For Friends
Sharing an adventure with friends can deepen the experience and expand the wonder. Even better, exploring together can enrich your relationships manyfold. If you and your friends can agree on a destination for your getaway, we can design a plan tailored to your unique group and the activities that suit your styles. We’ll get input from everyone who wants to contribute, ensuring the trip is a success for everyone. Take advantage of the opportunity to take time away with your friends, and turn it into a once-in-a-lifetime adventure of fun and discovery.
Customize Your Dream Adventure
We are here to help craft tailor-made adventures for individuals, couples, families, and groups of explorers.
Top Trips
Friend Adventures
Tibetan Treasures
Satisfy your curiosity about Tibet on this 11-day journey that will fill your spiritual well and leave you wanting more. With visits to Tibetan cities, countrysides, villages, and mountains, plus palaces, monasteries, and handicraft centers, this trip is a cultural, scenic, and engaging feast for the senses.
From $3800 Per Person
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The Monarchs of Michoacan
Join the magnificent monarch butterflies on their winter migration among the oyamel fir forests where they escape the cold every year. Also enjoy the ambience of colonial Morelia and the traditional artistry of communities on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro.
From $4150 Per Person
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Competitours Latin America Adventure
Get ready for a surprise itinerary that will take you into the heart of local cultures around Latin America. Friendly competition and hands-on challenges will take you and your teammate just outside your comfort zone and into the zone of delightful adventure. We plan the details and give you a packing list.
From $4350 Per Person
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Costa Rica Tropical Highlights
This trip includes stunning scenery, active excursions, lots of wildlife, and cozy lodges with character. Spot animals large and small, experience surreal landscapes and enjoy the best of the rainforest.
From $4295 Per Person
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Kilimanjaro Summit, Safari & Zanzibar
This three-part trip includes the best of Tanzania! Start by climbing Kilimanjaro via the Rongai route, considered by many easier and more scenic than the main Marangu trail. Then, go on safari with the goal of seeing "the big five," and finish by relaxing on the beaches of Zanzibar island.
From $8895 Per Person
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Inside Semana Santa
Enjoy the effusive pageantry of Holy Week when the streets of Antigua are carpeted with intricate designs of flowers. Visit Mayan markets and villages, learn about the culture and textiles. Choose the week that includes Palm Sunday or Good Friday. Book early!
From $3450 Per Person
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Italy Inspiration Sampler
Journeys International's Italy offerings are as flexible as your imagination. We present a sample itinerary based on the goals of many first-time travelers to Italy and some of our favorite spots. Your unique preferences and passions will let us customize an adventure for you and any companions you might bring.
From $4000 Per Person
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Classic and Festive Japan
Take in Japan's highlights and contrasts, and meet the Japanese as they welcome you with open arms. If you go in May, you'll witness Aoi Matsuri, and elaborate festival in Kyoto showcasing hundreds of people in grand imperial court costume.
From $7400 Per Person
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Bali Isle of Wonders
Bali remains an unspoiled paradise, and stands as a model of ecotourism. Tourist income is reinvested in ritual ceremonies, architecture, traditional arts training, and cultural preservation. Enjoy a simple but refined experience of wonder and beauty.
From $2700 Per Person
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Engaging Antigua and Atitlan
A flexible design for embracing Antigua and Atitlan. Journeys provides the building blocks, including orientation, guides, and logistical support for your personally-tailored experience. Focus on markets and textiles, or history and archaeology, or hiking on forest and volcano trails.
From $2475 Per Person
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Highlights of Southeast Asia
This trip is a comprehensive overview of three countries: Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. It's a wonderful option for those interested in a cultural, historical, and recreational sampling of Southeast Asia. From visiting UNESCO World Heritages sites such as Angkor Wat to sleeping on a "junk" in Halong Bay, the variety of this itinerary will surely keep you on your toes.
From $3100 Per Person
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Mountain Lodge Trek to Machu Picchu
This deluxe lodge-based trek rounds out our active Machu Picchu menu. Compared to the well-known Inca Trail, the hiking offers similar challenges and the scenery is equally breathtaking, but there are fewer trekkers enroute and the comforts in the evenings are luxurious.
From $4795 Per Person
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Competitours USA Escapade
Get ready for a surprise itinerary that will take you into the heart of local cultures around the USA. Friendly competition and hands-on challenges will take you and your teammate just outside your comfort zone and into the zone of delightful adventure. We plan the details and give you a packing list.
