Viva Expeditions Reviews 505

Knowledgeable guide on the City tour. Transport to all other tours was seamless.

Pia Knarston made it all happen. Would highly recommended her expertise.,
Thank you Pia - I will come back to you!

10 Days Buenos Aires/Iguazu/Rio
We were extremely impressed right from the start of our experience when we were met from our cruise ship. Every single time given for a pick up or excursion was bang on. Our guides were excellent and well informed. It made our holiday very care free knowing we could rely on your company. We were never let down. We would recommend you to anyone. You even went the extra mile when my wife needed a Dr at Iguazu Falls. Everything was arranged for us and she was treated extremely well.
The hotels you use are very good and well located.
A great 10 days.

The whole experience exceeded our expectations.
Especially the personal tour of Buenos Aires .
The tour guide had a great knowledge of history etc and made this really interesting.
This was great from being picked up from the cruise ship, right through to the shuttle to the airport.
I will recommend this to other people.

Booking with Pia of Vivia Expeditions was the best thing. She is attentive, always responsive to questions and very helpful. I went to the Sub Antarctic islands with Ponant and the trip was absolutely amazing, far exceeding my expectations. Pia of Viva Expeditions was extremely capable in all regards in planning and booking this trip and very prompt when I had tricky questions :)

Went on a Viva Expedition to Antarctica and it was amazing. The Viva team takes such good care of you and ensures that your trip is perfect. I have always wanted to go to Antarctica and I could not have picked a better organization to that happen. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime trip!

The highlights were undoubtedly a combination of untouched wilderness, unique wildlife, and breathtaking landscapes. Viva Expeditions have a wealth of knowledge and expertise when it comes to planning an expedition style holiday.

I'm fully satisfied with the overall experience, from handling the booking to managing the voyage. Everything was well planned in detailed and managed professionally. I enjoyed the tour and including activities during the expedition. The guides and expedition team were specialized from their field, which provided a great platform for awareness and knowledge exchange, and managed the activities with great comfort and safety. The crew members did an amazing job working round the clock being invisible to the guest. Regarding the hotel staff and food, being a Vegetarian, I didn't feel any short of option or felt unserved any day. I'm fully happy with the experience, and would surely recommend to my friends and family members in the future!!

The only area of remark for consideration is the tipping: I know that it's a business practice in the North American region, but it's not in the other part of the world, people give tip and decide the amount with their own initiative, and not told by the service provider that they'll charge a fixed amount to your account, even if it's a small amount, I believe, this should be asked to the guest to decide on their own.

Friendly, professional service, great support and an equally good deal.

My family (wife and parents) just got back from an incredible 11 day trip to Antartica. The trip was fantastic, but also was the support of Emma at Viva Expeditions. Every step of the way she was there to support us and answer our many questions. Can’t recommend them enough.

Viva Representative (Tara) is excellent and very help full. She made our Antarctica Trip materialized and unforgettable. Our Antarctica trip has been long on hold (almost 4 years) due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite that, with the help of the Viva Representative, our trip went smoothly.
Furthermore, based on my many years of offshore experiences, Vessel MV Ushuaia, is the best ship for our Trip. We have tons of fun onboard with the crew and we were like a one big family. I believe, it is uncommon to come across this type of feeling, fun and welcoming which might not get on bigger vessel. Besides that, there is an overall satisfaction with the food provided onboard. The Crew ratio and passenger is great: 1:1.7.
To Conclude, the Antarctica Trip is worth for money. Definitely an unforgettable memory for a lifetime!

Thoroughly enjoyed my Hurtigruten 15 day Follow the Lights Southbound tour. We were very lucky with the Northern Lights being visible for at least 6 nights of our tour. Had a husky sleigh ride, reindeer sleigh ride and had a drink in the bar of the Ice Hotel. Off boat tours down the the Norwegian coast were very good and well organised. Accommodation was excellent. Only disappointment was the short daylight meant we didn't get to see places mentioned in their brochure, an example the Flam Railway, mentioned as one of the world's most scenic rail journeys - not very scenic at night. Would recommend this tour or the 19 day Follow the Lights North trip but be aware of the shorter days. Would also recommend taking crampons as the ice in places can be very slippery.

Rachel, Tara and the whole Viva team made our South America and Antarctica experience one that we will remember forever. It's clear the team have a huge level of experience and knowledge of the destination. Everything was taken care of, from seamless transfers to fantastic restaurant reservations. We would highly recommend!

Great organisation for the entire journey along with the expedition talks.

Great involvement from my travel specialist with a last minute trip, helpful links and videos provided. Packing tips, flights help, and suggestions of things to do pre and post trip

Rapa Nui has been on our bucket list and to go and experience the islands was great.
Viva sent us our iternary and all the airport transfers and tour experiences were on time and well worth it. The only detractor was the hotel we stayed in on the island was very nice but well away from the shopping and restaurant area of the island.

Incredible trip. Well organised and the team were a joy to work with. John key

Adventure with Ease:
Loved our trip to Antartica with Viva Expeditions. Rachel's and Tara's enthusiasm for adventure and their availability for every enquiry made this trip amazing. Tourism is a risky business at times but their unshakeable positivity and experience provides confidence and surety.
Antartica is a unique environment and together with the crew and expedition staff of Ocean Albatross it was definitely a unique experience with informative talks and a camaraderie that grew between passengers as the trip progressed. Due to the small numbers of passengers on board it was easy to get to know people and manoeuvre through the experiences we had on shore.
I didn't know a lot about Antartica before I went but felt I was well informed by the time the trip finished.
Personal highlight for me was the Polar Plunge - definitely outside my comfort zone and and experience I will never forget!
Thanks team for a trip of a lifetime!

The cruise was wonderful! Everything we expected and much more. Scenery, wildlife, and just the whole antarctica experience was something very special.

I could not have had a better holiday. The whole trip was exciting. The wildlife was awesome. The entire staff were friendly, helpful and I would recommend this holiday to everyone.