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Peru - Biking trip

From Cusco to Cusco

Fully supported mountain biking trip. See all the unmissable sights of the Cusco areas in thirteen days, nine of them on bikes - downhill to Machu Picchu, cross country from one Incan ruin to another, and so much more...

Sunday 24 June 2012

Peru - Virgin Rana

The Fiesta de la Virgen de Carmen, held annually in Paucartambo, perhaps the best known syncretic Andean fiesta of all - plus the world's most amazing sunrise, historic Cusco, the Sacred Valley, Lake Titicaca and Machu Picchu!

Sunday 8 July 2012

Peru - Virgin Rana

The Fiesta de la Virgen de Carmen, held annually in Paucartambo, perhaps the best known syncretic Andean fiesta of all - plus the world's most amazing sunrise, historic Cusco, the Sacred Valley, Lake Titicaca and Machu Picchu!

Monday 8 July 2013

Australia - Tassie

From Hobart to Launceston

Explore National Parks, Freycinet, Wineglass Bay, hike Cradle Mountain, see wombats, Tasmanian devils, gourmet food and wine...

Monday 15 October 2012

Peru - Food trip

Very similar to our signature Rana, but replaces the physically active Inca Trail options with food-focussed days - back-street treats and 5 star fusion restaurants, the world's most diverse produce markets, and a day spent preparing our own Peruvian feast. Plus plenty of time exploring Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, and Lake Titicaca.

Sunday 5 August 2012

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Aspiring Adventures is a dynamic adventure tour company offering small group holidays to New Zealand, Peru, Australia, and now Vanuatu. After 16 years combined experience guiding trips all over the world, these are the places we know best and love most.  We hike, bike, kayak, swim, dive, eat, drink, dance, and play our way through the stunning scenery and unique cultures of each of these destinations.

Do you want to experience New Zealand, Peru, Vanuatu or Australia? We delve deep, engaging with the environment, the culture, local characters, and daily life, not just the cultural clichés and the postcard moments. If this sounds like you, then read on - our adventure vacations are for you!

We only run a few tours each year, carefully timed so you experience the highlights of the local calendar – such as initiation rites in Vanuatu, street parties in Peru, and food and wine festivals in New Zealand and Australia. Keeping it small means we and our other guides are fresh and keen, trips stay real, and our personal service one of a kind. Excited yet? We are – we love this stuff!

Our Adventure Tours

  • Australia

    Highlights: Hike around Uluru (Ayer's Rock), dive or snorkel with clownfish on the Great Barrier Reef, explore Sydney and Melbourne, hike to Cradle Mountain in Tasmania, climb Mount Kosciuszko (the highest mountain in Australia, more of a hike really), check out Australia's amazing wildlife... and much more!

    • Price: From $1,799
    • Season: September to October

  • New Zealand

    Highlights: Hiking the Milford Track, visit wine regions, cycle the Otago Central Rail Trail, kayak New Zealand's crystal clear waters, swim with dolphins in Kaikoura, go nightspotting for the elusive Kiwi, give the ancient sport of curling a push, hike to glaciers and through rainforests... read on!

    • Price: From $3,499
    • Season: November to April

  • Peru

    Highlights: Hike the Inca Trail, explore Machu Picchu, experience riotous multiday street festivals, discover a world-class cuisine, delve into historical Cusco, visit famous and little-known Inca and pre-Inca sites, stay with locals living an ancient lifestyle, bike from glacier to rainforest in one day...and much more!

    • Season: May to November

  • Vanuatu

    Highlights: Hike to and stay in traditional 'Kastom' villages on Espiritu Santo island, check out 'Naghol' land-diving - ancient initiation rites on Pentecost Island, scuba dive the world famous wreck of SS President Coolidge, experience the active volcano Mt. Yarra on Tanna Island in action, chill out on Hideaway Island... and much more!

    • Price: From $2,999
    • Season: April to May