When Herbe came to pick us up there was a parade of protesters(workers) marching in the streets. We had to wait a few minutes before our driver could get the van through the streets. We were going to the Sacred Valley that day. Because we would be going on the train the next day to Aguas Calientes, we left our luggage at the hotel and only took a small bag and our backpacks. We stopped at Chinchero, an Incan city and walked through the old church and around the grounds. There were lots of potatoes drying in the sun. We stopped at Moray where there were round terraces. There is a sunken amphitheater made up of four circular terraces. Apparently, it was originally designed for experimenting with crops at different altitudes and enabled the Incas to grow more that 250 plant species. These were the only round terraces in Peru, we were told. The altitude was getting to me here. Zed walked down into the bottom and he said it was difficult walking to come back up. We stopped at a place where we were shown how wool was spun, dyed and woven. Another stop that day was at Salinas, the hot salt springs. This was very interesting. The hot salt water flowed out of the mountain and was caught in small traps. When the water evaporated, the salt was shoveled into containers for use. Our final stop for the night was at Ollantaytambo. We checked into our hotel, the El Sauce, which resembled a Swiss chalet. We climbed over 250 steps to the top of the ancient ruins of that Incan city. It was a tremendous view. The view and history of this place was awesome. I ate a delicious pizza that night and sampled the Peruvian popular beer, blanca Cusquena. Herbe was to leave us that night and, Santiago, our new guide for the next three days met us at the hotel and ate with us. He was very animated and interesting. I had very vivid dreams, both at Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes. We went to bed early as we were tired and we were to take the train in the morning to Aguas Calientes. We bought a walking cane for my oldest son. This is a tradition for me to bring him back a cane from my travels.
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.