Guest Comments

The Santa Catarina highlands

An unexpected but highly interesting meeting

Elvio at the top of the waterfalls

Dominic Cammarata

Memphis (TN, USA)

My comment on the Southern Cross Ride (SJ Adventure Trail):
good: service, documentation, accomodation
excellent: horses, tack, meals, guide

The host Elvio and his wife made the trip just wonderful. They treated us like family and made the trip. No bother at any time.

Dominic Cammarata

Sammi Flynn

Washington (GA, USA)

The guide and cook (husband/wife) were wonderful and friendly ranchers. I spent a few hours one morning learning how to make cheese with Rosie (Mrs). The horses are incredibly surefooted and strong, well trained und responsive. Also, to my relief (previously had bad experience with this in Central America), there are well fed and cared for. Elvio is a true horseman and takes pride in his land and his horses. What a wonderful representative slice of Brazil this was. Scenery, horses, food, hosts all the best! Elevations at times, due tol steepness primarily but horses were doing a good job. I never felt in danger.

Sammi Flynn

Nancy and Bruce Legnard

Volcano (CA, USA)

Hi Peter,

We had a good trip home with a fun stay at the beach hotel in Florinopolis. Thank you for all your leadership. The ride was wonderful.

I am getting together the names and addresses of 4 companies for you to contact. All of them I think will be receptive to your trips. A few of the contacts I know rather well.

Nancy and Bruce Legnard

Pamela Walter

New York (NY, USA)

I also want to thank you again for a great time in Brazil. I (and Barbara) really enjoyed it. You handled the trip beautifully and I will tell Hidden Trails. (I will also notify Equitours and suggest they contact you.) We had fun at the beach, too, though it rained and became chilly--suntan lotion was never needed. You might want to know that the Villabella Vilaggio is a lovely hotel and they deliver a delicious (and unexpected) breakfast of fruit, bread, cheese, yoghurt, and coffee to the room each morning! I leave for California soon and I promise to take the crop and mail it for you.

Let's keep in touch.

Pamela Walter

Larry Whyte and daughter Nina

Larry Whyte

Dear Peter,

thanks for everything - Nina and I both really enjoyed the trip.

Will certainly contact you if we come back to Brazil and would like to hear from you if you can help get tickets etc for the World Cup.

Larry Whyte