I just returned from Olegana's Spring 2026 Woman's Trip to Puglia, Italy, and all I can say is…read more'WOW!'. It was a fantastic experience of food, culture, history, and new friendships. Although there were a few women traveling as companions, for the most part, we started as a group of 16 strangers, and ended our week together as fast friends. It was wonderful to go on a trip that was truly a vacation. Anna's attention to detail, and our wonderful guide, Melina, implementing and impacting the vision, made for a completely relaxing, fun filled experience. The food experiences were a mix of hands-on and demonstration and the food was delicious. The diverse itinerary invited us to explore alleys, a vineyard, churches, vast olive groves, pastures, mountains, archaic villages, workshops, and, of course, kitchens! Our accommodations were spectacular; on any given day, at any moment, around any corner, my breath was taken away at the beauty of the Masseria, which was only surpassed by the kindness of the employees there. Melina was a treasure and it was our group's collective pleasure to get to know her. She kept everyone on task (not a small task with 16 women) and made everything even more fun. She is a kind wealth of knowledge on so many topics and clearly knows the area and all things foodie! Anna's instructions related to the trip planning were always clear and exacting, which resulted in seamless execution. As participants, our connection to each other hasn't stopped as the group chat continues.... I highly recommend Anna and her team for any trip that you really want to be a vacation!

My interaction with this travel agent left me feeling disappointed. I did not feel I was treated…read morewith professionalism or respect. I would suggest that potential clients make sure they're comfortable with how communication and group interactions are handled before working together.

Our trip to Italy with Perillo Tours was fantastic! Being it was our first time in Italy, we were a…read morelittle nervous but Perillo made everything so easy! We experienced the best that Venice, Padua, Florence, Siena and Rome had to offer! The best hotels in great locations, restaurants, transportation, site expertise and individual treatment when needed along with making new friends resulted in this tour being even better than we had hoped for. I would be remiss to not point out that our exceptional tour guide, Marco, was one of the highlights of the trip. We certainly would choose Perillo in the future for tours to other destinations but first we need to go back to Italy with them again!

Did the North Continental Tour, First they boast about offering 4 & 5 star Hotels, but the actual…read morerooms are far from that, but they were clean. For instance, one hotel gave us a room that looked like it was a utility room, a zig zag shaped room in a far corner of the building or an adjoining building converted into a hotel room, took us 15 minutes to find & reach it! Also had 3 large air intake vents over the bed. Then Perillo dropped the ball when I called their number, they should have gotten us out of that room at any cost immediately, but we had to wait for the next day or we had to pay $100 extra! Many had no grab bars or safety features in the bathrooms & showers & no anti slip maps or appliques, this should be a must for a tour company that caters to Seniors! Sink wouldn't drain, I had to adjust the pop up so I wouldn't have to wait for someone to come up & fix it late at night! Other things like no way to make tea or loose mirrors! No handrails for staircases & got slammed by faulty elevator doors many times! Hotel porters dealing with undesirable looking people right outside in front of the hotel, may have been innocent but not a good look or good feeling, & in that same hotel a fellow Perillo traveler's ring went missing from her room! Maybe that's why Perillo is now using different Hotels? Recommended places to eat were not that great, found small local places that were better on our own. Felt rushed at times, hard to even take pictures at times. Offer optional tours but then because of minimums couldn't do some of them, not what I wanted to find out about after the fact! Also it seemed like the most important thing of the tour was about gratuities, constant reminders, made many of us feel uncomfortable & not because we're cheap, but because we're grown ups & know how to tip for good service! The local tour guides were excellent(especially Anna) & they commanded a nice tip on their own without any reminders! Also at times(many of us) felt like we were sorta on our own even when the tour director was present, like when crossing streets with traffic & telling us to use google maps! I would hate to think what would happen if someone on this tour didn't have a smartphone, which some Seniors don't, some just have basic cellphones! AIso, I did fill out a feedback page to Perillo & have yet to hear from them!

Need to Get away? This is the place to call. Excellent Service and great packages! You could not…read morefind a better travel agency!

Professional and trustworthy company. Two years ago, I…read morewanted to apply for the Chinese visitor visa. There is a language barrier, I may need to visit the embassy, and there are other issues. I tried to find an agent who could do this, and there were many, but it was hard to trust some of them.  Finally, in my research, I selected the VisaRite service. I was correct, they are professional and trustworthy, and have good customer service too. Three of us got visitor visas for 10 years multiple entry, without an interview or any other issue; it was quick; I selected the  express service.  Similarly, a few weeks ago, I wanted a Chinese business visa.  Again, I used VisaRite. They did an exceptional job, and everything got done, and I received the passport within 3 weeks, with a 10-year multiple-business visa. I selected the express service again. Thank you, VisaRite team.

