I've traveled with natural habitats two times and both were fantastic. I can't see enough good…read morethings about how organized and friendly they are. They certainly know their stuff and know all about the animals and the surroundings

I've traveled with Nat Hab to Botswana and Alaska Bear Camp on two separate occassions. Each time,…read morethe trip exceeded my expectations. Both immersed me among fascinating wildlife. On each trip, we stayed at superlative places, from Nat Hab's Alaska Bear Camp to a variety of safari camps in Botswana. My guide on each trip was SO knowledgeable. They were also friendly, attentive, and super engaging.

I had a deeply disappointing experience working with Carolyn of Memories in Motion Travel…read more Throughout the extensive planning process for a 3 week trip in Europe, I would finally have an itinerary set, to then be told tours and/or activities needed to be changed for one reason or another. This meant the itinerary as a whole needed to be reviewed and adjusted. To make matters worse, I often found mistakes in the updated itineraries sent to me. I was literally boarding my flight and still did not have a finalized itinerary. Once abroad, the troubles didn't stop. I had incorrect information about meeting points for tours, had tours that no one ever showed up to lead, and was even given the wrong train station to be at for my train from Budapest to Vienna! Thank goodness I arrived early enough for this to be discovered and still have time to get across the city to the right train station to catch the correct train. What made things worse was that Carolyn brought in an outside vendor and then completely abdicated responsibility for everything that went wrong. Instead of taking accountability, they pointed fingers and did not provide any recompense. Travel is stressful enough without this kind of negligence and lack of ownership. I would strongly advise others to look elsewhere for travel services.

From the owner: I am a travel agent who specializes in Adventure Travel. Having a passion for adventure myself, I…read morewant to help my clients experience all the wonders of our world - traditional sites and off the beaten path as well. Become fully immersed in the cultures you visit by experiencing the tastes, the sights and traditions. Listen to the thunder of a waterfall or the roar of a lion. Walk in the footsteps of the ancient Inca or the Pharaohs of Egypt. I will handle all the arrangements from start to finish, ensuring every detail is covered and you receive the best rates possible. All you have to do is pack! Schedule your 30 minute Adventure Planning Session now!

Wow - from dialing to cancelled flight rebooking in 3 minutes while I was on the subway. Shelley is…read moreclearly a pro!

The Cain Travel website is painfully slow and not very user friendly when you need to modify your…read moresearch. Quite often I have noticed cheaper rates posted on the airline websites themselves versus what is posted as available on the Cain Travel booking site. I've contacted CT about this a few times and they quickly contacted their IT department but it's pretty inconvenient to have to keep comparing. Additionally, our account rep is although quick to respond, does not have the friendliest attitude (or fully pays attention to what is being said in the email.) I'm guessing there's better companies out there that serve the same purpose and have friendlier customer service and a smoother working website.

Hmmm.. I'm not even sure at this point how many trips Cohica has planned for me (and many extended…read morefamily members). Suffice it to say that I love the service Megan and Ryan provide. Seamless and quality are apt words of praise. I love that all logistics are handled in advance and that the accommodations are perfectly situated and appointed. We are just back from our Classic Greek trip. As always the itinerary offers a nice balance of activity and leisure with top notch tour guides. Thanks (again). A presto!

Our trip to Italy, France, and the UK was incredible! The planning was flawless, and our days were…read morefilled with fun and educational experiences. A wise person once told me to always include a sentence in a review where you pick one word to describe what you're reviewing -- my word for Cohica is AWESOME! The only small hiccup was one morning in Chianti when we didn't have time for breakfast. Nonetheless, I would highly recommend Cohica Travel to everyone I meet. Thank you, Ryan and Megan!

On my recent trip to Cuba with Jenny's company Viva Cuba, her team made sure everyone had a great…read moretime. The Cuban guide was awesome, and was not only engaging and professional, but very passionate about his country. The restaurants we were taken to were delicious, walking around day and night was very safe, and the towns and destinations we went to were all fun, informative, and exciting. All in all a GREAT trip!!!

From the owner: Founded in 2015, Viva Cuba partners with experts in the Cuban tour industry that have been taking…read moreNorth Americans to Cuba for over 15 years. Through this partnership we have designed an Educational People-to People tour that makes it simple for travelers to better understand the resiliency that our Cuban neighbors on the island have developed over decades of challenges.

Booked a group trip for us for my birthday with 12 demanding people which can be difficultread more

From the owner: Sarah Bender is an independent Travel Agent affiliated with The Travel Society. The Travel Society…read moreis a highly respected agency in the travel industry, and we have many excellent, or preferred relationships with vendors. Sarah has booked both corporate and leisure travel and have extensive experience booking both domestic as well as international travel, including air, hotels and cars, rail, packages, tours and cruises. Sarah specializes in Australia and New Zealand, including experience with Mexico, Europe, The Caribbean and Europe. Call or Message Us Today To Schedule!

We've truly loved and supported Eight Black, but closing your doors the same day you send out an…read moreemail--and not honoring refunds for customers with vouchers--is deeply disappointing. Loyal customers who stood by your business deserve to be treated fairly. Please consider refunding those who trusted and supported you.

