GUEST TRAVEL REVIEWS

We’d just like to say thank you very much for our recent holiday. Everything about the company and the country was absolutely fantastic, and we all had a wonderful time. Picking out highlights is hard. Obviously, Machupicchu was one of the main reasons for the trip, and it didn’t disappoint, in fact it was even more impressive than we thought it would be. Watching the condors over the Colca Canyon was an experience we won’t forget, and all of the countryside around that area is spectacular. Cusco is a lovely city, one that I’d like to return to sometime – there are so many restaurants we never got chance to try!

But some of the extras that we weren’t expecting when we looked into going to Peru were also highlights themselves. Visiting Umasbamba community was very interesting and it was really good to meet the local people there and see their way of life. I know that Paul, as a teacher, wants to follow up the work that you’ve been doing with the children. Ricardo was an entertaining host as he took us to his local market and showed us how to cook lunch; I’m hoping to try the lomo saltado sometime! And the rafting was great fun, none of us had ever done it before.

The best part about the whole holiday however was the personal touch. All of Kuoda’s representatives were very professional and friendly, without exception. Special mention has to go to Julio, our guide in Cusco, with his knowledge of pretty much everything related to Peru, and his good humour. We enjoyed our few days in his company, and managed to teach him a few things about English football! The personal nature of the trip was summed up when we were able to postpone our visit to Ollantaytambo ruins, so that we could watch Cusco play a home game on the Sunday afternoon, accompanied by Julio! Many thanks to him. Also to our driver, Jose Luis, who waited for us during the game! – he was superb throughout, and a great character; many thanks to him too. Luis, our representative in Cusco, was also very helpful, and always on hand if we needed him. And it was lovely to meet you at the end, Mery, and a nice touch to come and see us in the VIP lounge!

There’s lots more I could say but it would take as long as the holiday did to say it! Attached are a just a few of the hundreds of pictures we took. Unfortunately, we can’t travel quite so far a field every year, but we’d like to think that we can return to South America sometime, and if we do, we’ll certainly be coming to you!

All the best and thanks again

We got back safe and well, although exhausted!

Sorry I did not reply, Things have been extremely busy!

I hope you and the team are well, I am hoping to get some pictures onto a disk for you soon and posted over. In the meantime I have attached a few!.

It seams like such a long time ago that I was climbing over Machu Pichu, and exploring lake titicaca but we had a fantastic time and thanks again for organising such a great trip – you can be sure that I will be running a marketing exercise in the UK amongst all of my friends.

Keep in touch & all the best,

Hi Mery…The kids arrived home in the middle of the night on Monday. Leah called around 10 a.m. the next morning to tell me of their wonderful time and how much you and your staff did to make the trip, not only memorable, but fun and exciting. She did not have a negative thing to say and she said that everything was just perfectly planned for them. Leah has her photos on Facebook and my friends are telling me that they are fabulous pictures. I don’t belong to Facebook, so I haven’t seen them yet. Our family went out to dinner on Tuesday evening to our favorite Mexican restaurant…Don Jose’s. Eric and Leah shared a lot more about their time in Peru and their Inca Trail hike to Machupicchu. They were so impressed with Raul. Eric and Leah said that their porters were dressed in nice attire with sturdy hiking boots. They said that it wasn’t the case with other groups & they felt sorry for groups with porters that only had sandals to walk that difficult terrain. Both thought that the meals along the Inca Trail were delicious. Eric was wishing for the pancakes with the caramel sauce again. It was so neat that you incorporated so much culture & history into the tour and it was especially nice to meet the Peruvian people and see their villages and homes. During their short time in Lima on the final day, they bought my granddaughter (their niece) a lovely handmade adoptable doll named “Chaska”. Mery, we cannot thank you and your staff at Kuoda enough for making Leah and Eric’s trip to Peru an amazing experience. I have passed on information to my manager and told her what a great job your company did. Hopefully something will come of it. Please keep in touch. Warm regards

Beste Jole,

Dank voor je attente email. We hebben zeer genoten van onze Peru reis. Je organisatie was perfect. Echt totaal geen klachten.  Ik zal jullie bedrijf bij iedereen die een Peru trip overweegt aanraden. Ik heb een aantal foto’s op de site van Flickr gezet.  Ik zal je uitnodigen om ‘ friend’ te worden, zodat je ze kunt bekijken en downloaden. Je bent ook vrij om ze op jullie website te zetten. (niet onze gezichten svp).

Hartelijke groet,

I want to again say a big thank you from Jean, Rachel and myself for a wonderful vacation. Throughout our many travels, working with you and your team was the very best. Jole created a trip that fit us perfectly and Teddy & Raul executed it perfectly. We also appreciated the special way you recognized Rachel’s birthday. She cherishes especially the bracelet which she wears constantly and the beautiful cape from Raul.
I have not forgotten about reaching out to Bank of America in Florida. I have a call with the bank tomorrow with plans to discuss your needs. In addition to the wire transfers, I will inquire about merchant services to see if there is an alternative to PayPal for accepting US credit cards.
Please know that we will happily be a reference for KUODA and your fine service. Again, many thanks for everything.

Jay