HomeTestimonials & ReviewsLi-hsia Wang (Aug, 2009)

Li-hsia Wang

(Sacha Lodge + Hiking Galapagos, Aug 2009)

Im not generally interested in tours, preferring to have the flexibility of a non-structured vacation. However, for Amazonia and the Galapagos, I don't see how I could have seen/learned/enjoyed the experience as I did with your guides and arrangements--smooth transfers made it so easy, and once again let me praise your guides. Daniel Hicks at Sacha Lodge and Juan Fernando Duran in Galapagos were outstanding for their knowledge as well as their enthusiasm, and the special knowledge of all the local guides was a bonus. Daniel II, as we called him took good care of us in and around Otavalo and dealt well with travel arrangements up to the end of the trip. The tour guides are the strength of your tours.

Because of susceptibility to seasickness, we chose a land-based Galapagos tour, and were very pleased to have done so, not just for the seasickness reasons. With a group of only 5, we had a degree of flexibility which I suspect a cruise tour doesn't have. We had a chance to wander through towns, eat in restaurants, strike up conversations, experience different hotels (and their breakfasts). I arrived home with my head bursting with information and impressions--but did NOT feel hustled from site to site, though in retrospect we were pretty busy (eg from our first evening at the Sacha Lodge we were out looking at things, morning, afternoon, and evening, but there was time for swimming, lounging on the dock, reading-- a wonderful balance) Along with a full moon and a rainbow reflected in the lake. One trivial comment--clotheslines (and even washing machines!)at hotels would be nice, since we were sweaty, muddy,and/or briny much of the time and were trying to travel light.