Andean DiscoveryReviews of andeandiscovery.com

We had a guide that could not be any better. He was funny and fun but also very knowledgeable in the Inca history and the history of the places we visited. Our driver was the best! Our accommodations were top notch and the food was gourmet at every meal! The staff at every place we stayed were so accommodating and pleasant to work with. Machu Pichu, the Sacred Valley and the Amazon were spectacular! It is a trip we will remember forever!

We had a wonderful experience in Peru. We spent time in Lima, a thriving city. We stayed at a beautiful hotel in a great location. Then we went to Machu Picchu and Cusco. The guides we had were helpful, very knowledgeable and friendly. Our accomodations were first class. Some of the places we stayed at made us feel like we were in the jungle. So many unusual and striking birds. Then we spent 4 days in the Amazon. The hotel was lovely, the guides were terrific. We did and saw so much. It was a fabulous trip. Everything was perfect. Not a single problem!!

Great itinerary. Amazing lodging. Cesar is the best Inca Trail guide! Once in a lifetime experience. Thanks Andean Discovery!

We thoroughly enjoyed our experience from the moment our plane touched the ground in Ecuador and Peru. The seamless journey was well planned out from being transferred to airports and hotels with our own private driver and guides to delicious meals and interesting excursions. We loved Maria from Quito and Franco from Cusco and would highly recommend Damon from AD for a trip of a lifetime!

The guides and trips arrangement was good. It was however packed into to short of a time, but we sitll enjoyed it. The gratiuties was not declared prior to the trip, as this was quite high in the Amazon and the Legend cruise. We paid it but found it extremely high for 2 adults and 2 children to pay for 4 people, when it was a shared experience. However it should have been disclosed.

Well-organized trip from start to finish aboard the 100 passenger Galapagos Legend, plus a day in Quito with fantastic local guide, Maria Vela. We traveled Feb 18-28 2023, arriving late at night, where our guide and driver were waiting to take us to the hotel, and spent the following day touring Quito. Maria is a delightful guide, very knowledgeable and possessing high emotional intelligence. We then toured the Galapagos Islands for a week aboard the 100 passenger Galapagos Legend (the Legend's "C&D" Itinerary, East & South), to the islands of North Seymour, Bartolome, San Cristobal, Espanola, Floreana, and Santa Cruz. Passengers are assigned to a specific species (we were "Boobies") for their time aboard, so that you know when to arrive and depart for your scheduled excursions on the zodiac boats. Each day, you select which morning and afternoon excursions you wish to go on (e.g. beach or deep-water snorkeling, kayaking, hiking, glass bottom boating, etc.) or you can choose to stay on the boat to nap, sunbathe, or get a massage. The guides are all good and some are outstanding. Diego was our guide for the week, and he was fantastic: sweet, incredibly knowledgeable, genuinely interested in the flora and fauna, kind, with a good sense of humor. We saw an orca, tons of frigate birds and cormorants, all three types of boobies, giant tortoises, land and marine iguanas, sea lions, penguins, and sharks that swam after/along the boat at night! While it would have been nice to have the option of longer or midday excursions, the crew has to balance the heat of midday (it was very hot in February) with the large spectrum of its passengers' abilities (kids through octogenarians), so it makes sense there would be a large midday/lunch break each day during the hottest time of day. Andean Discovery was highly communicative from start to finish, working with us on tour dates and options, suggesting travel insurance, providing detailed itineraries and options, advising us of what to bring, how to best keep in contact, etc. We tend to self-tour instead of using tour companies, and they exceeded our expectations. We would absolutely go again to experience the Legend's "A&B" itinerary, and we would happily work with Andean Discovery again!

Fabulous trip! We explored Peru and Ecuador/the Galapagos with Andean Discovery, and we were delighted with the whole trip. It was obvious that all hotels and experiences had been carefully vetted. The guides, especially Cesar, were responsive to our every request. Everything about this trip, from the planning to the trip itself, was wonderful. We checked out many companies before choosing this one, and, based on our experience, we highly recommend Andean Discovery.

At the last minute I had to rebook a trip to the Galapagos. Damon and all of his staff were amazingly helpful. My son and I got a land based tour with Markus Medina-just the 3 of us!! It was lovely to tour with just my son. We had a flexible schedule and traveled with alone most of the time. Markus was very knowledgeable and managed time well. The islands are very safe with outgoing, friendly people. The accommodations were lovely and the food good even though we were vegetarians-not common in the islands. With a land based tour you give more back to the local economy. The ocean, animal, birds and scenery is spectacular. I am definitely going to travel back to South America and will be using Andean Discovery again!