I must say that it was wonderful. David was a terrific guide, very knowledgeable and engaging. He was also able to connect to us even though we were with him for only 3 days. I also loved the fact that it was a short trip as there were not too many of them and it provided a great way to get a feel for a country.

Wonderful! We really enjoyed it and Alejandro is the best guide we've ever had anywhere, around the world! I hope you can keep him, he is a treasure and a real asset for your company.

Regarding the Gate1 trip to Belize & Guatemala, we had a very positive experience with our tour guide, Manny. From the very beginning, he was knowledgeable, engaging, and genuinely passionate about his job. The tour was well-organized but never felt rushed, and he brought each location to life with history, local insights, and a wonderful sense of humor. As with any group, there is always an individual or individual who is more needy. Manny showed amazing patience with those who needed more attention but also balanced what most of the group needed. He was happy to answer questions, adjust the pace, and make sure everyone felt included. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Manny or Gate1 to anyone looking for an informative, fun, and memorable experience.

My trip with Gate 1 touring the Mexican colonial cities was excellent as always. Adrian the tour director, Aurelia the driver and all the local guides are great and very friendly and knowledgeable about everything related to Mexico history and people and much much more.

Guatemala was more picturesque than expected. The hotels were good, but meals provided by G1 was a hit or miss. Our TM, Estuardo was the best of the best. He's well organized, patient, informative and extremely knowledgeable about all things in his country. Was impressed when he took us on the coffee plantation tour instead of someone who works there.

Overall, it was another fantastic 45th trip with Gate 1! This was another check off my bucket list to see my 6th wonder of the world, Chichen Itza. I have one last one to visit and have already booked a Gate 1 trip for that next year. I still feel grateful that I can travel and see "more of the world for less!" Our tour manager, Edel, was patient and attentive. His organizational skills were excellent. Our bus driver, Raul, can navigate the narrowest streets with ease. Thanks again Gate 1 for making me have all these beautiful travel memories.

This was my first trip with Gate 1 Travel, and I am so fortunate that I chose the Classic Yucatan trip, I have visited Mexico a few times, however, after this trip, I feel as if I have never visited Mexico before. The trip exceeded my expectations, which is due largely to our Tour Manager, Jose, he was very professional, gracious and knowledgeable particularly about the Yucatan, being that he is from the area. I learned too much and felt the effects of the trip after I arrived home, that is when you know it was a great experience. I can't wait until my next trip; the travel group were a bunch of Gate 1 experts and gave my daughter and I some tips for our next experience. Thank you Gate 1, you truly do an amazing job, no exaggeration.

Just wanted you to know we are frequent Gate1 travelers, and we KNOW excellent guides from satisfactory guides. We have close to 30 Gate 1 trips completed. It was important to us to make you aware of our tour manager, Pepe. Pepe is THE best guide for a tour of this type. His knowledge of Mayan history is second to none. History of ruins can be extremely tedious, but Pepe was able to present facts and educate us in such a way, as to make it fascinating and interesting. He presented Mexican history in a realistic way, helped people to understand different viewpoints, and although he was direct and did not mince words, he was always soft spoken and never overly emotional. He handled all requests regarding difficulties, immediately, and took a genuine interest in resolving matters to our satisfaction. I was just SO impressed. He IS Gate 1 material, and, in my opinion, one of the best. You should be very proud of this gentleman-

The Aztec/Mayan Illumination Tour is one of the best Gate 1 tours I've taken. Julie was an outstanding Tour Manager. Her tour booklet provided vital information about the tour and the daily schedule. Her archaeological background added to a higher-level perspective on what we saw and experienced. I appreciated her "culinary tour of snacks", a real treat. Julie went the "extra kilometer" consistently. Jesus was an excellent driver--skilled, safe, and helpful. The hotels were great in all respects. The local guides were superb, adding greatly to our understanding. Their knowledge and passion for their towns were obvious. Highlights were the stop at the Anthropological Museum in Xalapa and the Hacienda de Pacho coffee farm. The local musicians who performed at our semi-final dinner in Chichen-Itza added greatly to our enjoyment and set a warm tone for the evening. A great tour! I highly recommend it!

The Aztec and Mayan Illumination tour was an exciting adventure and an excellent itinerary. Our tour manager Ivan was a very professional yet approachable tour director. His interpersonal skills were admirable, and his easy-going personality did not interfere with his efficient and effective tour direction. He was quite knowledge about the various stages of civilization and development of the Aztec and Mayan cultures that made Mexico the country we visited in 2025. The local tour guides introduced on our trips were highly prepared for their presentations with photos, diagrams and a wealth of history. Each guide introduced their location with a true love for the cultures they represented. Their overall knowledge of their subject was in depth. The stop for lunch and tour of the Pacho Nuevo hacienda was an interesting story of the other cultures in the area; that of the Europeans influence in and love of Mexico. I highly recommend this tour for all the reasons above. And our bus driver Eduardo/Lalo was an excellent driver and very helpful assisting the passengers on his motor coach.

