Better Together
How IAT Is an Investment in a Better World
A Vacation That Changes Lives
What if your next trip didn’t just change your life but changed someone else’s life, too?
There’s no doubt that vacations can be life-changing experiences. To experience another culture’s food, music, and people is like nothing else in life. It provides a new perspective and leaves us changed forever.
Over the last few years, as travel returned to normal, the vacation industry has seen a pivot in how travelers want to experience time off. There is a shift from traditional vacations to purpose-driven, project-based travel. These adventures are not just trips; they are investments that leave a legacy for both travelers and the communities they touch.
Beyond the Beach
Traditional vacations, to tropical or historic places can be wonderful, but tend to focus on consumption—where travelers take but leave little behind.
Impact Adventure Tours offers a different approach to vacation that combines exploration with purpose. Travelers invest their time, energy, and resources to improve rural communities in Central and South America, contributing to infrastructure, education, clean water, or healthcare projects.
Imagine building a classroom in a remote village, where children's laughter becomes the soundtrack of your legacy. Instead of spending your vacation budget on fleeting luxury, consider an investment in work that matters and carries lasting impact.
Results That Echo on Both Sides
The real win for this type of adventure travel is the transformative outcome for both travelers and locals. For the locals, Improved living conditions, access to education, and opportunities for future growth make a significant impact on their daily lives and will continue to impact generations to come. For travelers, service-based travel provides a deeper connection to humanity, that allows a shift in perspectives and personal growth that is rare in traditional travel.
Veteran travelers from past IAT trips share that of all the travel they have experienced in their lives, our trips have been the most impactful in their memory and in their sense of place in the world.
Veteran traveler, Linda Johansen, has been a world traveler for 55 years and shares that her favorite trips are philanthropic.
“The adage that you get more than you give is abundantly clear, and the overwhelming love that is felt is genuine and real, and you carry that with you always,” Linda shared.
Linda’s experience speaks to the ripple effect that happens on these trips: the communities thrive and the travelers return home as changed people—more conscious, grateful, and inspired to do more.
Not Just Once in a Lifetime, But a Trip That Lasts a Lifetime
New and deeply felt experiences are memories forged through shared work and cultural immersion. The new relationships that form with locals and partner organizations are the kind that endures, reminding us all of the impacts that come from a shared purpose..
While traditional vacation memories can fade into photo albums, project-based adventures live on in the hearts of all involved and are experiences that resonate for years to come. Our most treasured travelers carry the stories of transformation with them and often return to help again, creating an ongoing legacy.
“I’ve never left a culture or country without profound love for the people and all of my new friends, and I always carry that experience with me,” Linda added. My philanthropic life is the most rewarding part of who I am and what makes me most proud. I treasure these trips, and the moments, and will continue this work always.”
Change in the world happens when we work together with a unified purpose. Your next adventure isn’t just a trip—it’s a legacy. Your impact is waiting.
