The Adventure People Originals

The Adventure People Originals

Rare. Limited. Unforgettable.

Originals are the trips only we run — each one pegged to a moment that won't come again, or built as a strictly limited edition with just a handful of departures. They're not another line in the catalogue. They're the trip of a lifetime.

The Concept

Some trips you can do most years. These, you can't.

Every Original is built around something genuinely rare — an anniversary, a once-a-year festival, a fleeting natural season, a rare piece of access — or it's a new idea we've deliberately kept to a handful of departures. We run them in small numbers, to the same standards as every TAP adventure, with the same trusted local partners on the ground.

Miss the window, and you've missed it. That's what makes these trips worth planning your year around.

• Rare — Tied to a real, once-only moment or window in time.
• Limited — Small groups. Few departures. When they're gone, they're gone.
• Unforgettable — The trip you'll still be telling people about in years to come.

Current Collection

The Kilimanjaro Women's Centenary Climb

In 1927, Sheila MacDonald became the first recorded woman to stand on the summit of Kilimanjaro. One hundred years on, we're marking the moment with a women's-only ascent timed to reach the summit on the very anniversary — a genuine once-in-a-lifetime departure that will never be repeated.

Choose the climb alone, or extend it with a safari through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.

Everest Base Camp, 75th Anniversary

A landmark climb marking 75 years since the first ascent of Everest. This special one-off departure combines the classic Everest Base Camp trek with Sherpa heritage, Himalayan history and unique anniversary experiences. 

Coming Soon

The collection is growing

This is only the beginning — we'd rather add a handful of genuinely rare trips over time than launch a long list of ordinary ones. New additions are in development now, each tied to a real, once-only moment.

Here's a look at what's on the horizon:

Golden Eagle Festival, Mongolia - We're looking into a trip built around Mongolia's Golden Eagle Festival — Kazakh eagle hunters gathering in the Altai for one of the rarest cultural spectacles on the calendar. 

Why Book An Original

• Genuinely small groups — kept deliberately small so the experience stays special.
• Quality throughout — the same standards and trusted local partners as every  adventure, just applied to something rarer.
• Priced for what it is — limited edition adventures with unique experiences and all the logistics taken care of. 
• A story worth telling — you'll be part of a moment that few people ever get to experience.

Rare trips don't wait around.

Explore the current collection, or register your interest to be first in line when the next Original is confirmed.

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