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Client Testimonials
"The trip in February went well with few exceptions. Thank you for all your efforts. Highlights include the 3 days with Roger and the koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, penguins, and emus, teh private yacht cruise in Sydney, the traincar restaurant in Melbourne, hiking in the rainforest outside of Torurua, Milford Sound (especially the flight back) and kayaking at Mt. Cook. Each was made extra special by the owner/guide for the experience."
Julie Cliff
Feb 08
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| "A milestone....#250. Only 65 to complete the Traveler's Century Club list. On the 50 seat dash 8 Quantaslink airplane I sat by a young woman who recently got a job with Australia's Dept of Tourism. She wanted to know why I was going to Lord Howe Island. And I told her. At the small LHI airport she helped me find Libby Grant. And she told Libby that I was "country collecting." Libby's first words to me were, "do you know Charles Veley, the world's most traveled person? He recently stayed at our lodge." MORE... |
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Marjana,
I returned yesterday from my trip to Australia. It was AWESOME. Thanks SO much for setting up the tours on such a short notice. Everything was wonderful, your ideas for our itinerary were perfect and everyone there really helped make the vacation even better. I fell in love with Australia and can't WAIT to get back there again. If not to live then for another vacation, of which I will certainly call you up again! I'm making sure my friends will know who to call if they ever decide to take a trip to that part of the world. Thank you Marjanna! BEST Regards!
Rita Cruz
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Marjanna..
I decided after all that since you did such a great job for
us, I should send a written eval. Overall the trip was fabulous. We had a wonderful time, loved the country, the people, the animals, the plants, the food. Here's more details:
The travel part went without a hitch. The planes came and went on
time, the connections all worked. We were met as promised. No problems. The Magnolia Court Hotel in Melbourne was just fine. [Their
advice to walk to the Botanic Garden was perhaps ill-advised; by the time
we got there, through the Sports Complex, it was late, hot, thirsty. But
their advice on where to eat of a Sunday or holiday was good.. we enjoyed
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Hi Marjanna, Jim and I wish to thank you for the unique and unusual "Vacation of a Lifetime" you planned for us. We would not have been aware
of most of what we did without your expertise. Each adventure was more
exciting than the last. Highlights for us included the 'Santa Maria' ship,
Jowalbinna Bush Camp and our final days at Thala Beach Lodge (awesome). We
were active participants with like-minded people. Skill, knowledge and
flare were the order of the day with all expedition leaders. On a scale of
1 to 10~~~~~ a 15!!!!!!!
Looking forward to your next adventure for us,
Jim Gutenkauf & Jill Klahn
December 2000 |
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You really hit the jackpot! Everything was terrific and came off without a hitch. It was a remarkable trip in every way. The top of the top were the B &B in Wellington, with Virginia Barton Chapel and the Able Tasman trip. Words do not describe. Virginia's place is breathtaking; she and I bonded and became fast friends. I returned with a sculpture of hers (she is a sculptor), which I treasure. The group at A.T. was extraordinary--from beginning to end. Guides were out of this world; companions were compelling and great fun, and the lodge was breathtaking.
Jane Stern
FEB 2001 |
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Hi Marjanna,
We had a great trip, it didn't hurt that the USD is so strong against the
Aussie dollar! The guides we had at Kangaroo Island were fantastic! We
ended up also doing a spotlighting trip there. Possum Valley was great, we
watched platypus for about two hours in the morning, but the spotlighting
wasn't as sucessful, we didn't see a thing!
All in all it was a good time. Thanks again for all your help
Adele and Ron Dodge
April 2001
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"I just arrived back in New York two days ago and
wanted to tell you that I have a fabulous trip. All
of the arrangements were great and the tour groups I
joined up with were fabulous.
Thank you for setting me up with such a great trip. I
will definitely recommend you and your company to
anyone wanting to travel to Australia and New Zealand. "
Regards,
Judy Lorenz
Sep 2001 |
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"I have been remiss. I wanted to let you know what a fantastic, memorable and
exciting experience we had in Australia. I took 8 hours of video & plan to edit
it down to an hour. When I get to that point, if you want I will send you a
tape. We will be going back in a couple of years and will keep your number.
Thanks again."
David Schulberg
Nov 2001 |
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We're back from our wonderful trip. We wanted to thank you and the people in
Australia and New Zealand who helped to set it up. We thoroughly enjoyed our time
in Australia and absolutely fell in love with New Zealand. And, as promised, the
guided walks in NZ were fabulous. I must say, we were unbelievably spoiled
because on the Hollyford Walk we were the only ones booked in for the trip! So we
had the guide (charming and informative) as well as the lodge managers (wonderful
people!) all to ourselves. It was idyllic. Abel Tasman was also fabulous, but we
had to share o ur guide with 8 other people. Imagine that! (I'm kidding here). "
Thanks again!
