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Almost too many to list! It felt like two holidays with machu Piccu followed by the Galapagos .. For Peru it was - The sacred valley and the trip to Machu Piccu itself - The food throughout was excellent - Cusco was a fabulous city - and the people lovely For The Galapagos - Snorkelling - the turtles, penguins and sea lions who joined you - The animals - tortoises, pelicans, iguanas and birds galore - Final highlight was seeing a pod of over 100 dolphins playing around our boat.

Everything except Quito was just fabulous

Excellent trip, two of my must do list in one holiday.  What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Snorkelling with a playful sea lion who just enjoyed playing with the strange humans. What did you think of your group leader? Cesar in Cuzco was brilliant. Well versed, good humoured and totally professional, a credit to himself and a great ambassador for Exodus.Franklin in the Galapagos was very, very knowledgable, no need for any guide books!!  Do you have any advice for potential travellers? Book your own flights to return from Guayaquil, not Quito. It was 3 days of pretty much constant travel to get home, where you could easily save a day by going from GYE rather than flying to Quito, only to fly back to GYE the next day to fly back to Europe. Is there anything else you would like to add? What an amazing trip, do the optional Inca Trail day if you are fairly fit. Don't contemplate it if you are unable to get down from a 4 foot high train step, it's a good day out walking with 3 hours of pretty much uphill at the start but well worth it for the first view of Machu Pichu from the Sun Gate. Do your shopping in Cuzco.... it's much cheaper than Quito. The yacht is great, the food is amazing, the crew are wonderful. Lie down as soon as you feel sea sick because it does get rough but usually doesn't last too long. If the frigate birds are sitting on the rigging...... sit upwind on the deck. Keep an eye out for somersaulting Manta Rays, crazy.Take a big memory card and spare battery. Factor 50 sun screen, you are my friend.  

A fabulous trip. Well balanced and full of interest with excellent walks and snorkelling.   What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Walking into the Machu Picchu site for the first time was breathtaking - even after the other fantastic views leading up to that moment. Getting so close to the wildlife on the Galapagos islands was remarkable.  What did you think of your group leader? We had three group leaders in total. One in Peru, one in Quitto and one in the Galapagos. All were extremely knowledgeable, friendly and helpful - making sure all members of the group were catered for according to their abilities. The naturalist guide on the boat went the extra mile in encouraging one group member to snorkel when he was nervous and built up his confidence over the week. This guide also took great care to arrange other activities for one group member who had damaged his foot. Do you have any advice for potential travellers? Four of us went to Machu Picchu the day we arrived at the town after the rail journey from Cousco and I recommend doing that. It seems a shame to only have a few hours at the site on the second day if that is the main reason for visiting Peru. We also went to the spa in the town for a couple of hours. We were told it was 10 mins up the road - it was much further than that and very steep all the way. Not really worth the effort, although we were glad of the pools and rest when we got there. !  Is there anything else you would like to add? Overall the trip was one of the best I've had. I had first booked to go in 2010 when the railway to Machu Picchu was washed away - the trip was cancelled. The next time I booked my daughter booked her wedding date, so I postponed. It was worth the wait! 

Extremely bad experience with Trafalgar. I booked a tour to Peru with Ecuador extension. My visa never came through but they took 80% of the tour fees ie more $3000 as cancellation fee. The service agent was aware that I applied 3 months in advance for the visa abd I requested her not to pay so much in advance but she forced me and then grabbed $3000+ as cancellation fee. On top of that they are now playing games to give back the small $1000 credits . It’s been 5 weeks and they keep making excuses abd all kinds of appalling mistakes and till date not returned even the small credit due back . Agent Shweta is so poor in customer service . Overall just horrible experience