Just a couple hours ago tonight while Tehri, Charlie and I were eating dinner around the fire outside of the bush kitchen, we watched 5 male buffalo bulls drinking at the tiny water hole about 10m away. The fireplace area is surrounded merely by a row of rotted vertical posts but it provides a wonderful false sense of security. The three of us did an army crawl through the sand (I had Tehri’s Jack Russell Baxter in my arms) so that we were lying with our heads just above the fence. It was absolutely incredible to watch them. There is a spotlight aimed at and situated about 7m from the edge of the water hole for our viewing pleasure so as our eyes adjusted from the fire to the black night it was absolutely unreal. As we sat silently we then watched a Civet (looks like a Genet but with more of a raccoon face) silently wander in front of us in the direction of the water but then disappeared into the tall grass when the buffalo failed to indicate that they were in a sharing mood. Spotting buffalo on a day or night game drive has almost lost its thrill but as we lay there watching these old bulls drink and even fight (and then realizing that these guys could tear right through us if they felt the desire) it was amazingly exhilarating. The chorus of jackal and lions calls in the near distance just made it all that much better. Who needs a TV when you have the cinema of the bush!!
Adventure Life has been an extraordinary travel resource for us over the years and today was no exception. Our River Cruise booking was handled by Jess (who has been our personal trip planner for several years) the same day as our inquiry. Suggestions were given for cabin choice and pre-trip options (that were not shown on the cruise line's website) like airport transfers and prepaid gratuities. Trip insurance recommendations followed and we were assigned a travel co-ordinator till the end of the tour. All we have to do is show up! Great service from friendly folks.
APtravelwell
1 day ago
My representative Kevin was very responsive generally and in crafting our itinerary to our specific priorities.
Rocco Labella
1 day ago
Although there was a lot of paper work, I received help and guidance when I needed it.
Donna Kirby
2 days ago
Our travel was flawless! The rider pickup (airport, hotel, ship) was seamless. Jane's recommendation for Emerald Cruise Sakara was everything I wanted but the experience was soooo much more. Adventure Life took care of each and every detail and this was the easiest of all my travels.
Anne Petty
3 days ago
Follow up was effective any questions were answered in a timely manner