Testimonials

Deb and Lyall Alore, Kamloops BC Canada Oct 2007.

Eliu,
Well, we're back home and back to work in Canada now. We are still reliving our Peruvian adventure though, and ever so grateful to you and all your associates for allowing us such a special adventure. We just can't say enough about how much we enjoyed ourselves and how sincerely we appreciate all the work you put into creating such a smooth and stress free trip for us.
Again, our sincere gratitude and best wishes for your prosperous and healthy future. Should you ever have
the opportunity to travel to Canada please allow us to host you for at least a night!

Emily Gersh and Lucas Hitt Washington DC

We had such a great time on this trip - it was amazing! Thanks to Eliu and his staff for arranging everything and making it so easy for us. While there are certain things that can typically make travel difficult (long plane rides, no knowledge of the local language, getting from the airport to the hotel, etc.) - booking our trip through you made it so much easier. Every time we arrived at a new place, there was someone there to meet us and escort us to our hotel - and that was not only a treat that made us feel special, but added a level of comfort to our trip that I'm sure we quickly took for granted. All of the tour guides spoke English and were excited to show off their country. The drivers were excellent and the car rides very comfortable. It was that much easier to use the vouchers you gave us instead of having to figure out the bill at each hotel and activity along the way. Thank you so very much for your help and your hard work to make our trip the "best honeymoon ever!" I would highly recommend using your company to book a trip or even part of a trip within Peru. Thanks again! Emily Gersh and Lucas Hitt Washington DC.

Marc Lindt/Joshua Chuang, Switzerland

With mixed feelings we arrived in Lima, as we had booked the trip over the Internet and didn’t really know whether everything will work. It did work and the whole trip was a real success! Even a canceled flight and a rescheduled excursion (both not in ECS travel’s power) didn’t interrupt the trip, as Eliu immediately found alternatives and was always available when we had a query. The most superb experience is Machu Picchu, where one has to stay overnight to see the site without the masses late in the afternoon or early in the morning! But also the Nasca Lines, the Condors in the Colca Canyon, the Macaws at their clay lick site at Heath River Lodge, Cusco as a city and with its surroundings and last not least the North with Chiclayo and
it’s Sipan and Sican sites made our 3 week trip a wonderful experience we wouldn’t want to have missed!
Marc Lindt/Joshua Chuang, Switzerland

Chris Chotard Norfolk, VA USA

Thanks for making our trip toPeru an excellent experience! ECS Travel is the most personalized and flexilbe customer service oriented travel planner I have used in travel to 14 different countries. I was nervous about sending a deposit payment sight unseen, but was relieved to see someone at the airport there to escort us to the hotel and make sure the rest of our trip went smoothly. From booking the exact hotels and trains that I wanted to giving us an (unpaid for) tour of Lima so that we did not have to sit at the airport during our layover, ECS Travel far exceeded my expectations, and at half the cost of all of the American travel agencies. I would highly suggest anyone loooking at a trip to Peru contact ECS Travel. All flights gothrough Lima so they are ideally situated (unlike many of the agencies based out of Cusco) to ensure that the trip is coordinated from start to finish. The pricing was cheap and the customer service excellent.

CAPTAIN S. Jay Smith, Explorers Club FN 99, New York City, Cosmos Club, Washington, DC

I have personally known Sr. Eliu Campos since 2002 and he has planned three excellent trips into Peru and Bolivia for me. He is a very dedicated travel agent and will go to great lengths to ensure that your needs are met and exceeded. This includes meeting you personally when possible. The first of these,
to Bolivia, from Lima was done on a very short notice when another travel company’s plans fell through. In this case, he was able to procure passage to Puno, Peru, Lake Titicaca, La Paz, and Tiahuanaco on the Altiplano. All of the reservations were done in one week and all worked out very well. Visiting Tiahuanaco is definitely worth your time. Sr. Eliu also planned a trip into the mountainous area of Huaraz for me and arranged a delightful country hotel there that was far superior to in-town accommodations. The excursions into the mountains were superb. Finally, during Christmas of 2004
Sr. Eliu arranged a visit to Qosco (Cusco) and Machu Pichu. On the way we stayed at a delightful mission in Ollantaytambo. All of the transfers and accommodations were superb. Spending Christmas eve in Qosco was very interesting as it involved a lot of fireworks and huge crowds of people. Finally, Sr. Eliu took me and my guests to Caral, a lost city now known to be ~5,000 years old which is in the Supe valley 150 KM of Lima. Very few people visit this site but it is suspected to be the oldest city in the Americas. It consists of multiple pyramids up to ~80 feet in height and is being re-constructed. So this city was developing at the same time that the Egyptian pyramids were built. I highly recommend Sr. Eliu Campos for your travel agent in Peru.