Jane Stern
MAR 2002 |
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| " My daughter and I planned and looked forward to our trip to Australia
for 2 years. Many times when you look forward to something for so long and
with such great anticipation you are setting yourself up for some
disappointment because we tend to build the event up so much in our minds. I
can truly say that our trip to Australia not only met our wildest dreams,
but even greatly exceeded them! " MORE... |
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"Marjanna, we had an awesome time on our trip to Oz! Thanks so much for lining everything up for us. The things we appreciated most were that everything was already coordinated and booked (easy and convenient!), we didn't have to figure out who MIGHT be the best outfitter to go with, and the combination of activities was just right. As you guessed, our favorite activity was the dive trip. The Nimrod was the perfect dive boat! It was small, and the crew and food were great. We even got to swim with a dwarf minke whale for about 45 minutes. It came within 5 feet of us time and again!!! We had our own biologist touring with us on the Jowalbinna Bush Camp excersion. What an amazing place!
Thanks again! "
Todd and Heidi Robinson
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| "We just returned from our honeymoon last week and I would be delighted to
provide feedback. Overall, the trip was fabulous!!! Several times, Rachel
and I looked at each other and remarked how lucky we were to work with you.
The trip really met our expectations of being a great combination of
relaxation and adventure. I consider myself a tough grader and on a scale
of 1-10, I would rate the trip a "9!" Certainly, the trip ranks among my
top vacations of all time. " MORE... |
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" WOW!!!!! We are having the adventure of a lifetime, we are so thrilled with our accommodations and the fabulous food. Everyone says that it couldn't be better. Thanks!
We did survive the bush camp, although it was a little hot. The morning chorus at the bush camp was out of this world! "
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" What an incredible trip we had! We are grateful to the Grays, the Ebbs, and Joan Hitt for having the vision of the trip that they wanted. We are grateful to you for listening to their desires and turning them into the reality of a journey of a lifetime for us. We could bubble on and on about the experiences we had, and would be happy and willing to share any details that might interest you.
Many thanks again for your fantastic work in planning our trip.
Sincerely,
Elaine and Jay Millane
Group 7 pax – Nov 2002 |
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" Thanks for helping us organize a great trip! We especially enjoyed the dive trip with Mike Ball, the birds at O'Reilly's, the Bloomfield Track (Harold of Mason's Tours was tremendous), and the convenient locations of our hotels in Cairns and Sydney.
Thanks again for all your help! We had a fabulous time!
Frank and Kia Slattery
Nov 2002 |
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| "The trip from Darwin to Davidson's Camp in Arnhemland starts at the crack of dawn in a six seat charter plane flying over the remote upper end of the Northern Territory. The flight is beautiful, and you might want to have a camera handy. You are delivered to a dirt strip near the camp where your guide picks you up in plenty of time for a morning tour.
The camp itself is basic-tents with outhouses & showers, and a large communal tent for meals and socializing. Ray, who runs the place, is witty, urbane, very interested in meeting all your needs, and puts out a great meal." MORE... |
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We had a wonderful trip. The weather was good for the most part, the guides
were good (the Adventure Company guides Katie, Tom, and Colin were great),
the scenery was beautiful and we met nice people on the tours as well. I
was a little surprised by the fact that we had no tent on the Wayoutback
safari ( I still did not know what a swag was), but that was okay, beautiful
nights under the stars and no bugs. The backpacking trip was one of the
highlights as well as the boat trip. We also very much enjoyed the trip up
to Daintree. The Heritage lodge was very nice, our type of place.
So, as you can tell, we thoroughly enjoyed everything. I have about 300
pictures. I would love to go back sometime. There is soo much we did not
see, as well as making it to New Zealand sometime. That will be a while,
however.
Thanks again.
Lisa Day
Sep 2003 |
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| " My down under trip was great. Sydney is really a world class city with great restaurants, though I was amazed at how expensive the restaurants were even in comparison to some of the best restaurants in Chicago - $3.20 Australian for a cup of coffee! We especially loved the harbor and the zoo. We also loved Daintree a great spot with wonderful service. Not too thrilled about Dunk Island though. Its more family oriented and what it has to offer I'm not so interested in. But it worked out because I had to cut my time short there by one day because of the glitch in the Spirit of Freedom. MORE... |
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The trip was awesome!! It was more than I expected and everything went very
smoothly just as you said it would. Sorry if I often seemed to jump your
case about information, but it was scarey going someplace I had never been
and didn't really know what to expect.
The land tour was incredible. Although 100 degrees and humid, it was quite
an experience. The Mimidis' didn't like it because we were camping, but
they knew in advance it was "an outback trip" so can't say much there. I
think I would definately come back during your winter time to do hiking and
that sort of thing because of the temperatures." MORE... |
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"We had a terrific time and all went very well. Thank you. We got 30 to 40
mph winds the last day and a half that rolled us around a lot but that's the
way it goes. We were better off inside the reef than the folks out in the
coral sea. We talked to a couple outside the reef the same time as us and
they said even the crew got sick it was so bad... "
Jim Steinfeld
May 2004 |
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| "To start we would like to thank you
for all your assistance, support and patience while setting up our trip.
