We have planned surprise trips for thousands of travelers to hundreds of destinations since 2017. See what some of our customers are saying about The Vacation Hunt!
These are just a few of the numerous glowing reviews we have. To see more real traveler reviews, pictures, surprise destinations and clues check out our Instagram and Facebook @thevacationhunt
“If you get the chance to take a surprise honeymoon… do it.” - short and sweet review from Claire & Michael, September, 2023
“@thevacationhunt thank you so much for another wonderful trip!! San Antonio is a really cool city and since we had never been to Texas to vacation we were excited to see it. From the Alamo, to the Mexican markets, the food and the cavern tours. We survived the heat (over 100 every day!!) and had a wonderful time seeing the sights. We will be back for a fourth trip next summer!!!” - Shelby, August 2023
“Thanks again for planning this awesome trip. We had the best time and the kids especially LOVED the horses!!
I have recommended you guys to several people in Denver and even more at home. People thought it was so cool 😎. “ - Stacey, July 2023
“Gracias, @thevacationhunt, for the AMAZING trip to Puerto Vallarta. My compadre, @jinbokar, and I had a great time. You exceeded our expectations. Hasta luego.... #thevacationhunt #surprisetrip #puertovallarta #queviva #raicilla #summer2023” - Flo & Karin, June 2023
“CDMX: a surprise trip full of food, ancient pyramids, and Mexican wrestling 🎉
When @kferguson__ and I booked the trip with @thevacationhunt a few months ago, we had no idea where we’d end up going. All we knew was that we were going for 6 days to some city in the American continent.
We only found out 2 days before the departure date, when we got a package in the mail with all the details of the trip 😄.
It was a really fun experience!” - Kate & Oscar, May 2023
“The honeymoon was spectacular. We cannot thank y’all enough for planning it all.
Lourdes especially was spectacular. We are Catholic, so that’s a significant bias, but it was my favorite day. With the site of the Marian apparition, the miraculous healing water, and the magnificent churches, it felt like we were actively encountering something transcendent. I left changed in a deep way. “ - James & Lyndsey, May 2023
“Well Cabo is done, we’ve made it home safe and sound! The resort was amazing, wonderful food, drinks and people! We read on the beach, got massages and facials (me) ate and drank and enjoyed doing absolutely nothing with our day! A big thank you to The Vacation Hunt for planning a perfect trip again!!!” - Cheryl & Jim, May 2023
“Thank you for everything!! We had an amazing trip and we’re constantly impressed by the arrangements and accommodations made on our behalf. We have shared our story and your information/website to countless people and will most certainly look to you for future trips.”
“I want to thank you both from the bottom of my heart. As the 'vacation planner' this was the easiest trip ever. Each day's adventure was fantastic in every way. You did a great job in making each day adventurous and unique in its own way from food making and tasting to the various tours. It was all awesome! We're already brainstorming for next year's trip.... we're thinking somewhere warm in February.... ??? More to come!
We appreciate the fun you created for us. You are amazing. One more time, thank you! It can't be said enough.” - Molly & Meghan, April 2023
“We booked a surprise trip for Christmas and found out when we got to the airport we were headed for Austin, Texas! We didn’t know much about the city before we left, but had so much fun we may have to visit again. We got to see the Congress Bridge Bats, visit the museum of ice cream and take food/haunted tours of the city 😍 Thanks @vacationhunt for putting together such a great trip for us!” - Alexa & Patrick, March 2023
“Hello Roshni and Jeff,
We had an amazing time in DC! We (especially Sara and I) loved the food tour of U Street. We enjoyed learning the history of each place we went to and of course, the food was delicious. Emeric even tried a couple of bites of each type of food and the ice cream ending was exactly what we needed. Honestly, the food tour is not something we would have thought of doing on our own. Emeric had so much fun at the spy museum. That was his favorite until we went to the National Zoo and he saw a Giant Panda live and in person. The hotel was ideally located and very accommodating and nice. The pool was great after a day of walking in hot humid weather.
On the flight back, we decided our next family vacation should also be a surprise so we will likely look for your assistance again!
Thank you!!” - The Essers, August 2022
"Thank you for planning such a thoughtful and fun surprise getaway for us to celebrate our wedding anniversary and Tim’s birthday! We had so much fun exploring Savannah and the neighboring beach island towns. All of the activities that were booked were great. The trip was the perfect mix of activities, history, food, and free-time to allow us to do our own exploring and enjoy all the city has to offer. We are so glad we "spontaneously" choose you to plan our trip." - Cayla & Tim, July 2022
“Thank you so much for your careful planning, attention to detail, and flexible offerings when the tropical system blew through and changed our plans! We had a blast exploring Miami, and eating so much great food.
