The day started with a visit to the Darwin Center. We got to see the tortoise breeding area, many iguanas and the star resident, Lonesome George.
After the Darwin Center, we went back to the hotel for a quick change of clothes and then were off to an area near the El Chato reserve. We did a bit of hiking and then got in the saddle...of mountain bikes. We rode downhill, very quickly to a beautiful expanse of land and trees reserved for the giant tortoises that call it home.
There were tortoises everywhere! It was amazing! There were even tortoise races. It was hard to tell, but you could see the determination in their eyes. The competition was fierce. To be able to be so close to these amazing creatures was so cool. I wanted to stay there forever. Especially since I knew a long uphill battle was awaiting me.
I made it about halfway up and then had to admit defeat and hop into the trailing pickup truck. I had a pleasant ride back with another group member. Once we were back at the hotel a group of us headed down to a beautiful beach where we could swim and explore the area.
Once we were cleaned up and presentable, a few of us decided to give thanks and have dinner together, it was Thanksgiving Day after all (although, one of our small group wasn’t American he got into the spirit of things). We went to a recommended restaurant and though we couldn’t find turkey on the menu, we had the next best thing…pizza! We all agreed it was a great way to spend Thanksgiving Day!
Kevin got right on our request and had us booked within the week
Linda Cummings
1 day ago
The info on the website was laid out very well. I did some comparisons with other tours and found Adventure Life met a lot of what I wanted in an Antarctica trip at the cheapest price. Requested a quote on Claudia contacted me right away. She answered a lot of questions the I had via email even though she offered to discuss via phone call. I’m more of an email person so appreciated how she accommodated that and answered all my questions. And when I was ready to book, she quickly got the ball rolling with getting our spots reserved on the trip my friend and I wanted. Thanks again, Claudia!
Hazel Araza
1 day ago
(1) great information on the website and throughout all the "materials." (2) Jane Packer is great: knowledgeable, responsive, takes a personal interest and tone, seems to care about the customer as a person not a sale.
Larry Bethune
1 day ago
great people doing a wonderful job to make our voyages happen.
trudy
2 days ago
For our first trip to Costa Rica, Adventure Life designed a tour that meets the interests, ecological and adventure, of our party; but also takes into account our physical limitations sine we are all septuagenarian. We are looking forward to the trip.