Caminé más en Isla del Sol. Es como otro mondo. Vi más mujeres caminando con sus animals y cosas que parecían muy pesadas en sus espaldas. Vi una mujer que golpió a su chancho con un palo porque él quiso descansar, pero sus burros continuaron de caminar.
Bajamos una ruta muy inclinada, hasta el bote para cruzar Lago Titicaca y regresar a La Paz. Vi más cosas interestantes, como colinas pequeñas de heno para secar frijoles favas y papas secando en el sol. Cuando estaba en el coche, vimos una fiesta en la calle de muchas personas bailando. Ellos vistieron ropa muy interesante en colores brillantes con muchos detalles. Habían hombres que tocaron instrumentos musicales.
TRANSLATION: Walked around Isla del Sol in the morning. It’s like another world. I imagine few places have indoor plumbing or electricity. I saw many women walking with their animals, carrying things, like sticks, on their backs. One woman was with several donkeys and a pig that wanted to rest but the donkeys kept on going. She yelled at and whacked the pig with a stick to get it to move.
We descended to get to the boat to cross Lake Titicaca in order to return to La Paz. I saw fava beans drying under little hills of hay & potatoes drying in the sun. On the ride back to La Paz there was a party in the street of people dancing in magnificent, bright colored clothing. Men played musical instruments to accompany the dancers.
The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
2 days ago
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
3 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.