We leave El Calafate today as we journey toward Chile and Torres Del Paine. We are traveling by motorcoach and have many opportunities to stop along the way to see the occasional guanaco, rhea and were even treated to beautiful gray fox. Alas, the puma remained in hiding, but the condors were out and gliding on the thermals. Oh, have a mentioned yet how windy Patagonia is? I don't mean occasional winds, there is constant wind and gusts that can knock you over if you aren't paying attention. Adds to the power and majesty that is this wild and beautiful Pagagonia!
We crossed border into Chile and had to say good bye to our local guide, Elisa, who introduced us to the ritual of yerba mate! An acquired taste, at the very least, but a wonderful sharing of drink and time with friends!
We arrived at Paine National park and got our first glimpse of the Paine massif. I hate to be cliche, but OMG!!! I have never seen anything like it in my life. It is a granite mountain that seems to have just popped up out of the valley floor. What happened is that a magma granite intrusion into the sedimentary rock violently thrust upwards about 12 million years ago and created the Paine Massif. It is breathtaking! There were clouds, WIND, and little bit of rain when we arrived, but by the time we had completed our hike around the lakes and back to the trail head, the sky had cleared quite a bit and we were honored with a specatular view of the two towers of the massif.
Kevin got right on our request and had us booked within the week
Linda Cummings
1 day ago
The info on the website was laid out very well. I did some comparisons with other tours and found Adventure Life met a lot of what I wanted in an Antarctica trip at the cheapest price. Requested a quote on Claudia contacted me right away. She answered a lot of questions the I had via email even though she offered to discuss via phone call. I’m more of an email person so appreciated how she accommodated that and answered all my questions. And when I was ready to book, she quickly got the ball rolling with getting our spots reserved on the trip my friend and I wanted. Thanks again, Claudia!
Hazel Araza
1 day ago
(1) great information on the website and throughout all the "materials." (2) Jane Packer is great: knowledgeable, responsive, takes a personal interest and tone, seems to care about the customer as a person not a sale.
Larry Bethune
1 day ago
great people doing a wonderful job to make our voyages happen.
trudy
2 days ago
For our first trip to Costa Rica, Adventure Life designed a tour that meets the interests, ecological and adventure, of our party; but also takes into account our physical limitations sine we are all septuagenarian. We are looking forward to the trip.