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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  01:17 p.m. 

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 09:02 a.m. 

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


Tue, 26 may 2009 21:50

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


Mon, 18 May 2009 10:26 p.m.

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


Sun, 10 may 2009 16:22

We are back from a marvellous vacation. Your guides and organisation were wonderful.
 
Ron Minter & family


Fri, 01 May 2009 08:16 a.m.

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


Thu, 23 april 2009 3:49 

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


Sat, 18 April 2009 07:32 p.m. 

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.


Thu, 16 April 2009 04:06 p.m.

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.


Martes, 14 de Abril de 2009 12:05 p.m.

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


Domingo, 05 de Abril de 2009 07:50 a.m.

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 


Sábado, 07 de Marzo de 2009 09:01 p.m.

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


Viernes, 23 de Enero de 2009 08:14 p.m. 

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


Martes, 20 de Enero de 2009 02:57 a.m.

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


Lunes, 19 de Enero de 2009 04:56 p.m.

 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


Miércoles, 14 de Enero de 2009 10:51 a.m. 

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.


Martes 06/01/2009 02:12 p.m. 

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


Bennie Van WyK [mailto:Bennie.VanWyK@goldfieldsperu.com.pe]
Jueves, 09 de Octubre de 2008 09:40 a.m.

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


Margery Perry [mailto:margery.perry@comcast.net]
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.


HAZEL GOLDSMITH
Martes, 23 de Septiembre de 2008 01:24 p.m.

 

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


Sábado 06/09/2008 02:08 p.m

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  


Exotic Destinations [mailto:exoticdestinations@yahoo.com]
Sábado, 30 de Agosto de 2008 03:11 p.m.

Sábado, 30 de Agosto de 2008 03:11 p.m.
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


Viernes 29/08/2008 10:50 a.m

 

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


Lunes 11/08/2008 10:11 a.m.

 

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


Wolfgang Pundy [mailto:wolfgang.pundy@chello.at]
Jueves, 07 de Agosto de 2008 03:53 p.m.

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 


Sábado 26/07/2008 11:22 a.m.

 

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


Mon, 7 Jul 2008 16:02:19 -0400

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 


KSchulz159@comcast.net [mailto:KSchulz159@comcast.net]
Domingo, 06 de Julio de 2008 10:53 a.m.

 

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


margarita streicher [mailto:mpstryker4@gmail.com]
Viernes, 04 de Julio de 2008 04:02 p.m.
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


Lunes 30/06/2008 05:29 p.m

 

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

Nigel Fletcher


Jesslyn Cobb [mailto:cobbkent@suddenlink.net]
Domingo, 29 de Junio de 2008 01:14 p.m.

 

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


Viernes, 20 de Junio de 2008 09:48 p.m.

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


Martes, 17 de Junio de 2008 02:23 p.m.

 

 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  


Phil Llewellyn [mailto:phil@safeguardchem.co.za]
Martes, 08 de Enero de 2008 02:25 a.m.

 

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


February 2007

 

Name: E. Van Velzen

Email: divervan@ix.netcom.com

 

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

 

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March 2007

 

Name: Joe and Anne O'Reilly

Email: anne.iec@tiscali.co.uk


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

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 March  2007

 

Name: Nancy Burkly

Email: nburkly@nycap.rr.com

 

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

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March, 2007

 

Name: Paul Panek

Email: panek.1@osu.edu

 

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

 

 

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March, 2007

 

Name: Terry & Jennifer Galloway
Email: ternjen@mydurango.net

 

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

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April, 2007

Name: Thomas Uchison
email: uch69@eoni.com

 

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

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April, 2007

 

Name: Lizabeth Asami and Kenji Wamukota

Email: omkakema@comcast.net

 

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

 

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May, 2007

 

Name: Joanne Shingles

Email: flojo_67@hotmail.com

 

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

 

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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

 

 

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May, 2007

Name: Suk Han Szeto

Email: florenceszeto2005@yahoo.com.hk

 

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.

 

 

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June, 2007

 

Name: Tarun Anand

Email: tarun.anand@fxmarketspace.com

 

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

 

Thanks a ton!

