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Since I’ve been back from my seven-day vacation in Peru, friends ask me, 'Hey what have you been up to this summer?' I love saying I went to Peru... There's a bit of mystery to it. Not the same as 'Went down to the shore for a week.' I say 'Well, I was in Peru, went to the Amazon Rainforest and stayed in a cool jungle camp with thatched huts and hammocks in front, macaws and parrots flying free, tarantulas in the trees nearby. The jungle was full of boas, anaconda, monkeys and of course lizards of all sizes.' I organized the trip with my new blended family by signing up with Active South America, a really first-rate tour company. Since there were only five of us we were matched with another family of our size. Read more...
Steve Kremer (Virginia, USA) September 2007 Tortuga
“Many people like to see what other people who've taken our trips thought. We publish the full range of surveys. You trust us with your precious time, and we take that trust seriously. We are kinda a wee bit nuts about integrity, actually. As you can see, most of our clients love their trips. We have a very few less than happy clients, and we always do our best to learn from that. We do our best, but like everyone, we sometimes make mistakes. Just not often. Adventure travel is not for everyone. Just most people :) ”
Overall review ratings for the Tapir adventure trip
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(14) | Average Review 4.54 (24 reviews since we started doing post-trip surveys in 2004) |
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Reviews from the last 12 months are listed below for you to read and see what people thought of their ACTIVE SOUTH AMERICA Tapir adventure trip.
5 star reviews of the Tapir adventure trip
‘Awesome, the trip of a lifetime!’
Andrew says: ‘Every one of our staff does their very best to ensure you will have 'the trip of a lifetime'. As you can see we are often successful. Yay!’Click on the title to read the whole review.
do it May 15 2012
Review by for Tapir Apr 22 2012
get off your but and do the trip, you will have the time of your life
Awesome, the trip of a lifetime! May 6 2012
Review by Michelle Roberts (Los Gatos, California, United States) for Tapir Apr 8 2012
Tapir - This trip was a blast!! Feb 8 2012
Review by Patti Beaver (San Diego, California, United States) for Tapir Jan 15 2012
This trip was a blast!! Every day we had an exciting and active experience - bicycling down a volcano (rather scarey at first), river rafting in the rain (wonderful, we never even had to paddle except for the rapids), trekking through the jungle, up streams, through dark caves with bats (it was so exciting), and the best was reverse canyoning (what a thrill).
Hiro was a great guide and Christian was so funny and informative, just like a kid!
Awesome experience.
Very active and fun adventure but no tapir Jan 19 2012
Review by Vivian Rich (Carlsbad, California, United States) for Tapir Jan 1 2012
I loved this super active adventure from riding down Cotopaxi to climbing up to the Antisana Glacier! Climbing the waterfalls was awesome! So was the canyoning. Even liked the bats which were buzzing overhead. Our guide Jhayro was so attentive and generous! And the local guides were hilarious and extremely knowledgeable. Could do with a return to the thermal baths at Papallacta. So restful after a week of streeeeeeeeeeeeetching my "talents"!
From Jungle to Glacier Nov 25 2011
Review by Bev Steffler (Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada) for Tapir Nov 6 2011
The trip was filled with excitement and challenges. The guides were all delightful. By noon time one day, we had already done a bike trip, a zip line and white water rafting. It was amazing. Being afraid of heights as I am, I still did things like climbing waterfalls and the reverse canyoning. Food and accomodations were great. Even the weather co-operated fully.
Fantastic! Jun 29 2011
Review by Becky Powell (London, United Kingdom) for Tapir Jun 17 2011
When I went back to work after a week in Ecuador on the Tapir trip, my colleagues expressed concern about how exhausting it must have been spending a week cycling down a volcano, reverse canyoning, hiking on a glacier and white water rafting. Actually, I went back to work full of life after a great week travelling around fabulous Ecuador with a knowledgeable and fun guide!
My trip to mainland Ecuador was the greatest. Jun 17 2011
Review by Suzie Bovine (Dallas, Texas, United States) for Tapir May 20 2011
My trip to mainland Ecuador was the greatest. Jhayro did an amazing job of introducing us to the culture.
Overall experience Jun 9 2011
Review by Edward Erway (Lexington, Kentucky, United States) for Tapir May 20 2011
I went into the Tapir trip expecting a relatively mild, sedate "adventure" tour. Pleasantly I found a lot of adrenalin producing moments in the beautiful country of Ecuador. Jhayro evaluated the fitness of our group and the need for adventure and he fulfilled all of our needs. My extreme compliments to Jhayro.
Terrific Tapir Trip Jun 1 2011
Review by Thomas Ress (Athens, Alabama, United States) for Tapir May 20 2011
This trip covers all the bases--mountains, rivers, jungles--with a good mix of hiking, biking, paddling and cultural activities. Tapir Rocks!
Amazing May 12 2011
Review by Sara Spery (Lakewood, Colorado, United States) for Tapir Apr 22 2011
When friends ask me to describe our trip that's about as explicit as I can get! This was such a wonderful experience for all of us it's hard to know where to begin.
