Company information:
ElderTreks caters to mature travelers who want a high adventure experience or who prefer exotic destinations, offering small group tours and excursion boat trips.
Mission:
According to their brochure, ElderTreks offers “off the beaten track, active small group adventures, both by land and sea in more than 100 countries.” The company claims to be “the world’s first adventure travel company designed exclusively for people 50 and over.”
Destinations:
North, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, New Zealand and Polynesia, Antarctica and the Arctic.
Demographics of tour participants:
From 50 years. Travel companions must be over 18 years of age. All travelers must be “in good health and in good shape”. Tour participants must complete a medical information form that corresponds to the level of activity on their proposed trip. ElderTreks staff will screen each traveler and suggest alternatives to people who, in their opinion, should not attempt a particular itinerary.
Information for individual travelers:
If you are willing to share a room with another tour participant, you will not have to pay a single supplement on a shore adventure. Individual supplement policies for boat adventures vary by itinerary and stateroom classification; contact ElderTreks for more information.
Cost:
$ 2,750 and up. Tour prices include domestic travel, entrance fees, meals, hotels, hotel and restaurant tips (land tours only), and domestic departure taxes. Visas, internal flights, international departure taxes, travel insurance, tips for your tour director and national guides, tips on boat itineraries, alcoholic beverages, and airfare to and from your departure point they are not included in the price of the trip.
Travel time:
It varies from six to 23 days. Most trips last between 11 and 17 days. The duration of the trip does not include travel days to and from your starting point.
Quick Facts About ElderTreks:
ElderTreks focuses solely on adventure travel. The difficulty of the journey ranges from “easy” – walking a mile or two, perhaps with a few stairs – to “challenging” – eight to 10 hours of walking per day. If you have mobility issues, please contact the ElderTreks office to find out if an ElderTreks trip is right for you.
ElderTreks is committed to sustainable travel and giving back to the communities that its visitors visit. ElderTreks built an orphanage in Uganda and supports orphanages and shelters for women in several countries. His latest charitable effort includes various efforts to help save the critically endangered Sumatran rhino.
Almost all expenses, except airfare to and from the starting point of your tour, are included in the tour price, but you will need to check the itinerary of each trip for more details.
All land tours are small group tours with a maximum of 16 participants.
Small expedition boats are used for sea and river excursions.
ElderTreks offers tours created especially for hikers, as well as adventures on land and by boat. Destinations include Canada, Europe, Asia, Central America, South America, Africa, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.
Many ElderTreks destinations do not have luxury hotels or chain restaurants. ElderTreks works hard to find accommodations that are welcoming and comfortable. On rare occasions, you may need to share bathroom facilities in a particular location, but ElderTreks asks tour participants to do this only if private bathroom facilities are not available. Detailed tour itineraries on the ElderTreks website include information on restroom facilities if sharing is required.
ElderTreks can organize your flights if you wish, but you can also make your own travel arrangements.
The ElderTreks ClubTrek Rewards program offers regular customer discounts.
ElderTreks offers travel insurance for US and Canadian tour participants only. All travelers are strongly advised to consider purchasing travel insurance. You must purchase medical evacuation insurance on some itineraries.
Special policies apply for US, British and Canadian citizens traveling to Iran with ElderTreks.
If you want to go to the South Pole with ElderTreks, you can. Start saving your money, however; the trip costs $ 48,150.
Contact information:
Telephone numbers:
(800) 741-7956 – North America
0808 234 1714 – United Kingdom
(416) 588-5000 – Anywhere else in the world
Shipping Address:
23 Clinton Street
Toronto, Ontario
M6J 2N9 Canadá
ElderTreks website
Email: [email protected]
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