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 HOW WAS THIS VENTURE BORN?
The main reason…we love to travel, and we also very much want to
provide educational opportunities for those interested in restorative,
profit-oriented agriculture.
We have both studied and traveled extensively in
New Zealand, Australia, South East Asia, Argentina, and the USA. In the
winter of 1996/97 we also spent four incredible months of adventure and
learning in southern and eastern Africa.
As a result of these experiences, we developed
a passion for traveling and learning, and decided we'd like to provide
these types of learning opportunities to ranchers and farmers all over
the world. We offer these opportunities in the form of international ranch
tours to successful agriculturalists in the southern hemisphere during
the North American winter months.
HOW WE ORGANIZE OUR TOURS
Prior to launching our tours, we spend time in our host countries visiting
potential ranch hosts, exploring rural areas, towns, and cities and arranging
all the logistics to be able to offer you a well-planned, unique experience.
From the many potential options, we try to choose those places that we
feel will bring the most learning, that will challenge our thinking, and
that will leave memories in our hearts to last a lifetime.
OUR TOURS ARE UNIQUE FROM SEVERAL PERSPECTIVES:
• Small groups
One is that we are committed to keeping our groups small. This enables
us to minimize time spent getting in and out of vehicles, checking in
and out of hotels, etc., and to maximize the time spent interacting with
and learning from the experiences of our ranch hosts. Small groups create
an atmosphere of great camaraderie and lead to very meaningful learning
opportunities, both between our clients themselves and between the clients
and the ranch families we visit. In addition, small groups make it more
logistically feasible to stay with our hosts in their homes or guest quarters.
We've found that indeed the most meaningful aspect of these trips is this
"after-hour" sharing which takes place around the dinner table
or campfire. That can only happen with small groups. Each tour is limited
to a maximum of 6-10 people.  • We
visit the very best
Also, the families and operations we visit
are on the leading edge of profitable, restorative agriculture. They are
environmentally conscious, creative thinkers and they've definitely got
a lot to share, not only about their specific operations, but about the
unique challenges, struggles, and opportunities of their countries. These
are proactive, pioneering, hands-on people, living in hard-to-reach, isolated,
beautiful, unique corners of the world, and our tours provide the one
and only means to get you there.
 • Great attractions
The focus of our tours is definitely "off the beaten track",
but we also include a variety of tourist activities for which our host
countries are famous -- tango shows and polo matches in Argentina, wildlife
safaris and white-water rafting in Zimbabwe, sight-seeing in Sydney and
horseback riding in the Snowy Mountains in Australia, among others. So
you'll get to see some of the attractions most people come to these countries
to experience, but your trip will be highly enriched by the learning and
local perspectives gained as we explore places and meet people that the
average tourist never knows exists. Should you decide to extend your trip
to visit other areas in these countries, we'll be happy to help you with
the arrangements.
Each of our host countries is absolutely beautiful,
and as much as possible we do our traveling in comfortable vans to
enable our clients to see from the ground a representative cross section
of landscapes, towns, and cities.
PRIVATE GROUPS
Custom designed journeys for groups of 6 to10 people are becoming popular.
If you would like us to arrange a specially tailored program to suit your
requirements and interests, let us know. Our international tours can only
take place between November and May. Our Rocky Mountain tour can take
place in the North American summer months. Please, do not hesitate to
call us for advice and a quote.
Please, continue on to see detailed itineraries
of these great trips, learn more about our host countries and us, find
out what our clients have to say of our past trips, or e-mail us if you
have any questions.
We look forward to having you join us as we explore
the best farms and ranches in the world.
Sincerely,
Jim, Daniela and Savanna
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