TripADeal Reviews

Good tours of the places of interest en-route. Lunch restaurants (at own cost) tended to have the same fixed menu, were overpriced, some added extra costs onto quoted price & none would accept card payments. Quite limited or no commentary when passing points of interest - eg: A Kings Palace.

Alaskan cruise

Every spot was a WOW moment. I loved the fact we didn't have to take our bags on our train journeys. Well organised and Paul was great looking after us all. Most importantly the trains were fantastic. Loved it all.

Very happy with our trip to Alaska The booking experience with trip a deal was very good, had to issues. Great value for money

Can't speak highly enough of the Tour Guides and Drivers during the tours for the three regions visited. Accommodation was better than expected but some could have been closer to the city centers, the Great Wall and Warriors were spectacular. Couldn't believe the infrastructure both existing and in progress and surprised at the greenery (especially the Roses for kilometers dividing the traffic directions and lanes) Highly recommend this tour.

Our very first Trip a Deal holiday and we loved it! Our guide Chi-Chi was amazing, as was our driver Mamat. So many memorable moments, but the highlight had to be sighting the pygmy/Borneo elephants on the forth, and final, of our river cruises. Food was plentiful and delicious, especially the fruit! (Remember, you don't HAVE to eat the rice provided at most meals!!) Accommodation improved as the tour progressed, but all hotels were clean and provided everything that was needed.

‘Best of Borneo’, I’d do it again tomorrow. I went for the wildlife and it was amazing. There are only two places in the world where you can see Orangutans in the wild and Borneo is one of them. The other amazing animal endemic to Borneo is the Proboscis Monkey. I could observe them for hours. A well rounded tour. Our guide Roland gave us a great insight into the country. The most moving experience was learning about the Sandakan Death March. Many meals were included on this tour, accomodation went from good to excellent and there was a lot to see and do. For me definitely a five star holiday.

It was a very well organised itinerary, everything ran smoothly & efficiently. Our guide Andre was wonderful, nothing was too much trouble & our driver Bob was a star. Accommodation was great, no complaints from me! The optional activities were great too

Accomodation was amazing and the entire experience was fantastic, Highly recommended

The Great Wall, The warriors, loved the Gardens, the Night Cruise, travelling on high speed train, the shows in the different districts. The Acrobatic especially. Food was plentiful, and inexpensive. We had Great Guides, that looked after us well, and had great knowledge of the History. Hotels were of high quality.

The trip was the right amount of activity and free time. The additional activities arranged by the tour leader were excellent and much appreciated. The hotels were lovely, some quaint. Switzerland is very expensive for food, even tap water on the table in a restaurant comes with a charge.

The guides were so professional and tried to give us the best experience we possibly could have . they picked the perfect time of day to see the places of interest so that we were not standing in long ques and the visibility was maximised due to weather.the whole itinerary was amazing

Very action packed. Great tour guides. Very interesting.

Trains of Switzerland was a most fabulous trip. The sights were exquisite. A most recommended trip for all. Very well organised, all trains booked in a carriage of our own in many instances. Accommodation 4/5 star. Our guide Paul was very organised and everything ran very smoothly and had us on time, every time. There is a little bit of walking from the train station to beautiful accommodation occasionally. But a walk after a train ride was welcome. It was one of the best trips I have experienced. Thank you Trip A Deal.

We absolutely LOVED our Sri Lanka and Maldives holiday. The bus was new, our Sri Lankan tour guide, Harsha was phenomenal, and went over and above constantly. He was extremely knowledgeable, professional, patient, fun and had a great sense of humour. The sights and experiences exceeded our expectations, and Harsha accommodated extra activity requests! The elephant safari was absolutely fantastic, and the Sigiriya Rock climb was amazing. The Maldives were beautiful and a much welcomed time of relaxation, snorkelling, swimming, eating and drinking of cocktails! We definitely recommend this trip as a wonderful experience and holiday! 🤩

We were very pleased with our tour over all. The land portion was highlighted by excellent contributions from our Guide Corey and driver Pat.

The number one highlight was to land the wonderful tour guide Jo Jo. She was amazing with her knowledge, skill and care. I can't fault anything really about the tour, the organisation of the tour was on par everyday and we had a wonderful time. China was an absolute wonderful destination, we loved it.

