How to Start an Adventure Travel Company

Adventure Life's president and founder, Brian Morgan, was interviewed by Inc. Magazine for their "How to Build You Dream Company" issue. Check it out -- he even made the cover! (That's Brian on the far right.)

By Leigh Buchanan
......Morgan had just a couple thousand dollars in savings, though, so he accepted a software job and relegated start-up work to evenings and weekends. He printed 200 brochures advertising a single excursion and deposited them in coffee shops and sporting-goods stores near universities. No one called. Travel agencies waved him away. Concluding that travelers wanted more than one option, Morgan created a second brochure offering three itineraries with six departure dates. He also built a website, which looked like the work of an Amazonian howler monkey. Fortunately, a graphic design student redesigned the site a few weeks later. Drawn by the brochure and the site, 100 people booked the first year...

To read the whole article (it's a great read), click here!

Best Places to Work!

Outside Magazine declares what I've long known as true - Adventure Life is one of the nation's Best Places to Work! We are honored.

Family Affair: This international-travel outfitter's home is a modified flat that feels like, well, a home. Attire is decidedly casual (it's Montana), and parents can even set up a playpen next to their desks. "Going to the office and seeing my colleagues actually improves my day," says Brian Morgan, Adventure's founder and president. All employees can opt for compressed four-day workweeks and, once a year, take a free Adventure Life trip -- with a family member or friend to make sure it really feels like vacation. Read more...

Argentina Glacier Adventure *8 Day*
Take to the backcountry on this 4-day trek, hiking among glaciers and steep granite spires in the Fitz Roy Range. Finish this Patagonia trip, exploring the Perito Moreno Glacier.

Turtles and Rainforest *8 Day*
Join biologists in Costa Rica to study giant leather back turtles for two nights at Pacuare Nature Reserve. Then head to Selva Bananito for rainforest adventure!

Guatemala Easter Festival *12 Day*
Semana Santa, the Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, is a spectacle not to be missed. Join this special trip to take in the holiday processions, highland markets and Tikal ruins.

Antarctica Expedition Cruises
Antarctica has a quiet solitude found nowhere else on the planet. Depending on your trip-length, spend time visiting the wildlife-rich Peninsula, Falkland Islands and South Georgia.

Small Ship Caribbean Cruises
Island-hop between the Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands. Delight in the beach-life: swimming, sunning, kayaking, relaxing in the Caribbean.