Aspiring Adventures is an adventure travel company with operations in South America (specifically, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, and Patagonia), New Zealand, Australia, and Vanuatu.Come Fly and Ride With Us. Otago Daily Times newspaper. 8 January 2010
The company offers trips centered on hiking, biking, and kayaking, as well as cultural events and local food.Aspiring Adventures philosophy. Aspiring Adventures. 8 August 2011
History Aspiring Adventures was established by Steve Wilson (from New Zealand) and Katy Shorthouse (from Australia), who started working together in the adventure travel industry in 2005. The company organizes itineraries which include cultural events, such as the Inti Raymi festival in Peru, and the Naghol land diving ceremony of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu.
The company head office is located in Dunedin, New Zealand, and has satellite offices in Lima, Peru, Melbourne, Australia, and Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany.
In 2009, Aspiring Adventures created their first mountain biking trips on the Inca Trails in Peru.First Mountain biking trips. Mountain Scene newspaper. 17 December 2009
In 2014, Aspiring Adventures was selected as having one of the world's 50 Best Guided Expeditions by National Geographic Traveler magazine.50 Tours of a Lifetime. National Geographic. 15 April 2014Tour among world's best. Otago Daily Times newspaper. 16 April 2014 In 2015, the magazine listed the company's Quyllur Rit'i tour as one of the best in Central and South America.Best tours in Central and South America. National Geographic. 26 September 2015
In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Aspiring Adventures created "cooee", Tour company creates virtual tours to help tour guides. Dunedin Store. 30 May 2024 an online platform for personalised virtual tours, after international travel was suspended.Missing vacation? Take a custom Zoom tour of Cambodia or Peru. Fast Company. 23 December 2020
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External links Aspiring Adventures homepage