Southern Divide

Customer Reviews

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  Adrian

  · October 20th, 2018
  This was my second G Adventure trip. And compared to my first one, five years ago, this was a huge step backward. Every single day it became obvious that the main business of G Adventure is not providing travelers unique holidays with in-depth cultural experience anymore, but rather motivating travelers to spend as much money as possible at their local offices and partners. As a result, in the Planeterras as well as in most hotels, restaurants and activities promoted by G Adventures one tour group followed the others - total mass tourism! An absolute no-go in my eyes was, when our CEO recommended us to join him for the restaurant in Uyuni because the next three days through the Salt Flats there were no doctors and no hospitals and he was worried about us getting food poisoning. Then, he brought us to the lowest rated restaurant in Uyuni. Two of us (including me - although I just ate two spoons of my dish) got diarrhea afterwards, one got an allergic reaction and the vegan in our group got pasta with cheese! How worried G Adventure really is about the health of the travelers proofed also the following night in the Planeterra in the middle of the Salt Flats. They even wanted money for soap! The price wasn't high at all, but still, making money with the hygiene and therefore the health of the travelers is in my eyes a shame! In general the hotels were mainly good located, but tiny (as expected) and especially very dirty (worse than expected). The optional activities were mainly overpriced. Just the Rainbow Mountain tour and the city tour in La Paz were worth the money. Though, I also have to admit that the itinerary was great. Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain (optional activity), Floating Islands, the Teleferico in LaPaz and (my absolute highlight) the Uyuni Salt Flats were just amazing! ... So, while I can highly recommend you going to Peru, Bolivia and Chile, I cannot recommend G Adventure anymore.
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  G Adventures commented on this review

  On no! Sorry to hear that this experience didn't live up to expectations Adrian. There is a lot for us to look into. Our Customer Solutions team will be in touch with you soon.
  Trip date: August 2018
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  Idelia

  · May 19th, 2018
  Fantastic tour! Perfect mix of activities and down time. All must do’s included with great optionales. Very well organised by G Adventures with the best tour guide! Absolutely recommend.
  Trip date: April 2018
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  A TourRadar Traveller

  · April 6th, 2018
  Was a good tour but needs a few changes to make it great. We’re a 57 and 60 year old married couple who love adventure. For us too much time was spent in cities (Cusco 4 nights way too much) and not enough time in desert. Our guide Antonio saved the trip from disaster with his positive, happy attitude. G Adventures really needs to check the tour operators they use for the Salt flats and a few other tours as they’re not up to scratch. Disappointing that G Adventures didn’t perform when we had a situation in the Salt Flats and Bolivian border.
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  Trip date: March 2018
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  Anonymous

  · April 5th, 2018
  Was a good tour but needs a few changes to make it great. We’re a 57 and 60 year old married couple who love adventure. For us too much time was spent in cities (Cusco 4 nights way too much) and not enough time in desert. Our guide Antonio saved the trip from disaster with his positive, happy attitude. G Adventures really needs to check the tour operators they use for the Salt flats and a few other tours as they’re not up to scratch. Disappointing that G Adventures didn’t perform when we had a situation in the Salt Flats and Bolivian border.
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  Trip date: March 2018
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  Chaz

  · October 2nd, 2017
  I love travelling with G Adventures. This was my second trip with them (first was Delhi to Kathmandu). I loved my CEO Percy, he is a Peruvian and very knowledgeable and great to spend time with. I absolutely loved the Peru part to this trip, Machu Picchu was everything I wanted (I recommend the 1 day hike even though it's a pricey add-on). Spent a lot of time in Cusco as you need time to get used to the altitude - it's serious stuff. I got migraines and was on altitude sickness tablets. But aside from this, Cusco is a fun place! Standard of accom was okay, nothing too fancy but managed to get decent sleep most places. Percy was great with recommendations for restaurants etc. Bolivia was probably my least favourite part of the trip (Potosi wasn't great), but we did still do some amazing things like Rock Climbing in Sucre, Death Road in La Paz (although I skipped that and did the city tour) and the Salt Flats (so cold!). Chile was like a nice return to civilization after the Salt Flats (very basic accom and food), I liked the town of San Pedro De Atacama and then finishing off in Santiago was great. If I had the chance again I would continue onto Argentina, the trip merges with another tour and some of my new friends did it and it looked absolutely stunning. All in all I loved it, even the bad towns/bad times make for a fun story later. I have new lifelong friends and memories that I will cherish forever.
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  Trip date: August 2017
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  Victoria

  · August 7th, 2017
  Excellent trip, beautiful landscapes and cultures. Edith (our CEO) was brilliant. She obviously loves her country and its culture and customs, and it showed. Even when our journey to/from Machu Picchu was affected by various strike and protests, she was efficient, helpful and kept spirits up! One of the best CEOs I've come across.
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  Trip date: July 2017
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  William

  · December 19th, 2016
  My trip through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina with G Adventures was absolutely amazing. Eduardo Tello was the most amazing guide we could've had, we went above and beyond as a guide and made a special effort to make a true friendship with everyone on the tour. Even with a couple of difficult people on the tour he always stayed professional and the trio just so amazing. This was the first time leaving my home country and Eddy just made everything so easy, we didnt even have to think. The tour was so good, saw all the big sights plus even more I hadn't even thought of. Will definitely recommend G Adventures to everyone.
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  Trip date: September 2016
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  Verity

  · December 19th, 2016
  Amazing tour. South America is such a beautiful and unique place. Our tour guide was really helpful and easy to come to with questions and concerns. Highly recommended
  Trip date: August 2016
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  Tegan

  · December 19th, 2016
  This tour was fantastic and our tour guide Eddie was the best CEO ever. If every G Adventures tour is like this, I would have no problems recommending them. I did get quite sick with altitude in Peru and Bolivia, so make sure you take precautions just in case. Limit your expectations for buses etc and you will be pleasantly surprised. The people were great, the local food was great (make sure you get recommendations from your CEO so you don't end up sick, we didn't get food poisoning at all once we joined the tour). If you opt to do the death road tour it was a great experience. I went in the bus, which I think was more dangerous then doing it on the bike.
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  Trip date: September 2016
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  sarah

  · April 7th, 2014
  This trip was amazing and our tourguide was excellent!
  

  G Adventures commented on this review

  Thanks so much for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your trip with us.
  Trip date: March 2014