Latin Routes

Jeanette-Chile & Argentina- January 2019
This visit fulfilled a long held desire to visit this area.
The preparation provided by Rosie, our agent and the team, by listening initially to our interests, helped in advising and guiding us in choosing an exciting and suitable itinerary for a more mature age 70+. The team may be younger but have been trained to appreciate a wide range of traveller goals.
The glaciers, the mountains,lakes, volcanoes and cities were so exciting and culminated in the final stunning contrast of the Iguasu Falls.
Transfers were smooth, guides very informative & enthusiastic about their areas, accommodation comfortable and empathetic to the environment, food interesting.
We loved meeting the people and would love to revisit.
We would recommend Latin Routes to anyone.
NB Proper preparation prevents poor performance, Latin Routes more than met that criteria! Thank you.

My husband and I have just returned from a one month trip to Peru (3 weeks) and Chile, (one week) organised by Latin Routes. The trip was superb and fully lived up to our expectations. Thomas at Latin Routes listened carefully to our wish list and based on their 'leisurely Peru' itinerary, honed the final version to our requests. Our requests included two home-stays (one on the island of Amantani in Lake Titicaca and the other in the Sacred Valley) plus a two day trek outside Cusco. These were undoubtedly some of the highlights of our trip. The local guides in all instances were exceptional - informative and fun to be with and they delivered outstanding customer service at all times. Unfortunately a state of emergency was declared in Chile soon after our arrival but again, Latin Routes local agents, were responsive and sourced an alternative two day stay for us in the beautiful wine lands, to avoid the curfew and troubles in Valparaiso. Accommodation throughout the trip was all good and so was the food. We are very appreciative of Latin Routes role in ensuring every part of our holiday was well thought through and well executed. We recommend you use Latin Routes to arrange your Latin American holiday!

Having recently returned from a memorable trip to Argentina and Brazil, planned for me by William at Latin Routes, I wanted to write a review to praise the excellent service, support and choice of accommodation. Everything went very smoothly and we immensely enjoyed our 4 centre experience. Thank you.

This is the second trip to South America we have done with Latin Routes- this time Colombia! We knew what we wanted to do and see when there but Tom helped us to plan it, and gave us such an amazing experience (he had recently travelled there). We travelled from Bogotá to Medellin Cartagena Santa Marta Minca and Tayrona National Park where we stayed in a ecohab where we could trek and explore!
We felt by the end of our trip that we had such an insight into the Country with its history/ arms/drug conflicts and how the majority of people want peace! The people are welcoming and it was a privilege to talk with some of these effected!
Thank you Tom and Latin Routes

This was our first long haul holiday and we wanted to go to Buenos Aires to learn Argentine Tango. Thomas and the team at Latin Routes were fantastic. We had an itinerary that fitted exactly what we wanted as Thomas listened to our requests from hotel to tango lessons and Milonga evenings. Thoroughly recommend for your tailored holiday.

When my wife retired in September this year we had planned on that holiday of a lifetime to South America. We approached Latin Routes where Thomas put together an itinerary covering Chile, Argentina and (briefly) Brazil. This covered everything we wanted to do including Glaciers, Estancias, waterfalls, fantastic scenery and classic Latin cities. Everything worked exactly to Thomas's schedule with excellent, well located hotels and excursions with friendly guides.
This was to be our 'once in a lifetime' holiday but, you know, we might be back again next year....
Alan & Eva Rankin

We visited Argentina in november 2019. Latin routes put a suberb programme together which gave us a real insight into the varied experiences Argentina has to offer.
We stayed in 4 hotels and they were all excellent both in terms of their quality and their locations.
All the pre-booked tours we went on were excellent with good English speaking guides and all mmeting the schedules include in the itinerary.
ialso considered the holiday good value for money
This is the first time I've used Latin Routes and I would have no hesitation in using them again. They were first class

our trip involved a lot of travelling around Chile and Argentina. it all ran very smoothly, we were always picked where expected and at the right time. the hotels booked on our behalf were always excellent, and the staff very helpful.

I would definitely book with this company again.

When I first contacted Latin Routes all I knew was that I wanted to go to Patagonia. Thomas, our agent, was amazing, his advice and suggestions were invaluable. Over the several weeks it took to organise the trip, due entirely to me changing my plans to suddenly wanting to include Peru, he remained unruffled and confident. Now we are home and I can only thank him and everyone in the company who helped make it a perfect trip. Every hotel and every trip planned were as good if not better than I expected. There were some amazing things we would not have done if it had not been one of Thomas’ suggestions. I cannot recommend Latin Routes enough.

I booked a trip through Latin Routes to Argentina having met the managing director of the company Martin Johnson at a travel exhibition at Olympia and was very impressed by what he had to offer.
Martin put together a trip which enabled us to travel to Buenos Aires, Iguazu, Salta and finally El Calafate. This involved 5 internal flights and multiple hotels and travel guides.
I was assigned a concierge to deal with everything to do with the trip before we travelled. Lydia Groom was our concierge and whatever and whenever I called with a quetion (which I did frequently!) she was so helpful. I should add that if she was not in the office another member of the team would be equally helpful.
All of this made me very confident that the trip would go smoothly.
So on September 6 we left the UK for our 2 week trip.
We have traveled to many places but this trip was truly the most amazing yet!
Our experience was greatly enhanced by superb guides who Latin Routes organised through their partners on the ground.
We loved BA but were blown away by the wonder of Iguazu Falls. It is impossible to truly describe the experience You HAVE to be there!
Salta was a great place to enjoy the landscape and chill!
Last but certainly not least the Glaciers in Patagonia. Again words cannot describe the beauty of this natural phenomenon
We look forward to using Latin Routes again as we will definitely be returning to South America and would recommend them to anyone looking to do the same

