Saw this color blue many places. Beautiful doorsThis day was all about getting home. We started at the hotel, saying goodbye to our good friend Teddy at noon. Riding down the hill to the aeropuerto, we were really surprised to see our first real obstacle of the trip. That was the check-in line at LAN airline terminal.
Stood in that line over 2 hours and missed our flight back to Lima. This did not turn out to be that big of a deal though, as we were just put on the next flight out, which was the next hour. As we had a LONG layover in Lima, that was not a problem.
Well to make a very long story short, after layovers, missed flights, and delays, we pulled into our driveway in Knoxville the next day at 5:00 pm. That's 29 hours! For some reason, it seems as if all the flights out of Lima back to the states fly overnight. Not sure why that is, but it took a lot longer to get back than to get there. Isn't that always the case?
Concerns: Travel - Its just a long way from Tennessee to south of the equator. We survived.
Highs: Our last morning with Teddy
Lows: Only 2 people at the LAN terminal trying to get all those people out of Peru.
WOULD WE DO IT AGAIN:
Country and Culture - Absolutely loved the people and the country. They are trying to adjust to the boon that is M-P, but for the most part,doing very well.
Machu Picchu - Everything we expected and more. There is a reason it is on every top ten list of places to see in the world before you die.
Adventure Life - As far as what they offered, it was just exactly what suited our family the best. Small group, very well organized, flexibility, like minded travelers, great guide, attention to detail, and very responsive. From the initial call I placed, to the follow up call back home, we wouldn't have changed a thing.
Final note: We kept dropping luggage as we neared M-P. You are only allowed to take a 25 pound pack onto the train going into Aqua Calientes. Be prepared for that.
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 day 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.
Mary Warren
2 days ago
Jess was very easy going and answered all our questions. It’s not easy dealing with 6 people at once but she did an outstanding job!
Diane Foster
4 days ago
Kassandra and the Adventure Life team have been incredible! Kassandra was very knowledgeable and attentive to our asks while making sure we kept within our budget. This was our first experience with a travel agent and we were blown away by the booking/initial exploration service. We will use Adventure Life again.