I bemoaned that I would not be sleeping on the ship tonight as the bed was so comfortable and having the window open made sleep come so easily. For my last breakfast on the ship, I ate scrambled eggs and bacon and banana French toast with syrup and slivered almonds. That was simply scrumptious. Our ship docked in Sitka at 8 AM and we disembarked at 8:30 after saying our goodbyes to the new friends we had made. Some of the people had an immediate flight, but there were several of us who were not leaving until 6:30 that evening. We were driven back to the hospitality room in Sitka where we left our luggage. A young woman who works for the cruise line stayed there with our luggage all day. We were to be picked up at 4:30 there and taken to the airport. We three walked to the Raptor Center where injured birds are nursed back to health and then released. However, some are never able to make it in the wild so they are permanent residents. Inside is one such bird, a tiny owl named Tootsie . Aspen wanted to take her home with her. We walked back to town and stopped at the Highliner Coffee for a drink. We did a little last minute shopping. Cody and I ate pizza for lunch and Aspen had a shrimp salad. We stopped by the city library and spent some time. They had some books they were giving away so I took one to have something to read on our way home. We went back to the hospitality room at 2:30 and stayed there until we were promptly picked up with the others at 4:30. At the airport , I went through security wearing a knee brace(which I knew I should have taken off). Of course, I set off the alarm and was patted down. It is a small airport and was very crowded as the flight was full. We saw a man in handcuffs be escorted onto the plane. We flew to Anchorage and then had a six hour flight to Chicago. We arrived there the next day. The seats were very uncomfortable and we had a 5 hour layover in Chicago which turned into a six hour layover and 5 gate changes. We got to Austin after a two and half hour very pleasant flight. Cord picked us up and we were home by 7 PM. I encourage any and everyone to take this cruise. Awesome!!!
The agent had great response to questions and coordinated well to create an itinerary that met our expectations.
Bob Sunshine
1 day ago
Very responsive to all questions
Teresa Cardoso
2 days ago
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
2 days 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
3 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.