Tree pose on the beachWe spent the last few days of our honeymoon relaxing on Harbour Island, the “Nantucket” of the Bahamas. It was quant, cute, and expensive, just like Nantucket. We arrived by a small flight from Nassau and then took a water taxi across the little straight between North Eleuthera and arrived at the Valentine’s dock, our home for the next few days. We got an upgrade to a two-story condo room with a full kitchen. The entire condo was about as big as the Liberty Clipper where we had just spent the week. We did know what to do with all this space! Dunmore Town is on Harbour Island, which is about 3.5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide at it’s widest point. It is filled with vacation rentals, small hotels and cottages. There are a few cars on the islands, but most people prefer to get around on foot or by golf cart. We chose on foot, as nothing on the island was more than about a mile away. We walked from one end to the next, eating like a local as much as we could. I’ve never eaten so much fried, delicious food or drank so many rum punches!
The island truly was beautiful. I could understand why the rich and famous choose to vacation or buy vacation homes here! The pink sand beach on the east-side of the island was beautiful, although not abandoned like the beaches we saw while sailing. and the marinas and beaches right in town were accessible and a great place to watch the sunset each night. One morning, while wandering around after breakfast, we stopped by the main dock and watched a man clean a huge pile of conch. It looked so effortless - not sure I would ever be able to get the hang of that!
The holiday of a lifetime. The company is Alaksa-owned and thhat makes a big difference to the experineces you get i.e. meet genuine First Nations tribes people. The amount of wildlife was beyond my expectation, and seeing everything on sucha small, intimate boat made it even more spoecial and unique.
Liz O
2 days ago
Adventure Life covered all the details in planning our trip to Ireland. Any questions we had were answered immediately. Any trip glitches, which always happen when traveling, were resolved immediately. There were no worries, just fun!
Kathleen Weller
2 days ago
It was an outstanding, up-close, educational vacation of nature, culture, history, animals and geology! It was everything they promised! Binoculars were plentiful on the boat, but I'm glad I brought my own. Food was excellent. Rooms had black-out shades. Pack/wear multiple layers of clothing (I carried a small backpack when off the ship). Crew were delightful and very accommodating! Remember to jump FEET FIRST first when taking the optional polar plunge! Spend as much time outdoors as you are able and ENJOY!!!
Janet Dutton
1 week ago
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
1 week 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.