5/5 Bob M. 6 years ago on Google
I
was
DELIGHTED
with
this
tour.
I
have
been
recommending
this
trip
to
all
my
friends
whole-heartedly.
Coming
from
New
England
in
January,
what
I
wanted
was
some
warm
weather,
unspoiled
nature,
good
water
for
paddling,
a
fun
adventure,
a
somewhat
comfortable
back
country
camping
experience,
decent
equipment,
and
someone
to
make
ALL
the
arrangements.
And
if
I
could
wish
for
something
I
did
not
want,
it
would
be
mosquitos.
I
couldn’t
believe
it,
but
I
got
everything
I
wanted.
And
very
few
mosquitos
(January
2018
-
your
mileage
may
vary!)
This
trip
combined
radical
4WD
to
get
to
the
rafting
headwaters,
a
full
day
of
Class
II-III
rafting,
then
four
days
of
amazing
paddling
–
all
nature
and
we
did
not
see
another
boater,
tourist,
or
sign
of
civilization
for
most
of
the
time.
All
this
and
only
a
few
hours
from
the
USA!
Panama
is
a
gem
hiding
in
plain
sight,
and
I
was
delighted
to
have
it
all
to
myself
for
the
five
days
we
were
on
the
water.
We
felt
safe,
comfortable,
and
we
were
certainly
well-fed.
Our
guide,
Orlando,
is
a
professional
chef
and
we
enjoyed
appetizers,
beer
and
wine,
multiple
course
hot
dinners
and
breakfasts,
and
fresh
pineapple
with
every
meal.
The
Aventuras
Panama
home
office
tracked
our
every
move
with
a
special
GPS
that
monitored
our
position
and
status
(Orlando
had
to
update
our
status
every
hour
or
so).
The
gear,
training,
and
preparation
were
all
good.
All
we
had
to
do
was
paddle,
enjoy
the
scenery,
and
eat
the
plentiful
great
food.
On
a
scale
of
one
to
five,
where
five
is
that
all
my
expectations
were
perfectly
satisfied,
I’d
give
this
trip
a
five.
If
there
were
a
special
category,
though,
for
where
most
of
what
I
got
was
beyond
my
expectations,
I
would
not
hesitate
to
give
this
trip
that
special
category.
The
planning,
logistic
support,
equipment,
guides,
friendliness,
support,
and
packaging
that
Aventuras
Panama
provided
was
just
fantastic.
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