5
Excellent# of trips
10
Type
Global operator
Service level
luxury
Travelers age
5 — 65
Trip prices
$6,800 — 27,995
Tour languages
Unknown
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Editoral Review of GeoEx
Founded in 1982, GeoEx has 35 years of providing excellent travel experiences around the world with a strong focus in Asia and Africa.
What Makes GeoEx Stand Out?
- Many trip themes, from women only to festivals to trekking
- Active luxury
- Personalized assistance
- Hand crafted travel
GeoEx specializes in travel to exotic and remote locals. Their guides and travel planners are all regional experts, so you know your trip is being designed by someone who is truly passionate and knowledgeable in the destination.
Group sizes with GeoEx rarely number more than 16 and include walking trips, overland tours, and expeditionary sea voyages as well as treks.
Not all GeoEx trips are physically rigorous; you can follow the ancient Silk Road via luxury train from Moscow to Beijing, or choose a culturally oriented tour. They also offer special family trips. No trips are cancelled due to low enrollment, a nice feature.
Who Will Enjoy Traveling with GeoEx?
- Affluent travelers
- Families
- Couples
With GeoEx you can either choose something completely customized from scratch or a small group tour designed with the same level of engenuity and attention to detail - just a few less personal addendums available.
GeoEx trips tend to be at the high end of the budget spectrum, with more luxury components, though that’s not always the case. What you are paying for is personalized service, expert guides, and the ability to create a fully customized tour. Due to this, their customer tends to be older, more affluent, though still with a lust for adventure.
Travelers who are culturally curious and interested in stretching their comfort zone will love the GeoEx approach to travel. They state that they “don’t travel as escapists” and their itineraries, destinations, and activities reflect this mentality.
Top Destinations
- GeoEx travels all around the world to all 7 continents. They are particularly well known for Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Initially focused on Tibet and western China -- it was the first American company to win rights from the Chinese government to visit previously off-limits areas there -- GeoEx trips now go to all seven continents.
They have maintained a strong presence in central Asia, however, where you can travel in small groups to exotic locations like Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Ladakh, and Mongolia, along with taking various treks to Mt. Everest. Around the world, you can now visit far-flung locations like Ethiopia, Togo, Patagonia, Papua New Guinea and both polar regions with GeoEx.
Their weakest destination in terms of breadth is Europe where currently they operate tours to Iceland, Norway, and Scotland.
GeoEx Travel Style
Unusual, unique, and culturally enriching are the pillars of GeoEx itineraries. They focus on ensuring that your travel experience is full of special touches - specially added by experienced guides and travel planners who are experts in the region.
With their custom itineraries, GeoEx is all about crafting trips ideally suited to the traveler. There is no “one size fits all” here.
Why Choose a Tour With GeoEx?
- Regional expertise
- Luxury touches
Just over half of GeoEx business is now devoted to developing customized individual tours, allowing you to go exactly where and when you want to.
When visiting remote locations that aren’t easy to get to or make arrangements for on your own, you’ll welcome the experience, expertise and service that GeoEx provides.
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About the company
A pioneer of travel to remote and challenging destinations since 1982, GeoEx (Geographic Expeditions) provides handcrafted cultural tours, treks, safaris, and journeys by ship and train to the world's most astonishing places.
We pour our in-country expertise and passion for eyes-open travel into intelligently designed Scheduled and Custom Trips to the widest array of destinations. You can count on us for engaging and enriching experiences, innovative itineraries, top-notch leaders and lodgings, and the utmost regard for traveler safety.
What sets GeoEx apart:
Personal Service
Since 1982 we’ve built our business around personable, highly individualized service. We know discerning travelers expect it, and we expect it of ourselves. See what our guests are saying.
Experience and Passion
There’s no substitute for boots-on-the-ground experience,; seamless, fulfilling, beyond-the-ordinary travel involves far more than a few mouse clicks. Our staff is a passionate group of travel lovers, intimately acquainted with their regions and countries—there’s nary a nook or worldly cranny they haven’t explored, with eyes-open gusto.
Quality
We are committed to creating a journey that meets your expectations and we’re persnickety about details large and small: creative trip design; enriching leaders; top-notch accommodations; the right daily activities, permits, vehicles, and restaurants; and more. In fact, GeoEx is one of the few companies with an in-house air reservations/support team. We’re dedicated to dotting every 'i' and crossing every 't.'
Innovation
Since we launched the business more than three decades ago, GeoEx’s mission has been to provide our guests with experiences that would be challenging or impossible to create on one’s own. From our roots pioneering travel to the far reaches of the planet, we have incessantly searched for new delights and remarkable ways to experience time-honored destinations.
Value
We urge you to surf the net, call our competitors, and check the fine print. You'll see how we compare. Our prices are comprehensive and inclusive, especially considering the expertise and highly personalized service that go into every one of our trips. And we offer the widest array of far-flung destinations.
Safety Net
GeoEx has constructed one of the most comprehensive risk-management programs in the travel industry. It covers logistical, security, medical, and financial risks. Your journey, after all, should be about journeying, not worrying.
Responsible Travel
We love the places we’re privileged to visit and are committed to careful, mindful, respectful travel. We work around the world with nongovernmental organizations and our in-country representatives to advance environmental, educational, and health initiatives, and sustainable, wise travel.
References
Since repeat and referred guests are GeoEx’s mainstay, we urge you to ask us for references from the individuals, prestigious museums, academic institutions, foundations, and nonprofit organizations for which we’ve developed and operated trips over the years.
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