Amazon Adventures - Austin, Texas

Subir G.

We (myself and my family) have a long association with Jim and Amazon Adventures. We are interested in wild life based trips. Jim has arranged for us trips to Amazonia and Pantanal (Brazil), Patagonia (Argentina) Borneo, Papua New Guinea and finally Antarctica peninsula. For next year 2020 we have reserved a trip to the Arctic region with him.
Jim is very patient and considerate and always manages to provide the best possible option once he learns about our budget, duration and interest. We make innumerable email correspondences before zeroing on the final itinerary.
Another very important plus point of arranging with Jim is that he manages to give a long credit period that is even if the payment deadline is passed, through Jim the reservation remains intact for a later period. All things considered we have excellent understanding with Jim and Amazon Adv.s and we totally rely on them to arrange our trips abroad.

Dave M.

WE booked a 12-day self-drive road trip through Patagonia in October 2018 (both Chile & Argentina), and were extremely happy with how it went, and felt it was good value for money.
All our accomodation was part of the booking - and this was one of the highlights of the trip, as every single place booked was expecting us, and were very hospitable; the standard was a little variable as we were often well off the beaten track, but all were comfortable, with very nice hosts, especially Horacio, at Casa Patagonica in Lago Posadas, Argentina, who was a wonderful and entertaining gentleman. Also Chico, who repaired our punctured tire (the only one in 12 days - not bad considering some terrible road surfaces) early on a Sunday morning in the tiny town of Puerto Guadal.
The trip organisation was well thought out, with 2 nights in each of the key tourist places so we could explore (a little bit more guidance here might be useful), but we definitely got to all the main places, and the locals were always keen to advise us!
We come from New Zealand, where no Spanish is spoken, and were a bit nervous as we arrived at Balmaceda Airport in the middle of nowhere to pick up our car (a near new Rav4), but the agents were there, with our car and all the documentation we needed for two border crossings and all accomodation - every single thing worked as expected, which meant we had a relaxed holiday (except perhaps for the enormous potholes on the Argentinian 'sealed' roads - we preferred the Chilean unsealed roads!).

Tad S.

I worked with Jim at Amazon Adventures for a 2 week trip to Brazil for my family of four which we took in June 2019. He understood the types of activities we were looking for, the type of lodging we wanted and our budget. My family travels internationally quite a bit and I am not that easy to impress, but what Amazon Adventures put together for us worked out perfectly. In fact, we were so impressed with Jim/Amazon Adventures that when we decided to go to East Africa in June 2020 I called Jim and to my great delight he told me he had some experience in East Africa also. He put together a wonderful package for us but of course we had to cancel because of Covid. When we had to cancel Jim took care of cancelling everything and we got a full refund with no hassle. We hope to travel internationally in June 2021, if we do it will on a trip booked with Amazon Adventures.

Aiming G.

We booked our first trip with Amazon Adventures in 2013 to Chile and Argentina (the Atacama and Patagonia). The trip worked very well; all the local tour operators/local guides were very nice and professional from the first to the last day. Our trip involved several different parts of these two countries by multiple flights and buses, but the pick-up and drop-off went smoothly without any delay. We had so much beautiful memories from this trip and so glad that I worked with Amazon Adventures.

In 2018 we booked our second trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Galapagos. It turned to be another fantastic trip; everything worked out smoothly. Jim is very easy to work with; he is flexible and willing to answer any question you may have. We prefer not to travel with a group but wanted the local services pre-arranged so that we don't need to worry about the logistics when we get there. So we tell Jim what/where we want to go and he can do all the arrangements for us. Amazon Adventures is our first choice for planning trips to the south America.

Steve G.

Just returned from a wonderful trip to Ecuador and Peru.
The trip consisted of a tour starting in Quito and then visiting the main highlights of Ecuador before a 6 night cruise in the Galapagos.
This was followed by a highlight tour of Peru including Machu Picchu followed by a 6 night cruise in the Amazon jungle.
The whole trip worked really well and was well coordinated all the way through.
Both cruises were superb an the guides and crew worked really hard and made the experience unforgettable.
Lastly my thanks to Jim at Amazon Adventures for his support and help in putting the whole program together.

henry M.

We have just been on our 3rd trip to South America with Amazon Adventures, this time to Colombia. It is a great country to visit, with so much to see and do. Jim at Amazon Adventures, along with his agents in country, organised everything to perfection and the whole trip ran like clockwork - so nice to travel with a someone you know you can trust. We will be back again.

Colleen C.

Amazon Adventures has been our "go to" for travel in South America for the last several years. Jim has helped us book hotels, flights and day trips in Brazil, Chile, Argentina & most recently Ecuador.
On our most recent trip, to Ecuador, I had done some research on my own & for our budget, could only find 4 day cruises in the Galapagos. I contacted Jim at Amazon Adventures, told him our budget and what we were looking for and he found us an 8 day cruise (on sale for 50% off) which is exactly what we were looking for. Jim arranged our pick up in Quito, they took us to the airport - he looked after booking the flight for us to the Galapagos and then we did the 8 day cruise. After the cruise he organized a tour guide & driver to pick us up and we did a 9 day land tour of Ecuador. It was all fabulous & went without a hitch. There were several emails back and forth to Jim during the planning phase to make sure it was exactly what we wanted - he presented us with options on everything but it was perfect - really a dream trip! I highly recommend Amazon Adventures for any of your South American trips.

Lynne H.

I contacted Jim at Amazon Adventures to arrange a trip to the Pantanal in Brazil. I had tried to make a few arrangements on my own and was completely frustrated. I shouldn't have wasted my time and just emailed Jim right from the start. He was immediately responsive. Through a series of emails over the course of a week, he offered a couple of options at different price points. I should mention that I was trying to arrange our trip for peak season and was a bit late for booking travel at that time.

Unfortunately, our trip was cancelled due to the pandemic. But Jim came through again, helping us to obtain a refund.

Through all our interactions, Jim was helpful, informative and pleasant. Perhaps most impressively, he always responded promptly -- I think always within 24 hours.

I highly recommend Amazon Adventures and will contact Jim again when we are able to travel once more.