From $4499 Per Person
Active
Active in the Andes
Combine hiking, biking, rafting, cross-cultural engagement and archaeological discovery in one fantastic, seamless itinerary. This is great for energetic explorers and families with teens, too.
From $4870 Per Person
Challenging
Ancient Athens and Idyllic Islands of Greece
A diverse and flexible journey with just the right mix of history, relaxation, and active adventure, this trip combines explorations of Greece's ancient cultures with days of fun in the sun on idyllic islands. Visit Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, and add other island explorations if you choose.
From $4795 Per Person
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Vivid Argentina
Explore vibrant Buenos Aires. Drink in the beauty of wine country. Marvel at the glacial icescapes of Patagonia. Wonder at the sheer volume of Iguazu Falls. Gain a deeper understanding of a remarkable, diverse destination.
From $4750 Per Person
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Cape Town Stopover & Wine Country
Explore Cape Town and its surrounds with penguins at Boulders Beach, photos at Cape Point, history on Robben Island, views from Table Mountain, wine in Franschoek, and more.
From $1535 Per Person
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Festive Journey through Tibet
Satisfy your curiosity about Tibet on this festive 12-day journey that will fill your spiritual well and leave you wanting more. Schedule your dates around the festivities of summer's Damar festival, visit palaces and monasteries, and enjoy wonderful cultural interaction. Cross city, village, countryside, and mountain terrain on a scenic and engaging feast for the senses.
From $4450 Per Person
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Pakistan Rare Journey: Mountains, History, and Heritage
Explore the heart of Pakistan, revealing the stories and traditions that make it a land of timeless allure and captivating beauty.
From $6575 Per Person
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Azores Archipelago Revealed
Shhhh...don't tell anybody. We've discovered a hidden and rarely visited archipelago, one that most people overlook in their search for a refreshing and sensational outdoor adventure. It's the Azores, nine islands about 800 miles off the coast of Portugal, and we think it may just be the best-kept secret in the entire Atlantic Ocean. And with hiking volcanoes, swimming in natural thermal pools, whale watching and more, this adventure is the best, all-encompassing way to experience it.
From $3850 Per Person
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Baja Adventure Retreat
Experience the incredibly diverse Baja peninsula on this easily customizable trip that's close to home. Spend half of your time in Todos Santos, where you'll surf the waves, horseback ride on the beach, hike the cliffs, tour the town, and stay in a charming casita. Then, move on to Espiritu Santo National Park for a few days of luxury camping in on the beach. Here you'll kayak, snorkel, hike, swim with sea lions, stand-up paddle board, bird watch, check out cave art, and visit hidden lagoons and desert beaches.
From $3850 Per Person
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Competitours Europe Adventure
Friendly competition and hands-on challenges will take you and your teammate just outside your comfort zone in the original stomping grounds of Competitours - Europe. This delightful adventure will follow a surprise itinerary that reveals itself as the trip unfolds. We plan the details and give you a packing list.
From $4375 Per Person
Challenging
Croatia’s Dazzling Dalmatian Coast
Discover the ancient towns, seaside, unique food, and warm people of Croatia.
From $6260 Per Person
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Surprising Journey into the Balkans
Group challenges will take you and your group just outside your comfort zones on a tantalizing itinerary through the Balkans. This delightful adventure will follow a surprise itinerary that reveals itself as the trip unfolds between Tirana, Albania, and Split, Croatia. We plan the details and give you a packing list.
From $5575 Per Person
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Belize Cayo and the Caye
Marvel at the Mayan mysteries and rainforest wonders of this quintessential tropical environment in the company of a great naturalist guide. Stay in cozy ecolodges.
From $3995 Per Person
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Everest Base Camp Trek
The Everest region offers an enduring experience of geological magnificence and profound cross-cultural discovery. This trek may be the most extraordinary and enlightening experience of your lifetime.
From $6000 Per Person
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Havana and the Valley of Viñales
On a short trip, in a very small group, explore big-city Havana and the ancient landscape of the Viñales Valley -- a perfect counterpoint for visitors who want a deep experience of both culture and outdoor adventure in Cuba.
From $4600 Per Person
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Baja Short Stay
This short excursion is a perfect addition to any Mexico adventure offering a variety of activities from just relaxing on the beach to surfing the waves or kayaking. Other activities may include horseback riding and hiking.
From $795 Per Person
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