John Marchant, California USA

Dear Eliu Our vacation this last July 2004 was just incredible! Besides all the beautiful sights we saw, I keep telling friends that the best part of the trip was how your people cared for us! Whenever there was the tiniest problem, from a change of plans on our part to a country-wide strike, you and your people were there on your cell phones quickly and efficiently figuring out alternates and options. It was the biggest help of all in a strange country, to have a ³babysitter² like you and your gang to fill in all the blanks
and take care of difficult issues as they arose. We felt totally safe and secure in the knowledge that you were looking after us.
I won¹t go into how many times you saved us, as you know yourself, but for example, just being there every morning precisely on time to move us on to our next destination, (always a friendly crew too!), the times you saved us when there WASN¹T any transportation due to that strike and you got the Police to give us a ride, that was a great story, and the time the students went on strike and you had all the info beforehand and had alternate routes already figured out for us to avoid the traffic blocks and get to the plane on time!.The daily help at airports, (the magic way WE always got ahead of everyone in line, how did that happen?) and bus stops and hotels, it was really overwhelming and there is NO WAY we could have seen as much as we did in the time we had without your help!!
(I DO recommend, however, that you give more of a warning to gorditos and viejos and people who just aren¹t in shape,about that island hike in Lake Titicaca. THAT was hell on earth, sorry, I thought I was going to DIE, in fact I got very ill that one night from altitude and exhaustion, so you might want to tell people that is a difficult climb before you send them off to The 500 steps de Infierno!!)
I would also like to recommend to other tourists that they really try and stay overnight, at least one, in Aguas Calientes. There is no way we could have had such a beautiful, relaxed time in Machu Picchu without staying the night. And the town itself is a hoot, like a frontier/Ewok (Star Wars!) town in Peru! We would have liked to spend more time there but it didn¹t fit into our plans
Other than that it was mysterious and beautiful, albeit very, very busy, and we were constantly amazed at how your crew kept us going and out of trouble. We thank you a lot and couldn¹t have done it without you. Seriously, no way could we have done that without you, the attention to detail, comfort and our safety went far beyond what we even could consider.
Thanks again and I highly recommend it all.
Your friend
John Marchant

Katherine Ross, Ireland.

"We arrived in Peru with a vague idea of where we wanted to go. This was all rectified when we met Elias of ECS Travel. With the minimum of fuss our three weeks were organised in a flash. Everything from accomodation to our transport/transfers and tours around certain areas were booked in advance and we went from place to place without a hiccup. Elias was very knowledgeable about all the places we wanted to go to and had a selection of places to stay and tours to go on. Some of the highlights were our trips to the Colca Canyon, the Paracas National Reserve and the Ballestas Islands and as well as our stay in Arequipa. All the hotels were of a good standard and in good locations. Elias was only an email away when we wanted extra reservations made and nothing was ever a problem. ECS Travel is definitely the way to go if you want a perfect holiday in Peru.."

Hylcko van der Veen, Nederlands.

