Yampu ToursReviews of yampu.com

We had another wonderful experience with Yampu, thanks to the expert skills of Stephanie in creating and organizing our intensive itinerary. She listens carefully and is sure to provide an experience that meets and exceeds expectations. The in country local Yampu were excellent in addressing last minute changes to the schedule, so our travels were worry free. We will definitely continue to work with Stephanie and Yampu and highly recommend both. Sally and Keith

We have been using Yampu for close to 20 years to plan our many trips. Stephanie is the most helpful, responsive and thoughtful tour planner! She gave us an itinerary for Japan that exactly met all our requests. Even while we were travelling, Yampu's local partners were able to make changes or modify our schedule "on the fly." We can't wait for our next Yampu trip! M & J, New York

Stephanie did a fantastic job planning our last minute travel to Costa Rica with kids. Everything was perfectly planned. We loved the guides, accommodations, and drivers who helped us on our trip.

I would like to thank Yampu Tours for assembling a wonderful nine-day trip to Chiapas and Oaxaca states in Mexico in February, 2025. The sights for which Yampu arranged visits and the accomodations they chose were unique, fascinating and charming. The schedules were busy and full of interest but not overwhelming. The tour guides were warm and accommodating, deeply knowledgeable and fluent in English. The drivers were interesting and skilled at traversing the mountain roads and all those topes! The two states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, and their marvelous colonial-era cities of San Cristobal de las Casas and Oaxaca city are colorful, historic and highly scenic, and the ruins of Palenque, Monte Alban and Mitla amply illustrate the rich, diverse and deeply ancient cultural roots of Mexican civilization. I would especially like to commend the in-country guides Gabriel (Palenque to Agua Azul), Jesus (Palenque to San Cristobal), Angelina (San Cristobal to Sumidero Canyon), and Alex (Oaxaca) for their extensive knowledge and kind company. Yampu’s choices of hotel—notably Piedras de Agua in Palenque, Guayaba Inn in San Cristobal, and Hotel Pug Seal in Oaxaca—were unique, comfortable small inns with large, comfortable rooms and lovely garden courtyards and nice breakfasts. AeroMexico’s flights booked by Yampu, despite the inevitable 3-hour layovers in Mexico City International airport, were efficient, cordial and comfortable and delivered me to my destinations on time. AeroMexico’s terminal 2 at Mexico City is crowded but has ample shopping and food choices to pass the layover time; it is substantially more comfortable for transit than terminal 1. Paying the surcharge for AM-plus seating is worth the cost for the extra leg room and early access to the overhead bins for carry-on luggage. Working with Yampu's management and staff, and their in-country colleagues to assemble this tour was easy and delightful.

Peru, trip of a lifetime. The attention to detail by Jose and the entire Yampu staff was amazing. The hotel and local guide choices were exceptional. We will definitely travel with Yampu again in the future.

Jose planned our Honeymoon to Italy in May 2024. We visited Milan, Portofino, Santa Margherita, Porto Venere, Cinque Terre, Florence, Tuscany and Lake Como. Jose and his team are phenomenal. We really had nothing to worry about. They set up everything. The private tour guides were all very well informed and knowledgeable. Our private transfers were in luxury vehicles with expert drivers, and we were able to rest comfortably. The hotel selections were all in great locations and were perfect. Grand Hotel Portovenere should not be missed if traveling to Portovenere. Jose and his team (Natalia) communicated with us throughout the trip and made everything very easy and smooth. We really appreciate all of your help in planning our perfect honeymoon. Wish we could do it every year! Thank you, M & C

This was another great vacation for us! Stephanie Rudolph did her magic again and created a perfect vacation for us! After working with us for so many years, she knows exactly what we like and never disappoints. Her vacations for us are always a real treat to see what special things she has planned that make it both what everyone needs to see when visiting a location, but also what the locals love or do not have a chance to experience. Even our local guide got to do a few things she had never done before and she loved our excursions also. It was a great vacation - THANK YOU Stephanie, you are the BEST!!!!

Yampu put together a fabulous adventure for my group of six. We had a blast in Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu, and Buenos Aires. Jose was an absolute fantastic communicator and worked directly with in country tour operators. The result was awesome. We will definitely use Yampu again for future adventures.