"Highly organized and helpful"

Heather was so helpful in planning our trip to Peru. We went from an initial idea to booking everything in just over a week. She was very prompt in responding to all inquiries and the one issue we had while we were in Peru she resolved right away. Everything was very organized which allowed us to really enjoy our time away. Would recommend Discover South America to anyone!

"First Time Peru Travelers"

Peru was our first trip to South America, and as such, largely unknown to us, logistically. Thus, it was vital that details were handled to a high degree of certainty, and that is what was provided to us by Discover South America. Not only were connections clear and prompt, the local guides and drivers were professional, knowledgeable, safe, entertaining and personable. Hotels were well-located and of high quality, and although we were traveling with a group of eight, these high ratings were shared by all in the group. In addition, Heather was able to adapt parts of the trip to fit individual member's interests, and customize/change aspects as we requested or found necessary. Plane flights made sense and were booked correctly, although did have four internal round trip flights once we arrived in Peru - a first of all of us. Plus, with the high altitudes, we needed days for acclimation, and those were planned for and easily accommodated. Thus, we are uniform in our 5 - star ratings, and would gladly answer questions of a more detailed nature, should that be necessary. Applause and many thank-you's to Heather and DSA.

"Incredible Trip Thanks to Discover South America!"

From the minute our group (4 couples) started planning our trip to Peru with Heather from Discover South America, her suggestions and recommendations couldn't have been more perfect for us and our interests. Heather is an extremely competent travel consultant; great communicator and very knowledgeable about the areas we were visiting. While we were planning, she always got back to us promptly to answer our questions. The properties were perfect. All our guides and drivers were warm, friendly, and loved teaching us about their country. A few times we spontaneously wanted to visit something not on our itinerary , and our guides were flexible with these new additions. Our trip was flawless! You can totally put your trust in Discover South America to organize a fantastic trip for you, whatever your budget. I can highly recommend this company.

"Very well organised trip and helpful …"

Very well organised trip and helpful staff

"Absolutely excellent service from first …"

Absolutely excellent service from first to last with Discover South America- the hotels we stayed in were first rate, the hand-picked tours were fantastic, the coordination of flights and transfers were absolutely wonderful. Heather was a terrific organiser for our trip to Peru and we had an absolutely wonderful time - the only sad part was saying goodbye!

"Discover South America - Peru"

Just returned from a tour of Peru. Excellent knowledge of the country by Discover South America made for a fantastic trip made all the better by well organised arrangements from pick ups and transfers to the use of local reputable tour operators who provided excellent service and guides. Will definitely use this company again for advice on our next South American holiday. Recommend unreservedly:)

"Great experience with Discover South …"

Great experience with Discover South America
I have just got back from travelling to Peru and Bolivia
I can recommend travelling with Heather and her company eyes closed.
Super efficient at each step of my trip from organisation to proactiveness during the trip.
The team is so professional and put together a made to measure trip adapting to each need and budget. Hotels adapted with very good service and facilites and tours really interesting. As an individual traveller I was reassured and made to feel very safe and comfortable throughout the trip. What was really nice was that the local tour companies and hotels chosen were socially responsible ones.
I thoroughly enjoyed my trip and would definitely book again with Heather.
Thanks to a great team
A happy traveller - Claire
13th April 2017

"Well organised holiday"

Can't fault the team at Discover South America. The tour that was put together for us was well planned and executed throughout. What did impress was that when I took ill it only took one e-mail and flights were re-booked and hotels rearranged to suit. Couldn't ask for more.

"Amazing Holiday in Peru with Discover South America"

We spent 9 days (8nights) in Peru. DSA arranged all our transport, hotels and tours. We stayed in standard hotels which were all clean and nicely decorated with good breakfasts. One of the hotels had the most spectacular view of the Andes and most had some original decor which made them a bit different. All the transport & tickets worked like clockwork. I had been a bit worried because some of the info on the foreign office website about Peru was a bit scary but everything was fine because of the good organisation. We decided to stay in Ollantaytambo first as it is a bit lower than Cusco so we had some private guides as well as group tours. The guides were knowledgeable and fun and great about taking loads of pictures of us. Machu Pichu was just incredible. We were in Cusco for new year's eve and had a great experience at a group meal with local entertainment overlooking the main square so we could go out at 12 for the main event. We were then only a few minutes walk from our hotel. I would definitely recommend DSA to anyone thinking of traveling to South America!

"Great trip with some avoidable glitches"

Positives:
Lovely hotels - Rio Sagardo, Sumaq, Casa Castelana and Belmond Miraflores;
Very helpful over XMas week end when flights got cancelled / delayed.

Negatives:
Guides' English was only average,
Machu Pichu guide was not traceable for 35 minutes,
Aguas Calinetes meet and greet was a disaster (wanted to put us on the bus, when the itinerary called for lunch on arrival),
Bad car at Lima,
Poor advisory on limited luggage for Amazon trip (we could take our normal suitcases), the need to take torches (the resort provides), and no advisory to not change money at airport (rates in city much better),
LAN seems a better airline than Avianca.