MT Sobek Reviews 

I did a rafting trip in Utah that was AMAZING!!! food, guides and most of all the sites on the river and the hikes. totally well organized; flawless in fact.

All of my dealings with Sobek have been great. The trips are well organized with lots of pre-trip info and well-executed with good guides, good hotels and really fun journeys. This past year, with the pandemic, all of my trips were cancelled. Not a problem for me, though I expect behind the scenes the Sobek team were having a very challenging time. But pushing my trips to 2021 or even 2022 was not a problem. They are a good company to plan your big, exciting adventures around.

"I really enjoyed the Brazil trip. The Toucano was charming, the guides very knowledgeable and imparted their love of nature and the wildlife in a very attentive and easy manner. The food was ample quite tasty.

And while I thought at first the Pirannah fishing evening was somewhat corny, it was a blast. I think I’ll never again find myself fishing and catching something with every cast. Also the swimming spot by the sandy bank was a special and amazing experience as well!”

MT Sobek Guides are the most knowledgeable and friendly. They are always encouraging and want to make sure everyone is included. They assess people's fitness levels when needed for dividing into groups on treks. Plus the food served is the best!

MTS staff is a delight to work with and travel alongside. My close friends have a trip planned for June 2021 which is a repeat of a summer 2020 trip. That speaks volumes.

I enjoyed this trip very much. Beautiful scenery, great hiking, and to top it off, the experience of traveling on so many different modes of transportation. Our guides were great, friendly, helpful and had patience for those of us that were slower on the hikes.

My only complaint would be that the quality of some of the restaurants in Oslo were not the best.

This was an amazing adventure. It was first class all the way. The guides were incredible and shared their love for their country. We could not wait to see what the next day brought as we hiked through so many diverse ecosystems every day. One of the best hiking trips that we have ever taken. We have already planned our next adventure with Mt Sobek.

The hike was great except our guide Sergio should have been retired years ago....too tired, not engaged with the clients, and just not motivating.

We have traveled with MT Sobek a few times now, the latest was in 2019 to Borneo, and every time it has been excellent. The guides have always been very knowledgeable, kind and entertaining. Highly recommended.

Great company
Great guides
Very organized
A myriad of fantastic trips
I have used this company multiple times

Planning through execution, Mt Sobek customized our Epic South American Adventure by listening carefully to our dreams and putting the pieces together to make it the most memorable trip of our lifetimes. By taking off-the-shelf hiking trips: Hiker’s Patagonia, Salkantay Lodge to Lodge and Sacred Valley Lodge to Lodge and weaving these hiking trips together with visits to Iguazú Falls, Lake Titicaca, Atacama Desert and Uyuni Salt Flats, Mt Sobek realized our every wish and beyond. Infectiously enthusiastic guides, outstanding accommodations, and surprising dining experiences as well as efficient transport and flights interlaced all of these experiences without a glitch.
Unforgettable!

Mt. Travel Sobek is an excellent travel company. They provide great trips, guides and office staff support.

Have done three MT Sobek trips and will only continue to use them as amazing experiences with them. Our trips have been Alaska, Patagonia and Nepal. If it were for MT Sobek our Nepal experience would have been scary. We were helicopter out of Lutka, Nepal, only because of their connections and expertise. While it might cost a little more, well worth the cost to be appropriately advised and totally supported. The guides are so amazing. We were ready to sign up for hiking Patagonia last March 2020 but of course COVID hit. Can’t wait to start traveling again. This is an amazing travel company.

Every location on this trip was well thought of and planned out. The guides were enthusiastic, professional and proud of the locales and all they had to share. Every trip has me signing up for another one!

I have not taken an MT Sobek trip in 3 years, but have recently received 2 emails to review a trip I did not take. HOWEVER, after more than 12 pleasurable trips with MT Sobek, our last trip--to Papua New Guinea was our last. Nearly half of the promised activities were "not available", we were told that we would have not enjoyed the native hosted island stay anyway. This trip was fly in, get in an air conditioned bus to the tourist hotel, be warned not to venture from the hotel (I ran-safely-nearly every morning), then drive around and visit a few sites. The trip leader kept telling us how dangerous it was to walk, I insisted we walk to the Goroka show, he had one of his local guides join us, and 3 of us on the trip had the only real authentic experience of the week.

Last year we did the culinary trip of the Istrian peninsula. This was a well organized trip with two great guides who went out of their way to ensure that we all had a good time. Amazing lodging and food and a look at the countries of Croatia and Slovenia and a tiny bit of Italy. The tour of the WW1 bunkers and WW1 museum was sobering flashback to that terrible time.

about 5 years ago we did the Nakasendo Trail in Japan and again enjoyed the immersion in the Japanese culture but would have enjoyed the trip more if we slept in beds rather than tatami mats. But a great trip also.

Walking Japan was a unique experience because I was able to see both sides of the country: the modern, world class cities of Tokyo and Kyoto along with the old, small villages where we had kerosene heaters, slept on the floor with buckwheat filled pillows, and ate meals sitting on the floor. Caution: in cities western food is easily found, but in other areas not even American-style Japanese food such as tempura, teriyaki, and udon noodles is found. Thankfully everywhere had coffee at breakfast.

My two MT Sobek trips, the first The Salkantay Inn to Inn Express hike to Machu Picchu and the second, a individual couple, guided trip among the Galápagos Islands were great. Well organized and we availed ourselves of an add on birdwatching trip in Ecuador which was a highlight! Highly recommended.