 

Best Regards,

 

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June, 2007

 

Name: Heather Owen

Email: hkowen@us.ibm.com

 

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

 

 

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June, 2007

 

Name: Red Shift

Email: maew@radicchio.com

 

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

 

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SEPTEMBER,2006
NAME: NORIKO IMAMURA
Ogawa-Higashi,Tokyo – 197-0822
+507-215-3187
Email Address:norididi@aol.com


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.


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SEPTEMBER,2006
NAME: SHANTA SAHADEO
Etobicoke,On-M8V4B2,CA
416-901-4085
Email Address: shanta19992003@yahoo.ca

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


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SEPTEMBER,2006

NAME: SALLY ATTFIELD
Secaucus, NJ – 07094.US
1201 406 6749
Email Address: saattfield@gmail.com



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

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JULY,2006
NAME: JOHN BUDZINSKI
West Chester
PA – 19382,US
Email Address: JCBUDZINSKI@aol.com
1-610-7932138

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,

John and Carol Budzinski

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AUGUST,2006
NAME: STEPHANIE SANCHEZ
Denver, CO 80231,US
Email Address: stjosa@gmail.com
406-579-0226

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


JULY,2006
NAME: CLAUDIA PERALTA NASH
ID – 83702,US
Email Address: claudianash@boisestate.edu
208-426-2846


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

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SEPTEMBER, 2006
NAME: JOY & DAVID PEYTON
VA-22043,US
Email Address: dpeyton@cox.net
703-536-3470

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

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AUGUST,2006
NAME: PETER & MARGARET ROBERTS
South Australia – 5093,AU
Email-Address: pmroberts@aapt.net.au
(08) 8396 0511


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
(especially 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
hotel staff.
With kind regards - Margaret & Peter Roberts.

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JULY,2006
NAME: STEPHEN AND LAREN CARKIN
NH – 03110,US
Email Address: Cark_Inn@comcast.net
603-472-8509
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

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AUGUST 2005
NAME : LAWRENCE NORTON
14005 Goodrich Dr NW
Gig Harbor
WA - 98329
US
email: slnorton@centurytel.net

Dennis and 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,

Larry Norton
Gig Harbor, WA

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DECEMBER 2005
NAME : MONIQUE RIOPEL
37, de l´Ile Barwick
Pierrefonds
QC - H8Z 3A1
CA
email : moniqueriopel@yahoo.ca

We came back to Canada last Sunday and I've wanted to write ever since.

I would 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
in 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

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DECEMBER 2005
NAME : DANA RIDZON
2435 15th Street
San Francisco
CA - 94114
US
Email : ridzonda@appliedbiosystems.com

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 and 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.

Dana Ridzon and Julie Miller, USA

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JANUARY  2005
Name :     Claude Lee Bookout
Austin
TX-78726
US
E-mail Address:  cbookout@austin.rr.com

 


 
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
 
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JANUARY  2005
Name :   Anne Gillooly
Wolcott
CT - 06716
US
E-mail Address:  agill@us.ibm.com

 


 
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

 
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JANUARY  2005
Name :  Herbert Fontecilla
Arlington 
WA - 22207 
US 
E-mail Address: hfontecilla@comcast.net

 


 
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.

 
Herb Fontecilla

 
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FEBRUARY 2005
Name : Roger Bunting
Normal
IL - 61761
US
E-mail Address:   rbunting@photoglass.com

 


 
 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

 
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FEBRUARY 2005
Name : Robert W. Bird
Austin
TX - 78727
US
E-mail Address:  anirishbird@hotmail.com

 


 
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

 
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 FEBRUARY 2005
Name : Steven A. Cain
kennesaw
GA - 30144
US
E-mail Address:  scad4@comcast.net

 


 
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

 
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FEBRUARY 2005
Name : Damiana Iannazzi
ROME
ROME - 00144
ITALY
E-mail Address: m.iannazzi@NOSPAMtin.it
 
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.

 
As 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
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
to 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!

