When everyone else says it can't be done, TVP can do it! The weekend before our flights, we were…read moreblindsided by the requirement to have a tourist visa to visit Brazil. Frantic calls and 2 high-stress days only made it worse. Everything we read and researched showed a minimum 10-day processing time to get visas. We filled out the online visa application through the Brazil consulate website and started praying for a miracle! My wife found the Travel Visa Pro website, and I dismissed it as a scam. After researching TVP on the BBB web site, Yelp and other review sites, we contacted TVP and talked with several staff. Anna and Joya were very helpful, but I was still skeptical. We talked with Ruta, who specializes in Brazil visas at TVP and she reassured us that they work magic every day and could help us too. Long story short, our visa applications were in process and no longer just sitting on someone's desk at the Consulate, TVP wasn't able to pull them back and get it done for us. ...but... had we started with TVP, we would be visiting our Brazilian "family" today already. Sure, their service is not free, but you get what you pay for and TVP delivers. Anyone facing a short-notice or emergency visa need - contact Travel Visa Pros FIRST - before you start anything with the country you want to visit. They'll tell you straight, and do everything possible to make it happen. I sure wish I had listened to my wife right off the bat.

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A fantastic fortnight in Bhutan organised by Windhorse Tours…read more We were a group of four friends who were recommended to use Windhorse by a travelling friend. Initially I liased with Windhorse director Jambay with whom we finalised the trip itinerary ( top tip: we went in November high season; accom sells out quickly so try to book at least 6 months in advance), and flights in/out of Bhutan and of course visa which includes Sustainable Development Fee. All was done in a helpful, focussed and professional way. We arrived on two different flights; in each case we were meet & greeted on arrival by our guide, Sonam Loday and our driver, Chorten. On small group tours such as this, the Windhorse team are crucial to the enjoyment of the holiday, and we were extremely happy with ours! Sonam was very experienced, so his planning, anticipation and decision making was first class. Equally importantly, his good humour and love of his job made the history and culture of Bhutan come alive, while always seemingly effortlessly made all go smoothly... What a great guy! Our driver Chorten provided excellent support during activities, but his driving was unbelievable.... So smooth on the winding mountain roads, stopping safely on request for photo ops, and his pristinely clean and maintained van was perfect to carry our group in comfort. Our 13 day itinerary encompassed Central and Western Bhutan, and we never felt rushed, often spending 2 nights in one place. Accom was great and always seemed appropriate to the location, and included guest houses, lodges, and traditional hotels. We always seemed to have the best rooms with views etc. We enjoyed the food, and non of our group had tummy issues throughout the trip. We agreed that Bhutan is a fantastic place to visit, and Windhorse made our trip perfect.... At a very reasonable cost.

We've just returned from a second trip with Windhorse Tours in Bhutan. Last year (2024) we did an…read moreexcellent 6 day cultural trip with them and wanted to go back this year for trekking. There was no question who we would arrange our tour with this year: Windhorse Tours! We booked a 10 day tailor-made tour with 2 days acclimatization hiking around the beautiful Haa Valley; time in Thimphu and then 7 days trekking the Jomolhari loop. We booked to go late October/early November... usually a sweet spot between the end of summer rain and the start of snow accumulation in the mountains. This year was unusual. While it's understood weather in the mountains can be unpredictable, this year Cylcone Montha inserted itself into our plans bringing heavy rain, and snow to the mountains. Our excellent guide, Pelden Wangchuk, really took care to ensure our well-being, safety and happiness. While we had planned a circuit trek, significant new snow at higher elevations blocked our path. Pelden was continually checking on conditions ahead, and with us. We all decided to aim for Jomolhari Base Camp but then return the way we came. Remarkably, we awoke at Base Camp to clear skies and spectacular views of Jomolhari. And, one benefit of returning the same way was seeing the gorgeous scenery we missed previously. With larch and other trees in their full autumn colours, the views were quite stunning... often enhanced by high water in the swollen Paro river! We've done a few Himalayan treks and were impressed by the quality of equipment and service provided by Windhorse. Their tent did a remarkable job of staying dry and the sleeping bags were toasty warm. Hot water bottles were a nice touch! It must've been quite a feat keeping our gear and all the tents dry on the inside but somehow the crew did just that. On previous treks, we'd never had a mid-morning hot tea/coffee break, let alone a hot lunch... served by our Camp Assistant with good humour and smiles. Whatever the conditions, our cook turned out a choice of tasty, varied food including unexpected treats like French Toast and a beautifully decorated cake that tasted as good as it looked. All the hotels and food (often buffets) were of top quality too - as they were on our first trip. Even though it rained on our trek, we still enjoyed the whole experience and were again really impressed with Windhorse Tours.

