If you’re planning to travel within the United States this year or simply pass through an airport, it’s important to be aware of a significant change coming soon: the enforcement of the Real ID Act will begin on May 7, 2025. As a group tour operator, we want to ensure all our travelers are prepared Continue Reading →
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Expert Advice: How To Travel With Skates
Our friends at Inline Warehouse are the best gear experts out there when it comes to all things inline skating. They cover different skating styles with a variety of styles of skates (plus protective gear, wheels, and parts, clothing) and even accessories to help you travel with your skates in tow. Here’s their expert advice Continue Reading →
Travel Advice From An Adventure Tour Guide
I have spent decades working in the travel industry—from easy walking tours in Spain, to shuttling hikers along the Appalachian Trail, to managing 125 women on a mountain retreat, to most recently guiding group tours from Idaho to Acadia, and Bavaria to Scotland to Australia. Getting to be with and support so many travelers on Continue Reading →
5 Top Reasons to Travel to Provence for a Cycling Adventure This Year
For those who love active travel and are always looking for their next great cycling destination, Provence, France, should be at the top of your list. With its rolling vineyards, charming villages, lavender fields, and world-class cuisine, Provence offers an unforgettable biking experience that blends adventure, culture, and indulgence. Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or Continue Reading →
3 Top Adventure Tours in 2025
Adventure travel in 2025 is not just about ticking destinations off a list; it’s about crafting meaningful journeys that challenge, inspire, and connect people to the world in unforgettable ways. Go beyond the standard state of ‘adventure’ for an even more authentic adventure journey, with 3 top adventure tours and destinations that capture the spirit Continue Reading →
What Are Exploratory Adventures?
In some years – but not all – we offer a special group tour we call an Exploratory Adventure. On these trips a small number of travelers will be joining Zephyr Adventures owner Allan Wright as he scouts the tour in person for the first time. Last year we ran a hiking tour in Georgia Continue Reading →
2025 Travel Trends & Top Trips
As the new year begins, it’s the perfect time to imagine your ideal getaway—whether it’s an adventurous trip of a lifetime, an active challenge to accomplish, or a fun escape with friends and family. Now is the best moment to plan your vacation before the busyness of everyday life takes over. Exploring the great outdoors Continue Reading →
Are You Sick of Surveys? Complete Ours!
We consumers are over-inundated with surveys. The clerk at my grocery store hands me my receipt, circles a portion of it, and tells me I can win $500 if I complete the survey. We get sent surveys for plane flights, car rentals, and hotel stays. I pay my water bill and the water company sends Continue Reading →
Self-Guided Tours
We at Zephyr Adventures have been offering self-guided tours for decades but in 2025 are focusing on them by offering eight new self-guided hiking and biking itineraries. Self-guided tours are very popular among Europeans. What is a self-guided tour? We make your hotel reservations, provide route directions via GPS, bike rental on biking tours, and Continue Reading →
Crowd-Free Travel
I just read an article on “crowd-free travel”, which the Adventure Travel Trade Association is highlighting as a trend for 2025. We are all in. Travel shut down in 2020 due to the pandemic. It rebounded domestically in 2021 but boomed in 2022 and has remained high. This has affected our business. We run fewer Continue Reading →