Viva Expeditions Reviews 

Agent made organising our trip easy and smooth sailing.She sorted out our flights and insurance quickly and suited all our needs and requirements with no hassles

Transfers to and from airports were all there and on time.This was very important to us.Hotels were good.We loved the Ecopark near Manaus.Walking tour,santa teresa& Lapa was good with good guide.The afternoon tour of the botanic gardens was however a big disappointment.We were unable to access the gardens.We understood that our entrance fees were covered, which they weren't and then weren't able to use a credit card to pay.The guide had inadequate English which didn't help.The next day,Corcovado and Sugarloaf was great, good guide.Our 2 days at the Iguana Falls were amazing despite a ridiculously long day on the Brazilian side, with a 3am start ,traffic problems, adding wait at the Argentine border-hotel at 9 pm.Our guide,Gabriel was wonderful, so patient and knowledgable.The Fogon dinner certainly was memorable as was the horse whisperer.All flights good

We had an amazing experience in Peru and Chile with Viva. The whole trip was organised seamlessly and communication was excellent. Our drivers and guides were all wonderful and the accommodation was perfect.
The highlight of our trip was the amazing Amazon - we thoroughly enjoyed our Delfin River Cruise and would highly recommend it.
Peru was such an interesting place to visit - the wildlife (in the Amazon), the history, the culture, the food (I never realised the cuisine there was so good!!) and the wonderful people we met along the way all exceeded our expectations.
Viva made the whole experience easy and completely stress free. Thank you for putting together such an unforgettable trip!

Our tour of Peru and Ecuador was made seamless by the fantastic organisation of Pia and Viva. We had limited time, so having everything organised worked well and no time was wasted. All guides and accommodation were perfect.

Meticulous planning and always on hand to help - if needed.

Very well organised, high level of communication and everything ran smoothly. A great trip!

Viva was a great company to deal with they listened to what I want in an Artic cruise and where happy to book the one I picked
Everything was well organised and went like clockwise

The trip was thoroughly planned and thought out. It was well administered and followed up during the trip. We had a superb experience. Thank you.

Beke is always so comprehensive and careful in her planning. Makes great recommendations!

Thanks Viva Expeditions for a wonderful Brazil adventure. Five days aboard the Toucana on the Rio Negro in the Amazon was sensational. Time in the Pantanel with its abundant bird and wildlife was very special as were the experiences in the Bonito region. Every aspect of my trip was very well organised and the English speaking guides were exceptional.

From the time we booked until the time we finished our Botswana Safari it was perfect!
Thank you

Great organisation, great guides. Fantastic experience

The tour was well organized and everything went as planed. The only reason you didn't get 5 stars is the level of communication between the company and the client which was too minimal.

everything went accordingly to what was booked

This is the 2nd trip I've taken with Viva Expeditions. The first trip I did was exceptional, as was this trip to Quito and The Galapagos Islands. It's such a relief to know that your vacation (save the flights, which are obviously not under their control) will go as promised. You can sit back and enjoy. I definitely plan to work with Viva again for another trip. And I would love to return to Ecuador; the people and the sights were fantastic!

My husband and I are both in our 70ties and this was our first time traveling to South America. We wanted to see as much as possible and contacted destination specialist Flor, from Viva Expeditions in Albany, to put together a very comprehensive 42 day itinerary through 5 South American countries for us.
Chile, Argentina, Brazil ,Peru, Equator & a 8 day cruise to the Galapagos Island.
Everything went faultlessly and without a hitch. We were met at airports, hotels and always on time, always with a smile. The drivers were super safe, the vehicles comfortable and in great condition and the guides were knowledgeable, pleasant and spoke good English. All Viva’s South America’s representatives were always on call, checking on our progress regularly, keeping in touch through WhatsApp and ready to help if needed. We cannot recommend Viva Expedition highly enough and would definitely use them again. A big thank you to Flor!

Our third trip booked with Viva. Tania Gurtin made the whole process amazingly easy to arrange. We specified what we wanted to see and Tania came back to us with suggestions. We made a decision based on locations and costs involved and Tania did the rest.
All our accommodation was really great so comfortable at each location, tents were beautifully present, super comfortable beds and lovely outlook at each location.
The food was as good as what you would received in a town restaurant, very fresh and tasty.
Each location had different hight points - all good but seeing the African painted wild dogs at The Hide had to be a high point along with seeing two male cheetah - not at all expected but we just happened to be in the right location at the right time. David our guide at the The Hide was really great - had a great sense of humour.
At Changa our guide Nash - was a wealth of knowledge and was happy to answer all our questions, and also made us think about what we were seeing. Seeing a large male lion at Changa was a surprise and exciting as he was very close. We did enjoy the pool at Changa camp too.
We were privileged to meet John Stevens at John's Camp and spent an evening with him hearing amazing stories about the camp and the area. Milo the camp owner/manager was so hospitable and caring of the environment and wild life in the area, his team created such a welcoming camp - with exceptional food created by their team over open fires. Our guide Mark was great fun and we all enjoyed our 7km walk beside Long Pool watching the hippo and seeing elephant - thankfully the elephant didn't come too close. Hopefully we will be booking again for another adventure.

We recently travelled with Viva Expeditions through Brazil and Costa Rica (Manaus, Rio de Janeiro, La Fortuna, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio) and were really impressed with how well everything was organised. The whole trip was well put together and ran pretty much like clockwork. We had one weather-related hiccup, our bags did not make it onto our final (4th) flight from New Zealand into Manaus, but the ground team were fantastic and arranged for them to be collected and delivered to us at the Amazon ecolodge and after landing in that heat, after 48 hours odd of travel, and speaking no Portuguese, that was a huge relief! Itineraries and contact details were all provided in advance, we were checked in on and at every airport we were met, looked after, and smoothly transferred to our next destination. Overall, a fantastic trip, we felt well supported throughout and would happily recommend Viva Expeditions.

Bryony was so helpful booking our trip and made sure that we had everything in order before we departed to ensure a stress free trip!

Communication with our travel consultant was excellent. Everything met our expectations. The choice of Galaxy as our boat company was excellent and Eco Galaxy was a very good boat.