Natural Wonders and Ancient Civilizations
Experience South America immersion with a hike along the Inca Trail in Peru to the Lost City of Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains, or take in the wildlife of the regions flourishing Amazon rain forest. Visit the tall peaks and glaciers of Patagonia or cruise to the unique ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands. Learn to tango in the thriving city of Buenos Aires in Argentina, or visit the rich wine region of Mendoza. Choose to relax on the beaches of Brazil's Golden Coast, or relish in the natural force of Iguazu Falls. Live the real Gaucho spirit in one of the beautiful estancias of Uruguay, or take in the lush greenery and coffee plantations of Colombia. Travel across the huge salt flats of Uyuni from Bolivia to Chile or sail the ocean blue and land in Venezuela as Christopher Columbus did in 1498. Whatever your interest, Yampu will design the trip of a lifetime.
What Our Clients Are Saying
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"Very professional and organized every step of the vacation. All tours went as scheduled and all the guides were beyond expectations: knowledgeable and passionate!"
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"Great pre-trip communications and coordination. The trip itself was wonderful as well... activities were a perfect mix for the group, with plenty of challenging hikes etc mixed with great scenery, good hotels, and fantastic food. "
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We just got back from a three-week private tour of Ecuador, Peru, and Chile that involved 12 flights, 9 hotels, two trains, and countless buses and trains. Every single aspect of this challenge was executed without a hitch. To make things even more challenging for them, we have very defined preferences for accommodations and activities. Maggie and Yampu did a fabulous job picking properties that provided us great variety while remaining true to our tastes and tolerances. Their onsite guides were all very good, too. I look forward to the opportunity to use them again soon!
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The trip was well planned and we had a representative assist at every corner. All of the guides were extremely knowledgeable and engaging. I would recommend Yampu to anyone.
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"We spent around 4 weeks in South America on a private tour organized by Yampu. All my communication was done through Karolina. My main concern was safety as we were traveling with both our children at that time were under 12. We went from Peru to Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. We chose to have private tours with our own driver and guide, although at some of the places we had to join group tours which also worked out fine. There was a Yampu guide who met us on arrival at every airport, and also helped us check in for every flight we took. On the ground, all the transportation provided were very comfortable and all the drivers took care to drive safely and to make sure that we were always comfortable, especially during long road trips. At every destination we were greeted with wonderful guides, all very knowledgeable and warm, who engaged very well with our children. Both our kids still talk about our guides and about how much fun they had with them. Patagonia was amazing! It was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. We traveled through El Calafate, Punta Arenas and Torres del Paine, and we loved every minute of our time there. All the accommodation that Karolina arranged for us were extremely comfortable, all in very convenient locations. We were able to find good restaurants all within walking distance (especially in El Calafate. We ate some of the most delicious roast lamb every night we were there!). The tours we did here were fantastic. As you can imagine, the weather plays a big part in daily activities in these places. There was one day when we were booked to go on a drive up the mountains but the rain came down very heavily. Despite having to change the driving route for safety reasons, and also dealing with some disappointed people because we could hardly see out of the windows, our guide took it in her stride, and still managed to make the journey fun and enjoyable for us. If you’re going to Patagonia Camp, you will not be disappointed! We walked into the camp and what an incredible surprise it was. To be honest, I’d done very little research on this part of our trip (we were on a 7-month holiday so I was also busy planning the other parts at the same time) so we really didn’t have any expectations. Till today, my kids still remind me of what I told them on the bus on the way there. I said to them “it’s a camp so don’t expect anything too fancy ok”. You should have seen their faces when we walked into the camp! The yurts were incredible, food excellent, service was top notch. Aside from the accommodation, all the excursions we did were amazing. How could it not be when we were surrounded by the most stunning scenery. Every guide we had on our hikes was incredibly knowledgeable of the environment. We did some hikes which were pretty challenging for our little 8-year old and the guides who were with us made sure she was was ok every step of the way, whether it was holding her hand to help her up the steep terrain or even make her the “leader” of the pack as a challenge (and she made it to the top at such a fast pace that the rest of us had a hard time keeping up!). We have such amazing memories of our time in South America. We were very happy with the package that Karolina put together for us and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Yampu. I was in contact with Karolina throughout our trip, and she was very quick to respond to all my queries and gave good suggestions and advice. We decided to add on Bolivia at the very last minute (we were already part way through our South America trip), and Karolina still managed to booked flights, accommodation, tours for us for the dates we needed."
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"We did a 3 week trip to Peru, Chile, and Argentina covering the Peruvian Amazon, Lima, Santiago, Valparaiso, Patagonia (Torres del Paine National Park in Chile and El Calafate in Argentina), Iguazu Falls, and Buenos Aires. To give you some of my travel background, I've been to about 45+ countries, and usually travel abroad either for work or vacation 5-6 times a year, accounting for maybe 5 months a year. I say this to qualify things when I say that usually when I travel I self travel and never use a travel planner, but in places like South America if you're going a bit off the beaten path, or in Africa on safari, my advice is really not to "wing it" and try to do it yourself. The middle of nowhere can be a lonely place to be when something goes wrong or you miss a flight. Yampu, and Karolina specifically were great. Basically I told her what I wanted to see, and then she did the legwork and came up with some itineraries. We went back and forth a bit and added and dropped stuff (we dropped Macchu Picchu, for example). I'm 40 and my wife 36, and we took my 67 year old parents on this trip, so it needed to be exciting enough for us, but comfortable enough for my folks. Karolina kept all of that in mind and did a great job booking us into exactly what we asked for - the best hotels and lodges in each place. More importantly was the handling of logistics of getting from one place to another - seamless, and always with someone at the airport to pick you up and get you to the hotel, which when you're in rural Argentina or Chile is really a help - and a relief to know for sure that you're not being swindled. We had one hiccup on our trip - they booked us into a restaurant that just was sort of terrible - and I let Karolina know. She was very apologetic about it, and to make it right Yampu treated us to another dinner later in the trip at Iguazu that was excellent. Mistakes happen, and I guess the restaurant declined since they last visited, but I appreciated the candor and eagerness to make it up to us. That effort was appreciated. Overall the organization and communication are great, and I can't recommend Karolina and Yampu highly enough."
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This is our second travel experience planned by Yampu. Our first was Cambodia, this one was Peru. In both cases, they interviewed us to find out everything from where we wanted to go to the sorts of activities we enjoyed, our budget, what sort of places we like to eat, types of hotels, etc., even if we liked to sleep in or start early! They then created an amazing itinerary for us, found the perfect air fairs, handled airport pickups, drivers, guides in every city - downtime when we wanted it - and even a special restaurant reservation. Our guides and hotels were amazing, and everything was private, just us, no feeling like herded cattle on a group tour. Go when you want, leave when you want, stop wherever you want. The cost was the same as a nicer group tour, and everything was first class. It would have taken us a month of evenings to plan this trip, and it wouldn't have been half as good because as much as we studied the country, the fact is that we haven't been there. Yampu knows these places inside out. When we had questions or wanted to tweak our itinerary, no problem. Just call Yampu and get your travel advisor on the phone. Always pleasant, always "can do" and never extra cost. I've already got them working on our next trip - Prague and Budapest here we come - thanks to Yampu!
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