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Journey Latin America / Journeyscape by longbo, 26 Feb 2017
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Another memorable visit to Central and South America

A great visit to two more countries to which we'd not been before. Guatemala for the Mayan site of Tikal and both Guatemala and Colombia for amazing Spanish colonial architecture, local food and friendly local people.

A great visit to two more countries to which we'd not been before. Guatemala for the Mayan site of Tikal and both Guatemala and Colombia for amazing Spanish colonial architecture, local food and friendly local people.

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JLA as its name implies specialises in Latin America and we've used them many times before. Another excellent, well organised trip - thoroughly recommended.

Journey Latin America / Journeyscape by Sween, 23 Feb 2017
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Wonderful South American odyssey

Two lifetime ambitions, to visit the Atacama desert, and to drive along the Carretera Austral, were combined into a tour around Brazil, Argentina and Chile, inclding Rio de Janeiro, Salta, San Pedro de Atacama, Santiago, 600km of the Austral road, down to Caleta Tortel, then Bariloche, Calafate, Ushuaia, and Buenos Aires, largely suggestions by Jamie Swan of Journey Latin America. All the arrangements, places to stay, excursions etc worked ...

Two lifetime ambitions, to visit the Atacama desert, and to drive along the Carretera Austral, were combined into a tour around Brazil, Argentina and Chile, inclding Rio de Janeiro, Salta, San Pedro de Atacama, Santiago, 600km of the Austral road, down to Caleta Tortel, then Bariloche, Calafate, Ushuaia, and Buenos Aires, largely suggestions by Jamie Swan of Journey Latin America. All the arrangements, places to stay, excursions etc worked perfectly, and were excellent choices, clearly largely made from personal knowledge. I would absolutely use JLA again for any trip to Latin America.

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See comments above. Utterly professional, efficient, helpful, with excellent personal knowledge of Latin America.

Journey Latin America / Journeyscape by Trevor, 22 Feb 2017
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Lima to Buenos Aires via Easter Island

Starting in Lima, Peru, we travelled to Easter Island, through Chile from Santiago to Torres del Paine and then from Tierra del Fuego to Buenos Aires and many places inbetween. The sights were incredible, the people welcoming and the experiences beyond memorable.

Starting in Lima, Peru, we travelled to Easter Island, through Chile from Santiago to Torres del Paine and then from Tierra del Fuego to Buenos Aires and many places inbetween. The sights were incredible, the people welcoming and the experiences beyond memorable.

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JLA are the ultimate tour operator to Latin America. This was our second trip to South America with them and I thought they would struggle to match the quality of our first journey. However, they surpassed their own standards and everything went perfectly. Tremendous organisation, a great tour leader and terrific value for money.

Signature Costa Rica by Deechops, 22 Feb 2017
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Everything exceeded expectations!

Costa Rica is a wonderful destination. The wildlife was hugely varied and accessible. The Costa Ricans are friendly, the scenery is incredible and there is no litter and, apparently, no junk food.

Costa Rica is a wonderful destination. The wildlife was hugely varied and accessible. The Costa Ricans are friendly, the scenery is incredible and there is no litter and, apparently, no junk food.

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Journey Latin America know Central and South America well and work to very high standards. This is not the first time we have travelled with them and we were just as delighted as last time.

Self-Drive Argentina by Garonne, 22 Feb 2017
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Visit to Salta and Jujuy with JLA

Had a self drive hokiday to Salta and Jujuy in Argentina. Saw some amazing scenery and wildlife. Stayed in local hotels and ate local food. Excellent

Had a self drive hokiday to Salta and Jujuy in Argentina. Saw some amazing scenery and wildlife. Stayed in local hotels and ate local food. Excellent

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We have now used Journey Latin America twice and both times we had excellent experiences. They use local Agents, but also local 'boutique' hotels. We hired a car this trip abd the GPS was pre-programmed with sights to visit.

Spirit of Colombia by Alan, 13 Feb 2017
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Overall a very good tour.

A wide ranging tour of Colombia giving a good flavour of different parts of the country.

A wide ranging tour of Colombia giving a good flavour of different parts of the country.

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JLA tours benefit from excellent specialist knowledge of Latin America and a strong commitment to customer care particularly thyrough the high quality of their tour leaders.

Signature Mexico by Darty, 13 Feb 2017
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Culture and scenic trip

A trip through Mexico seeing both historic sights and town, villages and scenery with a two day train journey down the copper canyon.

A trip through Mexico seeing both historic sights and town, villages and scenery with a two day train journey down the copper canyon.

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Journey Latin America have always been reliable an very efficient. This was our fifth trip with them. They are good at booking us in to individual style accomodation where appropriate and balancing the trip with different things and some free time as well. Thier local knowledge is very good which enables them to tailor the needs to the traveller very efficiently.

Signature Costa Rica & Panama by Carly, 10 Feb 2017
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A great adventure in luscious scenery with delightful people

A great trip through Panama nad Costa Rica, I was travelling alone and felt very well looked after by JLA nad their local agents.

A great trip through Panama nad Costa Rica, I was travelling alone and felt very well looked after by JLA nad their local agents.

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Very efficient and knowledgable

Ecuador's highlands & Galapagos by lindy loo, 8 Feb 2017
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Trip to Ecuador and Galapagos cruise

Trip to Ecuador (Quito and Mndo) and Gapagos cruise (MV Grace)

Trip to Ecuador (Quito and Mndo) and Gapagos cruise (MV Grace)

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Very helpful, superb organisation

Spirit of Colombia by Giacomo, 6 Feb 2017
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An excellent introduction to various aspects of Colombian geography and culture in the highlands and on the Caribbean Coast.

After a guided tour of Santa Fé de Bogotá, and a visit to the gold museum, we flew to San Agustín to see the archaeological park and make a journey through the hills on horseback. We then took time out in Bogotá to walk up to Lake Guatavita, see an outstanding tango orchestra and dancers perform in a large theatre, paid for by the City Council, visit more museums & take a tour on the city tourist bus, with its young actors performing en route...

After a guided tour of Santa Fé de Bogotá, and a visit to the gold museum, we flew to San Agustín to see the archaeological park and make a journey through the hills on horseback. We then took time out in Bogotá to walk up to Lake Guatavita, see an outstanding tango orchestra and dancers perform in a large theatre, paid for by the City Council, visit more museums & take a tour on the city tourist bus, with its young actors performing en route. Then we journeyed to the Tayrona National Park, where we walked along a jungle track, crossing columns of leaf-cutter ants and seeing monkeys in the canopy overhead. We finally arrived at a series of small bays on the Caribbean Coast. The water temperature was just right for a relaxing swim. Next, we travelled on to Aracata to see Gabriel García Márquez' childhood home, then on to Mompos for a journey down the River Magdalena and a study of the brilliant night sky from our hotel roof, under the guidance of Daniele Binaghi. Finally, we drove on to Cartagena de Indias for a city tour, drinks on the walls, a roof top dinner and a ticket for the Hay Festival in Cartagena. A truly memorable experience!

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Everything was meticulously prepared and organised. We were found competitive air fares and given all the advice we could have wanted. The places visited were varied and our guide (Daniele Binaghi) attended to all our needs. No detail was too small for him. He managed all payments for local guides, advised on the best restaurants in every town and suggested interesting places to visit in our spare time. Journey Latin America must be congratulated for putting together such an interesting itinerary.