Galapagos & Amazon Advisors

  Best tour ever. Fernando was fun, educational, caring, informative and entertaining. We went on a free walking tour with a large group and it was good. We signed up with... read more Fernando and he impressed us beyond words. Pam I are so grateful to find Fernando. We became friends. He is a very smart hard working young man, he showed us places that impressed us in Quito. This is the highlight of our trip …

  We arrived the night before in Ecuador and this tour was perfect to make a first connection with the city. Our guide Fernando is passionate with his city, his stories... read more are really interesting and the tour was full of anecdotes. History, food and culture, a perfect mix ! Bravo

  We did a private one day Cotopaxi tour with Renan. We were picked up promptly at the hotel. Renan speaks perfect English and he is incredibly knowledgeable about everything Ecuador.... read more On top of that he is a genuinely nice guy. For any future tours out of Quito he will be our first choice guide.

  We had a very nice day on route to and at Quilotoa! We travelled with a fun group and Renan was a very knowledgeable, fun and helpful guide!

  We booked a Galapagos boat tour but due to circumstances outside of our control, we were unable to take that trip. Carpe DM worked relentlessly on our behalf by negotiating... read more with the boat owner for a credit or refund. They were in constant communication with us and completely understood our difficult situation. Carpe DM has exceeded all of our expectations by helping us navigate a stressful and difficult time. I’ve already recommended their travel agency to friends and hope to take a trip with them in future.

Traveling during a pandemic is challenging enough on its own, but you can count on Carpe DM to be there for you.

  We had a wonderful time during the day trip from Quito to Quilotoa. Our guide Gabo and driver Diego were wonderful. We could do everything at our own pace. The... read more trip to the lagoon is really worth it and you make a lot of nice stops along the way. For example at an indigenous

  Did the Quito free walking tour with Fernando. Amazing tour guide, with some great local knowledge, energy and passion. Tried local cuisine and learnt about the history of Quito. Would... read more really recommend.

  Went to the free walking tour with Fernando. The tours was very informational, fun and well directed.

  Hi, we did the free walking tour with secret Garden, it was great and Fernando made sure we spend a good time and laugh while teaching us many interesting... read more things about the Ecuadorian culture and about Quito. I definitely recommend ! A piece of advice : beware of the guinea pig ! You'll have to do this tour to understand 😉 …

  An excellent day to reach the Cotopaxi refuge. Our guide, Renan, was very knowledgeable. He was also very understanding that one of us was not doing well with the altitude... read more so we paused every so often and slowly we reached our goal to get to the refuge. The food afterwards was also delicious!!

  Best tour ever. Fernando was fun, educational, caring, informative and entertaining.
We went on a free walking tour with a large group and it was good. We signed up with... read more Fernando and he impressed us beyond words. Pam I are so grateful to find Fernando. We became friends. He is a very smart hard working young man, he showed us places that impressed us in Quito. This is the highlight of our trip

  We love the guide Renan , we had an amazing time with him, we choose a clear sky so it was the best experience to see the volcano from the... read more entrance to the end of our trip,the lunch was so tasty in our way back home.. Thank you so much

  We did the free walking tour with Fernando and it was one of the moat special tours we ever had. It has a taste from everything - history, culture, cuisine.... read more We got to experience a lot - including tasting local fruits, chocolate factory and even some dancing. Fernando went above and beyond to make the group active and bonded. Definitely recommend! …

  We had an amazing experience with Carpedm tours. Very professional and communicative. Our tour guide Etiel was very informative, he is like a walking encyclopedia of Ecuador. We had a... read more good time and was able to get a lot done.

  My friend and I stayed at Secret Garden Hostel and wanted to check out Quito sights. We found about a city tour with Fernando and went to it without too... read more many expectations. It turned out to be one of our best experiences in Ecuador so far! Fernando knew all the historical and modern facts about the city and the tour was even better with interactive parts such as fruit tasting, local candy products, city markets and much more. You wont regret going on this tour!
Thanks once again Fernando!

