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To create innovative, life-changing travel experiences that form new social bonds and amazing friendships.
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– Maverick Mission Statement |
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Active, Savvy, Exceptional
Maverick Adventures focuses exclusively on creating exceptional lifestyle and adventure travel tours for discerning adults who seek active and social travel experiences. We specialize in the world's coolest destinations — emphasizing a savvy insider's approach to global travel. Maverick is the antidote to mass tourism.
Innovative, Dynamic, Spontaneous
One of our primary goals is to innovate group travel, creating a new style which balances individuality, flexibility and spontaneity with a dynamic group charisma. Bringing together like-minded travelers, Maverick aims to give our guests the impression they are simply traveling with a group of friends, all the while enjoying highly memorable, life-changing experiences.
Is this Your Style of Travel?
Maverick Adventures are designed for today's urban professionals, 25 to 55, who want the ultimate travel experiences — active, adventurous, social and refined. Our groups are a great mix of singles, couples, solo travelers and friends. While our itineraries are designed for adults 25 to 55, we recognize that age is often more an attitude than physical number, so we do not restrict any guests who fit the Maverick mold. What is most important is that each traveler embrace our active and social style of travel — we may have later mornings and definitely later nights than a typical tour, we choose stylish boutique hotels and properties over large corporate chains, we emphasize more active pursuits over cheesy walking tours, and we embrace the cool, local traditions over tourist experiences (when in Rome...).
      
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COOLEST DESTINATIONS ON THE PLANET |
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Maverick specializes in no less than the world's coolest destinations. To us this means very special places — oases of nature and culture unspoiled by mass tourism, dynamic urban centers where creativity thrives and trends are born daily, or simply exclusive destinations appreciated by the discerning and savvy.
Our destination expertise extends even deeper as our staff travels the globe to discover new destinations and maintain an intimate familiarity with our current ones. We know the best times of the year to visit, the most innovative boutique hotels, the eateries most recommended by locals and spots reserved to genuine insiders. We maintain an extensive "black book" of our contacts as well as private villas, museum docents, seasoned yacht skippers, the finest vineyards and more.
On our outdoor and eco adventures, exotic and chic beach getaways, multi-city design and culture tours, fitness and yoga retreats, and wine and cuisine tours, you will visit:
Cutting Edge Cities
From Barcelona and Buenos Aires to Sydney and Shanghai, new cities are emerging as the world's culture makers.
Undiscovered Gems
Did you know that the Aeolian Islands off Sicily are only accessible by small boat or helicopter, making them off limits to the masses of day trippers? Or that Cádiz, in Spain's Andalusia region, is a spectacular little city that happens to be Europe's oldest Phoenician settlement dating back to 1000 BC?
Über Chic Ports-of-Call
For the jet-setter and global nomad, St-Tropez and Mykonos are must stops. In recent years, Punta del Este and Mallorca have re-emerged as hot spots, and we know just where to take you.
Timeless Classics Re-Discovered
Even though Maverick aims to take our guests off the beaten paths of mass tourism, that does not exclude some of the world's most visited — and amazing, if done right — cities: Rome, Paris, Madrid, Venice, and more.
Ultimate Natural Wonders
For many of us, nothing compares to the fresh air, fragrant fauna, vibrant colors, inspiring landscapes and ocean vistas. Think Kauai, Anguilla, Bali and more.
Food & Wine Capitals
Eating locally — and well — is the foundation for a first-rate travel experience, and our gastronomy and wine tours take this philosophy to the highest level. Check out our Italy Sun, Wine & Cuisine experience to visit the best vineyards of Barolo, Tuscany and Veneto. Or consider immersing yourself in the flavors of premier Californian cuisine in Sonoma Valley.
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At Maverick, we look beyond the tired travel industry formula of "airline ticket + standard hotel + walking tour" that so many tour operators sell to the masses. While a comfortable bed, tasty meal and knowledgeable concierge are required, Maverick believes first and foremost that travel is about people and attitude. Our best travel memories are always those where we made new friends, met interesting people and lived experiences that have changed our way of looking at the world.
Therefore at Maverick, our focus is to create one-of-a-kind group tours that are tailor made for discerning individuals who do not want to feel like they are on a group tour! We strive to create a sense of traveling with a group of friends, bringing the element of surprise and discovery that makes for our favorite travel memories. Maverick's philosophy is founded on these tenets:
- Bring together diverse, yet like-minded, exceptional people
- Focus on the world's coolest destinations
- Emphasize active, adventurous, and authentic experiences
- Balance flexibility and spontaneity with the dynamics of a group
- Uphold responsible travel practices respectful of local cultures and the natural environment
- Maintain the highest attention to detail without compromising the fluidity of the travel experience
- Offer tremendous value, including activities and experiences that would be infeasible to do on your own
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Derek Yarbrough, CEO
Derek founded Maverick Adventures after many years of developing and directing language and cultural immersion travel programs in Italy, France, Spain and other countries. He co-founded Abbey Road Programs, and prior to that, worked in business development at Walmart.com and as a strategy consultant in the food and beverage industry. Derek graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Urban Studies and an MA in Sociology. When not traveling, he and his mini-schnauzer, Sasha, reside between Los Angeles and Miami.
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Sally Rosen, Chief Technology Officer
Sally was Director of Product Management at CenterPost Communications, a telephony communication portal for companies such as United Airlines, Travelocity and Express Scripts. She has worked in and consulted for multiple successful start-ups. Sally graduated from Stanford University with a BS in computer science.
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Barbora Somogyiova, Vice President
Barbora heads up our European office in Rome, Italy, where she has resided for four years. She has held several brand and business development positions, with the Retail Group S.p.A, Barilla and Ogilvy & Mather. Speaking English, Italian, Czech, Slovak, and French, Barbora is also well traveled and an appassionato of food, wine, contemporary art and now also soccer (celebrating the occasional triumphs of La Magica Roma). Barbora completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Columbia University, Mount Holyoke College and SciencePo (Paris).
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To see our upcoming adventures, please visit our destinations page.
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