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Hi Jenny
Thank you so much for your help. You made it practically seamless. It
was nice of you to make last minute changes for us. I will be
recommending to friends that they contact you at Gateway. Thanks again
for everything!
Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year.
Angela
Date : Thursday, January 5, 2012
Dear Yen Seng,
I just wanted to thank you for everything you did to make our tour so
wonderful. It exceeded our expectations in every way. The efficiency of
the tour operators and guides was especially notable. Our airport
transfers and tour pick-ups were always on time. The sites we visited
were an excellent value for the money. The hotel was comfortable,
convenient and very clean. We loved everything about this trip, met some
wonderful people and were treated very well by everyone. The Peruvian
people were a delight. Thanks you so much for your efficiency also. I
would recommend this company to anyone wishing to visit Machu Picchu and
Cusco.
My sincere appreciation, Mary Ann G. Smith
Date: Sunday, October 23, 2011
Hello Maribel,
I would like to thank you for all your suport! You’ve done an excellent
job! I have some friends who are eager to do the same trip, I will
surely recommend you to them!
Success! Wish you all the best,
Amanda Cavalcante
Date: Thursday October 13, 2011
Hola Angie!
First I wanted to say I had a great time in Peru- it is beautiful- thank
you for all of the assistance!!! Secondly, I would like to plan another
trip, but with the 4 day hike into Machu Picchu for the same time next
year. I am thinking that there will be three people this time, please
advise.
Regards,
Patrick
Date: October 2011
Dear YenSeng,
We had a great time in Peru. Thanks for putting the package together for
us.
Quan
Date: Monday, September 26, 2011
Hi, Yen Seng.
I would like to thank you for a superbly organized tour, we were taken
care of in every way possible and had a wonderful tour.
I congratulate you on having done a super job!
THANKS!
Costa Hanegraaff
Date: Thursday, 22 September 2011
Angie,
Just a quick note to tell you how much we enjoyed our trip. The trek was
wonderful, and your operator did a great job with meals, setting up camp,
and guiding us. Thanks so much for all of your help, advice and
assistance.
Regards,
Karl
Date :Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Jorge,
Thank you soooo much for a wonderful trip. The accommodations and the
guides were fantastic! We had a great trip.
Thanks again,
Patricia Henderson
Date: Monday, July 18, 2011
Dear Mr Yong
We just got back from our holiday in Peru and would like to thank you for
organizing it so well. The hotels and services your company provided far
exceeded our expectations.
Thank you once again.
Linda
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Dear Angella,
Thank you for the great vacation u arranged for me! It was more than beautiful
and most probably i will come back one day. I will surely recommend u to all my
friends!
All the best!
Regards,
Gabriela
Date: Friday, June 17, 2011
Dear Mayra and Jorge
We had a magnificent tour of Ecuador Galapagos Machu Picchu and Santiago in May
thanks to your wonderful tour arrangements and bookings.
It was great to be met at each airport with a personal sign of our own, amongst
a sea of faces. All of your agents were reliable and friendly, and contact phone
numbers were answered when we had airline delays and changes.
The tours to the above destinations were memorable and the tour people of each
country we visited in South America made our stay very pleasant.
All hotels were excellent, especially in Quito, and the Galapagos Legend cruise
ship was a first class experience.
Thank you once again
Kaye and Denis
Brisbane Australia
Date: Friday, June 3, 2011
Dear Angella,
I wish to thank you for the travel plans.
The only problems were the hotel in Macchu Picu with the rooster waking us up at
1am, 3am, and 5am, and not knowing which airlines was flying us out to the
Galapagos. It was kind of scary when we asked for out tickets, and being told
that there was no record of us traveling, until my son found out that we were at
the wrong airline (we were told by the guide to go to counter 3, and it was
counter 8 that was our airline).
The islands you sent us to were a wonderful experience! The guide was
informative, and the lunches were very good. The Hotel Silverstein was very
nice, the staff was very friendly and helpful, and the food was good.
The food in Peru, especially the buffet at the restaurant in the Sacred Valley
was wonderful. The best restaurant which my family raved about was the one in
the Sacred Valley. Please send all your visitors to that one!
They will love you for it! My children and I could not stop talking about it.
My daughter and I went to explore the old town part of Lima on out last day, and
had a wonderful experience seeing the military band perform in front of the
church, and seeing the fair.
I appreciated the fact that your contacts were following us when the plane had
electrical problems, and knew about our delays. It was good knowing that you
knew what was happening to us.
I appreciated all the guides you gave us.
I did become sick with altitude sickness in Cusco. The tea did not help. I
drank several cups of it. One of the tourist recommended the white/red capsules
which worked well, but took time. I would recommend that future tourist see
their doctor before coming to Cusco for a script of Diamox, if they can have it
to reduce the likelihood of this happening to them. My daughter had a slight
case, but my son was not affected by it. I should have asked the hotel for
oxygen.
We did take a side excursion to Isabella with another agency on Sunday, and that
was not a wise choice, for the sea was too choppy, and the boat had problems.
So we learned our lesson-to stock to your plans, Angella!
I will recommend you to anyone who asks for the best agency to go to if visiting
South America.
In the future, I might want to return to Peru to see the rain forest, I will
email you for your help.
Take care, and best wishes!
I hope that my daughter, Anna, did not give you a hard time!
Ruth Schap
PS I wish that I had the opportunity to stay longer.
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Mayra,
I just wanted to let you know that we all had a wonderful trip to Peru and on
the Inca Trail. All of the details were arranged perfectly, thank you so much
for all of your help. We all will highly recommend Peru Gateway Travel to any of
our friends that want to make the trip.
Thanks again!!
Michelle Chisholm
Date: Thursday June 2, 2011
Dear Angella,
We have been back to Bangkok already. I just want to send you this mail to thank
you for your excellent program arrangement and coordination. Apart from minor
incoordination about the dinner, all other part of our trip are pleasant,
enjoyable and exciting!
We have been warned many times about traveling to Peru. However, everything was
higher than our expectation. Peoples were friendly. The trip was safe and well
coordinated. The accommodations were above standard of 3 stars hotels. Polices
were everywhere around tourist places and they were helpful. The food were good
especially the ceviches. Moreover, places we visited were very impressive
especially Machu Pichu, Arequipa, Puno and Cusco.
We have not climbed the Huayna Pichu as expected because my friend had been
there in April and he told me not to do so (He is above 70 years old). However,
we had been at Machu Pichu during sunrise and spent 7 hours there, including
walking to the Inca's bridge and the sun gate and were really impressed.
Thank you again for your help. We had showed the pictures and video tapes to our
friends and will recommend Peru and your travel agency to ones who are
interesting.
Regards,
Preyanuj
Date: Monday May 30, 2011
Hi Angie
We had a great time in Cusco/MachuPichu. All the arrangements and connections
worked very well. The Gateway to Peru agents were all extremely good and
professional. The only criticism we have is the hotel in Agua Calientes was
poor. No Hot water at all for the time we were there so no hot showers were
possible. I would suggest that another hotel be used in the future. That kind
of thing in hotels is beyond your control I know.
We have been very pleased with everything you have arranged for us.
Regards
Chris
Date: Sunday, May 29, 2011
Hi Yenseng,
Thank you so much for arranging such an amazing trip for me and my mom. It was
my first time in south america, and i am already in love with the city and the
people. We had a wonderful time exploring the city ourselves in conjunction to
all the trips you had arranged for us. I told all my friends how great
everything was and they already asked me for your contact!
Does your agency have sister agencies in other countries?
Again, thank you for all your help Yenseng.
Best,
Germaine
Date: Saturday May 21, 2011
Dear Melisa,
We returned from our trip this week and I want tell you that it was wonderful.
Every thing went very smoothly and we were well taken care of.
Carolina was our guide and she did a terrific job. Her English was excellent and
she was very personable and knowledgeable. She made the experience very special
for us.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Connie Hensler
Date: Friday May 20, 2011
Dear Melisa,
First, I want to pleasantly inform you and your company that our group was most
pleased with the exceptional tour guides, the good food at restaurants you
selected, and the very fine hotel accommodations provided from May 8 to 13
through your services. The tour was excellent, and the guides, Alvaro and Juan,
were motivating, inspiring, experienced, interesting, helpful, and very
conscious of our needs.
Richard MacIntyre
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Dear Angie,
Thank you for making Peru trip worth visiting. We really had a good time. If my
friend want to go to Peru, I'll recommend you for sure. We might have chance to
visit again too.
Best regards,
Wipada Lerdrit
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Mayra,
I have made it to Cusco and will begin my journey home.
Thanks for everything. I was a bit worried with all the transfers, hotel, etc.
but all has gone well and this trip is a highlight in my life.
Kind regards,
Michele
Date: Thursday April 21, 2011
Hi Angie,
I never got a chance to thank you for all of your help planning the trip. It
was a wonderful experience and one that I will never forget. Here are some
pictures so you see what I look like and maybe you could send a picture back so
I can see who was helping me out this entire time. Maybe one day our paths will
cross again and if you ever come to the US please let me know. Thanks
Brian
Miércoles 27/04/2011 07:27 a.m.
Hi Angella,
I just wanted to write and say THANK YOU for an amazing trip. Everything was
great!!! All of our tour guides were informative and professional. We especially
loved Carlos! I know we forgot to hand in our surveys but if you have an
electronic copy, we would be happy to fill one out.
Again, thank you for all your help!
Audrey
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011
Dear Mayra,
I have returned from the Peru trip you set up for our group and wanted to thank
you for such an interesting and informative trip. Peru is a beautiful country
and its people have a lot to be proud of. I enjoyed the variety and pace of the
trip and feel I touched several areas of the Peruvian culture. Everyone we
encountered was knowledgeable and extremely courteous and helpful. Lori and I
returned to Machu Picchu on Thursday morning to be a part of the 400 people that
hiked Waynupicchu! It is such a well maintained trail and well worth the
efforts to be a part of the 400:)!!! You might think to offer the second day's
entrance pass for people who like to hike and remind people that the Ministry of
Culture only accepts soles for the entrance ticket. If we had had more time, I
could have easily stayed another day at Aguas Caliente.
The only delay we experienced was with Star Peru Airlines as their flights were
delayed for 3 hours on our flight to Cuzco and 1.5 hours delayed coming back to
Lima (other airlines seemed to be departing on time). We enjoyed Saturday's
tour of the coast and Pachacamac and ate dinner at La Dama Juana where we
enjoyed seeing the Peruvian Traditional Dances being performed.
So thank you for your assistance with this trip. I will be recommending your
company!
Regards,
Trish Watson
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Hello Rita!
Sorry for the late reply. The 2 days we spent in Lima before our departure back
to Cananda went by so fast I hardly even had a chance to check my e-mails.
Justin has a family member who is a missionary priest and lives in Lima so we
spent our last 2 days with him and had a great time.
We were definitely impressed and appreciated the excellent service that you
provided us through Peru Gateway travel. Your follow-up phone calls and
availability at various times of the day were much appreciated and we will have
a lot of good things to say about your company! We will keep excellent memories
of our trip to Peru! All the great tours we did and the nice people we met were
unforgettable!
Sincere thanks,
Veronique and Justin
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Angella.......... we just returned from Peru and had a great vacation. Our time
at Sandoval Lake Lodge was wonderful and truly one of the highlights of our
trip. I do need to tell you that the Don Carlos Hotel in Puerto Maldonado
was the only disappointment of our trip. The place was empty, not ready for
guests and seriously run down. I didn't take any pictures, but truly, it wasn't
open for business. I suggest you not book any other clients in that place.
John DeMaria
Enviado el: Domingo, 03 de Abril de 2011 10:54 p.m.
Hola Rodolfo,
I had a wonderful trip in Peru, and Peru Gateway Travel did an excellent job for
me. I was very happy with the itinerary and with the services provided while I
was in Peru, especially the transfers from one place to another. I will be happy
to refer Peru Gateway Travel to my friends and other people.
Muchos gracias.
