Testimonials
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from United States to Galapagos and Peru - Dear CAT Travel,
Thanks for following up on our vacation. The trip was incredible. Jane and I both appreciate the work the CAT put into the planning.
On the trip down to Ecuador, everything went perfectly as planned. We were met at the airport in Guayaquil and taken to our hotel. They were expecting us and had everything ready. The hotel was very nice and on Sunday morning, we were met in the lobby as planned. I can’t say enough about the Cormorant and her crew. The 4 days we spent on the boat were incredible and exceeded our expectations. The boat was only 5 weeks old at the time we boarded and was very nice. The food was exceptional and the crew was incredibly helpful. My only wish is that we had the time to spend 7 days on the boat.
When we arrived in Lima, Rosa met us outside baggage claim and gave us the vouchers and other paperwork for the trip to Cusco. She was very helpful and the trip went perfectly. When we arrived in Cusco, Rosie was waiting for us outside baggage claim and took us to our hotel.
The Inkaterra La Cosana is a beautiful hotel and our stay was great. I would recommend this hotel to anyone. Our guide in Cusco and The Sacred Valley was named Jeremy and he was exceptional. His English was very good and his knowledge of the sites was outstanding.
The train ride to Aguas Caliente was very nice and again, the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel was incredible. Our guide at Machu Picchu was also exceptional. When we arrived back in Ollantaytambo, we were met as expected and the ride back to Cusco was great. Our boarding passes for the flight to Lima were waiting at the hotel when we got there.
Rosie met us on the last day and took us to the airport. Again, she did a great job and made everything easy.
I want everyone at CAT to know how much we enjoyed the trip. All of the arrangements were fantastic. We would not hesitate to recommend Class Adventure Travel to anyone. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Scott Piercy
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from Australia to Argentina - Dear Veronica,
Just a quick note to thank you for the personal contact and service that we received from Class Adventure Travel during our travels in South America. Finding a friendly face and someone so helpful in getting our personalized itinerary organised for our time in Argentina and Chile was fantastic. We basically had no problems and the choice of hotels and tours was even better than what we had anticipated. Our visit to the Patagonian region was just sensational, how can one ever forget the sight of Perito Moreno Glacier, the hikes that we did while in El Chalten, the views of Cerro Torres and Cerro Fitz Roy peaks breaking out of the clouds as well as the beautiful autumn colours that surrounded us. Your help in rescheduling our itinerary after my short illness in Punta Arenas was greatly appreciated and the last weeks of our trip went really well. We feel that we needed to let you know that we were extremely happy with all your support and help and would have no hesitation in recommending you and Class Adventure Travel to other people. Hopefully we will have some friends heading your way in 2006. We are now waiting for you to visit us so that we can return some hospitality.
Cheers and all the best,
Jim and Julie Lewis,
South Australia
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from United States to Peru - Dear CAT Travel,
I want to let you know that the service during our trip was excellent. I have to say that I was very impressed by the level of service, quality, and friendliness of all employees we met. Thanks to you our vacation went flawlessly and we enjoyed it without a worry of where we should be next. I would highly recommend your services to any others contemplating a trip to Peru.
Greg & Kerri Jazdzyk
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from United States to Peru - Dear Cat Travel,
Overall, I believe that Class Adventure Travel is a good agency to use to organize a trip to Peru. We began organizing our trip in early 2011. We especially wanted to take an Aqua Expedition tour of the Amazon and the Pacaya Samiria Reserve, while seeing some of Lima as well as Cusco and Machu Picchu.
The CAT Representative, Juan Pablo Saucedo, worked with me and members of our group over the course of weeks and months. The easy part was signing up for the Aqua Expedition four day exploration of the Amazon. Choosing from the myriad of choices outside of the Amazon was a challenge that we worked out together. To say the least, this ended up a high-end tour -- although probably not as high-end as the people we ran into at the Monasterio Hotel in Cusco on a National Geographic around- the- world tour on their own private jet with just sixty passengers!
As time went on, we built the rest of our trip around the Amazon component. The advantage of working with CAT was that we were able to put together a detailed itinerary and at other times have free time to explore on our own. The guides in Lima, Cusco, and Machu Picchu, and in fact all the guides assigned to us by CAT, were first rate. We especially appreciated their flexibility. For example, it turned out that we did not want to do what had originally been scheduled for us in Lima because we were invited to visit the Museo de Nacion, where one of our members had arranged for a Sipan antiquity to be repatriated from the New Mexico Museum of Art and History to the Peruvian Government. Our request was cheerfully accommodated.
We especially enjoyed accompanying our guide “Christina” in Cusco. Some of us spent two days with her on two separate day tour trips. She was knowledgeable, insightful, and compatible with our various senses of humor. Pasquale our Machu Picchu guide was equally excellent. He literally lead us every step of the way through the lower portion of Machu Picchu. He provided us with insightful history about the geology, flora, birds, engineering, and unique details of Machu Picchu. Pasquale quickly realized our group needed to take the low and slow route so no one was over-extended. And it was Milagro (Mili) who encouraged us to attend Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral on Christmas Eve in Lima and who helped us secure the pyrotechnicos artificiales essential for completing our Navidad celebration. The excellent guides made our trip that much more remarkable.
