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Top Tens by the ALA Team
Top Ten Guides
We would be no where with out our guides. It's hard to just choose ten, but here goes...
1. Costa Rica: Marcos Fallas – big smile, great personality, most passionate person about Costa Rica on the planet.
2. U.S.: “Team B&T, aka Toby & Blair Grapner – #1 priority is to please ALA’s guests. One doesn’t guide without the other so they come as a pair. Toby is cool, calm, and collected – the ultimate “cool” guide for creating and keeping friendships throughout the years. Blair knows how to get things done and knows a million facts about each place ALA visits – a wealth of regional knowledge!
3. South Africa: Doug Thomson – Warm, genuine, and EXCITED to show you all that South Africa has to offer!
4. Peru: Pepe Lopez – a true Peruvian who’s been in the business for years. Knows all the ins and outs of guiding and has great connections to other wherever he travels.
5. Europe: The one and only Ron van Dijk – no one knows more about Europe than Ron. He grew up in the adventure travel business and has never taken a day off. He knows every hotel, every person, every language, and every fact about every city we visit in Europe!
6. U.S.: Bryan Codi – a newer guide for Austin-Lehman, but doesn’t change his passion for the company and his vision for his tours. Instantly likeable to all of those who know him and a great representative of the company.
7. Costa Rica: Jimmy Tosso – Can connect with any guest and loves his job. Guests love Jimmy.
8. Europe: Kavya Bisz – Has been guiding for 20+ years with ALA. Kavya knows how to tune a bike to perfection within seconds and is very versatile with her guiding – she’ll go anywhere!
9. U.S.: Nikki & Eric Keely – Another pair that has been working with ALA for a long time. Nikki is a wealth of regional knowledge and connects amazingly well with the adults of a group, while her husband Eric can entertain kids all day with his spot-on imitations and guitar playing.
10. Europe: Desiree Jansen – Another guide who has been with ALA for over 20 years and is loved by guests near and far.
Travel + Leisure World's Best
For the fourth year in a row, ALA was recognized as one of the top Tour Operators in the World by Travel + Leisure. Read the Press Release >
Outside Magazine2012 Hall of Fame Travel Awards
ALA was inducted in Outside Magazine's 2012 Hall of Fame Travel Awards for our groundbreaking Cuba Tours. Read More...
National Geographic Traveler 50 Tours of a Lifetime
The editors of National Geographic Traveler single out ALA's Cuba tour as one of their top tours in 2012. See the complete list>
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