Graham A. (Sandy) Harrison
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011
Dear Rita and Mayra
FEEDBACK FOR GATEWAY TRAVEL
It is incredible that I have not personally met anyone from Gateway Travel. All
our dealings have been via email and maybe a couple of skype calls. However I
feel that Rita and Mayra are part of my family. They looked after me as though
I was someone very special and unique to them. Traveling on my own through Peru
was a fabulous journey and knowing that I had these connections made thisngs so
much easier. All my transfers were easy. I felt like I was being handed from
one pair of warm hands to another pair of warm hands. I did not have to think
about anything other than being ready at the right time.
There were situations on the tour that called for flexibility and they were
handled with grace and ease. I felt totally comfortable and trusting that things
would happen with this company. When I woke up one morning and decided not to
go on one of the tours it was Gateway Travel that made things less expensive for
me. When I wanted to change things mid stream they assisted me all the way.
They replied to all my small insignificant inquiries with grace and with
accurate information.
I have realised I am not so good with organised tours. My level of independence
must strike all parts of my life. However if I wanted to do another tour
anywhere in Peru or other places I would use this company.
Blesings Karen
Date : Wednesday February 16, 2011
Hi again Angie,
I'll provide my friend with your contact information and really recommend you to
this person as well as others - as we are very satisfied with your
arrangements and performance. I'll will also talk to a person, within the travel
industry, and recommend you.
Best Regards
Sture Franzén
Date: Sunday, February 13, 2011
Dear Melisa,
Just to let you know.....we had a wonderful trip. Cusco and Machupicchu were
amazing. Your guides were the best.
Thank you,
Glenn and Emily Smith
Date: Thursday, On February 03, 2011
Dear Mayra,
Thank you so much for all the work that you've done for us. It was a pleasant
stay in Peru, all the things were very good and all of this thanks to you. In
the begginning I was a little bit unsecure with a company found in the Internet
, but after I saw your professional work to present the itineray and all the
details, I've became confident and go with you.
I am so happy to find that your travel agency knows to do its job in a very
pleasant way.
All the best to the entire team that work for us!
Thnak you so much
Monica and Vali Popa
Date: Monday, On January 31, 2011
Dear Jorge,
I liked Peru very much. Our people is happy and I told to my friends that the
trip was amazing.
Thank you!
Regards,
Ricado Sant' Anna
Date: Friday, On January 28, 2011
Dear Angella:
I have been meaning to write and tell you how much we enjoyed the trip tp Peru
last November. It was the best trip I have ever taken. Everything worked
perfectly, from meeting Hal and I at the airport in Lima, flying to Cusco, the
hotel in Cusco(especially their breakfast), the Inca Trail, and getting us back
to Lima for our trip back to the US.
All of your support people in Lima and Cusco were extremely helpful and friendly.
Now about the Inca Trail. The trip was amazing and our guides, Saul and John,
were great. Saul's knowledge of the history and old ways of the Incas was
amazing. Camping out on the trail was a great experience. I don't think Hal and
I have slept in a tent since we were in the Army 35 years ago. Even the camp
food was excellent. The weather was great and the scenery was spectacular, but
the steps were tough, and the altitude did not make it any easier.
I would certainly recommend the trip to everyone. However, if you are over 60 (
we are 64) you had better be in great shape. I thought it was harder than
running a marathon. We were worn out, but we enjoyed the challenge.
Thanks again to Perugateway Travel for a great trip.
Bill McGough
Date: Sunday, On January 23, 2011
Hi Melisa,
We're back from our exciting trip to Peru and wanted to share with you our
wonderful experience and offer a few suggestions.
We had wonderful meals everywhere we went. The food in Peru was outstanding!! It
was always fresh, well prepared, and presented. On our first day, we had pizza
in Miraflores that was just "out of this world!!" We loved the hotel in
Miraflores, Lima; very quaint and lots of history. Last, our guides were well
prepared. The highlight, however, was the Vistadome train ride to and from
Macchu Picchu with the smoked salmon lunch and fashion show!! WOW!!
Cusco was also a wonderful experience. The Monasterio Hotel was a grand
experience because of the terry cloth bathrobes and shoes, the friendly service,
and, of course, the food.
These are our Suggestions:
1. Day # 1 should not have any activities scheduled as there isn't time for rest
from the morning flight. Discovered that our bodies did not acclimate properly.
As a result, we experienced sickness for two days.
2. Should not need to pack up belongings and have luggage stored for one night
as a requirement for making the overnight trip to Macchu Picchu because guest
will return to same hotel next day.
3. There should be A smaller Van available to bring tourist back to the hotel in
Cusco after finishing the group tours. There should be no need to walk up to the
hotel from the SQUARE in Cussco.
We hope these suggestions will be helpful for your future planning.
Thank you.
Best regards,
sara warfield
Date : Friday, On January 21, 2011
To Whom it May Concern:
My wife and I engaged Mayra Velasquez at Peru Gateway Travel to assist us in
planning our vacation to Peru.
This letter acknowledges that she worked within both our monetary and time
budgets to provide a vacation that was well paced, educational and enjoyable. In
short she made our dream come true.
All our in country accommodations from hotels, to transfers, to air and train
reservation and the English speaking guides she engaged for us made our time in
Peru a truly memorable experience.
Mayra was always available both by phone and email to give us experienced and
wise counsel in the planning stages of our adventure. Her suggestions were well
thought out and her knowledge of her country is invaluable in planning a trip
that took us from the rain forests
to Cusco, a city 11,000 feet above sea level. Through it all, Mayra was always
pleasant and professional. Mayra and her agency have the attitude that the
customer is always right. They will do everything within their control to make
your travels in Peru comfortable and timely. When we arrived at each city,
waiting for us at the airport or train station was an English speaking guide. He
was carrying a big sign with our name written on it. We knew immediately that we
were in good hands.
I have no hesitation in recommending you use Mayra and Peru Gateway Travel to
plan your Peru adventure. I have given them permision to use this letter of
recommendation and forwarded to them photographs of our wonderful journey
through Peru that we also allow them to share with prospective clients.
Sincerely
Martin Kalikow
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Date: Tuesday on January 4, 2011
Dear Melisa,
Coming back to my home from such wonderful and interesting advendure which I had
in Ecuador, Galapagos and Peru I really would like to thank you very much for
the excellent trip organisation and all your efforts which you made to do this
tour comfortable and nice!
Once more thank you!
Merry X-mas and Happy New Year!
Kind regards,
Irina Lapshevich
Date: Tuesday, On December 21, 2010
Hi Angie,
I came back from Peru yesterday and just wanted to say thank you.
Everything was organized perfectly. I had a great time.
I will definitely recommend your company to my friends.
Best regards,
Rie
Date: Tuesday, On December 21, 2010
Hi Angie,
I came back from Peru yesterday and just wanted to say thank you.
Everything was organized perfectly. I had a great time.
I will definitely recommend your company to my friends.
Best regards,
Date: On December 13, 2010
mayra,
what a great trip. all the transfers were perfectly timed and the tours were
wonderful. our accommodations in cusco was very comfortable and the staff very
helpful and friendly. the 4 day inca trip was spectacular and our guide juan was
just perfect. i was one of the oldest at 60 years old on the trail those days
and felt very safe and pampered. one of the guides stayed back to be sure i made
it to the next meeting place. the young trekkers almost always cheered when i
came into camp. the weather however did not cooperate and the rains made the
trails very slippery. we did not get that gorgeous view of machu picchu
that we hoped for but the tour of the ruins made up for it.
thank you.
colleen and Richard Gulling
Date: Thursday, On December 09, 2010
Dear Melisa,
A belated note of thanks for the excellent service and organization of the Cuzco
trip. I was very happy with everything and would like to make special mention of
the extraordinary help and professionalism of Carlos Metsas, who made sure every
aspect of the trip went well. You are very lucky to have such world class
professionals on your staff.
Best wishes,
Siobhan
Date: On November 28, 2010
Dear Erica,
Just a quick note to tell you that I returned from Peru yesterday and everything
was PERFECT. We had a wonderful time and all of the arrangements your company
made were just right. Thank you so so much,
Kristin and Susan Goodwillie
Date: On November 24, 2010
HELLO FROM THE BERGERS..WE ARE SAFELY BACK AT HOME NOW WHERE WE
WANTED TO COME AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WELL ORGANIZED TRIP TO CUSCO
AND MACHU PICHU ON THE 7 AND 8TH OF NOV. FROM LIMA OFF OUR HAL CRUISE.WE WISH WE
COULD HAVE REACHED YOU VIA INTERNET FROM THE SHIP AS MANY OTHER PAX WOULD HAVE
BOOKED THE SAME TOUR TO JOIN US ON THIS JOURNEY BUT WE HAD NO ACCESS TO THE
INTERNET.. AGAIN MANY THANKS AND WE WILL KEEP YOUR CONTACT TO REFER TO FRIENDS
OR FAMILY WHO MAY WANT TO VENTURE INTO YOUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY..SINCERELY ART AND
JEANNINE BERGER
Date: On Sunday, the 21st of November, 2010
Hi Angella & Erica,
Please accept my sincere thanks for a very nice visit to Peru and convey my
thanks to the others who contributed to my trip.
I had a setback after arriving at in Lima because I misplaced/lost my passport
holder somewhere in Cusco airport, fortunately I had removed my passport for
check-in, etc. Some travelers checks and a credit card was lost but I took care
of but in Lima.
MP was the highlight of my visit and it did not disappoint, I feel sure that I
will return and the next time I will climb Wayna Picchu.
Later,
Edwin
Date: Saturday, On November 20, 2010
Hello Rita,
I just got back from my trek last night and had a great time. This whole trip
has been amazing.
. ..
Thanks for all your help. I will recommend your tour company to my friends.
Kyle
Date: On Sunday, the 14th of November, 2010
Hi Melisa,
Sorry for causing you such concern and for the late notice of the cancellation.
I was still hopeful we could make it to Cusco.
Anyway I am pleased to say, due to the profesionalism and can do attitude of
your organisation that we were able to complete the Inka trail.
We arrived at our hostel in Cuzco and within 10 minutes I had a phone call from
someone in your organization and said they would be coming around to see us.
When the lady got there she said if we could be ready in 20 minutes then we
could still do the Inka trail.
We had some reservations at first because of not aclimatising but then thought
why not.
It was one of the most challenging things I have done but also the best thing I
have done.
One person made it all that more special, our guide for the 4 days, Carolina. I
have been to few countries and been on a few tours where we have had tour guides.
No one comes close to Carolina. When we first met her she came across as this
very friendly person and straight away we felt comfortable.
On the trail she had very interesting stories to tell. Not only about the ruins
on the trail but, also about the history of the Inca empire.
My travelling companion suffered from a little altitude sickness after the 2nd
day and Carolina was always there to make sure he was feeling OK and even took
action to make sure he felt better.
At dinner and away from the hike she was always attentive and took a keen
interest in getting to know everyone better.
When my friends say they are going to do the Inca trail I will most definitely
be reccomending them to your organistion anf if she is available to ask for
Carolina.
I have one problem though. We were on a tour with 3 german people so it was a
small group of 5.
Hernan and I made the mistake of joining in with them in tipping our guides.
They had this system where they would give $2 per day per person. This came to
all of us putting in $16 each. In my opinion this was not enough. We wanted to
give Carolina and Juanna (forgive me if that is not how her name is spelt), some
more privately without the germans knowing. I think it would have made them look
bad if we had openly given them more in front of them. After we all said our
goodbyes we searched frantically near the bust stop to find them, without luck.
Can you tell me now how I might be able to send her and Juanna some more money.
As I am typing this I am embarrased we only gave so little. Hope you can help.
Once again thank you for a wonderful and exciting adventure.
Regards,
Dean Maher
Date: On Sunday, the 14th of November, 2010
DEAR Melisa Leon
thankyou so much for the great vacation, i will recommend you to friends the
trip was perfect, i wish that i could of got pictures from the rafting co I
don't know the name if you do that would be great, thankyou so much for
everything.
Date: On Sunday, the 14th of November, 2010
DEAR JENNY
Thank you and the peruvian people for a pleasant stay in Cusco and Machu Picchu.
Everything went very smooth and there where high class on both the guides and
transportation. Not to mention the hig class hotel Novotel Cusco.
