We had a wonderful trip to Ecuador… We had a wonderful trip to Ecuador organized by Alan and Martha Cohen, SA Vacations. The local recommendations for Quito hotel (Patio Andaluz) and Amazon experiences at the Sacha Lodge and the Amazon Manatee explorer cruise were perfect for our group of 8, ages 27 to 87. The team of greeters and guides in Quito were perfect. Every connection was easy and clear. We asked to adjust our Quito day to include the botanical garden and they didn't miss a beat setting it up. They also helped us with restaurants and taxis for our free. Every connection was eased with clear guidance and help. We are very grateful to Alan and Martha and will certainly reach out to them for any future trips to South America.

Bucket List Trip - OUTSTANDING! This trip was SO well organized and executed. At every stop, we were greeted by a member of their team. The tours were well planned with the guides being very knowledgeable and helpful. A special shout out to Paul in Machu Picchu who helped my husband (who will be getting his hip replaced in July) navigate the steps up and into and out of the Citadel AND Raul in Santiago who we were fortunate to have on every tour and drop off and pick up from the airport. He was so helpful and kind. Our only suggestion would be to have something planned on the last day, so there isn't such a hours long gap before a late night flight out.

Bad travel arrangements / good tours Houston - Quito - Galapagos: bad scheduling: arrived Quito hotel 105 a.m. wakeup call at 4 a.m.; hotel 45 min. drive from airport. Houston - Chicago- Vancouver: not a logical routing; not enough time in Houston to make connection; had to rebook but got a more logical routing via LA to Vancouver. Tours / local transportation / local guides-drivers: all good Overall rating: 2.5/5

Patagonia & Iguazu Falls Trip We recently took a trip to Patagonia & nearby towns, Iguazu Fall and Brazil and were very impressed with SA Vacations and Martha who put together the itinerary for us. Since the trip was over 3 weeks long with numerous international and internal flights and hotel stays and tours, we were concerned at first but Martha did an excellent job in organizing the trip. We were met by courteous and professional guides at various airports who drove us to our hotels and picked us up for excellent tours. Everything was executed flawlessly and we were very impressed with Martha and the company. Since this was the first time we used SA Vacations, we had lot of questions for Martha and she answered them patiently and thoroughly. We also had to make changes during the planning stage and she was able to modify the trip to fit our needs promptly, thanks to their extensive knowledge and experience on South America. SA vacations and Martha have far exceeded our expectation and we’ll definitely use the company again for our next trip to Galapagos and Amazon. We highly recommend this company!

Epic trip! Fantastic trip! Galapagos has always seemed like an unreachable destination that you only get to hear in the history books. South American Vacations turned that dream into a reality for us and with absolutely no complications or speed bumps along the way! Everything was perfectly executed - from booking us great airfare tickets for a more than reasonable price, offering a full-packed itinerary including a city tour of Quito and providing us with great accommodations for the entire trip including our hotel in Quito and the cruise line we ended up going with to the Galapagos which was a small, intimate but luxury cruse ship, but still for a fair price since the cruises in the Galapagos account for most of the cost for the trip. The cruise was clean, staff was friendly, and the excursions were nothing short of amazing. I highly recommend South American Vacations if you are planing to vacation in Ecuador/Galapagos. Thank you for an epic experience!