Guide Zack: most excellent, we could not have wished for a more able communicator, organiser, and also knowledgeable guide. It was not easy for him with a group with three kids. He always explained things well, whether is was about was historical or cultural or organisational things. Zack also showed a great personal effort that went well beyond his duties as a tour guide, for instance spending his private time with us in the evening. THANK YOU, ZACK! 

Cycling was a lot of fun, it started off slow as there had been quite a lot of rain during the night. Zack showed us a very interesting historical sight. After this, there was much more cycling in fantastic scenery. We enjoyed this very much. I was a bit worried as there were very steep drops and I decided to cycle mostly in between my youngest son and the drop. The day’s walk to Machu Picchu was one of the best walks I have done in my life (and I am a mountain guide and have walking a lot in Scotland and elsewhere). 

We had a fantastic trip: I think the variety of activities – Buenos Aires, the Iguassu Falls, the walking, and then the Antarctic expedition – made the 5 weeks all the more enjoyable.

Thank you to you and the Andean Trails team for putting our holiday together for us. We had a great time.

I would really like to thank you & Andean Trails for just superb arrangements. It went like clockwork and your agents in Peru & Ecuador was just superb. 

The Galaxy was just superb. The yacht was very comfortable.Our en suite cabins just great. And food superb. Please make special mention of the crew. They were so courteous, helpful and friendly. The cabin attendant….I don’t know how he managed to do up our cabins …literally before you could blink. With imaginative and cute little figures made with our towels..one day an elephant wearing our sunnies, the next day a swan with chocs for eyes and a sweet for the bill, like little kids we used to say ” let’s see what’s he’s done today.And the snacks after each outing….And the dinners…I couldn’t even muster up that on land in a full fledged kitchen.

The crew of the Galaxy were very very special. I did thank the Capt for a week of safe sailing.

If I had to do it again, I wouldn’t even consider an alternative. 

I had a great time-I enjoyed, learnt and was also very impressed-I like Correa’s politics. Guides were great. All the places I stayed were friendly and good standard.

We both felt our South America holiday was the highlight of 2012, and it was easy to see why people travel halfway across the world to see the sights of Peru and Ecuador.  Our highlight overall was probably the Galapagos cruise and we never guessed how fascinated we’d become by the landscapes, the island and sea animal life, and the history of the islands.  However the Inca Trail was also every bit as good as we expected; we were very glad we decided to take the extra day in Macchu Picchu as there really was all too much to take in on the first day and the weather was much better on the second.   

From an organisational point of view, it was such a relief that everything simply worked; as we were trying to pack so much in to a tight timescale it seemed risky that had anything gone wrong it could have been difficult to get back on track.

Thank you again for everything you did to make our holiday such a success.  I don’t think we are planning anything as big for 2013 but we are just starting to think about that now. 

I rate the entire trip five stars out of 5.  It is rare not to have recommendations for improvement, but on this trip I have none.  The pace was right, the days were full, and the experience was exceptional.  Accomodations were great. 

Highlight:  the diving and snorkeling.  The marine life is amazing.  And to dive with dozens of reef and Galapagos sharks was awesome.  They’re just curious – nothing like shark week! 

Jessica our main guide was fantastic. I cannot say enough good things about her. She was super friendly and energetic and went out of her way to look after us all and make sure we had a good time, as well as teaching us lots of things about her beautiful islands along the way.

All the restaurants and hotels we went to were good, the staff were always very helpful and food seemed to get better and better as the trip went on.  I dont think i would change anything really. 

Overall excellent holiday and thank you very much for your help organising. 

An excellent 10 days, we had perfect weather throughout, it was well organised and the guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. 

Some wonderful memories, I would not hesitate to recommend it to a friend