  I had a really great time thanks to Fernando who make us discover Quito this morning. He show us really nice places, made us taste a lot of specialities and... read more told many interesting stories about the country and its culture ! If you arrive in Quito, don't hesitate to make this tour with him. Thanks again Fernando ! Chulla vida 😉 …

  Trying guineapig, kayaking and speaking with Stefy who was a great tour guide and full of information

  Carpedm ensured that we had a wonderful day in Cotopaxi. A delightful combination of receiving information about the volcano, hiking and mountain biking. Our guide ensured everyone was comfortable hiking... read more up at their own pace whilst ensuring everyone's health and safety. Enjoying the impressive views during the hike, the spectacular landscape during the biking down and a wonderful lunch in the afternoon made the Cotopaxi hiking and biking volcano tour day with Carpedm a memorable day. Highly recommend! An extra shoutout to the kind and helpful people of Carpedm for not only organising multiple amazing trips for us, but for also helping us with our delayed luggage, we don't know what we would have done without them. Best travel agency in town! …

  Fernando was perfect in walking tour. We had lot of fun. Chocolate factory, lokal food , fruits this tour had it all recommend

  Fernando told us very interesting facts about the city. We were allowed to try many typical foods and drinks. Fernando is very friendly, helpful and a great guide!! Thanks a... read more lot for this unforgettable tour!🥳🤩

  The CarpeDM agancy is located right next to the Secret Garden hostel and they offer a free walking tour trough the city of quito everyday. I can only regommend to... read more join it. Our tour guide was Alejandro and we had such a great time. We had a lot of fun and I'm really looking

  We had a walking tour with Fernando and it was brilliant, so informative and he showed us all around the city!! Would highly recommend ! Thanks again ! X

  I had booked 2 trips with CarpeDM, first one had been 7 days cruise around Northern Part of Galapagos and the second one was 5 day trip to Cuyabeno... read more Caiman Lodge. Booking the Cruise, Consuelo had taken on board on where I wanted to go and it took her few weeks to find the perfect cruise for me and I was missing out due to working away in the Amazon. Once the payment was made, she had made sure my flight was booked and advised me where to go for my PCR test also informed me last min change of the cruise. I had booked the Caiman Lodge for 5 days but left a day early due to the guild not being that great but the Lodge it self was great. Consuelo is a great travel agent, throughout my 3.5 months, I could always message her on advise on my travels throughout Ecuador even tho it had nothing to do with a booking and she would always go out her way to help you regardless of the time, on which I'm really grateful for. They also do free walking tours from Secret Gardens, which I've done 2, It's a good way to meet other travellers and you learn some history about the city. I've done both trips with Alejandro who is a great guild and can advise you on other parts of the country to visit to. If you have any Questions feel free to message me. Gram Pan2723

  Excellent one-day trip from Quito. The national park is truly beautiful and Cotopaxi is truly impressive. We really enjoyed both the hike and going downhill with mountain bikes. Renan was... read more a great guide and friendly guy. Absolutely recommended when in Quito!

  The sight is very beautiful and we enjoyed the boating in Quilotoa. Our tour guide Stefy is very helpful and friendly. Walking down and up the mountain can be tiring.... read more Horse riding recommended.

  I found the walking tour a lot of fun, a day very well spend in Quito! Fernando is also a very cool guide who brings nice energy to the group!

  Fabulous and patient guide! I was a slow hiker acclimating to the altitude. Dario had great information on the park, wildlife, birds and plants. He stopped along scenic areas for... read more pictures and knew all the food spots on the way to and from the park.

  Could not recommend more highly! We were in Quito and did a day trip to Mindo. Our guide, Alex, was amazing. He was a wealth of information... read more and went far out of his way to show us everything we wanted to see. We zip-lined, went to the butterfly museum, did a chocolate tasting and learned how cocoa beans become chocolate. We also did a cable and hike to a waterfall. We really wanted to hit the equator museum on the way back and Alex made sure we got there -- we were running behind and he called to make sure they would stay open for us. Along the way, he gave us a great sense about Ecuador. Alex even helped us order pizza on the way home . He said that "no" was not in his vocabulary and that turned out to be true. The whole operation was so easy -- they even took us to the airport on our way out. The bus was comfortable, the driver safe, and it was just overall a fabulous trip -- our favorite activity in Quito. Thank you Alex and CarpeDM!

  Best tour guides! Absolutely worth it! Alejandro and Eduardo were so funny and made the trip even better, furthermore they really knew so much and told us so many interesting... read more stories about the country. If you have to the chance to book a trip with this agency and with them, do

  I did the free walking tour with Fernando that meets at the Secret Garden Hotel. This was seriously the best free walking tour I’ve ever been on! Fernando took us... read more all around old town, even getting us past the barriers that were up due to a protest. He brought us to all the best places to sample the specialties of Quito, and even showed us a few salsa moves. I learned so much about the history and culture of Quito and Ecuador!