This was near or at the top of the list of all our tours, including several with Gate 1. Tour manager David was outstanding! I would recommend him without reservation!

Just wanted to say that Aquilino, the tour guide for the Guatemala trip, was fantastic! His knowledge about Mayan history was incredible, and he had great stories! He cared about our safety and that we were having a great time! I've had many tour guides with gate 1 and other companies. He is definitely in my top 3 guides. I would like to take more tours to central America with Aquilino as the guide! I'm super impressed with Guatemala! Love this country!

We had a great time with Belize and Guatemala! Our tour guy, Luis, is a gem. He worked hard keeping our group organized, on time, and safe with all our adventures. He's so proud of his country and thrilled to share his knowledge with us. We have traveled with Gate1 many times and I would have to say Luis is one of the best tour managers we've ever had. Gate1 is lucky to have him on the team. Belize was amazing. We learned about Laminai, the Mayan ancient ruins. We enjoyed the boat ride on the New River and identified all wildlife. Cay was wonderful at snorkeling, and the best was the cave tubing adventure! Guatemala exceeded our expectations with Tikal, Livingston, and especially Antigua! What a beautiful city! We were in awe seeing smoke coming out from the active volcano behind our hotel too. Thanks to all the local guides and drivers who helped with our tour, especially Oscar1, Oscar 2, Nate and others. Our group of 14 were harmonious. We formed many new friendships with lots of nice memories and lots of laughter. We really recommend everyone to book this tour. You won't regret it.

My trip was great and the tour guide Carlos was excellent. Very knowledgeable, courteous and friendly and helpful. Super organized. Really superb!

This trip was fantastic! I must highly commend Julia; she was an amazing travel manager. I felt very privileged to have had her as the tour manager for this trip! Her expansive knowledge base and personality, plus her experience as an Archeologist contributed to making this my best Gate1 trip so far. She is an asset to the Gate1 family in Mexico. She truly raised the bar of my expectations for travel managers for my future Gate1 trips. Thank you!

Trip was excellent. NO issues. Tour Guide Clemente did an excellent Job. Very accommodating to all in the group. Will take another tour with him without a doubt. Excellent driver also. Very experience and awesome skills maneuvering on sometimes tough spots.

I just wanted to say how amazing my trip was. My tour guide, Bacho, was exceptional, and I would absolutely do another tour with him. Our driver was incredible, the hotels were clean with great locations, and the meals were delicious. I look forward to traveling with Gate One again soon!

Applause to Gate 1 for the great tour & service. Love the LOCAL tour guide explaining the cultural & uniqueness of each city. They are all excellent & friendly. My travel goal is to learn more about the town, culture, history, education system & country after the tour. Gate 1 achieves that. The added surprise of dance show, music band during lunch in the town of Tequila. Our tour manager, Jared, is excellent. Clear communication, well time management. Always on time with schedule & relaxation.

Our Discovery trip to Mexico was FABULOUS! Bacio our guide was one of the best guides we have ever had and we travel A LOT! The itinerary was perfect and the small group made it that much better. Love Gate 1

Fantastic!!! The guide, Rodrigo was amazing, the hotels were fantastic- perfectly located so we could walk to sites, the tour program was SO interesting, Monte Alban was breathtaking! The number of people ,23, was perfect to travel with & everyone was friendly! I've been telling everyone to sign up for this trip.

My trip was amazing! Everything I had hoped for and more. Our Tour Manager Aquilino was amazing, wonderfully kind, perfectly professional and a wealth of knowledge. Our driver Edgar was skilled and friendly. The tour itself was well planned and captured the breadth of the Mayan culture that I hoped for. The sidestep into Honduras to visit the archeological site of Copan was a bonus. Copan Runias is a charming mountain town and a wonderful respite from the hustle and bustle of Guatemala City's traffic before setting off to our next destination. The trip was fantastic!

Liliana is an amazing, outstanding and super-professional guide for the Colonial Mexico tour! I can't say enough good things about this wonderful trip that's inspired me to go on more Gate 1 Mexico tours and more. What an outstanding time, value, fun, food and culture. Kudos to driver Aurelio too, a big hug and thank you too all. I'm a fan for life, can't wait for my next trip. I've learned much and look forward to learning more about beautiful Mexico!