Me and my brother highly recommend your travel agency.
Greetings from Sweden
Stig Eriksson.
Date: Saturday, On November 13, 2010
Hello Rita,
I want to thank you for all of the support in preparing for our trip to Peru as
well as being available for additional arrangements. Our trip was a great
success as a result! Leo and I were able to explore many amazing sights from
Machu Pichu to Nasca. Next trip will have to include regions north of Lima.
Peru Gateway travel is definitely on my 'recommend to friends' list.
best regards,
Dawn
Date: Friday, On November 05, 2010
dear Mayra,
I've wanted to let you know how impressed we were with your country.
our stay in Peru was truly amazing one.
we've met wonderfully genuine people and we had great and unforgettable time.
climbing Machu Picchu was terrific!!!
there is only one thing I think we should mention though.
the matter of tips for porters turned out to be a vital issue.we couldn't fail
to notice how hard these men work on the trekking.
while for us it was evident that they should get a big tip some people were not
so clear.
your email was very specific and we thank you for delivering this information.we
just wanted to let you know that we encountered this situation and it was very
awkward and in the end we felt really bad that maybe the porters didn't get what
they should.
anyway,thank you once again for everything,I'm sure it wasn't our last time in
Peru.
sincerely,magdalena and agata
Date: Sunday 17th of
October, 2010
Mayra,
Thanks again for putting together a great trip for me! You did a great job. I
just wanted to let you know that I was talking with a couple yesterday that
wanted to do the hike to Machu Picchu. I gave them your email address and told
them to ask for you.
I have some pictures of the guide from my trip, Ro. I promised to email them to
him, but lost his address. Do you have it?
Thanks again,
Curt
Date: Tuesday, On October
05, 2010
Dear Melisa Leon and All
My wife and I came back home from the very pleasant and comfortable journey in
Peru.
We appreciate the people in peru-gateway-travel who sincerely guided us during
our visit in Peru.
Specially, reprensentatives in cusco(young man) and in puno(young woman) were
very kind in receiption and other works.
Again, we enjoyed very much this traveling in Peru.
Best regards,
Oan Chul Choi and Joo Won Sun in Seoul, Korea.
Date: Friday, On September
10, 2010
Hi Kimberly Luna,
I would like to thank you and your team for the really great service my friends
and I received during our Nazca trip. One of our late bookings had a few hitches
but I am sure she will contact the agency directly to let them know. The other 6
of us had a really wonderful time – thank you
Kind Regards
Tania
Date: Monday, On August 30, 2010
Angella
We had a fantastic trip to Peru. We can't thank you enough. Carlos Martinez did
a wonderful job in coordinating our Cusco activities. The Hotel in Cusco was
delightful, quaint and comfortable. We will definitely recommend it to anyone we
know heading to Cusco. The tour guides were great, and the people who met us at
the different airports and hotels were flawless. Once again Great Job!
The only minor complaint we had was over the El Santuario Hotel in Aguas
Calientes. it left much to be desired and I would encourage you to maybe select
a different hotel for your clients. (The hot water was very hit and miss, it was
under renovations, and the lights from the hall lit the room through a window
above the door.) We were only in the room for sleeping at night, so overall it
had very little impact on our trip.
The extra day at Machu Piccu was fantastic, and may be something you want to
promote with your clients. We wish we had more time in Cusco to see all the
local archeological sites, so we will be planning a return trip in the future
and will contact you when we do.
Thank you for setting up the best vacation we've had in 10 years.
The Alberts
Date: Monday, On August 30, 2010
Hello Angella,
We just would like to thank you for this amazing and exciting holiday and the
outstanding perfect organization!
Especially thanks to the Trekking crew with Juan as a great and funny guide who
well knows the Peruvian history and Walter as a real five-star cook! We will
strongly recommend agency to friends.
Best regards
Wolfgang & party
Date: Saturday, On August
28, 2010
Angie,
Thank you for all the careful planning! Our trip was fabulous! You organized
everything perfectly! We are exceptionally pleased with everything and will
recommend Peru Gateway to all our friends and family.
Jason Folkman and Victor Seguritan
Date: Thursday, On August
26, 2010
Mayra,
I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our trip to Peru. It was
absolutely amazing. Everything was perfect. Thank you so much for answering all
my questions and making this an adventure of a lifetime.
Best regards,
John
Date: Tuesday, On August 24, 2010
Dear Jenny,
Just wanted to thank-you for arranging a wonderful trip. Every thing went
without a problem. Your choice of hotels was excellent! Peru is an amazing
country and we will recommend Gateway Peru to friends who are traveling there.
Thanks again for everything!
Sandy &Sylvia
Date: Tuesday, On August 10, 2010
Jenny, good morning
I would like to thank you for all of your help in preparing this WONDERFUL tour.
Everything went well not counting the altitude sickness Juliet had. I would like
to post a critique but can not find where to do so, can you help me?
Thank you again,
Taum McGinnis, from the thriving metropolis of Misawa, Japan
Date: Tuesday, On July 27, 2010
Mr. Yong:
Thank you very much for arranging our tour of Peru. My husband and I had a great
time in Macchu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. We are very pleased with your
service. All transfers and tours were on time. All your agents were very
friendly, helpful and knowledgeable, especially Carlos in Cusco and Johnny in
Macchu Picchu. We will definitely recommend your agency to our friends and
relatives.
Thank you.
Chitra Chandran
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2010
Hello Yenseng,
I want to thank you for all your help in planning our trip to Peru. Our group of
eight people all had the best time ever. It is not easy to plan for so many
persons of different ages and interests, yet it was a great success.
Everyone in our group loved the Royal Inca II in Cusco. Some of our members
needed some down time prior to the Inti Raymi. Thanks to your staff, they
were accommodated. I appreciate the efforts and professionalism of the tour
guides and bus drivers. The tour guide at Machu picchu was very knowledgeable
and we highly recommend her.
Our trip to the Amazon was also a very positive experience. The Wasai Tambopata
Eco Lodge was wonderful. The food was fresh and prepared typical
to the area. I was disappointed however, in that there were no birds at the clay
lick. Some other people from the lodge went to a different clay lick
that had hundreds of macaws. I realize that nature is unpredictable. However, I
did see a few macaws on the premises of the lodge.
I would like to make one suggestion. When we received your vouchers upon arrival
at the airport in Lima, we did not have confirmation numbers for our
domestic flights. When traveling from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado, no one from our
party was in the system. When we entered our passport numbers at the
kiosk, they were not recognized. We called Gateway Travel in Lima which in turn
called the airport to confirm our reservations. We did make it on the
plane with plenty of time, so all turned out well.
Thank you for your courteous service. I will recommend you to my friends.
Renee Becker
Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2010
hi angie, this is joemar. we are already in aguas calientes and
we are having the fun of our lives!!! thank you sooo much for helping us making
our dreams into reality.. you´re the best!!! our tour guide, his name is
vladimir is amazing and everything so far is great.. tomorrow is our hike to
machu pichu.. were waking up early in the morning around 4 am to hike around 430
am.... looking forward to it. i would definitely recommend you´re agency to any
of my friends who wants to go to machu picchu.... looking forward talking to you
when i get back to california!
God bless!!!!
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010
My sincere thanks to you and your
Company for making such wonderful arrangements for the trip to Machu Picchu. We
were met and looked after just as we had hoped.
I would certainly recommend your Company
for any future trips. Your prices are a fraction of those being charged by the
Cruise Line for exactly the same service. We flew on the same plane, ate in the
same restaurants and road on the same buses and trains.
Many thanks again
Dr. F.D. Forbes
Date: Wed, 26
May 2010
Ivan,
We just returned home and one of the first things I wanted to do was thank you
for an exceptional trip. Your service was above and beyond what we expected.
Every little aspect of the trip went as planned, everyone was truly wonderful to
us and you covered ALL the details perfectly.
I want to especially point out how VERY, VERY pleased we were with our guide,
Carolina. She is truly a gem and you should be very proud to have her, she was
exceptionally knowledgeable, her English was flawless and she was very patient
with the middle aged, slightly out of shape hikers that we are!!!! She is really
a treasure and she deserves a big raise!! :) She is the best of the best.
Everything went wonderfully, we had a great time and again - I want to thank you
and your company for such really great service. If you ever need someone to talk
to potential clients or give you a recommendation - we would be happy to do so -
you made our trip a memorable and happy one that we will always remember.
THANK YOU!!!!
Benjamin Thomas
Melanie Geiser
Date: Tues, 25 May 2010
Hey Melisa,
Jared here. I’m back in NZ. Just wanted to write a quick email to say cheers
for the tour of Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Had a brilliant time.
Much thanks,
Jared Phipps
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010
Ms Jenny Vecco
Just wanted to let you know we had a fantastic time on our trip to Cusco
that you arranged. Thank you again for all your help and would recommend
your services to friends and family
Gregory Giroux
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010
Julia,
Thank you.
Sorry for the delay in replying; We had a great time in Cusco and are now
back in Buenos Aires.
The staff at Orquidea Real were extremely helpful and pleasant to work with.
The accommodation was just what we had hoped for and we enjoyed it.
The whole services and arrangements for the tour were excellent, and we were
amazed by the way every part of the visit was coordinated.
Congratulations to all for a wonderful experience for us.
Also we met up with some other people who had used Peru Gateway, and they
were also praising the services you have provided.
We must return sometime!
Thank you
Chris & Jean Murray
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010
Ivan,
Thank you for making our Peru trip an experience to
remember. Your timing was impeccable and the staff excellent.
Thank you Jessica and Johney for Machu picchu.
Kevin Haines and family.
Date: Thur, 29 Apr 2010
Angella,
We had a fantastic time and a very successful trip. We made it!!
Juan our guide was incredible, and the porters were sensational in what they
were able to accomplish carrying Mr. Botero over 1/6 of the hike over the
steepest and most difficult terrain. Thank you!!
Is it possible to work with your company to organize the Inca Trail Hike for
others who cannot walk from around the World to come to do the Inca Trail Hike?
Can we now offer many trips with those who cannot walk to come with their
friends to do the Inca Trail Hike. Can you refer people to us, or do we refer
them to you, so we together, can offer the Inca Trail Hike to those who cannot
walk from around the world?
Thank you,
Jim Ebert
Director-Alpenglow Adventures.org
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010
Dear Julia,
We are now well home again after a fantastic week in Bolivia and Peru. Thank you
very much for your excellent arrangement and support. We were taken care of from
arrival in La Paz until departure from Cusco one week later. Everything was
arranged to our best satisfaction.
Thank you very much.
Arvid Lochert Hansen
Date: Thur, 18 Mar 2010
Dear Ivan:
Our guide was very knowledgeable. He is enthusiastic about his country and the
sites he showed us, very courteous. Really take care of us.
I (Mrs Drill) have arthritis and he found a bench to me to sit at chan chan
while he took the group to the cemetery. He told me it was too difficult to me
and my husband said he was right.
We want to thank your company, Ever and Julio for a memorable day.
P.D: Having the water, the juice plus the snack of crackers was very appreciated.
The van was very, very comfortable. Thank you again.
The 8 of us want to know that Ever gave an outstanding tour to the temple of the
moon. His knowledge, enthusiastic and explanation wer SUPERB!!!
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010
Hello Jenny
I wanted to let you know that we were very satisfy with your agency service. We
had a wonderful time in Peru!
Thank you.
Chin
Date: Thur, 25 Mar 2010
Dear Julia:
Rachel and I are back on our cruise ship. We had a fine flight from Lima to
Guayaquil on LAN Airlines and we thank you for changing our reservation to LAN
rather than TACA.
We were very pleased with your entire service and thank you for making all the
changes needed when Machu Picchu was closed due to the flooding.
Rick and Rachel Ayars
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010
Hello Mayra.
We’re back from one of the most exciting vacations ever. Thanks to you (and your
crew) our week in Peru was magnificent. Everything worked perfectly.
Only one thing might have been a little better, and that was the breakfast at
the hotel in Cusco. It was very limited in the variety, but it did not spoil
anything for us.
Please let the guides and the drivers know that we were very pleased with them
and their effort.