Dinner reservations the first night we arrived were perfect- after a long day of traveling, we enjoyed a delicious meal overlooking the water.
Friday, we dashed out in between the downpours to MIA Market and enjoyed sampling lots of delicious dishes and drinks, followed by an amazing dinner at CVI.CHE - you can tell people not to miss the octopus appetizer - it’s incredible.
Saturday, the streets were flooded until after lunch, so we enjoyed room service, time at the hotel gym, and just relaxing until an out of this world dinner at Zuma. We tried the omakase dinner and everything the chef sent (and they sent A LOT) was more delicious than the next. It was a GREAT experience!
Sunday, the food & walking tour of Little Havana was so much fun. It was vibrant and rich and we were so happy to have sun! We took your tip to head to Mango’s for the bachata and salsa lessons and had a blast dancing!
After we checked out this morning, we were able to grab a day pass to The Confidente on Miami Beach on resort pass for only $10 a piece, and this is a fantastic way to wait for our flight home. We’re sitting on the beach in their chairs with an umbrella soaking up the last of our trip!
We truly loved all your suggestions and are grateful for the spontaneous fun you’ve provided for us. You guys are gems!” - Melissa & Ryan, June 2022
“In the spring I said “Drake, let’s do a surprise trip for my birthday.” Of course he thought I was nuts but went along with it anyway.
Now enters @thevacationhunt and their amazing trip planning skills. I am pretty sure I asked a thousand and one questions and they answered every single one and we ended up with the most amazing trip to Santa Monica!
If you are ever daring enough to plan a surprise trip, I 100% recommend them and can’t wait to find an opportunity to book with them again!” - Amanda & Drake, November 2021
“We truly did have a wonderful time, and you two were great to work with. The details and recommendations in our packet far exceeded our expectations!
Of everything we did, the Cocktail and Foodie Tour that you scheduled for us was by far our favorite activity! We went to many local places we would have otherwise blown right past, ate and drank our way through the city, and made friends doing it. In addition to the other tours you had booked, the Ghost Tour and the Swamp Tour, we went to Oak Alley Plantation per your suggestion and a Segway Tour with Nation Tours. The segways were so much fun. We also spent two-half days at the National WWII museum. I can not hype that up enough. It is amazingly well done, and if you send anyone else there, have them pay extra to watch the movie in the theatre. Of the hours we spent at this museum, we barely scratched the surface of exhibits. We even talked about going back to NOLA just for the museum. If any of your vacation groups are looking for a quieter atmosphere for a cocktail, but still out on the town, we recommend the rooftop bar of our hotel: Rosie's on the Roof, and Vyoone's. Vyoone's is a quieter courtyard with awesome drinks and a great bartender.
Thank you so much for a stress free girls' trip!” - Monica, Medora, Lorraine and Jessica, August 2021
“San Francisco was amazing! The hotel was stunning. We ate and drank our way through the city. The little Italy tour was my favorite. We were supposed to go to Italy for our honeymoon (thanks covid) so it was great to get a little taste of the food and culture. We ate at a Michelin star restaurant and it was the best meal we have ever had. On Friday, We picked up breakfast pastries from Tartine and ate at Dolares Park before heading to Samuel Taylor Park to see the redwoods. We’ve never seen trees that big before! On the way back to the city we stopped by Rodeo Beach and ate pizza In Sausalito. GORGEOUS. Wish we had more time to explore it. On Saturday we went to Napa - which was amazing! The wine tastings were a lot of fun.
We are so grateful to you both for planning the perfect surprise honeymoon! We left San Francisco feeling happy and sad- we can’t wait to return and check more things off our list! We can’t thank you enough!!! We will continue to spread the word and will definitely use you again.” - Emily & Chris, June 2021
We first sent Jill’s sister and brother-in-law on a surprise trip in 2018 to France and two and a half years later, we were thrilled to send Jill on her very own desert adventure! We planned an ATV thrill ride through the desert terrain and then a hot air balloon flight to capture the views from the air. In addition to her message on social media, she had this to say “…I think I told about 30 people about you on my trip. Our family loves you. I’m already prepared to book my next trip with you.” - Jill, June 2021
“Hi Roshni and Jeff!