We had an amazing trip. It was much better than what we expected from accommodation to the travel guides, who were exceptional. Our travel manager Daniel was so organized and made the trip seamless and fun. The Cuban guide and the driver were also excellent and we enjoyed their hospitality and conversation. Wouldn't change a thing with this tour. Thank you so very much.

Luis provided excellent tour experience. I nicknamed him "ambassador" because of his ability to share his innate curiosity, intelligence, lived experiences and love for his Mayan heritage and Guatemala. He represents his country well. We are blessed to have toured with him. We think he is extra special. Gate One is fortunate to employ him. This was a special tour, and we are grateful

It was fabulous! I've been going to Mexico on and off for over 50 years and never learned as much history and culture as I did on this tour. Douglas, the TM, is a master of organization; warm, friendly, accessible, and funny. The width and depth of his knowledge of all things Northern Mexico is astounding! The bus driver, Omar, was genius at navigating the bus into small spaces to park us near where we were going. Overall, a great experience. Copper Canyon was actually the least of it! All the little towns a visits with indigenous people really made the trip.

The Gate 1 Trip to Colonial Mexico was fabulous. I enjoyed the itinerary to so many interesting and charming historical towns which were loaded with history, art and culture. The local Mexicans we met were so friendly and kind. The Tour Manager and local guides were exceptional. The quality and choice of the food was truly outstanding, and the accommodations were magical.

Carlos was the BEST tour director we have ever had (5th Gate 1 trip). His knowledge of the area was amazing. The best part for me was getting into the culture of the ethnic groups and he knew that very well. He continually talked and gave very interesting, great information of the area. He also entertained us with personal stories. He was very compassionate and attentive....a great guy!

It was a FANTASTIC trip. Would highly recommend it to anyone. Our Gate 1 Guide, Javier, was absolutely the best Guide I have ever had with Gate 1.

The trip was Amazing! Great itinerary! Great tour manager: knowledgeable, patient, ... - best of the best, as always. Mexico is beautiful country, and I feel absolutely safe there. This was my 4th trip to Mexico with Gate 1 and I will definitely go again.

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip. Our guide Marta, was excellent and our trip manager Xavier was very very good. We had wonderful cultural experiences through the people-to-people program and I would recommend this trip to everyone. We came away from Cuba feeling like we understood their challenges, but also their strengths. It is my favorite of our Gate 1 trips because of all the cultural experiences. We are so glad we chose the longer trip that allowed us to see more than Havana. I hope these trips will continue. Cuba needs tourism and we need to explore and experience Cuba.

Good morning! My birthday vacation was incredible! Our guide lady Virginia was just amazing! Knowledge about Cuba history, architecture, the people. This trip would not have been the same without her! I'm planning to send my daughter with her on her next Cuba trip. I am so blessed to have experienced such an amazing group and guides ( Virginia and Jorge). Lazaro at the hotel was amazing, always smiling and professional. Thank you Gate1!!!!!!

Our trip was great. Joshua is an exceptional guide who is very knowledgeable about his country, its history and was very amiable and pleasant to all the guests. He made our trip that much more enjoyable Would recommend this trip to anyone who is interested in Mexico s history.

My Guatemala tour was wonderful. Our guide, Estuardo, was very helpful, thorough, and friendly. All was good. Traffic is terrible, but nothing Gate1 can do about that. Thank you

Excellent. Lilianna was an outstanding tour director. Hotels were first rate. Tour agenda was great.

Julia was beyond excellent!! Her enthusiasm and energy, even after particularly long days, was amazing. Julia even helped the bellman deliver luggage after a long day! She had so much to contribute about life in Mexico. She gave us so much insight into what life was really like that made the experience so much richer.

The trip was great....the tour guide Adrian was fabulous...one of the best in the industry as I have gone on other travel tour groups too. The first hotel Barcelo was awesome!!!

We just returned home from our wonderful Southeast and Central Mexico Tour and would like to thank Gate ! For providing us such a pleasant and safe trip. We enjoyed visiting the historical sites, knowledgeable tour guides, excellent driver and above all our fantastic and helpful Tour Manger, Mr. Carlos. Another fabulous trip with Gate 1 !

I just wanted to say a few words about the Tour Manager, Douglas. Douglas was outstanding as a Tour Manager. He was very concerned about the safety of the participants, extremely helpful when asked for anything. His knowledge of local history, culture and places we visited was par excellence. He had a good sense of humor which made it very pleasant. We were very happy and fortunate to have a tour manager in Douglas and he was ably assisted by the Coach driver Omar. They both made the trip very memorable.