China is an under appreciated destination with its natural beauty and welcoming attitude to visitors. We have used Trip a Deal twice for travel to China as well as other trips and we are in the throws of planning our next holiday to the Silk Road.

Highlight of my trip was the Great Wall of China, the terracotta warriors & the the food in Suzhou & Hangzhou.

The trip was well organised with knowledgeable guides, we were kept well informed about daily activities and what we were to see.

Travel Guide KC and Jason did an excellent service for us.

We loved our holiday. Japan is a wonderful place to visit. Beautiful people, scenery and much history. We tried food that we haven't had before and enjoyed the whole experience.

Both guides Jessica and John were excellent. Trip covered key highlights well.

Every thing was great 👍 Lee was fantastic 👏 I thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Will definitely 💯 use you again, and tell my friends about your great service. We are not home yet Da Nang is great, and thank you for planning our trip home to Perth..Lois Hester.

We really had a great time. All tour guides, Bruce, D bounce and Kelvin were so good, efficient and helpful. We were able to visit all the historical places and had a great advantures. Our group were great and made this trip even better. We suggest to put two days for shoppings.

I loved the content of the tour. I like to immerse myself in the culture and everyday life of a country. We were so well looked after by all the guides who were knowledgeable and ever so efficient. Special mention to Leo in Beijing and Billy from Suzhou all the way to Shanghai. You may not realise what treasures you have in them but they made travelling so easy and they had a great sense of humour. I just don’t know how they do it! The bus drivers were very skilful and they had very long days - just brilliant. Thank you to you all.

I was very happy how organised all our tour guides was. Always on time, always very helpful and they would do anything to help you. Very happy with the whole tour. Loved every thing about it. It was a very good experience, I will recommend TripAdeal to my family and friends.

I loved how organised it was. The guides were most excellent. Totttaly enjoyed my first Tour experience.

Our guide was cultured, humorous and delightful Driver was safe and flexible re stopping and parking generous size bus Size of our group was 15 - perfect number Hotels were varied and interesting

We loved it all except I feel we went to too many Cultural Villages as they are pretty much all the same. We loved visiting the DMZ & the national park in Sokcho were our highlights. As there may be a need to fill in a day maybe more free time would be welcomed. Our tour guide Jun was outstanding he was informative & helped everyone in any way needed. He was very considerate & caring.

China is an amazing country to visit, clean, friendly and safe. The modern seamlessly blends with ancient wonders. The gardens are glorious, with tree lined walking paths through flower meadows and along the numerous waterways. China is also a shopper’s paradise. The tour was well organised and our tour guides; Nina, Jack and Jessie went over and above to care for us and ensure we had a wonderful experience. The Warriors of China tour gave us a taste of China. We are already planning our next visit, either the Heart of China or Treasures of China’s Silk Road.

The trip was fantastic. Very well organised snd we saw many interesting sites and features. The food, the country and the people were great.

Holiday was great. Well organised Fantastic guides. Nina, Jessie and Jack. The optional tours were great I thoroughly enjoyed the food And plenty of food at breakfast Hotels are working hard to cater for westerners.

Great holiday we saw so much in our 20 days, great tour guides very informative & we learnt so much about the history, culture & way of life in Vietnam. We had so many great experiences & memories, trip a deal was great, hotels were nice, & clean the guides gave us recommendations where to eat & things to do in our spare time. A beautiful country & people will definitely return.

Flo, the tour guide was fantastic, ample food and good accommodation. The activities were well planned and safe! Great trip, highly recommended.

The tour was well organised, the guides were good and knowledgeable, the hotels were good. All in all, a great trip!

Loved everything Great tour leaders and we were really were looked after Great tour group so many memories and laughs

not much room for improvement as our tour guide explained so much to us we felt that we were emersed into the whole experience

Our holiday was perfect Well planned and tour guides were outstanding so knowledgable friendly which made our experience so memorable Our tour guide was Lori Holland America zaandam. Was great aswell

We loved all full itinerary including all the optional tours Zhangiajie & Guilin experience was very good.

With the price of the trip we were a bit skeptical but was absolutely amazed how well organised and the amount of activities it included. The Great Wall was incredible and the forbidden city was eye opening. A huge thanks to our tour guides Summer and Vicky who did a fabulous job. I have highly recommended this trip to friends and family who will be coming next year!

