My clients just returned from their Uruguay trip. Everything was perfect!!!
They loved their guide in Montevideo, loved the hotels and all went very well with the car and the driving itineraries. They especially loved the country and the people. This was a very positive commentary since they have traveled in South America previously and are very well traveled VIP clients. I look forward to working with you on future itineraries and relying on your contacts and expertise.

Barbara (Travel Agent)

It has been a couple of days since our tour officially ended and Jerry just returned home so here is some feedback on our trip.

1. Rio – I did fill out a questionnaire in Rio, but to sum it up: Marcello was excellent (knowledgeable, personable, good English). Porto Bay Hotel was pretty nice and had decent rooms, balcony in room with a view, a nice roof top pool area, breakfast was good, and the location was OK. The Samba show and dinner were probably the least favorite of our trip; they were just ok. Lunch at Porcao was top notch; the food and setting were great.

2. Iguazu – On arrival in Brazil the driver planned to take us to the Sheraton, Argentina for a 2:00 pick up, to return then to see the Brazil side of Falls. This was supposedly because our flight was 25 minutes late. This made no sense to me considering travel time back & forth as well as customs twice. Then he suggested we could see both sides of Falls all the next day, which we didn’t like. Ended up we were left at a gift store on Brazil side for hour wait until tour guide picked us up. The store was large so it wasn’t a big deal for us, but I would not have been happy following their other 2 itinerary suggestions. Tours of falls on both sides were great. Shearton Hotel has a great location and good facilities. Food at Sheraton was not as good as the views. The Tour Guide here was ok. Boat ride at falls – itinerary says you will get wet. Yes I expected you’d get wet near the falls while viewing, but really it seems the point to get under the falls and drenched!

3. Buenos Aires – Matias was also an excellent guide. Personable, good English, and shared social / political information that was interesting. The Tango show and dinner here was very good. Professional show, beautiful facility, and delicious food. We enjoyed the great location of the Esplendor hotel but had mixed feelings on the hotel in general. The room size is on the small side with no chair or luggage rack. The decor and design were nice but could use more lighting. The continental breakfast was marginal. Rugs and sofas in lobby could use a cleaning. I think Jerry emailed you the clarification that the driver was to pick us up at 7:15 am and we checked out at 7:10 and waited in lobby until 7:30 when we took a taxi to ferry. We had VAT items to get stamps for refund and money exchange at terminal so we did not want to wait longer.

4. Colonia – Ana was an enthusiastic and pleasant tour guide. Colonia is a pleasant change from Buenos Aires. Plaza Mayor Hotel was lovely, enjoyed staying there. Our only issue: no lunch was provided. I showed Ana my itinerary from Yampu indicating lunch and she called her office and informed me it was not included.

Transfer to Montevideo was on time, helpful driver on arrival at winery.

We would recommend Yampu and this trip to our friends. It was a nice mix of beach, forest and falls, big city and little city.

Jerry and Carol

Just completed our third vacation with Yampu in South America (November 2010 in Peru, Argentina and Uruguay) and once again it was excellent. The arrangements, attention to detail and responsiveness to questions are all first class. We thoroughly recommend Yampu to anyone planning a South American vacation.

Steve and Gail, England

Fantastic trip——forced 1st. day tour of B.A. was helpful. 2nd. day to estancia was a push so early in the trip, after a long few weeks of work, and a long flight, but the ranch was well worth the effort, and if we had tried for one of the next 2 days we would have been either denied, or trapped by freak floods.

Hotel Alvear was special—Fran had stayed in the Paris Ritz a few times, and other like hotels in London, etc., and the Alvear was, to her, nicer. It was grand. Do tell people to eat before the very fun show at Senor Tango, as the food is dreadful. The B.A. guide, Alicia was very personable and accommodating, as was Paula in Montevideo. The side trip to Colonia was also very nice, however, it led to quite a long

The hotel at Punta del Este was also excellent, albeit more rustic (which we very much appreciated ). The service was always perfect, and the views of the sunsets and the views of miles of fireworks from the vantage point of the mountain top on New Years.

All in all, we were really happy with the vacation, South America, the people, the ‘digs’, and wouldn’t hesitate to return.

Fran & Dan

Thank you for your recommendation, time and patience. Cheers.

Janet

We did have a brilliant trip! Practically everything went according to plan and we were very happy with the itinerary, the hotels, the city tours and the other trips you booked for us in advance. The guides were all very good and some of them exceptionally good. We particularly enjoyed having someone to collect us from the airport and take us to our hotel and back again in unfamiliar cities. This is something we had never done before but it is definitely a very good idea and takes away most of the stress of travelling so much in such a short time.

John wants to visit Machu Pichu next and we will definitely get in touch with you when the time comes. With many thanks and good wishes,

Loli
UK Client

My girlfriend, Annie, and I had the most awesome time in South America. We arrived to snow which was a bit of bonus for me, coming from Australia. Apparently it was the first time in 80 years that they had had snow in BsAs (Buenos Aires).

The Kempinski Hotel was absolutely fabulous. They had a helpful staff, and it was probably the best position in town for us. They looked after our luggage while we went off to Iguazu Falls and Uruguay, and couldn’t have been more helpful.

In fact, all arrangements were on time in Argentina (apart from Aerolinas’ flights!) and after that first hiccup I must say we were impressed.

Iguazu Falls—what can I say? You booked the Grand Adventure for us and I shall never forget the boat trip and seeing the falls for the first time from the water! It was awesome. I am so glad we booked the Sheraton Hotel for its situation.

Staff at all hotels were excellent—Mabel and Mercedes at Colonia sorted out our vouchers and travel details for us, and we found that one of the male members on staff at The Balmoral spoke excellent English and even tuned the TV in so that we could watch the BBC World News.

I would definitely recommend the tour we did and we are even talking about seeing more of Argentina later on—perhaps combining it with a trip to Chile.

We met some very interesting people and thoroughly enjoyed all our tours. Thank you so much for looking after us so well.

Chris

Just wanted to let you know that my vacation (to Argentina and Uruguay) went great. I will be recommending you in the future. You may use my comments and I would happy to give recommendations via email.

Thank you!

Jennifer, New York