Serengeti means endless plains. Arriving into the park you realize this name couldn’t be more fitting. Stretching for as far as the eye could see, looking out onto the plains is like looking at the horizon of the ocean. Serengeti Plains (Veronika Sieben)Serengeti National Park (Veronika Sieben)
While the Serengeti is crawling with wildlife, we really owe our great experience to our amazing guide, Amani. On the right is our amazing guide, Amani (Veronika Sieben)
Many guides in Tanzania, like Amani, go to school to study animal behavior for years before they lead their first tours. They study not only the animal behavior, but the land itself. They know these areas so well that they can spot wildlife from huge distances by just being able to tell something is out of place on the plane.
I was truly in awe watching Amani work. His knowledge of each animal’s behavior was unparalleled to anything I could have read beforehand. He felt so at ease being just yards from the lions. He said this was because he understood them. He knows when to get closer, when to back off, and when to go outside. Lions like to hunt at night, we they can track their prey and make a surprise attack. By knowing the lion well enough and not placing yourself in a dangerous situation, he said that there is no reason to be afraid. We were really this close to lions... (Veronika Sieben)
Sleeping in the Serengeti was by far the coolest thing I have ever done. I am freaked out enough thinking about grizzly bears backpacking in Montana, but sleeping in a tent with lions and leopards nearby…that was scary! Serengeti Halisi Tented Camp (Veronika Sieben)
At the Serengeti Halisi Tented Camp, the hosts warn you at night not to be afraid of the camp’s resident water buffalo. Three water buffalo stay behind to graze in the camp even when their herd has moved on. At night they get so close to the tents you can hear them ripping up the grass! My tent at Serengeti Halisi Tented Camp (Veronika Sieben)Water buffalo in Ngorongoro Crater (Veronika Sieben)
One of traveler mates actually had a buffalo knock over her entire sink by running into the side of her tent. The large metal crash of her hangers woke her up in a panic. I would have a hard time sleeping after that too!
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
1 day 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
1 day 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
6 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
1 week 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.