This trip honestly exceeded all of my expectations. I was the only one in the group that came on my own but after the first day I did not feel that way at all. Every aspect throughout this trip was very well communicated and presented to us.
I always felt that my personal comfort and experience was most important. The scenery, geography and history of this part of the world is amazement around every corner. I feel that for the time available we experienced a wide variety of sites, history and experiences. The Refugios and hiking of the W trek were great to experience. It was also nice to get back to the wonderful accommodations and meals that were supplied by Active Adventures when we were not on the W trek for both the Chilean and Argentinian portions of the trip.
The professional and friendly guides and drivers certainly added to the experience with their combined knowledge and ability to work with the large number (13) in our group to ensure that everyone was hiking and moving along at a comfortable pace for them.
Our main guide Gustavo who was with us for the entire 14 days certainly made the trip for everyone.
His relaxed personality and infectious laugh and sense of humour always made everyone feel at ease. His comfortable command of the english language was particularly important with our group as I was the only one who knew any amount of Spanish. Gustavo knew when to keep things light and entertaining but was always there to be serious when needed and to make sure everyones needs no matter how small or large were properly attended to. There were a couple of injuries through out the trip that required outside medical attention as well as smaller situations that were taken care of in house. In either case Gustavo did what he had to do to accompany, assist and translate for those persons to ensure that they got all of the care that they required. I think I can say that Gustavo made everyone feel that he was there for them personally. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone that is looking for a great "Active Adventure" while being treated to some high end accommodations, meals and personal attention at the same time. I would add that the W trek is a great experience and I highly recommend it but is not nearly at the same level as the accommodations and meals supplied by Active Adventures directly. This was also clearly stated in the Itinerary preceding the trip so there was no surprises. For anyone that this part does not appeal to and would prefer to experience this area by staying in a nice Hotel, eating in nice restaurants for all meals and doing day trips should strongly consider the add on option B instead of the full W trek option A. Two members of our group went this route and had a great time as well with their own personal guide for the 5 days. Thank you Active Adventure for a wonderful experience all round.

| January 1970