OAT

The coastal walled towns of Croatia are picture perfect and our small ship allowed ideal access. The ships crew were wonderful and the food fabulous!

Just go, it's almost indescribable. You need to be active and pretty fit. And ready to change layers of clothes frequently.

Everyday was a wonderful memorable adventure Our first OAT experience. A great trip, my husband is a picky eater and once known the tour leaders tried to accommodate. Enjoyed the home hosted visits and meals and especially spending quality time with the families. The children were a memorable delight. Because of the Coronavirus, we obsessed about flights. We thought we had reservations for the flight home but they were cancelled numerous times and added anxiety to the trip. Tee and Ting were outstanding leaders and made our trip less stressful under extenuating circumstances.

This was our first OAT trip and we surly will do many more. The insight and contacts with local communities and families is something we never would experience on our own. The long lasting experience of OAT made this the best trip ever.

The sights and sounds of the big city, Quito, were a contrast to the thermal pools higher in the Andes. Both were charming in their own way. Canoe rides on the Napo River to see flocks of parrots at the clay lick and then to hike to where the scarlet macaws came to another clay lick showed the vivid colors of the Amazon Basin Rain Forest. Playing Duck, Duck, Goose with the 3-5 year olds at the community school made us all laugh and glow with the children’s excitement as they “won” the prizes we had brought for them. Then there were the blue footed boobies in Galapagos sitting in the middle of the trail moving their eggs between their feet to get them into the just right position. Our appreciative stares didn’t seem to faze them. Didn’t faze the sea lions either, who littered the beaches when we made our wet landings. Then there were the red footed boobies and the Nazca boobies. Who knew about all of these species? Three distinct ecosystems opened to us by our dedicated, knowledgeable tour guides, Celso and Sylvia. They shared their knowledge and love for their country, their culture and their people. My life has been enriched by this OAT adventure.