Your Travel Nation Reviews 32

All of the representations and recommendations made by YTN proved to be spot on. The places, hotels, tours and travel support was just what I requested and as YTN described. In addition, the travel support provided during my trip was excellent. YTN representatives were always just a phone call away. All in all, my experience with YTN exceeded my expectations in all areas.

Recently just took a trip to Namibia for my wife and I's anniversary with Your Travel Nation, and I can't describe in words how amazing the experience was. They took care of everything from airport pickups, food, activity recommendations, and more! The lodges they picked were breathtaking and the activities were even better than how we imagined they would be. Iris and Ilana were wonderful to work with on getting our trip set up, communicating the itinerary, and answering any questions that we had along the way. 10/10 would highly recommend You Travel Nation for any trip we do in the future. We have been on tours before, but this felt so personal and captivating.

Truly the trip of a lifetime! From start to finish, Lara was absolutely amazing. She helped us create a wonderful trip, full of great food, beautiful and comfy accommodations in both Bangkok and Phuket, wonderful cultural experiences (Chinatown night market, all the beautiful temples, cooking class, island/boat tour, and so many more very special experiences and activities), exceptional guides and private transportation, top-notch hospitality and service, and experiences that we will never forget. My husband and I had no idea what to expect. But working with Lara immediate out is at ease. From the moment we landed we were greeted at our gate with a sign with our names. At that point we knew we were in for a very special experience. The attention to detail made this trip completely stress free for us. Lara made sure everything was completely taken care of. And she was always accessible for any questions or last minute changes to our itinerary. And the group chat on WhatsApp between us, Lara, and our guides/company on the ground was so convenient! The personalize experience provided by Your Travel Nation is unmatched! And because of how customizable everything is, you truly can find a memorable experience to fit every budget. Although our trip was in early October 2024, my husband and I are still about our amazing anniversary trip to Thailand! I know we will be talking about it for the rest of our lives. We truly had a ball! We can’t wait to go back to Thailand and explore more of what this beautiful country has to offer. We were so impressed with Your Travel Nation from start to finish. I cannot say enough great things about the company, and especially Lara (trust me, she’s the absolute best). We cannot wait to plan our next adventure with Your Travel Nation.

Absolutely wonderful experience. Beautiful country- our adventure was mapped out with every detail being taken care of. Unique experiences of all kinds- so much more than I could’ve hope for. Planning another trip with Your Travel Nation next year.

We had a lovely experience all throughout our vacation in Vietnam. Hotel accommodations, activities and tour guides were exceptional. Thank you Lara for organizing our itinerary and being so responsive to all of our needs and queries.

Had such a wonderful experience. Iris and her team were very helpful in our travel plans and made sure we got to each of our destinations safely and helped planned excursions. We even got engaged while on our wonderful vacation ❤️ everything was so amazing.

My husband and I celebrated our 30 day Honeymoon in Thailand and Vietnam this January 2024. We partook in the "Pure Thailand" and the "Jeannie Mai's Vietnam Signature Tour". Iris, the founder of Your Travel Nation has been such great assistance throughout planning our itinerary process, from modifying to curating the perfect itinerary for us, answering all our questions by phone/email/zoom in a timely manner, and her organization skills! We absolutely loved the exclusiveness of having a private tour guide for each of the 11 cities we explored. Oh boy, did we feel so special arriving at each resort with a honeymoon surprise and spectacular staff. We can not begin to appreciate the top-notch quality of each and every resort we stayed at from all the different luxurious vibes - city french quarters, to boutique jungle village villas, to beachfront resorts, etc. We valued the diversity of excursions and different regions chosen for this trip, along with the conscious effort of being completely environmentally friendly. We felt safe and supportive if needed by Iris and her travel team by communicating through WhatsApp while we were on our trip. Overall, my husband and I had a trip of a lifetime that we will forever cherish. Working with Iris from Your Travel Nation has created a stress-free process during a year of wedding planning and we will say it was 100% money well-spent. We will be recommending this company to our friends and family and will most definitely keep them in mind for our future travels again! Thank you so much Iris!!!!