The whole experience was wonderful. Our tour guide, Kara, and bus driver Ben were extremely knowledgeable and so much fun! The places we saw were mind blowing. Maybe try to start the journey closer to Yellowstone and not Seattle and maybe go to Mount Rushmore which would have been close.

It was well planned & easy to follow the itinerary. Guide & driver were excellent

The memorial

This was our first overseas trip apart from a cruise to NZ years ago so nothing to compare with and we loved it - Highlights were 1. Tuscany 2. Cinque Terre 3. Venice & absolutely loved Jesolo. It was really nice staying for 3-4 nights in the same hotel and doing the day trips. Nice to tick main sights off the list but didn’t really enjoy Rome - far too busy! Great time of year (May) to go would have been unbearable in mid summer. The optional lunches in Florence & Bologna were lovely (Florence best)

Overall great value for money. 2 longish days on the bus at the end of the land tour, but sightseeing, tour guide (Lori) and cruise were all exceptional.

Excellent trip with great driver, Warren and guide Alina, who both went above and beyond. Great excursions. No improvement needed.

I loved getting into the countryside to experience the nomad pastoral life in the steppes and the desert. The landscape features like Flaming Rocks; Limestone cliffs, Desert sand dunes, Orkhan waterfalls and the cabin camp accommodation;. Our drivers and guide were lovely men- very considerate skilful driving and the guide excellent and fun to be with; the nomad family visits showcased simple homes and lifestyle but gave a real insight into the challenges of their life and strength of culture. The camel ride- fun. Eagle hunter great photo opportunity. our group of 9 was great as we got on well and not unwieldy. Brilliant adventure!

Norway was our highlight Lots of free time Would have liked more time in Bergen Probably should say that it is so expensive compared to Australia for meals and drink

The two guides were amazing. They were caring and nothing was too much to ask. The opportunity to walk on the glass bridge at Zhangjiajie was memorable. City walks at Chingqing was breathtaking. Korean bbq lunch was great - good tasty meal.

Ease of booking. Communication from Trip a Deal including important information place tickets etc. Group of travellers were amazing and became a special family almost instantly. Choice of tours especially Halong Bay was perfect. Hotel quality was exceptional. Local guides very personal and knowledgeable in particular Som in Siem Reip. Perfect holiday without a problem. Greatly appreciate your excellence Trip a Deal. Job well done. Thank you.

Busan the highlight. Jeju a bit of a let down. Seoul good, DMZ very good, Sokcho very good. For me, a little too much shopping free time overall but probably suits the women. Guide and driver excellent. Logistics excellent.

Overall the trip was extremely enjoyable and exceeded expectations. Our Tour director (Alina Kouvchinova )provided great support and insights into the various locations and historical events associated with the places we visited. Her knowledge and insight made the journey one to remember. Warren Woodward (Wozza) our coach driver went out of his way to make the journey safe and accommodating with his time outside of his daily responsibilities.

Very knowledgeable guides, quality hotels and great organisation.

The destination of Canada and USA / Alaska was amazing and provided daily highlights. The cruise was excellent with Holland America. What made the trip even better was our tour guide Alina and our bus driver Warren. They both had amazingly positive attitudes which set the tone for the trip. Alina’s organisation and doing extra things like games on the bus, providing home made tea each day and taste testing for various local products was great. We have been on several organised tours and Alina was the best tour guide we have ever had.

Loved everything. The scenery was great, the activities were excellent. The trip was well organised. Could not have been any better.

It was a dream ( bucket list ) come true. Alaskan cruise was amazing , The tour prior to the cruise was very educational with beautiful scenery and memories which will last a lifetime time. Thank you TAD.

Great value. Opened my eyes to the advances China has made on all fronts. Excellent guides… Robert and Walker.

Awesome tour guide and driver, tour was perfect

This was our first holiday organised as a tour. We thoroughly enjoyed the ease of the holiday and the fact things were planned for us. We were apart of an amazing group of people that made our trip even more enjoyable. We also enjoyed having time to do our own thing. We felt an extra day in Ho Chi Minh would have been great. The option of coconut boat rides in Hoi An and floating village in Siem Reap would have been great. Overall we had a great holiday and hope to book another trip soon.