" We kwamen aan in Lima tijdens het hoogseizoen en wilden een trip maken door Zuid-Peru met als hoogtepunt de Inca trail. Wij kwamen de volgende dag Elias tegen van ECS travel en hij vertelde ons dat de Inca-trail al anderhalve maand vantevoren volgeboekt is. Dat was een behoorlijke teleurstelling en hij wist ons behoorlijk te overtuigen dat er ook mooie alternatieven zijn en we hebben met hem onze planning doorgenomen voor de 4 weken vakantie die we hadden en uiteindelijk ook bij hem geboekt. Hier waren we erg tevreden over. Hij luisterde naar onze wensen en heeft tailor made voor ons allerlei trips, busreizen en hotels gereserveerd. Dit hield in dat we met een boekje vol vouchers op pad gingen en nergens meer hoefde te betalen. We zijn van Lima naar Pisco gereisd waar we onder andere de boottour gemaakt hebben naar de Isla Bellastas met geweldige vogels en zeeleeuwen. Daarna hebben we gesandboard in Ica en hebben boven de Nazcalines gevlogen. In Arequipa hebben we de geweldige trip gemaakt naar Colca Canyon met als hoogtepunt de Condors. Een mooie ervaring was eten en overnachten bij een familie op een van de eilanden van lake Titicaca. We eindigden in Cusco en hebben daar onder andere een fantastische trip naar de Machu Picchu gemaakt. Elke keer als we weer in een stadje aankwamen stond er alweer iemand met een bordje met onze namen en bracht ons naar het hotel. De hotels waren erg goed met prima bedden en overal warme douches. Tevens was er voor elke trip die we maakten weer iemand die ons kwam ophalen en deze regelde ook altijd een taxi naar de bus om naar de volgende stad te gaan. We hebben een fantastische vakantie gehad en kunnen achteraf alleen maar concluderen dat het geweldig geregeld was door ECS Travel. "

Juan A. y Cristina, Barcelona.

" Llegamos a Perú con el billete de avión y dispuestos a organizar el viaje sobre la marcha pero la casualidad hizo posible que contactásemos con ECS Travel. Tan sólo tuvimos que transmitir de qué forma pensábamos recorrer el país para que de inmediato ECS Travel captase nuestros intereses y nos recomendase la mejor forma de hacerlo. En una mañana teníamos en nuestras manos la reserva de todos los hoteles, desplazamientos y excursiones a nuestra medida (la propuesta de rutas, medios de transporte y hoteles se ajustaron al máximo a nuestros intereses y presupuesto). El trabajo de ECS Travel ha sido excelente no sólo en la gestión y organización, sino también en el trato y la confianza que transmiten. ¡Muchas gracias ECS Travel! Por otra parte, quedamos maravillados de este increíble país y sus habitantes. Sin duda alguna repetiremos. "

Diane Portillo, Manhattan Beach, California, USA.

Dear Eliu, I wanted to write to express how happy we were with the travel plans you made for us. We really considered you magicians in putting together our itinerary on such short notice, and at such a busy time for you with the height of the tourist season, the Copa America games and your Independence Day celebrations.
All our accommodations were terrific, all the transfer people at every location were punctual, very helpful and willing to do anything for us so we could enjoy each location to the maximum. Our guides were very knowledgeable and drivers expert in getting us to our destination in comfort and safety.
It was such a pleasure knowing that your representatives would be awaiting our arrival, whether at the airport, train or bus stations, getting us to our hotels and assisting with our check in at each hotel.
You can be proud of everyone who works for and with you. I have traveled in several Latin American countries and found Peruvians to be so nice in dealing with wandering tourists, enthusiastic about your rich history, punctual, organized and fabulous cooks!
Thank you for making my stay so unforgetable. Good luck to you all for a fabulous season and a successful future.

Sincerely,
Diane Portillo

Dr. Gabriele Weber, Neuss, Deutschland, June 2004.

"Unsere Reise "Crossing Peru" war wirklich ein Erfolg! Vom Anfang bis zum Ende war die Tour ausgezeichnet organisiert durch ECS in Lima. Es war sogar möglich für uns zwei Personen bestimmte Reiselemente individuell zu variiren. So wurde die Reise "massgeschneidert", unseren Interessen entsprechend. An jedem Zwischenziel der Reise wurden wir an Bus oder Zug von Angestellten des örtlichen Reisbüros abgeholt und zum Hotel bzw. zu den gebuchten Aktivitäten begleitet. Wir können ECS als sehr fähiges und vertrauenswürdiges Reisebüro in Lima empfehlen."

