On our last full day in Bariloche we wanted a final look at the city from above and used the cable road, named the ''teleferico'', to go up to the top. So as not to lose our way, we memorized this word by heart. I had known that we needed to use bus number 50 to go there and we caught it! We bought from the driver''dos biletos a teleferico'' and paid him six pesos. We enjoyed the landscape from the bus windows on the drive there.
The bus was almost empty. Gradually, the houses out the window were replaced by woods and the mountains became much closer. I began to doubt where we were going. I had asked the driver about ''teleferico''. He waved by hand behind his head to show that it was already well behind us. We stepped off the bus and found ourselves in a quiet place. We were near a small lake and only a few houses were standing there. The water in the lake was transparent. The weather was nice, but once again we didn't have our swimming suits.
After fifteen minutes the bus had came back - same bus with the same driver. We entered and told him again - ''teleferico''. He had the gall to take from us six peso again!
This time we were on the alert, attentively looked out the window. I asked the driver about teleferico each five minutes. We were not missing it this time! The driver stopped the bus and loudly said ''teleferico''. Thank you very much.
We bought one way cable road tickets in order to enjoy the nice view and walk down on foot. It was not our first hike in the mountains. We discovered it was not a trail but a regular dusty dirt road. After some time we found a small trail down and left the road. The trail passed was winding and passed through the bushes. After a few hundred meters it became sheer vertical drop and discovered that it was not a trail but a dry stream bed. It was too late to go back so we continued our way down. As I remember, it was a very difficult descent and I heard many interesting words come out of Natasha mouth. At last we reached the bottom and found ourselves on a city street not very far away from our hotel. We understood pure happiness then!
The agent had great response to questions and coordinated well to create an itinerary that met our expectations.
Bob Sunshine
1 day ago
Very responsive to all questions
Teresa Cardoso
2 days ago
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
2 days 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
3 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.