“Impressed How Easy It Was to Get Close to The Animals”

Accommodations Review

All of the hotels were excellent. The community homestay was a little spartan (and cold), but the experience with the family more than made up for it. The Galapagos Legend facilities could have used some sprucing up and the food was pretty dull, but the ship’s crew was great. The Manatee was much nicer (and the food was better), and the crew was also great.

Meals Review

Lunches and dinners on the Manatee were outstanding–waiter service and great food.  Food on the Galapagos Legend was always buffet style, and not particularly inspiring.  Because of the weather, we wound up eating two dinners in the restaurant at the Dann Carlton Hotel, and the food was excellent.

Crew & Guides Review

All of them were great. Patricia was an amazing guide through Ecuador–she was very knowledgeable, flexible, and speaks great English. Patricia was one of the best guides we have ever had. The guides on the Galapagos Legend (I don’t remember his name) and on the Manatee (Kevin) were both excellent.

Transportation Review

All of the internal Ecuador flights went perfectly. We had a private land tour, so the fellow participants were great 🙂 On the Galapagos Legend, there were several large families with children, so we didn’t socialize much. On the Manatee, there were only 6 passengers (including us). Not very profitable for the cruise company, but great for us.

AdventureSmith Explorations Review

Lauren did a fantastic job of creating a custom itinerary, and keeping us informed about what we needed to do (particularly Covid issues). I was very pleased with the service from AdventureSmith, and I will recommend them to our friends. We have already been to Alaska twice and Antarctica once, so I don’t know if we will be returning to the destinations that you serve, but if we do, we will definitely use AdventureSmith.