As I had already said, the main touristic attraction here is a trip to the Beagle Channel islands. Certainly we wanted to make it. Yesterday we found several boat tour booking desks at the sea port. There are many possibilities here: boat tours to a lighthouse, Puerto Williams, bird islands and sea-lion or penguin colonies, with landings and without. All were very interesting, but we needed to choose the only one. We rejected Puerto Williams, because it was scheduled during our Antarctic cruise. We also hoped to see many penguins in Antarctica, so we rejected penguins also. Boats were also very different. After some hesitation we had chosen a smallest boat and a half a day excursion to lighthouse, bird islands and sea-lion colonies. A short landing was also promised to us.
I believe our chose was the best! There were only twenty passengers in our ship, and our guide was excellent! She was speaking English well, and told us many interesting things about Beagle Channel, its history, navigation, aborigines and wildlife.
Our boat was small enough to approach very close to the rocks. We could watch seals and cormorants closer than it is usually possible in zoo. Life on the rocks is very active. Everything is moving, flying, jumping screaming, and certainly smelling. We could see all the details of it with the open upper deck of our boat as a good viewpoint, like the balcony in a theater.
We passed also very close to the lighthouse Faro del Fin del Mundo. You can see it in any set of Ushuaia's pictures. Somebody says that it is the world's southernmost lighthouse, but that isn't right because of the Cape Horn lighthouse. May be Faro del Fin del Mundo was built before any more southern lighthouses and was the southernmost one in the past? I don't know.
Our amazing excursion was finished by a walk at one rather large island, where we saw some interesting plants and even a possible site of an ancient Aboriginal village. After that we returned in Ushuaia.
Kelly and Rhenee were excellent to work with on planning our trip. The logistics all worked smoothly and everyone was friendly and on time. Our accommodations were very good, particularly the incredible Patagonia Camp in Torres del Paine! Our guides on every excursion were outstanding and made the hikes memorable! Overall we had a wonderful trip with incredible memories!
Scott Gibson
1 day ago
Adventure Life is definitely a first-class safari tour company, and our representative was Franny Friesz. First of all, she responded immediately after we contacted Adventure Life. We told Franny that we had never been on a safari, and she was more than eager to offer a mountain of information about the trip. She informed us fully about all the ups, downs, and all arounds! She even prepared a number of packages for us to review -- even after we made changes to the areas we wanted to explore. Friendly, helpful, professional, and extremely knowledgeable -- these words describe Franny, and what a wonderful trip she prepared! We couldn't have asked for better service than Franny of Adventure Life. We HIGHLY recommend her and her outstanding company! Bon Voyage!
Prima Burke
2 days ago
The staff at Adventure Life made planning my family's trip to the Galapagos Islands as easy as possible. They listened to what we were hoping to experience and made thoughtful suggestions about how to accomplish our vacation goals while meeting the needs of travelers ages 17-76! They patiently answered questions and follow up questions in the months leading up to the trip. They helped us trouble shoot and customize the trip in every way possible. The logistics involved in traveling from Boston to the Galapagos are innumerable. The Adventure Life staff helped us arrange every detail and the team they assembled in the Galapagos was tremendous. I have never done a trip this big before and after working with Adventure Life this time--would not hesitate one second in working with them again.
Jennifer Howard Schroeder
3 days ago
Kevin got right on our request and had us booked within the week