GUEST REVIEWS

use them: Our family travelled to Peru this summer with Kuoda Tours and had a great experience.  From the minute our plane touched down in Lima, there was a guide and driver to meet us and take care of us.  All of our guides with Kuoda were very professional and really tried to make our vacation enjoyable, easy and informative.  We had a particularly good experience with Sheila, who changed our travel plans one day to include an exotic animal rescue because she realized that our boys (ages 6,8,10) loved animals.  The whole trip was personalized just to our specifications and our kids had an awesome time.  One of our favorite parts of the trip was the Amazon rainforest as well as our visit to the small village of Umasbamba where we learned the art of weaving…truly unique!  Mery, the owner, called several times to check on us during our trip which added a personal touch.  The whole trip was orchestrated perfectly, including time alone for wandering the streets of Cusco.  We loved our time in this beautiful country and will be back one day to hike the Inca Trail! Thank you again for a great vacation, Mery.  We will mention you to any friends here that are thinking of travelling to South America.  You can certainly use us as references, particularly for families with children.  We would like to travel to the Galapagos sometime in the next few years and I will contact you when we are ready. We have not forgotten about the Kids Center and will let you know what we can do.

would be much easier to have an expert do this type of trip for us (especially since we were booking our trip on fairly short notice).  I looked to Trip Advisor for suggestions about which tour operator to use and Kuoda got such great reviews, I contacted them immediately.  Jole got back to me about 30 minutes after I sent my email with a wonderful itinerary she put together based on what I had said I was interested in doing in Peru.  The trip itself was absolutely flawless!  From the driver, to the hotels, to the restaurants they chose for us…it was absolutely amazing.  Mery certainly has put together an excellent team.  We had the good fortune of meeting Mery at the airport as we were leaving Peru.  Her enthusiasm for her job and her country is infectious.  I have already recommended Kuoda to all of my friends and family.  I just wish I could use Kuoda for all of my trips!

the main reasons for the trip, and it didn’t disappoint, in fact it was even more impressive than we thought it would be. Watching the condors over the Colca Canyon was an experience we won’t forget, and all of the countryside around that area is spectacular. Cusco is a lovely city, one that I’d like to return to sometime – there are so many restaurants we never got chance to try! But some of the extras that we weren’t expecting when we looked into going to Peru were also highlights themselves. Visiting Umasbamba community was very interesting and it was really good to meet the local people there and see their way of life. I know that Paul, as a teacher, wants to follow up the work that you’ve been doing with the children. Ricardo was an entertaining host as he took us to his local market and showed us how to cook lunch; I’m hoping to try the lomo saltado sometime! And the rafting was great fun, none of us had ever done it before. The best part about the whole holiday however was the personal touch. All of Kuoda’s representatives were very professional and friendly, without exception. Special mention has to go to Julio, our guide in Cusco, with his knowledge of pretty much everything related to Peru, and his good humour. We enjoyed our few days in his company, and managed to teach him a few things about English football! The personal nature of the trip was summed up when we were able to postpone our visit to Ollantaytambo ruins, so that we could watch Cusco play a home game on the Sunday afternoon, accompanied by Julio! Many thanks to him. Also to our driver, Jose Luis, who waited for us during the game! – he was superb throughout, and a great character; many thanks to him too. Luis, our representative in Cusco, was also very helpful, and always on hand if we needed him. And it was lovely to meet you at the end, Mery, and a nice touch to come and see us in the VIP lounge! There’s lots more I could say but it would take as long as the holiday did to say it! Attached are a just a few of the hundreds of pictures we took. Unfortunately, we can’t travel quite so far a field every year, but we’d like to think that we can return to South America sometime, and if we do, we’ll certainly be coming to you! All the best and thanks again

posted over. In the meantime I have attached a few!. It seams like such a long time ago that I was climbing over Machu Pichu, and exploring lake titicaca but we had a fantastic time and thanks again for organising such a great trip – you can be sure that I will be running a marketing exercise in the UK amongst all of my friends. Keep in touch & all the best,

not only memorable, but fun and exciting. She did not have a negative thing to say and she said that everything was just perfectly planned for them. Leah has her photos on Facebook and my friends are telling me that they are fabulous pictures. I don’t belong to Facebook, so I haven’t seen them yet. Our family went out to dinner on Tuesday evening to our favorite Mexican restaurant…Don Jose’s. Eric and Leah shared a lot more about their time in Peru and their Inca Trail hike to Machupicchu. They were so impressed with Raul. Eric and Leah said that their porters were dressed in nice attire with sturdy hiking boots. They said that it wasn’t the case with other groups & they felt sorry for groups with porters that only had sandals to walk that difficult terrain. Both thought that the meals along the Inca Trail were delicious. Eric was wishing for the pancakes with the caramel sauce again. It was so neat that you incorporated so much culture & history into the tour and it was especially nice to meet the Peruvian people and see their villages and homes. During their short time in Lima on the final day, they bought my granddaughter (their niece) a lovely handmade adoptable doll named “Chaska”. Mery, we cannot thank you and your staff at Kuoda enough for making Leah and Eric’s trip to Peru an amazing experience. I have passed on information to my manager and told her what a great job your company did. Hopefully something will come of it. Please keep in touch. Warm regards

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and Teddy & Raul executed it perfectly. We also appreciated the special way you recognized Rachel’s birthday. She cherishes especially the bracelet which she wears constantly and the beautiful cape from Raul.
I have not forgotten about reaching out to Bank of America in Florida. I have a call with the bank tomorrow with plans to discuss your needs. In addition to the wire transfers, I will inquire about merchant services to see if there is an alternative to PayPal for accepting US credit cards.
Please know that we will happily be a reference for KUODA and your fine service. Again, many thanks for everything. Jay

effort you put forth, and were so glad that we were able to meet you in person. Getting to know you and more about the Peruvian culture was one of the highlights of our trip. Thank you also for the wine and chocolates…it was a very nice treat after the 3 nights on the trail!
I am trying to get all of my pictures organized, but in the meantime I posted some on Facebook. I will e-mail you again when I get the rest in order.
Please tell your staff thank you for their time and energy. I am going to especially miss my amigo Reynato who always made sure I had candy and water.  You and your staff are always welcome in California! Sincerely

extra activities that they would enjoy. The service was flawless. We had a private driver and car the entire time, and every time we arrived at a different location (either by air or train), our next guide was there to great us with a smile. The owner, Mery, was available by phone at any time and called us frequently to check on our trip. She came to see us twice. I can’t imagine better service.

owner and the personal service she provided was outstanding.  She seems to never sleep because no matter what time I sent an email inquiry to her she immediately responded.  I chose this tour operator on behalf of my other 5 companions so I was a bit nervous wondering if I had made the right choice.  Well, the group was ecstatic about the choice.  I could go on and on about how wonderful Mery and her tour guides were.  By the way Carlos was our main guide and he was outstanding.  I must say the very first impression helped me immediately feel at ease.  When we arrived in Lima there were what seemed like hundreds of people with signs waiting to pick up their customers. I saw signs that were literally scrawled on paper with a ball point pen to the most professional sign with large printer quality letters in a laminated sign board.  Well guess what, that was the sign that had my name on it.  I was so pleased and from that point on they never disappointed me or the others in our group. Do not hesitate to use them you will not be disappointed.