Playing at the resort and a surprise turtle hatching
As any parent who has traveled with their kids will tell you, it's essential to build some down time into your schedule. Kids need unplanned time to run off extra energy or just splash around in the water and Mexico offers a lot of great locations for doing just that.
Our hotel had a wonderful set of pools and a lazy river.
There was also great beach access with volleyball and plenty of places to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather.
When the sun went down, they even put up a beach front movie screen. We all pulled up lounge chairs to watch Spider Man on the beach.
As an unexpected bonus, halfway thru the movie we heard some beach walkers talking about turtles. We followed their voices and discovered a turtle hatchery right next to the hotel where baby turtles were hatching at that very moment. The hatchery staff let us watch as he helped dig the little turtles out of the sand.
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
2 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.