Lost World AdventuresReviews of lostworld.com

Our trip was great! Your company did a great job coordinating all the details of a multicity adventure. The tour guides and drivers in Chile and Argentina were very knowledgeable and courteous. We felt like we were given a full tour of every city we visited. We just need more time in the future to explore deeper. Accommodations, wine tours and meals were great! The only issue we had was that we were promised some recipes from the Dakshu vegetarian cooking class, but never received anything. When I emailed the Buenos Aires company, Lihue(?) Expeditions, they never replied. If there's anything you can do to help, that be great! Cheers, Mark & Melissa

From the day we started planing the Chile trip-- to the moment we returned home--our experience with Lost World Adventures was excellent. Andrew Gilchrist created a adventure filled itinerary-- with "top notch" accommodations & excursions. Safe, secure & above & beyond service was provided over the 2 week trip. Highly recommend planning your trip through Lost World Adventures.

The service from Lost World Adventures generally was good. We were very pleased with our hotels during our trip, most of which had been included in information that I had shared with Lost World at the beginning of the planning stage. The only change was to Grano de Oro, and we truly enjoyed our stay there. A bit more in-depth communication about what to expect would have been appreciated. For example, our trip cost included car insurance (with no detailed information about what that meant). When we picked up our rental car in San Jose, we were pressured to upgrade to more comprehensive insurance and had no way of knowing whether or not we were being scammed or whether the need was legitimate. Previous readings on Trip Advisor had indicated that the insurance situation in Costa Rica is a bit different and riskier than other countries, so we reluctantly took the additional insurance. With more clear guidance in advance from Lost World regarding the pros and cons (and being informed of exactly what was covered by the insurance that was included in our trip) we could have made a more informed decision. Also, after being picked up by our tour guide for a tour of Manuel Antonio NP we were asked if we planned to stay at the park after the tour to swim at the beach. We had not known in advance that this was an option, so had not brought swim suits with us. Again, better and more in-depth communication up-front would have enhanced the experience for us. Prior to the trip there were two situations where I waited for an extended period of time for a reply from Andrew -- and when I followed up I was told that he had sent an email days before. However, I never received those messages, they did not appear in my junk mail folder and he did not re-send them. This was frustrating.

Our South America trip exceeded all our expectations! Each and every location provided us with invaluable experiences because of our guides knowledge of place and time! Guides were amazing. Our hotels were all centrally located with great amenities, all except for one. Once Lost World found out we were unhappy they did everything in their power to make amends. There was a delay providing us with a final itinerary, which gave us limited flexibility with our trip at that point. However, I would highly recommend Lost World to do any of my future travels abroad. Their attention to detail was amazing! ,

We have been to Costa Rica a dozen times, and seen all the usual tourist destinations. Our favorite is by far the Lapa Rios resort on Osa Peninsula. But this time we wanted to branch into some uncharted areas (for us) to see some rare birds that we have never seen before - we are avid birders. Lost World Adventures partners with Sun Tours in Costa Rica and they have excellent transporters and field guides. There was a horrible traffic nightmare around San Jose due to a collapsed bridge on the Panamerican Highway - but we got to our destinations by the back roads and the drivers were cooperative and cheerful driving through the mess. Our birder driver/guide, Sterling Alfaro, was fantastic and we went on two separate excursions in two separate areas of the country with him and saw many new species. We even saw a sleeping ghost bat. We highly recommend Lost World Adventures because they have the connections to make your trip great no matter where you stray off the grid. Working with them to design our special itinerary was a breeze, and the drivers and guides they work with in Costa Rica were dependable and always on time to pick us up and helpful along the way. Can't wait to design next year's trip!

We had a fantastic trip and Garvey was a perfect planner. We knew nothing of Patagonia so his advice and patience with our 1000 questions was most helpful. We loved the Awasi but it outside the park adding about 2 hours each way to an excursion. The hotel was amazing though and overall we rated that the driving was worth it.

My daughter, husband and I started our trip in Peru where we toured the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu for 4 days. We then flew to Quito, Ecuador to meet friends where we toured the city for 2 days then flew to the Galápagos Islands for a 5 day cruise on the "Galapagos Legend". In each location we were met with a private driver and guide. Our guide's were extremely knowledgeable and helpful. If we asked or even suggested something, they were checking to see if it could be done. In the airport in Cusco, my daughter fainted (do to altitude sickness and a cold she had come down with during our travels) our guide, Maria, stayed with us the entire time until a doctor came to clear her to fly. We missed our flights and Maria still stayed and helped us through it all. We were impressed and grateful!!! The downside for us were the very early flights booked for us in South America through Lost World Adventure. There were a few days that we were not getting to our hotel until 8:00pm and the next morning we had a 3:45am departure for the airport. We had a couple of these and it was brutal. The next time I will be very cognizant of our flight times. Lastly, I had contacted Lost World regarding an upgrade in our cabin on the cruise in the Galapagos in which, I received no response. I was disappointed in not having an upgrade as we really wanted a balcony room. All-in-all it was an amazing experience with memories lasting a lifetime. I would recommend Lost World Adventure and would use them again. Barb, Bob and Rianna

We booked a trip down the Chilean coast to the glaciers, and also stopped in Puerto Varas and Chiloe. Everything was very well arranged, the ship was very pleasant, and pries were excellent. Highly recommended.