"Amazing trip in Atacama desert and Bolivian Salt Flats"

Overall organization and management of details was great--Thankyou.

"Back again to hike the Inca Trail"

We did this hike back in 2018 and had a great time, wanted to repeat the experience with my now 14 year old son and it went great.

"Amazing trip to Peru with Southern Explorations"

Southern Explorations obviously asked the right questions and listened to our requests. We received just the right amount of local guidance and accommodation with the perfect level of comfort (not budget, not luxury for us).

"Trip of a lifetime"

Southern Explorations were absolutely amazing!

We organized our tour of Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca (plus some additional transfers) through them from Australia. Communicaton was seamless and without delay, notwithstanding the time difference.

The tour itself ran like clockwork. Everyone was where they were supposed to be, when they were supposed to be there and all our guides and drivers were lovely.

Recommendations for accommodation were great. Titilaka was divine (a wonderful recommendation by Kaitlyn), as was the Hacienda Urubamba, where we wished we could have had another night!!

The real highlight of the trip though, was our guide Jose Luis. He was just incredible and I have to say that our trip would not have been the same without him. His people skills, his ability to interact and his knowledge just blew us out of the water. His ability to keep six, sixty plus year olds clambering up the terraces at Machu Picchu under control was commendable! We have a standard joke amongst us that one of our party members always asks the weirdest questions. Jose Luis was even able to keep up with him! I would recommend Jose Luis to anyone and he is a magnificent asset to Southern Explorations by his association with their business.

We were dealing with Kaitlyn in the booking phase and her knowledge and recommendations were just so appropriate to our needs and specifications. With her assistance we were able to tailor a tour that was truly memorable.

Kaitlyn and the Southern Explorations Team made the whole experience a true trip of a lifetime and we cannot thank them enough.

"Great trip to Quito, Equador and the Galapagos Islands"

First let me say that Marissa and Kaitlyn were most helpful as we were reviewing exactly what kind of trip we were wanting to take and were always responsive to my many questions.

Once we embarked on our trip it was great that we had Adrian our tour guide to pick us at the airport and was with us every step of the way while we were in Ecuador. (This was huge whereas we have been stranded at the airport before and no one picked us up for our hotel transfer). Adrian was very friendly, personable, attentive and punctual. It was a pleasure meeting him and we enjoyed our day tour to the equator and the museum there, while in Quito.

For our trip to the Galapagos, Adrian left us with Tony another guide at the airport, who took our bags, got our plane tickets and got us through all the airport red tape.

Once in Galapagos the crew of the Calipso were all just fantastic. The accommodations and food were both great. The nature guide Marcos was exceptional as well and we enjoyed the hikes with him viewing the wildlife on the islands as well as the snorkeling trips. Note, that I'm very apprehensive when it comes to water activities and Marcos was very attentive to make sure I was comfortable in the water. The trip to the post office at Post Office Bay, Floreana was really cool and we received on of our post cards in the mail last week that we had "mailed" there.

This was a bucket list trip and everyone made sure that the trip was exceptional.

"Trip to Galapagos Islands"

Our trip to the Galapagos Islands was amazing! Southern Explorations handled every detail. Our guide was amazing; she was friendly, organized and knowledgeable. She made sure that we had an incredible time. We did not have to worry about a thing.

"Trip of a lifetime"

Trip of a lifetime. Excellent job with updated details of itinerary. Would highly recommend to future travelers.

"Trip of a lifetime!"

Highly recommend Southern Explorations. Our 17-day trip through the Sacred Valley, Peru; the Amazon, Peru; and the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador was flawless. The guides were so knowledgeable. I cannot say enough about Milagros, our guide in the Sacred Valley. We had amazing, one-on-one time with her. She tailored everything to our taste. The Alya, our boat in the Galapagos, was beautiful. It was a pleasure working with Kaitlyn from SE, planning this trip. She provided great input. Thank you!!!

"From arrival through departure…"

From arrival through departure everything went smoothly. Trip and accommodations met expectations.

"Great Trip to the Galapagos"

Southern Explorations planned an amazing trip. They really think of everything including arranging hotel rooms for our lengthy layover between flights so we could rest and relax before our red-eye back home. All other accommodations were also really great. They were vey responsive to any questions or concerns both before and during the trip