Journey Latin America / Journeyscape Traveller Reviews

excellent combination of traditional and modern, nature and history. car was ok for the amount of driving that we did, mostly on decent tarmacked roads but I would not like to have gone off road down their equivalent to B roads!!! I would also like to thank JLA for offering self drive in Mexico when a number of their competitors told us that it was not popular. Yet we found it to be excellent and a much more affordable option than being chauffeured round in a country that does not warrant such a close guard unlike African and other Central/South American destinations.

excellent communication and realistic price. very positive about self drive in Yucatan after I expressed initial apprehension. A guide to prices in restaurants and petrol preceding trip would have been beneficial. Also, road maps and/or city maps were needed - good job I had wifi and an iPad to take photos of the maps on my phone. Would not have been a problem had I have had a Rough Guide but I only booked and paid for the holiday 2 days before I flew from London to Cancun so I could not get hold of one in that short time. A road map of the entire peninsula was provided but clear road instructions on Mexican road with poor signage would have made the travelling much easier as we made several (rectifiable) mistakes. Just took us a lot of extra time and fuel to rectify these navigational mistakes!

Helpful and efficient

We stayed in 5 different places to experience the diversity of what Costa Rica has to offer. All the hotels were excellent but it was wonderful to have all the logistcis taken care of without us needing to worry about how we got form one place to another. Costa Rica is a wonderful country that has tried hard to retain its spectacular ecology but at the same time it has a good tourist infrastructure.

They made it very easy to put together a multi centre trip and then make it happen smoothly

Following 2 days in Mexico City which included a visit to the Teotihuacan pyramids we flew to Oaxaca, a colonial town with an interesting market and where they specialise in making chocolate. We saw the ruins of Monte Alban and then travelled by air to Tuxtla Gutierrez. We had a boat trip up the spectacular Sumidero Canyon, after which we were driven to San Crisobal de las Casas. This was a very pretty town, again, in the colonial style.We visited 2 Indian villages the following morning and then had a long drive to Palenque. We stayed in a great resort village near the archaeological site and saw some wildlife (agutis, squrrels, bats, howler monkeys) up close.After Palenque we went to Campeche and stayed in a convered Spanish barracks. We then moved on to Merida via Uxmal and Kabah. We were able to see pink flamingos at Celestun and then visited the popular Chichen Itza before finishing our holiday with a couple of days on the beach in Tulum.

Very efficient and organsied things just as we wanted them. Everything worked like clock-work!

3 week trip private tour covering Peru (Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley and Puno/Lake Titicaca including Vistadome train and Andean Explorer train), Bolivia (La Paz and Isla del Sol), bus trip from La Paz to Chile (Arica) with onward travel to Santiago de Chile and Easter Island). Excellent trip, well organised, with professional guides who were passionate and knowledgeable about their countries, history and culture. Would definitely recommend journey Latin America UK and would use again for any future South American travel.

Journey Latin America UK

My third time in Cuba - a beautiful place. We had a hire car and drove around the eastern end on the island. The hotels were good and the roads were bad ! Such an experience to see a country with an amazing political history. There are problems of course, but very few places have that feeling of magic ---

The second time I have used JLA. Both times were brilliantly organised. My ideas were taken into account and I felt safe and secure with the advice and help. I would highly praise their UK side AND the links with the Cuban side.

Visited rain frest and Galapagos

experience and helpfulness drew together exactly what we wanted

An excellent holiday to a lesser known part of Peru. The itinerary had a good balance of archaeological sights with more general experiences. The organisation and leading of the tour was also excellent, with a skilled and knowledgeable tour leader.

JLA was impressive from start to end of the tour. The itinerary was excellent. The blooming experience was easy and the sales consultant knowledgeable,

We travelled the length of the country, spending time in Havana, Vinales, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Santa Clara, Camagüey, Santiago and then flying back to Havana for another two nights before returning home on day 18. Beautiful countryside with, in vast farming areas, cowboys on horseback and main transport seemingly horse and cart. Charming! The further south we travelled, the warmer the people and the hotter the music. Santiago became our favourite spot on this trip.

We planned the whole trip with Journey Latin America and they arranged all the details involved. Everything worked like clockwork and all accommodation chosen suited us very well. The trip was a total success and JLA played a big part in ensuring this.

All arrangements and accommodation were excellent.

I will use this company again!