Seamus is a very good storyteller. I was captivated by his story about the island and the background about the hike we were doing. I don’t think it was worth $150 for what we did. We were picked up slightly after 9am at our hotel and got back around 4pm. We did a 1.4 mile hike during the first half of the tour. We were contacted via text the day before but I wish they provided more accurate information to help us wear appropriate shoes. Something like below would more helpful:
“Pickups for the tour will begin at 9am. Please give us time to get there, for, we have other parties to pickup before hand. The driver will step outside and call your name. He will contact you when he can’t find you.
Please bring cash for lunch, a towel and wear your swimsuits under your regular clothes. Sunblock. You will be stepping in streams and other bodies of water so wear shoes you’re comfortable walking in as well as getting wet and dirty. Chaco like sandals and footwear would be sufficient. Sneakers and running shoes are fine too if you’re ok getting them wet and dirty.”
Posting this information on the website during tour booking would also be very helpful as my husband and I packed real hiking shoes for this but ended up changing them out and hiking in our sandals. Hiking in sandals were ok until the end where I bumped into a stump in the middle of the trail and hurt my toe pretty badly that it hurt for a couple weeks. The hiking shoes took up precious packing space in our luggage.
We were taken to a Mexican restaurant after the hike and ordered our own lunch. Then we were driven to a nice beach. It was beautiful but the waves were strong, which was good if we had surf boards or body boards. Seamus gave us beach chairs which were useful but a beach umbrella and/or body boards would be even better. It showered off and on during our 2-3 hour there and there were very limited natural tree shade.
I was expecting more for having paid $150 each for myself and my husband but it was one 1.4 mile hike and then left at the beach for 2-3 hours on our own. The itinerary should be embellished to include more or the price decreased to better reflect what is included. For comparison, I went on a circle tour for 8 hours and it was $99 per person with entrance pass included.