Chile testimonials

Hi Laura

Mr Alexander had a great time. He loved all the hotels, he didn`t like Santiago very much (the city that is). But all in all, everyone was very friendly, very lovable and gave him lots of hugs especially the young policeman in Valparaiso.

Once again, a job well done. Thanks for all your assistance, all tour operators, hotels and service was very good. Mr. Alexander will return to Chile but combine it with Argentina Alps and make it a much slower itinerary.

Kind regards,
Carla
Sure Gold Travel

Laura,

We just returned from our 5 week trip to South America. Our Atacama experience was interesting. Let me say up front that logistics of the trip went very smoothly, the guides were good, the people were friendly and the hotel was quite acceptable given the remote location of the town. I would not hesitate recommending that hotel. In fact, it was probably the nicest hotel we saw in all of San Pedro de Atacama. Dining is a little limited, but we were comfortable there.

When we booked this part of our trip we really didn`t know quite what to expect and it ended up being a unique experience. Not easy or relaxing, but unique. We are 62 years old and in decent shape, but the the altitude bothered us some made the entire four days a tiring experience.

Some of the excursions go over some incredibly primitive roads, rough bouncing, and dusty. Two plus hours each way to go 30 miles.

We did not meet any other Americans during the 4 days. Mostly people were from other South American countries, Germany, France, & Britain. I''''m sure there must have been other Americans in the town, but not many. Also, we did not see any people any older than us. Most were younger by 10 years or so, and a lot of younger backpacker types staying in hostels.

The sights are interesting and somewhat dramatic, but maybe we expected a little more. We live in Arizona and have traveled in the West here, seen and explored many deserts in the Mid-east and Australia, so other than the fact that you are in Chile and at a high altitude, the sights didn`t seem all that spectacular or unique to us. Others, perhaps, might be very impressed with the sights there.

So, it was a unique international experience that we don`t regret at all, but not the highlight of our South American experience.

I was pleased with the LatinDiscover experience and would not hesitate to use your services again or to recommend it to others.

Best wishes,
Jeff Fouts

Dear Laura,

Overall the trip was wonderful, we enjoyed it immensely and would recommend a similar trip to our friends and family. We loved the hotel that I had chosen in San Martin de los Andes, Argentina: La Casa de Eugenia – a very friendly and homey hosteria in a historic house with great hosts. I would recommend this to other guests who like a more intimate hotel (the Landhaus San Sebastian in Pucon that you had recommended was also a very lovely more intimate place to stay). That being said, we did like very much the hotel in Puerto Varas, so we are not opposed to nice larger hotels too. As I am sure you already know, Puyuhuapi Lodge was just magical, especially over Christmas where they prepared such a nice dining room experience both on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day. Hacienda Los Lagos is very special!! Beautiful area of Chile, beautiful accommodations with very lovely and accommodating staff. The excursions there (including the horseback riding) was spectacular. However, like Puyuhuapi, the distance from Balmaceda airport to the hotel is far – about 4hours of driving (over 5 with stops for photos or lunch). We LOVED Hacienda though in all other ways!!!

Thank you!
Best regards, Brian

Hi Laura,

The Self-Drive tour that you arranged for us, we could not be more satisfied with the arrangements. The larger car and the hotel accomodations really made the trip one of the best we have taken. On the drive to Lago Grey, we experienced a major flat tire which left us with only the ones on the wheels and we thought that we would have to drive all the way back to Puerto Natales for a replacement but the staff at Lago Grey were incredibly helpful in finding a new tire in their garage which they provided for us, thus making the rest our our trip a safe and totally enjoyable experience. We found El Calafate quite a surprise and full of life and good food.

Best regards,
William Hill/King Lam

Hi Laura.

We have just returned home after a great holiday which included our trip to the Lakes and Mountains in Chile, we had a great time and the guides were very good. They spoke good English and gave us a wealth of intresting information about the places we visited. The trips were well planned and good.

Lindsay

Dear Laura,

Our journey is complete. Everything was great, we had no big problems. We were happy to see a new country and cities. Thank you for your service and support, we will recommend you to our friends. If we have the opportunity, we want to travel again to Latin America. Greg Ivanov

Dear Laura,

We had a great time at Torres del Paine. The Explora staff at the hotel were very professional and I throughly enjoyed our visit there. The hotel is very comfortable and the food superb. The weather also held up well.

Thank you

Mauricio

Just wanted to drop a note to THANK YOU for all your hard work and making my trip to Atacama a memorable one. ; )

I had  a great time and you delivered everything  you promised. Thank you once again for accomodating my requests and changes. I appreciate all you did for me.

Now I am client for life for Latin America trips, as I have had 2 wonderful experiences with your team.

Thank you
:)
Nitin

Hi Laura,

The trip was really great : very good choice of hotels (good location, comfortable, kind service) and good planning of the different stages.

Best regards,

Hi Laura,

The trip went well and the places we visited were unforgettable!

Excellent hotels. Wonderful rooms and fantastic locations. I was very pleased with every place that we stayed. The car was a good choice. Very comfortable and not too bad on gas mileage. All the paperwork was in order and we had no problems at the border.

Sincerely,
Amy

Laura,

Although our trip had a rough start, we really enjoyed our Chile vacation. You were wonderful to work with and so appreciate your help and patience.
 
The self drive was challenging but we did enjoy being able to explore at our own pace. Mario & Eduardo were fantastic guides and took good care of us on our trip to Putre & Lake Chungara
 
We took lots of pictures to help us remember our wonderful adventure in Chile.
 
Thank you very much for your help!
 
Best Regards,
 
Liz, Jeff & Callie

The hotels were of a very good standard and the overall itinerary was well-balanced. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Many thanks!