4.7 Stars (312 reviews)
A most excellent adventure! Blessed with excellent weather, extremely competent and fun guides, and a wonderfully varied itinerary of hiking and biking, this trip is a bucket trip must.
New Zealand Biking Adventure, November 0000
4.7 Stars (1725 reviews)
Excellent, the trip of a lifetime!
Classic South Island Adventure, November 0000
4.6 Stars (56 reviews)
Recently home from this fantastic adventure, my 3rd with Active. Northern Patagonia is just spectacular in scenery and activity. Wonderful hikes, two kayak days, lots of time spent traveling multi-modal transportation seeing much variety in landscapes. Could not have asked for any better than our wonderful guide, Mayra!!
Lodgings were good and interesting, food always great and plentiful, and to be sure we had good wine in both Argentina and Chile. Fun fun group, lots of laughter!
Northern Patagonia Adventure, November 0000
4.7 Stars (312 reviews)
I had heard about Active Adventures from a former customer, who said AA was outstanding in every way. She was not wrong!!
AA chose the very best bike rides for us. We would not have had to knowledge to plan this trip ourselves. Each landscape we rode through was stunning. The accomodations were also chosen with great care. They couldn't have been better. Two of the accomodations, in particular, had breath taking views, which you would pay thousands of dollars for in Europe! The guides were knowledgeable, kind, helpful and genuinely good people. They helped make the trip a success. I can't recommend AA enough. I am going on another AA adventure next summer.
New Zealand Biking Adventure, November 0000
4.7 Stars (1139 reviews)
Zach is a GOOD trip leader. Very attentive, easy going, the right mind set/attitude to be a
trip leader, organized, diligent in helping out. He's from Peru, when he mentioned that I asked him about alternative treks in Peru near Machu Pichu. He said He can give me information on that. I would go with him again.
The group was good. We all merged into one group, good talks, jokes, stories. It was a bummer to hear about Scott and Katheryn. Scott told good jokes. The weather was typical for Patagonia. The weather itself is part of the trek/trip down there. Accommodations in Punta Arenas, Natales, Calafata, El Chalten were good, almost to point of five star hotels. We ate well. Zach knew the places to go to for a good meal. The guides for the bike ride, the "W" trek, and El Chalten were good, fun to talk to, very helpful. The van drivers were good, no lead foots, the vans were clean and comfortable. Trip organization was good. The one small item that could be improved is a better notice that there will be a place where one can get laundry done. On the "W" trek I wished we had more time to get up to the Britanica viewpoint. We got as far as the France look out. IT was really windy that day but great sunshine. I know Zach has to keep the group moving to make the schedule. I felt I could have gone to Britanica with one of the other guides, either Andres or Camilia. We then would catch up with the group. The box lunches were bigger than I anticipated, the extra food/calories was appreciated. Breakfasts at the places we stayed were good. The boat rides were good. I wish when we at the Moreno Glacier we spent more time there. We only did an hour. I could have spent three/four hours there. I was a fast hiker, I know not all in the group could go my pace. I know the hike guides have to find the "right pace" to fit that group. On the first hike in Glaciares, Lucy, the local hike guide did a really slow pace and it was painful. I know one other trip member made a comment to Zach to hike at a faster pace. I wish we could have spent more time at to take in the views.
Overall a GOOD trip. I would tell others on this trek. I have already looked at your New Zealand trips, the hike one on the mountain bike one. I had a wild thought of doing both. Four weeks in New Zealand...sounds good to me.
Patagonia Hiking Adventure, November 0000
4.6 Stars (56 reviews)
We thoroughly enjoyed our Northern Patagonia trip. Endless beauty, perfect mix of hiking and kayaking, unique accommodations, fascinating flora and fauna, lovely lakes, plus yummy wine to sip at the end of the day! Everything lived up to the Active Adventure experience we have always enjoyed. Terrific trip...Highly recommend.
Northern Patagonia Adventure, November 0000
4.7 Stars (128 reviews)
I found the pretravel experience stressful, this is why I would hesitate to recommend Active Adventures to friends.
1. Payment. If you're going to have someone who only makes a trip into town once a week, make it that the check needs to be postmarked by a specific date. I sent my check by registered mail, so I knew it was at the Post Office in Montana well before the date needed. For some reason your guy didn't pick it up????
2. I communicated to you that I'd changed where we were staying the night before our meeting. I got a confirmation call back but this wasn't communicated to the trip staff.
3. I saw I could be picked up at the airport at 9am or at the Heritage Hotel earlier. It wasn't made clear that if I choose to be picked up at the airport I was missing breakfast and the initial meeting. Luckily just before leaving when, I checked the travel wallet, I only saw the Heritage Hotel pickup and so changed my reservation.
4. The travel wallet said to meet at 7:30am. When no one was there by 7:35am I tried to call only to find your offices were closed. All trips I've previously done I've been given a local contact number in case of the need to contact someone locally . I've never had anyone arrive late. The trip leaders said they had been told to arrive at 7:40am
Great Walks of New Zealand, November 0000
4.7 Stars (312 reviews)
Active Adventures is an outstanding tour company. Every single thing is done professionally. The routes we rode were stunning. The guides were so helpful, kind and fun. It couldnt have been a better experience.
New Zealand Biking Adventure, November 0000