 
Once 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

 
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MARCH 2005
Name :  Debra Felix
Kensington
MD - 20895
US
E-mail Address:  felixd@hhmi.org

 


 
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,
Deb

 
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MARCH 2005
Name :  Beth Linn
Danville
PA - 17821
US
E-mail Address: blinn410@ptd.net

 


 
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

 
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MARCH 2005
Name: Bonita
Hong Kong
Wah Fu Estate 
HK
E-mail Address: mltang88@hkbn.net

 


 
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
7.4.2005

 
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APRIL 2005
Name : Amy Proctor
Palm Harbor
FL - 34683
US
E-mail Address: dougtight@hotmail.com

 


 
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

 
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APRIL 2005
Name : Chaim Schlezinger
Chicago
IL - 60661
US
E-mail Address: chaims@eb.com

 


 
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
Chicago, IL

 
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MAY 2005
Name :  Martin Kodl
Croydon
Surrey - CR0 5NA
GB
E-mail Address: martin.kodl@uk.nestle.com

 


 
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

 
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MAY 2005
Name : Roy Macher
Thorndale
ON - N0M 2P0
CA
E-mail Address: roymacher1@sympatico.ca

 


 
I would like to thank you for the most wonderful trip I have ever taken,
everyone was so nice
and friendly and kind . The guides were great  and so was the weather.
Once again thanks
Thank you

 
Roy Macher

 
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MAY 2005
Name :  LEE BEAMENT & SARAH BEAMENT
hemel hempstead,herts
None - HP2 6AT
GB
E-mail Address:  leeandsarah_4@hotmail.com

 


 
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

 
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JUNE 2005
Name : Brita Askey
Washington 
DC - 20024 
US 
E-mail Address:  britaaskey@earthlink.net

 


 
We are now back at home but my mind is still in Peru. Everything was
wonderful! We had the most terrific guide (Fernando) and a great team of
porters. Our cook and his assistant were outstanding and spoiled us with
their excellent meals.  It was an unforgettable experience.
Thank you for making all the arrangements. I will certainly recommend your
company to anyone who may be planning to visit Peru and will use your good
services again for any future trips.
All the best,
 
Brita Askey

 
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JULY 2005
Name : Patricia Mione
Bellaire
TX - 77401
US
E-mail Address: pat@patmione.com

 


 
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.

 
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JULY 2005
Name : Robert Lawler
seaford
NY - 11783
US
E-mail Address: rplawler7@yahoo.com

 


 
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

 
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AUGUST 2005
Name : Harry Schmider
Scottsdale
AZ - 85255
US
E-mail Address: harrygisela@cox.net

 


 
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

 
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2004

 

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AUGUST 2004

Name: Robert C McHugh
Paonia
CO - 81428
US
E-mail Address: bob@robertcmchugh.com

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

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AUGUST 2004

Name: Wayne Hunwicks
Collingwood
ON - L9Y 3Z5
CA
E-mail Address: wilkhun@bmts.com

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!!!!

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JULY 2004

Name: June Y. Aono
Honolulu
HI - 96825
US 
 

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 .

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JULY 2004

Name: Christine K Bruce
Long Lake
MN
55356
US
E-mail Address: bruce011@umn.edu

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

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JULY 2004

William and Wendy Banks
waynesville
NC
28786
US
E-mail Address: wbanks@webtv.net


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

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JUNE 2004

Name: janelle barron
arlington
TX
76018
US
E-mail Address: jaykeb@comcast.net

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

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JUNE 2004

Name: Tsuyoshi Sakurai
New York
NY
10001
US
E-mail Address: Tsuyoshi.Sakurai@mizuhocbus.com

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

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JUNE 2004

Name: Gregg Hooker
Chandler
AZ
85248
US
E-mail Address: gregg.hooker@onsemi.com

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

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MAY 2004

Name: Anthony Lavorgna
Atlanta GA 30306
US
E-mail Address: tony_lavorgna@bartonsolutions.com


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

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MAY 2004

Name: Sandra L. Gale
Santa Cruz
CA
95065
US
E-mail Address: sl_gale@yahoo.com

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
Santa Cruz, California USA

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MAY 2004

Name: Alaire Lowry
Austin TX
US
E-mail Address: alaire@mac.com

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

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MAY 2004

Name: Lucas D. Parsch
Fayetteville AR
US
E-mail Address: lparsch@uark.edu

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

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APRIL 2004

Name: Matthew J. Walton
Knutsford
Cheshire WA16 8DS
GB
E-mail Address: matthew.walton@winningline.com

