Hey! This would be a short segment!! Today was very long. We all had a nice breakfast and packed up the smaller escort boat. We said our goodbyes to the Manatee and traveled up river to Coca. On our way we stopped by a clay lick and watched dusky headed parakeets for a period of time. We arrived at Coca and left the docks for the airport. We made it safely to Quito and waited at the airport for about 12 hours. Our trip home went very smoothly and we made it to Chicago without a hassle!!
Dusky headed parakeets!!!
The town of Coca with the Andes on the horizon!
I would like to thank Adventure Life for putting this awesome trip together for my Dad and I. We saw many bird species and 147 were species I have never seen before! All of the accommodations, the hotel, and tours were led by professionals! Even though I knew Spanish, their English was amazing! I want to thank all of the crew members of the Manatee for the great time, cleaned rooms, awesome meals, and fantastic opportunities to see wildlife! I will never forget this trip into the Amazon, thanks to Adventure Life! \(^_^)/
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
2 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.