Veloso Tours Traveller Reviews

The two of us experienced a brilliant two weeks travelling around parts of Peru. Starting in Lima, then on to Arequipa, Colca Canyon and up to Lake Titicaca before reaching Cuzco, the Sacred Valley and, of course, Machu Picchu. Travelling within Peru was a mixture of flights, train and boat trips, and being driven.

Our trip was organised for us by Veloso Tours. They did a great job with the planning ahead of the trip, making the changes we requested, and providing detailed itineraries and supporting information. Once in Peru they provided a series of excellent and very knowledgeable guides to take us around the sights, and to help us with all our travel connections. The hotels they recommended were also very good. All these things taken together made an excellent and very memorable holiday for us both. We would certainly recommend Veloso to anyone considering visiting Peru.

We went to Belize and it was wonderful. The first week was spent in the rainforest the 2nd along the beaches of San Pedro. A real contrast

Veloso Tours organised everything superbly.

We took an individual tour holiday in Brazil. We flew direct to Rio de Janeiro for 3 days, then we flew down to Iguassu to see the brilliant waterfalls, then up to Manaus and then a four hour trip onto an Amazon lodger by the indigenous people for a 3 day stay, the high spot of the holiday for me. After all that we returned to Rio for a couple days chilling out. Everything worked like clockwork, amazing organisation, superb guides, lovely hotels, absolutely the best.

Knowledgeable, caring, skilled. They organised a brilliant schedule and provided us with superb guides, lovely hotels and every detail correct in every way. They even contacted us let us know that British Airways had a sale and they got us a deal on our flights. They are brilliant, amazing and I would recommend them without reservation.

We visited Easter Island and stayed at the Explora, which was all inclusive and also included trips. We then went to the Lake District for 2 nights then Chiloe for another 2 nights, staying at the excellent Tierra hotel where, again, all trips were included as well as all food and drink. In between each place we flew in and out of Santiago.

We wanted to go to Easter Island, the Lake District and Chiloe. Paulo at Veloso recommended the ideal length of time at each destination and great hotels. He also provided guides for each place, which included areas of interest and restaurants. We weren’t part of a tour group but the transfers worked smoothly.

Contacted Veloso to put together a trip that included meeting our relatives in Buenos Aires. Worked with the team at Veloso to tailor the holiday to meet our specific requirements. Tour was well organised and we saw the main cities but also areas of natural beauty.

Friendly and approachable. When we were looking at costings and ways to adjust the schedule they listened and provided objective advice to help with us making final decisions in terms of the itinerary.

A very well organised trip to Peru including Lake Titicaca, Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Galapagos. The tour guides were excellent. They were well informed, considerate and seemed to enjoy their work. They plan our trips around our capabilities. The yacht trip around the eastern islands of the Galapagos was well organised with plenty of activities, both on and in the water as well as the islands. Altogether a wonderful trip that will remain in the memory for ever.

Listened to our requirements, answered our questions, provided information and then produced an itinerary that worked. What more can one ask for?

Billed as an Aztec and Mayan cultural trip it offered so much more. As well as the fabulous historic sites, the scenery food and nature we encountered on the trip was second to none. Our guides were all superb and also gave us a good insight in to the culture and background of the countries we visited. Everything ran like clockwork. We even had what turned out to be a private plane on Tropic Air. Another great experience.

Excellent knowledge of the ares visited and very patient with the changes we made. Veloso helped us pick the mix of hotels we wanted for our budget and extremely helpful with our requests and sorting out flights because of various schedule changes. We are already planning our next trip with Veloso

A 14 day tour taking in all of the sights. A fantastic experience taking in the culture and geography. Eleven busy days with some very early starts but with three valuable ‘rest’ days. A reasonable level of fitness for walking and climbing was necessary due to the altitude to enjoy the experience

All three members of staff had been to Peru. We based the holiday on a set tour and then we altered it as we discussed our requirements. The itinerary meant we saw everything and the guides were fantastic. Times to meet were precise and drivers / guides were there waiting every morning , even at 5am

We had such high expectation for this holiday, which included numbers 1 and 2 on our bucket list. Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu. Everything out did our expectations. The Galapagos cruise on MY Letty was just wonderful, everyday we thought it couldnt get better - but it did. All the staff on Letty were amazing, our two guides were so knowledgeable, their love and respect for their islands and its wildlife was infectious. We were sad when we had to leave. Then on to Peru, culminating in a 2 day visit to Machu Picchu, What an experience, again out did our expectations. On the second day we had tickets for WaynaPicchu, it was lovely to see Machu Picchu from a different angle, even though it was quite a climb!

A huge thank you goes to VELOSO travel for making out holiday such a success. They were excellent from start to finish. The organization was exceptional, the whole holiday ran like clockwork. We were very impressed with the pack that came with our tickets etc. The presentation was excellent and included lots of helpful additional information. We were certainly highly recommend Veloso to anyone travelling to South America.

We had an amazing 2 week /4 centre holiday to Brazil organised by Veloso Tours. We met our daughter in Rio, where she is currently studying and had a fabulous guide for our first of four days in the city. We then flew to the beautiful Iguasso Falls for 2 days. We flew on to Manaus and spent half a day exploring the city before sailing down the Amazon to lodge for 2 days. Our final visit of the trip was to Salvador - an amazing city with a very different vibe to Rio. Highlights of the trip for me were watching the sunset over Ipanema Beach and swimming in the Amazon. We would have loved to have stayed longer in each venue but work constraints meant this had to be a whistle-stop tour. We packed a great deal in, saw such incredibly beautiful and diverse places and made lots of special memories.

We had such a wonderful time the organisation was flawless - in a holiday that relied on excellent planning there was not one single glitch. Our accommodation was fabulous, every flight connected (in spite of a massive storm as we left Iguasso) and our guides we great. Veloso helped us plan this trip of a lifetime with just one month’s notice and much changing of plans along the way. Nothing was too much trouble for them - they even organised an escort to take our daughter safely back to her flat in Rio as we flew home. I very much hope to go back to South America and I will most definitely be booking any further trips with Veloso.