Journey Latin America Traveller Reviews

This was a great mix of town and country, introducing us to the culture and people of two less known Central American countries.

This was an off-the-shelf private tour, but JLA were very helpful in tweaking it to meet our specific requests.

I spent three weeks travelling around Mexico, from the Chihuahua-El Pacifico Railway through the stunning Barrancas del Cobre and on to the jungle ruins of Palenque and Coba, amazing Chichen Itcha and Tulum on the Caribbean, via five days in Mexico City - enough time to visit the incredible Teotihuacan, Tenochtitlan and the must-see Museo de Antropologie and Diego Rivera Murals in the Palacio Nacional. It's such a shame that most Britons' view of Mexico is border issues with the US, El Chapo and drugs, and Cancun! None of them, frankly, are representative of the incredible country I visited and the wonderfully friendly and welcoming people I met.

This is my third trip with Journey Latin America and I can't recommend them highly enough. I had four weeks touring South America, taking in the Galapagos, Machu Picchu, Easter Island, Buenos Aires, Iguazzu Falls and Rio, and followed that with two weeks in Cuba, driving myself and doing home stays before a final few days in Havana (now the trade deal has been done with the US, get there before the Americans do with cultural invasion what they failed to do at the Bay of Pigs). And then this Mexico trip. JLA have been superb at arranging my itinerary, transfers and accommodation to fit in exactly with the things I wanted to do and see. Can't fault them at all, and like that they work with local businesses.

Really good or excellent.

We started in Santiago and followed this by travelling through Argentina via internal flights. We stayed in a winery outside Mendoza, a hotel in Buenos Aires and then around Puerto Iguassu, firstly in an eco-lodge and then in the Sheraton by the falls. We ended our stay in Rio. At each place we had private transfers to the hotel and everything went very smoothly. The tours in each city were excellent and we had a wonderful trip.

Our tour operator did everything we could have asked for and booked excellent tours in the countries.

As far as honeymoon's go it's hard to beat. Had everything from mountain hikes to playing volleyball on the beach. Adventure of a lifetime

Very helpful and knowledgeable throughout

Started in Santiago and Valparaiso, then we moved down to Punta Arenas and entered Patagonia proper at Lago Grey. A boat trip up to the glacier was a must & didn't disppoint. We moved onto El Calafate and the Perito Moreno glacier - again amazing. Then a spell in Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego, finishing in Buenos Aires.

Journey Latin America - took care of everything and all was very organised and well thought through

This is the first time we had visited Costa Rica & we needed help as we lacked knowledge of where best to visit & what to see. We are not fond of coach trips, prefering our independence & JLA were the only company we found that offered a self drive with accommodation booked in advance. Our trip was enjoyable & has given us the confidence that we could now arrange another visit independently.

Very helpful & no problems making arrangements for us. Kept us updated with changes & also found out information on accommodation as requested.

Just a fantastic trip of contrasts from Montevideo, Colonia del Sacramento, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Iguassu, Rio and Parati. From the Barrios to upmarket suburbs, to the Falls, to viniculture to colonial towns and then there was Rio.

Everything was organised and ran like clockwork. All our personal difficulties were overcome.

A day in Quito with a guided tour, seven days on the Eclipse cruise boat visiting eight different islands, three days at the Finch Bay Hotel on Santa Cruz, Galapagos, a day in Guayaquil walking on our own. It was one of our best holidays, the absolute highlight being the Eclipse cruise. Exceptional service, fascinating visits to the islands with knowledgeable guides, and very memorable snorkelling. Excellent organisation by Journey Latin America in association with Metropolitan Touring.

Itinerary put together quickly and effectively, modified exactly as required in light of our comments / requests. Timely provision of documentation which was informative and helpful. Very rapid response to request for help when we were on the tour.

A 3 week journey from Santiago to Buenos Aires, taking in the lake district and Torres del Paine in Chile, lakes and glaciers, Mount Fitzroy area in Argentina, topped and tailed with the big cities. Variety of experiences along the way, made most enjoyable by the friendliness of the people, especially in Chile. and the excellence of the food/wine. Walking in the Patagonian landscape gives a real back to nature feel, miles away from the world with only nature to enjoy.

Everything worked, according to plan.