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Amazing trip, beyond my bucket list expectations!! Peru is simply am magical country. The people, the food, the sights, the hotels. I did the one day Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu after a few days in Cuzco to get used to the altitude. While in Cuzco I took a cooking class!!! Very highly recommend! I would recommend two days at Machu Picchu. Arriving through the sun gate in the afternoon light was breathtaking. When I returned the next morning I was able to enjoy the details and then hike up mt Machu Picchu...not for the faint of heart, but so worth the effort. Again, the magnificence of the place can be seen from a bird's perspective. Following Machu Picchu I spent a few days in the Sacred Valley. I could have easily spent many more days here. I barely tapped the surface of enjoyment exploring sights and markets and simply walking in the hills behind the hotel. I was able to visit a local elementary school in a hill village and see the incredible faces of Peru's future. Yampu knows the country inside and out and were able to direct me to the right guides, hotels and sights. They had a perfect handle on logistics from place to place and when the airlines missed a step, Yampu was right there ready to help smooth over the details for the detour. I cannot recommend this company highly enough for the energy and expertise they invested into making my trip perfect for me. If I have the opportunity to return to Peru, I will do so with Yampu's guiding hand. And my next trip to another destination in South America will start with a call to Yampu. Thank you Yampu!!

My trip was to Easter Island, a private tour. Yampu's role was to coordinate guides, arrange internal air travel, choose and book hotels in Santiago and on the Island, and provide guides and drivers in each. Hotels were not only of appropriate quality, but also interesting and atmospheric; guides were very knowledgeable (especially on the Island) and had excellent English. Obviously this kind of travel is not cheap, but all arrangements were exactly as promised and I find nothing to criticize.

This was the best planned trip I have ever been on. Yampu tours guided us perfectly through Peru. There was always someone to meet us, to take us to the next adventure who was knowledgeable about the culture and the history. The hotels were always great and we were upgraded whenever possible. I can not say enough great compliments for this company.

I accomplished my dream trip to Peru a few months ago with Yampu. Cusco and Machu Picchu had been in my bucket list since I was a little girl, so my expectations were really high. Three of my dearest girlfriends came with me and we trusted Yampu to help us come up with the perfect itinerary, choice of lodgment, hikes and rides, cultural activities, etc. that fitted us and our lifestyle. We are avid hikers and we really wanted to hike Machu Picchu inside and out. We also love history, so informed guides for the cultural visits were also a must. Finally, as much as we like to hike, we prefer day trips rather than carrying heavy backpacks and we enjoy a nice hot shower and a good bed after the exercise. Yampu found for us a fabulous combination of hotels. The choice of lodgment was absolutely fantastic. And mind that we were not in the most expensive hotels in every city! That is easy! Yampu found for us the great hotels that are not the best known but instead are awesome deals. The planning was fabulous but while we were in Cusco an unannounced strike hit the region and suddenly the Machu Picchu archeological site was closed to the public for 2 days... on the exact dates when we were supposed to be there. I cannot even imagine if we had not had Yampu manage this crisis! They were able to change most of our pre-booked hikes to the new dates, extend our stay in the comfortable hotel in Cusco without needing to even change rooms, find for us 2 rooms in the same extraordinary hotel in Machu Picchu Pueblo where we supposed to stay, adjust our train tickets, our air tickets... EVERYTHING! It was really important that they have leverage there. I know for a fact that that hotel was totally booked on the new dates. Yampu still was able to fit us in and we enjoyed it enormously. Despite the strike we loved our Peru trip and that was for the most part thanks to Yampu handling it. We missed 2 days in Lima at the end of the trip because of the strike, so I cannot wait to go back there... maybe just for a long weekend for a gastronomical experience!

We booked a 2 week vacation to Peru with Yampu in October 2016. It was our best family trip travelling with 3 kids ages 9,12 & 14. Yampu were very thorough and patient with us while we were booking a very detailed itinerary. We travelled from Lima to Cusco to Sacred Valley, Machu Pichu and on to the Amazon Rainforest. There were lots of internal flights and transporation that had to be coordinated. We were delighted with all the hotels Yampu booked us in and the guides. We had an amazing experience and would have no hesitation recommending Yampu.

I have been on four trips organized by Yampu--Peru, Maxico, Suth Africa, and India and Nepal. They were wonderful to work with for every trip. Highly recommend them.

I've done a couple of trips with Yampu, and while I'm not normally the kind of person who'd use a travel agent, I recommend Yampu for anything in South America or SE Asia. Most recently, they worked with me to nail down all the details of a whirlwind trip across Thailand and Cambodia, including everything from hotels and connections to tweaking locations for better diving conditions for the season. My agent was able to help me understand which sites would be best at which times, how long I'd need at each one, and the best ways to get from place to place, so that when I arrived in-country, all I had to do was enjoy the incredible trip. The guides are consistently first rate -- always solid local knowledge, good English, and an unprecedented depth of knowledge. If anything isn't completely smooth, local help is only a phone call away, and the Yampu Emergency team back in NY responds to e-mail around the clock. Sure, you can do the Budget Big Bus tour across Asia, and I'm sure you'll see some cool things, along with the other 50 people crowded onto your bus. But if you really want an epic, mind-blowing experience, reach out to the folks at Yampu.

We had a large group traveling to Vietnam. Yampus service was first rate in every way. Their staff made everything very easy for busy professionals with limited time to plan. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again!