We are a tours and adventures company specializing in serving travelers of all abilities. visit us at http://www.tapooztravel.com
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Aïcha and Laurent are the founders of Tapooz Travel. Having lived and worked in Europe, Africa, South America, the Middle East and the United States, Aïcha and Laurent came to San Francisco 20 years ago and fell in love with the City by the Bay. Over the years, their travels took them up and down the Coast and deep into the West. From Baja to Northern California, Oregon to British Columbia, the Mo
jave Desert to the Sierra Nevada, the Indian Country to urban Los Angeles. Along the way, they gained an intimate knowledge of the incredibly rich diversity of people, culture, nature and food of the region and, naturally, of their own backyard: the San Francisco Bay Area. Their desire to share this knowledge with everyone is at the core of Tapooz Travel. Both avid outdoors enthusiasts, they combine together ten years of working with people with disabilities to experience the excitement and the beauty of California, Aïcha as a ski guide in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Laurent as a sea-kayak guide and trip-leader in and around the Bay Area. While nothing makes them happier than leading expeditions and sharing the joy and the beauty of the region with people of all abilities, Tapooz would not exist without a wonderful team of expert tour guides with a love of culture and history, professional chefs eager to share their cooking techniques, certified massage therapists specializing in restorative bodywork, accessibility and mobility consultants, outdoors adventures guides, adaptive bicycling instructors, yoga teachers, naturalists, sailboat skippers, motorboat captains, and so many others.
Over the course of a (very) packed few days, we had the chance to explore the opportunities for accessible trips to this incredibly beautiful and diverse province. Go here to get a sense of possibilities: www.visitpiemonte.com/en
As the only accessible travel company from the US, I was interviewed at the end of a very productive day of meetings with our Italian colleagues, representing hotels, resorts, tour operators, city/regional tourism boards, etc.
See my remarks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW42RxNRCb8
No doubt, more to come.
07/18/2024
We were recently featured in an article about accessible travel published by Matador Network, a leading publisher and content creator in the travel & adventure space, globally.
Read the article here:
Tapooz Travel is based in the Bay Area of California and creates need-specific itineraries accessible around the world.
01/16/2024
We rarely share publicly the comments from our guests on their experience traveling with us. But we are making an exception for this one :-) We think it captures the essence of what we've been doing for our guests for the past 12 years.
"Laurent and the Tapooz Travel Team designed and executed the trip of a lifetime for a diversely abled family of 8. To the challenge we brought together a family ages 47-84, with vision and mobility differences coming from California and Europe and in between. Laurent took our needs and desires together in designing a NYC visit of all the classics - history, architecture, art, shopping, music and the must-see sights and dinning - while balancing our daily needs, schedule and transportation desires. Everything was flawless - ease of communicating the planning with Laurent, ex*****on of the itinerary as we desired inclusive of his super well informed and sensitive guidance, logistics executed with military precision supported by 7-star transportation arrangements with a provider that treated us like total family. Thanks to Laurent’s supreme care, accessibility was a constant and never a worry. I would entrust my family to Laurent for any future gathering. Thank you, N."
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Tapooz Travel was founded with a simple, core mission: To share the infinitely rich diversity of people, culture, nature and food of the world with everyone.
Having lived and worked in Europe, Africa, South America, the Middle East and the United States, Tapooz's founders Aïcha and Laurent came to San Francisco over 20 years ago and fell in love with the City by the Bay. From their home-base, their travels took them up and down the West Coast and deep into the Southwest of the US. Soon, they developed travel adventures from Baja to Northern California, Oregon to British Columbia, the Mojave Desert to the Sierra Nevada, the Indian Country to urban Los Angeles.
Responding to the demands of American and European travelers for accessible adventures, trip to Canada, New York City, the Eastern seaboard and Florida soon followed. Portugal, France, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and India are now regular offerings, with new destinations added every year.
Both avid outdoors enthusiasts, Aïcha and Laurent have combined their years of experience working with people with disabilities into creating adventures for travelers of all abilities. Nothing makes the founders happier than leading inclusive expeditions and sharing the joy and the beauty of the world with everyone.
We have a wonderful team of trip leaders and expert tour guides who share the love of culture and history and are dedicated to ensuring a safe, fun and full experience. Tapooz extended team includes accessibility and mobility experts; outdoor adventure guides; attentive expert drivers, restorative health professionals, naturalists, sailboat skippers, park rangers, professional chefs, and so many others.
We welcome travelers of all abilities in our scheduled group travels or will work with you to design a customized trip for you, your family and friends.
