Adventure and Experiential Travel Specialist

Uganda - July 2023

What is experiential travel, you ask? Experiential travel is a form of tourism in which people focus on experiencing a country, city, or particular place by actively and meaningfully engaging with its history, people, culture, food and environment. It can be at any level from in depth and transformative to laid back and mellow. It’s your choice.  

My idea of adventure is taking calculated risks. I do not want to be so extreme that I can ruin the rest of my vacation. I want to experience the culture, get to know the locals while still seeing the sights that have drawn me to that destination.  

Some of my favorite cultural experiences: being blessed by a Shaman (Peru), Water Blessing by Monks (Cambodia, China), lunch served at a Women’s Cooperative (Morocco); meeting the locals: Masai (Kenya), the Batwa Pygmies (Uganda), and Achuar (Amazon), visiting schools and sitting with the children (Vietnam and Uganda), meeting the oldest tortoise (Galapagos Islands), cooking class (Vietnam), and a home cooked dinner/ family visit (Peru). 

Some of my favorite adventures: swimming with manatees (Florida), whale sharks (Baja), manta rays (Tahiti), black tip sharks (Tahiti), sea lions (Baja); feeding river eels (Bora Bora); repelling Table Mountain (South Africa); zip lining (Costa Rica); hot air ballooning (Kenya and Maine); white water rafting (Miane); watching the sunrise at the top of Mount Haleakala and driving the infamous Road to Hana (Hawaii); eating “bugs” and drinking snake wine (Cambodia); driving the Ring Road (Iceland); riding the elevator to the top of the Burj Khalifa (Dubai); dogsledding (Maine, Lapland); snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef (Australia) and Coral Gardens (Tahitian Islands); walking on the Great Wall (China); hiking Arenal Volcano (Costa Rica); canoeing down the Amazon with pink dolphins (Ecuador); and chimpanzee/ gorilla trekking (Uganda).