Just got back from a Mother/Daughter trip to Barcelona and Nice. Lada was so attentive, patient,…read moreand professional in helping us plan our trip. Everything from booking our flight, our wonderful hotel in Barcelona and Nice, to planning our excursions. She booked us at the Grand Hotel Central in Barcelona and Boscolo Nice Hotel in Nice. Can't say enough wonderful things about our stays there. Five stars all around and central to everything. If you are planning a dream holiday, especially someplace you've never been to before, I encourage you to reach out to Lada. She is definitely planning my next adventure! Also want to add, my daughter was in a wedding in Cancun last year and Lada helped with the also.

I partnered with Lada to plan a retreat I hosted at Palmaïa in Playa del Carmen, Mexico…read more She is knowledgeable and was extremely helpful in getting every detail correct. Working with her was the greatest decision, as she took so much pressure off of me. Lada was in constant communication with the resort, getting my group the best deals, assisting with transportation, flights, insurance and any other questions that came up. We had multiple phone conversations where she reported all this information back to me. I am grateful for her assistance and being our travel advisor! I look forward to a continued relationship with Lada Travel!

Marv & Sue @ Marvelous Travel are the most experienced seasoned professionals we have ever had the…read morepleasure to work with to help find and book and handle all aspects of our vacations. Our family is small, just my wife and Young teen daughter and myself, but we have been blessed to have Marv take the time to walk us through the options and alert us to the pitfalls of traveling overseas and out of the U.S.. Since they have traveled the world and have visited so many resorts and know so many of the property owners, its like having someone on the inside handling your arrangements that works right on site at the resorts, every time we book. The bookings are always top notch, the planning is done down to every detail and Marv and Sue always go the extra mile to make sure the hotels and resorts, know you are coming and are special customers of his, which translates into extra perks and attention from the resorts and the staff. We all loved our trips to Mexico, and Jamaica and we all owe lifelong memories to the guidance and attention to detail, that is the hallmark of planning your travel with Marvelous Travel.

Marv will work hard to get you the best deal on your travel plans whatever they may be. Highly…read morerecommended!

In Oct 2024 myself and 2 friends joined this tour led by Kevin Laughlin to the Galapagos Islands…read more One of my friends fell against a boulder on the 2nd day and thought she broke 3 ribs because she heard 3 cracks. Kevin failed to divert the tour to the nearest clinic nor would he call for a medi-vac. He said we would be in San Cristobal in 4 days. So for 4 days on this rocking yacht, my friend endured unspeakable pain. Kevin never checked on her or texted her. Kevin wouldn't even accompany her to the clinic; he sent a crew member. The clinic refused to take an X-ray, but Kevin told everyone that she they had and she had no broken ribs. My friend flew home 4 days early, where she was immediately admitted to the hospital with 8 broken ribs and a partially deflated lung! I personally endured being bullied by another participant and Kevin actually defended her yelling at me. I will never travel with him again nor should you if you value your life. I would rate this minus 5 stars if I could.

We are world travelers and this is the worst tour we have ever taken. We traveled with Gabriel to…read morePuerto Rico and we were absolutely miserable. I would only recommend wildside to people who want to have a bad vacation, never experience any of the birds for more than a moment, boil alive in a van with NO AC, and spend most of your time eating or at the hotel instead of birding. We went to Puerto Rico with high expectations since we had heard great things about the tour. Myself, my mother, and my friend all spent over 3k (not including flights) for this trip. To start, the first hotel that wildside booked for us was filthy. This would be fine if it were the only problem (although it wasn't excusable, especially since it was in an area with multiple nice hotels). I was verbally (and almost physically) assaulted by a guest. He screamed in my face like a crazy person and got closer and closer (so close that I could feel the heat of his breath on my face). He was nearly a foot taller than me and a hundred pounds heavier. I started sobbing and he was unrepentant, giving a half-assed apology after. If my friend hadn't physically grabbed him by his shoulders, I am certain he would have hit me. Gabriel responded by saying "there are worse things you'll experience in life." I later found out this guest was paying for a private tour with Gabriel after our tour, so he had a conflict of interest that allowed him to stay on the tour after attacking a young woman (the person who gave a positive review below is his wife). Gabriel was immediately unkind. He was clearly suffering from pain in his neck that led to him being extremely irritable (although maybe this is actually his personality). If we didn't see his laser pointer, he got mad at us; if we stood on his left instead of his right, he got mad at us; if we asked him when we were leaving the hotel, he got mad at us; if we asked me to spend more time looking at a bird, he would get mad and say "we'll see it tomorrow" (which was always a lie). He is also an extremely aggressive driver who rides the butts of other cars, blaring his horn incessantly. Gabriel also made lewd sexual jokes with one of the guests which made all the women in the van uncomfortable. He kept calling the secret spots on the island that Gabriel frequents "G-spots" and how they would "hit them all" which Gabriel called "sexy." Gross. When my friend, an HR lawyer who handled sexual harassment cases, said it made her uncomfortable, Gabriel just said "get in the van" and never apologized. The van was terrible. The AC didn't work at all which meant the hours of driving were excruciating. We had to sit in the truck in our tank tops, fanning ourselves, soaked in sweat. This meant that the entire tour was uncomfortable, soaked in sweat, and SMELLED. The area where the seatbelt clicked in was sharp metal and this metal cut open the hand of an elderly guest (a guest later padded this with his camera case since Gabriel didn't care). We had a flat tire because the tires all had patches on them, and Gabriel proceeded to patch the patch. On the last day, the van got stuck (because the tires had NO TREADS) and Gabriel asked three women to push the van out of the mud because "his neck hurt too much." We didn't spend any time ENJOYING the birds. We would see them and Gabriel would immediately push us back into the van. We didn't get to enjoy any of the birds, we were simply checking boxes. If you want to enjoy the birds and watch them for more than a minute, DO NOT GO ON THIS TOUR! This is simply a tour for listers, NOT bird lovers. When we came to Kevin (the owner) of the tour with all our problems, he was rude and dismissive. He blamed us for "talking bad about Gabriel when he wasn't around." We never spoke badly about him, we spoke amongst the three of us about how we were unhappy with the tour. Apparently this meant we couldn't get a refund because we voiced our dissatisfaction amongst friends. Who knew having an opinion was a sin? I recommend all guests speak to Kevin about what they're allowed to discuss privately if they intend on going with his company. It does not surprise me at all that Kevin allowed a woman to walk around with broken ribs (see Review by Shelley).

There should be a zero rating since that was my experience with David Thomas. After going back and…read moreforth on details ahead of the wedding day and explaining timings for our bus shuttle multiple times, I thought everything was set up and would go smoothly. My guests were left confused since their bus broke down and they had to call another one. This led to my guests arriving late to our wedding. I only found out months after my wedding that this occurred as David Thomas did not notify me of the issue. After months of going back and forth with their CFO, they were not accommodating with a refund. If you are planning to use David Thomas for your wedding, my advice would be to go with another company. They are disorganized and do not handle issues appropriately.

David Thomas was the best in arranging for and completing our coach bus transportation to and from…read moreour wedding venue. Debbie Kennedy at David Thomas was great and her drivers were on time and professional, alleviating at least one of our to-do list items. I would highly recommend them for any Philly area limo and bus needs.

Was told they are not taking new clients. Guess I'm too small for them to bother with. She said…read morethey are not taking new clients. Or, maybe I'm just too small.

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