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South America Budget Culture Trips & Packages Tour & Trip Reviews

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Ali

Aug 2019

Provided byAndean Discovery
Galapagos Islands Family Adventureby Andean Discovery

Horrible Customer Experience and Agency with Complete Lack of Any Expertise

Shame on Andean Discovery. When one chooses a travel agency it is for their “craft”, or expertise if you will, on knowing and recommending ALL things for the desire...

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Shame on Andean Discovery

Jul 2019

Provided byAndean Discovery
Galapagos Islands Family Adventureby Andean Discovery

Overall Awful Experience with Andean Discovery

Shame on Andean Discovery. When one chooses a travel agency it is for their “craft”, or expertise if you will, on knowing and recommending ALL things for the desire...

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Surfermom

Nov 2018

Provided byAndean Discovery
Galapagos Islands Family Adventureby Andean Discovery

Great trip for 3 generations of family

Three genre rations of our family explored Quito and the Galapagos with Andean Discovery. The lodgings, food and guides exceeded our expectations. It was a very acti...

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surfermom

Nov 2018

Provided byAndean Discovery
Galapagos Islands Family Adventureby Andean Discovery

Great trip for 3 generations of family

Three genre rations of our family explored Quito and the Galapagos with Andean Discovery. The lodgings, food and guides exceeded our expectations. It was a very act...

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J. Pedersen

Jul 2018

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Salkantay Trek & Machu Picchuby World Expeditions

Salkantay Trek and Machu Piucchu is the ultimate way of experiencing the fascinating web of ancient Inca trails against the backdrop of mountains and jungle

Stepping out of the jungle and through the Inca ruins of Llactapata seeing all of Machu Picchu in the distance with the 'happy mountain' right behind it looking lik...

South America Budget Culture Trips & Packages Reviews

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Donna

Nov 2017

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Salkantay Trek & Machu Picchuby World Expeditions

World Expeditions offered a true wilderness adventure

The trek was challenging (in a good way) and exceptionally well managed for acclimatisation. Our guide Harka and his team were incredibly professional, genuinely car...

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Ainsley Tucker

Oct 2016

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Salkantay Trek & Machu Picchuby World Expeditions

We chose to take a World Expeditions' trip to Peru because of the great experience we had with them in Nepal

We weren't disappointed. Everything was easy to organise and all our questions were promptly answered by the wonderful Natalie and Kerren in the Auckland office. Onc...

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Christian Schrader

Jun 2022

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Inca Trail Adventureby World Expeditions

Overall pretty good

The calendar was helpful in scheduling the trip.

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Jason Kiesling

Jun 2022

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Inca Trail Adventureby World Expeditions

Rudy was an absolutely incredible tour guide

He was incredible helpful and informative and extremely passionate about the history and culture of the Andean people. He made our trek a fantastic experience and ma...

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L. Bergin

Jan 2020

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Inca Trail Adventureby World Expeditions

Fantastic trip with a group of friends

Henry our guide was outstanding with a real passion for the history of the Incas and the Inca Trail. The porters were terrific and the food was incredible. Our arriv...

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South America Budget Culture Trips & Packages Reviews

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K. Spencer

Jul 2019

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Inca Trail Adventureby World Expeditions

Our leader Roger was exceptional! His enthusiasm and knowledge of the Inca trail, history, folklore, customs and daily lives of the people of Peru (past and present) surpassed my expectations

I saw no other group with our good fortune with roger and, in fact, others would listen in! Roger, thank you for taking such care of us and showing what a beautiful...

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N. Barclay

Sep 2017

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Inca Trail Adventureby World Expeditions

We enjoyed the trek immensely - it was absolutely extraordinary - the wonderful guide, the incredible meals, the trekking, the camping & the views/sites surpassed our every expectation

It was such a great experience, that we're keen to do another one next year!

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J Strowger

Jan 1970

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Inca Trail Adventureby World Expeditions

A great trip

The guide and porters were fantastic – a very hard working and friendly bunch of people.

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John Leighton

Mar 2024

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Patagonia Adventureby World Expeditions

This was a fantastic itinerary, capturing all the highlights of mountains, terrain and National Parks in southern Patagonia

Some hikes were challenging and shouldn’t be underestimated but were well worth the effort. The transport from Puerto Natales into Torres del Paine NP via the fiord ...

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Patricia Gibson

Mar 2023

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Patagonia Adventureby World Expeditions

This trip is an ideal introduction to Patagonia and we enjoyed it very much

However the local agents let us down several times so they need t...

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P. Gan

Feb 2019

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Patagonia Adventureby World Expeditions

Wonderful experience overall

El Chalten is a charming little town. Perito Moreno is awesome. Four days o...

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R. Mascarenhas

Feb 2019

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Patagonia Adventureby World Expeditions

The Patagonia Adventure was a very enjoyable experience

The region had some spectacular scenery and a stunning area for a series of day hikes. We intend to return to the region and spend more time to soak up the all it ha...

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M. Hutton

Jan 2019

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Patagonia Adventureby World Expeditions

Our family (parents and 2 teens) have had a holiday of a lifetime on this trip

Everything about this trip was just amazing... seeing glaciers up close is something we won't forget. Great guides, accommodation, food and transport. You do need to...

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T. Hacker

Sep 2018

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Patagonia Adventureby World Expeditions

I would highly recommend this trip to anyone who is looking to explore many of the wonderful sights in South America in a reasonable time, prefers a small group size, and appreciates a quality travel company taking care of the finer details

Everywhere we went, we were met by an expert guide who ensured we made it to our hotel, showed us the sights at each destination, and made the trip smooth and worry-...

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S. Roberts

Sep 2018

Provided byWorld Expeditions
Patagonia Adventureby World Expeditions

The 9 of us had an amazing trip which was personalized for us

We were met in each country and had very knowledgeable passionate and enthusiastic local guide. Very obliging with anything we wanted to do and suggested extra thin...

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