Love,
Jeannie and Matthew

Thank you Iris & team, y’all did a wonderful job organizing our trip. You helped create an itinerary that fits our travel and interest. We had a great experience, would definitely recommend TravelNation to our friends and family. From the time we arrived in Vietnam - our greeter was right there at the airport, our guides, personal drivers, and transferring hotels - all went smoothly. The highlight on trip was the VIP treatment through immigration/customs. We had an overall great vacation. Thanks again for taking care of all the details. -Robert & Kristen.

Lara was the most accommodating curator. We started planning this trip a few months before our trip but only made the final decision 2 weeks before our arrival, Lara managed to arrange everything effortlessly and spotless!

We started our trip in Nepal where we were warmly welcomed by our female guide Bashra and our driver Subash. We stayed in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu and explored the rural area of Namo Buddha. We absolutely loved our stay in Nepal, with beautiful rituals we got to attend in the morning, to a delicious Nepali lunch at a local family’s house and the many walks and hikes we did. The accommodations were absolutely stunning and well taken care of, we especially loved Hotel Nanee, a small boutique hotel that has so much character and makes you feel like you are visiting family, a home away from home.

After spending four days in Nepal, we flew to Bhutan, a destination highly recommended by Lara. We can't express our gratitude enough for her suggestion as it was absolutely the perfect destination.

The flight from Kathmandu to Paro could be best described as if you are in Heaven, the clear Himalayan views including Mount Everest, left us speechless for the entire 1 hr flight. We were warmly welcomed by Lobsang, our guide, and our excellent driver Passang. They quickly became like family members instead of guide/client relationships. We travelled with them to Thimphu, Punakha, Gangtey and Paro for 10 days and we couldn’t have asked for a better travel companion. Our van was always spotless clean and we always had enough drinking water and lunches were all catered for. The hikes weren’t always the easiest as we had some issues dealing with the altitude, something we are not used to, but both Lobsang and Passang were always by our side, assisting us or carrying our bags. The hike to Tigersnest, in particular, was so stunning but tough on our older bodies, but it was 100% worth it. Our accommodations were all top-notch, with the absolute stunner Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary! A 5-star wellness resort where we could absolutely recharge and relax and enjoy the most delicious cuisines, enjoy some real Bhutanese treatments and massages and enjoy their indoor pool.

Having meals with Tashi’s local family was a fantastic touch to the trip, and we felt like we had gained an entire family in Bhutan.

Thank you once again to Lara, Bashra, Subash, Lobsang, Passang and Tashi and her lovely family, we are definitely planning on returning to Nepal and Bhutan with Your Travel Nation.

My cousins & I used Your Travel Nation for our trip to Bhutan and had a truly wonderful experience. Iris was attentive to our specific needs and available for zoom meetings beforehand, as our trip was being privately curated. It was so nice to travel worry-free, since Iris made all the arrangements for us, including lodging, food, a guide, a driver, destinations, pickup from airport, etc. Such a memorable trip thanks to the expertise of Your Travel Nation. Highly recommend!

STELLAR service and experience end-to-end! Your Travel Nation is a premier, boutique, global travel agency that delivered a once in a lifetime trip beyond our expectations. The team is incredible, and is committed to working with you tirelessly until the travel itinerary designed is perfect for your unique needs. If you have any hesitations with going with Your Travel Nation... do not! You will not regret going with them and instead wished you went sooner.

In particular, special shout out to Lara, one of the Specialists on the team. Lara advised us throughout our trip and curated a deeply personalized itinerary for my family and I despite our endless questions and requests. She made herself readily accessible throughout our trip, and frequently checked on us to ensure we were having fun! She is incredibly knowledgeable in all topics related to Asia, and we could always relay any questions to her for thoughtful input and suggestions. I have no doubt that the rest of the Your Travel Nation team is just as spectacular as Lara is.

Overall, I highly endorse the Your Travel Nation team and cannot recommend them enough. Excited for the next opportunity to work with them again!