VisaRite is a great service to get your visa fast and safely. I was worried About not putting…read morecorrect info ... sometime thing can be tricky on what countries looking for. But visarite was like literally by my side with corrections and questions that I may have had.. Awesome all around. I highly recommend VisaRite.com for your visa services

I called and a rude lady answered the phone saying "who is this?" I said my name and mentioned that…read moreit's my first time using a travel agent and asked if she could explain how it works. She said that the agent will be in tomorrow from 11am to 1 and to call back. I said ok but before I do that can you please explain how it works in general. She said "ugh I can't talk right now." Not welcoming, or helpful. She could have been polite and asked to put me on hold or something but yea safe to say I'm not calling back.

Yurek Majcherczyk from Classic Travel is an expert in his field who plans group trips from Poland…read moreto Peru and around the World. I have booked 4 private tours with this company and found their services to be excellent. Margaret Majcherczyk arranged my trips to Spain, Morocco, Egypt and most recently a safari to East Africa. Classic Travel offers great services to their clients and they never disappoint.

Dan Saperstein at Hippo Creek Safaris designed a custom safari for four of us that was a dream come…read moretrue. Every detail - large and small - was taken care of. Basically, all we had to do was show up. Even at the airports we were met and guided past the long lines and helped through all of the immigration, customs, security and other steps. All communication leading up to our trip, mostly me asking questions, was always answered promptly and during the trip we were pampered and cared for every step of the way. Each of the luxury camps and lodges we stayed at were wonderful - comfortable with very friendly and helpful staff. Our private guide through Tanzania, Vianney, was terrific. He was a walking encyclopedia of the wildlife and flora of region. He also knew where to take us to see the magnificant animals - very often places where we were the only ones there. Each day's game drive was amazing. We saw all of the cats: Lions, Leopards and Cheetahs. Plus elephants, zebras, giraffes, a very rare black rhino and too many more to list. We also had a front-row seat to the great migration. When planning a major vacation, I like to make sure that all of the details - large and small - are taken care of so that there are no issues or unpleasant surprises while traveling. Because of that I probably peppered Dan Saperstein with more questions than the average traveler. Dan was always responsive and helpful. The result was that the only surprises we had were great ones. Like him noticing, from our passport information, that one of us had a birthday while at a safari camp. We were surprised that evening at dinner with the staff singing a traditional Swahili birthday song and the kitchen prepared a cake. Just wonderful. When we left for Africa, all of us felt that we were prepared for the trip: Had the right clothes, protective medications and gear, photo equipment, etc. for the trip. We knew what to expect. Even so, we were very pleasantly surprised by how wonderful it was. I can recommend Hippo Creek Safaris without hesitation. If our trip was an indicator, you will be very happy.

My friend and I recently worked with Nina and Dan at Hippo Creek Safaris to book our trip to East…read moreAfrica (Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda). We found the pre-trip communication to be excellent but feel that the service while we were on the trip was out of this world! We had a few hiccups with a lodge in Tanzania. I was pretty upset with the situation and emailed Nina. I believe that there was a 6 hour time difference between where I was at and where she was at in New Jersey. Even then, I received a return email back from Nina almost immediately. She contacted the managers at the lodge as well as the senior managers at And Beyond; within the hour, we received an apology from the lodge management and a gift for our troubles. As you can imagine, anything can go wrong when you are half way around the world. I took a lot of comfort in knowing that there was someone who could help in my time of need. I liked Nina and Dan so much that I booked a trip for 2015 to Southern Africa for my elderly parents. Nina even personally wrote the owners of a camp in Botswana to see if they could fit my parents in especially since the camp was "sold out". If you have never been on safari before, I highly recommend that you use Nina and Dan. I know that in the age of online bookings, you might be able to organize the trip yourself. However, the camps vary widely in quality and access to these camps are typically by small plane charters. Having someone who knows the best camps and the best time to go will save you a lot of money and heart ache in the long run. Please note that this is a once in a lifetime experience for most of us since the "average" 10 day luxury safari will cost approximately $15k per person (excluding international air fare).