After finding out we were going to have our first baby join us in February, I knew that we’d want to get in one last warm-weather vacation before we became a family of three. I’d already been researching the best and safest places to travel, especially since many of our favorites were out due to Zika risks. While Hawaii has the type of mosquitos that carry Zika, there were no known cases of local transmission (at the time we were planning our trip – always visit the CDC’s website for current information).
They say the best time to travel during pregnancy is during the second trimester. I was too exhausted during the first trimester to even consider a trip, and knew I’d be too big and uncomfortable late in my pregnancy to want to take the nearly six our flight to Kona. So a trip to Hawaii when I was about 5-6 months pregnant seemed perfect!
We were looking at cruising on the Safari Explorer, which travels visits the Big Island, Maui, Lanai and Moloka’I, but since I get pretty sea-sick, we opted to stay in a house on the Big Island. have a feeling we’ll be back to take that cruise some day but staying in a house and having a car made for the perfect babymoon. We were able to explore much of the island at our pace and got to see so much more on the Big Island than we would have if we had opted to just take the cruise. The combination of this small-ship cruise and 3-4 nights on the Big Island would make for the perfect Hawaii trip.
If you’re looking for a safe, easy vacation to take with your family (or before you have one!) I highly recommend the Big Island. The weather was lovely, and we were able to get out and hike, snorkel and explore both Hilo and Kona on foot.
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.