1000 Treks - North Hollywood, California

Mike G

I had a great time on this trip. We stayed in Phuket, but did a lot of different activities, which is why I like 1000 Treks trips. In addition to touring the city and going to a couple of local markets and shows, we went swimming, snorkeling, surfing, ziplining, ATV mud riding, visited beautiful islands and movie locations, ate lunch at a sea village built on stilts, fed and bathed elephants, pet tigers, saw a variety of monkeys, and of course enjoyed lots of great Thai food and hospitality. Everybody on the trip was nice and fun to be around.

This was my fourth trip with 1000 treks, and I look forward to number 5. Their itineraries almost always include things that would be nearly impossible to find as part of any other tour package.

tarreyn vanslyke

1000 Treks was everything I was looking for in a travel experience. Eduardo and Leigh took care of every detail from small to big, and the trips I’ve done with them have a TON of variety in all the activities. I also like how flexible it is, that you can choose how much or little you want to do. I’d never traveled with a group before and now I want to all the time! The people on the trips have been so nice & fun, and there’s a really cool energy you get to experience by traveling with like-minded adventurers. 10/10 recommend traveling with this amazing, exciting & inspiring company!

Jodi Brown

I am SO LUCKY and GRATEFUL to have found 1000 Treks! My first trip with 1000 Treks was to the Galapagos. As an experienced, active traveler who likes to see and do as much as possible, I was nervous about traveling with a group. What if we spend all of our time doing the “hurry up and wait” thing? What if the other folks are slow? Or difficult? I shouldn’t have worried, and you shouldn’t either. Eduardo and Leigh are consummate professionals. They’re generous, kind, organized, thoughtful, care deeply about everyone’s experience, and they never stop. We had the opportunity to go from sunup to sundown (and beyond!) or relax at our own pace. I saw and did everything I wanted and more. Folks in the group who had traveled with 1000 Treks before were active, engaged, respectful, and friendly. Issues were handled calmly and discreetly (I was asked to swap roommates a few days into the trip; ended up with a new friend!) and I wouldn’t hesitate to book with 1000 Treks again. Indeed, I’m going to Antarctica with 1000 Treks in 2024 and waiting impatiently for them to open Israel, Jordan, and Egypt so I can reserve a spot. Join us! You’ll be glad you did!

Update: Just returned from an EPIC trip to view the Northern Lights at the Arctic Circle during the spring solstice (March 2023) with 1000 Treks. Highlights were the Aurora Borealis, Running Reindeer Ranch, Chena Hot Springs, the Aurora train from Anchorage to Fairbanks, and the intelligent, interesting, friendly people on the trip. I've made lifelong friends, am beyond satisfied, and looking forward to my next adventure with Eduardo and Leigh.

Nov 2024 - Thailand was extraordinary! Great people, great activities, seamless travel. Highlights for me were the elephant sanctuary and hong boat tour by starlight. Snorkeling was like being inside an aquarium!

Jorge Torres

WOW!!! Simply WOW!!! The Adventure that I got to experience in the Balkans was anything short of extraordinary! I’ve been on many travel adventures, only what I experienced with 1000Treks was a well though-out, curated, jaw-dropping, and edgy itinerary of wonderful experiences in some of the most stunning and awesome destinations I have ever been a part of! Everything from hiking along the rivers and waterfalls of Plitvice Lakes National Park to riding bicycles on old railroad lines in Groznjan to paragliding in Bovecs Julian Alps to spelunking in cavernous caves in Divača to eating fresh water oysters in Ston. A must trip for any adrenaline junky and connoisseur of beautiful destinations.

Jay Kogan

I’ve taken two 1000 Treks trips so far – one to Alaska and one to French Polynesia. Each trip was about 10 days, which was a perfect length of time for me. The days were packed with wonderful activities, sightseeing, and adventure, including numerous optional activities, and the included accommodations and travel arrangements were managed flawlessly. Eduardo and Leigh put together amazing itineraries and the group of attendees on my two trips were a lot of fun – a mixture of couples and singles with a nice age range. I’d highly recommend that anyone looking for a group trip consider 1000 Treks. If you visit the 1000 Treks website, you’ll see the most challenging thing about 1000 Treks is that they offer way too many trips so if you don’t have unlimited time and money, you’ll have to decide which trips to take and which trips to pass on. Major cause of FOMO!