Thanks very much
Best regards
Johnny - on behalf of us all.
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010
Dear Maria,
This is with regards to confirmation #32469.
I was given a customer satisfaction form to fill out but I was not sure to whom
to give it so I thought I would e-mail after I got home. With regards the pick
up service, staff, accommodation, and tours, everything was excellent. The
guides were very good , the timing was great. My only complaint of Peru was that
there was too much really good food !!!!!!
I would definitely recommend your company to friends who were going to Peru. I
was very,very impressed.
Alex Houston
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010
Dear Mayra:
Thank you again for all your hard work in arranging our tour of Lima on
Wednesday, January 27.
We had a wonderful time. Bartolome Alvino, our tour guide, was absolutely
fantastic. He showed us so many things and told us so much about the city, the
history, the current conditions of living. Both he and our driver were courteous,
very prompt and helpful.
We will highly recommend Peru Gateway Travel – and will add you to our website:
worldatlas.com on the Peru page. We have hundreds of thousands of visitors every
day to our site. Next time we plan a visit to Peru, I will contact you for
assistance in our plans.
Thank you again.
Christina "Chris" Woolwine-Moen
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Jenny
Just a short email to say thanks for a well organised week in Peru. We
thoroughly enjoyed your wonderful country and appreciate how much effort you
went to in order to ensure everything went smoothly for us and we enjoyed it.
Best Regards
Russell Waugh
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010
Dear Mayra,
We had such a fabulous time thanks to you on our trip. The attached
photo is Travis and me as we were getting close to Machu Picchu.
I know I bugged you ALOT via emails. How can I give you a TIP?
If you'd like to see some more pictures, let me know. And if there is a
way I can give you a TIP, let me know!
Yours,
Bettina
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010
Hello Jenny and entire Peru Gateway
Travel stuff. Thank you so much for the Inka Trail Hike. My friend and I had a
great time!! Our tour guide, Carolina was an excellent tour guide. And also
porters did a great job carrying our equipment and preparing tasty food.
I have had an unforgettable experience.
Much appreciation to you and Peru Gateway Travel stuff!!
Sincerely,
Shou
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010
Hi Ivan,
We have just returned from our South America trip.
We'll like to send our deepest gratitude to you, your colleagues and guides for
arranging such a fabulous and enjoyable trip for us.
The gorgeous scenery, your country's long history(previously unknown to us), the
ingenuity of your ancestors, your lively music and dance, and the hospitality of
the Peruvian people make our trip in Peru an unforgettable and wonderful
experience.
So Kuen Pau
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009
Hello
Dalia,
This is Jimmy Barry,
writing to you from the U.S.A. Greetings. My wife, Cathy & I want to
thank YOU for arranging all of the details for our 9 day trip to Lima,
Cusco & Machu Picchu. It was WONDERFUL, GREAT, THE BEST ! With the
exception of the problem on the evening we arrived in Lima airport (June
19) when no one came to transfer us from the airport to our hotel, since
I had no Peruvian coins, nor knowledge how use your public telephones,
I had to tip & pay another transfer service to call the telephone
numbers you had given to me to get someone to come to pick us up.
Needless to say, after a 7 hour flight from the US, my wife & I were
tired & not very happy that we were not picked up! Then after making the
call;, two people ( Paula Arayo & another man ) arrived at the airport
for the transfer.
Aside from this
unfortunate incident, the rest of the trip, all of the transfers, the
meals, the hotel accommodations etc. were very satisfactory. The trip
was very exciting & enjoyable , one I will not soon forget. I may return
with my son ( 40 years old) next year to show him the wonders of inti
raymi & Machu Picchu. If I do, I will not hesitate to use Peru Gateway
Travel and their very best agent, Miss Dalia Cruz Valverde, to again
make the arrangements for me. I hope that you will show my letter to
your superior.
To the
superior of Miss Dalia Cruz Val Verde:
You employ a very
competent agent in the person of Miss Dalia Cruz Val Verde. She is
efficient, courteous, knowledgeable & strives to accommodate her clients
in all respects. Keep her, give her a raise in salary - she is most
valuable!
Thanks, again,
James Barry,
Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2009
Dear Patrizia & Julia,
My family have arrived back home. I want to tell you how much we enjoyed
our trip to Peru and to express my gratitude for helping to make it such
a wonderful experience. I know you must have been very busy when the
strike caused the road between Juliaca and Cusco to be closed and I
appreciate the effort you made to get us safely to Cusco. I will send
some photos soon. I would like to tell you how especially pleased we are
with Carlos Pena (Carlos of the Jungle) who was our guide in the jungle
and with Senora Carmin of the Residencia del Sol in Cusco. When my
wallet was taken in Cusco, Senora Carmin was tremendously helpful and
she always made us feel like family. Carlos has an amazing knowledge of
the plants and animals of the rain forest (and of North America). He is
a wonderful person who I will always consider a friend.
Yours truly, James Whitright
tour on June 27th
Our tour to Uros and Llachon was
wonderful. Norma was a wonderful guide and having lunch with a local family
was a nice surprise. The service was excellent and all 4 women were impressed
with the company and arrangements. thank you so much for your help. and
staying at the Qelkatani was also great, thanks for the help with that too,
Sincerely, Renee Andrini in Reno
Nv.
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009
Hi Jenny-
Please forward this to your supervisors. We had a wonderful trip to
MachuPicchu. Our guide, Raquel, was awesome. She is very
knowledgeable about Machu Picchu and is very enthusiastic about sharing
what she knows with others. Please thank her again for us. We have only
a few minor improvements we would suggest. That more care be
taken to spell names correctly on signs for pick-ups - that was a
little
confusing. Also, there was little confusion in Aguas Calientes when we
arrived regarding which hotel we were staying at, so that our larger bag
could not be transferred there for us.
Again, thank-you for a marvelous trip. We really enjoyed it.
Sincerely,
Cheryl and Sarah Loehr
Date: Tue, 26 may 2009
Ivan,
I'm sorry I didn't get back to you. Just slipped my mind.
We had a great tour, once it got started. We were delayed about 2 hours
by the Peruvian authorities but the tour was worth the wait. Our guide
was very knowledgeable and informative. The lunch was terrific. The
only negative was no shopping time but that was due entirely to the
delay in the morning.
I can't think of anything we would have changed except for the weather.
Very overcast as was most the the weather we encountered on the cruise.
Of course, you had no control over that situation. The tour itself was
wonderful and both buses seemed to enjoy everything.
Please don't hesitate to give my name as a reference if anyone asks.
Mark
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009
Dear Jenny,
We returned on Sunday from Peru. Susan and I had a wonderful time and
love your country and the people. Everything went very well and we
especially loved the Inkaterra Hotel and Machupicchu. Thanks for all
your help and of course we will recommend your company to others.
Best wishes,
Maryann Bullion
Date : Sun, 10 may
2009
We are back from a marvellous
vacation. Your guides and organisation were wonderful.
Ron Minter & family
Date :Fri, 01 May 2009
Hello Julia,
Yes, we recieved your email. Thank you so much for all that you
and your agency have done to make our trip an incredible one. We have
had a wonderful time. We have been very impressed and pleased with all
of our guides- they have always been on time and have given us very so
much history --- and the people at our hotels have gone out of their
way to take care of us. I am sure that all will go smoothly today with
the train. Thank you for seeing what you could do so that we do not have
an extra charge. We will be talking to Frank in Cusco as to an added
tour tomorrow in Lima prior to our catching out flight home late
tomorrow night. Again, thank you for all ....... we have had a very
memorable trip. Tamar Dolwig
Date :
Thu, 23 april 2009
Dear Fabiola,
Now that we are back home and settled in
after our trip to Peru I'd like to let you all know what a wonderful time we
both had in Peru. Thanks to you, also Omar, Paula, Erickson and all our drivers
and guides for making our trip so easy, interesting and special! We were very
pleased with our itinerary and all our dealings with everyone at Peru Gateway
Travel.Many thanks to all
Therese Gregson
Date :
Sat, 18 April 2009
Dear miss Dalia,
You recently requested me to contact you regarding the service of the two above
mentioned tours we purchased from Peru Gateway Travel.
I am pleased to say we were very satisfied with all the arrangements.
Everything was very well planed and our guides were very professional, but more
importantly they were very polite. Thank you and I would recommend Peru Gateway
Travel to anyone wanting to travel to Peru.
Thank you Dorne Fyten.
Date :
Thu, 16 April 2009
Thank you for all of
your heklp, the tour was wonderful. Truly a once in alfetime journey!How
can we submit a positive reveiw for Peru Gateway?
Shawn
Thu, 16 April 2009 06:39 a.m.
Dear Mayra,
we have returned from our South American trip and are safe and sound
back in Amsterdam. I want to let you know that we enjoyed our trip to
Peru immensely. You and your organisation did a very good job.
Everything went as smooth as could be expected. We loved Lima and Cusco
and we were very impressed by Machu Picchu. I am glad we stayed in the
Sanctuary Lodge, it was worth the steep price! Thank you and your staff
for taking good care of us, we will certainly recommend you to our
friends.
Kind regards,
Rob Engels.
Date :
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Hello
Alicia,
We just returned from our holiday in Peru.
I wanted to thank you for all your help and for a great vacation. We
were amazed at how smoothly everything went.
We will definitely recommend you to others !
Pascal
Date : Sunday, April 5, 2009
Hello Yenseng,
I want to thank you for all your hard work setting up our travel plans
for Peru and Ecuador. We had a fantastic time, very educational and
everything was perfect; no problems at all. All the guides were first
rate, very helpful and knowlegeable and everyone was at the various
destinations to meet and greet us. The trek was tough but we did it; it
was very emotional when we reached the Sun Gate and could see Machu
Picchu our destination. Again, thank you for helping us to arrange a most wonderful holiday.
Sincerly
Ann and Dave
Date : Saturday, March 7, 2009
Fabiola/Ivan, I simply want to say thank
you for the arrangements and follow-up for our visit to Peru. Everything was to
our satisfaction and we could not have asked for more informative and helpful
guides all along the way. Thanks again. Un abrazo fuerte,
John Adams
Date : Friday, January 23,
2009
Melisa and Alicia
Thank you for everything you did to make
our trip enjoyable, even with all of out late minute changes. The weather was
kind, and our guides, Raquel and Dante were very knowledgable and enjoyable to
be with. We loved our hotel, the ORQUIDEA rEAL hOSTAL The staff made us feel
very confortable. We will recommend you to others, and we hope someday to
regurn to Peru.
Stewart and Barbara Baily, San
Diego California
Date : Tuesday, January 20,
2009
Jenny,
We just returned yesterday from our trip
to Peru – it was fantastic! Beautiful country, wonderful people, yummy food!
We will recommend your company to friends wanting to visit Peru and Machu
Picchu!
Thank you,
Nic and Wendy Walsh
Date : Monday, January 19,
2009
Jenny
We wanted to thank you (all) for a wonderful trip. Everything went well and
everyone was great. People everywhere were very friendly.
You were able to put together our requests into a seamless trip. We never had
to worry about what we were supposed to be doing and we had plenty of time for
exploring on our own. The hotels you selected were of good quality and in good
locations. We liked that you covered all tickets and entrance fees and that you
provided local phone numbers in all locations. We needed the phone number in
Cusco when the person meeting us did not know of the changes to our plane
reservations from the week before. (Our call found him waiting in the airport
parking lot.) The Vistadome train and the Inka Express bus were both wonderful
experiences. Machu Picchu has to be seen to be believed. Our overnight stay in
Aquas Calientes was nice and it allowed us to visit the site early morning and
late afternoon when fewer visitors are present. The tour and overnight stay on
Lake Titicaca was a special highlight and our hosts were very gracious. We had
the added bounus of being there for their New Year's celebration.
On our last day where we had the 12 hour layover in Lima we reserved a hotel
room in Miraflores and spent the day resting, eating, and touring Lima. The
only regret there was that we found out about the double decker bus tour too
late to take it.
