Comments from Customers

My experience with Roberto was nothing short of excellent, at every step he managed to exceed my expectations. Roberto combines his years of surfing experience, excellent teaching skills, a great sense of humor and laid back style, along with a local’s knowledge of all the great beaches and breaks to give one of the most complete surf vacations one could ask for. Already I am looking forward to my next excursion with Roberto!
Christian Denckla
March, 2006

”La izquierda” spot was the definite highlight for me in what was a great trip overall. It was the whole package: surprise, adventure, beauty, nature and great lefts. Thanks so much for that. “La izquierda” was what I dreamed about when thinking of a South American surf trip.

All the best parts of the trip for me were those experiences that mixed the above: our stop in la punta to find the waves working and then breaking down our just packed boards to hit the surf was incredible. Pulling up on “Estradas “and find it not working only to see “The right” working in the distance, and then getting it good to ourselves for several hours just before the wind hit it and others paddled out was pretty cool.  Getting to know the local people/culture while surfing good breaks was great, too, i.e., Juan David, the corviche (Ecuadorian food) place/people in Ayampe (I'm beating your record next time), the pie joint in Entrada, the cevicherias, our stop at Tsatikis, meeting Lobo and his family at his house
(great guy, people) , etc

Finally/importantly, Sergio did an excellent job for us, but he ensured that everyone had fun while watching out for our best interests. A great guide, a great person. Thanks for everything and take care.”
Ron Young
Marketing Manager, New Categories
Bayer HealthCare, Consumer Care Division
October, 2006

What's up?
I'm officially declaring 2006 to be a success…  I got in 105 days of surf this year with 25 double sessions and aparantly one Sunday in July a triple! Between that, the new/used Robert August and the World's Most Excellent Surf Trip (A special thanx to Sergio & El Lobo !:) '06 was indeed a very special year..but only because you ALL made it so!! So once again, here's to wishing you all the very best in 2007!! See You Out There!
James
October, 2006

Hi Roberto,
Sergio was the man! Both Sergio and Juan-David took such good care of us and the whole trip was a success. Thank you for everything =o)
Thank you,
Melissa M Zimmerman
Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals
Convention Strategy

“Hey Sergio and Roberto,
Thanks for everything.  The trip was fantastic and your services were terrific.  I can't thank you enough Sergio for all your help and guidance on my trip.  We'll I pass your services around to all my buddies on the east coast if they ever decide to come to Ecuador.  I hope to talk to both of you soon.  And Sergio, like i said if u ever make it over here to the states, give me a call and we'll meet up for surfing or a night out on the town, on me.  Take care and talk to you soon. 
 -Marco Vassallo 24 Feb 2007

Roberto, thanks for hooking junior and i up with sergio… his knowledge let us surf when if we went solo, we wouldn't have surfed as good as waves as we did.  plus he is a good guy.  definately planning to return if all goes well this year.    thanks,   
Dave Digirolamo 01 Mar 2007

Joshua Soros' Latin America Expedition 2007
http://www.sorosphotography.com/wb/pages/posts/030207--playas-ecuador6.php

Travel Blog
Arrived in Ecuador today - it`s beautiful here.  everything made it but the boards which is ridiculous since we paid 100 bucks extra for the board bag. the weather here is great and sergio (our guide is cool plus he knows all the good spots). he speaks great english too which is nice.  the place we`re staying in tonight is top knotch - actually sergios parents place or something.  i definitely wasn`t expecting a.c. and a fat t.v. and nice pòrtch etc. -- ill take some pics.it`s our first day and we already went surfing.  not much swell but its sweet being in the water here anyway.  the temp is probably high 70`s if not mid 80`s!  perfect temp - warm but still refreshing.we tried this food today that was really good called pan de yuca (basically bread with yuca baked inside which tastes like cheese).the chicas here are hot - glad andrew has a girlfriend so he can be my wingman!  that's all for now.
Joshua, March 03, 2007

Dear Roberto,
I was planning to email you because we wanted to tell you what a great time
we had with your tour.  Sergio was great!
Thanks,
Cris and Pattie, March 20th 2007

Roberto,

Good to hear from you; I sent you an email a few days after I got back home, but you must have not gotten it or something...  At any rate, I wanted to let you know that I had an incredible time and that I still wish I had gone
for a month!  Sergio was on point the whole time and made sure we were always on track to scoring surf.  You guys run a top-notch operation and I would encourage anyone to go to Ecuador and Northern Peru through you guys. Might I also add that the women in that part of the world are absolutely stunning.  Seriously, even the women I saw at the airport were gorgeous!  If any future clients ask you for a previous customer's contact info, please pass them my email address so I can vouch for you guys - it's the least I can do.

Thanks so much,
Jason Economos
Jason.economos@gmail.com
March 29th, 2007

Roberto:
Everything was great. Sergio is a great guy, friend. And also very professional. I will talk to you soon. Also I talked with Sergio about many things that for you would make sense.
I will call you later this week, I am kind of overwhelmed with work .
Thanks again
Alex Sandu
Wed, 9 May 2007

Hello Roberto,
Thank you for arranging all of this.  Yes, my boyfriend had a GREAT time on the trip. You were definitely right about the sun block.  We were very careful (due to your advice) but still got badly burnt on the first day!
But overall the trip was great. Sergio was very cool and helpful.
Min Hur
Wed, 9 May 2007

Roberto,
The trip was great.  My brother and I have been talking about a trip to Northern Peru and will keep you and Sergio in mind.  Sergio was great, and very knowledgeable regarding surf spots.  What information can you provide regarding Northern Peru.  Is Guayaquil the closest place to fly into to access Northern Peru?  (YES)
Dan Lowinger
Vice President of Operations
ICS|Merrill, A Division of EMSI
Wed, 23 May 2007

Hello Roberto,
Just to let you know the trip was all that I expected and more.
Thanks,
Peter Grable
Fri, 1 Jun 2007

What the Transworld Surf Magazine had to say about Ecuador?
Crowd Factor: What crowd? Most surfers live and work in Guayaquil and have a two- to three-hour commute to the coast, so surfing by yourself is not uncommon. Expect more of a local crew at Montañita and spots in the surrounding area, but if you've researched well and have a bit of time to explore, you'll be surfing by yourself every session.
Why: It's relatively untapped. Ecuador is a lot warmer than Chile and Peru and a lot less crowded than Central America. It doesn't get slammed like Chile by the Southern Pacific swells, but it does have plenty of known spots that are consistently overhead and has even more spots that fire without anyone on 'em
What boards to bring?
Pack a shortboard and its stockier friend the fish, as well as maybe its taller buddy the pinny step-up. Trunks are all you'll need for surfing the whole country,
Jeremy Sherwin
http://www.transworldsurf.com/surf/features/article/0,19929,1177231,00.html

Check some pictures at:
http://www.alaslatintour.com/competencias/2007/5_ecuador/ecu1.php