We recently returned from traveling in Tanzania with YTN. The trip was wonderful! Seeing the animals up close in their own environment was amazing. The people were friendly to a fault, all with ready smiles and eagerness to help and to show off their country, culture, and traditions. We went in February which seems like a good month to go: not too wet, too hot, or too crowded.

I cannot speak highly enough of Iris and her YTN team, Iris, the business owner, was extremely knowledgeable and informative, guiding us through the many options available for lodging and things to see and do. The accommodations she suggested to us were excellent in every respect (food, cleanliness, rooms, etc), the itinerary perfect. She was always super-responsive during the booking process and remained in touch with us and our guide during the trip to ensure that everything was going well. Our driver/guide Huruma was excellent also, very knowledgeable and helpful. And a great driver and navigator!

On our recommendation, two friends recently booked a trip to Tanzania with YTN. They are similarly impressed.

Our recent trip to Iceland was absolutely fabulous! In just five days/four nights we experienced so many exciting “firsts.” Searching for the Northern Lights, participating in a “snowmobile safari,” exploring a lava cave and an ice cave, soaking in the Secret Lagoon, visiting majestic waterfalls (many of them frozen and just beautiful) are just a few of the activities that simply blew us away! The hotel accommodations were perfect, and the wonderful, friendly employees made us feel extremely welcome. Finally, we were fortunate to have Gisli as our driver. He is the best! His vast knowledge of Iceland, and the stories he shared along the way, made this trip so much fun.

Thanks to the personalized itinerary created by Your Travel Nation for our group of four, we left Iceland with a multitude of unforgettable, happy memories that will be forever cherished.

Just returned from a 4 night 5 day trip to Iceland. It was spectacular. Our itinerary was perfect. We checked all the boxes for what we wanted to do and see. Your Travel Nation did and amazing job in our itinerary. The hotels they chose were perfect from the staff to the cleanliness of the hotels. Our guide Gisli was very informative. Definitely my choice for travel agency’s for all my adventures. Your Travel Nation highly recommend

We recently returned from an AMAZING trip to Nepal. The people in Nepal are super friendly and our female guides were wonderful. We did a jeepsafari and saw Rhino’s!
The food is very spicy and delicious!
YTN Did a great job on the places we stayed in, each place had his own spark✨
YTN we want to thank you for this UNFORGETTABLE TRIP!

What a wonderful trip. Jordan wasn’t some place I ever thought I’d see. What a terrific surprise. Iris planned this perfectly! She was so welcoming I feel like I already knew her. The sites and excursions were spaced out just right. Enough each day to appreciate it without feeling rushed or exhausted. From the ancient to the modern, and things in between. We experienced ancient cities, star gazing, deserts, as well as luxurious resorts. Our guide Khalid was exceptional. He went out of his way to make sure we got the most out of everything we did. Even taking a break with fresh watermelon along the road! He answered all questions (and I had a lot) about the sites as well as the Jordanian culture. He made sure we were comfortable and satisfied. Highly recommend him! Last but not least was our driver Yassar. He too always made sure we were comfortable by getting us refreshments, being very attentive while driving and explaining questions about Middle Eastern culture. Five stars from me on this trip! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

East Africa dream trip!!
I would like to thank Your Travel Nation, and most importantly our guides Charles and Huruma for a wonderful tour. After we postponed our tour due to Covid, we finally got a chance to travel to Uganda and Tanzania for our 25th wedding anniversary.
Charles was our guide in Uganda and he was absolutely amazing and took extremely good care of us during our 3 days in the country.
We went to Uganda for our long-life dream of seeing the Silverback gorillas and it was even more beautiful than we could have imagined.
We hiked for about 2,5 hours to see the gorilla family and we were just in complete awe for the entire hour we got to spend with them. Regardless of the hustle of traveling during COVID, Your Travel Nation made sure all operations went smooth and we were not bothered by any logistics ourselves.
Upon arrival in Tanzania Huruma greeted us at the airport and took us to the African Tulip hotel for overnight. The next morning we departed for our 7 day safari to Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti where we had a chance to witness the great migration.
We stayed at beautiful places but our favorite one was Gibbs Farm where we were served with the freshest food from their farm.
If you were to ask us what was the highlight of our trip, it might have just been the friendly people we met, especially our guides. We feel like we made friends for life and we can’t thank Charles and Huruma enough for making our dreams come true.