Unprofessional ..manipulative and not honest !!!!!…read more Me,my mom and my sister were supposed to Go to hajj this year but we never got the visa first bec the passports were about to expire and then for who knows what the reason why. We wired $15,000 on 7/16/19 and until today we never got our money back. When they informed us that we will not go to hajj.. We asked for our money back and they told us after the hajj and till now they didn't transfer the money nor sent us a check They haven't been answering our phone calls or messages or emails and if they answer ..they tell us I will call you this day and they don't! When we finally got hold of their manager "Abdallah" he promised so many times that we will get our money on this day or that day and still nothing. Now Abdallah claims that one of us got the visa but we refused to travel which is not true. We were never told that one of our family members got the visa, when the other two were rejected, they automatically withdrew all passports or that's what we have been told. Its the agency's fault that they didn't notice that 2 of the passports were about to expire in December and KSA requires that passports to be valid for at least 6 months. They sent back 2 passports that were about to expire so that we go to Washington DC to renew them and sent them a scan this time of the passports You haven't been answering phone calls, giving lame excuses to why you haven't sent the money yet. We were also told that you CANNOT BUY TICKETS UNTIL WE GET THE VISA. We DID NOT CANCEL the trip as they claim, we never got the visa to begin with. The money should have been sent right when we didn't get the visa which is 2 months ago. Abdallah called 2 weeks ago saying that he is sending the checks but We can't cash them out all at once due to another lame reason and guess what! WE NEVER GOT THE CHECK AND ITS BEEN 2 weeks SINCE HE CALLED. Long story short you are an untrustworthy agency and everyone should know that BIG ALERT DO NOT DEAL WITH THIS AGENCY

The worst travel agency, nothing but lies, chaos,mismanagement and disappearing representatives…read morewhen you need them. They sold us the most expensive package and delivered us the worst ever customer service and the cheapest package, waiting for buses for hours, traveling for 14 hours to a city that is only 5 hours away by car!!!. Waiting for a hotel room at the 5 star hotel you booked with the company 7 months ago to find out no room is available for you and you wait at the lobby tired and hungry for 12 hours before they tell you oh we found a room for you in another hotel and you need to go there now!!!. And in the middle of your stay the hotel kicks you out 3 days before your travel because the agency who took $$$$ only booked for you until this day, we had to go through the same chaos until another hotel was found but then we have to buy our own meals (the package we bought included free breakfast and dinner). To add to our misery the company bought the cheapest tickets and restricted us with 1 piece of luggage although their representative informed us we were allowed each 2 pieces since the flights where from Asia to North America and we end up paying $452 from our pocket. The worse thing is since this company took big $$$$$ and bought the cheapest flights the airline we flew back with left late and we missed our connection flight to USA and were stranded in Munic for over 24 hours*&@×

Very dissatisfied. Do not confuse this business with the legitimate Health Partners Travel Clinic…read more Passport health does not take any insurance. They wanted 700.00 for a vaccine I ended up getting at Walgreens for 15.00. Also, I got pressured about getting a Yellow Fever vaccine and it is not required for the country I am traveling to. I thought Passport Health was going to be more convenient than booking an appointment with my primary doctor but turns out it cost me $90 for nothing but frustrating experience.