The tour guides Jolie and Seven were both excellent. They were both knowledgeable, organised and approachable. Seven in particular was a really lovely person who we really enjoyed having as a guide, the whole group thought he was great. I'd be very happy to do another tour with him. Both drivers (Beijing and Shanghai) were very safe and skilled drivers. Suzhou was beautiful and it would have been nice to spend more time there.

Fantastic country to visit, so much to see and do. Our tour guides were very knowledgeable and offered so much information on where to eat and where to shop. We loved to see the difference between the busy cities and the relaxed Ha Long Bay and Hanoi.

This was our first holiday overseas and were not confident to organise all the transport, accommodation and sightseeing in a foreign country. TripADeal organised everything which provided us a less stressful holiday allowing us to immerse ourselves in the experience of Italy. The guide for the trip, Thomas, was very patient and knowledgeable. He organised the sightseeing and ongoing narrative during the trip. The highlights were the medieval towns were visited and Rome where we visited the Colesseum and other amazing historic places.

Loved the add on to visit singapore, the ease of using your vouchers were easy and problem free. The tour was seamless with all details covered to make a stress free holiday. Tour guides were mainly really helpful and insightful, with great knowledge of their countr. Phany Hang was particulary wonderful as he had a lot of insightful knowledge to tell at all the sites we visited and on trips on buses, looking at the country and lives of the people. Interesting tidbits on every day life and history of Cambodia. We had a fantstic time. Thankyou.

I loved the great wall, not many people say that i have walked the wall.

Our TripADeal Incredible China Tour was truly the trip of a lifetime! Every part of the journey was wonderfully organised, filled with amazing sights, fascinating history, beautiful scenery, delicious food, and unforgettable experiences. A huge and heartfelt thank you to our incredible guides who made this adventure so special. JoJo in Beijing was absolutely amazing — so knowledgeable, caring, enthusiastic, and passionate about sharing the history and culture of her beautiful city. She made every moment exciting and memorable, and her warmth and energy were appreciated by everyone in the group. For the remainder of the tour, Peter was simply fantastic. He kept everything running perfectly smoothly and always made sure everyone was happy and comfortable. His sense of humour was the absolute best and brought so much laughter and fun to our days — he truly made the trip even more enjoyable. And of course, a very special thank you to all of our drivers, who navigated us safely and comfortably throughout the entire journey. Their professionalism and care were greatly appreciated every single day. This tour exceeded all expectations and left us with wonderful memories and new friendships. I cannot recommend this experience highly enough — thank you TripADeal, JoJo, Peter, and all the team for an unforgettable adventure through China!

Having Kat as a tour guide was exceptional. She made the whole trip fun , exciting, hassle free and lots of laughs and entertainment, overall a very genuine attentive kind person.she tended to everyones individual needs making a whole 12 days one of the experiences....felt like a part of the family. Sites and activities were amazing.....with a tour guide like Kat can't go wrong

The organisation of the trip was exemplary and the itinerary perfect.

The trip was magnificent from start to finish. The hotels were excellent, all 5 star, with great facilities and restaurants. The guide was extremely knowledgeable, professional, approachable and accommodating. The driver and other staff member were also excellent. The upgrade in The Maldives was spectacular and an incredible experience.

Well paced and ticked all my bucket lists as far as animal encounters. Sarah was a wonderful guide and her sense of humour was perfect for an Aussie group. Level of fitness challenged some but it was perfect for me. Perhaps rating fitness required could help some to make better decisions. Food was excellent and accommodation styles ranged from standard to luxury. I’ll certainly be doing trip a deal again. Many of fellow travelers have done multiple trips so was able to get some good tips for further travel. Flights were well paced and instructions were good in support of getting to airports. Big 👍 from me

Great driver and tour guide really ensured that this tour did absolute justice to a fabulous itinerary

We just completed the 5-Star Jewels of The Nile. We highly recommend this trip. The experience and effort gone into providing an amazing experience for the entire group was incredible. Our tour guide Hamesh was fantastic, he worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this trip amazing, his Egyptian history and cultural knowledge was excellent. Hamesh was easy going and flexible with our itinerary, working hard to accommodate everyone. High recommend!

An interesting and varied tour with an excellent guide (Sarah, Borneo Travels) on a comfortable bus with a very safe driver (Mr Wan) and great accomodation.