Curtis and Janet,Edmonton, Canada.

Hi Elias, We just wanted to thank you for your service, and let you know that we had a great time in Peru. Lima airport was a bit crazy when we arrived, so it was wonderful to see you and your brother waiting for us, even though our flight arrived a little late.
Our tour operators for both the Inca trail, and our Manu expedition were excellent. We especially enjoyed rafting on the Madre de Dios. We will definitely spend more time in the rainforest if we make it back to Peru again.
We were a little hesitant to reserve our trip over the internet, but everything was as we expected or better, aside from one minor glitch which you settled without a problem.
Again, thanks for making our trip much easier and less stressful than if we had done it all on our own.

Brian Irwin, Helensburgh, Scotland.

" It is always a little worrying booking trips on the internet but I can highly recommend ECS Travel and Mr. Eliu Campos in particular. Eliu took a lot of trouble tailoring our tour of Peru and making very helpful suggestions and changes. Our emails were answered promptly and professionally. From the moment we were met by him personally at Lima airport until we departed we were very well looked after even to the extent of taking us to the check-in desk on our departure. All the arrangements, tickets and hotels were correctly booked and we were able to enjoy a wonderful and relaxing trip visiting all the important and exciting places in Peru. I am recommending ECS Travel to all my friends as a professional and competitively priced company. If you are considering booking on the internet you need have no concerns, you will be in good hands... "

Jutta und Otto JUNG.

Hola Elias,
nach einer wunderschönen Reise durch Peru zurückgekehrt nach Alemania möchten wir es nicht versäumen, uns ganz herzlich bei Ihnen für die perfekte Organisation zu bedanken. Wir hatten, wie immer, unsere Reise geplant und einen ungefähren Zeitplan aufgestellt. Durch Ihre Mithilfe haben wir innerhalb eines Tages ein Voucherheft in Händen gehalten, das wir nur noch "abzuarbeiten" brauchten. Die Organisation war einfach perfekt. Und so konnten wir viel Zeit sparen und die Reise voll und ganz genießen ohne jeglichen Stress. Ansonsten war Peru ein traumhaft schönes Reiseland. Nochmals herzlichen Dank für Ihren Beistand und wir können Ihre Agentur nur wärmstens empfehlen.
Viele Grüße nach Lima.

Dennis Fitzgerald, Alameda, California.

" My first trip to Peru was a wonderful experience, thanks to the incredible service of ECS Travel and Eliu Campos. From the first time I e-mailed him regarding my trip, Eliu was always quick to respond and highly organized and professional. Eliu was always very thorough, so from the moment I stepped off the plane in Peru I felt in capable, safe hands. I really appreciated the effort and attention he exhibited throughout the planning of and the time during my trip. He was even able to accommodate a list minute change in my itinerary when I telephoned him from Aguas Calientes! All the arrangements he made were exactly as I thought they would be. Thank you to Eliu and his staff for helping make Peru such a memorable trip. I highly recommend ECS Travel for any travel needs while in Peru, and I look forward to seeing Peru and Mr. Eliu Campos again some day. "

Raul Ramirez. Salinas, California.

" If you are planning to travel to Peru there is no better agency than ECS Travel to go through. From the time I contacted them to the minute I got back on the plane to my country, the experience has been magical.They were able to individualize a tour within Peru for a group of four of us. Eliu Campos, our Agent personally picked us up at the airport in Lima and reconfirmed all our travel within Peru, He went as far as meeting us at 04.00 am. at the airport to see us off to Cusco. He had made all the arrangements yet still as a courtesy wanted to see us off. Mr. Campos and his personal Guides made our trip informative and comforting. We experienced the history of Lima stepped back in the time when we visited the ruins of Pachacamac. We toured Cusco and the Sacred Valley where we interacted with an amazing culture. Throughout the entire trip, every detail was taken care of. ECS Travel made us feel as though we were family. The travel and accommodations were both very comfortable and affordable. I am determmed to return to Peru and will not hesitate in going with Mr. Campos again. I am an elementary school teacher in Salinas California. Thank you. "