“Our recent trip to Spain was a dream come true. Rosa Lara put together an amazing itinerary and plan. We appreciated and enjoyed the expertise of all of our guides and drivers. We were always treated with respect and a high level of care. Thank you for an amazing experience!”
Omar Zaki
California, USA
Summer 2016
“Our trip to Spain exceeded our expectations on every level. The accommodations, private tour guides and private transportation made the experience effortless on our part as everything was arranged beforehand by the wonderful Rosa Lara. She chose lovely hotels, entertaining and knowledgeable guides and beautiful locations for us to visit.
There were so many enjoyable parts of the trip! Of course, we loved the spectacular architecture and scenery of Spain but we also enjoyed the personal touches that Rosa arranged like the champagne in our room on the first evening. We loved the day we spent with Rosa touring an olive oil farm in Montilla, the visit to the vineyard with a wonderful lunch, drinks in Granada overlooking the Alhambra capped off with a visit to a fun wine bard off the beaten track. Rosa showed us places that we would not have found on our own and made the trip that much more special for us.
We have not stopped raving about our trip since we returned to Canada. Thank you Rosa for such a memorable vacation! ”
Glenn Howard
Toronto, Canada
Summer 2016
“As two couples travelling to Spain for the first time, we could not have been more pleased by the itinerary and service we received from Rosa Lara and Just Explore. During the planning stages, she was flexible, creative and willing to organize unusual trips, such as our excursion to Doñana National Park. Upon arrival, we found that every aspect of our experience that Rosa had a hand in was carefully organized, with all those nagging logistical details taken care of. She responded quickly to our questions and efficiently took care of any last-minute changes. Our lodging in every city was more than adequate and reasonably priced. Drivers were always on time and courteous. Our guides were friendly and spoke good English, and were especially helpful in getting us through the masses of tourists at the popular places we visited. Each of our guides had a degree in either History or Art History, and their expertise greatly enhanced our understanding of the buildings, sculpture and art we saw. But the best part was having the opportunity to travel with Rosa herself as she guided us from Granada through Ronda and Grazalema to Seville. Her friendliness and wonderful sense of humor immediately put us all at ease as she graciously and efficiently got us from one place to another. It was truly like travelling with a favorite cousin, and we all had a great time. After we left Spain for Portugal, where we didn’t have anyone like Rosa to help us, we understood all the more how much she had done to make our trip as worry-free as possible. We wouldn’t hesitate to ask Just Explore to help us explore Spain further, and we will be happy to recommend Rosa and Just Explore to our friends.”
Janie, Steve, Wendy and Douglas
Florida, USA
Summer 2016
“This past summer I engaged Just Explore to provide an itinerary and all the arrangements for a vacation tour in Andalucia and Madrid with my 14 years old daughter. It was on very short notice and I was concerned as to whether we could get desired accommodations, guides, travel reservations (rail, car, air), etc., but it all went extremely well. Rosa Lara worked quickly to suggest itineraries. The final recommended itinerary worked out well logistically, giving us plenty of time for sightseeing, personal guided tours, time to explore on our own and time for relaxation. The drivers and guides were personable, helpful and the guides passionate about their venues. There were no glitches of any kind. Many thanks to Rosa for an enjoyable trip and we appreciated her checking in with us along the way as we did have to make a few minor changes (due to our wishes) and these were done smoothly.
John Gearthart
Swarthmore/PA
Summer 2016
“We had a fantastic 13 days touring Madrid and Andalusia. All of the arrangements for travel, hotels and guides went off without a hitch. Rosa Lara recommended some extra visits in Montilla which were well worth it and things we would not have thought of. We would highly recommend Just Explore and her team to anyone”
Sandra & Mark Hayes
Auckland, NZ
Summer 2016
“We were very happy we chose Just Explore to help us plan our honeymoon. They had all the knowledge necessary to set up a luxurious honeymoon, and were intimately familiar with all of our destination cities. They were very receptive to our requests and did not try to steer us towards standard tours but were focused on providing a trip tailored to our individual requests, which exceeded our expectations. We were provided with private guided tours at many of our destination cities, which included admissions to the most important sites, which allowed us to bypass the ticket lines. Rosa Lara was very accommodating with our requests, provided options for our accommodations, and always very quick to respond to any questions, especially during the trip. We were happy with all aspects of our trip from the hotels, to the guided tours, and recommendations for sights and restaurants. But our favorite memories are of the full day guided tours planned for us: one which allowed us to visit an olive oil farm and winery in the Montilla region and another which allowed us to experience several of the small white towns in Andalusia. Both trips provided us with unique experiences we would not have found on our own. They also occurred on our travel days as we moved from city to city. Sometimes on touring trips the travel days can be the most stressful and exhausting. But on this trip, these days were our favorite”
Benjamin Grace
New Jersey
Summer 2016
“Rosa put together a fantastic custom trip for us. We told her what we wanted to see and how long we had, and she arranged everything — from our airport transfers, to each hotel, to full day tours of Ronda and the white villages and the amazing Gorafe desert. When we wanted to do something she didn’t already have a good choice for, she found us a fantastic guide to the salinas in Cabo de Gata. Everything went completely without a hitch, and we had a fantastic time. Thank you so much!”
David Siegel
New York city
Summer 2016
” We had a wonderful experience with Just Explore! If we were to return to Spain, we would again be in contact with Rosa Lara. Rosa was so attentive making sure that all the arrangements were seamlessly connected to enhance our travel experience. All of our local guides were so knowable and eager to share their love of Spain. Our hotel locations and level of service were just what we wanted. When adjustments need to be made they were done promptly and with due care. We enthusiastically recommend Rosa’s services in making travel an enjoyable adventure. It was a five stars performance.”
Larry and Cheryl Chambers
Tulsa/Oklahoma
Summer 2016
