Spier Winery Stellenboch (Mary Curry)
Today we drove to Spier winery, a sustainable, organic farm founded in 1692. Our primary reason for the visit was less about the wine and more about a unique activity offered here: Segway tours. After a safety briefing and some practice on the asphalt, we boarded our Segways and headed into the vineyard. Despite the forecast rains typical of this time of year, we were blessed with clear skies for the tour, a necessity as the Segway tours have to be halted if it gets too muddy. Segway Tour at Spier Winery (Mary Curry)Segway Tour at Spier Winery (Mary Curry)
The tour was brilliant! Driving a segway is a ton of fun, more similar to skiing than any sort of driving. You lean with your legs to turn and manage hills or rough patches. Along the way, our guide talked about the organic agricultural practices used as well as nifty ways that they can minimize the need for watering some vines, resulting in heartier vines and less wasted water. We stopped by a field of chickens where they collect about 4000 eggs each day to be sold and used for hotel and restaurant guests.
After the tour, we stopped at Eagle Encounters, a raptor rescue facility located on the Spier property. Beyond raptors, there were also rescued snakes, iguanas, owls, and other birds. Snake at Eagle Encounters, Spier Winery (Mary Curry)
Next we picked up our pre-ordered winter picnic. There was easily enough food for a family of 6: a bottle of wine, chicken, brie, bread, salads, olives, hummus, and cookies. Due to the cool temperatures and the rain that had now arrived, we enjoyed our picnic inside by their fireplace, complete with hot soup and vouchers for complimentary hot chocolate. Spier Winery Picnic Stellenboch (Mary Curry)
Excellent travel advice and service
This is my second experience working with Adventure Life. I’m sold. Jess Heuermann is an experienced traveler and provides a lot of useful information when planning a trip. These are the questions I like to ask at the outset - What’s it like to go here, there, what would you suggest, what do people report, can we add any additional side trips? Jess took the time to answer my questions and seek additional information to share with me. Petchie Colina is outstanding in helping with travel logistics and final preparations. Adventure Life has excellent guides and offers private guides and small group adventures. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk with the guides and drivers to learn more about their countries, cultures and histories. A highlight was having the guides pick local restaurants where we could share meals together. Highly recommend.
Claire Cordon
5 days ago
Our six-day tour in Iceland went smoothly with one exception. We had asked for two rooms each night. Somehow we were booked with one room with three beds. It could not be fixed at the first hotel in Reykjavik because the hotel was fully booked. Once informed of the problem, however, Adventure Life rebooked for two rooms for the remainder of the trip. As an 85-year-old traveler, I appreciated that one could participate at different physical levels at many of the stops. Iceland is a great place to visit but on the expensive side.
Mary Warren
6 days ago
Jess was very easy going and answered all our questions. It’s not easy dealing with 6 people at once but she did an outstanding job!
Diane Foster
1 week ago
Kassandra and the Adventure Life team have been incredible! Kassandra was very knowledgeable and attentive to our asks while making sure we kept within our budget. This was our first experience with a travel agent and we were blown away by the booking/initial exploration service. We will use Adventure Life again.