Ecuador testimonials

Sandra, We had a lovely time. Everything worked well, the boat, the crew and our guide Gustavo were really nice, and the 16 passengers got on really well which is an important thing when you´re living so close together. And the weather was kind to us, and we saw interesting places and wildlife. Patrick S.

Sandra, The trip went very well thank you. Everything went to plan, just like clockwork! Diamante is a lovely ship with helpful friendly crew. We also had an excellent naturalist guide. 

Hotels in Ecuador were also excellent, with friendly efficient service.Local guides in Ecuador very good, particularly Edison Landeta.The Cuenca excursion was very good but would have been better with an extra day - we were struggling to fit in everything we wanted to see and could easily have filled another day. The only bad part of the trip was the bit I organised myself :-) - the Iberia flight. If anyone asks you for advice, I wouldn't recommend Iberia! Thanks for organising everything so efficiently. Best wishes, Patricia W.

Sandra, Here is a brief review of our trip: Quasar reps met us at the Quito airport and accompanied us on the flight to Baltra. The charter on Icaro was fine except that it was rescheduled to be one hour later. We were called at our hotel to tell us just before we got on the shuttle to the airport.

Quasar reps retrieved our baggage from the carousel in Baltra and transported it directly to our cabin. This was much appreciated. Our cabin on Evolution was on the small side (as we expected) but the bathroom was bigger than any we ever had on a 5 star cruise ship! The shower was excellent.

All of the crew were competent and friendly. The two naturalist guides were outstanding. The food greatly exceeded our expectations for quality, presentation and variety. The several common areas on Evolution are large and comfortable. Even though all rooms were occupied there was plenty of room for everyone. The hot-tub is a welcome spot after snorkelling.

The excursions will well organized and varied with two choices offered on some days. Many of the people on the trip got very dressed up for dinner and no one wore shorts after the first night. We based our packing on various guidebooks which indicated shorts for all meals.

Some of the other passengers were similarly unprepared. Overall, it was a wonderful trip and we appreciate getting the opportunity to partake of the special rate offered to us by Latin Discover. Regards, Barry S.

Laura, I did have a wonderful time. It was a once in a lifetime experience. And Bob and I could not have afforded the Evolution without the generous opportunity provided by you and your company. The food was excellent and the daily schedule was perfect. There was plenty of air conditioning and hot water for showers after our inland hikes. The crew of the Evolution was first class. They had a way of making all of the passengers feel as if we were the best group they had ever served.

The passengers on the ship were very interesting as well. We had a senator, a top exec from the World Health Organization, lots of seasoned travelers and many other good travel companions. We spent some time one day in Guayaquil with one of the crew and his family. It made our stay even more special. We loved the snorkeling. Bob got to play with a seal underwater ... he and the seal would dive down and up together. We did some some black tip sharks and I didn't freak out! The photography was UNBELIEVABLE. With birds, marine iguanas and seals standing still as you walk by it is easy to take incredible pictures.

I also wanted to tell you how classy the web site you built for our itinerary was. I have traveled alot and have never seen a service provider more elegant and classy! Thank you again for all of your hard work. We'll be contact you again when we travel to Costa Rica or cruise the Amazon. VERY appreciatively, Betty and Bob N.

Laura, It was all utterly fantastic, we are full of praise for your oganisation. We are going to do your evaluation form, this is just an initial response. Many thanks, Sheila

Laura, the trip was fantastic. Everything worked perfectly. The boat was good, the crew and the guides were very competent. I want to thank you also for your kind and professional help.

Prior to the Galapagos trip we spent a week at the Hotel Embassy and Cuello de Luna close to Cotopaxi. Both of them worked very well for us, and we a very good mountain guide from Cuello de Luna. Thanks again, Stefan Fölster

Hello Laura estamos en hotel Reina Isabel de Quito. Desfortunadamente, mi novia tiene el gripe (my spanish has improved this month) but the timing of her sickness couldn't be better since she waited it out until we left the cruise our month was excellent we even got engaged on a horseback riding trip in Podocarpus park near Loja ! The guide was nice enough to even take pictures for us the hotels were great we loved the Mercure in Quito - it has very comfortable beds unlike some of the other places we stayed.. And good food too Grand Hotel Guayaquil was very nice as well at first we thought we weren´t going to like Guayaquil, but then we were very pleasantly surpised when we went to the Malecon. So, I would definitely recommend a 1 day stay there.

Also hotel Silberstein was nice and very helpful. Puerto Ayora had the best food of all the towns we visited. The cruise was SUPER! The staff on the boat was very helpful and the food was very good. The Galapagos are an amazing place. So, that’s all. Thank you again for all of your help and if we travel again to South America soon (honeymoon maybe in Chile or Peru?) I will definitely contact you best wishes and Happy New Year, Marc

Hello Laura, The trip was perfect, everything worked very well. The service in the office in Quito was very friendly and everybody there was helpful. The trip itself was wonderful and we are very happy about it. With friendly regards, Danny and Brigitte

PS: We were the oldest passengers on board and all the others could have been our children! But we did everything the others did and were not the slowest.