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My wife and I went to Costa Rica for 16 days in February. We chose Holiday Architects as our travel company and we are very glad we did. The holiday was arranged with Dawn whose enthusiasm was infectious. We wanted to see wildlife as opposed to a beach holiday and she picked out some great locations. We visited just three lodges. We started in the north with the rainforest, then to the cloudforest in the centre and finally the Osa Peninsular to the south. All accomodations were great. The travel arrangements all went smoothly and we were kept informed every step of the way. A great holiday with some great memories.
We would recommend Holiday Architects to everyone.

I have recently returned from South America after a bespoke holiday organised by Louise at Holiday Architects. I cannot praise her, and the firm, highly enough. She put together a holiday based on what I thought I wanted to do but including some ideas of what might also fit in well. I was travelling on my own and Louise was very sensitive to this in terms of making sure that my hotels were in parts of cities where she knew I would be safe. It is so important to be dealing with people who are so familiar with the destinations. Having planned this, Louise was a welcome presence in the run up to the holiday, when I had a wobble over the arrangements. She was always on the end of the phone to answer those little questions that come up. I can only say a huge thank you and I would not hesitate to recommend anyone to use the firm.

We recently have returned from Sri Lanka all organised by the very brilliant Rebecca Dodds.

All the arrangements were recently excellent. Our guide was charming, very knowledgeable and a pleasure to be around. The choice of small hotels that we stayed in was just what we wanted.

It was an unforgetable holiday and we would certailnly recommend Holiday Architects to anyone considering a similar adventure.

From the outset Kirsty ( who we dealt with most of the time ) was extremely helpful , knowledgeable and always ready to listen and make suggestions . This was our first trip to the Cape and she guided us through all the options for our 3 week trip even when i managed to get my dates wrong ! The small hotel/lodges were all lovely as were the staff and Kirsty's suggestions of trips , things to do and see, restaurants were a great help . The hire car was just the job for our long trip and directions/routes were spot on . Roads wonderful , scenery awesome and wine and food excellent .
This was our second trip with HA and couldn't fault the preparation that went into the itinerary . Hope there is another chance to use them again although fast running out of years now ! Huge thanks.
Martin & Halla

Lisa's expertise on Sri Lanka was key to helping me put together our itinerary for a 24 day trip around Sri Lanka. The entire holiday went without a hitch and we can't wait to go back to experience some more! I was apprehensive about being with a dedicated driver for this amount of time, but Murali's knowledge and consideration of what we wanted made it all 100% perfect. Thank you all!

Friendly, knowledgeable and helpful service in booking hotels, internal flights, transfers and some side trips. Hotels chosen/recommended were high quality and well situated for our recreation and sightseeing.

HA were really helpful with organising our holiday to South Africa, Catherine listened to all our needs and gave her advice on where to go, things we could do and which Safari experience to book, recommended really comfortable, safe and clean boutique hotels we stayed at. We had the perfect itinerary for us. We did everything we wanted to within our set budget and we were well looked after by our guides. Everything was seamless and i highly recommend HA they made it super easy. This is my second holiday HA organised for me and already planning the next one.

We have just returned from a wonderful two week holiday in Costa Rica.
Being our first time to the country we were guided by Louise who made suggestions and organised everything on our itinerary from start to finish. Everything went totally according to plan, we could not fault the organisation. As a multi destination holiday, all the hotels were brilliant as were the various activities and tours that were arranged. As an added bonus, as we had a long wait between a domestic and international flight home, Louise organised for us to be transported into the capital for a special lunch. All in all it was an exceptional holiday to an exceptional destination. We would highly recommend Costa Rica and Holiday Architects.

Our holiday to Vietnam was just perfect. I worked with Fenton at Holiday Architects to secure the very best experience we could have within our budget and we were not disappointed at all. The hotels were all lovely and also each one was well located based on our needs and what we wanted to do and see in the different areas we visited. I was reassured by Fenton that he had visited each of our hotels personally. The local tour guides and drivers we had were knowledgeable and extremely helpful. I was worried as we didn’t have WiFi on Halong bay and I wasn’t able to check in online for our flight onwards but I needn’t have worried at all as our guide Tom had already done it for us by the time he met us off the boat. Having the opportunity to discuss the different options for planned activities in detail was also very helpful and allowed our chosen activities to meet our needs and wishes perfectly. It is the attention to detail provided by Holiday Architects that resulted in us having a wonderful holiday and I cannot recommend them enough. We will definitely be using them in the future

We had an amazing two-week holiday in Malaysia, and we couldn’t be happier with the experience. Erin really listened to our interests and created a package tailored specifically to us, while also offering thoughtful and helpful suggestions we hadn’t considered.

The itinerary struck the perfect balance between activity and relaxation. We enjoyed exploring and experiencing new things, but never felt rushed or over-scheduled. The hotels were charming, personal, and very comfortable — each with its own individual character.

