This morning, we woke-up early as usual with the songs of the birds and the sounds of the geckos. At breakfast, Ginger and Iris, the Hotel's cats, greeted us and after took a nap on the deck. It was a busy day at the pool with a lot of new people (we were the only two guests who stayed from the previous week). It was fun to see them exploring the facility, asking about the tours and activities we did and feeling their excitement about being in such a great and wonderful environment of Belize's coast. We swam in the pool, kayaked in the ocean and of course enjoyed the hammock for our last day. Watching the birds flying around the pool or taking a bath in the bowl (where we rinsed our feet) was pure joy. Just enjoying the Hamanasi Resort and relaxing was the best way we found to end an amazing journey filled with great adventures and discoveries. We will cherish our time in Belize and our short visit in Guatemala for the rest of our lives. All the staff at Hamanasi is professional and made our vacation a real vacation where we didn't need to think about anything except showing off for the meals and the activities. The rest was taken care of so well; that we could really relax and rejuvenate. We are looking forward to our future visits to Hamanasi Diving Resort and to Belize.
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.