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The Scoop: What to Know About G Adventures
Award-winning small-group tours are the specialty of this adventure travel tour company..
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As its name promises, G Adventures takes travelers on memorable small-group adventure travel tours. But the tours are more than just action-packed getaways. The company was founded in 1990 by social entrepreneur Bruce Poon Tip, and its trips make lasting impressions on both the travelers who take them and the communities they visit.
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Responsible travel is the guiding force, and the company’s G for Good philosophy takes social, environmental, and ethical factors into consideration to ensure that its tours benefit the people and places they visit. That means ensuring that the company is acting responsibly in areas like animal and child welfare, climate concerns, and respect for local cultures. Creating a positive impact is also important, and tours feature Ripple Scores to show how much money stays in the local economy.
TourScoop Takeaways
- Destinations: More than 750 trips in 100 countries on all seven continents
- Tour Size Average: 10 to 12 people
- Tour Type: Small-group adventure tours
How to Book
Tours can be booked through a travel agent or through the G Adventures website .
Credibility Check
G Adventures has won a number of awards and honors over the years, including recognition as Escorted Touring Operator of the Year from the TTG Travel Awards and Best Escorted Tour Operator from the Irish Travel Industry.
Tour Destinations
G Adventures leads more than 750 trips in 100 countries on all seven continents, with Costa Rica, Peru, South Africa, and Thailand as some of the top-selling destinations.
G Adventures offers a surprisingly wide variety of tour types. The company’s Classic trips hit all the highlights of a destination while also offering opportunities for cultural exchange and spontaneous exploration. Eighteen-to-Thirtysomethings tours offer a faster pace designed for younger travelers, and there’s also an option for that age group that includes hostel stays .
Active tours add activities like hiking, biking, rafting, and camping into the mix. National Geographic Journeys take deeper dives into a destination, while Local Living tours include stays with a local host family for true immersion into daily life. Travelers can find opportunities for mindfulness, movement, and healthy eating on the company’s Wellness trips or observe wildlife around the world on a Jane Goodall Collection tour.
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G Adventures’ Family tours and its National Geographic Family Journeys offer adventure travel with a kid-friendly spin, and the new Geluxe Collection elevates adventure travel with higher-end lodging and dining options. Travelers can also explore destinations by water on sailing and expedition cruises.
Tour Guides
Each G Adventures tour is led by an expert, locally based “Chief Experience Officer” who offers insider insight and their own perspective of an area. Because they’re so familiar with the destination, they know the best times to visit popular sights, great places to eat, and exceptional ways to explore the destination. They’re supported around the clock by a local operations team.
What’s Included
Inclusions vary from trip to trip and tour style to tour style; each individual trip offers a detailed list of inclusions on the G Adventures website. Accommodations, some meals, a range of activities, and entrance fees are generally included.
What’s Not Included
Airfare to and from tour starting and ending points is not included, and most tours do not include airport transfers. Tips are also not included in the tour price.
Typical Travelers
Over its years of listening to its customers, G Adventures has found that its travelers want flexible itineraries, free time to explore on their own, smaller group sizes, locally based guides, and tours that offer safety and peace of mind.
With so many different tour types, the company sees a range of travelers, from families to young singles to active adventurers.
Communication
Travelers are assigned a Global Connection Officer (GCO) after booking a tour. The GCO sends all needed information to travelers including the detailed itinerary, info on transfers, what to pack, and emergency information. G Adventures also has a Travel Resources page and pre-departure information on its website.
Loyalty Program
G Adventures reports that it will be launching a VIP program soon.
Sustainability Efforts
G Adventures signed the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism in November 2021 and has goals to halve its carbon footprint by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. The company publicly reports its emissions each year and has dropped from 122,902 tons of carbon dioxide in 2019 to 49,088 tons in 2022.
In 2015, G Adventures invested in new, more efficient engines for its G Expedition ship—which is the largest single source of CO2 generated by the company—and replaced the generators in 2017. Those two moves reduced the ship’s CO2e footprint by about 15%.
The company continues to assess the size of vehicles used on its tours to ensure they best match the size of groups. Through a partnership with Planeterra, it plants a tree for every day a customer travels with the company in threatened forest areas or communities around the world in need of reforestation. G Adventures has also invested in restorative travel tech startup Reforest, which helps tourism companies and travelers reduce their carbon footprints.
