Now the real journey started! From Ogle, we flew to the Annai Airstrip, the hub of the interior. After lunch at the Rock View Lodge at Annai, we headed off on the only North-South road from Georgetown to Brazil on our way to the Iwokrama River Lodge. Our chariot was a Bedford truck, an old British vehicle designed to carry very heavy weight and capable of extreme speeds of 10 mph! While the other much older members on the tour were disgruntled with the slow pace and bumpy ride, I loved it as it provided me the opportunity to photograph many birds including a black collared hawk, slate collared hawk, Amazon kingfisher, red throated caracara, Spix's guan, rufescent heron, gray heron, and a great white heron to name a few. I even managed to photograph one mammal, an agouti crossing the road while hoping to see an elusive jaguar.
We arrived at the Iwokrama River Lodge after dark so unfortunately did not have time to walk the trails to search for wildlife. This lodge is primarily a research center for scientists from all over the world to study the rainforest in depth. Most of the lodging was used for the researchers but there were about 8 cabins for tourists which were only recently built and quite comfortable. After dinner, we embarked on a night boat ride. There was not a lot of action but I did see a tree boa and a few small caiman before returning to the lodge. This was a certainly a long day and after a few beers decided to call it a night.
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.
Jennifer Howard Schroeder
1 day ago
Kevin got right on our request and had us booked within the week
Linda Cummings
2 days ago
The info on the website was laid out very well. I did some comparisons with other tours and found Adventure Life met a lot of what I wanted in an Antarctica trip at the cheapest price. Requested a quote on Claudia contacted me right away. She answered a lot of questions the I had via email even though she offered to discuss via phone call. I’m more of an email person so appreciated how she accommodated that and answered all my questions. And when I was ready to book, she quickly got the ball rolling with getting our spots reserved on the trip my friend and I wanted. Thanks again, Claudia!
Hazel Araza
2 days ago
(1) great information on the website and throughout all the "materials." (2) Jane Packer is great: knowledgeable, responsive, takes a personal interest and tone, seems to care about the customer as a person not a sale.
Larry Bethune
2 days ago
great people doing a wonderful job to make our voyages happen.