Explorer Chicks of Omaha

CLIMB KILIMANJARO LIKE A TANZANIAN QUEEN
It is possible to lose a toenail and still feel like royalty. This 9-day women’s Mount Kilimanjaro expedition shrouds you in comforts big and small as you summit the roof of Africa. Welcome to a woman-powered, thought-of-everything expedition. From boutique lodge stays to bougie basecamps with private toilet tents and morning coffee service, this is the Explorer Chick way to conquer Africa’s highest peak. Ovaries before brovaries. Let’s touch sky.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

• Begin and end your trek at a boutique, woman-owned retreat with killer views of Kili
• Peak mountain glamping: spacious walk-in tents, cot beds with thick pads, private toilet tents, and coffee delivered to your door
• Fuel up with hot trail lunches and chef-prepared dinners—because our mountain chefs are better than theirs
• Trek the legendary Machame Route, the most scenic path to the summit, with jungle, moorland, lava fields, and alpine desert all in one climb
• Scramble up the infamous Barranco Wall and enjoy a high-altitude lunch at Lava Tower
• Camp higher at crowd-free Kosovo Camp as part of our camp smarter strategy for a shorter summit push
• Reach Stella Point just as sunrise lights up the glaciers, then continue to Uhuru Peak—the Roof of Africa
• Climb the ethical way—we partner with KPAP to ensure porters are paid fairly, treated properly, and supported with safe working conditions

THE VIBE
Girl flies to Africa. Girl joins a mountain woman gang. Gang summits Kili and somehow sleeps better on cots in the sky than on memory foam.

This is bougification at altitude: a montage of extreme landscapes, jaw-dropping vistas, epic sunrises, unpolluted star-studded skies, and the endless high of surprising yourself.

Somewhere between scrambling the Barranco Wall and sipping tent-delivered coffee, you’ll feel like your most primal self. With bougie basecamps, ethical climbing practices, and the power of a small, women-only crew at your back, this climb gives you every reason to rise to the summit.

Join us on our Great Smoky Mountains Hiking & Glamping Weekend for women only! Enjoy four days of sweeping mountain vistas, a private whiskey tour, forest hikes, and more. Spend a long weekend with a small group of women hiking the best trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (including parts of the Appalachian Trail). Luxuriate with nightly glamping near Gatlinburg, TN.

Your hiking adventure has been carefully (obsessively?) curated by the Explorer Chick team over countless in-field tests. Only our top treks make the itinerary. Prepare to be challenged on the trail and rewarded with the most OMFG-level mountain views and waterfalls.

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS HIKING

Stride through sweet-smelling pine forests to reach sweeping panoramic vistas with a girl gang you’d trust more than Paul Bunyan. Climb to only one of three remaining fire towers in the National Park when you embark on the strenuous trek up Mt. Cammerer. You can take it “easy” on a moderate hike to the park’s highest single-drop waterfall, Rainbow Falls. Then, inch out to a bald rock outcropping on Charlie’s Bunion to get your heart hammered by mountain scenery in every direction. Walk in the foot path of thousands of Appalachian Trail thru hikers that have come before you on two hikes. Your Insta feed won’t know what hit it. Yes, this is real life with WILD women.

WHISKEY TOUR

Of course, what’s a trip to Tennessee without whiskey? You’ll spend a few hours on an exclusive, private tour with our local guide visiting distilleries on the Tennessee Whiskey Trail. Go behind the scenes at a real working still house and see how everything is made start to finish. Learn the history of whiskey throughout the Prohibition era, the state’s romance with whiskey, and why these mountains were such an integral part of moonshine culture.

GLAMPING

Each night, put your feet up in total Pinterest-worthy digs at our adorable glamping site minutes from Gatlinburg. You will sleep in a tent that has been tastefully decorated and luxuriously appointed with WiFi and temperature control – with meals freshly prepared at camp by your Explorer Chick guides. You only have one task after hiking: RELAX.

It’s a wonderfully wild weekend with a small group of women hiking the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Over the course of the long weekend, you’ll quickly grow close with your posse of Explorer Chicks as you hike the trails and share memories of summits.

Love animals and staying active on vacation? How about both! Channel your inner Darwin and get ready for our guided Galapagos Islands Tour and Multisport Adventure in Ecuador! Meet bold women who love to adventure travel and ugly-cry about nature just as much as you. Tour the islands, enjoy a variety of outdoor sports, and say buenos días to all the animals in the Galapagos.

TORTOISES AND OTHER WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS

The meet-and-greet crew on our Galapagos Islands tour are a wild bunch—literally! Experience incredible animal encounters throughout your trip. This is the binge-worthy Planet Earth on Netflix, but in REAL LIFE. Narrate your own nature film starring tortoises, sea lions, iguanas, penguins, boobies, reef sharks.

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS TOUR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Over the course of our 9-day tour, you’ll visit three different islands. Each features a plethora of adventures to keep your intrepid soul curious. This trip is “check off the vacation bucket list” time. Why settle for a ho-hum tour where you have to pick and choose activities? This is Explorer Chick! We’ll do it all, baby! Snorkel, kayak, and hike amidst the wandering beasts and spewing volcanoes.

ALL OUTDOOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT PROVIDED

Yep! Explorer Chick provides everything you need to play outside on the Galapagos Islands!