From going to our guide's home to experience amazing home cooking, to the beautiful accommodations, to the flexibility the guide had in when and where we went, to watching avalanche, volcano and local individuals. This trip created some life long memories my kids, my father, my husband and I will cherish.
4 star reviews of the Tapir adventure trip
‘Good, really enjoyed it’
Andrew says: ‘We're pretty pleased that the vast majority of our people rate their trips at this level or better. Doesn't stop us trying hard to do better of course!’Click on the title to read the whole review.
Good, really enjoyed it Apr 30 2012
Review by Marlene Kilpatrick (Thompson, Manitoba, Canada) for Tapir Apr 8 2012
"I am suffering from over exposure to pure awesomeness" Apr 22 2012
Review by Brad Hoeschen (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) for Tapir Apr 8 2012
That was the quote from our 11-year-old after just two days of this trip. The activities provided us the adventure we were looking for on this trip. From cycling down a volcano to horseback riding in the Andes and climbing up a waterfall, this trip epitomized Active. And our guide, Jhayro, was great with our kids.
Tapir with Jhayro Mar 11 2012
Review by Beth Long (Owls Head, Maine, United States) for Tapir Jan 29 2012
Bill and I did feel this trip tried to do to much, we spent alot of time driving arround, and often felt pushed to keep the schedule not a great feeling when on holiday. Wish I had more time at Cotopaxi to explore terrian and wildflowers for example. Two days at the lovoly ranch would hve been nice more hoseback riding.Banos was great for one day not two.Amazon jungle was great lovely hut, would have liked to have spent more time exploring that area.The Termas Papallacta was to much a resort feeling for my taste.Jhayro was a very nice man,certainly looked after us well, he did make one feel we were on a trip and not having an adventure however always pushing us to keep the schedule.This trip would have been nice to a guide that was a naturalist willing to point things out to us.
A Land to be Discovered Mar 2 2012
Review by Vic Hunter (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) for Tapir Jan 15 2012
This is a high adventure experience. From quiet gardens and fireplaces to challenging days on volcanoes and hikes in the jungle, we experienced a country of beautifu natural resources and warm hearted people.
Ecuador - awesome diversity Feb 29 2012
Review by Jane Schmitt (Princeville, Hawaii, United States) for Tapir Jan 29 2012
We loved the ever changing landscapes & great roads made driving several hours a day a pleasure. Jhayro was very flexible & when he & the group (3 others) found that Rick could not do the strenuous activities, he changed the agenda (ie went on a panga trip down the river & hiking around Papallacta). The food was varied and tasty and Banos was a very charming town.
Liked the country and variety of the trip. Feb 17 2012
Review by Jesper Groenvold (London, n/a, United Kingdom) for Tapir Jan 29 2012
Liked the country and variety of the trip. Guide responsive to group needs.
No reason to spend 2 nights in Bagnos though.
Never bored for even a moment. Feb 13 2012
Review by Sarah Rivette (South Perth , Western Australia, Australia) for Tapir Jan 1 2012
Never bored for even a moment. This trip is just non-stop. The itinerary can only tell you so much and everything happened as promised, but how do you describe the wonder of a mob of wild horses passing you while riding down a volcano? How do you share the laughter when falling into a pit of mud in the middle of a jungle. It's what's not in the brochure.
Ecuador - A great introduction... Feb 7 2012
Review by Sharon Phillips (Grays, Essex, United Kingdom) for Tapir Jan 15 2012
A great introduction to the beauty of Ecuador; left me wanting more!
Jay's thoughts Nov 30 2011
Review by Jay Stack (New York, New York, United States) for Tapir Nov 6 2011
This was the first guided trip (of this variety) that I have taken in a foreign country. Ultimately all my expectations were met and my overall reaction was and is quite favorable. I expect that I will be joining Active in the future. Thank you for a memorable experience.
Very good itinerary. Nov 26 2011
Review by Larry Stack (Morgan Hill, California, United States) for Tapir Nov 6 2011
Very good itinerary. Saw a nice swath of the country. Wonderful food day in and day out. Rafting was great!
Great trip! Would do it again. Nov 21 2011
Review by Grant Barnes (Santa Cruz, CA, United States) for Tapir Nov 6 2011
Great trip! Would do it again.
Wanting more of Ecuador after an amazing week Jul 9 2011
Review by Jenn Welc (Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States) for Tapir Jun 17 2011
3 star reviews of the Tapir adventure trip
‘OK, a few improvements needed’
Andrew says: ‘'OK' - means that, despite our best efforts, we didn't do well enough. Lots of reasons for this. Sometimes we did something wrong, sometimes there's the perception that we did something wrong. Either way, we do our best to learn and improve’Click on the title to read the whole review.
Tapir - 2 people do not make a trip Mar 4 2012
Review by Sophie Adams (Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom) for Tapir Feb 12 2012
I enjoyed most of the trip the views were awesome and the local people very friendly. The few activites I did were amazing and lots of fun and the accommodation apart from Banos. I joined this trip for the activites and meeting like minded folk so find 2 people do not make a trip and my one travelling companion although very nice was lacking in fitness so I ended up missing out on a few activities of which I was looking forward to. Next time I suggest you are more honest as I would not have booked.
