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Today holds deep significance across Indigenous communities - marking both a day of mourning for Native American peoples...
28/11/2024

Today holds deep significance across Indigenous communities - marking both a day of mourning for Native American peoples and Lā KĆ«Ê»okoÊ»a, Hawaiian Independence Day. As we reflect on these histories and their ongoing impact, we’re reminded of our responsibility to support cultural preservation in the places where we work.
We’re profoundly grateful for our partners in Hawaii who are dedicated stewards of their lands and cultures. From Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners to community leaders across our destinations, these remarkable individuals and organizations show us daily how tourism can support rather than diminish indigenous rights, cultural preservation, and community well-being.
We’re honored to support their vital work and commit to being responsible partners in their mission to protect and preserve the places they call home. Mahalo to all our partners for their trust, wisdom, and leadership in showing us how travel can be a force for positive change.

Guilt-free vacations, as easy as shopping at Whole Foods (in the early days), because our vetting system allows you to s...
19/11/2024

Guilt-free vacations, as easy as shopping at Whole Foods (in the early days), because our vetting system allows you to stay in joyful anticipation instead of worry and research.
Win-win-win!

In times of climate uncertainty, we choose hope through action.While global climate commitments hang in the balance, we’...
12/11/2024

In times of climate uncertainty, we choose hope through action.

While global climate commitments hang in the balance, we’re focusing on what we CAN change. At Travaras, we believe sustainable travel can be a powerful force for good.

Every carefully vetted experience we offer supports:
đŸŒ± Environmental conservation
đŸ€ Local communities
✹ Authentic connections

We’re inspired by our partners taking grassroots action, proving change doesn’t have to wait for policy. Together, we’re showing that meaningful impact can be joyful, immersive, and filled with genuine human connection.
Your choices matter. Whether you’re exploring new horizons or making changes at home, small shifts ripple outward. Let’s turn our concerns into positive action—one journey at a time.

We had a magical day with preparing for an all new Travaras exclusive experience, where we invited our guests to a cora...
05/11/2024

We had a magical day with preparing for an all new Travaras exclusive experience, where we invited our guests to a coral nursery to learn how we need to protect these beautiful creatures to keep our oceans healthy, before going snorkeling.

That’s what we call !

Here’s what keeps me up at night: when we rely solely on viral travel tips and AI-generated itineraries, we’re not just ...
29/10/2024

Here’s what keeps me up at night: when we rely solely on viral travel tips and AI-generated itineraries, we’re not just contributing to over-tourism - we’re missing the very essence of what makes travel transformative. We’re all chasing the same photos, standing in the same lines, and leaving with identical experiences that barely scratch the surface of these incredible places.
The Iceland example here is just one of so many!
And it’s time to change the way we travel for the better. It’s time we stop chasing likes on our photos and allow ourselves to make our own memories, through deep, meaningful experiences.

It’s time to travel regeneratively.

Just by choosing the activities and stays we curate for you, the local businesses that support their communities and pre...
23/10/2024

Just by choosing the activities and stays we curate for you, the local businesses that support their communities and preserve culture and planet, your trip can make a huge difference! And you will have even more fun with zero time spent on research!

One thing we really hate here at TRAVARAS is green washing! So, we are working diligently on transparency. Before we rel...
17/10/2024

One thing we really hate here at TRAVARAS is green washing! So, we are working diligently on transparency. Before we relaunch our market place, we want to be sure to make it really clear and tangible what each of our recommendations does for the environment, for the community, for cultural preservation, for their workforce and more. This way, you can have all the impact without doing any of the work. Just enjoy your vacation!

Who has time to research every part of your vacation though? While most want to travel more sustainably, it often feel...
15/10/2024

Who has time to research every part of your vacation though? While most want to travel more sustainably, it often feels overwhelming and too time consuming.
We’ll do the work for you so that you can start dreaming about all the fun you will have on your trip!

With Travaras Trips, you get personal recommendations, local insights, access to our favorite hidden gems and the cultural insights to know exactly how to be a good guest.

As summer is coming to an end are you dreaming of your next vacation yet? Make it an impacting one! Memories of a lifeti...
11/10/2024

As summer is coming to an end are you dreaming of your next vacation yet? Make it an impacting one! Memories of a lifetime can go hand in hand with preserving the destinations you visit. Safely and regeneratively.

