We love hearing about all the wonderful, uplifting things our incredible Zephyr alumni do to make the world a better place – and we never stop being amazed and inspired by you! One such inspiring alumna is Lindsey Matheson, whom Zephyr has the pleasure of partnering with to support a fantastic cause that is close Continue Reading →
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Important Life Lessons Learned From Italy
Italy is many things to many people – a wine and food heaven, an art and architecture paradise, a cultural delight. To me, Italy is all those things but more specifically it is a place of learning and self-discovery. Last year, I had the honor and pleasure of guiding the Tuscany and Cinque Terre Bike Continue Reading →
5 Interesting Facts About the Island of Sicily
As you may be aware, this year is Zephyr Adventures’ 20th Anniversary and to celebrate we added five new adventures to our schedule, including the Sicily Bike Adventure coming up this fall. As we gear up for our inaugural tour of this iconic island, we thought it would be fun to share a few fascinating facts about Sicily: Continue Reading →
Happy National Zephyr Day!
If you have been following our blog for long enough, you may have heard this story already. But now that we’re a mature 20 years old, we feel like we can start repeating ourselves a little. On April 4, 1997, Allan Wright quit his corporate job with the food company Cargill and launched Zephyr Adventures. Continue Reading →
5 Fascinating Surprises from our First Cuba Adventure
I recently returned from Zephyr’s first-ever people-to-people adventure to Cuba with a group of nine remarkable alumni. I tried to go with as little assumptions or expectations as possible so that I could really experience the Cuban landscape, food, and culture for what it is rather than what I’ve been told it is. Even so, I Continue Reading →
Making the Return Journey to Bhutan
In 2015, Michael Keys, Zephyr guide and the husband of Zephyr’s Head of Operations, Kris Keys, journeyed with us on our maiden voyage to Bhutan as a tour guest. Afterward, he wrote a blog post called Don’t Wait – Make the Remarkable Journey and Travel to Bhutan where he provided his perspective and shared his profound Continue Reading →
Retracing the Steps of the Royal Road
Last April, Zephyr hosted journalist Alexei Dmitriev on the Peru: Classic Inca Trail & Machu Picchu Trek Adventure. He has since written about his experience in frankly, one of the most eloquent travel stories we have read about the Inca Trail and Peru. Here is an excerpt of his writing: “Moss-fringed tree branches fade into Continue Reading →
Discovering Sicily, the Pearl for the Mediterranean
“Sicily is the pearl of this century…Since old times, travelers from the most far away country…boast of its merits, praise its territory, rave about its extraordinary beauty, and highlight its strengths…because it brings together the best aspects from every other country.” – Al-Idrisi, Arab geographer, The Book of Roger, 1138 – 54 This September, Zephyr Continue Reading →
20th Anniversary Sale – Now Through Jan. 31st!
Join us in celebrating Zephyr’s 20th anniversary! Starting out as the world’s first inline skate tour company, we’ve expanded over the years to include hiking, biking, kayaking, horseback riding, snorkeling, and more. We’ve loved every minute of the past twenty years and are looking forward to sharing many more incredible experiences with you – let’s Continue Reading →
2016: another year of adventure!
2016 has been another adventurous year for the books! We explored a wide range of terrains from mountains to valleys to oceans to jungles and more. We traveled to 12 different countries on 21 action-packed trips where we hiked, biked, skated, kayaked, snorkeled, rode horseback, rafted, and ziplined. We shared incredible meals, wine, and beer Continue Reading →