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We traveled with IE on 2 separate trips, Machu Picchu and the Galapagos. Both trips were well organized and staffed and both were great fun. We learned a lot from IE's excellent guides. Great hotels especially during the Machu Picchu trip.

I have used International Expeditions for trips to the Amazon, Galapagos and most recently Cuba, and I find their trips well organized. The guideds I have had on each trip are so good, very informative and very professional. Have always had an enjoyable time with each of the trips I have had with them.

International Expeditions runs a first class operation with excellent trip advisors and informed and professional guides and staff. We have taken two trips with them - one to the Peruvian Amazon and the latest to the Galapagos Islands. Their accommodations are excellent with fine cuisine, often focused on produce, seafood etc., from the localities visited but with good variety with something to please everyone's palate. They work with you to ensure that you understand all details about your trip before departure and are available if there is a problem (we had none). I highly recommend them to anyone wanting a well-tailored and executed adventure.

Our guide was fantastic - and both naturalists extraordinary. Made it fun, helped us learn, created a life time experience. The boat and amenities were wonderful. The food outstanding, and the crew was so attentive-talented-and professional. My only suggestions would be to create a photo data base to provide linked to the list of flora/fauna we summarized toward the end of the trip. Also maximize the on land portions as you can, depending on the season.

We went to the Galapagos with International Expeditions and had a wonderful time. The food was great and the staff were friendly and helpful. The guides helped us to see and appreciate the birds and other wildlife. Truly a trip of a lifetime.

We have taken two trips with IE and both were excellent. We were impressed with organization of the trip as a whole, knowledgeable and friendly guides, and unique, personal experiences.

Our International Expedition tour guide was from Ecuador. I had the feeling from our first meeting that he was not pleased to be leading a tour in Cuba. I am an elderly widow and was traveling the first time on a tour without a companion. I was nervous about the trip and misplaced things a couple of times, but caused no major inconvenience to the group. However, the guide, although coldly polite, was obviously irritated. We spent one whole day at sea in rough waters, and although I was well, one lady was very seasick. I thought that was time wasted. That being said, my family and I spent 2 weeks on an International Experdition to Peru and had lovely people with which to work and had one of the best vacations we ever had. I would not recommend the trip to Cuba.

The tour of the Galápagos Islands was wonderful. ...everything I hoped for. I am 80 years old, with asthma, so I managed what I could of the trip. Riding around in a Panga as great, and I saw lots of scenery and sea birds. The treks across lava fields was interesting, but too long for me.....I found a 3 hour + hike, up hill and down dale at the very limit of what I could physically handle. I did not try the snorkeling or swimming, as I have asthma and the water was quite cold. The shore walks were fine and interesting. The treks through land areas were fun, seeing iguanas and various birds that Darwin studied. Turtle island was terrific, with all the Galápagos turtles walking around. The boat was lovely, accommodations great, food excellent, guides excellent and informative, evening lectures/movies were educational. The fellow travelers were attentive, interested, on time, cooperative, genial.