Private, Personal, Sophisticated
Step off the beaten path and experience the world on your own terms, without the stress of planning everything yourself. There is no set recipe for our tours. Since 1998, Yampu Tours has been providing travelers with unparalleled, individually crafted, private experiences to suit their unique interests and travel tastes. We invite you to peruse our sample itineraries for travel inspiration and to connect with our travel experts who can create the perfect, personalized journey.
Don't just see the world, be a part of it. That’s the Yampu difference.
Destinations
Choose a region to travel
SOUTH AMERICA
CENTRAL AMERICA
AFRICA
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT & HIMALAYAS
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
NORTH-EAST ASIA
MIDDLE EAST & NORTHERN AFRICA
EUROPE
AUSTRALASIA
CENTRAL ASIA & THE CAUCASUS
SOUTHERN EUROPE
NORTH AMERICA
NORTHERN EUROPE
WESTERN EUROPE
EASTERN EUROPE
Experiences
Choose based on your interests
SPIRITUAL, SPA & WELLNESS
ROMANCE & HONEYMOONS
ACTIVE ADVENTURE VACATIONS
CRUISES
EDUCATION, CULTURAL IMMERSION & VOLUNTEERING
SPECIALTY LODGING
SAFARI, WILDLIFE & BIRDING
ESSENTIAL MUST-SEES
TROPICAL ISLAND & BEACH VACATIONS
FAMILY, TEEN & MULTIGENERATION
FOOD & WINE TOURS
LUXURY TOURS
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What Our Clients Are Saying
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"We have taken several trip with Yampu and have always been impressed by the thoroughness of their planning, activities recommended, and with the tour guides they selected. Our inability to travel to Europe helped us make the decision to use Yampu to explore Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. Once again, Yampu delivered a stress free vacation catered to our personal preferences and physical limitations. I highly recommend Yampu for organized and personalized travel."
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"In May five of us traveled privately with Yampu to Costa Rica for just under a week. Yampu did a fine job of arranging transportation, guides, hotels and tours. Originally the adventure was scheduled for 2020 and then rescheduled for 2121 because of the pandemic. Yampu was generous with travel refunds for the cancelled trip and inventive in rescheduling all this year and making changes because of the pandemic. The highlight of the excursion was seeing a male quetzal near Monteverde, an experience I had waited 61 years for. I would certainly recommend Yampu and travel with them again."
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"I just returned from a wonderful trip to Ecuador organized by Yampu. From start to finish everything was perfect! I can not say enough good things about how professional the guides and driver was. Also many precautions are in place for Covid and I never felt unsafe. Yampu is my go to company for years for the Neotropics!"
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"We (husband, wife and two children) have been using Yampu Tours for our family vacations since 2015. Brazil, Chile, Peru, Argentina, South Africa, and Egypt are just a few countries Yampu took us to. As you probably have guessed, we have been extremely satisfied with our experience. The itinerary is always carefully designed and perfectly customized to our family interests / needs. The local guides picked by Yampu are the best. We have encountered more than two dozens of them so far and never had a bad experience. They are all very knowledgeable and reliable and quickly became our friends. Yampu has made travel fun and stress-free. From the moment you arrive at the destination airport to the moment you check in your returning flight, you are 100% taken care of. We have learned to trust Yampu completely, so much so that during the trip, we often woke up in the morning at a foreign hotel, having no idea what will happen during that day, trusting Yampu will take us to amazing place and teach us everything about it. So far, we have not been disappointed."
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"Yampu Tours helped me plan my trip to the Galapagos in December 2020 (yes, during COVID 19). Stephanie Rudolph was my first contact and she not only knew what to ask about, but she also helped me to decide that I wanted to be on a boat, rather than on land with day trips. She was exactly right. She and Jose Irauzqui did a great job with all of my arrangements, such as hotels in Quito, itinerary changes because of flight changes, and guides. I was very happy with this trip."
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"I am extremely thankful that when I was having multiple problems trying to establish a travel insurance claim and refund for the money I lost during Covid19.cancellation.the owner of the company stepped in to help me. Jose Irauzqui jumped in to represent me and he was tenacious and he quickly earned the nickname of Bulldog. He was able to get me the refund for myself and a traveling partner. I have traveled with Yampu before to Bhutan and India and was guided by Stephanie Rudolph. I used to joke with my friends that if I could only run my business as well as this company did, I would be a millionaire many times over. The trip was fantastic and I highly recommend this company to all travelers. Thank you, Mary Makena"
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"We had an amazing three weeks without a glitch. Every transfer took place on time. Our activities were conducted by knowledgeable and pleasant guides. That proved true for the entire 21 days. The is the second time that I have traveled in South America under the wing of Karolina Guilcapi. She was always accurate, price conscious, and patient with our alterations. Since returning from Patagonia, I and my travel companions have recommended Yampu and Karolina multiple time. Put yourself in her hands and travel worry free!"
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"Our trip from Tokyo, Fuji, Takayama and Kyoto was fabulous. Guides were terrific, itinerary was well balanced but packed with things of interest, and the hotels were uniformly very high quality. I feel that we were closely taken care of from start to finish, from transportation to knowledgeable guides, without having to worry about any details. This level of care, and the thought that went into our itinerary, insured a magnificent trip from start to finish. I highly recommend Yampu Tours."
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"My wife and I have now been on 3 trips with Yampu. Each one has been amazing. You tell them what you like, what you don't, right down to the types of hotels and if you want to take a cooking class or go horseback riding, hiking, or sit by the pool. They arrange everything from having you met at the plane and driven to your hotel to the private walking tours, private drivers and guides, restaurant recommendations, whatever you want. Prices are very fair and since every trip is customized for you, you can add or remove experiences or services to suit your budget. Not as expensive as you would think either - fairly competitive with any higher end group tour you would take -- but no groups to hassle with. It is a small company, which I love, because I know the people I'm talking to when I call, and I know that everything will be perfect. They really know their destinations and they have boots on the ground everywhere you go. I don't know how they do it, but I'm never planning another trip myself!"
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"Trip was great! The guides and drivers were excellent. Hotels were great too. The hike to Waynapicchu was a tough one - glad we had a guide that looked after us."
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