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Thank you, Zara.

Everything was wonderful. The transfers went without a hitch and the tour guides were fantastic. Very knowledgeable and philosophical. Boris in Cusco was an exceptional help.

Thanks for arranging such a wonderful experience.

Cheryl Vitaletti and group, from various US States, August 2010

Dear Steve

Yes we are back home and back in full swing with work!! So sad that such a wonderful trip should come to an abrupt stop!! Back to reality for us. We enjoyed the trip immensely. I wanted to email you and thank you for all the hard work, and the help we received from Zara who was absolutely brilliant to work with.

Thank you so much for everything
Regards

Frank and Michele Cacella, Florida, USA, August 2010

Hi Zara,

Wanted to let you know that we had a fantastic holiday in Peru. All the arrangements went smoothly. Please pass on our thanks to the guides who made the whole holiday so enjoyable. Their local knowledge really helped make the most of a fascinating trip.

Kind regards,

Lyn Lawrence, York, England, July / August 2010

Dear Steve

It was great from start to finish, all I had hoped for. Macchu Picchu was exceptional of course. All the guides were very polite and informative. I would recommend them to anyone. I have a friend on her way to Chile in November but I think she has everything booked but I will check. If not I will recommend "Escaped to Latin America". Thanks you for making my visit so grand.

Gary Miller, Yellowknife, Canada, July 2010

Hi Zara

The trip was very well organized. At every step of the trip there was someone waiting for us as our coordinator. Boris was a very nice coordinator, very helpful and we had no problems at all. I would definately recommend your company for Latin American trips.

Chetan Patel (party of 8), New York, USA, July 2010

Dear Escaped to Peru

Our trip to Peru was absolutely fantastic - we were thrilled with the level of service provided throughout our trip. Everything ran smoothly, our guides and escorts were fantastic, and we really liked our hotels (especially in Cusco and Puno). Please extend my thanks to Kareema for all of her help- she was great in helping us put together a trip that had exactly what we wanted and was within our price range. I would definitely travel with your company again and would certainly recommend you to my friends.

Thanks for everything,

Jeniffer Ginsberg, Illinois, USA, July 2010

Dear Seppe

Everything has gone perfect and everyone is professional and punctual, thanks for a great trip.

Miriem and James Neilsen, California, USA, July 2010.

Dear Kareema

I just wanted to say thank you for all your help with our trip to Peru. We had a great time, the hotels were very nice and the food was great.

Gary Lefebvre (plus 11 other travelers), USA, June 2010.

Dear Escaped to Peru

This has been an excellent tour. Borris was punctual and very helpul. Raoul was amazing! Very knowledgeable and passionate about his work. Yuli was great and very helpful. Overall a wonderful experience that we would highly recommend to others.

Meredith Shaw, Michigan, USA, June 2010.

Dear Steve

The standard of hotel accommodation was excellent, with exception the Casa Andina PC at Puno, which I would class as good. We thought the two other Casa Andina PC's, in Lima and Arequipa, were far superior. As was the Colca Lodge and both the amazing Inkaterra Pueblo Hotel and the Awanwa in the Sacred Valley

The standard of transport was good with excellent guides, in particular Daniel and his driver in Colca, Daniel spoke excellent English, very informative, a great interest in life, intelligent and humorous, a perfect guide. We were impressed also with the Inka Express bus service, the whole trip was excellent with a superb guide, unfortunately I don’t remember his name. We hadn’t been looking forward to as it was to be a long day sat on a coach, but it was a highlight. Watching the wonderful changing scenery and catching so many delightful glimpses of the local people going about their daily life was very special. All this, plus the organised stops and the most fantasic lunch, well done.

Lake Titicaca was also a very special day, the people on the floating islands so friendly and welcoming, a fascinating insight into one of the wonders of the world, as was also Taquile a beautiful island and again a delicious lunch.

Would like to back up your recommendation for the restaurant in Urubamba, the El Huacalay, small intimate family run with excellent tasty food. Also liked Pacha Papa in the San Blas district of Cusco, wonderful atmosphere, good wine, great food. Had a great meal in Arequipa, forgotten the name but it was on San Francisco, a lovely Peruvian restaurant.

I suppose the highlight for us was the Inka Trail and Machu Picchu, after all that was my main reason for our visit. It was everything we expected and more! Glad I hadn’t realized beforehand how tough it was at times, but what an achievement. It was a tremendous experience and wouldn’t have missed a moment of it.

I think you did an excellent job arranging the various tours and all our transfers despite the understandable situation with the transfer at Ollantaytambo station, thank you for the payment for the taxi fare. The Peruvian people we found to be extremely helpful, polite and with a great love for their country. I was continually fascinated by the women's dress and could have spent the whole 3 weeks photographing them and their children.