It was outstanding.! Both you, Marjianna, and Great Expeditions ,by far
exceeded our expectations and made this truly a trip of a lifetime! After
planning this trip for over a year, it's success came down to your
personalized touch, your understanding of our needs, and your familiarity
with Australia that made this a 'Trip of a Lifetime.' " MORE... |
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| "Thanks a lot for everything I enjoyed every minute of the trip you set up for me! Shark feeding was awesome! "MORE... |
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| "What a trip!! It was really far to go with such a short time. You planned a very nice itinerary for us.
Cairns seemed to be for Australians what Hawaii is for the US. A place to escape their winter further south. One of our drivers said tourism is the #1 industry there and fishing second. It seemed like a big share of the tourists there were Australians." MORE... |
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My trip was absolutely fantastic. I loved every moment of it - and you were right, between the three activities: the tour, time at the resort and the live aboard it was perfect. The accomodations were more than expected. The Spirit of Freedom was a great boat, and I was fortunate that it was only half full, so I didn't even have to share a room. " MORE... |
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was most impressed by Lizard Island, and the accommodations. I was very happy with the sunset view unit, although the proximity of unit to unit is quite close, the hammocks won me over completely. The great food certainly didn’t hurt either, but I spent most of the day exploring the beaches and snorkeling around the island, as tides permitted. One thing they don’t mention in the literature, while they say there are 24 beaches, only about 6 are accessible due to the currents and research function on the island. That provided for some crowded beaches during certain times of the day. Still a very nice choice." MORE... |
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"I had a FANTASTIC time in Australia and NZ. Everything went more or less according to plan -- no missed flights or reservation issues.
Today was my first day back at work. Much of my day today was spent making my co-workers jealous by showing them a photo album of the "best" 200 pictures out of the 3,000 that I have. I've had several people ask me what my favorite place was, and I really can't narrow it down -- just too many fantastic memories!
Thanks for your work in putting it all together. "
Ken Kotlowski
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"From start to finish it was great. The people at Broken Hill Outback Tours were just the nicest people, we had a wonderful time with them.
Dunk Island was just incredible, the diving was great.
The die hard divers should live aboard, because a lot of time is wasted traveling o the reef. Next time we know.
I managed to get thrown from a horse on Dunk injured my leg pretty god, but no breaks thank god!! the Staff was great and the RNs were wonderful. Its a great place in every way.
Ben did the bridge climb in Sydney Bungy jumped in Cairns and Sky Dived Dunk, he's the real dare devil...
We have 2 albums full of great photos...
Thank you so much it was an incredible trip and we will return to Australia again."
Dara and Ben
Feb 2005 |
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| "I thoroughly enjoyed this trip and the experience of using a travel agent to book little tours like you found worked out wonderfully.
Most of our tours ended up being private tours, which was much better than we had anticipated! We thought we'd be in groups of 8, so we basically had the tour guides' full attention." MORE... |
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But I wanted to make sure that you knew what a
fantastic time we had. I really enjoyed all the tours.
Especially Wilderness Challenge and Echidna Walkabout.
Both were A+++++ and we got along so well with Dean of
Wilderness Challenge and Jeanine of Echidna. We just
loved them both! "
Jenny Chang
Oct 2005 |
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I can't say enough how great our trip was. Everything went off without a hitch. All of our flights were on time, the hotels were all waiting for us, & our guides & drivers were just where you arranged them to be. We didn't even lose any luggage!!" MORE... |
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| "Where do I start? We were delayed getting out of Albany due to bad weather in Chicago. I was concerned leaving Chicago because according to our schedule the connection to Sydne y was going to be impossible. Arriving in California we were surprised to see that Qantas held the flight until all passengers were accounted for. What a relief. Of course the flight to Sydney is very long but the crew went out of their way to accommodate everyones needs." MORE... |
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| "I am sorry to have postponed my reply regarding Lord Howe Island. We had a wonderful time and can not thank you enough for directing us to the perfect vacation get away.
The beauty of the island goes beyond any words. The truly amazing story belongs to the people and service received. " MORE... |
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"Thank you so much for putting together our trip. The iternerary you suggested was a perfect match for our outdoor active type. We especially enjoyed the Mike Ball and the white water rafting. The people are friendly and carefree and it was fabuluous to adopt that mentallity for a few weeks. Anyways, thanks again the trip couldn't have gone more smoothly, and your services are greatly appreciated".
Alexis Mierzwa
July 2006 |
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| "Thank you for planning such a wonderful trip for us. We are still in awe of all the things we've seen and done! Everything went incredibly smooth considering the complex itinerary and Australia2See helped us with any minor problems we had. For me personally it was a lifetime dream come true. " MORE... |
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"We had a fabulous time in Australia thanks to the rock star itinerary you put together for us! I've been so busy since returning, I haven't had a chance to thank you. We'll have to catch up soon so I can give you all the skinny on our adventures.
Cheers and have a great weekend! "
Kim Lenox
April 2007 |
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Hard to believe just two weeks ago we were at Thala. Our photo album is fun to look at already and Barbara did a little imovie to show folks! I think the GBR and Jowalbinna definitely the high points, and as you said "jowalbinna is a very special, unique place and an adventure not to be missed!" We will keep your card and number for other trips!!!
Dan and Barbara
May 2007 |
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