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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just back from the Peru family adventure trip with G Adventures. The local guide we had for the whole trip was great. Kids made friends and loved it. Where they fell short was on some of the logistics. For example, on Friday, we had a 1:20pm flight from Cusco to Lima. It's a short flight, but because of the flight time, it meant we couldn't do any activities in either Cusco or Lima that day. Travel took from 10:45am to 4:45pm from one hotel to the next. (They pad the drive time far more than I would like, but I get it.) We were in Cusco the full day prior, so there was no good logistical reason we couldn't have taken an early flight, leaving us with at least the afternoon to enjoy in Lima. It felt like a wasted day - there were earlier flights. We also had days that were just too long for young kids - like up at 5am, leave the hotel at 5:50am and dinner at 8pm. Not sure why we couldn't have stopped for dinner so that we could go straight to the hotel after returning. I had to go find takeout dinner because my kiddo was done (and he is a strong traveler). We went to a lodge in the Amazon. The lodge guides asked us what we'd like to see - and then did absolutely nothing to ensure that we'd get to see any of it. Why ask? I was also surprised by how much pressure there was to join the group meals that weren't included in the trip. We needed a break, a bit of space; but felt a bit awkward going off on our own. We still did it. And it was a 9-day trip with maybe four days of activities. This is my fault. I failed to more closely read the itinerary. But I mention it so that those of you who are considering the company (or really any tour) don't make the same mistake I did. With this context, $10k seems like quite a bit for this trip for four passengers, especially as the hotels were very basic. Day 1 - Travel to Peru. Day 2 - Travel to jungle + 1-hour night hike. Day 3 - Activities. Day 4 - Travel from jungle to Cusco. Day 5 - Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu town. Day 6 - Machu Picchu + travel to Cusco. Day 7 - Activities. Day 8 - Travel to Lima. Day 9 - Travel home. All-in-all, I'm still satisfied. I would use them again if we decided to do another group tour. [/quote] I'm the pp from the Vietnam trip. I think it helps a lot to think of the tour as a framework that you can add on to with things you want to do. It's not a full plan. We got up early a few mornings to do extra activities and the guides helped us set these up. We also booked a couple of local tours that we wanted to do during the breaks in the G Adventures tour--we had things we can wanted to see and do that didn't work for even a 20 person group. Others in our group went out drinking every night with one of the guides and then slept in. When meals seemed too late for kids, our group did speak up and the guides adjusted things. We did skip several group meals for a bit of space or because they were late for our family. The guides always had suggested restaurants and were fine with us doing our own thing. One time the guides even went and picked up Bahn Mi for the whole group and brought it to the hotel because they knew the kids were beyond tired. It was great.[/quote]
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