Up at 5:30 cruising the beach was already warm and the poor turtles were stranded in all the wood washed up on the beach from high tide, about 5 of them then scurried back into the ocean.
Tom tightened up his steering bearing again and we then left our $40 a night room ,with pool and breakfast . Headed down to Quespa where Tom had lunch on a nice beach and then proceeded till dusk to Sierpe, not knowing where the hell we were , and found a so called lodge where they had no water or pop not to mention beer, served us some snapper that was oh so nice.
Got up at 5 am cause the fisherman next door didn't worry that we were trying to sleep so we got up and left our fine abode for Port Jimenez. It's open season on cocks here I guess they are scaring the terrorists away and are going to kill 800 !
Ferried across the Rio Sierpe and was a fantastic ride through the mountains not knowing where we were going to end up but knew we were going in the right direction, well so we thought. Would have been great to be able to speak Spanish, just the basics would have helped tremendously . Arrived in Rancan which wasn't too bad and then continued on to Port Jimenez where Tom had some pancakes and coffee.
I then went on a hike on my own for five hours in the rain forest. Once again I was ill prepared for a jungle hike, was lucky cause 2 German girls found me and we proceeded to a beautiful waterfall where we all took a well deserved dip, was very refreshing but ten minutes later you are just soaking again from the sweat and rain. Was a little concerned cause we were running out of daylight and I had forgotten my torch , the lady at the hostel sent out a guy to come look for me whom I met on the trail and told me to hurry back . Was a mud bog the rest of the way and had to wade through a river and got back at dusk and the old duck pretended she was happy to see me and could not believe that I had hiked to the waterfall. Ignorance is bliss.
Adventure Life is always an excellent choice when planning complicated, extreme, or exotic vacations or expeditions. They provide friendly professional services and advice and are enthusiastic and encouraging in helping us to prepare and thoroughly enjoy our trip. They handle all the details which greatly reduces the stress of planning a difficult trip. I'm very impressed with Adventure Life and definitely recommend them to friends and family.
Scott Trochim
2 days ago
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
4 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
5 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.