Adventure travel around the world!

Have you got vacation time left and are trying to figure out what you’re going to do? Do you want to venture further than America or Europe but can not be bothered with worrying about the organization? Do you want to learn about the culture of Libya? Or swim through the waters of Indonesia?

Are you interested, but worried? Do you want to venture to China, but worry without a guide it just wouldn’t be possible? Do you want me to stop asking questions? Ok fair enough.

It’s Wednesday so it’s time to talk about random wanderings.

Which is why CTravel’s CEO Carl Paiva and his team of trusty agents are here to help. They can help book an adventure through Libya, Bhutan or even India. Or is off the track in Africa more your speed? All of these far-flung as well as the not-so-far (i.e. an adventure around Britain) are accessible with specifically designed tours and operators.

Images from Bhutan by Zegrahm & Eco Expeditions

It’s this travel with adventure and a heavy dose of culture that Mr. Paiva says is in incredible demand and CTravel has plenty of different tours to offer…..you just have to ask.

He said: “It’s generally clients who know the agent or know myself and contact us and do the research with us. They know we can offer it. Our wish is to get the message out that we have contacts with specialty suppliers and we have agents that focus on that type of account.”

What are some of the adventure trips he has booked in the past for clients?

“One of our clients does a river cruise through the Amazon on the Peruvian side where there are more animals. We also have a river boat operator that travels through Africa.

“People will know about the Nile cruises and the Europe cruises, but these cruises are unique. The mass market traveler is also very varied. It can be from the luxury to the second tier operators or independent. But the suppliers would be doing larger groups.”

So Carl what’s the difference between Adventure Travel vs. Leisure?

“Adventure travel or the cultural exploration travel the operators are generally small, focused primarily on catering to people who are cultural minded.

“These are historians or people interested in art, religion, etc…. People who prefer to travel to learn, to have new experiences versus the mass market.”

“Those type of people like to seek out travel suppliers that cater to their needs.”

What do Bermudians or residents need to know about booking with these operators?

“They are small and unique. They don’ have budgets for advertising nor do they want too. It’s important for those clients to give us a heads-up because the operators are small groups so they book-up very quickly.

“These trips are way off the beaten track with very select clientele. They are also education focused and the visitors are not necessarily pulled in to see shows or even bars. They are not necessarily having drinks every day.”

Some of the operators CTravel uses are Zegrahm and Eco Expeditions and Travcoa to name a few.

What are some of your more unique trips?

“An example is I received an email from a contact who said they had a villa on the Mustique Island for 16 adults and 10 children over the Christmas holidays. That’s the kind of thing that comes daily to me.”

So what are you waiting for? Book your Sahara visit in Libya or your Azores trip with Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Canary Islands and Madeira thrown-in with CTravel.