Testimonials

16 Oct Janie Stancyk, Florida, USA

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“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

16 Oct Aarathi Reddy, NY-USA

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“Our recent trip to Southern Spain was one of the most enjoyable trips to Europe to date. We visited the following cities over a 10 day period: Grenada, Cordoba, Sevilla, Ronda, Malaga, and Madrid. Booking through Just Explore was a seamless experience and the careful attention to detail carried out by its Director Rosa Lara ensured that everything was executed flawlessly. Rosa took care of everything end to end including all transfers and logistics, curating a very unique itinerary, picking great centrally, located hotels in each city, selecting informed local guides in each city, and choosing fantastic restaurants that we would not have found ourselves. I personally like the ease of a guided tour, as I don’t want to have to make the multiple arrangements on my own or constantly be worried about trip logistics. However, I’ve been on other guided tours with large tour operators and I find them to be very impersonal and the schedule too regimented. Rosa ensured that we had a very relaxed pace but were still able to pack in a lot of activities along the way. I also preferred the smaller and more intimate size of the group.
The entire trip was amazing, but my personal favourites included the Alhambra in Granada, and visiting a local family owned winery and farm cooperative where we could watch grapes being pressed to begin the wine production process. I personally felt a lot of confidence in knowing that Rosa had vetted every part of the experience from checking out each hotel in advance to carefully selecting top quality entertainment options. I am looking forward to booking another Spain vacation with Just Explore and I would recommend them to anyone who chooses Spain as their travel destination”Aarathy Reddy
New York, USA
Summer 2016

16 Oct Joanne Tuner, London UK

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“I was looking for a small tour of Andalucia that didn’t use big hotels and lucky for me I found Just Explore’s Classic Cultural Tour. Rosa Lara was a delightful, efficient and enthusiastic host who had obviously worked hard to develop an itinerary which illustrated her knowledge and love of Andalucia. She also made it clear that the itinerary was flexible and she would try to include any special interests we might have. Rosa accompanied us herself during the week which was an added bonus – her enthusiasm was contagious. Our specialist guides were personable and informative and our driver was exceptional – a guide as well as a driver. Rosa had found some excellent hotels which contributed to our feeling of being immersed in Spanish culture. Not only was Rosa relaxed and personable, but she demonstrated an ability to deal with problems in a competent and good natured way. If you are looking for a stress-free tour of Andalucia I would highly recommend Rosa Lara and Just Explore”.

Joanne Turner
London, UK

Summer 2016

16 Oct John Gearhart, PA, USA

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“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

16 Oct Sandra & Mark, Auckland NZ

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“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

25 Aug Benjamin & Jessica, New Jersey, USA

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“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

25 Aug David & Jessica, NY

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“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

29 Jun Larry & Cherryl Chambers, Oklahoma-USA

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” 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

29 Jun Ana Garcia family, Florida-USA

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” My family and I highly recommend using Just Explore as your tour company. Rosa created a wonderful tour for our family that met all our requests and needs. We had a family member travelling with us that is disabled and therefore required extra care and she went above and beyond to make sure that our trip went smoothly. At no time during our trip did we worry about any one thing. All the hotels that we stayed at met our expectations and more. The tour guides were top notch, very knowledgeable and made us feel welcomed in their beautiful country. Rosa made our experience an unforgettable one that we will always remember fondly”

Ana Garcia
Wellington, FL
Summer 2016

29 Jun Rachel Kull & family, Pensylvania-USA

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“Our trip was fantastic! I couldn’t be more pleased with the quality of service we received. Everything went smoothly and every detail was well planned. I particularly want to thank Rosa Lara, our travel coordinator. She did a spectacular job. During the planning process, she responded to my questions promptly and with excellent advise. During our stay, she was in constant communication to insure that everything was going well. It was! The additions that she made to our itinerary that we hadn’t explicitly asked for,such as the Olive grove and winery tours as well as the Ronda and white villages, and the Flamenco show, turned out to be some of our best memories. All of the guides she provided were excellent, informative and pleasant. All of our drivers were prompt. Every detail of our trip was expertly planned. The only thing I would change would be to stay even longer”

Rachel Kull
Wynnewood, PA
Spring 2016