Atta Rainforest LodgeNow 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 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
7 hours 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
22 hours 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
5 days 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
6 days 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.