Pool in Puerto Vallarta (Mary Curry)Pool in Puerto Vallarta (Mary Curry)
My typical vacation includes cramming as much activity as I can possibly fit into my window of time away, so it was a rare treat that I planned for down time on this trip. We found a nice gear rental shop on the beach that let us swap out boogie boards, kayaks, paddle boards, etc all week for one set price and headed out to enjoy the waves. After a cold winter with a lot of illness in the past month, it was rejuvenating to spend hours on end crashing into the waves in 80 degree weather.
Boogie boarding in Puerto Vallarta (Mary Curry)
We played beach volleyball and my mom enjoyed relaxing in a beach chair reading her book and watching us. The two girls even bravely opted to try parasailing. Again, I was surprised to find that I was absolutely terrified when their feet left the ground and gave a huge hug to the parasailing operator when he brought them both back safely to the ground.
Parasailing on beach in Puerto Vallarta (Mary Curry)Parasailing on beach in Puerto Vallarta (Mary Curry)
How did my mom do it? It's so much worse watching your kids do these crazy adventures than to try them yourself!
The boys came to the beach a few times, but they particularly enjoyed the resort pools. In addition to dozens of interconnected and beautifully maintained pools, there was also a lazy river that wound through the property and a waterslide built into an Aztec looking temple.
Waterslide at Puerto Vallarta hotel (Mary Curry)Lazy River in Puerto Vallarta (Mary Curry)
The pools were integrated in the natural surroundings with natural inlets of ponds and streams interspersed with tropical plants and the pools themselves. This environment allowed for a few interesting visitors including iguanas, geckos and turtles nearby, Iguana in Pool at Puerto Vallarta (Mary Curry)Turtles in Puerto Vallarta (Mary Curry)
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
5 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.
Mary Warren
6 days ago
Jess was very easy going and answered all our questions. It’s not easy dealing with 6 people at once but she did an outstanding job!
Diane Foster
1 week ago
Kassandra and the Adventure Life team have been incredible! Kassandra was very knowledgeable and attentive to our asks while making sure we kept within our budget. This was our first experience with a travel agent and we were blown away by the booking/initial exploration service. We will use Adventure Life again.