Our trip was outstanding! We can't stop talking about it to our family and friends. We thought it was the perfect combination of activity and relaxation. We truly appreciate you planning a trip that allowed us to explore, relax, and reconnect. We are providing recommendations to anyone who will listen to us! The whole process was done so well, and super fun. My unit at the hospital had a poll going about our potential location. Please feel free to use our pictures on your page.” - Kasey & Jared, June 2021
“Hi Jeff and Roshni, We had the BEST TIME. We are already talking about doing a trip again. We seriously loved it. You went above and beyond our hopes and expectations….The hotel was fabulous. Everything was fabulous. So THANK YOU… You two are amazing. And I GUARANTEE we will be back for more adventures.” - Lindsey & Tyisha, May 2021
“It was an absolute blast of a trip! We took a lot of elevator selfies, took a picture next to every water fountain we saw, drank good wines and cocktails, ate the best fish and pasta dishes, walked thousands of steps, and had the time of our lives! California is a place I will absolutely come back to.” - Andrea & Robin, April 2021
“We really enjoyed our trip and crammed so much into a weekend! We got to go to the red rocks amphitheater, as well as the aquarium on top of the things you had set up for us. Thank you so much for this trip, we truly enjoyed it! Your reservations were great, and we appreciated not having to just find random places at first! We also liked that you left the rest of the meals up to us, because by that point we had walked around enough that we had seen little places we wanted to go. My favorite was the Appaloosa bar and grill. They had amazing food, live music, and everyone was so friendly! Definitely recommend it since it didn't seem as much of a high end tourist shop. Just locals enjoying life. The historical tour was also a lot of fun! Thank you again!” - Christina & Haley, April 2021
“Kevin and I just want you to know that we had a BLAST on our surprise trip to Chicago!!! We fell completely in love with the city and cannot wait to go back! We got to have deep dish pizza at Gino's, ate the Chicago dog at Portillo's, enjoy jazz at Andy's, breakfast at Lou Mitchell's, saw "The Bean," went to the largest Starbucks in the world, and more! Every single thing you chose for us was spot on. The hotel was PERFECT for our style, and we thoroughly enjoyed the Gateway to the City Tour. We loved it and our tour guide so much we booked with him for the Lincoln Park and Gangster tour as well. The shopping was amazing, the food was great, and there was just so much to do!! We are so thankful we were able to enjoy the city before everything was shut down and things got bad with the current pandemic. We cannot wait to go back and visit the museums, Second City, the Chicago Theatre, and the ball park. Even though they were closed while we were there, we enjoyed every minute!!! Thank you so much for planning the perfect trip to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary! We could not have planned a better trip ourselves!" - Lori, March 2020
“It was an amazing time celebrating Jonathan’s birthday! We were lucky enough to see the green lady on our last night in Fairbanks. It was fun to play around with the camera settings for each one as the lights came and went throughout the night. Also, huge shout-out to The Vacation Hunt for planning this entire trip! Their customer service when something small went wrong was amazing and they make it their mission to send you to beautiful places! I couldn’t have planned it more perfectly myself - We will definitely be using you again!” -Maggie & Jonathan, February 2020
“We just got back home from our trip. Just wanted to say thank you for everything! Our trip was great! Niagara Falls was somewhere that we wanted to go eventually, but I didn’t realize how much there was to do around it. The hotel was amazing- it was so nice to be within walking distance of major places. The best part was not having to worry over all the details that go into planning a vacation! Thank you again, we will definitely be using you in the future.” - Sara & James, February 2020
“We had a great time in Seattle! We (I) were convinced that we were going to Washington DC, but ended up in the other Washington instead! We were happy to get to Seattle early in the day so we could start exploring. Thank you for booking the excursions, especially the food tour and the wine tour. We enjoy taking food tours in new cities, and the Pike Place tour was especially helpful for avoiding long lines and sampling tons of delicious food. It was also very nice to have a dinner reservation the first evening so we didn’t have to worry about where to go. We had an awesome time on our trip. Seattle was a fun city, and we had a blast! You guys did a great job putting it together. I also like that we could book as many nights as we wanted through you, and I’ve recommended you to many people. “ - Courtney & Robert, January 2020
"Can’t believe we spent last weekend in IRELAND!!! Thank you to The Vacation Hunt for planning such an incredible surprise trip for us! We couldn’t have asked for a better few days away. Our hotel was right in the middle of all the action in Dublin. Our activities and food tour were SO much fun. And our day trip to Wicklow and Kilkenny was the perfect cherry on top. The first thing we said on our way home was, 'When can we do this again?' Thanks again, Roshni & Jeff!" -Olivia & Michael, December 2019
“I wanted to pass along some things from our trip. First - the hotel was GREAT! perfect location AND they have a free shuttle (with funny, personable drivers) that will take and pick you up anywhere within a two-mile radius. We utilized this shuttle quite a lot because walking all over Uptown we never knew where we would end up; when we were tired, we just called them and they picked us up! The city tour was a wonderful thing to do first as we definitely got a lot out of it as far as what we wanted to do and see. Thank you for scheduling this first!
