Our Company

The year 2008 marks our 29th year in adventure travel, and our enthusiasm is stronger than ever. Each year we are inspired anew to explore the world's breathtaking diversity in the best way possible - on foot. And with our Classic Tours, Women's Adventures, Special Departures, and Family Adventures, we are offering more opportunities to do so than ever before. As a company, we often focus on our staff, worldwide guides, and partners as contributors to our success; all are so very important. Credit for the highlights of the travel year, however, really rests with our guests - for your spirit of adventure, and the generous communication that helps us chart a course toward enriching travel experiences. Our dedication to continually improving our guests' experience is directly influenced by the comments you share with us through trip surveys, conversations, and written feedback. The trail beckons with opportunities we offer in response to your requests.

We are excited to watch our Encore loyalty program grow as more and more guests come back for their 3rd, 5th, even 13th tour! Encore gives us the chance to recognize the tremendous value of our returning guests by offering special tour amenities and exclusive offers. Anyone who has traveled with Country Walkers two or more times qualifies for this program. For more information and to register for Encore, please click on the “Loyalty Program” link to the left.

Technology also allows us to stay connected with you in a very beneficial way. Email communication is becoming more and more important for two key reasons. First, it lets us make special offers available to everyone in a "same-time" delivery method; this avoids having offers reach one part of the country before another. Second, it helps us reduce the use of raw materials, and benefits us all by conserving natural resources. With this in mind, we ask you to sign up for our email communications on this web site.

Country Walkers is a proud member of the First Choice collection of extraordinary travel companies. Within our First Choice Expeditions family you will find: International Expeditions, the world leader in nature tours; TCS Expeditions, offering worldwide private jet travel; Travcoa, the luxury travel experts; and Park East, the preeminent African safari travel company. For more information on First Choice travel, visit First Choice Holidays.

The entire staff of Country Walkers extends a thank-you for your support, enthusiasm and commitment to healthy activity. We look forward to continuing to offer you our best-in-class tours - to be shared by everyone who understands the joy of exploring our world… one step at a time. 

Timo Shaw 
President