Testimonials

Feb-04
I really wanted to say thanks for the great time at the coffee plantation. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. All the activities were fantastic and we hope to be back at some point. Thank you so much for helping to make our vacation a great adventure.
Love Kent and Landis
Canada

Agosto 04
?Cómo están? disculpa mi demora en escribir. Estoy viajando sin parar. Te quiero decir gracias por todo apoyo que me dieron. Fue excelente el trabajo que hicimos. Estoy proponiendo una foto de los cafetales de El Portezuelo, que hicimos en la manana, como portada para el libro Discover Centroamérica. La foto de tu esposa esta ahora en los aviones de American. Escribieron una nota buena también. Espero mantener contacto con Uds. Suerte con sus negocios. Saludos a la esposa. un abrazo. Jiquilisco para próximo ano??
Kevin Foltz- kfoltz@hcpaboard.com
Photographer
HCP/ABOARD Publishing

25-Nov-04
What a great time! Loved the tours and food! El Salvador is such a beautiful place with so much great stuff to see and do. The beaches are great and those mountains are so lovely. Don't miss a great hike to the geysers and that downhill mountain bike ride. Thanks for taking really, really good care of us and for showcasing this beautiful country.
Robert and Becky Erickson
Atlanta, Georgia

23-Dec-04
A beautiful hike with our 1 yr old daughter and her 63 yr old grandma. The air was delicious and the hike perfect. This place is magical. We are going to recommend it to all of our friends in New York.
Nicole Betancort
The Big Apple

29-Dec-04
We thank God for the opportunity of being and enjoying this beautiful place. We are joyfully because of the pines, the lagoons, the coffee plantation, and the moon. The bike ride and the horse tour were spectacular.
Samuel Portillo
Shamito_x8x@hotmail.com

29-Dec-04
Fue una inolvidable experiencia conocer El Portezuelo. Sentimos que fue como traer el hogar a la montana. Vamos con muchos deseos de regresar. Gracias por sus atenciones.
Edgard y Kelly Montes

31-Dec-04
This place has spectacular horse riding scenery. It is the best coffee plantation I have visited. Beautiful horses, nice cloud forest, good service, and good accommodations. Thank you for a great time. I ask god to bless your business, this place and wish prosperity for you and your family.
Loly de Patino

31-Jan-05
This was an excellent experience. A perfect combination of natural beauty, adventure, and friendly company. I wish the best for the owners and this magnificent country.
Darryl Grar
Darryl1822002@yahoo.com

Jan-05
I really enjoyed checking out your property last week. I haven't had a chance yet to check out your web page, but I have already talked to a friend of mine about your kayaking tours. I'll definitely contact you again as I work my way across the country.
Kevin Lucas
honesternie@lycos.com

31-Jan-05
The artistic feel of the lodge, relaxed and welcoming, makes me want to stay forever. Anyone wanting to escape the cubicles and get back to nature- to see what El Salvador has to offer will love this. Thanks for bringing us along-anyway; I can help pass on the info.
Amy Kott
Austin, Texas
Bluepearl2002@yahoo.com

13-Feb-05
Thanks for one of the most beautiful natural experiences I have had in El Salvador. Hopefully the next time I will have more time for the downhill trails. Good Luck!
Tim Schmidt
Bloomington, Indiana

13-Feb-05
An amazing time for what little time we have. If I ever get back to El Salvador I know where I'm coming.
Amy Moore
Goshe, Indiana

15-Feb-05
Hemos pasado un fin de semana maravilloso aquí. El tour al Portezuelo fue fantástico. Que vistas panorámicas mas bellas. Gracias por todo-volveremos.
Lena Johannessen
Revista Revue & Pashalua

21-Feb-05
The hike was great and the views spectacular. Had a great horseback ride on the most beautiful horses I have ever seen here. Awesome place to stay! My first instinct was to keep this place a secret-but I can't. I will spread the word, and I will definitely be back!
Daniel Marak
American School El Salvador

27-Mar-05
Gracias a la Macarena que estoy ahora con energia a continuar en este viaje! La terracotta es una tienda tan linda y la finca ..wicked!!
Erin Brett
British Colombia, Canada
minga_canada@care2.com

