We had the most incredible time on the 5 day Komodo Kayaking trip. Matias and the crew on the boat offered a 10/10 service, from tasty food to amazing local knowledge and all so friendly and helpful.
Kayaking across beautiful ocean, snorkelling around pristine reefs with turtles, dolphins jumping infront of the boat, bats, Komodo dragons and camping on small islands - such an incredible adventure and we miss it so much!

The Pioneer team were wonderful, and we couldn’t fault their organisation and guidance when planning the holiday.

Laurenne was friendly, helpful and quick to respond.

We joined the group tour which is arranged through local operators Wilderness Explorers based in Guyana. Note: this isn’t a guided tour so you passed from guide to guide, even within the same country.

We found WE to be superficially efficient but there were various discrepancies in advance paperwork and during the tour which we’d have expected Pioneer to spot and resolve . This tour isn’t for the faint hearted! The countries don’t have a well-established infrastructure or tourist trade so there’s a lot of hard travel and the standard of the guides varied hugely.

We found some of the jungle and river lodges very uncomfortable, the online reviews etc aren’t a clear reflection of the standard. Sadly we didn’t see much wildlife and of course some of that is just bad luck but the guides were honest (once we were there) about how rare it is to see much.

Thank you for your detailed feedback and for your kind comments about our communication. For 2026 this trip should run better as is starting in Guyana so will be improved overall.This was a remote, expedition-style journey delivered with local operators, and as outlined in advance it involved moving between specialist guides rather than a single guided tour. That said, we’re sorry to hear that some aspects of the paperwork and coordination did not meet expectations, and we will take this on board with our partners.Travel in Guyana and the surrounding region is challenging, with limited infrastructure and very rustic jungle and river lodges where comfort is secondary to access to wilderness. We recognise that online reviews don’t always reflect this clearly and will continue to set expectations as transparently as possible.Wildlife sightings can never be guaranteed in dense rainforest environments, and while disappointing, this is an inherent part of remote exploration. We appreciate this honest feedback, which helps us continually refine how we prepare travellers for adventurous, off-the-beaten-track journeys.

We had a brilliant trip to Japan. All Pioneer's arrangements for us re transport and guides and accommodation worked perfectly. We got to lots of exciting sights and learnt lots about the origins of Japanese porcelain in Kyuushuu. Everyone was very friendly and helpful despite the pressure of tourists in the likes of Kyoto.