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We travelled to Panama over Christmas. We spent several days in Panama City then the rest of the week in Bocas del Torro. Pierre and his coworkers provided advice and made all the hotel and travel arrangements, which made everything go quite smoothly. Panama City is incredibly modern, and the canal was fascinating.

Bocas del Torro is wild and incredibly beautiful. We especially enjoyed all the wildlife viewing at the Red Frog Beach Resort (red dart frogs, sloths, monkeys, snakes, birds, dolphins, and lots of fish on snorkel trips). While Red Frog Beach Resort is in a spectacular setting, the resort staff seemed somewhat overwhelmed by the holiday crowds, but Pierre and company were kind enough to straighten out some things for us (like when our reserved golf cart was not available) and even bought us dinner one night to make up for the rough check-in process. We really appreciated all of their help and enjoyed getting to know Panama better.

Tammy Frost at Panama Canal.

Traveler Tammy Frost: “We were maybe 15 feet from the edge of the canal…”

Pierre was amazing and very proactive in his communications. I decided I wanted to travel between Christmas & New Years pretty late (only 2 months before the holiday). Initially I was attempting to do the travel arrangements myself, with no luck in being able to make reservations, when I came onto Wendy’s site & in desperation filled out the survey. Pierre got back to me quickly and was able to put together an itinerary.

On the day of traveling down to Panama we were stuck sitting on our plane on the tarmac, and I reached out to Pierre to let him know & he communicated with the transportation company so that they were there when we finally arrived. Unfortunately, only 2 days into our trip, 2 of the 3 people traveling got very sick & I was in constant contact with him & he was helping as best he could remotely. I had to cancel one of our tours, but even though we were sick, we felt strongly that when in Panama, you have to see the canal.

So we kept that prearranged tour and boy was it worth it. He had mentioned that he was going to try for the “backstage pass.” Well he was able to pull it off & what an experience it was! We got to go beyond the locked fences where the rest of the people were forced to stay, and we were maybe 15 feet from the edge of the canal. We were told by the tour guide and the managing employee of the canal who got us into the restricted area that only dignitaries, royalty & very important people were given that privilege. Then to top it off, we were lucky enough to be there when a massive cruise ship entered the canal and we watched it move through the first 2 locks and got amazing photos. So it was so worth it to drag ourselves out of bed no matter how we felt since that experience couldn’t be duplicated!!!

Definitely recommend Pierre’s company and I would definitely use Wendy’s website to find other great tour operators in other countries. Thanks!

Pierre helped our family to plan a relaxing trip to Costa Rica during the December holiday season. Pierre and his staff took great care of us prior to, and throughout, our trip. They were readily available to field questions and to help resolve the few very minor issues that arose. They handled all aspects of our trip including accommodations, transfers, restaurant reservations and activities. Thanks to Pierre’s attention to detail, we never once felt the chaos of holiday high-season vacation travel.

Pierre and his team planned a phenomenal trip to Costa Rica for my husband and I. We went on a trip for our 25th anniversary and Pierre listened to what we were looking for to plan a trip that met all of our needs. We really enjoyed our first hotel, The Royal Corin. It was exactly what we were looking for—a calm and relaxing hotel with great pools filled with water from the hot springs. A perfect place to go after a day of hiking and sightseeing. The views of the volcano were breathtaking.

We also enjoyed each tour that was booked for us—from the suspension bridges to the rafting, each tour was special in its own way. The tour groups were never too big, and we felt like we got great attention from our guides. In fact, the coffee, chocolate and sugar cane tour was a private tour!

Our next hotel, Hotel Parador, was also nice, but for different reasons. It also boasted stunning views and included a variety of wildlife that could be spotted and experienced right from our hotel balcony. We had close encounters with monkeys, sloths and incredible birds, just being on the hotel grounds. All of our guides were extremely knowledgeable and knew all the great spots for animal sightings.

We appreciated how Pierre and his team organized such a seamless trip for us, which included private transportation to hotels and the airport. Because of their attention to detail, we had a relaxing and memorable trip.

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