The ONLY reason I am giving a two instead of one star is for the poor unfortunate soul of a…read moreregistered nurse that is staffed all by herself in the scary and dark location this place is in. You're charged $78 for the nurse to read a piece of paper to you. This place DOESN'T EVEN have what seems like a majority of the immunizations that people are going to want IN STOCK. You'll have to take more time off work to visit the Edina location for them to be useful. The other review that I read said it wasn't even labeled on the outside, which is technically untrue, there is a small sign next to the door that is closed and has no window. Honestly, just close this location, it's sad. Passport Health's business model is disgusting and non-transparent. You honestly are better off going to a minute clinic or Walgreens unless you have so much money and don't know what to do with it and don't care that passport health literally put almost nothing into making this location even slightly bearable. I'm 23 and have never been outside the country and decided to push myself to do some traveling while I'm young. I'm going on a two week trip to Brazil and didn't want any surprises, so in addition to many other things, I decided to pay for what I thought would be a quick yellow fever vaccine. This place didn't even have it in stock. I took time off of work for my appointment and they were going to make me come in the next day to be able to do it and I couldn't do that anyway. Like I said before it's $78 for the "consultation" alone. The profit margins on vaccines at this place must be ENORMOUS because I would have had to pay $245 for the yellow fever vaccine a plus another $30-70 fee I couldn't remember the name of... Honestly what the heck is wrong with health care in America? Upon paying my useless fee that got me nothing, I decided to just take my chances with yellow fever in Brazil. Upon further thinking, I decided not to let the U.S. health care system win by letting me expose myself to yellow fever, I decided to pay for the vaccine in Brazil. Where it's only a quick $48 vaccine in Rio.

A few years ago Washington County opened a new service center in Cottage Grove. This is much more…read moreconvenient than the previous options. I used to have to drive up to Stillwater to get renew my notary When we needed pictures for our passport cards we needed to go to Walgreens to get the pictures. Now these service and many others are available at the new Washington County Service Center. Our most recent visit we needed to get pictures to order our passports. For those of you that have passports, you know there is more paperwork and information needed than there is for passport cards. The lady that helped was us was very helpful and friendly. She explained our paperwork to us, highlighted the important notes and packaged it up for us. She gave us some tips on having good pictures. This made the process efficient and stress free. My previous visit to renew my notary also was a good experience. The Washington County Service Center is easy to find and in a good location with plenty of parking. I'm sure we'll be back there again.

Travel Beyond, Jenny and Natalie were great. Going in, all we knew is we wanted our honeymoon to be…read morea safari in Africa. Jenny was very generous with her time and helped us figure out exactly what type of safari we should book given our preferences. She answered every question we had and meticulously planned everything so we would have the trip of a lifetime. We're not used to traveling in luxury, so we initially thought we could do without some of the details Jenny recommended, but in then end we realized everything Jenny recommended was well worth it. Jenny always gave us options within our budget, but also gave us a good understanding of what we could get for a bit below and above our budget. The only "hiccup" we had was one of our regional flights got cancelled, except Jenny and the team took care of it without us even knowing. All we had to agree to was to fly on a private plane at no extra cost to us, which was actually better than our original flight, which got cancelled. So no stress / worries / cost on our part, which was great. Overall everything went very smoothly. We're used to dealing with small problems / adjusting our plans when we travel, but this experience was flawless.

Ten stars for Travel Beyond. Amazing trip as well as everything that went along with it…read more Preparation, availability, perfect logistics. It was even more than we could have imagined.

