This morning our wake up time was 5:30. Our wake up call is a knock on the door and a pleasant “Good Morning.”. Julio told us we needed to rise early and hope for no rain or sun so we could see the birds in action on the Canopy Walk. It sprinkled intermittently, but from two of the towers we were able to see a variety of birds in the distance. We probably wouldn’t of spotted them ourselves, but with Julio and our Native guide, Angel, they seemed to be able to pick them out by bird calls. The best sighting of all was two toucans. When I think of the rainforest, I always think it will be just like The Great Kapok Tree, with wildlife everywhere for me to see. I wasn’t disappointed because I thought just being up in the canopy walk was exciting, climbing up to the top without any problems (I did count the steps on the way down but I’m not going to tell you how many), and when we descended, waiting to flutter by in a grand show was an iridescent Blue Morpho butterfly. Spectacular!
Enjoying our snack after our morning hike, Julio came in and asked if we saw the monkeys. “What monkeys?” we exclaimed and zipped out onto the boardwalk, followed the sounds, and came upon Spider and Black monkeys, up close and personal, jumping from tree to tree over the boardwalk. It was non-stop entertainment. Spectacular again!
After lunch we were waiting in our cabin for our canoe trip along Anaconda Creek. Resting on the back porch, we heard a commotion in the jungle that sounded just like the monkeys from the morning. Following the sound behind our cabin, our third spectacular of the day. We spent 20 minutes watching spider monkeys all around us. Some were high up, some lower, and crossing right by like we weren’t even there. What a high! Later we had no luck spotting Anaconda’s, but it was peaceful and beautiful, especially with a light sprinkle of rain hitting the water.
On the night walk tonight I found that Angel is one amazing wildlife spotter. Especially great was the teeny frog on a giant leaf.
My travel consultant went out of her way to make sure everything went smoothly, everything from the flight reservations to the final booking.
johnw
4 months ago
We have told everyone we know about Adventure Life. What a great company to work with and no detail is missed. Call them for your next adventure!!
Paul Rupert
5 months ago
Clara was great to work with. She presented lots of options and always responded promptly. And she found excellent options within our price range.
Colorado Traveler
8 months ago
Erin C. was incredibly helpful and thorough. I had answers immediately or within the same day.
Marilyn Snook
8 months 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.