Extraordinary Journeys US-based team at our annual retreat in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Wishing you a holiday season filled with all the joy

Sure, 2022 had its challenges—returning to travel after two years of restrictions, testing, changed and postponed plans, and a serious yearning for adventure by our staff and clients. But for us, 2022 was a year that left us full of gratitude. For travel coming back with more meaning and purpose. For the many new staff who joined our team. For the clients we sent to new parts of the world, and back to some of our favorites. For the opportunity for our team to personally explore so many new destinations. Above all for real, in-person connection.

Our US team was able to get together for a week in Fort Collins, Colorado, and our South African team gathered for a week in Cape Town and visited Franschhoek in the Winelands. We have so much to be joyful about this festive season. On the blog today you’ll find six of the most extraordinary client moments of the year (there were many others but these topped the list).

Extraordinary Journeys Cape Town team enjoying the Cape Winelands in Franschhoek.

Thank you for continuing to be part of our Extraordinary Journey—we couldn’t do it without you and we’re so excited to see what 2023 brings (stay tuned for our list of top places to travel on the blog in the new year—we’re really thrilled to share them with you).

Today, and through the holidays, we’re sending all the joy, love, and festive wishes your way and hope that the season brings you some well-deserved peace, relaxation, and time well spent with the people you love the most.

With love,

Elizabeth and the Extraordinary Journeys team

On the Blog: Top Extraordinary Moments of 2022

After almost two years of restricted travel, we came into 2022 with a serious yearning for adventure, and we launched the year with a renewed sense of freedom and a fierce desire to fill our passports with stamps from countries we’d been dreaming of visiting and to return to the places that had left a deep impression on our hearts.

At this special time of the year, we find ourselves absorbed in Hallmark movies, eating traditional foods, spending time with loved ones, and reflecting on the year that’s been. In our opinion—and of course, we’re biased and always dreaming about travel—it’s also a time to think about which remarkable destinations you’d like to visit in 2023, and an opportunity to consider the positive impact that can be made through responsible travel.

Eleven-month-old, Indah, watching a herd of elephants pass by in the Namib desert.

Over the past twelve months, we’ve had the privilege of curating some of the most incredible itineraries. We designed journeys that took our clients from lush tropical rainforests of South America and Central Africa, to underwater wonderlands of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands and the Seychelles. Together we explored the giant red dunes of Namibia and the hot springs and then Siwa Oasis in the Egyptian desert. These adventures brought our travelers closer to the wild than they could ever have imagined, and even closer to what truly connects us all. At Extraordinary Journeys, we believe in connections-based travel. Trips that allow us to connect with the local people, the place, our travel companions, as well as ourselves. With so many extraordinary moments to choose from, we’ve highlighted some that really made an impact on our team. Here are six of our most extraordinary moments from 2022…

Catherine Roberts and friends having fun on safari in Zimbabwe.

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