Travel with Purpose
JOYFUL VEGAN TRIPS are specifically curated for my audience to ensure high-quality, high-touch premium trips. The focus of these all-inclusive adventures is on regional plant-based cuisine, cruelty-free activities, and unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Expect mouth-watering meals, animal-focused activities and sanctuary visits, dedicated time with me, and a compassionate group of like-minded individuals.
Here is a glance at the Joyful Vegan Trips you can currently book. Click on Learn More for detailed itineraries and booking links.
(ONE ROOM LEFT!) This is quintessential Tuscany! We stay in our very own vegan villa eating the most exquisite plant-based cuisine. A trip for foodies indeed! What’s more: medieval hill-towns, spectacular vistas, vibrant cities, and an animal sanctuary visit!
(ONE ROOM LEFT!) Mountains (hiking in the Italian Alps!), lakes (boating on Lake Garda), and canals (Gondolas in the one and only Venice). A trip for all the senses, you do not want to miss this adventure.
Starting in Paris and ending in Bordeaux, the bulk of this amazing journey is in the rolling hills of the Loire Valley and breathtaking Dordogne, regions filled with castles, chateaux, prehistoric caves, and cuisine that is typically loaded with animal products. But not with us! On this trip, you get to experience the beauty of these regions while enjoying local cuisine — vegan style. PLUS, we visit the first European sanctuary for rescued elephants!
The heart of this trip is the magic of the Christmas markets in the most adorable villages you’ve ever seen. We tuck into our own medieval villa for the length of the trip and explore everything this region has to offer: castles, wine, cobblestone-lined villages, fairy lights, and Alsatian fare — all plant-based! Come hungry! We also venture into the Black Forest to visit a wolf and bear sanctuary and give belly rubs to pigs at a farm animal sanctuary.
We are already talking about 2024 trips and events, and while nothing is guaranteed, I would love to gauge your interest.
We are seriously considering running another Joyful Vegan Trip to Rwanda again in 2024. Let me know if this is a trip you’re interested in.
I’m considering hosting my 5th Joyful Vegan Conference — this time in Whistler, British Columbia as a “destination retreat,” which would combine the best of our Joyful Vegan Trips and my Joyful Vegan Conferences.
We’re imagining a 6-day retreat of talks, workshops, and cooking demonstrations interspersed between:
My good friends and travel experts Brighde Reed and Sebastien Ranger of World Vegan Travel are my stellar partners in this endeavor. Their expertise, attention to detail, and travel knowledge all go into creating the most incredible travel experiences.