Left San José at 8 am , Tom had gps set ,so I followed him out only to lose him two blocks away.
We got to the intersection which was a 4 lane one way street, which did not phase Tom cause the gps said to turn there and he did except he went into the traffic the wrong way ! I crossed over and tried to go on the pavement to tell him cause he had stopped at the lights cause the oncoming traffic was stopped but he was in the right hand lane had it been two way traffic. People were waving and flashing and then he made a left hand turn , stopped looked at me and then took off.So I just stayed put and waited for him to come back around to pick me up, after twenty minutes I went back to the hostal but he was not there either.
Our get lost plan was to find WiFi and call on viber, well waited over an hour and had no luck contacting him so sent him a message to meet me in San Juan del Sur tomorrow at 1pm where we stayed coming down.
I got to San Remo and stopped for fuel and the attendant told me he was there and had left, so that was positive.
I headed to Volcano Arenal and then back to Panamerican Highway up to Liberia and then east to the coast, which was 75 km away to Playa Planica and found a charming room.
Checked my messages and nothing from Tom yet. Had some pasta and chugged on some Costa Rican beer which is like water.
The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
2 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
3 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.