Dreaming of your next Hawaiian vacation? Make it a regenerative one. With our TRAVARAS Trips, you get the cultural insig...
08/10/2024

Dreaming of your next Hawaiian vacation? Make it a regenerative one. With our TRAVARAS Trips, you get the cultural insights, the local recs and the immersive experiences, you will probably keep dreaming about for the rest of your life.

Who is dreaming of their next vacation right now instep of powering through their to-do list?Well, if you make it a rege...
03/10/2024

Who is dreaming of their next vacation right now instep of powering through their to-do list?

Well, if you make it a regenerative one, you are basically doing good while you travel, no to-do list necessary
 we call it win-win-win. Or simply say: let’s go!

We believe that knowing the story and culture of a place makes for a much richer and deeper experience. So before you di...
01/10/2024

We believe that knowing the story and culture of a place makes for a much richer and deeper experience. So before you discover the Waimea canyon, often referred to the Grand Canyon of Hawai‘i, know a few facts, and explore the little museum on top of Koke‘e for more. You could for example start with understanding the name: „Waimea“ comes from the Hawaiian words „wai“ (water) and „mea“ (red), referring to the red water that flows in the river after heavy rains.

We learned about this triangle by George Huʻeu Sanford Kanahele, a native Hawaiian activist, historian and author, at a ...
26/09/2024

We learned about this triangle by George Huʻeu Sanford Kanahele, a native Hawaiian activist, historian and author, at a recent event on regenerative travel.

According to his ideas, the way to embrace and sustain tourism requires finding balance between place, host and guests. This clearly states that if the focus on guests is too heavily emphasized, place becomes unbalanced and hosts unsatisfied (and much worse), which then results in a bad experience for the guests – so really, no one wins.

One very obvious example for this much needed balance is water. It doesn’t feel right that it goes to resorts and golf courses while local families have to conserve it. We need to find a way to restore balance between these three parts, which means drastically shifting the way people travel and the way locations engage with tourism.

We are here to help. Limited number of visitors, focus on better education and recommending the right activities so that local companies benefit and the tourism money stays in the right places and gets used to preserve and care for people and places in the destinations. Just some ideas


You can still have an immersive vacation off the beaten path with ease and safety, and show your kids how to connect mor...
26/09/2024

You can still have an immersive vacation off the beaten path with ease and safety, and show your kids how to connect more deeply with a place and its people.

We invite you to journey with us, regeneratively.

Are you ready to get off the beaten path? Experience the real place and immerse yourself in its culture and community?
19/09/2024

Are you ready to get off the beaten path? Experience the real place and immerse yourself in its culture and community?

Traveling regeneratively doesn’t mean you have to work on a farm. You can still enjoy a relaxing beach vacation (if that...
18/09/2024

Traveling regeneratively doesn’t mean you have to work on a farm. You can still enjoy a relaxing beach vacation (if that’s your thing) and simply by choosing (or letting us recommend) the right businesses to support you can have an impact on the places and communities you visit.

Go, have fun, we’ll take care of the rest.

This article lead us down the rabbit hole of the brilliant thoughts on being a tourist. Her critique of the negative im...
17/09/2024

This article lead us down the rabbit hole of the brilliant thoughts on being a tourist. Her critique of the negative impact of mass tourism on local cultures, environments, and economies while highlighting tourism’s potential as a social force strongly resonated. She argues that tourists have the power to reshape perceptions and foster cultural understanding, and in her new book calls for a shift from self-centered travel to a more place-focused mindset, along with greater government regulation to mitigate tourism’s negative effects.

We are always so excited when we meet people who share our hope that there can be a new way of travel, a kinder, more regenerative way. So, this weeks newsletter feels like a special treat, when the author of the fabulous book The New Tourist, kindly answered some of our questions for tomorrow‘s edition.

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Did you know that Aloha is written into the Hawai’ian state law? The Aloha Spirit law requires government and citizens t...
12/09/2024

Did you know that Aloha is written into the Hawai’ian state law? The Aloha Spirit law requires government and citizens to act in accordance with the Aloha Spirit, a cultural and spiritual code that encompasses kindness, unity, humility, patience, mutual regard and affection, coordination of mind and heart, and other lovely traits.
Imagine the whole world would abide by this law?

It’s important for visitors to come to Hawai‘i to not just expect this Aloha Spirit but embody it as well. That starts as simple as not honking, and letting others go first on the road, but more broadly, it means showing up with respect and curiosity to truly experience the beauty of this place and its people.