A couple of lessons we learned from this trip: The first was that when at high
altitude always request a hotel room with a window. Good ventilation is
especially important. The second was that when buying many things from street
vendors, they don't carry much change (money) and ATM's just give out large
bills. It is hard to keep a supply of small bills and change for those
important negociations. Maybe trips to banks for change could help.
Thank you again for a wonderful trip.
Mike and Sally
Date : Wednesday, January 14,
2009
Dear Iván,
We would like to thank you for organizing for us a very successful and enjoyable
Peru tour. Everything worked very well; all agents were most helpful and always
ready to help out. We also enjoyed very much staying at Casa Andina Private
Collection throughout the trip as well as the Colca Lodge.
All guides were knowledgeable and very kind - we would however wish to single
out our guide to the Cañon del Colca, Liliana, who was truly excellent.
If we may also make a couple of suggestions for improvement, we found the
morning & lunch part of the excursion to the Valle Sagrado uninteresting and
wished the visit to Cusco included more of its colonial heritage - this part of
the city deserves more than the visit to the cathedral and the two adjoining
churches!
Well, all in all, we brought home many unforgivable memories from Peru!
Warmest regards,
Górdana Jerger and Luisa Morgado.
Date : Tuesday January 6, 2009
Dear
Christy,
Just to let
you know we had a great time in Peru. The arrangements for our trip were perfect
and everything went smoothly. Your company really made our trip hasslefree, we
were met at the airport on time, the hotels were very good.I want to specially
mention our experience doing the Inca trail, it was tough but awesome, the guide
Mr Saul was very good and kept his team of visitors, porters and cook very well
organized and taken care of. Wish the weather had cooperated as well, rained
quite a bit but I guess that"s part of the experience.
Thanks again
to your organization for a great job.
Karuna Abedin
Date:
Thursday, October 9, 2008 All,
And I
want to use the word “All”... as All of you at Peru Gateway Travel
deserves a BIG THANK YOU!
Our tour was absolutely wonderful...what an experience!
All arrangements fell in place like a hot knife into butter.
Booking, travel, accommodation, food, guides, even the groups we shared
this fantastic experience with, were out of this world.
All of you deserve a pat on the back and were / are true ambassadors for
your lovely country.
Peru is a gold mine of cultural history and a friendlier nation I don’t
think one will find easily in the world.
Once again – thank you – it was an experience which we will for ever
remember.
Keep well and kind regards,
God bless all of you.
Bennie and Deidre van Wyk
Date :
Domingo, 21 de Septiembre de 2008 08:17 p.m.
Hola Angella,
Le queria
decir que nuestra visita a Machu Pichu y Cusco fue fantastica. Todo salio
perfecto. Nuestros guias son muy profesional y amables. Muchas gracias por
todo.
Saludos,
Margery
PD
Pensamos regresar a Peru. Possiblemente hacer el viaje via el Camino Inca.
Date: Tuesday, September 23,
2008
To Gateway
Travel I just had to write to thank you for making my holiday to Peru so
memorable, everything went so smoothly and both Donna and I were delighted with
all the care and attention given to us while in Peru. Thank you all so much for
making this such a marvellous experience. Hazel Goldsmith
Date : Saturday, 06 September
2008
Hi paola,
it was
great talking with you again, i wish it were because i was going on another trip
to peru. i"m sure i will go soon enough. so here"s mine and xavier"s
evaluation for fredi flores and the trip.
the trip
overall was spectacular. xavier and i felt that as soon as we landed from the
plane we were taken care of - ericson was there to pick us up and take us to the
hotel, the hotel was nice (although the sound travels easily between the rooms)
and so were the staff there, and so we really had a great time. the only thing
about the beginning trips(city tour and sacred
valley) was
that they should communicate clearly with us. when they take us from the hotel
and drop us off at the church in plaza de las armas, they should let us know who
we need to wait for and let us know that they would not drop us off at the
hotel. but other than that, we enjoyed every minute of it. mr. george was
really on point with all his facts about the city and the sacred valley inca
sites.
about the
hike - fredi was an excellent tour guide. he was very knowledgeable with the
terrain, and he knew how to tend to the needs of the people in the group. he
was organized and took care of everything. all we needed to say is that, "we
want to hike wayna picchu," and he"d make it happen. the camping equipment and
the food was good. salkantay and machu picchu were incredible and fredi,
florencio the cook, and walter the cowboy really made the experience special.
so thanks
paola for organizing everything it was a trip of a life time.
regards,
mitzi
Date :
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Hi Yenseng,
We would like
to let you know that we had a fantastic experience in Peru. We were very
pleased with the tour you put together. We are very impressed and appreciated
the services and hospitality extended, especially by Erickson Arenas, everyone
at the Garcilaso Hotel, the tour guides including Orlando(rafting tour),
Sylvia(Sacred Valley tour) and Victor(Moray & Maras tour). Also, the Hanapacha
Hotel in Agua Caliente is wonderful. We had the room with the Urabamba River
right outside the window!.
We would
definitely recommend your tour to our friends & family. We hope to return to
Peru soon.
Thanks again.
Phoebe
Date : Friday
August 29, 2008
Omar,
Hello! I
wanted to thank you for all of your help in the arrangements for our Peru trip.
We had an amazing time in Peru! The Inkaterra hotel was breathtaking and was a
highlight of the trip. Also, our private tour of the Sacred Valley was
fantastic! Dante was a fabulous guide and we enjoyed the tour a great deal.
Thank you again!
Jennifer
Date : Monday
August 11, 2008
Patrizia,
Just a quick note to tell you how impressed we were with you and Peru Gateway
Travel. Your organization is punctual, polite and highly organized.
I was very impressed with your level of service and friendliness!!
Thanks for making our journey as fantastic and efficient as possible!
Sincerely,
Chris
Newbacher
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Dear Peru Gateway Travel Team!
Our group now returned to Austria from the trip through south america.
It has been very interesting and exciting - specially the short trip to Peru
from 21st to 25th of July.
Many thanks to all members of your staff - guides, driver, back office ... -
supporting our visit in Peru from the first contact more than a half your
before till the transfer to the airport for leaving Peru: they did their
work with full engagement in an excellent way and we had a very nice time in
Peru.
Be sure that we would recomande your company to other people if they are
going to plan a tour to Peru.
Once more: many thanks for the efforts of all menbers of your staff
Wolfgang Pundy
and all members of our travell group
Date: Saturday July 26, 2008
HI, Omar--
I just wanted to take a few minutes to express my great satisfaction with
our experience in Peru on our tour last week. Overall, we had a wonderful
time--nearly everything was just great. Your representatives were always on
time, helpful, friendly and great to deal with. All of our tour guides
spoke very good English and all of the tours were excellent. Our
accommodations in Cusco and Aguas Caliente were wonderful as were the
lunches we enjoyed in Lima, the Sacred Valley and at the Machu Picchu
Sanctuary Lodge. The flights to and from Cusco on LAN were outstanding and
we really enjoyed the train trip on PeruRail from Ollantaytambo to Aguas
Caliente and back.
Best Wishes,
Alan
Date : Mon, 7
Jul 2008
Just to let you know, I just returned from Peru and the Cordillera Blanca and
had a wonderful time. The representatives were all there to meet me and your
compnay is very professional. Tania was a wonderful guide--she really did a good
job. The Cordillera Blanca was beautiful and I had a wonderful time. I will
recommend your company to other people interested in touring this beautiful area
of Peru. Thank you again.
Mitchell
Silverstein
Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008
We finished
our trip and I want you to know that we had a wonderful time. All of our guides
were excellent, and Victor, our guide for the Inca Trail hike was especially
good. He is very knowledgable and covered all of the sites we visited.
Thank you for
your effort. Everything went exactly as planned and I will be a recommendor of
Gateway Travel.
Ken
Schulz
Date : Friday, July 4, 2008
Thank you for a wonderful experience
Dalia,
I just want to
say thank you so much for the way you and your coworkers handled the whole trip
to Cuzco and Erickson was wonderful the hostal was great (nice view) . He made
sure we were at the right place at the correct time and on the last day he made
sure we were on our way before he left us. The whole experience of the trip was
wonderful. I would do it again and recommend you all to my friends :)
Please keep up
the good work
Sincerely,
Margarita
Streicher
Date: Monday June 30, 2008
To Marcus,
Jenny & team,
Well we"re
back in Australia now and as I reflect on the photos taken during
our trip I
thought I should send you a short note to thank you for the manner in which our
plans were initiated and executed.
It is somewhat
scary to send a two and a half thousand-dollar deposit to a company of which you
know nothing. But I must say that the professional manner in which you
communicated helped aleeve the fear and when you advised that you had a toll
free Australian phone number, that further helped confirm, "you"d done this
before".
From the time
we arrived in Lima on May 22nd until the time we departed from La Paz on June
6th almost everything was perfect, with the guides all providing everything we
required. We would recommend Peru Gateway Travel to anyone, and have already
advised my Australian travel agent, and my copy of this email will remind him.
I have
absolutely no problems should you wish to use this to help give others
confidence.
Thank you and
best wishes for future business.
Regards,
Nigel
Fletcher
Date : Sunday, June 29, 2008
Dear Mr. Yen
Seng:
Our trip was
wonderful. Everyday was an adventure. Everything ran smoothly -- our flights
were on-time; we were met promptly at each airport; the day trips were
marvelous, with well-informed and fun guides. I became ill, probably from bad
cheese on an airline, and the hotel got me a doctor promptly, I was given
medication, and the guide in Quito was fantastic in delaying our flight one day
so I could recover, and changing around our itinerary in a seamless manner.
This was certainly the trip of a lifetime, and we owe it all to you and Peru
Gateway Travel. Thank you so much for all your efforts in making this a
fabulous trip.
Sincerely,
Jesslyn Cobb
and Gary Kent
Date:
Friday, June 20, 2008
Hello Patrizia,
I want to thank you for helping me to have such a great trip!!
I honestly had the most amazing time , machu picchu was breath taking, I
fell in love with everything about your country.
Everybody was so nice and kind, so happy and helpful, the food was
outstanding too!
and whereever I went, I loved the scenery, I will never forget it and I
would love to go there again, it made me want to move there!
Again, thank you soo much!! I really appreciate what you provided for
me.
Please take care of yourself and always know you make such a difference!
Sincerely,
Shoko Takaki
Date :
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Hola
Mr. Yong I have just returned from my trip to Peru, and I had booked the 7
day Peru Adventure tour with your company. Just wanted to let you know the
wonderful experience that I had. Everything was really great, all the guides
were very knowledeable, friendly, and warm. The hotel in Cusco called Orquidea
Real Hostel was wonderful , from it"s warm cozy room with unbelievable views of
Cusco to the young staff that was so friendly and kind to this single traveler
that spoke limited spanish. Also just wanted to mention the rafting trip that
was just so much fun and the guide Orlando and his father Juan. Orlando was
very knowelegable of the river and Inca history, and had a great sense of
humor. The whole trip from beginning to end was a experience that will be with
me forever. Thank you again. I am now home in the USA but my heart is in Peru
and it"s wonderful people.
Sincerely
Alberto Siniscalco
Date :
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Dear Ely
A quick note
to thank you, Kirsty and everyone who was involved in making our trip to your
country so memorable. We had a wonderful time and all the arrangements were
perfect. There was only one slight hitch in Cusco when we were unsure of the
time of pick-up but apart from that everything went according to plan.The staff
were unbelievably helpful and prompt and our hotels were excellent.
Particularly
helpful and knowledgeable were Dante in the Sacred Vally and Renan in Sun
Island. These two were excellent guides.
We will send
you more comments later.
Once again our
thanks
Phil
Date : February 2007
Angella,
We just returned from our honeymoon and I wanted to tell you what a
wonderful time we had. Everything was just perfect and all of the tour
operators were on time and very helpful. The hotels were wonderful –
especially the surprise of the hot tub at Hatachy Towers in Machu
Picchu. What a nice way to relax after the long hike.
We really appreciate all your help in making this such an amazing trip
of a lifetime!
Cheers,
Van & Liz
Date : March 2007
Dear Angella, We would like to convey you and your many staff our
sincere thanks for the exceptional work carried out by you all to make
our holiday in Peru so memorable. We had no idea in advance that we
would be so well looked after and taken care of.
