Elevate Destinations

Experts in socially responsible luxury travel. We design travel experiences that support conservation and local communities without skimping on comfort.

The Elevate Ethos

Travel has the power to transform lives and landscapes.

Founded in 2005, Elevate Destinations set out to benefit destinations by encouraging visitors to connect and invest in the places where they travel. Through building relationships with our partner organizations, guides, and local communities, we aim to provide a deeper experience for our travelers so each person comes away with a better understanding of where they have been.

As one of the original companies to advocate for sustainability and “give back travel,” Elevate Destinations is a thought leader and innovator in the travel industry and continues to stay ahead of the curve in designing travel with a positive social and environmental impact.

Expertly designed and managed, our Group Travel Division facilitates trips that connect donors and social investors to international non-profits with grantees worldwide.

Our Private Travel division connects altruistic families to community and conservation projects worldwide, facilitating luxury vacations that are both educational and recreational.

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Here’s what we build into every trip:

Meaningful exchange with local people
Meet your counterparts around the globe and discover your shared humanity. We arrange gatherings with local non-profits, change-makers and doers. Whether it’s a visit with students, families, passionate environmentalists, civil rights advocates, creative artisans or bootstrapping entrepreneurs, you will hear their voices and see pieces of yourself reflected in their eyes.

 

Proactive conservation
Elevating travel means assigning a high value to the things that matter. We design our trips to support local conservation initiatives that rely on tourism as a source of funding. In this way, safeguarding wildlife and wilderness becomes an income-generator for local people. Amazing animal encounters for you, sustainable livelihoods for them. It’s win/win conservation.

 

Luxury with a purpose
The amenities of an Elevate journey go way beyond a high thread count. Elevated luxury is about choosing luxury lodges that are doing the right thing, and doing it well. We choose local, small-scale, boutique-style lodging that celebrates its environment and indulges guests with fine local details.

 

Who books with us

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Families

We specialize in working with families of all ages — from young children to grandparents and multi-generational travelers. No family too complicated!

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Special Occasion Travelers

We listen deeply to your requests and create incredible honeymoons, milestone birthdays and anniversaries, and special celebrations.

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Non-Profit Organizations

Our donor travel team excels at engaging travelers abroad to bring philanthropists and beneficiaries together at the ground level in support of your mission.

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Small Groups

We design trips with deep engagement for social enterprises, foundations, universities, benefit corporations, and other small groups.