David Duhigg
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from Canada to Argentina - Dear CAT,
Overall, our trip was wonderful - the scenery was spectacular and the activities were really interesting. We could have spent at least another week in Argentina - there was so much to see!
The guides were friendly and knowledgeable and the drivers excellent. A special mention for Leo in Puerto Madryn - his in-depth understanding of the area, interesting highlights and excellent English made him a very professional guide and a real pleasure to travel with.
In the Patagonia Glacier National Park the whole experience was excellent, from the VIP treatment on the boat cruise to the trekking. The spa hotel in El Calafate was a lovely property and we enjoyed all the amenities and the box lunch they provided for our activities was excellent. The penguin colonies, especially in San Lorenzo, were a lot of fun and the lunch at the sheep farm was excellent - the best meal of the trip! Pre-booking the New Year's dinner in Ushuaia was an excellent suggestion from Marcus - we would have had a difficult time finding an open space otherwise.
We would certainly book another trip with CAT!
Best regards
Diane
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from United States to Peru - Dear Marc,
My mother and I just returned from Peru and we had a fabulous time! I have travelled many places and I have to say it was the most amazing trip I have taken. The staff at the hotel in Cusco were especially nice. We enjoyed (and needed!) the hot water bottles in our beds every evening. They gave us some great recommendations of places to eat and visit while in Peru. The itinerary couldn't have been planned any better. The tour guides were very professional and informative. Our guides were on time to pick us up and explain our day. We didn't have to worry about anything. I look forward to traveling with CAT in the future. Thank you for creating such a great package! Peru is a beautiful place to visit!
Christella and Gloria Ritchwood,
U.S.A.
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from North America to Argentina - Dear CAT Travel,
We had a most wonderful time in Argentina. Working with Marcos was a real joy. He proved to be very helpful and knowledgeable about his product and services. All the transfers were executed punctually with friendly and professional staff. The tours for the most part were excellent, depending on the guide, their overall knowledge, delivery and fluency in the English language. The hotels were all very clean, comfortable, and for the most part in good locations in respect to the center of town. I can honestly say that it was a once in a lifetime trip and our best travel experience. It is a really wonderful travel destination, we loved, loved,loved Argentina!
Annalena Burbridge
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from United States to Peru - Dear Clara,
We just got home from our trip a few days ago.
We had a great trip and want to thank you for all the work you did putting it together for us. Your attention to detail paid off as everything went very smoothly. Our guides were all very good – very knowledgeable and friendly (Freddie in Arequipa was exceptional - excellent), our transfers were all right on time (even waiting for us at 2:30am when we arrived in Cusco two hours late due to bus problems) and thanks to your excellent web site our hotels all met or exceeded our expectations. We also enjoyed the upgrade to the Libertador Hotel in Cusco. We really appreciated the way CAT got us on to a bus and out of Puno ahead of the strike. We talked to other travelers who had not been able to do that and had lost one or two days of their trip because there was no transportation. We felt everyone went out of their way to make sure we had a great trip and we will certainly recommend CAT and you in particular, to any of our friends planning a trip to Peru.
Lois Dixon,
United States
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from United States to Peru - Dear Marc,
I just wanted to tell you that our trip to Peru was fantastic! We loved the entire trip. The first night we arrived very late to our hotel in Lima - Hotel Antigua Miraflores, it was a cute place, perfect for one night. We loved Hotel Sol y Luna, the room was great and the food was awesome! In our case the Sanctuary Lodge was worth spending for one night, they even upgraded us to a suite for our 10 year anniversary. We also stayed one night at Hotel El Pueblo, it was really nice too. After that we made our way back to Cusco for two days and enjoyed a wonderful festival. We loved Casa San Blas - the suite upstairs. We ate at the Pre Columbian Art Museum one nigh and that was great. Our favorite restaurant was Cicciolina's in San Blas. We bought a few pieces of art too!
Thanks for your everything!
All the best,
Laura and Scott Kruglewicz,
U.S.A.
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from Canada to Brazil - Hi Adam,
Now that we're back home, I thought I would give you some feedback on the trip - It was fantastic and everyone enjoyed it very much. In fact, all the kids put this trip on par with a safari trip we did 2.5 years ago in Tanzania (Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara). Our timing also turned out to be excellent, with record water levels, so we could canoe through the forest, but with hardly any rain. It turned out that the change in schedule to include 4-5 days at Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge was excellent.
Because it is small, Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge is very enjoyable, a bit like a family, with everyone mixing, very friendly and enthusiastic. The guides and activities were truly excellent, as was the food (typical Brazilian/Amazonian food - wife and kids loved it). Rooms were very nice and comfortable. We recommend this lodge without any hesitation.
Finally, we enjoyed the trip tremendously. CAT did a great job in organizing it and providing us with information and with answers to our questions. I will have no hesitation to recommend CAT to anyone interested in setting up a trip in Brazil.”
Francois Robert and family,
Quebec, Canada