Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought worked really well. All of it. Clear requirements of where we needed to meet and support when leaving

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“A review of South America seems a bit too grand. A review of my South American - Antarctica trip - I can do - in summary - amazing. I had need to Antarctica before but wanted to bring my mom and this experience I couldn’t have asked for more. Fantastic sights, fantastic people and a boat and excursions I trusted. We loved it and mum was so well looked after… I’m forever thankful”

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Posted 1 week ago

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought worked really well. Once again, the choice of hotels & the stopover design worked really well to break long journeys & also to buffer against missed connections due to flight abberations

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought needs improving Nil

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“Chimu provided 1-night layover in Buenos Aires at a great hotel in a delightful & convenient part of town Similarly the 2 nights in Ushuaia were very comfortable in a spectacular hotel While these arrangements were thoroughly enjoyed, this left little time to experience either city in any depth, or enough for a review. But special mention must go to Chimu Australia agent Craig Deuchar who helped me find the right itinerary & made himself available for the many questions I had in trip preparation thereafter. His customer service is friendly & efficient & extremely product-knowledgeable. I also must mention the Chimu Adventures Argentina team in Buenos Aires, especially Ludmilla & Paola who made sure all my transfer drivers were where they were supposed to be, & on time, despite flight arrival delays & viariable traffic conditions etc”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought worked really well. Chimu did a fantastic job

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought needs improving Nothing with chimu

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought worked really well. The hotels we stayed in were well located, the private tour guides were mostly excellent, and the hotels were comfortable and well located.

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought needs improving Securing seat allocations on flights was frustrating, the logistics of viewing Iguazu Falls from the Brazil side when your accommodation is in Argentina

Were you satisfied with the efforts taken to minimize environmental impacts during your trip?

“The southern tip of South America in Patagonia is wild and rugged. A luxury hotel at the base of the Andes mountain range and a boat trip through the fjords and glaciers were highlights”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought worked really well. self paced

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought needs improving better local transportation information

Were you satisfied with the efforts taken to minimize environmental impacts during your trip?

“Hotel quite far from city center and though was advertized to have transpostation that was not the case. Thank goodness for UBER, but did app for payment did not work so beware and keep a credit card or better yet cash on hand. All drivers were happy to accept US currency.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought worked really well. I set my my own itinerary

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought needs improving Better understanding of hotel costs and standards

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“You need to be careful in Chile. I was the victim of a credit card scam”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought worked really well. Flights were well organised and transfers were okay. In Argentina - the Latam airline ground staff were not helpful. In Peru - everyone is fantastic.

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought needs improving Latam airline ground crew in Buenos Aires after our flight was diverted from AEP to EZE were poor. The organising changed 2 or 3 times in a short time. Poor service. In Peru - no water provided on a 2 hour+ transfer.

Were you satisfied with the efforts taken to minimize environmental impacts during your trip?

“People are lovely. Airports are crowded and unorganised. Plenty to see and people are happy to help. It is very expensive!”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought worked really well. Pick up at the airports and delivery to hotels and cruise terminal were invaluable for tired travellers

Describe the aspects of your itinerary that you thought needs improving Hotel booked for El Calafete was great but isolated from the rest of the town. We would have appreciated a centrally located option.

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“My husband and I toured Patagonia organised through Chimu. Our tour far exceeded our expectations in both the spectacular scenery as well as the quality of guides, hotels and the cruise on Stella Australis. Chimu made our travels seamless.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

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