The Colonial Cities Tour was great and also our flights with United were very good. My husband and I were pleased with all hotels and food. Rubin, our guide, was well organized and very knowledgeable. This was our first trip with Gate 1 and are looking forward to our booked tour of Iceland in September with Gate 1.

This was a memorable tour. I learned so much about the Mayan ruins, the people, their culture. None of this would have been possible without the deep knowledge and love that PEPE, our tour manager, has for his heritage. From the hotel locations, dinners, restaurants locations and lunches to the comfort of the motorcoach and service from Alex, our driver, this tour rates as one of the best I have ever experienced. Alex and Pepe are definitely assets to your travel service. I look forward to another tour with Gate 1!

I have only the highest praise for this tour, the carefully selected sites, local guides, hotels, locations and types of meals, and the comfort and safety of our terrific group. Alex, our driver was superb. But the most accolades of all must go to our incredible manager and guide, Julie. She made the trip a once in a life time experience for all of us - even the most experienced and well traveled guests. I would advise you to do everything within your power to retain her - to have a PhD archeologist educate us every day about what we were seeing and experiencing, and then to tour the actual town and site of her work in Palenque was extraordinary and unforgettable. The materials she prepared for us were terrific. I came home DETERMINED to stay in touch with Julie and many of the other people in our group, AND to schedule my next tour with Gate 1 as soon as possible. I also have highly recommended my experience with Julie and Gate 1 to a very wide circle of my family and friends. Thank you for the thrill of a lifetime as I turned 80 on this trip. Julie even made arrangements for a cake and candles and a celebration on January 27th while on our trip. Unforgettable!!

The Havana Express tour was jam packed with Cuban culture and history. A huge thank you to Gigi and Marti for a great trip. They were both helpful, knowledgeable and fun during the tour. They answered all questions and went above and beyond to make sure we were taken care of and stressed being healthy and having a good time. They dealt with all types of personalities on the tour graciously. Would love to return on one of the longer tours.

We really enjoyed our small group Discovery Tour- 13 Day Mexico's Mayan & Aztec Illumination. Manuel, our veteran tour manager was amazing. Ismael drove our new coach expertly throughout this beautiful area of Mexico. In our first 2 days we enjoyed seeing many beautiful and historical sites of the Mexico City area. We especially enjoyed our boat ride in the floating gardens. After leaving Mexico City, we then toured many sites that were inhabited by the Mayan and Aztec Civilization such as Puebla, Veracruz, Palenque, Campeche, Merida and Chichen Itza. The lodging and the food throughout the trip was exceptional. We have done many trips with Gate 1 and I can't say enough good things about this Discovery Tour.

It was an excellent trip - this was my 61st trip with G1 and have now done all five Mexico tours that G1 offers, and G1 does Mexico extraordinarily well! This Classic Yucatan tour goes to towns and sights that I have seen before, but which are always good for a revisit and some new ones too, such as Coba with the surprise of traveling the large site by tricycles and stopping for commentary and photo ops, which was very welcome in the afternoon heat, and the optional trip to Edzna Ruins which was fantastic, uncrowded, very well maintained and with an interesting small museum at the start. I enjoyed staying in Playa del Carmen and found all the hotels to be comfortable bases. The hotel location in Campeche was fantastic and always love the Villa Mercedes hotel in Merida, which is a very appealing city. Included food was plentiful and delicious, and especially always love the visit to Kinich in Izamal which specializes in Mayan cooking techniques and is a lovely setting in this yellow magical town. The regional pibil, whether chicken or pork was always really tasty and enjoyed it several times. Our tour was led by Pepe, who was excellent, kind, knowledgeable and with a ready smile that is always so nice to see. Our driver Alejandro (Alex) was skilled and an amazing driver of the large and comfortable tour bus that was used. He was super friendly and always greeted us with a smile and fun music to board the bus. So all in all a wonderful trip covering many UNESCO sights and welcoming towns and cities. Would take any of the five G1 Mexico trips again without hesitation - always a great time - thank you as always!

I am so happy I chose to learn about Cuba! In a nutshell, my experience was educational and emotional. To me, Cuba means pride and poverty, music and mojitos! Gigi is devoted to the country and her Cuban guide Jorge. And Jorge is honest and kind, obviously well educated and able to answer all of our questions regarding the country including history, current events, education, art, or community groups. Thank you to People to People for being willing to navigate the trials of touring in Cuba. The community projects and studios were delightful. My particular favorites were the Afro-Cuban Dancers and the "Orchestra" (In Cameguey). I will recommend this choice to anybody who is interested in seeing the realities of Cuba.