A question I would expect from a “Lama” :-)

Fortunately we had an amazing tour experience. Like you said, tour companies very greatly, so we splashed out on one of the more expensive tour companies. We went with Red Planet who were just fantastic. One of the highlights was that we were the only tour group that got to experience the hot springs at night. Our hostel was right next the the thermal pool so we were able to jump in after dinner and spend the night drinking beers and watching the stars in the warm bath :) Also meant we got to sleep in the next morning and weren’t part of the ‘Gringo Soup’ we saw when we left our hostel the next day lol!

Gorgeous photos and great write up of your experience :)