Marjie Van Der Laan

I took 1000 Treks (1T) Japan 2024 trip - nonstop problems from the beginning. I was told someone would be waiting there with a sign to pick me up no one was there. Eduardo (E) said I could take a taxi for 10,000 yen – it was 33,000 yen. The orientation meeting was delayed by 2 hours because “flights were delayed” (no flights were delayed) – the tour guide (TG) was late to pick people up. Leigh (L) said that this was a good vibes only trip & any complaints to make them to E, she was there for fun. They said this was their vacation, they would not be our tour guides.
E asked the TG about when activities were booked. He collected our money & let someone else take care of the rest cutting corners with no initial test run. The company averaged $5,600/traveler for a 15-day trip.
E said to get lots of cash because Japan has a big tipping culture – WRONG. When asked for a packing list before the trip, he said there was no list, because the weather was going to be “mild.” E had firm meeting times to go from point A to point B but joked that those times were more for us so he could show up when he shows up.
1. The hotels were totally messed up. I paid for 4-star hotel upgrade & got it 21% of the days, had to pay extra for 2 beds & hotel taxes.
2. Last minute hotel changes – “the one we booked is now full” half of the people did not receive the onsens we were promised with no refund. Hotels were far below par - peeling wallpaper, stains on the floors, a smashed light fixture, worn & dusty woodwork.
3. “Included meals” were frequently missing.
Luggage at the wrong hotel, lost luggage, luggage transport became our responsibility: wasting hours of vacation time, waiting on a taxi that never came, hauling it for blocks. Initial prep not started until AFTER we were supposed to leave adding 90 minutes in waiting.
Lack of care - 4 people were injured during the trip – a slip & fall, one broken foot, 2 slip & falls on an icy path – 1 hitting her head on a metal railing & the other possibly dislocating her shoulder. Frequently our leaders ran off & didn’t wait for the clients.
The TG knew nothing about where we were going. The 1st day she got lost 3 times trying to find the train station. We transferred to a bus & we were babysat by asinine TV game shows. E spoke with the TG about last minute changes, got us excited, then told us that it was not allowed by the Japanese government. Our clueless TG had to ask our bus driver whenever we asked her any questions.
Ground transportation cost was not always included as promised.
Mid-way through the trip, E asked that we add him as a friend on Facebook to track each other’s locations – like he was figuring it out!
E & L took the best spots for themselves, sometimes bumping paying clients. For bus rides, they reserved the front seat for themselves. One day, L told a senior (66-year-old) woman to move so L could sit there because of L’s car sickness & hot flashes. I saw this as totally tone deaf & rude to the woman who already had gotten up early & made it to the seat & it was not one of their “reserved seats.”
This trip was one tour bus location after another – the places were generally jammed with other tourists - shoulder to shoulder.
Things were not as described – bamboo forest was a few blocks deep - E apologized for taking us to such a “tourist trap.” The Sake factory tour – photos on the wall showing the process, an area where we could try on Kimonos, get our picture taken & then to the sake store. The sumo wrestlers left town 2 days before we were supposed to see them. To see a castle, customers had to RUN to get to the entrance before the cutoff & were there at 3:58p.m. when it closed at 4p.m.
When E knew I was leaving the trip early, E expressed to me that this is not how his company is normally run & that the tour operator was extorting him. That does not make up for the total lack of leadership, organization, preparation, communication, guidance, care, rudeness, constant chaos & straight-up lies. 1000 Treks = Self above Service. BUYER BEWARE.

DIANA MAYO

Tahiti was a wonderful and fun adventure, everything was perfectly planned for us to enjoy all the tours and exciting outings Moorea and Bora Bora has to offer. I especially like the new apps we had on this trip to keep us informed of everything that was on the schedule for each day!! Loved meeting new people and everyone was welcoming and friendly. Thank you, Eduardo and lovely Leigh for a memorable Thanksgiving vacation. Xoxo Diana

Rosely Jimenez

Great travel group! I’ve been on 3 trips (Finland, Alaska, Madagascar), and en route to my 4th (Bali) with them and I always have a great time. I feel safe and know that any concerns are addressed fairly by the tour guides. All the places we get to see are always amazing, and they go above and beyond to make sure we experience even more than what the tour includes. Thanks so much and I look forward to enjoying more of your trips!