September 18, 2024
| What sets us apart from our competitors? At Thirsty for Travel Designs we specialize in what we like to call “Concierge-Level Travel”. So what exactly is Concierge-Level Travel? Think of it as elevating your travel experiences. Using a personal trip to Costa Rica for a great example: While in the Arenal area of Costa Rica, we had the opportunity to take a privately guided tour of the Hanging Bridges. Now, you can certainly go to the Hanging Bridges on your own and walk through the trails and have a nice experience because you may never know any different. However, because we toured the Hanging Bridges with a private guide, who was also a Wildlife Expert, we had an entirely different and elevated experience. Before we even got into the park, he had us off the beaten trail looking under leaves for the elusive Pit Viper Snake. He had an eagle-eye for spotting wildlife while we were in the park that we would have otherwise walked right past. Pictured above is our guide setting up his telescope to show us an up-close viewing of these animals. I cannot explain the difference in viewing wildlife through these telescoped lens..it is spectacular. And trust me when I say that people noticed, many people (without a guide) would stop and ask our guide questions and try to peer over our shoulders or listen in when he was telling us why this certain leaf was shaped in this particular direction. Private tour guides take a rather normal tourist attraction and make it spectacular through storytelling and education. Bonus – they also know all the best photo ops and even take your picture for you (pictured above is our guide climbing a structure to get us just the right picture as well as some of our favorite family-friendly guides who knew just how to keep the kiddos entertained)…now that is Concierge-Level Travel! |
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| RECENT CLIENT TESTIMONIALS “This is the second fantastic trip that I have taken using Thirsty for Travel Designs and Katie Deshano. Once again, she took care of every detail of our trip. Katie has a way of quickly discerning what her clients expect and desire in regards to travel accommodations, restaurant choices, tours, etc. Accompanying a friend on her bucket list trip to Africa, became a trip of a lifetime for me. Katie’s travel acumen was a huge part in making it so. A big thank you to Thirsty for Travel Designs and Katie Deshano!!” Laura – traveled August 2024 “Katie was amazing to work with. We had a great conversation and talked about what our likes and dislikes were. It was all that she needed to get the ball rolling on our trip of a lifetime. Katie was so responsive, so professional and definitely listened to our wants. She had creative ideas and suggestions. We had complete confidence in our trip, knowing the amount of effort that went into planning it. Katie gave us options, booked our options after talking through them with us and made sure that we were well taken care of along the way. Prior to leaving, i did not feel any anxiety about our trip. I knew that she would be there to help take care of anything that we needed. We loved using Katie and can’t wait for her to plan our next trip from start to finish. 5-star and highly recommend working with Katie! Our trip was the trip of a lifetime and we never could have accomplished that without her” Kristine – traveled July 2024 |
