We had an amazing trip and would like to thank you for pointing us in the direction of the 15-day tour and also telling us about El Pedral.  As far as I’m concerned, nearly every day brought its own highlights, so there’s nothing I’d like to mention in particular.  Our tour guide, Florenzia (sp?), was wonderful, as were the mountain guides in Los Glaciares and Torres del Paine.  The accommodation and food were fine – and the portions were enormous!  The organisation was excellent.  We had one transfer when the vehicle broke down, but the driver arranged for another car.

I don’t know if we benefitted the local communities.  I hope so.  We certainly had plenty of time to interact with local people as we weren’t just being driven around.

Our trip was really wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute and I can honestly say that there weren’t any low points.

But, there were many highlights. Camp Poincenot in the woods in the snow was chilly but fun. Amazing views of Fitzroy. Our tour leader Flor was excellent as was Fernando, one of the mountain guides. The wildlife was memorable, guanacos and rhias and then later the penguin colony and elephant seals. El Pedral was magical. The food was superb and we loved it’s isolated setting.

Everything was well organised. The group had just 7 people which worked well.

All the accommodation was generally very good. The camps were really good fun, good fun and really warm sleeping bags.

We took trade to local restaurants and bought the odd souvenir etc. We tried to be sensitive to environment and keep impact low.

I would recommend the tour to anyone fit enough for the treks. The uphills were longer and steeper than expected but enjoyable.

Thank you for organising the holiday for us.

The highlight had to be the beautiful scenery.  Every day was a wonder.  It was definitely worth the 42 hours of travel time that it took me to get there.  I didn’t have a low point …. except my luggage being lost on the way home.  No worries though.  They found it after a few days. 

The tents were fine.  The food was generally really good.  The guides – Claudio and Tomas – were knowledgeable and friendly.  The overall organisation of the trip was very good. 

We had a fantastic trip with Camillo and Tatiana who both did a wonderful job of looking after us both with the cycling and with non cycling side events. The highlights for me were the Fincas and doing a 2000m climb to an altitude of 4000m on the Nevada del Ruiz. Meggie did 1000m of the climb as well.

Colombia is an absolutely beautiful country and we have encountered nothing but friendly people. The cycling culture is amazing.

Thanks for everything.

The holiday was almost exactly as I had expected it to be, so there was no general high or low points for me, just very good overall.  Accommodation overall was of a reasonable/good quality and always clean, all food included was good and ample.

All the ground staff were good but a few deserve a special mention, our mountain guide in El Chalten “Sebastion” was very professional and had very good general and historical knowledge of the mountains. Arnolde, our bus driver from El Calafate to Ushuaia was always in the background but at the same time looking out for everyone, he was also a great wildlife spotter.

This was exactly the holiday I was looking for so probably would’nt have done anything differently, however if I was to return, which I hope to do, I would spend more time walking in the mountains. 

thank you guys for managing to salavge this holiday for us, as we had independant flights it was looking like we were going to be spending all our time in Buenos Aires!

It was a FABULOUS trip – so THANK YOU!  All the bookings, guides and transport that ANDEAN set up worked out very well for us and made for a great trip. For me the highlights of the trip were seeing the incredible landscapes of Patagonia, Perito Moreno glacier, the beautiful hikes to Lago del Torre and Fitzroy in Los Glacieres, and completing the Torres del Paine W trek with highpoints of Frances Valley and the Torres.

The W-trek was a little harder than we anticipated mostly due to weather which we had heard about but was truly unlike anything I’ve experienced (50-90km/hr winds)!  But the trek was a good challenge and we were proud to have completed it!  Everything you set up worked out very well for us – having 2 nights at Refugio Chileno was super as that gave us more options to get up to the Torres which we saw very well in between snow showers. I would not have wanted to walk up to the Torres on the same day as getting to another hut.

We also had a great time at Perito Moreno and at El Chalten where we did two 25km hikes and got great views of the Fitzroy range.  I’m glad to have done all that before the TdP – would not want to have missed that!  I really liked the town of El Chalten and the hikes there were a bit easier and absolutely beautiful.  After TdP,  we rested in style on the MV Stella Australis (having gotten upgraded to a first class cabin!) on our voyage through Tierra del Fuego and the Beagle Channel to Ushuaia.