The arrangements made by Peru Gateway worked like clockwork for all our
visits to the various sites and your tour guides were superb
especially Johnny Salazar at Machu Pichu who helped me so much to get
about with my damaged knee.
Also please convey our thanks to Luis in Cuzco who worked so hard to
take us around to and from trains and airport. We were so enthralled by
Peru that we will likely retun again and will unhesitatingly contact you
to make our arrangements. Similarly we would have no hesitation in
recommending your company to any of our friends who may be thinking of
travelling to Peru.
We much appreciated the excellent care and attention which your
company provided.
Sincerely Joe and Anne O'Reilly
Date : March 2007
Dear Maria:
We have just returned from our trip to Peru which you helped us plan. I
want to thank you. Everything was wonderful. The representatives of the
tour companies were always helpful and prompt. We especially enjoyed our
stay at the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel—what luxury!
As we had a day to spend in Lima on our own on the return we arranged
for a city tour of Lima through Lima Tours. It was excellent! I don’t
know if you use the company but I highly recommend them.
Many thanks-
Nancy Burkly
Date : March, 2007
Hi Jessica:
We are back from Peru and really enjoyed the trip. Your company did an
outstanding job arranging hotels, tours, etc. I will recommend you
company to my colleagues. Also, all the tour guides were good. However,
I thought two were really outstanding. They were “Adrian” in Lima and
“Angelica” in Puno. Thanks again.
Paul
Date : March, 2007
Jessica,
What a wonderful trip we had to Peru. We really enjoyed the sights we
saw on our tours of Cusco, Machu Picchu, and Lake Titicaca areas. I
really wanted to let you know how pleased we were with all our tour
guides. Most of them spoke very good English. Every pick-up was on time
(or even early). It was so comforting to get off the plane in a foreign
country and see my name on a sign.
Machu Picchu exceeded our expectations. It is so much larger then we
thought from pictures or TV shows we have seen about it. The Pueblo
Hotel was a wonderful place to stay.
The guide we had in Ollantaytambo (Guillermo) was especially good. He
was very helpful with Frances (she is 82 years old) on climbing the
steps there, and understood that she needed to go slowly down the hill.
We also liked the Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca, and learned a
lot about how they got there. We made a couple purchases from a native
lady named Delia. (Unfortunately, when we got home my dog chewed up the
reed boat we bought from her. I wish I knew how I could get that
replaced.)
The tour of Taquile Island was almost more than Frances could handle. At
12,000+ feet in elevation and some of the steps being almost as long as
her legs are, it really wore her out, but she was glad she did it. The
next day she missed the tour of the Sun Island, but the beautiful
catamaran was a great place for her to give her legs some needed rest.
Thank you so much for your help in all our travel plans (and
cancellations).
Terry & Jennifer Galloway
Frances Talbert
Date :April, 2007
Dear Angella:
My family and I arrived safely back in the United States on March 31st.
We wish to express our appreciation to you and the members
of your company for a wonderful 12 day tour of Peru.Your guides and
drivers were always on time to pick us up for transport and
were very efficient, knowledgeable and courteous. The hotels you booked
for us were clean and comfortable, the only problem being
the mix-up in our reservations at the Grand Faraona, which you corrected
by speaking to them.The touring of Cousco, Nasca Lines,
the Sacred Valley, Macchu Picchu, and the reed islands as well as the
overnight catamaran boat trip were all very interesting to
us and we certainly got our exercise climbing so many steps!Also, the
included lunches were provided in first class restraurants
and were delicious, especially the buffets which provided a nice variety
of Peruvian dishes to sample.
We wish you and your company much success in your business and thank you
again for a most enjoyable trip to your beautiful country.
Sincerely,
Thomas Uchison
Tucson, Arizona
Date : April, 2007
Susana,
We had a fabulous trip that was very well and efficiently coordinated.
All of our transfers were right on time, and all of the people we met
were so helpful and kind. Our trip to Peru was filled with many great
experiences and memories thanks to your company! A special thanks to
Jesus who was our guide at Lake Sandoval. Not only was he very
knowledgeable but he went out of his way to make sure we were
comfortable and well taken care of. We will recommend Peru Gateway
Travel to everyone we know who has any interest in visiting your
beautiful country.
Sincerely, Lizabeth Asami and Kenji Wamukota
Date : May, 2007
Hi Elisa, Carmen and all,
Thank you so much for a wonderful trip. I would just like to say
everything
was perfectly organised from the moment we arrived in Lima to the moment
we
left. Our connection to Cuzco was cancelled but the airline made sure
all
gringos got on the next planes for Cuzco.
The tours were great, the guides very knowledgable and friendly and the
hotels were lovely. The food at all stops was amazing and I would just
like
to say thank you.
My only complaint is the Hatuchay Tower had no heating in the rooms but
they
soon gave us a heater when we asked for one.
Thank you once again and I will certainly recommend you or use you
myself
again.
Best Regards
Joanne Shingles
Dear Jessica,
I just wanted to thank you and everyone at peru gateway travel for
putting together such an awesome trip. I had an absolute blast.
Everything was great to the food, the hotel, the sites, and the people I
met.
Thank you
Brian
Date : May, 2007
Dear Patricia,
Thanks you so much again ! I have been received the vouchers of Jungle
Tour and Hotel in Lima already. Now, we are in Iquitos and feel hot and
wet here, but we have good experiences during our trip, especially for
your agency service, I will highly recommand your travel agent while all
of our friends who want to visit Peru. I will send you some photos after
I come back to Hong Kong.
Suk Han Szeto
Date : June, 2007
Thanks Angie,
For all your help and a fantastic holiday. Your organisation has been
exceptional. Please do complement your entire team across Peru, which
was as close to perfect as posible. You have a great team and I shall be
recommending you guys. All the best
hanks a ton!
Best Regards,
Tarun Anand
Date : June, 2007
Hi Jessica....we are now back in the U.S. and would like to thank you for
your work on our trip to Peru and Bolivia. We had a wonderful time.
Thanks!!
Heather Kelly Owen
Date :
June,
2007
Jessica,
We just completed our trip to Galalpagos and Machu Picchu. It was a wonderful
trip and your guides, hotels, tours were great both from Peru Gateway and Klein
Tours. For the most part, it exceeded our expectations.
Just a note, the Mira Flores Colon hotel was our least favorite hotel...and
certainly not up to the standards of the other hotels you selected. Hopefully
you will take this into consideration.
THank you for you assistance and helping us plan a great trip.
Mae Woodward
Salinas, CA, USA
Date : September, 2006
We have safely returned from our unforgettable journey to Peru and would like to
thanks you and your company with all the helpers, who made our trip stress free
and perfect for all the help you have given us.
All details, as planned and explained by you were matched by your organization
and all arrangements were very good, beginning with the airport pick up service
to the tour guides and the selection of hotels in Lima, Cuzco and Aguas
Calientes. We all enjoyed this trip and shall recommend your services to our
friends, who may plan to visit Peru in future.
I have also taken the liberty to write to the publishers of THE LONELY PLANET to
include your company into a list of travel services recommended to potential
visitors to your country.
With best regards,
KLAUS KALTENTHALER and NORIKO IMAMURA.
Date : September,2006
Hi Jessica,
Hope you are well! We arrived back in Canada safe and sound but I miss Peru very
much and have decided that I will be coming back to do all the things that I
didn't get to do this time around.
Jessica, MANY THANKS for being my angel and rescuing me at the airport - I
barely made it onto the plane before take off. You are the best!! Anjalee and I
were really impressed with the services we received and everyone we met from
Peru Gateway and we've been singing your praises to all our friends.
Already looking forward to being back in Peru.....
Love,
Shanta
Date:
September,2006
Just to say I had a wonderful trip in Cusco - what a beautiful part of the world.
The people were wonderful and everything was great. Thanks again for all your
help.
Sally
Date :
September, 2006
I want to send you feedback on our trip, which we REALLY ENJOYED!!! Can you
please share this with the relevant staff at Peru Gateway…
The trip you all planned was GREAT!! We had such a lovely time!! Your hotel
choices were wonderful. We enjoyed all of them.
The contacts you set up were also wonderful -- It was you, right? Who helped me
in Lima when I left my daughter's passport at the airport. You were a lifesaver!!
Marleni with Orquidea Travel in Cusco and Antonio, our tour guide in Puerto
Maldonado, were so very friendly, welcoming, knowledgeable, and helpful.
The pickups were all on time, efficient, friendly, and well done.
I wish you all the best.
Joy Peyton
Date :
August,2006
I wanted to write a quick note and let you know that our vacation was excellent.
The whole trip went well and without any problems. Thank you so much for the
time you put into planning our trip. It was excellent. I will definitely
recommend your agency to my friends.
Have a great day.
Stephanie Sanchez
Date :
July,2006
Just wanted to thank you for setting up such a wonderful trip for us. The trip
was everything we hoped for and more. Your choice of accommodations were
excellent. All of the tour pick ups were on time and all of the tour guides were
wonderful (see note below). We were truly impressed by your detailed scheduling
and care in setting everything up. Thank you for taking such good care of us.
Your professionalism and consideration to our needs is much appreciated.
Two comments.
On the Nazca tour, although the guide was very pleasant and personable, he
apparently procrastinated in actually setting up the flight and although we
arrived in Nazca around noon we did not go to the airport until about 3:00 and
then got on the last flight of the day. As a result we returned to Lima near
midnight.
Arequipa is wonderful and should be put high on your list of recommendations. It
is also a great place to acclimatize to the altitude. The hotel was wonderful
and the tourguides excellent. The colonial city contrasts well with the Machu
Pichu travel.
Please let us know if you would like any additional comments on the tours or
accommodations we used during our stay.
Warm regards,
JJohn and Carol Budzinski
Date:
July,2006
I want to send an email to your company, and I hope this is the right way to do
it, to thank you for all of your help planning the trip. You were fabulous,
extremely helpful and very patient. The experience was excellent with both the
hotel (Roosevelt and the rides from the airport to hotel, etc). I am very
impressed with you commitment to make sure that I had everything in order.
Thank you very much for everything, I will absolutely recommend your company to
anyone of my friends.
Thanks
Claudia
Date:
August,2006
We are now back in Australia and would like to let you know how much we
enjoyed our holiday in Peru. It was a wonderful experience - we saw so
many amazing things and everyone we met was very kind and helpful.
We would like to congratulate Peru Gateway Travel on its excellent service -
from the moment Jen met us at Cusco airport to the moment Paula and Gustavo
took us to the Lima airport (at 3.45 am!!). The guides were excellent
(specially Maria in Lima), the hotels very comfortable and the hotel staff
very friendly. We particularly enjoyed our time at the Orquidea in Cusco
where we felt part of the family.
Please pass our appreciation on to your management and to all the guides and
hhotel staff.
With kind regards - Margaret & Peter Roberts.
Date:
July,2006
We are back in the United States and wanted to take a moment to thank you
for all your help in planning our trip to Peru. We had a wonderful trip.
Your country is beautiful and we found the people to be friendly, helpful,
and gracious. Gateway Travel Peru made everything so easy. The hotels were
perfect. We particularly liked El Presidente in Aguas Calientes. All the
transfers from the airports to the hotels worked perfectly. Our tour in Lima
with Vanessa was very informative and she was excellent. The driver was also
very good and his name was Pepe. We highly recommend them. We also had a
great tour with Jorge in the Sacred Valley. He was very passionate and knew
many things. Our connections on the train to Aguas Calientes went well. We
liked having the extra day where we could go back to Machu Picchu the second
day. Thank you (muchas gracias) again for all your planning. We will
recommend your company to anyone we know going to Peru.
Sincerely, Steve,
Laren, and Sam Carkin
Date :
August 2005
Dennis nd Susan Quiring, Ryan Murphy, and myself returned last weekend from our
two-week trip to Peru that was arranged through you at Peru Gateway Travel. We
had an absolutely incredible time and, although I had read three books on
traveling in Peru before we left from home, it still exceeded my expectations.
