Travel Reviews

Our trip to Brazil was excellent. Our time at the Fasano Hotel in Rio was great and we particularly liked the breakfasts. Our guide in Rio was fantastic, the samba experience was great and we loved the lunch inside the museum at Casa do Saulo. Lençóis Maranhenses was our favorite destination of the trip. There was so much interesting flora and fauna around the region, and we really enjoyed both being able to swim in the lagoons and witnessing the red scarlet macaws at sunset. I was very thankful for the special arrangements Blue Parallel made for us in Recife, including visiting the hospital where I used to work. The sculpture park on the river was beautiful, and the Museum of Frevo and Gignate bonecos in Olinda were great. We also found the ceramic workshop super interesting, and could have stayed there all day. The scheduling and logistics for our time in Fernando de Noronha were also good, and we enjoyed our visits to the Afro Brazilian Museum and Ibirapuera Park – as well as lunch at Selvagem – in Sao Paulo.
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We had a marvelous time in Croatia and Montenegro and thoroughly enjoyed all the tours and private experiences you organized. All of our guides were excellent; they were very knowledgeable, extremely engaging and helpful. The hotels were lovely, especially the Aman Sveti Stefan and Villa Dubrovnik, where the rooms, staff and quality of service were all over the top. We also loved the culinary experiences throughout the trip, including the cooking classes and private oyster tasting. The activities you arranged were excellent, but the highlights of our tour were visiting the Blue Grotto, Krka National Park and the Bay of Koto. Overall, Blue Parallel gave us seamless service and were willing to accommodate the schedule to our needs. It was a curated, well-planned and executed trip!

You planned a magnificent trip to Croatia and Montenegro for us – it was a trip for the books! Blue Parallel put together a wonderful itinerary with outstanding hotels, food, guides and activities, and we have so many good memories of this remarkable part of the world. Our itinerary was thoughtfully considered and flowed beautifully and we loved the variety, from hiking and cultural tours to cooking classes and wineries. On a scale of 1-10, we would give the hotels a 20. Highlights included the old town of Dubrovnik and our local guide there, and the amazing kayaking excursion around Lokrum Island. This was a perfect vacation. We are huge fans of Blue Parallel and we’re already looking forward to our next adventure.

Every detail of our extraordinary journey to Morocco was thoughtfully planned and beautifully executed. The breathtaking Atlas Mountains, our exceptional stay at Kasbah Tamadot, and the hiking and biking excursions made for an unforgettable start. Our guide truly elevated the experience thanks to his warmth, knowledge, and personal connections, which brought Morocco to life in a way we had never experienced. This trip has made us devoted fans of Blue Parallel, and we look forward to planning our next adventure.

Exceptional service from start to finish. Everyone on the Blue Parallel team was friendly and professional, and our guides were skilled at reading and anticipating our needs. We loved our Peru itinerary; it was packed with excellent sightseeing, as well as time to rest. All of the accommodations were superb and the culinary experiences were outstanding. Blue Parallel outdid themselves with the special luxury picnic lunch in the Sacred Valley for our anniversary! The team accommodated our last-minute requests and itinerary changes wonderfully. Blue Parallel did not miss a beat, they anticipated all of our needs, and everything was handled exactly the way we imagined.

Our Norway vacation was wonderful and very well-organized. We loved our hotels, and thought the refurbished lighthouse on the private island near Alesund was phenomenal – the staff were all very friendly and the food was exceptional. Overall, our guides were amazing; they were genuine, personable and sweet. Our whole family thought the biking excursion was excellent. Everything was really perfect!

Our trip to Croatia was really great and we had a wonderful experience. The accommodations were a highlight and the guides and hosts took good care of us. Our time spent on the private boat was great and the guides were quick to make adjustments so we could swim for longer. We found the coastal hike in Hvar challenging and would have enjoyed more time to swim along the way.

Iceland is simply stunning and we are glad we got to spend more time along the southern coast. Across both countries, the accommodations and guides were just extraordinary. Our guides were very knowledgeable and made a few modifications based on what they knew we would like. Highlights of our tour included hiking in the Norwegian fjord region and snorkeling between tectonic plates in Iceland. We also really enjoyed visiting the Westman Islands.

Blue Parallel managed a very heavy travel schedule throughout Argentina, without any issues and effectively maximized our limited vacation time. Patagonia was overwhelmingly the highlight and our time spent outdoors hiking and taking in the mountain views was unforgettable. The hotels were amazing, the guides were prompt and knowledgeable, and our travel expert really understood our vision. The final itinerary checked all the boxes.