The food throughout the trip was fantastic, and all transfers ran smoothly with punctual, friendly, and helpful staff. We especially loved that the trip wasn’t overly structured, giving us plenty of freedom to discover places and experiences for ourselves.

A truly memorable holiday — highly recommended!

My husband and I have just returned from the most amazing trip to Costa Rica. This is our first time visiting this part of the world and we really appreciated Louise's help and advice developing an itinerary that suited our requirements. It was particularly helpful that Louise had personal experience of the hotels and activities we were considering. The whole trip ran very smoothly and exceeded our expectations on so many levels. We are already considering our next trip to South America and will certainly be using Louise and Holiday Architects again.

We have just returned from an amazing trip to Namibia. After initial ideas of what to do and where we go, we contacted Kirsty who put together a great itinerary for us. It was exactly what we wanted and Kirsty’s in-depth knowledge of the country meant that our many questions were answered before we set off. We also realised that our last destination in Namibia wasn’t far from Victoria Falls and Kirsty organised a transfer there which briefly involved crossing through Botswana.
Namibia lends itself to self driving and we saw so many variations of scenery from desert with red sand dunes to Etosha, the game park which was teeming with wildlife.
We often met Dutch, Swiss and German people on our travels. However, we were surprised at how few British tourists there were, especially as Namibia’s first language is English and we drive on the same side of the road plus we felt safe and the people are so friendly and helpful.

We went to India in January 2026, our second trip with HA but first time to India. The interaction and advice we received from Clare was first class and we did change the agenda around. It felt like nothing was too difficult to arrange or rearrange. On the trip itself, everything went like absolute clockwork. The local guides were just so knowledgeable and that really makes the difference. Had an absolutely fabulous time and again, HA get a thorough recommendation from us. Thank you - We’d give you 6 stars if we could.

We’re just back from a 3 week holiday in India which I can only describe as insanely brilliant. Clare at Holiday Architects listened to us and completely ‘got’ what we were after - smaller, boutique hotels, some countryside destinations (as well as great stays in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Udaipur), plenty of walking and cooking/local eating opportunities and not too many early starts or very long link up journeys. Clare also helped us tag on a final, chill out week in Kerala, drifting on a houseboat and staying in a couple of top backwaters’ resorts, the last one right on the Arabian sea. She stayed in close touch with her excellent local travel company contacts whilst we were in India - our driver and guides were all fab and any minor issues quickly sorted. We highly recommend Clare and Holiday Architects - and will be back!

From an initial online enquiry I was contacted by Erin, who took time to determine our needs and desires. Within a couple of days she came back to us with a comprehensive itinerary which, over the following few days, we massaged between us to create a full and fabulous three centre holiday taking in Kuala Lumpur, Hoi An and Hue. On the actual holiday, the agreed itinerary went flawlessly, with the quality of the included hotels, transfers and tours being excellent. We had nothing to worry about but enjoying ourselves, and we did! We had a truly amazing time. Thank you Erin, an absolutely terrific job!

We have just come back from a fabulous holiday to CapeTown and the Winelands. As this was our first trip to Soufh Africa we wanted the planning and itinerary done by an expert and that's where Catherine from HA came in.
I can honestly say Catherine did a superb job, she asked our likes and wish lists and it all went to plan from the outbound flight to return to London Heathrow.
There were many highlights from the wine estate tours, CapecTown beaches and visit to Table mountain. I would certainly recommend Catherine and the HA team to everyone.

Just returned from our fantastic adventure in Sri Lanka. Lisa Jankus-Scott helped to organise a surprise trip for my husband’s birthday, she had various suggestions and the personalised itinerary exceeded all our expectations. This is the first time we have travelled with a chauffeur/guide but can definitely recommend it. Ananda was so helpful, knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour. Everything ran so smoothly from start to finish and we would definitely use Holiday Architects again.

Clare organised a very varied trip for us in South India,having first listened to what we wanted. She was very willing to tweak our itinerary very late on

We had a great 2-week holiday in South India, thanks in no small measure to Holiday Architects whose India expert Clare put the itinerary together in conjunction with local agent partners. All of the places that we visited in Karnataka and Kerala were memorable. We stayed in very good accommodation, ate delicious (plentiful) food, learned a lot from expert guides in Mysore, Calicut and Cochin, and enjoyed the nature in Kabini, Wayanad and the Backwaters. Our driver Sanish was fantastic too. It was definitely worth asking HA to put the trip together, as it was very well planned by Clare and then flawlessly executed by the local team.

We have no hesitation in recommending Holiday Architects. We have just returned from our first trip with them, to Costa Rica. The Costa Rica specialist has first hand and extensive knowledge of the area, which was really helpful in our planning and became clear as this was our fourth and excellent visit to Costa Rica. The itinerary and lodges were well thought out for what we wanted, which was a nature orientated holiday. Our outward travel was frustrated by the technical failure of our aircraft and Holiday Architects were monitoring our new flights and keeping all parties informed.