After travelling extensively across Europe, I found myself wanting to visit lesser-visited parts of the world. At the same time, I wasn’t necessarily prepared to venture to some of the destinations on my own, and I began exploring the idea of group travel.
Meanwhile, I’d been introduced to Miles & Points, and found myself in pursuit of an elevated travel experience.
In this article, I’d like to share my experience of how I’ve come to use Miles & Points to unlock some incredible experiences, including a trip to Kenya and Uganda.
Putting the Pieces Together
It all started in 2019. I’ve always been passionate about travelling, and visited most countries in Europe when I was in my 20s.
As I began to explore other destinations that I wanted to travel to, it started to become logistically challenging as a female in my early 30s.
I was initially very reluctant to do a small group tour with a bunch of strangers, and was also spooked by the idea of getting myself into a rowdy party trip situation. However, my sister assured me that there were companies out there that were a bit more laid back, and consisted of small groups of like-minded people who come together as strangers to experience travel together, rather than just party.
In May 2019, my sister talked me into doing a small group tour of Morocco for 15 days, and after that, I was hooked.
Later on that year, I wound up taking two more tours with the same company: one for 12 days in Egypt, and another for nine days in Jordan.
Immediately after that, I put down a deposit for a trip to Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, which had been originally scheduled for September 2020. During the trip, there were plans to venture out on safaris, but the main goal was to do some gorilla trekking in Uganda.
Gorilla trekking has always been such an incredible idea to me. Years ago, I saw a documentary about Koko, a gorilla that could communicate in sign language. She showed emotion, empathy, concern, and humour, and I found it to be simply fascinating.
When I noticed that the same tour company that I’d now travelled with three times in one year had a gorilla trekking option, I knew that I just had to do it.
Of course, the pandemic derailed that plan, and the trip was ultimately cancelled.
As the world slowly began to open up, I went on some more small group trips to Ecuador and Colombia in 2022, as well as several relaxing trips to Mexico. However, I…
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