Arrived in Beijing, toured the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Tian'anmen Square, Drum Tower, Lama Temple, Bell Tower and Chairman Mao's's Mausoleum. Took a great bike ride through the nearby hutongs. Hiked the Mutianyu Great Wall one day and the Jinshanling Great Wall the next day. Two great hikes. Boarded the bullet train for Xi'an and the train was super comfortable and a great ride. While in Xi'an I toured the Terracotta Warriors (the 8th wonder of the world) and than topped the day off with a 8 mile bike ride in the Ancient City Wall. From Xi'an I flew to Lhasa, Tibet. While in Lhasa toured the Potala Palace and the Sera Monastery. This had been my 11th day of hiking, biking and climbing up and down thousands of steps and being in my 74th year it started to take it's toll. My mind still thinks I am 40 but my body knows better and it won. I was coming with a cold and had a bad cough and my next adventure was heading to the North Base Camp of Mt. Everest (17,056ft). That morning at 9:30am I informed my tour guide I was too sick to continue and need to go home, by 1:30pm the same day I was on a plane to Beijing and the next morning on a plane to Boston. I had not anticipated the efficiency that these people worked to get me back home as fast as they did. I had Acute Bronchitis and it would have only gotten worst had I not gotten it treated. Better now and looking forward to going back to China again next year at this time, and I guess you know who is going to plan the trip for me. Adventure Life and I hope they use the same company in Chine again, Everything and I repeat everything was planned out perfectly and they took care of me through ever aspect of the trip and I had a great time and the tour guides were super great. Jessie,Yang and Lha dup. Thanks again Adventure Life. And thanks for the great job with my trip to Peru last June.
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
1 day 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
2 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.
Jennifer Howard Schroeder
3 days ago
Kevin got right on our request and had us booked within the week