The idea for this trip came to us at the end of 2009. That year we had a very interesting trip through North India and the Himalayas. When we came back, my wife Natasha asked me if I had an idea about a next point to see. I said that Cape Horn would be a nice place to go after the Himalayas. I expected she would say that it is impossible, but I was not right. She agreed immediately, and we started to prepare this incredible travel.
But it was not so easy. Having read in the Internet a lot of guides and blogs, I learned that there are no regular passenger boat lines to that cape. The most convenient way I found was to use an Antarctic cruise ship if it has a stop at the cape. The choice was not hard. I chose the Ocean Nova ship. This ship had a stop with a landing at Cape Horn once during the season, on the way from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic South Shetland Islands.
I asked numerous Russian travel agencies about this tour, but they had no information about it. They offered many other cruises with Ocean Nova, but all of them were very far away from our target.
Fortunately, I found the Adventure Life website. They had all that I wanted, and I booked a five day Antarctic cruise immediately one year in advance. The cruise would start in Ushuaia, Argentina and finish in Punta Arenas, Chile. We have never been before to South America, and wanted to use the chance to see it while we were there.
We spent a whole year finding all the interesting places that were possible to visit on the way, choosing hotels, contacting transport companies, phoning to the other world's end, learning the Spanish phrase book and purchasing the most necessary things. As a result we prepared a grandiose four week travel of 21 thousand miles long, including 1000 km by boat to Antarctica and 2000 km through Patagonia by bus.
The year has passed very quickly, and the day of departure has come. Our adventures began.
The agent had great response to questions and coordinated well to create an itinerary that met our expectations.
Bob Sunshine
1 day ago
Very responsive to all questions
Teresa Cardoso
2 days ago
Kelly and Rhenee were excellent to work with on planning our trip. The logistics all worked smoothly and everyone was friendly and on time. Our accommodations were very good, particularly the incredible Patagonia Camp in Torres del Paine! Our guides on every excursion were outstanding and made the hikes memorable! Overall we had a wonderful trip with incredible memories!
Scott Gibson
2 days ago
Adventure Life is definitely a first-class safari tour company, and our representative was Franny Friesz. First of all, she responded immediately after we contacted Adventure Life. We told Franny that we had never been on a safari, and she was more than eager to offer a mountain of information about the trip. She informed us fully about all the ups, downs, and all arounds! She even prepared a number of packages for us to review -- even after we made changes to the areas we wanted to explore. Friendly, helpful, professional, and extremely knowledgeable -- these words describe Franny, and what a wonderful trip she prepared! We couldn't have asked for better service than Franny of Adventure Life. We HIGHLY recommend her and her outstanding company! Bon Voyage!
Prima Burke
3 days ago
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.