Well, the end of the trip is coming at last. We fly out of Buenos Aires at 9:40 pm tonight, but we still have several hours to enjoy in the city. Kathy is interested in knitting, so we take a cab to an area of many yarn shops on Avenida Scalabrini Ortiz. The yarn is beautiful, and the price is quite low, so Kathy buys enough for sweaters and mittens for the family. I can hardly wait for Christmas. Then we go by taxi to the Evita Museo at Gutierrez and Lafinir streets. We view video footage of her massive funeral celebration in 1952, as well as displays of the history of her life and many of her dresses and gowns. We walk back toward our hotel for our last leisurely meal outdoors in Buenos Aires and treat ourselves to ice cream (helado) before heading to the airport for our evening flight back to Miami, Chicago, and then Grand Rapids, Michigan. We will miss you Argentina; Adventure Life has made our tours effortless, and we have had enough free time to make the trip our own. Thank you to them and to every one of our wonderful tour guides. And don't cry for us, Argentina, for we will return!
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
2 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.