WOW!!!!! What an AMAZING once-in-a-lifetime adventure my daughter, sister, best friend and I were just able to experience in BEAUTIFUL ARGENTINA!
My daughter had served an 18-month mission for our church In Argentina about 6 years ago. She had been wanting to take us back so that we could see all the beautiful places she was able to see and meet the wonderful people she met while she was there. But I had NO CLUE how to plan such a trip…when to go, where to go, (and where NOT to go) how to get around, how to pay for things, how to change money, who and how much to tip, where to stay, what tours to go on, what the travel requirements are and how to take care of them, COVID testing options, and so much more!
I needed help, so I got online to research Argentina travel agencies and found "Exploration Journeys" and this guy named FRED that EVERYONE RAVED about… so I thought I would give them a try! AND LET ME TELL YOU……talk about perfection! Fred and his team helped us plan and carry out EVERY aspect of our trip. There was not one area of this trip that was not WELL PLANNED and taken care of.
We started our journey on Christmas Day (2021). During our 10 day adventure, we were able to tour Buenos Aires, watch an authentic tango show (with amazing food), visit Chinese Gardens, see Beautiful Iguazu Falls from both the Argentina side and Brazilian side, interact with some wild monkeys, take a speed boat ride under the falls and see exotic birds. All with a private tour guide. (We loved them by the way!) We swam in a beautiful river that had rapids and small waterfalls, viewed three countries in one place, visited with lovely Argentine families, spent an Authentic Argentine New Years Eve with an Amazing Argentine family, visited an LDS temple and attended a church service. PERFECTION!
I loved that the drivers were always there….. waiting to transport us to wherever we needed to be. I loved the "Perry" signs that they were holding when we would get off each plane. Each one of them were very kind and got us safely to our destinations. Each of our tour guides were knowledgeable, entertaining and fun!
They took care of EVERYTHING. If we didn’t know how to do something or couldn’t do it for some reason, they did it for us! If something was cancelled (which due to COVID…that DID happen), Fred had us covered and gave options for other fun activities!
The whole reason we planned a trip to Argentina was to see where my daughter lived during her mission so we planned 4 or our 10 days in those areas. Because these cities are not highly touristy areas, travel agencies do not service these areas, but Fred went above and beyond helping us figure out this part of our trip as well. (We visited Cordoba, Carlos Paz and San Francisco and had a wonderful time in each of those areas as well.)
We are 110% happy with Fred and Exploration Journeys and would HIGHLY recommend them to help plan your perfect trip!