How to Reserve a Trip

The next step to adventure is easy! Our Area Managers are here to help--from choosing the right trip and checking availability to reserving your place. After you sign up, the same Area Manager will normally be your single point of contact, overseeing all of your arrangements, including air travel and trip extensions, until you arrive home.

Choosing Your Trip

Once you've had a chance to browse our catalog, (if you don't have one yet, click here) be sure to check out our Detailed Daily Itineraries. These are available for downloading from Trip Pages, or they can be sent to you via fax, email, or mail. Our Area Managers can answer any questions you might have, and they would be happy to refer you to someone who has traveled with us before for a reference.


Reserving Your Place
You may sign-up online by clicking on the "Reserve this Trip" button available on every trip page. Early reservations are recommended, since group sizes are limited and airlines often sell out their best fares many months in advance. Once you have submitted this reservation request, one of our travel consultants will contact you during our next business day to confirm your arrangements, and to charge the initial $500 per person deposit to your Visa, Mastercard, or American Express credit card. If you prefer, you can email your request to us, or download a blank Trip Application (in PDF format–30K) and send it to us by mail. For immediate confirmation, please feel free to call us at 1-800-368-2794. Out office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30AM to 5:00PM Pacific Time.

Upon receiving your deposit we will send you a confirmation letter, detailed trip itinerary, visa applications, and a pre-departure booklet with clothing and equipment lists, medical information, travel insurance applications, suggested reading list and general information needed to prepare for your trip. Your air tickets, rendezvous instructions, and final trip details will be sent about 3 weeks prior to departure.