The arrangements made through you were perfect in every way. Our travel contacts
and guides in every case without fail were exactly on time, easy to identify,
friendly, knowledgable, and professional. All of the accommodations and
restaurants in our tour package were excellent. I can't think of a single detail
that was your responsibility that wasn't taken care of, and we are extremely
satisfied with the service of Peru Gateway Travel.
Feel free to use me as a personal reference for any future customers; I would
highly recommend your services to anyone that contacts me. And, in particular, I
appreciate your efforts in working out all of the details for what was a truly
wonderful experience.
Muchas gracias,
LLarry Norton
Gig Harbor, WA
Date :
December 2005
We came back to Canada last Sunday and I've wanted to write ever since.
I ould like to express our most sincere appreciation for all the services
provided by Peru Gateway Travel. Until our trip to Peru, we had never dealt
directly with a travel agency outside of Canada so it was with a bit of concern
that we made our 50% deposit and prepared for our trip.
From the minute your staff welcomed us at the Lima airport, we knew we
were
iin good hands. We were very impressed that YOU took the time to meet us at the
Faraona Hotel to provide all the documents, vouchers, flight coupons and helpful
information.
Our whole experience with the personnel in EVERY location was positive.
Upon arrival in a new city, we were given sufficient information about the
upcoming activities. We were impressed by the people who were always on time to
meet us. That's really a comforting matter in a foreign country.
All in all, we give you and your agency 10/10 for the professionalism.
Keep up this excellent work and be assured that we will recommend PERU GATEWAY
TRAVEL to everybody.
Sincerely,
Monique Riopel
Date :
December 2005
Thank you for taking such a great care of us! The whole trip was so well
organized, considering our customized travel to three different destinations in
Peru within 10 days! There was always a guide waiting for us, respectively, in
Huaraz, Cusco, Machu Picchu and Ica, and the pick ups and
transfers in Lima by Paula nd Gustavo were on time and very friendly.
In Huaraz, Taina Guerrero was a wonderful guide not only on trails, supportive
and motivating, but also pointing and explaining any interesting spots,
suggesting good places to eat and helping us in any way as a friend.
Marielena Gallegos took good care of us when the strike in Machu Picchu canceled
the scheduled Inka Trail. She arranged all necessary changes (hotel stay, train
tickets, guide) so we were at least able to visit Machu Picchu, and even
replaced the scheduled lunch in Machu Picchu for a good dinner with a show in
Cusco. In Ica, we spent with Carlos who guided us with care and answered all
questions about the Nazca lines with great
knowledge and enthusiasm.
It was a very good trip, great experience seeing the Peru's natural beauty and
cultural heritage. Thank you again.
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and all the best in the new year.
DDana Ridzon and Julie Miller, USA
Date : January 2005
Sandra and I safely returned home last night. Thank you for all your assistance while we were in Peru. You helped make our experience there very
lovely and memorable. The entire tour you arranged for us was perfect! Words alone can not describe how smoothly your arrangements were for us. I hope
that we can visit Peru again; and when we do, we will certainly look forward to using your services again. We will certainly recommend your travel
services to our friends who may be traveling to Peru. Also, I hope that your leg is healing well. Get well soon!
Thank you for the Birthday wishes, also!
I will forward some photographs to you from our trip in the next few days.
Claudio
Date :
January 2005
My family and I would like to thank you and all of your colleagues who helped to make our trip to Peru so enjoyable. We appreciate very much the
care you took in making our arrangements and in making sure everything went smoothly. Your people were very helpful and pleasant (and understanding
when we were not always ready on time!) It was nice to be able to relax, knowing that your people would get us where we needed to be and that they would 'hand us off' to others, as needed. We appreciated the support, especially since we had our parents with us. If we encounter anyone else who is thinking of making a similar trip, we will certainly recommend that they consider making arrangements with your company.
We would also like you to know that we found the staffs at the Garcilaso and Presidente hotels to be very helpful, and that we liked the accommodations.
We also thought Sylvia and Miguel (the tour guides) were very knowledgeable and pleasant.
I forgot to say thank you for the boxes, picture frames, and bottle carriers -- it was a very nice gesture, which we all appreciated.
Thanks again,
Anne Gillooly
Date : January 2005
We're finally back from our holiday in South America. Want to thank you very much for your help during our visit to Peru in early January. Everything worked out perfectly. Everyone who met us at the hotels, airports, train station, the tour guides, the drivers, everyone was friendly, pleasant, and on time. It all contributed to an excellent stay in Peru. Great job.
Ya hemos regresado de nuestras vacaciones en Sur America. Quiero darles las gracias for su ayuda planeando nuestra visita a Peru en Enero. Todo funciono maravillosamente. Todas las personas que not recibieron en los hoteles, los aeropuertos, la estacion de trenes, los guias, los choferes, absolutamente todos fueron muy amables y siempre puntuales. Gracias a ustedes nuestra visita a Peru fue extremadamente agradable. Mil gracias por un trabajo excelente.
Herbert Fontecilla
Date:
February 2005
I just wanted to say that my entire trip to Peru was thoroughly enjoyable, and I sincerely appreciate all the effort and organization that you and others at Gateway Peru put forth to make my trip so enjoyable. Every person that I dealt with was very friendly and helpful, and the cost of this trip was very reasonable. I thank you again, as well as the others who helped.
Best wishes.
Roger
Date :
February 2005
Orquidea Tours,
I would like to express my gratitude to your company for what turned out to be one of the most amazing trips of my life. My group visited Peru through your travel agency Feb 11-24. We had a great time, and our trip only got better as the days went on. I would like to make note of things that I found to be exceptional:
The Nazca Tour with Brady
The La Gruta Hostal
The Cusco City Tour and Sacred Valley Tour with Freddy The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu Tour with Diego
Everything we experienced was outstanding, but I wanted to make special note of these events. One of the best things we encountered was having Ms.
Milagros Vergarary (Milly) along with us for a while. She was very nice, knowledgeable, and very helpful to us all. She is a true asset to your
company. You really outdid yourselves with our tour, and I will be sure to recommend you and your services to anyone.
Thank You For Everything!
Robert W. Bird
Date : February 2005
Our tour was perfect and your company was amazing!All of your staff were on
time, very friendly and helpful. We encountered no problems or glitches.
Machu Picchu was awesome and the Pueblo Hotel in Aquas Calientas was all it was
advertised to be. I highly recommend traveling to your wonderful
country of Peru and Peru Gateway Travel!
Steve and Diane Cain
Kennesaw, GA
Date :
February 2005
it's been quite a bit since we came back from our journey in Peru, which we
(4 people) visited "far and wide" with the Peru Highlights 11 days tour,
offered by your agency and which we found through your web site.
AAs you may know, we've also filled in all the official feedback forms
provided by the different tour guides we met at each place and the overall
feedback form sent via email by one of your colleagues.
However, on top of these, we feel we want to spend a few additional words in
order to thank you (and your agency) so much for the excellent service/span
you've provided us with throughout the tour!
The reservation process (completed via web and phone) has been great, in
spite of our pretty short lead time, which led us to change the arrival's
dates at the very last minute (4 days before the actual arrival in Lima).
Once in Peru, in each and every city we arrived (either via plane or bus) we
found one of your representatives standing there, waiting for us and ready
tto drive us to our hotels. Punctuality has definitely been one of your key
strenght!
The hotels you booked for us were absolutely wonderful: nice and clean - of
course - but also really peculiar in their unique Peruvian/Inca style, which
we appreciated a lot! Special mention goes to the Sonesta Posada in
Arequipa, to the Colca Lodge and to the Picoaga in Cusco. We really enjoyed
our stay there and the special atmosphere that we could breath!
All the tour guides were really polite, dedicated, and very well prepared on
what to tell us. On top of this, they really embodied the typical Peruvian
attitude (which we liked so much!), always smiling and ready to help you or
welcome you as a foreigner, which made our days even better... :)
Among all of them, we would like to dedicate a special recognition to
Joanna, the guide we met in Arequipa and that stayed with us for 3 and a
half days (Arequipa city tour + Colca canyon). She's been simply exceptional
in each and every aspect: extremely competent and dedicated, but also very
efficient and reliable in every situation. For example, when we encountered
an issue at the Arequipa airport (leaving for Puno) and were left off the
plane, together with other 15 tourists, because of a deplorable behaviour
from one of the Peruvian internal airline companies, among all the guides
there she was undoubtedly the one that stood up and promptly reacted to the
emergency, talking to the airline personnel, calling other contacts
elsewhere, and ultimately succeeding in getting an alternate solution for
all of us (not only the 4 of us!) to reach Puno.
All in all, our journey in Peru has been really perfect and we've enjoyed it
tremendously! We've brought back with us very nice memories of your country
and of the Peruvian people!
OOnce again we would like to express our thanks to you and to your agency
for the terrific service you've been able to provide.
Best regards from Italy,
Marco & Damiana Iannazzi
Date : March 2005
Thank you for changing our tour schedule at the last minute; everything
worked out really well and we were glad to see Lima on our last day. Our
guide that day, Isabel, was the best one of the whole trip. We learned
so much about Peru, its history, its geography, and its people. Thank
you so much for planning all of the details of this trip for us so that
we could enjoy your beautiful country!
My best,
Debra Feliz
Date :March 2005
Many thanks to everyone at perugateway travel, our trip was outstanding!
the services were impeccable, everyone was prompt, polished,
professional, personable , patient and just plain nice. the guides were
the most knowledgeable i have ever encountered.each tour was excellent,
timed to perfection and totally enjoyable. my parents and i were very
impressed with the entire tour. i cannot thank you enough. please pass
our on best wishes to paula, and mariellena, and all the guides and
drivers. i would highly recommend your company to anyone planning on
visiting peru. from beginning to end you answered our myriad of
questions, and we felt very assured that our vacation would be flawless
and it was. our only problem, we didn't want to leave. until our next
trip, take care and muchas gracias!!
Beth Linn
Date:
March 2005
We arrived at home(Hong Kong) on 28.3.2005 and our whole trip was very
smooth. All the arrangements were as the same as our plan. Thank you very
much for your hard work and help. Peru is a very beautiful country and the
people are very friendly. All the picked up services and visited arrangement
are all very professional and very good services. If I have friends who
want to visit Peru, I will recommend you and your company to them.
Best Regards
Bonita
Date: April 2005
My boyfriend and I arrived home yesterday after a week of touring
through Peru. We would like to thank you for such a magnificent trip!
Everything was orchestrated beautifully. We never had to worry about
anything. All of the people we encountered from your agency were polite,
friendly and punctual.
We greatly enjoyed our time in your beautiful country. Cusco was
extremely interesting. Our favorite part of the trip was our time spent
at Lake
Sandoval Lodge. Our guides, William, and Marco were wonderful. They were
very energetic, knowledgeable, and showed us an amazing time. I highly
recommend Lake Sandoval Lodge. The atmosphere, the food was incredible.
Thank you again!!
Amy Proctor
Date :April 2005
First of all, I want to thank you for a wonderfull trip in Peru. Your
country is amazing: the landscape, the people, the culture.
We enjoyed and appreciate your services : you were flexible and
responsive.
Thank you veru much!
You may use my e-mail to promote your services.
Best regards,
Chaim Schlezinger
Date :May 2005
How are you ? We are fine, back from our trip. We enjoyed it so much.
Inca Trail was excellent we are so happy we did it.
Everything was well organized so I would like to thank you and your
colleagues for your work done for us.
Thanks a gain for your friendly and helpful approach.
Kind regards,
Martin
Date: May 2005
hola,
we are just writing to thank you for our trek to machu picchu.the whole
experience was fantastic and something we will remember forever.Our guide
Juan Anis was patient,understanding and alot of fun,letting everyone go at
their own pace.We could´not have done the trek if it was not for our
incredible porters and the food was also excellent.As for Machu Picchu
itself ,WOW,such an amazing place,we could not stop taking photographs. once
again thankyou very much for this chance to see one of mankinds
wonders.
muchos gracias
Lee and sarah
Date: July 2005
Good morning, ladies, I just wanted you both to know what a wonderful time we
had on our trip. Every accomodation was perfect, and our guides couldn't have
been more agreeable or knowledgeable. We want to come to Peru next year, is it
too early to start working on it?
