Viva Expeditions Reviews 

Viva’s Customer service and knowledge of the area are outstanding. Our rep Pia also had an excellent understanding of our group’s wishes and capabilities. When anything came up that we needed to consult on she had solutions and was always available.

Pia took the effort to create an itinerary that differed from the standard ones but suited what I wanted.

Stewart Island/Rakiura is a small laid back place with good bush walks and lots of native birds. Most people, including me, get to see a kiwi. Mine was fairly close and stayed around for almost an hour.

Being met at Buenos Aries was great.
Jeremiah? Was a great guide.So welcoming.
Gave us so much useful info.Hints & tips.
Chatted all the way to hotel.
Helped us register & got lots of local tips.10/10
Santiago was 6/10

Emma Johnson made it possible for our family to have the best adventure to Antarctica. She totally prepared us with all information and paperwork we needed. She is fantastic at her job! The highly experienced guides made every effort to educate us about Antarctica and safely walk on land there! The entire staff on board was beyond exemplary.

We had a wonderful trip to the Ross sea region of the Antartic. The Le Soleal staff were very helpful and could not do enough for us. The French style fine dining experience was amazing. Sebastian, the cruise director, and his staff were helpful and very informative. The excursions were well planned to keep us safe while providing the best options available on the day. We highly recommend this expedition!

Frequent communication and prompt reply to inquiries.

Our itinerary was custom-made to fit our dates and the bucket list of South American experiences that we wanted to tick off - most especially; Iguazu Falls, Galapagos, and the Amazon Rainforest. The accommodations ranged from standard to superior but all of them were excellent in cleanliness and location. Our Viva agent was knowledgeable about the locations and advised us on many ideas for us to incorporate into our itinerary. She was open to our needs and wants, altering the itinerary many times until we were happy. We appreciated all the extra information both in the itinerary e.g. if you have time... and in the extra notes provided e.g. tips. We felt extremely safe and well cared for throughout the trip, particularly with the excellent pickup/drop-off services at the airports and hotels for all our excursions. The guides and drivers provided excellent quality of care including being timely, knowledgeable, caring, and friendly. Our flights were booked as soon as they were available from the airlines which kept the cost as low as possible especially as we were travelling our the Xmas period. Viva ensured that my husband's dietary needs as a celiac were catered for throughout our trip with excellent communication for all of our providers including the flights and cruise. The use of What's App for on-the-ground contact, communication, and service in each country was excellent and also added to our sense of care/safety so that we could relax and really embrace our journey.

I traveled to Antarctica with Viva aboard a chartered ship in November 2023 and had the most amazing time. Tara and Rachel are fantastic at their jobs and experts at planning, organizing and creating the absolute perfect adventure trip. We came into the trip not knowing much of anyone onboard and left feeling like friends with most of the other passengers. Not only was the ship exquisite but we were well informed of what to expect while onboard the ship and in our travels to Argentina too. If I book another expedition style trip to the polar regions and beyond I will certainly book through Viva.

Fantastic, memorable time in Antarctica, made into a once in lifetime experience because of the people I met on the voyage. The ship was beautiful and room super comfortable. The food was delicious and the staff friendly. The expedition leaders were excellent, knowledgeable, and fun. No notes! Thanks again for putting all of this together for us Tara and Rachel!

Viva is a fantastic company and Rach and Tara are the best. They made our trip to Antartica so much fun.

Pia took time to understand what we were hoping for in our vacation then brought depth of knowledge of special opportunities in New Zealand for an amazing trip

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.