The whole trip was brilliant from Lima to the Sacred Valley where we celebrated 47 years of marriage on our last day in Peru. On the afternoon at the Aranwa I had mentioned that it would be nice to have a slice of cake with our coffee, explaining why. Within a very short space of time, a table was set by the pool, a specially iced chocolate cake and a beautiful basket of exotic flowers all presented with smiles and good wishes! What more is there to say.

Thank you for everything, naturally we would have no reservations in recommending Escaped to Latin America.

The very best wishes to you and your company.

Jo and Tony Jamison, Nottingham, England, June 2010.

Hi Gary

Everybody we encountered was accomodating and helpful. Juan and Enrique were great in Lima. I'm forgetting some names in Cusco, but Vanya and the other gentlemen were great. Everybody was communicative and professional, we never felt like we didn't know what was going on.

As to specific highlights, it was all great, but it is tough to beat the Inca Trail and Macchu Picchu! The trekking people, Fredy, Dimitrio, and the other porters were excellent.

Dan Paulo, Chicago, USA, June 2010.

Dear Anna

We had a wonderful vacation in Peru. Things worked out beautifully. Casa Andina Private Collection, in Arequipa, was a splurge for us and well worth it. We arrived at 6a.m. totally exhausted from an overnight bus ride and they found a room for us by 8a.m. They were extremely helpful and accommodating.

We were met at the airport by two lovely men, muy simpatico, and they made our bus ride to Ollantaytambo a wonderful experience. Alan and Marco from Americana. Alan did all our drop offs and pick ups to and from airports and bus stations while we were in the Cusco area. He is a gem, friendly and helpful and always timely.

The second day in Ollantaytambo we were picked up by our first guide, Raul. He was passionate about the Inca ruins and totally inspired us. He was friendly, his English was excellent and he was totally willing to accommodate our needs. We highly recommend him. We learned a lot about the history and culture of the country and also learned about the fruits and vegetables in the area. At the Pisac market we even got to try some of these fruits and saw many of the varieties of potatoes. Machu Picchu was incredible. It did not disappoint. Our guide there was very informative and we went back a second day and climbed Huachi picchu. We made it to the top and had a spectacular view, definitely a highlight.

Other highlights: The ruins outside of Cusco, Saqsayhuaman, the monastery at Arequipa, Lake Titicaca..Our guide, Clever, from Puno, was excellent. He spoke English extremely well and he was informative about the area. We loved the floating islands and had a truly memorable experience on the island of Amantani.

It was definitely a good idea to start out in Ollantaytambo and go to Macchu Picchu first, get acclimated, and then go to Cusco. We did take pills for the altitude for a few days at the beginning of our trip and also chewed some Coca leaves when we went to Colca Canyon (our guide Maritza from Giardino) was totally helpful and made certain we did not experience altitude sickness during our two days in the Colca Canyon.

Again, a great trip, many thanks

Karen Harber, California, USA, June 2010.

Dear Escaped to Latin America

Amazing trip and looking forward to using Escaped to Latin America on a future trip(s).

Thank You!

Sara and Josh Bunning, Denver, USA, June 2010.

Hi Steve,

We had a fantastic time! Thanks for your help in coordinating our trip. We were very pleased by the level of comfort, cleanliness, friendliness, and charm of our hotels in Cusco, Aguas Caliente, and the Amazon. The highlight visits were Machu Picchu and the Amazon. Peruvian culture and cuisine are spectacular and the Cusco tour was also fantastic!

Stephanie Ngo, Los Angeles, CA, USA, June 2010.

Dear Zara

Thanks for the great tours we had in Guatemala, everything ran well, our hotels were even better than you said they would be in our opinion. Next stop South America we think, Peru and Bolivia catches our eye. So we will be in touch in 2012.

David Morgan, Sydney, Australia, May 2010.

Thank you Steve. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. Jimmy Antony was great at keeping everything running smoothly. He was friendly and patient with our special requirements having two children.

I will definitely consider other travel destinations in the future.

Alex Herrera and Family, Washington DC, USA, May 2010.

Dear Escaped to Latin America,

The service provided by Jimmy was excellent. The tour guides for the Cusco city tour and Machu Picchu were excellent. One suggestion is to ask customers their evening preference and suggest restaurants and bars based on it.

But one more time the service has been excellent so far.

Mr and Mrs Shah, New York, USA, May 2010.

Company footnote: These customers have been having such a good time they have forgotten to click the link below which is sent to everyone prior to travel.

Peru Restaurant Guide

Hi Zara,

We are truly enjoying every bit of the trip. Both Karen and I feel it has been a wonderful adventure and we will certainly pass your company´s name to any of our friends who may want to come here. The hotels have been great, especially the ones in Ica and Cusco. We have just a few more days left and of course it is the very part that has attracted us to come in the first place so we are sure to enjoy it.

