We started our adventure into the forest. We got up early in the morning, met our guide Fabian at the airport and flew to Lago Agrio. Fabian told us it was his first tour in three months. He had been bitten by a Fer-de-lance and managed to survive. Upon arrival at Lago Agrio we proceeded to the liquor store to pick up our supplies for the trip. Two bottles of rum, one bottle of Scotch and a six pack of two liter coke completed our shopping list. (Of course the supplies were for medicinal purposes only). The ride in the back of the truck was different. It took about one and a half hours to reach the camp where the canoe was located.
Our chef Raul prepared a very nice lunch for us before we boarded the canoe for our two-hour ride to the Nativo Lodge. As you can see, we are all very happy to be on our way.
We arrived at the Nativo Lodge just in time for HAPPY HOUR!. After a short rest, we went back out on the Aguarico River to see the jungle sunset. As you can see, it really is beautiful. When we returned back to camp, we found that Raul had prepared a wonderful dinner for us, and topped it off with an Ecuadorian cocktail. Everything was going fine until the rat from hell came along. He obviously didn't like the conversation about cats and proceeded to relieve himself on me. (Since I was the only one getting wet, it was obvious that it wasn't a rain storm). It was back to the cold shower, only this time I took a shower alone. The first shower was with a large tree frog. He didn't seem to mind the soap and stayed in his own corner. As you can see, we retired early to our hut and our beds with the mosquito nets. (Thank goodness for them).
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.