Woke up to another day of perfect weather! Arturo made us breakfast then Felipe and his trusty husky too us on a trek up the montain. We went through fields of vibrant purple flowers. Also saw a waterfall in the distance.
We stopped at a place with great views of a lake and a mountain range that I believe had a formation called the Sphinx. We were far from Egypt though, so I might be mistaken. Felipe made us some natural tea from flowers growing on the mountain. It tasted great and really warmed us up, as it was quite windy and cool atop the mountain range. Although there was talk about hallucinogenic berries growing wild as well, we thought it wise not to seek these out.
We continued to move higher up steeper, rockier terrain. It was exhausting, but well worth it. Once we reached the summit, we had a 360 degree view of the mountains around us.
On the way down we stopped and had lunch by a crystal clear lake on a small plateau. We continued down a rocky ridge on the other side of the mountain, which had a view of a waterfall far in the distance. We encountered a bunch of bulls near some scorched earth from a fire so we had to carefully navigate around them to avoid becoming matadors.
After the all day hike we returned to our camp for dinner and more good times around the fire. Slept well.
Adventure Life has been an extraordinary travel resource for us over the years and today was no exception. Our River Cruise booking was handled by Jess (who has been our personal trip planner for several years) the same day as our inquiry. Suggestions were given for cabin choice and pre-trip options (that were not shown on the cruise line's website) like airport transfers and prepaid gratuities. Trip insurance recommendations followed and we were assigned a travel co-ordinator till the end of the tour. All we have to do is show up! Great service from friendly folks.
APtravelwell
1 day ago
My representative Kevin was very responsive generally and in crafting our itinerary to our specific priorities.
Rocco Labella
1 day ago
Although there was a lot of paper work, I received help and guidance when I needed it.
Donna Kirby
2 days ago
Our travel was flawless! The rider pickup (airport, hotel, ship) was seamless. Jane's recommendation for Emerald Cruise Sakara was everything I wanted but the experience was soooo much more. Adventure Life took care of each and every detail and this was the easiest of all my travels.
Anne Petty
3 days ago
Follow up was effective any questions were answered in a timely manner