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.
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
2 days 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
2 days 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
1 week 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.