I recorded a live video the other day on Tips for Hiking the Inca Trail, including such items as how to book an Inca Trail trip, how difficult the hike is, altitude and acclimatization, etc. Have you ever used Google Hangout? We at Zephyr Adventures have been using the free video conference service for years Continue Reading →
Category: Hiking & Trekking
A Spontaneous Belgian Blend
Belgium is a very small country where people think very small, very local. We call ourselves sometimes “parish”-minded. Having to go somewhere 120 miles away is for us mentally the same as a trip from the East Coast to LA for many Americans.
Will Travel For Beer
People travel for a number of different reasons: to hike in a different mountain chain they’ve never been to before; to experience, first hand, a different way of life; to eat and drink like a local. The burgeoning craft beer scene in the United States affords the beer enthusiast who likes to travel the opportunity Continue Reading →
When is the Best Time to Hike the Inca Trail?
This is one of the first questions potential travelers to Peru ask who want to hike the Inca Trail. Although there are a number of considerations as to when one should hike from the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu, two are most important: weather and the availability of trail passes. Weather is never a sure Continue Reading →
Will Hike for Wine
Zephyr’s New Zealand Multisport & Wine Adventure is an epic adventure combining hiking the world-renowned Queen Charlotte Track on the north coast of the South Island followed by several days of wine tasting, vineyard hikes, a bit of biking, and multi-course dinners featuring locally sourced produce, seafood, and game. Are you jealous yet? The Queen Continue Reading →
Crushing It In Oregon – Active Wine Touring, Pacific Northwest Style
The word “crush”, in wine terms, refers to pressing grapes after they have been harvested in order to extract all the lovely qualities out of them for our sipping pleasure. The carbonated beverage, Grape Crush, brings up memories of sweet, candied soda pop…the sticky stuff that makes childhood dreams come true. “Crushing it”, an equally Continue Reading →
Zephyr is Hiring: Four Reasons I Love Being An Adventure Travel Guide
In light of our upcoming search for a new guide for our active wine tours, we asked one of our longtime guides, Kris Thomas, to share her personal favorite aspects of guiding People. Happy People! This is surely the top reason for me. I love people. While I am guiding, I get to see people Continue Reading →
Say "Hola" to Zephyr's Newest Guide!
We met Jenny Siddall last fall at our Wine Tourism Conference in Santa Rosa, California. We were struck first by her outgoing and pleasant personality, and then by the depth of her knowledge of wine. When we learned that she also had ten years’ experience guiding active tours and tours focused on food and wine, Continue Reading →
The Easier Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Please note: The Royal Inca Trail is currently closed. Trail repairs have not been made after the latest round of landslides and it is unclear if/when they will reopen. However, we now offer an additional easier route for the Inca Trail. Most people think there is just one Inca Trail that takes hikers from the Continue Reading →
Walking the Camino de Santiago
In May of 2012 I had the good fortune to enjoy a self-guided walking tour of the Camino de Santiago in northwest Spain. From the small city of Sarria to the traditional conclusion in Santiago de Compostela, the 111 km journey was nothing short of remarkable. If you aren’t familiar with it, the Camino is Continue Reading →