Health and Safety Practices
G Adventures posts travel alerts and safety updates on its website. You can also find information about travel safety, travel health, and travel insurance on G Adventures’ Travel Resources page.
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Central america & caribbean, south america, north africa & middle east.
Few travellers make it to this icy continent, but the lucky ones who do get to explore a frozen Eden ruled by the elements and teeming with wildlife.
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G adventures sailing & cruises, g adventures private travel.
Whether it’s a family retreat or a girls trip, you can surround yourself with a hand-picked crew and customize a tour that fits you all perfectly.
The Geluxe Collection
Our new line of premium active adventures is officially here. With perfectly paced itineraries, one-of-a-kind accommodations and elevated dining, this is adventure at its finest.
National Geographic Journeys
Go deeper into the cultures and habitats of the places we explore. More is included and you’ll enjoy greater hands-on exploration, interactions with local experts, and freedom to roam.
National Geographic Family Journeys
Are you an adventure-loving family in search of meaningful ways to discover the world together? These tours are specially designed for travellers seven and up and their inquisitive families.
Jane Goodall Collection
Step deeper into the animal kingdom while respecting all of its inhabitants. Our incredible collection of wildlife-focused tours is endorsed by the world-renowned ethologist.
Roamies by Hostelworld
The thrill of adventure. The awesomeness of hostels. Get ‘em both on these immersive small group trips for 18 to 35-year-old travellers.
Why choose us
As the leader in small group travel for 30 years, we know how to do it right: flexible itineraries, freedom to roam, safety, peace of mind, and locally based guides.
Change the world just by having the time of your life. When you travel with us, you become a force for good by acting responsibly and creating positive impact.
Together with our non-profit partner, Planeterra, we ensure local communities touched by our tours benefit from our visits in as many ways possible.
Trees for Days
Leave your destination even greener than you found it! For every day on tour, we’ll plant a tree in your honour and ensure that our forests get to live their best lives.
Travel resources
Last minute deals.
Looking to have the time of your life in the next 90 days or so? You can save big if you’re ready to book now.
Loyalty discount
Back home from a G Adventures tour? Submit a quick trip evaluation to save 5% on your next tour with us.
Student discount
Got proof that you’re pursuing higher learning? Then we’ve got a travel voucher with your name on it.
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Find a G Adventures Agent
G Adventures wants your journey to begin the right way—that's why we offer the convenience of booking online, over the phone with a friendly agent, or with someone face-to-face. Use the search field below to find an agent near you and let the adventure begin.
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National Geographic Journeys trips are offered in partnership with G Adventures. They blend fun, hands-on exploration, meaningful encounters with people and cultures, and more free time and choices—all with the structure and security of traveling in a small group at an unbeatable value.
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G Adventures is launching its annual agent challenge, Change Makers, for the first time since the pandemic began, offering incentives for travel advisors to book G Adventures trips for their clients.
G Adventures have been the leaders in small group adventure travel for more than 30 years, so plan your next trip with us today!
G Adventures has enhanced its online reservation platform Sherpa, allowing travel agents to package international airfares with adventure tours online for the first time. “We wanted to kick start the New Year for our agency partners by making it easier for them to satisfy the requirements of their clients in one simple process – online.
G-Adventures is a legitimate tour company (I’m a travel agent and book them frequently) and they do have res-agents who work from home. Having said that, I would only ever apply for open positions through their careers page. This whatsapp convo is very suss.
Agents with a G Adventures Sherpa account are automatically registered for G-Normous. Those without a Sherpa account must register through their agency manager at www.gadventures.com/agents/register/. Regardless of travel date, agents will receive an entry for every new booking made on a G Adventures tour from January 1 to April 30, 2024.
G Adventures at Petra in Jordan (Photo: © G Adventures Inc.) Destinations: More than 750 trips in 100 countries on all seven continents; Tour Size Average: 10 to 12 people; Tour Type: Small-group adventure tours; How to Book. Tours can be booked through a travel agent or through the G Adventures website. Credibility Check
Find a G Adventures Agent. G Adventures wants your journey to begin the right way—that's why we offer the convenience of booking online, over the phone with a friendly agent, or with someone face-to-face. Use the search field below to find an agent near you and let the adventure begin.