Sherry
Ecuador was made even more incredible with Vaya Adventures
The put together the trip our dreams.

At Vaya we create exceptional tailor-made adventures for travelers in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, South & Central America, and the Polar regions (Antarctica and the Arctic). Each journey is carefully created by our deeply knowledgeable Destination Specialists, who weave in best-in-class private local guides, thoughtfully designed excursions and truly superb accommodations, resulting in one of a kind private tours that get you off the beaten path and in to see the highlights. We carefully handpick top-notch family run properties, boutique hotels, historic haciendas, safari camps, eco-lodges and the finest small expedition ships. Whether you choose one of our suggested itineraries or opt for a completely customized adventure, Vaya will help you get to truly know these extraordinary places and the people that call them home.Since our start in 2004, we’ve been dedicated to culturally and environmentally responsible travel. Vaya is a leader in supporting conservation and community-based initiatives in the destinations we take our travelers. For example, Vaya’s founder and president, Jim Lutz, serves as president of the International Galápagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA), a nonprofit organization of 40 companies that is focused on protecting the fragile Galapagos Islands ecosystems while improving education and opportunities for the people who live there.Check us out on Trustpilot, Google, and Yelp, as well as on our testimonials page to see why our travelers rate us 5 stars. Over 98% of our travelers would recommend us to a friend or travel with us again. Why not find out for yourself why?We look forward to getting to know you and your travel style, sharing more about what sets Vaya apart, and helping you discover some of the planet’s most sensational corners.
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Sherry
The put together the trip our dreams.
Brooklyn O.
The absolutely perfect trips to Patagonia, Costa Rica, and the Galapagos. We recommended to friends and they too raved! They really listen and tailor to your preferences. The best of the best! A+++
Monk
My wife and I traveled with Vaya on 2 trips. The first was a 3 week experience in Peru and Boliva, and then a 1 week experience in Ecuador. Both trips were exceptional. The team at Vaya developed the trip to match our styles. We enjoyed (at our request) some very rustic and simple accommodations and then enjoyed whatever star level we chose. In every situation Vaya arranged a selection of stays that always gave us a very "local" feel. The guides always exceeded our expectations. We are looking forward to arranging another trip in the future and Vaya will be "the go to guys".
Nancy
Vaya planned a fabulous series of sites and lodgings for us. We were met at every arrival and escorted to every departure. If we had been choosing hotels from a guidebook, we might have chosen cheaper ones but that would have been a mistake, because having spectacular views from our hotel rooms was priceless. The guides for daytrips were good, and the food was terrific with the minor exception of one packed lunch and one disappointing dinner. Both cruises were wonderful!
Tom
Our guided tour of the Belizian interior and Guatemala was superb. Guides were very knowledgable, friendly, helpful and appropriately conversant. The ATM cave ecperience was incredible. My 7 and 12 year old girls will never forget it. Tikal was amazing. Blancanoa was fantastic. Turtle Inn on coast was not as great. Staff there was not as eager to help. Coastal attitudes were much more Carribean.
Sherry
I used Vaya Adventures for two different trips to South America. I was very pleased with what they did for us. The hotels or I should say the Boutique Hotels that they booked us in were just great and if and when we return to Buenos Aires we definitely will return to the Hoel that they had booked us in. Vaya is especially good to use if it is your first time in a country. They were very helpful. I would recommend them highly.
Donna
We spent 34 days in South America, all planned by Gabrielle from Vaya Adventures. We told her where we wanted to go and she sent us an itinerary. We modified it slightly and it was a trip of a life time. I would recommend Gabrielle and Vaya without reservation.
Linda
It was a fantastic trip with private guide and driver. We stayed in terrific hotels near cultural things we could do on our own. Especially love the luncheon under the tent after we hiked up to the ruins. The planned tour with our guide to Machu Pichu was excellent. But then we enjoyed the day on our own to hike up to the Sun Gate. So much in so little time, and everything flowed like magic. Excellent guides. Connected to good people down there