We have travelled for several years now to far flung destinations and almost exclusively used travel companies based in the destination country. I always had to use Google to find companies. In wanting to go to Brazil this year, I came across TravelLocal. My experience to date with the development of our itinerary has been fantastic; I wish I had discovered TravelLocal years ago. I gave their Brazil partner my wish list and they told me what it was practical to do in the time we have, and gave me a draft itinerary that was within our budget within very few days. They then patiently and efficiently fielded my questions and suggested revisions resulting in several further itineraries before we booked. Furthermore, because our travel dates are over 10 months away, they contacted all the accommodations to get them to accept a booking with a lower initial deposit. Our experience to date has been VERY favourable!