We offer a full range of adventures - from our easier cultural tours and African wildlife safaris to the strenuous summit climbs of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania or Mount Aspiring in New Zealand. No matter what type of adventure you are looking for, we can help you with the experience!

Rating Chart

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Level of Difficulty
We rate each of our trips as "Easy", "Moderate", "Challenging" and "Strenuous" based on the level of physical ability and prerequisite skills required. This rating system is designed to help you decide which trip is most appropriate. Some trips may be a combination of different activity levels. In these cases we do our best to approximate the general difficulty level for the entire trip. Our trip ratings are subjective and relative to fluctuating environmental conditions as well. Our sales team is ready and available to help you assess the appropriateness of a given trip for your needs.

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Physical Fitness
Except on a few trips, porters, pack animals, support vehicles, rafts or kayaks carry all our gear. Clients are only responsible for carrying a light daypack. We do, however, recommend that you be in good physical condition to enjoy our trips to the fullest. If you are not optimally conditioned, we recommend that you start a training program at least 3-6 months before departure, gradually increasing the intensity and duration. We further advise you to check with your doctor before undertaking any new fitness program. For our more difficult trips, we also require a doctor's certificate of good health.

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Whitewater Rafting
The following are basic guidelines for the various levels of river difficulty mentioned above:

• Class 1: Moving water a few riffles and small waves. Few or no obstructions.
  
  
• Class 2: Easy rapids with waves up to three feet, and wide, clear channels that are obvious without scouting. Some maneuvering is required.
  
  
• Class 3: Rapids with high, irregular waves often capable of swamping an open canoe. Narrow passages that often require complex maneuvering. May require scouting from shore.
  
  
• Class 4: Long, difficult rapids, with constricted passages that often require precise maneuvering in very turbulent waters. Scouting from shore is often necessary, and conditions make rescue difficult. Generally not possible for open canoes. Boaters in covered canoes and kayaks should be able to Eskimo roll.
  
  
• Class 5: Extremely difficult, long and very violent rapids with highly congested routes that nearly always must be scouted from shore. Rescue conditions are difficult and there is significant hazard to life in event of a mishap. Ability to Eskimo roll is essential for kayaks and canoes.
  
  
• Class 6: Difficulties of Class V carried to the extreme of navigability. Nearly impossible and very dangerous. For teams of experts only, after close study and with all precautions taken.

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