Where the old ways are still alive.
Sleep to the sound of the Amazon in Kichwa territory. Walk Maasai land beneath Kilimanjaro. Play football with the kids of Ovejas, and dance when the drums start in Palenque. Small groups, led by the people who call these places home.
Where will you go looking?
Each trip is built for one group of people, led by the community and hosted with Elev-Eight.
Waiting list openDiscovery trip · AdultsMarch 2027 (exact dates soon) · 8 days
The Ecuadorian Amazon.
Led by Kelmy Tanguila · Amarun Pakcha · Ecuadorian Amazon
Your trip pays forwarda second guest cabin
Kelmy and the Amarun Pakcha families
Waiting list openElev-Eight Experience · Families7–14 August 2027 · 8 days
Football + culture camp.
Led by Juanca · Funamos · Ovejas, Colombia
Your trip pays forwardKits for Funamos players and a step towards their land
Juanca and the Funamos coaches
Elev-Eight Experience · FamiliesAugust 2027 (exact dates soon) · 8 days
Atánquez and the Kankuamo.
Led by Enosh Arias · Atánquez · Sierra Nevada, Colombia
Your trip pays forwarda goal the Kankuamo chose with us
Enosh, El Atanquero
Discovery trip · Leaders + teamsOctober 2027 (exact dates soon) · 8 days
Walk with the Elders.
Led by Legis and the elders · Maasai community · Amboseli, Kenya
Your trip pays forwardgoats and a cow for the community herd you walk with
Legis and the elders of Amboseli
Elev-Eight Experience · Families + everyoneDates on request · 8 days
Life with the Maasai.
Led by Legis · Maasai community · Amboseli, Kenya
Your trip pays forwardwater for the school: repairing the borehole and water tower
Legis, Maasai warrior leader£333 of every place goes to a goal the community chose · Flights not included
Not for everyone. That's the point.
This isn't tourism and it isn't volunteering. You come as a guest, never a saviour. Hosting is paid work, and every place pays it forward.
Four ways to travel with us.
Every trip starts somewhere different. Here is how they fit together.
Discovery trips.
The first visit. You join Genevieve and a small group as we meet a community and see what we could build together. The seed being sown, and you're there at the start. You sit at the table with the chief and see how a project is built, from the first conversation. Nothing hidden.
Elev-Eight Experiences.
Flagship trips with a purpose, like the Funamos football camp. We set them up and run the first ones with the community, then hand them over.
Community trips.
Coming soon: trips designed and run by the communities themselves, with us handling the bookings.
Bring your own group.
Retreats, coaches, clubs and teams. Your people, your programme, built with a community. Plan your group trip →
Who it's built for.
Travel, connection and exploration are what drive us. We built these trips to open worlds that are usually closed: a seat at the table with a chief, days with families who still live in step with the land, a front-row view of a community building its own future. For conscious travellers who want to come home changed, not just rested.
Every trip is designed for one group of people. Find yours.
Families
Bring purpose into your family. Small groups, a pace built for children, and days they'll still talk about at 30.
Single parents
Trips just for single parents and their kids are coming: time with your children, time for you, and people in the same boat.
Adults + solo travellers
Go off the beaten track without going it alone. A small group, a local lead every day, hosts we've known for years.
Leaders + teams
Walk with the Elders: days on foot with Maasai elders, learning how they lead. We're shaping it now with a coach: be one of the first.
Retreat leaders + coaches
Bring your community. Your brand, your programme, built around a place no other retreat can offer.
Why travel with us.
Because some things can't be learned from a screen.
How to read the forest. How a drum carries a message. How a whole town turns a rubbish dump into a football pitch. The people who know these things have kept them alive for generations, and on these journeys they share them with you, in their homes and on their terms.
You travel in a small group, with one of our team beside you and the community leading every day. Families, solo travellers, single parents: you come home with stories your kids will still be telling at thirty, and a community that's stronger because you came.
AdventureReal
adventure.
Nothing stagedDiscover ↻Days you'll talk about for years.
Boat crossings, dirt roads, football at sunset. Nothing is staged. They show you their world, their way.
See the trips →WisdomLearn from
the source.
Elders · Healers · CooksDiscover ↻A seat by their fire.
Elders, healers, cooks and coaches who have welcomed us for years, sharing what they know in their own words.
Who it's for →
ImpactYour money
stays.
£333 to their goalDiscover ↻You see it land.
£333 of every place goes to the community's own goal, and every host is paid. You'll see what it builds.
Meet the communities →Five years on the road.
Now we take you with us.
Motorbikes, river boats and dirt roads, across Africa and Latin America. These communities welcomed us long before there was anything to sell, and that is a privilege we never take lightly. A few of the places we’ve already been together.
Ghana · October 2023Sitting in with the women's group.We took a group to Ghana with Amaya for Africa. Making food side by side with the women's group, a welcome dance from the whole school, and clean water work with the community.
Kenya · November 2023An IT hut for 750+ students.We set up an IT hut at a Maasai school in Amboseli: computers for its 750+ students, and open to the local Maasai community too.
How every journey works.
Why can't I just book?
Because these are people's homes and livelihoods, not a product on a shelf. We talk to every family and group first. The wrong group can do real damage, and protecting the community comes before filling a seat.
Who actually leads the journey?
The community. The local leader designs the route, leads every day and decides what is shared, because this is their travel business. Elev-Eight is there too, amplifying it: the collective builds the business together, finds partners and pathways to grow it, and handle preparation, logistics and safety.
Where does my money go?
Into a business the community owns. Everyone you meet along the way is paid well for their work. Part of every place goes into a fund for what the community chose, from goats to a water system, so every group moves it closer. And part of what we earn goes into training and coaching, so each community can run more of its journey itself, and keep more of what it earns. We show you exactly what your group funded, with photos.
Are flights included?
No. We give you the arrival airport and time, and you book your own flights. Everything on the ground is covered from the moment you land.
Can I bring my own group?
Yes. Clubs, schools, companies and creators can make a whole trip their own or build one from scratch. See partner journeys.
Every journey starts with a conversation.
Tell us who you're travelling with and where you're drawn to. We'll tell you first when a trip fits, and the single-parent and Sierra Nevada trips open here first.
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