This holiday gave a taste of what Vietnam offers.The tour guides had excellent knowledge of their area and were helpfully and great people.

Tour-guide staff very knowledgeable and helpful.

A very interesting cultural experience encompassing 3 countries - Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia. The scenery was amazing - Plitvice Lakes, Dubrovnik by the sea, caves in Ljubljana, Lake Bled in Slovenia- all amazing. I found Sarajevo sobering, medieval castles intriguing and towns interesting. A great experience.

Loved it !!! Flight with Juneyao airlines was good. Seating was a bit tight but the food and drink service was great. Tour guides Eric and JoJo were a bundle of information and went above and beyond in making sure we experienced everything and that our, and all the tour group got to see what we requested. There was no pressure selling and I was comfortable not buying the things I wasn't interested in. The days were full on but had to be for us to fit in everything I enjoyed the fact that the whole group came from Australia and we all returned at the same time. The accommodation was exceptional and the buffet breakfasts were amazing. I was apprehensive about booking online but I found it to be easy. I had read some of the reviews but noticed that Tripadeal had made improvements and listened to the concerns....well done 😊 I did have to ring tripadeal before our trip and the staff were fantastic, friendly and answered my questions. I'll definitely be using you again.

The complete package was fantastic. Tripadeal has a winner. Richard Peres our courier in Sri Lanka was one of the best we have ever had. His care, friendship and support was beyond all expectations. All the hotels chosen were of the best, and we rated at 5+ star. The over water bungalows were exceptional on the Maldives. To be able to watch fish and reef sharks swimming around under your villa was great. Our golf buggy driver, Thushara was always on call and treated us with speed and courtesy. We would certainly like to do more TripaDeal tours if they are equal to this trip experience. Thank you.

Excellent tour overall. Especially Jojo, our tour guide for the Shanghai trips. She speaks fluent English, is very friendly, and exceptionally organised. She was also incredibly generous with her knowledge and consistently went above and beyond what was required of her role.

From the start to finish booking was so easy with the staff to ensure the customer service was excellent, From talking of to landing in China was great, The tour guides were outstanding to make the trip as comfortable and homely as possible, the tour guide in Beijing Jessica was one of the boys lol ,John in shanghai was outstanding with his knowledge of the history what he shared with everyone was in my opinion WoW this was my third trip in 18 months still working on going again unbelievable history, thx Trip a deal for the trips and the history lessons learnt...... special sing out to Jessica in Beijing and John brother from another mother in shanghai,,be back soon

A highlight was the day tour to Nagasaki, another was the boat tour to see the whirlpools. The opening times should have been checked prior to offering the visit to Naoshima Art Island as most museums were closed thereby reducing the value for money for this optional tour.

Fabulous tour made all the more special by our excellent tour guide Rita. She made sure everyone was well looked after and the places we ate at served great food. She even organised a cake for one of the group’s birthday at our final night dinner v

Well organised trip from start to finish. Fabulous tour director Heather Haskell and driver Lily. Felt welcomed & safe. All hotels, especially Whistler, were exceptional. The Zaandam was absolutely delightful. Staff everywhere was unbelievable. All tourist activities lived up to expectations.

The tour guides we had, Eric and Jojo, were the absolute highlight of our trip. They made our holiday incredible. They were fun, informative and most of all truly cared about their tour groups and ensuring we all had a great time. Even when faced with circumstances which were unfair for them, they were professional and compassionate. Jojo and Eric are truly credits to their company. China was an incredible destination, this packed 10 day trip showed incredible highlights of what china has to offer that left us wanting more and planning our next trip. Any hesitance about the trip from the negative reviews we saw was completely quashed from the first day, and left us baffled by how anyone could have such negative opinions about the trip.

The tour was really good. The highlight was our tour guide Silvia who went above and beyond to make everything smooth and perfect for us. We really enjoyed our accomodations except in Osaka which we felt was a big drop in quality especially when compared to the other hotels.

More variety with the food would be great.

Loved every minute of our holiday. Our wonderful guide . Hung made our trip . He told us all about the history of Vietnam and all the places we visited . Any questions we had he could answer. The places we stayed at were very clean and very friendly. The food at all the venues was amazing. So grateful to have had Hung for our guide. Everyone in our lovely group got on so well. We were a noisy happy bunch of Aussies. Our Driver Hi was so good And careful.Thanks Trip a Deal we will use you again.