This was truly a life-changing wonderful trip!

My husband and I agree this is the best trip we’ve ever been on, so let’s just call the entire thing the highlight. 

Top-notch for accommodation. I can’t believe how nice the cabins are, especially considering how remote we were. The food was wonderful and they were even able to accommodate dietary restrictions. The guides were super knowledgeable and personable, which considering how much time we spent with them, was wonderful.

Organization was also good, as organized as something can be that is so reliant on animal activity and rainforest weather.  I’ll be recommending you, and this trip, to my birding community, so thank you for arranging this for us! 

We had a great holiday, thank you!  I think our favourite day was when we did our trek up to the base of the towers in Torres del Paine – great views. The Chilean tour company were very good, everything went smoothly.  Their drivers tended to turn up 10 minutes early. 

Thank you again for our great trip. 

The Galapagos is probably a once in a lifetime trip so there won’t be a “next time”, but there is nothing I would have planned differently about the trip. Even the weather was perfect and certainly met our expectations in terms of wildlife! Particular highlights were probably snorkelling with sea lions, swimming with green turtles, and being surrounded by hundreds of marine iguanas. I’m glad we opted for Itinerary B as it was certainly worth going to Isabela and Fernandina. The Flamingo was the perfect boat for us and with 10 adults and 10 mostly teenage children it was exactly the right mix of company for my daughter and I.

The food on the boat exceeded our expectations and it was nice to have table service rather than a buffet for the evening meal. The guides were extremely knowledgeable. Organisation was very smooth indeed and all the transfers went perfectly.

We also enjoyed our trip to the Highlands prior to the cruise. Both Haciendas Jimenita were lovely with very welcoming staff and great character. It was nice to have the same driver, Fausto, for all the transfers during the trip.

We’d recommend Letty wholeheartedly to anyone looking for an active, involved, fascinating Galapagos tour in great comfort with a first class crew and guides. We loved it! The varied itinerary and engaging, enthusiastic guides meant that every single day built on the last one with even more amazing sights and experiences.

We were delighted with the service from Andean Trails.

The highlight was the boat (Flamingo) – it was very comfy, the crew and guides were excellent, as was the itinerary. Great food, service, comfort – loved it. There wasn’t really a low point, although at times it was chilly which we weren’t expecting.We had a really memorable holiday …

We would consider going back another time to do the northern itinerary.I found your help in organising it very useful…

Our trip went well and we had a very good time on Letty. I believe we probably had the 2 best naturalists in the Galapagos – their names Cesi and Maria. They were very fun loving and entertaining.  The boat was comfortable and we had little in the way of seasickness. The hotel you booked for us in Quito was excellent. Thanks.

Our holiday was FANTASTIC  definitely lived up to all my expectations and spending my birthday on the Galapagos was very special. The Galapagos made a great contrast to our land based Peru trip.  The Beluga, her crew and the other passengers were all brilliant.  I think we were very lucky to have an all English speaking group and all (bar one older couple) very active and energetic!  There were two boys one 10 and one 13 year old who got on really well with our girls. Our guide Darwin was outstanding… the kids all adored him and were like bees round a honey pot whether snorkelling or hiking up the volcanoes.  His knowledge of the islands, geology, plants, animals, marine life and culture was endless and he was great fun. Chloe has corresponded with him by email since we have been home.  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. The highlight was probably snorkelling with the sea turtles.

The tour was exceptionally well organized, everything seemed to go smoothly and the hotels were excellent. Comfortable, clean, good location and standard was fine. The local agents were great and incredibly helpful and efficient. ..you really are a rare travel agency…there are not many around that can speak with authority on the places to see, who has actually been there, and who responds so promptly (and not just with one-line answers either). Tom was an absolute pleasure to deal with and I look forward to meeting both of you one day. We have traveled enormously and usually each time we return from a trip we cross the Agent’s name off our list and start again. You guys are really the first good company  that I can say with absolute conviction are true professionals and give great value-added service. Hence my recommendation to all my friends.

The group was really well organized and the activities were well thought out. Equipment was is good condition and the accommodation was super, clean and welcoming. The guides were very knowledgeable and passionate about the Galapagos. Good mix of activities. My holiday with Andean Trails was without a doubt the best trip I’ve been on. The wildlife was amazing.