BobCanada22 August 2014
★★★★★
We have been back in Canada for 2 weeks now. Have been very busy since returning with various things that demand attention after being away for 6 weeks.
I wanted to give you some feedback about our visit to Argentina and South America.
The arrangements you made for us in Buenos Aires and Iguazu were very good and I thank you for that. The trip to Iguazu was excellent. All transfers, air arrangements, guides, and hotel were as they should have been. The scenery of Iguazu was excellent and very enjoyable. The guides did a good job of picking us up and presenting it to us. Even the weather cooperated and it did not rain until we just finished the tour of the falls late in the afternoon of day 2. We watched it rain from the lounge of the hotel while we waited to be transferred to the airport. We went out to see some of the falls on our day of arrival and made the longer journey to the Devil's Throat on the second day. The only thing that would have made it better would have been if we could have taken a helicopter ride to see the falls from the air but we know that this was not available from the Argentine side and going to Brazil would have required a Visa and more time.
The BA excursions were good and we were especially pleased with the excursion to the Gardel Tango Palace for dinner and show. This show and the visit to Iguazu were two of the highlights of the entire trip and we will always remember them. The Palace did an excellent job, both of the meal and the dancing. The only excursion that was a little disappointing was the Gaucho Ranch visit. Because it had rained the night before, they were unable to demonstrate the horsemanship of the Gaucho riders for fear of injuring the horses so the program excluded this. However, coming from ranch country here in Calgary, we understand this. We did see the countryside however with the drive from BA and the meal and dancers that were presented to us were very good. The other two excursions were also good and we felt that we had a flavor for the City, the culture, the good and sometimes the not so good. We were able to purchase Pesos in several places including La Boca and our Hotel and some shops and received 10 pesos per dollar. While better exchange prices might have been available, we did not openly see them and we were happy with 10 Peso exchange which was certainly better than the offical rate of about 8. While we enjoyed BA very much we enjoyed Uruguay perhaps more for the two days we were there. Montevideo and the city of Punta del Este were excellent. We agreed that we could enjoy living there.
Our Cruise around South America went well and we saw many many sites as you would imagine over the 31 days of the cruise. It was very interesting and enjoyable.
So Pablo, I want to thank you again for the excellent job you did for us. Your promptness in replying to my many questions, your attention to customer service, and your honesty, were very professional and very much appreciated and we are truly grateful for your help and service. I sincerely wish that we could have hooked up in BA and met each other to enjoy some "bread and wine"! If there is any way that I can help you, be sure that I will. Perhaps I will have the opportunity to refer some customers to you in the future, and rest assured that I will without hesitation.