Thanks again for all your assistance. We look forward to our next visit to South
America.
Patricia Mione
Date : July 2005
Just a note to say "muchas gracias' for a wonderful tour.
All your representatives were very professional, friendly, informed and on
time.The Picoaga hotel facility was fine and the hotel personnel friendly
and helpful. My group thanked me for a great tour . However the credit for
this great tour goes to you and your fellow employess.
"Mi corazon es en Peru!"
Roberto
Date: August 2005
To all the employees at Gateway.
Thank you all for an unforgettable excursion to your beautiful country. We
are grateful for the perfect organization with which all arrangements were
done. Everyone was punctual, the hotels were excellent, all tours could not
have been better. The highlight of course was Machu Picchu, but the tour
through the Sacred Valley was almost as interesting. Our guides also
deserve special praise for their expertise.
Thank you again for a wonderful time.
Best Regards,
Harry Schmider and Gisela Knox
Date: August 2004
I was so pleased to encounter the warm and friendly people of Peru.
You have very strong and energetic country men and women. Most were very
grateful to have me visit their territory. You must be proud to be
Peruvian.
I was especially pleased with your associates at Peru Gateway Travel,
they gave me a warm welcome and thorough briefing in Cusco.
I learned as much about your way of life as I did about the countryside.
Ursula, who took me on the Lima City Tour, was also quite knowledgeable
and amicable. Additionally, I am especially thankful for Gustavo and
Paula Araya in Lima, who met me at the oddest of hours, both early and
late, and transported me to a variety of
places. Many thanks to your entire team at Peru Gateway Travel for your
organization, your connections, and your friendship. You helped make my
trip to Peru quite memorable.
Sincerely
Robert C. McHugh
Date : August 2004
We had a wonderful time. Your staff was courteous and helpful. We
appreciated the customized tour. We liked being able to decide for
ourselves how long to stay in the various locations, but is was
comforting knowing that there would be someone waiting for use at each
new city. The Inca trail tour was outstanding!!!!
Wayne Hunwicks
Date : July 2004
I was satisfied with the reliability of your staff. We were met at the
airports and picked up at our hotels according to schedule. Before going
to Peru, I was concerned because I had not heard of your travel agency
and booked the tour through the Internet. However, your agency met all
of your obligations and I was glad that everything worked out .
June Y. Aono
Date: July 2004
Our trip to Peru was wonderful. You did an
excellent job organizing everything. There were absolutely no problems. All your
employees were excellent, friendly and very professional. Your travel agency was
very accomodating when we were initially booking the trip, and we were able to
select our hotels and things of interest.
All the accomodations were excellent. We especially liked the Pueblo Hotel. The
jungle guide (Juan de Dios) did an excellent job. The Monasterio Hotel was
wonderful as well.
Everything was perfect and we thank-you very much for a wonderful vacation.
I will be recommending your travel agency to my friends as you did such an
excellent job.
Thank-you again,
Christine Bruce and family
Date: July 2004
Hi, We just returned to the USA today. We just wanted to let you know
that the trip was incredible. I do a lot of traveling around the world
and the trip you put together for us in Peru was one of the best. One of
the more remarkable aspects was the coordination of your tour operators.
We were all over the country, dealing with multiple persons. Every
single time, the contact person arrived exactly on time, explaining what
to expect along the way. I am still amazed at the proficiency and
professionalism of all those involved.
Thanks,
William and Wendy Banks
Date: June 2004
We could not have been more pleased with the service and the room in
Cusco. It provided a nice change to what had been a not so good trip up
to that point. I was so happy that everything went smoothly while we
were in the highlands and look forward to visiting again someday.
The amount of hot water in the shower and the "bathing in a cave"
experience was unique. The best showers of the trip were because of your
bathrooms.
The directions and recommendations given by your staff were first rate.
We really appreciated the instructions on how to adjust to the altitude
with cocoa tea and a nap, chicken soup for lunch and then we would be
ready for the afternoon. It was perfect advice. We never felt any ill
effects from the altitude at any time while in the highlands.
You and your staff are the best, Thank you for all your help.
Janelle Barron
Date: June 2004
We really enjoyed literally Everything about this tour. We were not so
sure if this experience will end up in disaster (by altitudes sickness,
water problems, mosquitos in jungle, scheduled transportations..etc. ),
or a heavenly experience. There were some obstacles, but we were
not disappointed at all. It was really a heavenly experience, we're even
thinking about moving in to Peru.
Thank you very much, it all happened because of you guys!
Kiyo&Tsuyoshi
Date : June 2004
We had a fantastic time! Everything overall was exceptionally well
handled. Peru Gateway Travel did an excellent job accommodating our
needs and handling at the last minute our daughter's reservation to
couple up to our existing plan. We only had one snag where the weather
bad and we missed our first two days at Lima due to missing the airline
flight from Houston, which we made up at the end of the trip. The Lima
Airport is under construction so when we arrived from Houston it took 2
hours to get our luggage and pass through customs. I had to call the
emergency phone numbers to have someone get in contact with Gustavo and
Paula Araya since they were not at the gate once we got through the
airport lines. Other than that everything else when really well. I will
leave a nice message on the website when I get a free moment. My thanks
to Lesly, Patricia, and Greta. Thanks again.
Regards,
Gregg R. Hooker
Date:
May 2004
I am finally back from holiday. Thank you for all you help. My time in
Peru was fantastic. As good the first part of my trip was my time in the
North was just as good.
I am looking forward to visiting next year and will of course you your
agency for all of the arrangements. I wish you the best.
Regards,
Anthony Lavorgna
Date : May 2004
My husband and I - and Tom - just got back from the Peru trip planned by
your office. We had one of the best vacations ever! We were met at every
stop, by very courteous people and very good drivers. Our tour guides
were very pleasant and knowledgeable - especially Sylvia (the Sacred
Valley), Ursula (Lima), Pasquale (Machu Picchu) and Edwardo (Lake
Titicaca.)
The hotels were excellent! The Los Andes de America in Cusco was the
BEST - with heated tile floors in the bathroom. Such luxury!
Peru is a wonderful, generous, beautiful country. The Inca ruins in the
Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu are peaceful, magnificent and calming.
The Peruvian people are very friendly and generous.
The 10 hour train ride from Cusco to Puno was an unexpected treasure! We
arrived at the train station expecting the same kind of train as the
Machu Picchu run, but got the "Orient Express!" We traveled in comfort
and class! The 10 hours went by in a flash.
I could go on and on...but what it comes down to is: Your tour company
did and excellent job and we thank you for all the plans and support. We
would recommend your tour company to anyone!
Thank you again,
Best Regards,
Sandy Gale
Date:
May 2004
We have been back from Peru for a week and are sorting our pictures and
sharing the memories of our splendid trip. We want to thank you for
arranging an itinerary that was just right for us. It was reasonably
priced, yet we saw all the major sights, and we had the special Machu
Picchu experience we wanted. Your staff was friendly, dependable and
helpful. The Don Carlos was comfortable, and the service was excellent.
We ended up eating most of our meals there in the dining room. (I
recommended to them that they install a recirculating fountain in their
atrium to make it more attractive.) They were wonderful about storing
our bags, helping us send emails, exchanging money and recommending
places to eat and shop. Our reception in Cusco could not have been
easier or more pleasant, as Maria Elena was first in line as we came out
of the airport, and we were taken quickly to a comfortable lounge in the
Don Carlos, where we could relax and receive instructions on registering
and joining the various tours. We loved getting the hot cup of mate de
coca delivered immediately to our rooms.
The tour to Pisac, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero was very
enjoyable.
The lunche on at the Alhambra Restaurant was totally unexpected for the
beauty of the setting and the elegance and good taste of the buffet,
complete with the best music we heard on the trip. Tom lost his big
Trujillo straw hat to the wind, but it caught on a rock in the
Patacancha (I think) River at Ollantaytambo, and a young boy scrambled
down and retrieved it, to cheers of the onlookers (and a $10 tip from a
grateful Tom, who loves this new hat; it is perfect for sunny, hot
Texas). It was nice that Theo stopped the bus to look at stars up in the
mountains. Unfortunately, we didn't know much about the southern
constellations beyond Alpha Centauri and the Southern Cross. We enjoyed
the city tour but would have liked less time in the cathedral and more
time at Ouoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay. All
three of our guides, Theo, Janette, and Ruben, tried hard to make sure
all people joined the group, and that made us a bit late sometimes, but
it wasn't bad. We wish their English had been better, as it was
sometimes hard to understand them, especially when they turned away from
us to another part of the group. Ruben even saved a woman from falling
on her face on the rocks when she fainted in the Machu Picchu ruins. The
trip to Machu Picchu went off without a hitch. We had excellent seats in
the first coach of the train and so were able to get some great pictures
along this extraordinarily beautiful route. We followed the instructions
given to us about baggage and bus, and soon we were in our very nice
room at the Sanctuary Lodge. As you know, this hotel is superb, and we
are so glad that you were able to get rooms for us there on short notice,
because the quiet evening and morning there at Machu Picchu were
unforgettable. Our train trip back and the transfer to the airport went
smoothly, and Judy even made some earrings for me from two pendants at
the VERY last minute! (We had gone to see the carved pulpit in Iglesia
San Blas, and we met Judy on Calle Loreto walking back to the Don
Carlos. She converted the pendants and brought them to the hotel in less
than 10 minutes.) So, thank you very much for this once-in-a-lifetime
experience.
We would actually like to come back to Peru, and we will certainly call
you again if we do.
Sincerely yours,
Alaire and Tom Lowry
Date : May
2004
We had a wonderful trip to Peru (Peru Highlights with one night in Aguas
Calientes). The people were friendly, the scenery was outstanding, the guides
were enthusiastic and very well-informed, the hotels were comfortable, and the
tours were well-organized and educational.
We were very impressed with the logistics of the entire trip. Making
arrangements for the tour via email was very easy due to the experienced office
staff at Orquidea Tours. (I was especially pleased with how easy it was to
reschedule the trip when it became necessary for us to postpone the trip due to
an illness in the family). And once we arrived in Peru, contact persons were
always there to meet us for our transfers and all of the staff at each location
was always ready to help us.
Thank you and Gateway Travel for helping us to arrange this wonderful vacation.
We only wish we could have spent more than 12 days in Peru.
There is so much to see.
Luke and Janet Parsch
Date : April 2004
I would like to thank you and all your colleagues for making my holiday so
enjoyable. Peru is a great country but it was made even better by your
assistance.
Everything was well planned, there were no problems and everybody who I dealt
with were very good.
It was a great holiday and a shame to come back to the UK!
Thank you very much, I hope to visit again in the future.
Regards,
Matthew Walton
Date : March 2004
I write you this letter in English so that you can share our comments
with your future English-speaking customers. Todd and I have just
returned from our trip to Peru and we cannot thank you enough for
creating such an excellent and well-organized itinerary for us!
Overall, the one-week package you arranged for us was absolutely
perfect.You could not have done a better job!
Everybody with whom we dealt from your travel agency during our time in
Peru was kind, professional, punctual, honest and very well-informed. We
felt very well taken care of throughout the trip. When we started
planning our Peru trip, Todd and I could find no travel agency that
offered a package that would enable us to hike the Inca trail for 2 days,
explore Machu Picchu, spend a day in Cusco, fly in Juliaca and take a
boat around the islands of Titicaca all in the course of one week (and
for an affordable price). You were able to create our "ideal" customized
itinerary for us within our budget, and for this we are very grateful.
We will highly recommend your travel agency to our friends in the United
States.
Thank you again for organizing an absolutely fantastic Peruvian
adventure for us!!
Good luck to you!
Anna Yusim
Yale University School of Medicine
Date : January 2004
When you order something on the Internet, you are always (I am) a little
bit scaring "what are you doing and what did you get".
Its have been a pleasure to "work" with Peru Gateway Travel you
and you people more then fulfilled our wishes.
We will always recommend Peru Gateway Travel to others.
Best Regard / Venlig hilsen
Jan Helge Kofod-Jensen
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