We kept the rental car an extra day, so we could drive out to the US National Whitewater Center and then to the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden to see their Christmas lights. The lights were nice, but I bet the gardens in the summer are amazing! Might add that if someone goes in the spring. My daughter had so much fun ice-skating at the USNWC. There is a LOT to do there!
We loved being able to drive up to the mountains, although we just went straight to Linville Falls and not the whole Blue Ridge route you guys suggested as we knew we wanted to hike quite a bit and the other route would have taken too long. It was a beautiful area with hiking trails for all levels!” -Sheila & Megan, November 2019
“We really weren't sure what to expect when deciding to book through a mystery vacation company, but boy were we surprised! Not just about where we were headed, but with our total experience using The Vacation Hunt. We have been on several vacations in the past but having to give up the reigns and leave it up to someone else to do all the planning was a little difficult but completely exciting at the same time. We decided to open our packet at the airport, and we were completely floored at all the planning that went into our trip! We requested 2 places which they were able to book, Paris and Nice! They promised at least 2 excursions but there was so much more!
The reservations for dinner were the perfect plans for our first night as we were all exhausted from traveling. The restaurant they chose was amazing the food, service atmosphere was a wonderful welcome to Paris. They booked a walking tour the next morning which was a great mix of history and humor. Francois was our guide and was really informative and fun! They also booked a tour of a real French bakery where we saw baguettes and croissants being made. This is not a tour we would even think to look for but we were so excited when we saw this in the package, and they did not disappoint! They provided us with 4 day museum passes which got you into pretty much every museum you would ever want to go to in Paris which was awesome. On our last night they planned the tour of the Eiffel Tower at 9 PM. Which was just beautiful and what a way to say goodbye to Paris before going on to Nice.
We were so happy to end our trip in a more relaxing atmosphere. The hotel that was picked for us was gorgeous and only a block away from the beautiful beaches. We didn't venture much into the city but was able to go up to Monaco to the Monte Carlo for a night. They booked an amazing tour around the area. There were only 4 of us in total on the bus that day and the guide was great and gave us choices as to where we wanted to stop. We decided to visit a perfumery and got a tour and the chocolate factory.
The countryside views were amazing, we visited Cannes, Grasse, St. Paul, stopping at all the beautiful picture points along the way. There was no better way to end this trip then relaxing on the French Riviera.
We could not be happier with Vacation Hunt! We loved all the information in regards to traveling around the cities and we used them all! With all the information and suggestions it made not knowing where we were going that much easier and we referenced the packet the entire trip! The Vacation Hunt was in contact with us through the entire booking process and even confirming the tour in Nice. Anytime we reached out, they were prompt and efficient when responding! We were definitely nervous when we decided to go for the mystery vacation, but the experience we had with vacation hunt changed all of that! The only thing it left us wondering is when do we book our next one!” Christine, Stacey & Alison, October 2019
“Roshni & Jeff, Thank you so very much for planning us such an amazing trip to Madrid and Lisbon. We had an absolute blast, and couldn't believe all of the fun and interesting things you had planned for us.… we tried our best to take all of your suggestions. We were not disappointed!! We learned so very much about the history of both amazing cities, saw some truly beautiful locations, and learned some great local spots to visit (including the world's oldest book shop,and a convent where we bought cookies from secretive nuns). It was truly an idyllic trip and it felt like it was planned by someone who has known us for years.
We have told LOTS of people about how fun and great this trip was, and will think of you anytime we're considering another vacation.” - Tracy & Carter, July 2019
“This was the best trip ever! I’m so thankful I discovered y’all because this surprise vacation was such an adventure. I was so enchanted with Panamá. The weather was perfect, the hotel was excellent, and the city was beautiful!! Please feel free to share any of my pictures and let me know if you would like more pictures.
I can’t thank y’all enough! Please let me know if there is somewhere I can share a review for y’all!” - Jenna, April 2019
“We recently went on a surprise vacation, planned by The Vacation Hunt. We had so much fun trying to figure out our destination city ahead of time and had an absolute blast in Nashville. If you’re up for an adventure, pick some fun friends and go! @thevacationhunt” - Kim, Chad, Amanda & Bryckton, September, 2023