Testimonials about travellers to Ecuador
Hello Martha
We arrived back home this morning. It was really a great trip you put together for us. We had a fabulous time. Just about everything went like clockwork. There were only three small "transfer" problems during the trip - but they were easily sorted out. We met some really nice people (guides/drivers etc) on the trip, saw some incredible landscapes, absorbed lot of culture, learnt a lot about the history of the countries, and generally had a great time.
The welcome and farewell dinners were a great touch - the dinner in Lima was at a very nice fish restaurant located at the end of a pier/jetty located on the coast - waves crashing all around; and the farewell dinner in La Paz was at the "Vienna Club" which is one of the nicest restaurants in town - and a coincidence, as Clarissa grew up in Vienna! The dinner in Lima was just the two of us - but others may prefer to have the guide along to translate etc. - I think that in general the guides were surprised at how we managed with the limited Spanish we have - certainly ordering in restaurants was not a problem for us. But the dinners were a very thoughtful inclusion - thanks
Thanks again Martha - it was a brilliant trip! (and we even managed to learn a bit of Spanish!)
Kind regardsPhil and Clarissa
"Thank you for organizing our tour, everything was delightful,
the boat was very nice and comfortable, you were right to advise
us to spend the whole week in the islands! we have lots of pics
and will send you some... We are certainly considering goint
to Peru next year, so shall be in touch"
Catherine and Jhon, USA
Dear Monica
"We had a fabulous holiday in the Galapagos and Quito, very well organized and everything wend smoothly.
Many Thanks for all your assistance!"
Melanie, Jhonatan and Harold, Denmark
Hello Martha
"Galapagos was superb and the Amazon was incedible! the
wildlife is phenomenal and the boat crew were fun and efficiednt.
Thank you for all your help, we shall contact you in the future
for our next trip to South America"
Matthew Smith, USA
Martha:
Thank you for your interest in our trip. The Galapagos is a
great place! The best nature preserve on the planet earth! We
enjoyed ourselves greatly. Everything went smoothly. We had
good food, good hotels, and two good guides. We were the only
English speakers in our group so Susan had some problem following
everything, however, I was able to translate and it was still
very enjoyable for her. She made friends with several of the
women on the trip without needing to speak Spanish. We would
highly recommend the trip to anyone.
Thank you for meeting us at the airport, getting us to the hotel
and back to the airport for the flight to Santa Cruz.
Steve and Susan Peterson
September 2010
Dear Martha:
Thank you so much for arranging this trip for us. Your seamless service is
much appreciated.
The Amazon was spectacular! The crew and the Edivan, our guide were
experienced and helpful.
Rio weather is not that nice- we currently spending our pre last day in
the hotel due to rain, however yesterday we visited all the places 2be
seen excluding sugar loaf.
Thanks again
Kirill
Julio 2011
Hi Martha,
We recently returned to Australia following our recent South American holiday which went fabulously.
For your information, I posted a little review (see below) on Lonely Planet's chat page by way of thanks.
Regards,
Rick Lowen
"I just recently traveled to Ecuador and Peru and used My Beauty Ecuador to handle some of my travel arrangements. Their Principal agent, Martha was simply fantastic. Not only did I receive prompt replies to emails regarding potential itineraries and was able to speak with her to fine tune these when required but importantly, her quotes were competitively very reasonable. Moreover, all of the arrangements she made for my wife and I worked like clockwork (even outside of Ecuador) and the tour guides she used were knowledgeable and charming. I have no hesitation in recommending My Beauty Ecuador for anyone contemplating either a conventional or, eco-tourism type holiday in Ecuador or elsewhere in Sth. America."
Julio 2011
Dear Martha
Thanks for replying and delivering first class service. I would recommend
relevant forums members to contact you trips to Latin America.
WBR
KS
March 2011
Good morning Martha,
FABULOUS!!!!
Our day with Jose Luis was so much more than we could have anticipated. Our feedback is all positive and complimentery! He was so knowledgeable and accomodating and we would highly recommend your tour to everyone. We saw amazing sights with the flowers, waterfall, hummingbirds and cloud forest. My husband was thrilled with the opportunity to do the zip line. The place for lunch was ideal and going to the equator line museum was fascinating!
Thanks to you for all the prework and patience with answering our questions and please a special thanks to Jose Luis!
With warm thanks,
Sandi Dannenberg
June 2012
Everything was great and here are some comments my friends sent me:
Pedram: It was an amazing trip, well organized and met my full expectation. (I only wish my feet were not hanging from the bed during the last two nights, haha)
Asal: Oh man, it was great, everything was great. People, places and activities we did were beyond expectations.
Elena: Thank you for everything. It was a memorable trip and we made new friends.
Yavar: I love every moment of the trip. Thank you
Elika: We miss Ecuador already. Tours, hotels, foods and activities were all AAA. and high five to the driver for his awareness to the roads.
I will definitely recommend you to my friends who want to go to Ecuador and we will definitely contact you for our next trip to Peru. If you ever plan to visit Califronia, let me know. You are my friend now, though we have never met!
Dena Rad
Dear Martha,
The clients returned, they are very pleased with their stay, for which I thank you very much! Everything was all right, the islands were beautiful. The first day the guides weren’t very helpful, but the second was great. Also the hotel in Quito was very nice, only the tour was very short. So that is basically the feedback, I will be meeting them the day after tomorrow, they promised great pictures and stories. So thank you again, I surely found a partner, looking forward to serving more happy clients together!!
JJ
Asen Panagonov
May.2013
Dear Martha
We had a wonderful time. Ecuador is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. You met and exceeded our expectation for what we wanted to see and experience while we were there. All of the hotels and places of lodging were exactly what we wanted. The places we visited were wonderful. The events ( hiking, biking, rafting, swimming, horseback riding) were great. We had a great time interacting with the people from Ecuador. We have to get back to speaking English now that we are back. The food was very good also. Our main guide, Luis, was beyond expectations. He is very knowledgeable about everything associated in Ecuador – plants, animals, history, culture, etc.. He is a personable, kind, patient, and accommodating. He also has a very good sense of humor. He is a very good driver and we traveled over some rough roads and paths. We ended up becoming very good friends with him. It is very apparent that he knows and loves Ecuador. I would highly recommend him as a guide. Santiago was our other guide. He was also great. He helped my wife, step by step, get up the volcano. I would also highly recommend him. The two guides at the river rafting place were also wonderful. They entertained us the whole time we were with them. They provided us with a great lunch and an overall great experience. There was really only one thing that we did not like about Ecuador – the speed bumps in the roads.
All in all, we had a great trip with great people in a great country.
William and Kathy Battershell
USA
July 2013