Sunset on the beach in Puerto Vallarta (Mary Curry)
As the sun set over Puerto Vallarta, my husband and I set off across the Bay of Banderas for date night. There is an island where the 1964 film Night of the Iguana with Richard Burton and Ava Gardner was filmed. Now, the island is decorated with thousands of torches and lanterns for a special dinner evening. We took a rocky ship ride across the bay and were greeted by winding paths of torches to an outdoor amphitheater built into the jungle, There, we saw an incredible display of acrobats, musicians and other performers in the style (and talent) of a Cirque de Soleil performance.
Acrobats at Rhythms of the Night (Mary Curry)Performers at Rhythms of the Night (Mary Curry)
After the performance, we were lead to a candlelit table for two and had a lovely dinner under the stars with fresh fish, salsas, beans, grilled vegetables, tortillas, rice and more. Since the show lasted until nearly 10pm, I was famished and thankful for the buffet of local selections.
Candlelight dinner at Rhythms of the Night (Mary Curry)
After a bumpy ride over, I was dreading a bit the return trip across the bay. It took about an hour to get over and I was tired and ready for sleep. However, the on board guide had promised us some excitement if we chose to stay downstairs on the ship on the ride home (while upstairs was reserved for those who wanted to rest). We decided we might as well give it a try. My only regret was that they handed out comment cards for us to complete before what happened next and it was, far and away, the highlight of our evening.
The ship crew including the guide, bartender, safety officer and first mate put on the most phenomenal impromptu show with impersonations, dancing, lip syncing and magic. All were truly fantastic. Though their jobs were ship crew, they could have each had their own show in Las Vegas. Among the stellar 'cast', the safety officer was the most entertaining of the bunch. He provided a spot on near perfect imitation of Prince with lip syncing, dancing, facial expressions and interactions with those of us in the audience that were so perfectly Prince that I almost forgot I was watching an act. He kept in character with mannerisms that made us all howl with laughter and the ride back to shore flew by, making me wish it was longer so that I could see it all again!
Talented Prince impersonator, also our safety officer on the boat ride to Rhythms of the Night (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.