"Chile - a dream trip November 2018"

Ed Chaplin organised a fabulous trip to Northern Chile, following our specifications.
As had been himself a short time ago, he was able to advise on a sensible itinerary and time to stay in each place. All transfers and arrangements went without a hitch, and the hotels he chose for us were amazing.
Without reservation, I would recommend this company.

"We really enjoyed working with Nick and…"

We really enjoyed working with Nick and his team. They had good recommendations and you can't beat that the service is free - would definitely recommend if you're looking for a low stress way to plan a trip to Argentina.

"Honeymoon in Brazil, Peru and Argentina!"

Just got back from our honeymoon and thanks to the South America Specialists, it was a truly a memorable experience. We couldn't recommend more. Nick was extremely helpful and we spent about three months or so specifically tailoring the trip we were looking for. The hotels they suggested and booked for us were all great (location and staff were perfect). The team is very responsive and were able to change our itinerary midway through the trip and everything was confirmed on the spot. The tour companies they work with locally were very helpful as well. They assisted with restaurant bookings, private tours, and general recommendations about the places we were in. You wont regret booking your next trip with them!

"Honeymoon in Argentina"

Wonderful trip organised by Ed. We went to Argentina on our honeymoon and visited Buenos Aries, Los Glaciares National Park, Peninsula Valdes and the La Pampas region. It was a fantastically organised trip and we were very well looked after at every point. I would highly recommend The South America Specialists!

"We used The South America Specialists…"

We used The South America Specialists and couldn't have had a better experience. The service they organised was impeccable and I will use them again on our next booking.

"Small enthusiastic team who know Latin America really well"

The South America Specialists are a small team. Their undoubted strengths are that they really do know Latin America, their recommendations for where to go and what to see are excellent, they are flexible at the planning stage of a trip and keen to meet the traveller's wishes, they are quick to respond to emails and suggestions, and the documentation and online support (via the app Vamoos) is efficient and helpful.

The downside of being a small team is that they rely a lot on their service partners, suppliers and in-country agents. Their in-country agents are mixed, and in some cases they in turn have delegated to a local agent, which means contacting anyone in the event of difficulties can be challenging, time consuming and expensive in calls. They also rely on being updated by their in-country agents when things change, which did not always happen.

They use FlightCentre as their flights booking agent and on my trip they and I were badly served by some unimaginative and unhelpful routings/timings selection from FlightCentre which I had to put right myself.

In summary, The South America Specialists delivered a first rate holiday for me, but not without quite a bit of input from my side and double-checking that things were practical and would work on the ground. I would certainly recommend them for the experienced traveller who knows what he or she wants and has some familiarity with Latin America, but the traveller who has not been to South America before or who wants their trip more closely planned and their hand held more tightly during the trip may prefer a bigger or more established agent.

"2 weeks trip in Chile and Peru"

We did a 2 weeks trip in Chile and Peru for our honeymoon. Overall it was spotless and even above expectations
In the trip preparation they took our requests and desires into considerations and definitely delivered. They also offered some sounded advises based on their strong experience.
Organisation on site was perfect and even though we didn't have any issue, we could feel we were in good hands in case anything happened.Hotel selected were awesome and the places visited breathtaking.

"2 weeks in Peru"

We had the most fantastic 2 weeks in Peru and Nick and the team really helped us to make the trip the best it could be. I'd highly recommend them as specialists for this extraordinary country.

"Superbly arranged honeymoon to Argentina and Brazil"

Both Kerry and I had travelled to various south American countries before and we knew that - as well as being a fascinating part of the world, it can be a challenge to work out an itinerary and make all the logistics work properly. In choosing The South American Specialists to organise or honeymoon adventure to Argentina and Brazil, we knew we were placing considerable trust in the company to help get all of these aspects exactly right so that we could relax and enjoy ourselves.

Fortunately, Nick and his colleagues proved to be excellent at all of this. Nick took the time to work with us - using his considerable local experience to help us plan the best places for us to visit given our available time, our preferences and the season. Our trip was going to take us from Buenos Aires to El Calafate in Patagonia - then Mendoza, Iguazu - over the border to Buzeos, in Brazil, and finally to Rio de Janeiro. From start to finish everything worked flawlessly: airport pickups, flights, and tours. The company has great taste in choosing hotels, guides and other local suppliers - as well as suggesting the best places to see en route. We stayed nowhere that we did not love or which did not treat us as special guests. We were provided with ample, and flawlessly accurate information on each place we were to visit. We were left with a series of wonderful memories of both counties from our honeymoon - and we would recommend The South America Specialist in a heartbeat to anybody else looking to plan such a trip.

"Honeymoon in Peru"

The South America Specialists organised our honeymoon in Peru and we couldn't fault them. Communication before the trip was great and they did everything we asked of them. Arrangements when we were there were all seamless and all of our travel and transfers went smoothly, and our guides and excursions were all brilliant. We had an incredible trip and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them!