Vaya Adventures

2120 University Ave, 94709-1500, Berkeley, United States
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About Vaya Adventures

At Vaya we create exceptional private guided tours for travelers in South and Central America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica and the Arctic . Each journey is tailor-made by our deeply knowledgeable Destination Specialists, who weave in best-in-class private local guides, thoughtfully designed excursions and truly superb accommodations, resulting in adventures that get you off the beaten path. We carefully handpick top-notch family run properties, boutique hotels, historic haciendas, safari camps, eco-lodges and the finest small expedition ships. Whether you choose one of our suggested itineraries or opt for a completely customized adventure, Vaya will help you get to truly know these extraordinary places and the people that call them home. Since our start in 2004, we’ve been dedicated to culturally and environmentally responsible travel. Vaya is a leader in supporting conservation and community-based initiatives in the destinations we take our travelers. For example, Vaya’s founder and president, Jim Lutz, serves as president of the International Galápagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA), a nonprofit organization of 40 companies that is focused on protecting the fragile Galapagos Islands ecosystems while improving education and opportunities for the people who live there. Check us out on Trustpilot, Google, and Yelp, as well as on our testimonials page to see why our travelers rate us 5 stars. Over 98% of our travelers would recommend us to a friend or travel with us again. Why not find out for yourself why? We look forward to getting to know you and your travel style, sharing more about what sets Vaya apart, and helping you discover some of the planet’s most sensational corners.

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Matthew W
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The most memorable trip We had the most memorable time on our trip to South Africa with Vaya and felt completely safe and taken care of the entire time! Our two hotels were absolutely incredible! Heather was great and knew exactly what we wanted – it was like she had known us for years. The food and experience is what we would have picked for ourselves the whole time. Our hotels were magnificent and we really enjoyed how the whole trip was structured.

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Cathy B
GB

We had an awesome trip to South Africa We had an awesome trip to South Africa. It was carefully planned out by Heather and we loved it all. She is very knowledgeable and had great suggestions to make our trip so wonderful. Because of her personal travel experience in South Africa, she was able to recommend so many things relating to restaurants, events, et cetera. She let us have our own time for exploring, but the guided tours she scheduled covered more than we would have done on our own. Heather was also always available to answer all our questions and she had so much patience with us! The information package provided by Vaya was extensive and covered all aspects of traveling to a foreign country. The app for the itinerary was very handy and also very easy to use. We enjoyed a few days in Cape Town and a day of visiting wineries in Franschhoek. Our time on safari was so memorable. We stayed at Rockfig in Timbavati, which is a magical place. We saw so many animals on our game drives. The guides were so knowledgeable and all the Rockfig staff are amazing. We loved Victoria Falls. South Africa is an amazing country. I hope we can go back! Thank you Vaya Adventures for providing us with a trip of a lifetime!

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Kathy DeLong
GB

Outstanding Chick Trip Jack McCabe from Vaya organized our trip to the Galapagos and Machu Picchu. We had terrific accommodations and food. Guides and or drivers met us at every turn to escort us seamlessly to our destinations. Most importantly the guides were passionate about their subject so our excursions were informative and meaningful. The real test came when we had transportation issues that had nothing to do with Vaya. We contacted Jack after hours. He returned our call quickly to make certain everything got worked out. It was the trip of a lifetime and Vaya will be the first call for my next trip to South America.

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Lesley Weinberg
GB

Thank you Vaya for our Fabulous Galapagos Trip Vaya planned a perfect Galapagos trip for our family . We had some time limitations and they managed to find ways for us to experience everything we had hoped for. The guides were wonderful. The ship itinerary enabled us to see all the animals we wished to see. Vaya even arranged for us to spend the long afternoon layover on our return trip at a colonial era inn,instead of sitting at the airport for 8 hours.

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John
GB

Everything went smoothly including all… Everything went smoothly including all intra-country flights. The guides were incredibly knowledgeable and interesting. Liz was with every step of the way. Combining a galapagos and machu picchu did require some logistics, and which to do first. The weather suggested a galapagos first and peru second which proved to be correct choice. Liz directed us to this itinerary.

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