Our El Salvador trip was absolutely amazing! Julio did an awesome job as a tour guide/operator/creator from the moment I got in contact with him. From helping us to figure out what we should do to how we want to do it to making sure we had a great time while doing it. He put up with so many of my emails! He and his wife Gabby made us feel right at home. We felt like good friends, rather than customers. I cannot recommend Akwaterra Tours more highly! Everything was perfect - the people, the experiences, the environment, the whole trip! El Salvador is such a beautiful and welcoming country - - we even stayed a couple extra days because we couldn't bear to leave! The trip could not have been better!
Jamie Vaughan, Steamboat, CO

Hola Julio,
Todavía estamos por revelar las fotos del viaje pero las superolas del Salvador
siguen bien vivas en nuestra memoria. Hemos conseguido reunir a un grupo bien mayor de surfistas con el objetivo de viajar a sitios como el Salvador y surfear grandes lugares como la Bocana, Km59, el Zonte. Sinceramente, creo que en 9 días mi nivel a subido bastante y aunque no me considero tan buen surfista, ahora le tengo menos miedo a lo que la Bocana puede llegar a escupir!
Gracias por todo.
Ventura Pobre
<vpobre@mba2006.hbs.edu>
Espana

Julio, thanks again for taking me surfing this week. I had a blast. Sweet waves too. K61 was so much fun Saturday.
A friend of mine may be down there next week. If he comes down, I told him to get in touch with you. I'll let you know soon.
Also, next time I probably will be with my wife. We would love to stay at the mountain resort for a night.
Take care.
Jim Belcher"
<jim@tracermarketing.com>
Florida

Edgard and Julio,
Wow thank you so much for a great trip you have
a great package and it is my honor to be working
with you and best of all to be your friend.
Our website will be updated hopfully this weekend and
k59 and Akwaterra as our El Salvador partners.
DACK Holland
<dackholland@yahoo.com>
Surf Express

Hola Julio
I just wanted to say a HUGE thanks again for all your help with our
trip. It was basically a near perfect trip...no bad moments just
loads of very good memories and plenty of great waves. Muchas gracias
por todo! here the sun is shining and the surf has been great but so much to do
after our trip! until then buenas Olas
Ollie Fitzjones
Low Pressure

Hey Julio
Big thanks for all your hard work to make our trip a success - it
was a memorable 2 weeks!
Bruce
Low Pressure

Julio
Muchas Gracias por un viaje buenisimo! Me encanto El Salvador (de Nuevo), las olas, la casa, y el ceviche. Te agradezco mucho y como Benoit, la siguiente vez ire tambien a las montanas y vendre con mi novio Hugo.
Buena Suerte y gracias por todo,
Clara Veniard
Argentina
cvenieard@yahoo.com

Julio and AkwaTerra
Thank you for such a wonderful Surf trip! Loved Salvador, the "cocteles", the waves, and what a smoothe organization! I'll be back and will include a trip to the mountains!
Benioit Garbe
France

What a simply magical space. There is no way to articulate the sensation of flying through the cofe fields on the back of a majestic creature. One must simply come and experience it for himself! Breathe the air, share the smiles of the people, taste the earth. Thankyou for a remarkable day.
Lauren Reber- Teacher
New Hampshire, USA

Easy accommodating - Exhilarating horse back riding along the lush ridgelines and then dropping down into dense coffee plants. Friendly guides who love sharing the experience and their culture. Big smiles racing along paths with friends and guides on strong stable steeds. A great Experience!
Ethan Lobdell
Environmental Consultant, New Hampshire

I am glad that I got the other two members of my group to come here: it was a memorable experience. Everyone involved with the company made me feel safe from the first moment I met them. And the horseback riding was all that I could have wante4d and more. Thanks
Nick Reber
Providence, RI
nreber1@yahoo.com

Hola Julio
Just a quick thanks for putting together a great trip. In four days in El Salvador , I got more waves, of higher quality, than any surf trip of my life. The Wild East is awesome - Las Flores and Punta Mango rank among the best waves I've ever surfed.
Thanks again - Buenas Olas!!!
Matt Conable - President
William Henry Knives
3200 NE Rivergate
McMinnville ,
OR 97128