Our Sri Lanka holiday was to be the holiday of a lifetime so after carefully and having spent hours doing research, we chose Your Travel Nation. We were not disappointed; everything from the initial contact through the planning process to the trip to Sri Lanka itself was handled in a VERY friendly and professional manner.

The trip was simply fantastic covering Horathapola, Sigiriya, Elkaduwa, Ella, Yala and Gallee. Our guide Amal and our driver Vajira were AMAZING, Amal’s knowledge and Vajira’s care for the vehicle and making us feel safe at all times was beyond. The accommodations were just perfect with helpful and friendly staff providing great and delicious food.

Our flight from Sri Lanka to Maldives was delayed and our travel expert made sure we were informed in time and we arranged a lunch for us in Colombo so we wouldn’t have to waste time at the airport.

We have nothing but praise for the team and for their help and commitment in arranging the holiday and then ensuring that everything went as smoothly as possible. We also have to say a special ‘Thank you’ to Amal and Vajira whose warmth, experience and enthusiasm made the holiday so incredible and all that we had wished for.

South Africa is such a dream destination! After a safari in Tanzania and Kenya a couple of years ago our heart ached to return to this amazing continent. After being in touch with several companies we’ve decided to work with Your Travel Nation, and we made the best decision ever! Our flight into Cape town was delayed by 4 hours but our guide Peter was waiting for us upon arrival and took us to our hotel in Camps Bay. We woke up to a beautiful view over the ocean and explored Cape Town for 3 days. We paid a visit to Robben Island, Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap and also went down to Cape of Good hope and Boulders Beach. We had some delicious meals in several restaurants in Cape Town, the cuisine is absolutely brilliant. After 3 full days in the city we moved to the vineyards of Stellenbosch and spend 2 nights here. The landscapes are stunning, and the wine was some of the best we’ve ever had. Again, the accommodation that Iris picked for us was a real gem. We then flew to Johannesburg from where we were picked by our driver/guide Brian who took us to Drakensberg and Kruger National Park. In Kruger we stayed at the Elephants Plains Lodge and wow!!! This lodge was absolutely stunning, and the game drives were extremely professional, and the animal sightings were plenty. We could have never imagined that South Africa was this beautiful, but we are longing to go back in the future and we would definitely book with Your Travel Nation again. Thank you Peter, Brian, Iris and the team of Your Travel Nation, Thank you South Africa!

My girlfriend and I went on a safari in Kenya's Amboseli and Masai Mara in July.

Amboseli is breathtaking. The spectacular Mt. Kilimanjaro provides a glorious backdrop to the wildlife. We spotted cheetahs on their morning hunt. Lions, lionesses, and cubs taking an afternoon nap. Hyenas going about their scavenging. And over one hundred African elephants, taller than the Land Cruiser rover. YTN's experienced guide brought us close but kept a safe distance and boy did we enjoy the first two days.

The third day was spent on the road. We had a stopover along the way to enjoy some local cuisine of goat. We arrived in Maasai Mara a little after 5 PM and went on to see all the wildlife we could. They were as tired as we were from their daily hunts or survival for some.

The next three days were like a scene from the Nat Geo documentary, only that I was the one behind the camera and my girlfriend pretended she was a seasoned reporter. We watched the 8th wonder of the world unfolding before us. The wildebeest migration. Rhinos and leopards no longer eluded us, thanks to Raphael, the best guide so far, courtesy of YTN. More giraffes, herds of zebras, and antelopes taking turns to watch out for predators.

I won't bore you with spoilers. All this was made possible by YOUR TRAVEL NATION. I got a referral from a friend and I won't stop now.

I have another trip planned for March next year to Nepal and I trust they will make my experience epic. I recommend them without any reservations. Thanks, @yourtravelnation ;)