Aspiring Adventures is about sharing unique experiences in places we know and love. What distinguishes us from the pack is how we do it and what we do in between the famous sights. We know what’s worth seeing, and we’re passionate about making every moment of your trip memorable. We fill our days with action and real cultural experiences: the absolute best of what these places have to offer, from world famous attractions to local secrets.

How we do it

We only run a few trips a year, so our guides are fresh. Every trip is different, so our trips are fresh.

Our individually crafted itineraries are based around local special events.

There’s always time to explore by yourself if you want. We’ve noticed the people who come on our trips like to do that.

We make a point of allowing time for personal contemplation on our trips.

What we do in between

In our years of guiding and travelling all over the world, we’ve noticed that people love to find out about daily life in the places they visit. Moments of real human contact are just as important as awe-inspiring sights, and often more memorable. This is part of why we choose to stay small – because what we are doing simply can’t be done on a large scale. To give just one example, you can’t turn up with 30 people to stay in a real local home every week (well, you can, but it’s no longer real). So yes, it can be challenging at times – this is real adventure – we need to be flexible from time to time, and you’ll enjoy your trip more if you are too.

Are you up for it?

As well as getting an inside view on local life, you’ll have the opportunity to push your physical boundaries, if you want to. Here’s how we see it: you can get a nice view by taking a bus up a mountain. Or you can hike up it, and that same view takes on a whole new meaning – it’s a moment of pure joy. We’ll take tired, sweaty joy over bus-based photo opportunity any day. If you feel the same way, our trips are for you.

Aspiring Adventures trips

…are not about bubble-wrapped, watered down, presented and packaged versions of the places we’ll experience together. On an Aspiring trip you won’t be insulated from the environment, you’ll be part of it. We’ll never herd you into a bog-standard ‘Site Tour’ to follow a number on a stick. In many of the places we’ll take you, it’s not even an option.

It’s not just a holiday – you’re going to learn more about the world and yourself.

…change your perspective on the world…

So, where to now?

• Australia
• New Zealand
• Peru
• Vanuatu