Testimonials

Perry N. from Los Angeles, CA; traveled to Peru

We’re back from our two-weeks in Peru, and I wanted to let you know how everything went. First off, it was a great trip. There were no problems with transportation, housing, meals or general schedule. In fact, everything went just as planned. Our tour guide, Judith, and driver, Ricardo, were both excellent. Spending 9 days with them was a pleasure. We saw all the sights, had great meals, and really enjoyed their company. I would recommend them to anyone traveling to Northern Peru without hesitation. The Amazon portion of the trip was also problem free. After meeting up with our guide Roger at the airport, we were taken to the docks for the boat ride to the lodge. Once there, Roger was our personal tour guide, so we didn’t have to deal with any groups while traveling around the area. He was very informative and really helped explain all that we saw. The lodge was great, but on the rustic side. It reminded me a boy scout camp, but with liquor and better food. We actually made a change to the Celba Tops lodge for the last night. We wanted to visit Iquitos on the last day, and the only way to do that was to move closer up river. So Roger was able to arrange for us to stay the last night in air conditioned comfort. Boy, was that a relief. While I liked the rustic nature of the Explorama lodge, 3 nights was more than enough. We then spent the last day with Rodger touring around Iquitos. This really capped the trip, as we not only got to see the jungle, but see some of the sights in town. Roger is another guide that I would highly recommend to anyone visiting Iquitos and the surrounding area.

So overall this was a very stress free holiday. I want to thank you for all the work you did in putting this together. It really showed in the seamlessness of going from one activity to another. I’ll definitely be contacting you for our next visit to South America.

November 2012

Adamm G. from Santa Monica, CA; traveled to Argentina & Peru

Having just returned from a trip to South America I cannot praise the work by Spiced Destinations and it’s president Eitan Silberberg enough. Eitan was recommended by Lima Tours who in turn was recommended by a travel agent friend. From the planning stages until the day we left Eitan was there. He made suggestions for all facets of the trip. This included Buenos Aires, Iguassu Falls, and especially Peru with Macchu Picchu as the main destination. Eitan’s choice of hotels was superb. He advised and set our itinerary, made hotel reservations, included meals, and arranged for transportation and guides throughout the Peru portion. The airline and most of the hotel stays were booked through our own use of miles and hotel preferred guest status. Never the less Eitan took the time to advise us on all aspects of the trip.
The trip went flawlessly and we are especially grateful for his choice of guides while in Peru, which included the best of all our years of travel.
I cannot recommend Spiced Destination more highly.

October 2012

Jerry L. from Sherman, CT; traveled to Peru

Thank you for creating a great Peru trip for me and my family. Everything you told me about how Peru has changed over the past 36 years since I was first there turned out to be absolutely correct. The time constraints we gave you, I know, were challenging but you managed to come up with an itinerary that was flawless. Our guides that you arranged through Lima Tours were not just tour guides, they were scholars. We all came away feeling as if we really knew Peru and the Andean culture. The next time we travel to Peru we would like to spend more time in the Sacred Valley and less time in Lima. The Sacred Valley has some of the nicest people, and the most awe-inspiring scenery that I have ever seen. The guide that you had arranged to be with us in the Sacred Valley, and in Cuzco, was a wonderful woman named Yashira. She went over and beyond what she was supposed to do for us. I can't begin to tell you how kind she was, and how knowledgeable. She was really great with our 15 year old daughter. Yashira, by her enthusiasm, revealed how much she loves being a guide and doing the work that she does. She's a real treasure. Thank you for getting us together with her. Our accommodations were wonderful and we had no problems. We particularly enjoyed staying at Sol y Luna in the Sacred Valley. What gorgeous grounds! To sum it all up: This trip was a wonderful experience from start to finish. It has opened up a new world to our daughter, and she now has the travel "bug." What more can we ask for?

Thanks again.

August 2012

Carrie H. from Aventura FL; traveled to Argentina & Peru

The trip was awesome, thank you for all the work you did. I had a great trip and everyone we worked with at destination was great.

July 2012