Thanks again for such a beautiful experience.

Jeanette Newton & Karen Kost, Alberta, Canada, May 2010.

Hi Steve,

Osnat and I are back on USA soil. Wanted to thank you for a fabulous trip that went without a glitch. All the hotels and guides (especially Raul who took us to the Sacred Valley) were amazing, and fulfilled our expectations and then some.

All the best, and hope to work with you again. We already recommended you
along the way.

Kind regards,

Sent through iPhone

Mirav Ozeri, Woodstock, USA, May 2010.

As we are living in Brazil we will visit more of the continent with your company: parts of Brazil, the Galapagos Islands, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela all interest us. We are really happy that we found you in order to plan our trip. It was exhausting sometimes but really worth it!

Ms Von Schaafhausen and party, Germany / Brazil, May 2010.

Dear Mr Mellor

Thank you very much for your kind and prompt response. This trip has been
one of the best holidays I'd ever had thus far -- Peru is just incredibly
rich in culture and history, and its people genuinely hospitable. My
itinerary has been arranged and carried out definitively well -- I surely
will look into going on the other trips you have on your website,
particularly the one to Patagonia, and recommend your company to friends
back in the US as well.

Later update from this passenger.....

Galapagos is awesome, Red Mangrove is fantastic, the service has been outstanding! The past 2 weeks have now definitely been the best vacation i´d ever had.

Thank you for helping make it happen -- you just found a client for the long haul.

Rich Estacio, California, USA, April 2010.

Hello Steve

We are back home now and like to thank you for the
Wonderful trip.

All worked out fine and we felt sheltered and guided all time.

The guides nice knowledgeable and speaking a good English.
Some spoke German but hided this till end of the tour . What a pity.

Till next time

Hinrich and Gabi, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, April 2010.

Buenos Dias

With the problems of Machu Picchu being closed during our tour we were worried we wouldnt enjoy it as much, but we had a great time! The tour through the Sacred Valley and up to Maras and Moray was great. Pisaq ruins are spectacular and it just shows that there is more to Peru than Machu Picchu. Well done with the changes and we will be back to see the other sites in a few years I am sure.

Paul Belson, England, March 2010.

Hi Zara

Your company handled the changes around the visit to Machu Picchu well - we were satisfied with the alternatives. At every rendezvous we had some anxiety that we really would be met, but we always were. Good planning!

Eugene Giroux , Canada, March 2010.

Hello Zara,

We just got back last night, and wanted to thank you for everything. Everything was perfectly organized...and we didn't have any issues...even the weather was on our side.

Anca Suciu , USA, January 2010.

Hello Steve,

Everything was in the category of excellent. Georgina was ever so helpful when I called or emailed, and others of your staff helped, as well, whenever she was not there. We chose moderate hotels, and they were splendid. Thank you. The transfers were just wonderful; someone was always there with our name on a big sign. That is ever so important when we do not know the language or where to go. Whew!

We did not have any problems, thanks to you, but had we, you had provided ample connections with phone numbers, and website for our family to reach us. You are very professional.  

We chose you having gone online, wanting to go to Peru. We chose you from among others, and now will recommend you for Peru Vacations. We will probably not return to Latin America soon but are heartily recommending you to anyone who will listen. Your guides had not just memorized a speech, but answered our questions with so much knowledge. Thank you for that.

Jack and Jania Nelson, Washington State, USA, November 2009.

Dear All,

We would say that our entire experience was outstanding, and we thank you. 

The trip was above and beyond what we expected thanks to Escaped to Peru. We will definitely come back when we have a chance.

Mayara Silveira, Texas, USA, November 2009.

Greetings Anna,

We had an unforgettable experience; the people at Escaped to Latin America made it all possible.  Thanks again for your expert assistance.

The Egan family , Salt Lake City, USA, November 2009.

Hello Steve,

I am the other person who traveled with Anita Campbell, whom you arranged the trip to Peru for. I just want to drop you a line to thank you for the wonderful job you did. The trip was fantastic and most memorable. I have travelled extensively but I cant speak highly enough of your company. The guides were superb, transportation outstanding and the hotels were great. Thank you again for putting together a most memorable jaunt in Peru.

Fondest Regards,

Mary Robitaille, USA, October 2009.

Hi Gary

We just wanted to email you to say a massive thank you for everything you did to make our wedding day so special. We had a really fantastic time and it truly was memorable day. You and your team were terrific and made everything run so smoothly. So many of the 34 guests were overwhelmed with how great the hotel and staff were and how organised the day was. That is all down to you!

Zac and Milka Lanham and new extended family, Australia, October 2009.

Guys

Quality trip was had by all, tough trekking down in Patagonia but we all loved it. Next time we will do northern Patagonia we reckon, to see the differences in the landscapes. We recharged in Buenos Aires, the Tango show was superb and I had pains after eating too much red meat and quaffing wine down. Bring on next year I say!