Went out of business 6/13/2025 with no warning. Selling vouchers less than two weeks before was…read morefraudulent, at best

There are so many organizations that take students abroad these days, but I can say with absolute…read moreconfidence that Dragons offers the most unique, comprehensive, and life-changing experience available. I've been lucky enough to attend two of their programs, one 6 week summer course in high school, and one gap year semester before beginning college. "Attend" isn't even the right word; being a part of a Dragon's course is a full wake-up call to all your senses, a hands-on adventure that teaches students to engage deeply in the foreign world around them, and reflect on their own personal growth throughout the course. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think back to my experiences abroad with Dragons, and how these courses continue to affect me. At school, I am in a number of leadership positions that require skills that I picked up through Dragons- communication skills, learning how to give and receive feedback, navigating my needs with the needs of a group, responding sensitively to a completely different way of life and set of values, and so much more. Dragon's taught me to always look for ways to raise the bar- to constantly question if I am living a life that is aligned with my values, if I am taking full advantage of all the opportunities around me. This skill couldn't be more valuable in a college setting, and I started college after 3 months in Indonesia with Dragons ready to get the most of my 4 years. There are many qualities of a Dragon's trip that makes it stand out from other programs, but in particular the staff at Where There Be Dragons are some of the most incredible and inspirational people I have ever met. My instructor team on both trips that I participated in remain some of my greatest heroes. Years after our trip, they still check in with me and remember specific goals that I was working on during our course. Having the support of adults who were so invested in my personal experience and how to help me make the most of it, every single day of the trip, was amazing. My mom is the perfect archetype of an over-caring and nervous parent, so the fact that she let me go on not one but two trips to a foreign country says a lot about this organization. If you are looking for a few weeks of coasting on bus tour, or visiting museums apathetically, or chilling on a beach for 6 weeks, don't choose Dragons. If you are ready for an all-consuming adventure that will challenge you, inspire you to raise your awareness of self and the world, find yourself living with homestay families so drastically different than yours but so willing to open their way of life to you, to make 15 of the best friends you've ever had, and to come home and be shocked with how much there is to love in your life, then sign up for any course with Where There Be Dragons. It's the best choice I ever made.

Last fall, I was a student on the Where There Be Dragons Semester course in Indonesia. I hadn't…read moreplanned on taking time off between High School and College, but my ED school (Middlebury College) accepted me with a gap semester. The idea terrified me, challenged me, and ultimately has been an incredible gift. The course with Dragons changed my life. One of the most incredible parts of Dragons courses are the instructors. Each program is made up of twelve students and a minimum of three instructors, at least one of whom is native to the country where the course is based. The instructors are chosen because of their experiences as travelers, teachers, and citizens of the world, and each came to the program with a wealth of experience in human rights, conservation, academics, and cultural building. All were wonderful, passionate people with a will to open our minds, widen our knowledge of this world, and to grow with us as we experienced the consciousness-expanding wonder of deep, informed travel. Whether the experience is four weeks or three months, being immersed in a new culture can be immensely challenging. It is so important to have quality mentorship in times of intense growth. Dragons recognizes this, and thus the instructors are people who can hold space for this kind of transformative opportunity. I found that, beyond being more than qualified to inform us on human rights issues, the environment, cultural tendencies in the developing and western world, and many more intellectual pursuits, the instructors were there to support us mentally and emotionally. They guided us, challenging us when necessary, but always there for us. They took care of us, but they also helped us learn to take care of ourselves. Another amazing thing about Dragons is the relationship they build with local communities. Everywhere we went Dragons sought to create a sustainable friendship that benefits students and locals equally. This certainly deepens the student experience as it opens up doors for friendships and mentorships. A homestay family that trusts Dragons as an organization will be more likely to get excited about sharing their world with a student. I will never forget the connections I made with parents, children, and friends as we traveled through Indonesia. In each community we studied the culture (religion(s), history, customs, political dynamics, and role of the western world in all of this), environment (conservation issues facing communities, the impact of these on their everyday lives, changes being made going forward, and our roles in these issues), and community (what are the health care and educational systems, how far away is the nearest hospital, how and what language do the children learn to read). We studied all of this through community interaction: we'd sit in on community gatherings, organize talks with the village head, midwife, shaman, workers, and professors, and we'd ask them to tell us about their lives and their world. We also set aside time to process with the group, to learn how best to handle the intensity of our experiences. The course had a great balance of time spent learning with the group and time spent exploring, hanging out, and integrating our experiences into a newfound awareness of self and the world. Each day we would come together for at least two hours to check in with everyone, take care of medical needs, and rediscover solidarity with our peers. When we needed it we would always make time to go snorkeling in the nearby coral reef, explore the regional volcano, sing songs around a bonfire, have a dance party, drink a coconut, and decompress. I know that this trip changed my life. On my own, I never could have made it to such remote and beautiful places, experienced so much depth in new cultures, made such close friendships, and internalized my experience as lasting inspiration. I have been blown away by the integrity and values exhibited by all the staff at Dragons, and I am so incredibly grateful to have been their student. Each student faced many challenges on this program: we went into the unknown and fought against our comfort zones. We pushed into growth and found that, as we were challenged, new worlds started to open up to us. New perspectives appeared, deeper empathy was felt, greater integrity was realized, and we were suddenly more mature, more moral, more in touch with our inner selves, and more sensitive to the lives of those around us in this vast, unpredictable, beautiful world. Having had this experience, I will never be able to live without thinking of myself in service to my community. I can't go back: I will always work harder in my friendships, find ways to explore, adventure, and deepen, and remember that I am a citizen of the world. I wish that more of my friends would do Dragons programs. I have complete faith they would find their minds and souls expanded by it, just as I have.