We had a fantastic 2 week holiday in Peru. We discovered that there is a lot more to Peru than Machu Picchu, which was the main draw for us. Before we went, Latin Routes provided us with a fairly detailed itinerary. All the arrangements worked well. We were always met on arrival at each place and given the timings for the next day or two. Where we joined a tour, the groups tended to be small. The guides and drivers were all professional and we felt safe with them and made sure that at altitude we did not rush and checked that we were feeling ok.
We thoroughly enjoyed all the tours and learned a lot from them. The train journeys from Puno to Cusco and also on the Vistadome to and from Machu Picchu were very scenic.
The hotels were all of a good standard and usually conveniently located. We particularly liked the location of the hotel Katari in Arequipa overlooking the Main Square and it was a joy to have breakfast or a Pisco Sour in the rooftop restaurant.
It would have been good to have tea and coffee making facilities in the room in all the hotels, particularly in the Colca Valley and Puno, where the temperatures were quite low in the evening and early morning.
Overall the holiday exceeded our expectations and were very happy with the service we received from Latin Routes.

We recently travelled to Peru to do the Inca trek to Machu Picchu on a trip that was booked with Latin Routes, their fantastic organisation meant that we could relax as all our transfers and hotels were sorted out, the staff in Peru were excellent and made everything run like clockwork.
Once on the trek our guides and the support staff made the tough journey a pleasure, Rey and Marcella (our guides) were exceptional, they motivated you with their enthusiasm and made the whole adventure fun, the other thing that made the whole experience even more memorable was the other trekkers, the mixture of ages and abilities of the group was perfect, and everyone got one well with each other.
It was an experience we’ll never forget and despite if being a challenging trek it was all worth while when we finally caught our first site of Machu Picchu.
The support staff on the trek and especially the cooks performed miracles, the standard of food was as good as many restaurants and when you consider where we were and what equipment they has it was a triumph, they even made Carol a lovely birthday cake, which with no oven just a two ring burner was a miracle in itself.
The hotels were all of a good standard as was the transportation between airports and hotels, all the guides spoke good English and were polite and friendly.
The trips that were arranged for us in Cusco were also very interesting and despite our tiredness after the trek we enjoyed them immensely and in truth walking around made our aches and pains seem a lot better.
We would highly recommend Latin Routes to anyone who was planning a journey to this part of the world, the trip was all we could have wished for and more, we will have stories to tell for years to come.

An easy friendly company to deal with they listen to your ideas and provide a great service throughout
All our arrangements on what was a complex trip went perfectly and they use excellent local agents
All their advice was correct
We had one very slight issue which was not their fault and this they dealt with perfectly after just one e mail
Highly recommend this company if you are visiting South America
We dealt with Rosy who is excellent and caring

Latin Routes organised a month long journey through Patagonia for the 2 of us. The trip involved 5 long distance bus journeys, 4 internal flights, 2 train trips ,and a cruise round Tierra Del Fuego. We stayed in 12 different hotels. Everything went smoothly, all the trips were on time. We were met at each of the stops by courteous and well informed guides who took us from the airport/bus station to our hotel.
We will be using Latin Routes to organise our next trip to Latin America

Thoroughly efficient, listened to our every wish and as a result we had a wonderful Diamond Wedding Anniversary holiday in Chile, Argentina and Brazil. We would recommend Latin Routes to anyone wishing to make such a trip.

We travelled with friends from the U.S. and had been talking about this trip for about 18 months, but couldn't find exactly what we all wanted. We met Emma at a UK travel show and explained that we wanted to include elements from various other trips available and travel at a specific time. Her knowledge was amazing and she managed to put together a bespoke package, which delivered beyond our expectations.

Our trip went smoothly and was at a pace that was just right, without wasting valuable time waiting around in airports or on long travelling days between areas.

All accommodation met expectations and local agents/organisation on the ground was superb.

An amazing experience, travelling to all the places on my bucket list, through Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia with fully supportive guides and tour operators in each country....making sure that the holiday was an adventure of a lifetime! Thank you !

We just got back from a 3 week trip in Argentina & Chile booked through Latin Routes and the whole experience was outstanding. Our specialist Thomas knew the areas personally, and was able to provide really good advice on places not to miss, and options to consider. He was also very patient as I introduced a lot of changes, and was thoughtful enough to suggest a later internal flight on New Year's Day than the one he had initially reseved for us after he had booked us in for a party. This sort of attention to detail elevated Latin Routes to exceptional in my opinion. All their local partnerships worked like clockwork, and we had a wonderful holiday. I would definitely choose to travel with them again when we explore other countries in South America.

We have recently returned from a trip to Colombia organised through Latin Routes. The arrangements were excellent throughout with a range of excellent accommodation and seamless transfers as we moved around the country. This is the second time we have travelled to South America with the company and our experience was again first class.

A massive thank you to Rosie at Latin Routes, as well as helping us to find the exact holiday we were looking for to Antartica she also helped us to plan the remaining part of our travels in Argentina and Chile.
Her expertise and guidance was invaluable whether it was choosing hotels or which routes to take.The trip was quite involved as there were eight flights, several driver collections and journeys including two across Patagonia. Every part of the holiday occurred exactly as arranged in our itinerary and without any delays or problems. Latin Routes and it’s sister company Polar Routes get my unreserved recommendation. Not 5 stars but 10 stars! Michael Rogers