjoyed out time in Salinas and the drive there from Cuenca. It’s hard to pick out a high point. There were things we enjoyed at each point along the way. Galapagos was a lot of fun and interesting for both of us.

Our holiday was FANTASTIC definitely lived up to all my expectations and spending my birthday on the Galapagos was very special. The highlight was probably snorkelling with the sea turtles. We saw so much of the remarkable wildlife of the Galapagos and were also very lucky to see a pod of pilot whales while we were navigating just after crossing the equator which was so exciting and also some bottle nose dolphins.

We had a very good time on the trip, the highlight was the people we were with; we seemed to hit it off very well. The ages and interests were well chosen. The accommodation was first rate; I didn’t realize it would be so soft.

Hi Tom – currently at Quito airport waiting for my journey home. Just wanted to let you know that the riding was FANTASTIC and the Galapagos trip was WONDERFUL!

It was all a highlight really! The riding week was fantastic in terms of the setting / organisation/ quality of leadership / quality of horses and group composition.

And ditto in relation to the Galapagos Islands trip!

Sally was an excellent and knowledgeable guide – as was Martha on the Angelito.

The accommodation was all excellent – the right level of comfort, not 5 star luxury but perfect for me. The overall organisation was also great, and the agency in Arequipa was the best organised, providing me with a detailed itinerary on my arrival.

The highlight was completing the Inca Trail – luckily we had perfect weather on the morning we arrived at the Sun Gate. A close second was the homestay on Lake Titicaca.

I really enjoyed the holiday – truly a holiday of a lifetime! – all the arrangements worked perfectly. Thanks again for arranging such a great itinerary. I´m already thinking about my next South American trip! 

We had the trip of a lifetime. It was amazing – muy estupendo! The whole thing was seamless. It was so well organised and everyone couldn’t do enough to help. THANK YOU for pulling it together… 10/10 for everything.

You have a great team down there in La Paz. Very organized and well equipped. I really enjoyed it. The scenery is phenomenal!!! Maria is a great cook and never failed to surprise me with the freshness and quality of her meals.   Osvaldo was very competent and it was great that he spoke perfect English so dinner conversation was not lacking.

I hope I can do another trip with your company. Thanks for everything.  

Thanks to your wonderful organising the Patagonian leg of our trip went extra smoothly and we had a most enjoyable visit there as well. All the accommodation was excellent and in most places we were upgraded to great rooms with great views. Perfect for photographers to check out the sunrises and sunsets.

The organisation and the food were excellent – easily the best I have had on a trek. The food was both good to eat and plentiful. The cook at the second camp was particularly good and his baked salmon dish was the best meal of the trip – better than anything the restaurants produced.

Difficult to pick out one particular highlight as we had amazing views of Fitzroy, Paine, and Ushuaia. The whole trip was wonderful, but if there has to be one particular highlight, I would probably select the morning spent on the Beagle Channel.