• kayak and paddles
• snorkeling equipment

ALL-INCLUSIVE TOUR PERKS

Every evening, stay in 4-star boutique hotels. We’re talking roof top terraces with harbor views and beside pools with a cocktail. Plus, enjoy all-inclusive perks including:

• round trip flight from Quito to Baltra
• Galápagos National Park Pass
• Transit Card

Heck, you’ll even squeeze in some white sandy beach time! Relax with a book (and a neighboring sea lion). #MermaidParadise

Adventure Highlights

• Hike to the still active Volcano crater, Sierra Negra
• Snorkel the clear waters at Concha Perla looking for penguins, seals, and colorful fish
• Kayak the volcanic islets of Tintoreras while scanning for white-tip sharks and sting rays
• Explore one of South America’s best white sand beaches, Tortuga Bay Beach
• Visit the crystal clear pools of water surrounded by volcanic cliffs at Las Grietas
• Relax in the cute beach town of Puerta Villamil
• Hike to the highest point of Santa Cruz for a panoramic view of the islands
• Experience three total islands, including creepy-cool Floreana with black sand beaches
• Visit tortoise farms and breeding centers to learn more about conservation efforts
• Take a Chiva (local transport) to the highlands of Floreana, through banana, cocoa, and coffee plantations
• Participate in a cooking class in Quito with a local chef.
• Don’t sweat the often extra cost of the Internal round trip flight from Quito to Baltra (~$600), National Park Pass, ($100), and Transit Card ($20). These are included in your price.
• Kick back in 4 Star boutique hotels throughout your adventure that offer fabulous views that pair well with a cocktail
• Relax with a comprehensive itinerary that makes the logistics, transportation, navigation, meal planning, lodging, and everything in-between easy.
• Geek out with encouraging and supportive Explorer Chicks on a private, women-only, small group adventure tour.

Get ready to have your mind blown multiple times over turquoise waters, frothing waterfalls, badass mountain summits, and medieval towns. Croatia will turn anyone into an annoying romantic. Book your week-long women’s multi-sport adventure tour featuring hiking, e-biking, mountain-summiting, sea kayaking, snorkeling, and plenty of Adriatic Sea swimming. You’ll explore ancient cities tripping through architectural history from ancient Roman, Venetian Gothic, Romanesque, and Medieval. Cycle through stupid-pretty Istrian Peninsula hilltop towns. Bust your booties through Plitvice Lakes and Paklenica National Parks. Climb a freaking Via Ferrata to summit Bojin Kuk. And float through the 80+ islands that make up Kornati National Park. BRB we need to pick our jaw up from off the ground.

EXPLORE ZAGREB, CROATIA’S CAPITAL CITY

You and your Explorer Chick entourage will geek over all the architecture porn – from medieval stone gates to Gothic cathedrals. We’ll visit all the “musts” and gather for a welcome dinner in the Old Town. Did you just change your Insta handle to Croatia_Cutie? We are obsessed with you!

E-BIKES, WINE, AND TRUFFLES IN THE ISTRIAN COUNTRYSIDE

What could be better than seeing tiny cutie towns? TASTING the wares of those tiny cutie towns! We’ll cruise the Parenzana trail on our E-Bikes, stopping in Grožnjan, Oprtalj, and Motovun for coffee, olive oil tastings, and a spectacular lunch. By evening, we’ll cycle to the top of Motovun for a stunning gargoyle view of the Adriatic cities. You won’t leave Istria without loading your bike down with bottles of wine and a tummy full of truffles.

HIKE PLITVICE LAKES AND PAKLENICA NATIONAL PARKS

You’re gonna see the kind of natural beauty that shows up in the screensavers of Apple products. The Instagram world is stark raving mad over Plitvice Lakes because of its unique system of lakes and waterfalls. A rock climbing and hiking paradise awaits you in Paklenica National Park with views of the Adriatic Sea from your very own mountain summit.

KORNATI NATIONAL PARK SPEED-BOAT AND SPLIT SEA-KAYAKS

The best views of this gorgeous region are often gleaned from the sea. Across two days, we’ll explore the island systems via speedboat and sea-kayak, leaving plenty of time for swimming, snorkeling, and floating otter-style on your back. You are basically a mermaid now and have to deal with mermaid things like schools of fish, coral spottings and island lunches. You poor thing.

Adventure Highlights:

• E-Bike through Croatia’s “Tuscany” tasting Wine, Olive Oil, and Truffles along the way
• Discover charming hilltop medieval towns on the Istria Peninsula
• Truffle Hunt with a local in the forests of Motovun
• Hike the lower and upper falls of the famous Plitvice Lakes National Park
• Soak in sunsets over the Adriatic from beautiful viewpoints
• Climb a Via Ferrata to the summit of Bojin Kuk in Paklenica National Park
• Enjoy the background music of Zadar’s Sea Organ at sunset
• Explore Kornati National Park by speedboat with swimming, snorkeling, and a seafood lunch
• Sea Kayak to a secluded beach off Split with more swimming, snorkeling, and cliff jumping
• Get lost in the narrow streets of Split while enjoying a cone of gelato or a glass of wine
• Kick back in 3-4 Star boutique hotels throughout your adventure with fabulous views that pair well with a cocktail
• Relax with a comprehensive itinerary that makes everything in-between easy.
• Geek out with encouraging and supportive Explorer Chicks on a private, women-only, small group adventure tour.