One of the unexpected joys of our entire trip, in particular the turtle camp, was the quality of the food. The stomach illnesses that can impact travelers in much of Mexico are relatively uncommon in Baja where restaurants are used to catering to sensitive tummies. Even at our remote camp that lacked running water, the cooking staff had an incredible system for keeping food safe and surfaces sanitary. All dishes are washed using a three tub system of chlorinated water, salt water, and fresh water with soap.
This process gave me the piece of mind to happily try everything we served, and oh my, what a treat that was! The delicacies that appeared out of that one kitchen tent would rival some of the better restaurants back home. I've only tried ceviche one before and thought I didn't like it. I was incredibly mistaken! Made well, ceviche is refreshing, healthy, and positively delightful!
Adding to its allure, the seafood was incredibly fresh. The menu was often dictated by what the local fisherman would stop by the camp selling that day. It was so fresh in fact, that one afternoon when the tides made it challenging to access whales or other activities, our boat captain took us out show us how to dig chocolate clams
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Well, the captain found them (I seemed adept at finding snails!), but he was nice enough to point to the clams' hiding spots and allow us to dig them out and share in the discovery!
Then the chef and other kitchen staff gave us a tour of the kitchen and showed us how to prepare the clams.
A wonderful 9 day tour of beautiful Costa Rica taking in breath taking scenery including the active Arenal Volcano to the stunning beaches of Manuel Antonio.
Adventure Life made a fantastic itinerary for us(we were a group of 4) Would highly reccomend them for getting it right!
Lovely hotels with breakfast included, bespoke trips in mostly private transfers, zip-lining and white water rafting adventures! This really was an amazing trip & one we will cherish forever!
Dawn Howes
6 hours ago
Mary Curry is very responsive to my emails and sends me the information I request very quickly.
Donna Benson
8 hours ago
We book a tour to Peru with them in May. Viewing from their website we didn’t realize that they are private tour company but after quoting the price, it seems reasonable for a private tour, let’s see how’s their service after our tour. The process of booking went smoothly except the payment part which need a bit of work. Need to improve better payment method and options.
LP
1 day ago
We have used Adventure Life Travel before and we where impressed with the outcome of their handling of our travel arrangements. So we are using them again on this vacation. Tilly has been very helpful and we put our complete confidence in her! We feel very comfortable using Adventure Life.
Jerry Hatley
1 day ago
Erin was responsive, knowledgeable, helpful, and ran through a few different choices with us. She got us a fabulous price on a trip, and made everything easy to do. And QUICK!!