Snorkel sightings! (Disclaimer: Jaime and I would sit down with a Galapagos Marine Species book on board the ship and, from memory, identify what we saw. While we tried to be accurate, there may be some that are mis-remembered! We did the best we could!) 20-25% of the fish here are endemic, meaning they are ONLY here. There are over 500 species of fish in the Galapagos. Yellow-tailed Surgeonfish (Staci Edwards) Galapagos Sea lions, Green sea turtles, Black tipped reef shark, White tipped reef shark, King Angelfish, Barracuda, Black striped Salema, Leather Bass, Pacific Mutton Hamlet, Triggerfish, Green Jack (or Steel Pumpano?), Juvenile White Salinas, Panamic Graspy Cabrilla, Spotfin Burrfish (or Balloonfish?) Mullets, Mexican Hogfish, Gold and Blue snappers, Grey Threadfin Bass, Burrito Grunts, Blue lobster, Pacific Creole Fish, Reef Cornetfish, Galapagos and Bullseye pufferfish. In the Wrasse group: Cortez Rainbow, Spinster. Surgeonfish: Yellowtail, Golden Rim, and Razor. Parrotfish: Blue Chinned, Azure. Blenny: Panamic Fanged, Throatspotted, and Sabertooth. Damselfish: Giant, Galapagos Ringtail. Hawkfish: Giant, Longnosed, Hieroglyphic, and Coral. Sea Urchins: Needle, Green, White, Pencil. Sea stars: Smooth, Pyramid, Chocolate Chip. We spotted two Island Major damselfish actually picking up a sea star and throwing it over the edge of their turf! Being it is a cold water environment; don’t expect to see tons of coral, like you might in tropical waters. They are more of a warm water creature. Some anemones, and algaes. Mostly “just” awesome wildlife! More photos in the album!
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.