The whole holiday ran like clockwork. Our guide Tom was fantastic and was very receptive to our groups needs. The accommodation and experiences planned were beyond our expectations and we were thrilled to be part of the trip. We had a really good group of people and enjoyed each other's company. We will definitely use trip a deal again for a holiday. :-)

Guide was professional and fun and the driver was outstanding in the mountain passes. Felt very comfortable. Went out of their way to help with any issues and genuinely wanted everyone to enjoy their trip. Highlights were the boat rides and mountain scenery. Accomodation was also excellent. Lunches that were not included we didn't have much choice other than eat at the TripaDeal organised spots, but understandable in the remote mountains. Halong Bay was amazing and room was gorgeous. Plenty of good optional activities on the trip also.

We had a wonderful trip. Saw so many amazing places and had a great group we travelled with. Our tour guide April was particularly good and went out of her way constantly to make sure all passengers were having their best holiday. We cannot recommend her highly enough. She definitely made the trip

Love the Japan side of the trip our tour guide Yusuke was a world of knowledge we saw all the highlights of Japan Our second part of the to South Korea was lovely our tour guide Heni unfortunately she didn’t speak very good English , we did visit some amazing places Which were the extra cost activities

I loved travelling with our small group of 15. We had a great time filled with lots of laughter. Our guides were very informative and could not do enough for us. The hotels were all very comfortable and our excursions so interesting. I think the highlight for me was the trip to Ba Na Hills. So much to see and do !! I would highly recommend a TripADeal - great value !! I will definitely be booking another trip soon.

The tour guide was amazingly caring for us. Amazon, Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain, floating islands were wonderful

It is an action packed trip and well presented. So much to see and experience in this wonderful country Taiwan. Laurent is such a great tour guide and so helpful. His knowledge and good humour is commendable. We enjoyed every minute of the tour and have lovely memories to treasure.

We had a wonderful time . We chose all the extra Optional Activities/day trips that we offered to us so that we got the full experience of Japan. Which made for a very busy full on experience. The tour leader/ Guide and driver made our trip they were fantastic, they went above and beyond to make our trip so wonderful. We loved the Architecture, Culture and food. The Itinerary of our trip was very good even though we arrived home back in Australia exhausted, we would have never seen everything that we saw if we had organised ourselves so we are very happy that we went with the Tour Best of Japan. We enjoyed everywhere we went from Toyko to Fukuoka. Highlights: Hokone Open Air Museum we would have loved longer there as so much to see and take in. We also did TeamLad Koyto ours with the support of our tour guide and that was a feature for anyone who loves the arts… We will never forget the experience that we had with a Maiko(apprentice Geisha), it was fantastic. Really we enjoyed everything this tour had to offer. Thank you Trip a deal.

Loved our trip and the guides did a great job with two standing out as exceptional. David & Matt spoke English very well and their service was 5 star 😀

I loved that there were no surprises. The itinerary was very informative. The tours and guided were well organised. Accommodation was great, staff was friendly and provided directions to restaurants and attractions in the area

We had a great time, got to see so many different parts and landmarks of Japan. Optional tours were good, gave you an opportunity to see more without having to try and work it out yourself. Our tour guide Danny was awesome very helpful and always available to answer any questions we had.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5-Star Review – 16 Days Wonders of Peru Our 16-day tour through Peru was truly an unforgettable experience from start to finish. Every part of the journey was exceptionally well organised, allowing us to enjoy the beauty, history, and culture of Peru without stress. We explored incredible places including Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon, each offering something unique and breathtaking. The itinerary was perfectly balanced with sightseeing, culture, nature, and time to relax. A special thanks to all the guides and organisers who were knowledgeable, caring, punctual, and professional throughout the trip. Their passion for Peru made the experience even more meaningful. Transportation, hotels, and activities were all arranged smoothly, and we always felt safe and well looked after. Peru is an amazing country with rich history, delicious food, stunning landscapes, and warm people. This tour exceeded our expectations in every way. Highly recommended for anyone wanting a comprehensive and memorable Peru adventure! Very special thanks to our guide Luis Velarde