We arrived in South Plaza, also known as Islas Plaza, in the morning on our third day and strolled through the Cactus Forest, where we spotted even more massive cactus. There are recently planted opuntia with fences to keep land iguanas away while they grow.
We ran into Erin for the second time at South Plaza! It was our turn to give her something in return this time! We gave her dried mangoes and some polvoron from the Philippines!
We saw numerous iguanas, both the land and marine ones. Because of their Godzilla-like look, these marine iguanas are popular among tourists. And, due to the close proximity of land iguanas to marine iguanas, South Plaza is the only spot on Earth where we can locate a hybrid iguana, albeit we were not fortunate enough to view one.
We also came across some sea lions, which was a fascinating sight to watch.
We also saw swallow-tailed gulls, a mother and her baby off the coast.
We traveled to Santa Fe Island in the afternoon and were greeted by these sea lions, who were lying in the sand and playing on the beach.
During our walk in Santa Fe, we saw land iguanas and opuntia cacti (big cactus).
To top off an incredible day, we were able to observe a school of eagle rays swimming just by our dinghy.
Adventure Life is always an excellent choice when planning complicated, extreme, or exotic vacations or expeditions. They provide friendly professional services and advice and are enthusiastic and encouraging in helping us to prepare and thoroughly enjoy our trip. They handle all the details which greatly reduces the stress of planning a difficult trip. I'm very impressed with Adventure Life and definitely recommend them to friends and family.
Scott Trochim
3 days ago
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
5 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
6 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.
