Welcome to Paradise. A place where you can lay by the infinity pool while looking out over a calm bay. Where you can kayaking along limestone peaks and have islands to yourself. Where you can binge watch HBO because you've contracted traveler's sickness, wait...what? We'll get to that later.
We said goodbye to our beaches in Phuket and traveled to a private pier. I had my first ever, really first ever in my life, iced coffee as we waited for our boat from Paradise Lodge. We boarded an open air boat and took a forty minute transfer to Koh Yao Noi, a popular islands for local Thai visitors. Upon arrival to Paradise, we were greeted with a cool towel and even cooler welcome drink.
Our room was the gorgeous Plunge Pool Deluxe Studio which boasted incredible views of the ocean and limestone mountains. Paradise rests on the beach adjacent to a bay, which means the turquoise water you see in iconic Thailand photos is not what you're going to witness here. The water is very calm and because of the tide, the seafloor is exposed at certain times of the day. This makes it the ideal location for kayaking as you're not competing with tide and waves as you explore the surrounding islands.
Time at Paradise is ideal for sunset cocktails, lounging by the pool, reading a book in one of the many hammocks or taking in the view from the plunge pool.
And finally, the best food ever....mango sticky rice! Some will say that I ended up getting sick due to the copious amounts that I was eating; but I say...it was soo worth it :)
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.