Darwin was a terrific guide. He was smart, knew his stuff, but what really put him over the top for us was his ability and willingness to take initiative and problem solve to make our trip truly unique and tailored to us.  I love to dance and enjoy finding local dance classes wherever I go.  Darwin found me a class available to local college and high school students that met in a community center.  The instructor had taught in the states and the class was wonderful.  I was able to take a class in Indonesian folk dancing in a community of local dancer. 

We enjoy eating where the locals do.  It is a way to interact with  locals and to see folks in ordinary daily life.  Darwin believed us when we said we wanted local foods and brought us to places where his family ate.  The food was better than at the best hotels that often dumb it down for tourist and the price was so affordable. It is hard to find a guide willing to think outside the box and who also is willing to take the risk of taking outside the tourist sphere.  We recommend him most highly.