Amazing service again from Barb on our last cruise on Carnival this past Feb. There was a huge mix…read moreup with the scooter company and when I called her she was in Mexico and proceeded to call on her own to find out what was going on while we dealt with the contact at the pier. Multiple calls going and back and forth and her telling us to get it off the ship so they can't come back and charge us. This is why you go with a travel agent versus doing it all on your own. They know what to do and how to get it worked out. If you think that you will be saving money doing it on your own you won't be. This is the 3rd time she has had to work for us while we have been in port or already on the ship. She always has the paperwork to back things up for you and keep stuff straightened out.

Barb at Cruise Holidays is beyond compare as an experienced travel agent and is the shining star of…read morethe 50th and France business owners! She is kind, efficient, knowledgeable and an outstanding advocate for her clients. My husband and I have benefited from her advocacy skills negotiating with the different cruise lines as others have mentioned. She knows the different cruise lines inside and out and is very good at matching clients needs to appropriate cruise companies. We have booked four cruises with Barb's astute guidance and have been extremely satisfied. We are currently working with her on a Hawaiian cruise coming up this year. I have recommended Barb in the past to our family and friends and will continue to recommend her for all cruise and related vacation needs. Keep up the great work, Barb!

The care that was taken in Vietnam and Cambodia from the guides for us, the hotels, all were…read morewonderful. Being picked up and dropped off worked well. We were most surprised with the Mango Cruise. We did not know that it was a boat just for us managed by four staff and the guide. It was magical. My favorite hotel was the Indochine Palace in Hue. What made it special were the staff and the awesome service. The guides were also helpful, especially Duc in Hanoi and Phuong in Hue. Phuong helped with getting a doctor. Sokros in Cambodia was outstanding also. Our every request was accommodated by the guides. Truly a memorable experience.

I have worked with Monique for 10 years and have always been pleased with all of the effort she…read moregoes through to give me ( and my grandchildren ) the best experience ever. I take a grandchild anywhere in the world they want to go when they graduate high school. A1 travel I'd the best way to go

Knowmad gets my highest recommendation from our initial phone conversation to having a Knowmad…read morespecialist see us off at the airport for our return trip home. We spent an unforgettable 10 days hiking the (express!) Inca trail to Machu Picchu and visiting Lima, The Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes and Cusco. I could write 10 pages about how much we loved traveling with Knowmad so I'll try to stick to the highlights. My husband and I usually handle all of our own travel planning, but when we came across Knowmad while researching how to visit Machu Picchu we realized we would probably get a lot more out of a trip to Peru traveling with specialists from the country. This was 1000% true and working with Knowmad made planning our trip so easy and fun. Our travel specialists Renee and Shannon found a way for us to do everything we wanted to do (and so much more!) while staying within our budget. They were remarkably thorough with answering my countless questions and we could not have been more prepared for our visit, with very minimal effort on our end. Once we met up with our Knowmad guide, Fernando, in Cusco every day of our trip was amazing and we learned so much about the Inca culture and the Andes while having a ton of fun and going at our own pace. By the time we made it to Machu Picchu it was so much more meaningful because we had an understanding of what makes it such a special and mystical site. The Inca trail was absolutely breathtaking (and I'm not talking about the altitude ) and we couldn't have done it without Fernando as our fearless guide. He looked out for us every step of the way and made us feel like family throughout our time with him. Our trip wouldn't have been nearly so memorable without him. Another highlight was our e-bike ride through the Sacred Valley with our awesome guide Kirvi, who was so kind and on top of making sure we were safe and even getting some awesome photos and videos along the way. Our driver Abraham made us feel so welcome and kept us moving along and safe throughout our trip. The restaurants and hotels Knowmad arranged for us were excellent, and our picnic in the Sacred Valley and Pachamanca experience were unbelievable. Thank you Knowmad for making our trip such an incredible experience we will never forget!

Knowmad planned our trip to Argentina in March. They listened to what we wanted and then arranged…read morea flawless trip. They were also very responsive whenever I had questions. I highly recommend them if you wish to have a special excursion to a South American country.