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

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MARCH 2004

Name: Anna Yusim
New Haven CT 06511
US
E-mail Address: Anna.yusim@yale.edu


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
USA

Todd Waldman
Yale University Department of Music
USA

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JANUARY 2004

Name: Jan Kofod-Jensen
Gadstrup
Sjaelland
DK-4621
Denmark
E-mail Address: jan@hastrup-centret.dk

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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Norman Pedersen
Date: Sun,18 Jul 2010

Machu Picchu and my entire visit to Peru were wonderful. A dream come true.
I could not have been happier with everyone I met through your arrangements. 
The tours were very informative and showed me more than I knew existed in this beautiful place.
All of the accommodations were very comfortable.
The luncheon buffet at the Alhambra was top rate. And the Ferré Hotel in Lima was also a very good choice.Your personal assistance throughout was exceptional!
Thank you for everything!


Melinda Hughes
Date: Tues, 13 Jul 2010

I was one of the “Joel Williams” party of four who was recently on a Peru Gateway Travel tour of northern and southern Peru. I had to write so you would know how satisfied we were with the hotel accommodations, the tour guides, the restaurants they choose for our lunches and just everything about the trip.

The hotels we stayed in were well located, clean and convenient in every way. We have absolutely no complaints!

Our tour covered Peru from the north to the south. It had four internal flights, so there were many connections, pick ups and deliveries involved. Peru Gateway Travel made sure we were always delivered on time to the airports and promptly met and picked up when we landed. We never had a moments worry.
Since we had many different day tours, we had several different guides. All were professional and spoke our language well. All were very knowledgeable and eager to impart that knowledge to us. They chose great places for our lunches and the cuisine was unforgettable. We have traveled to many countries but found the food in Peru to be absolutely wonderful.
I also wanted to mention the drivers who picked us up at all times of the day and night, drove us to our next destination and the delivered us safely to our hotels. We never had a driver who was less than prompt, courteous and most importantly, a skilled and careful driver.
The sites we saw were the places we chose to see. And they did not disappoint us. From the desert to the Andes to the Jungle, we enjoyed it all.
Please feel free to use this email on your website or as a testimonial. All four of our group would recommend Peru Gateway Travel to anyone planning a trip to Peru. We were well taken care of, enjoyed delicious food, saw awesome sights and had a wonderful time.
Sincerely.


Ajay Chopra
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010

We are back in Lima. Our trip to Machu Picchu was wonderful, thank you and your team and the ground staff in Cuzco for all their help and care. A special thanks to Angella for her help.
We hope to do business with you in the near future.
Best Regards
 


Saikat.
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010

I just wanted to let you know that we had an amazing and wonderful trip to your country.
I must state that the people of Peru impressed me very much - they are so nice!
While I have already filled-up the feedback form, this is just a personal note to say Thank you.
Do visit India sometime - we have a lot in common.
Regards,


Irina Pascu
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010

I am now back home but still not believed that the holiday is over. I just
write you to tell you that I had a wonderful time in Peru and to thanks for
your support. The circuit was very well designed and I had the opportunity
to visit all the important sites I envisaged and also the Sacred Valley and
the Altiplano.
I was really impressed by the organization and your people, always in time
for pick up and interested to offer the necessary information.
Finally I showed to my friends that Peru is not so far and a visit there
could be a wonderful experience. For me was a dream come true.
Many thanks to you and to your team.


Melissa Polier
Date: Tues, 22 Jun 2010

My 2 adult children and I recently returned from our hike to Machu Picchu and I wanted to thank you for all your assistance. Our trip was great. We very much enjoyed visiting your beautiful country. I especially want to praise our guide, cook and porters. They did a terrific job. The food was marvelous and after a long hike it was definitely something to look forward to. The porters were very kind and when I needed some assistance at the end of the 3rd day one of the porters helped me a lot. Our guide was great. He was very knowledgeable and fun to hike with and he seemed to really love his job. Again, thanks so much for everything

 


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