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Thanks, @sustainability.simp for sharing your hiking experience with us. So, glad you enjoyed your Travaras Trip! #regenerativetravel #hikinghawaii #hawaiivacation #hiddengem #localrecs #travarastrips

Another sneak peek into the making of this TRAVARAS exclusive coral nursery and snorkel tour. We can’t wait for you to experience this amazing collaboration with Body Glove Hawai’i and ‘Āko’ako’a, on the Isalnd of Hawai’i. A large part of the cost of the tour goes toward funding the research of this amazing non-profit! And you get to not only see it all but learn so much. #regenerativetravel #travarastrips #coralreef #coralnursery #hawaiiisland #hawaiivacation #sustainability #immersiveexperience #travelforgood #coralrestoration #SustainableTravel #ResponsibleTourism

We are in the final stages of production for our next Travaras exclusive, regenerative experience, and it’s a good one! Bringing travelers to the worlds largest on land coral nursery ‘Āko’ako’a to learn about the amazing work they do to restore our coral reefa, combined with an educational snorkel tour with Body Glove Hawai’i afterwards. We can’t wait for you to experience this! We learned so much and loved every minute of it! This is how travel can be a force for good! #comingsoon #travelforgood #travarastrips #regenerativetravel #coralreef #coralrestoration #coralnursery #SustainableTravel #ResponsibleTourism #ClimateAction #TravelWithPurpose #EthicalTravel #Sustainability #hawaiivacation

The Men of Pa’a invited us to participate in their imu mea ‘ai experience, a truly authentic Hawaiian way to prepare food in a deeply cultural (and tasty) way. If you want to experience such magic and connect with the local community, stay tuned for our new experiences, launching soon! #regenerativetravel #bigisland #culturalimmersion #authentichawaii #hawaiivacation #sustainability #immersiveexperience #travelbetter #travarastrips

We are so proud to announce our collaboration with Waipa, an amazing non-profit on Kauai that models all of the values and care we look for in our partners and more! Today we shot the cultural immersive experiences they offer on their farm and learned so much about their exemplary stewardship of this ahupua’a system and the community it serves. We can’t wait to launch it on our new marketplace soon! Thanks everyone for the special day and the many many delicious treats! And thank you for your trust and friendship. #regenerativetravel #farmtour #ahupuaa #sustainabletravel #immersiveexperiences #sustainability #travarastrips #hiddengems #offthebeatenpath

Whether you travel or at home, #shoplocal to learn about what’s in season and truly experience the places you visit. I love nothing more than tasting all the new things to learn about the destinations I visit. An adventure for your taste buds that supports local farmers! So fun. #regenerativetravel #sustainability #eatlocal #farmersmarket #hawaiivacation #coconut

Let’s build this together! Tell us what you want to see next. And stay tuned for our new experiences by signing up to our newsletter. Link in bio. Thanks! #regenerativetravel #travarastrips #hiddengems #immersiveexperience #offthebeatenpath #traveltiktok #ecotravel #femalefounders #startup

@kkaylatai thanks for this amazing testimonial video, and for trusting us to help make your Kauai vacation more memorable and sustainable! And yes, we also totally love @thefreshshave crew and their treats! #testimonial #travarastrips #regenerativetravel #sustainability #kauaivacation #hawaiivacation #goodguest #hiddengems #offthebeatenpath #immersivetravel

Baja intermission. Todos Santos abundance. #dolphins #abundance #todossantos #regenerativetravel #sustainability #hiddengems #traveltiktok #baja

I always love a restaurant with a small menu of only the greatest things. This way, you know you can’t go wrong and the choice becomes so much easier. Like Wholefoods in the early days, when you knew, everythings here is good. You trust the selection of brands and the quality. We want to bring you that trust and that high level of curation by creating a market place with inly the best. The moste inmersive, the most inspiring, the most fun, off the beaten path, experiences, that are also good for the planet and people! In the meantime, if if you want even more personalized recommendations, book a TRAVARAS Trip, and experience the real Hawaii, beyond the resort. #regenerativetravel #sustainability #transparency #ecotravel #travarastrips #hiddengems #immersiveexperience #hawaiivacation #curation #wholefoods

Kauai magic. So worth preserving! #regenerativetravel #hawaiivacation #spoutinghorn #travarastrips #travelgram

Go on that vacation. Eat the cake. Tell them you love them. Live. Now. And preserve the destinations you visit for for generations to come. #regenerativetravel #immersiveexperience #lifelivetothefullest #hiddengems #travarastrips #hawaiivacation

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