Phil Williams and the crowd from Texas, USA, October 2009.

Dear Escaped

We have just returned to not so warm Canada from the heat of Mexico. We had a nice time, everything went well despite worrying about what Mexico might be like. Your reassurances were spot on and your providers were very helpful, guides good and transport safe.

Keep up the fine work!

Matt Connors and family, Canada, October 2009.

Thanks Anna. We had a great trip. We're awaiting our flight to the USA at the moment.  Alberto, our guide at Machu Picchu was WONDERFUL. Very knowledgable, kind and patient with all my photo taking. We strongly recommend you use him as a guide in the future. The Galapagos were amazing. The Red Mangrove guides Duncan and Jimmy were great as well.

Jim and Kris Hall, Montana, USA, September 2009.

Dear Steve

I was going to e-mail you to say how much we enjoyed our trip and to say thank you for your assistance. The hotels, pickups and trips were all fine. There was one hiccup with regard to the visit to Amantani, but that isn't worth bothering about. Please say thanks to Anna for all her help. I'm sure we will be back to Peru / S.America again and will certainly not hesitate to use your company. Thanks also to Gary. I'm sorry we weren't able to meet up, but "maybe later"!
 
Phil & Carol Teece, England, September 2009.

Hello Georgina

Thanks for your hard work in putting the program together for us to Costa Rica. We really enjoyed visiting the three really different environments, the Carribean, cloud forest / volcanos and then our favorite, the Pacific beaches. Having the hire car was great (when we got used to driving the other side) as we could visit some of the other beach villages in the area of Tamarindo.

We are thinking of Chile next year maybe, renting a car also, so we will send you an email when we are planning.

Patty Booth, Nottingham, England, September 2009.

Dear all,

I arrived to Chicago late evening yesterday. First, let me thank you for arranging such a wonderful worry free trip. I thoroughly enjoyed my time and wish someday I can take my family on  a similar trip.

As suggested I will complete this feedback form and mail it to you at the earliest.

Thank you again for all your help in making this trip possible.

Virag, Chicago, USA, September 2009.

Dear Anna

Estimada Anna

Les agradecemos todas las atenciones que han tenido con nosotros y la organización del viaje que nos han hecho. Esperemos que la estancia en la selva sea tan placentera como hasta ahora.
Saludos,

Juan Bta Esteban y Familia, Madrid, Spain, August 2009.                

Dear Steve,

Incredible Trip!

Our guide and his apprentice in the Amazon were stupendous; Delford was very knowledgeable about flora and fauna of the region, an avid observer and connoisseur of nature, with the ability to draw our attention and interest to new and unexpected events and objects. All the guides I spoke with at the Tambopata Research Center were very good people-people with evident interest in the world around them. The apprentice guide escorting our group was very helpful in allowing different paces on our excursions, and different routes when necessary. My two minor critiques of this part of our trip were the lettuce - suspect in the cases of my mother's and my intestinal issues - and the insistence of the boatmen who, instead of offering a hand to grasp (especially women) grabbed our hands and arms, often further unbalancing their intended objects of assistance. They did listen when I asked them not to help me, which I greatly appreciated. It wouldn't have been an issue at all, except that we were so often in and out of the boats, and my mother was very rocky, especially with unexpected help.

Our trouble-free travels from the jungle to Cusco, and then to Puno, was immensely gratifying.

I typically don't enjoy being shepherded, and felt surprisingly comfortable with the gentle herding in the jungle, especially when compared to the somewhat militant enforced tourism on Taquile island. Our visit on the islands was interesting, and our guide was very knowledgeable about the area, otherwise it would have been unpleasant.

Thank you very much for dealing so patiently with my family.

Sincerely, Esther Perry, USA, July 2009.

Just wanted to let you know our trip to Peru was great, and the part your agency organized with my friend Shirley was terrific. The guides, hotels, and transportation were all good. We had a wonderful time, and will contact you when we travel again in South America

 Thank you again.

Stuart Hanlon and party, California, USA, July 2009.

Dear Steve Mellor,

I'm not into 1,2,3 form evaluations, but here are my comments about our recent trip to Peru.

Thanks for handling arrangements for the trip. The stay you arranged at the airport hotel in Lima on the first night of the trip was particularly welcome. The hotel in Cusco was comfortable and conveniently located. The hotel in Puno was convenient and pleasant. It had an excellent e-mail connection; staff were exceptionally helpful -- much better than I expected from the rather dowdy photo in the brochure you sent.......... 

Anyway, we had a great trip and, except for the small problems which are to be expected in the developing world, we appreciated the arrangements your company made on our behalf. Even where small problems occurred we had prompt response to our phone/e-mail messages............

Sincerely, Gene Perry and family, IL USA, July 2009.