Why We're Different

One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. – Henry Miller

Roadmonkey combines adventure travel with organized volunteer work.

We travel off the path, as explorers on a journey, not tourists on a schedule.

Our expeditions are limited in size, to give you a meaningful adventure.

We design our volunteer projects in cooperation with our non-profit partners.

Our expeditions are carefully planned to provide you with not only a first-rate geographic adventure but also the chance to accomplish something powerfully good in the world.

Roadmonkey was created to challenge convention, venture off the path and break the needless rules that prevent you from having the most authentic travel experience possible. We’re not a traditional travel outfitter, nor are we a volunteer organization. Rather, we’re a unique - some might even say weird - hybrid of both.

Roadmonkey gives you the chance to safely go farther into the world than you probably have in the past, and deeper than you could on your own. We give you the tools, literally, to help people in need sustainably help themselves. All this happens in the company of a few other accomplished & like-minded individuals, your expedition colleagues, who often become friends for life.

We call it adventure philanthropy - a ridiculously clunky phrase for a relatively simple idea - because we believe in the art of the experience, and in the value of learning how other lives are lived as personally as possible, no matter how far away.

This is where adventure philanthropy proves itself: prior to departure, we ask expedition members to raise at least $500 each in tax-deductible contributions through their own social networks. Those donations fund the volunteer project we start and finish as a team, together, to help people in need. Few things in life feel as gratifying.

We admit it: Roadmonkey isn’t for everyone. We tend toward a quiet optimism. We don’t mind getting our hands dirty for a good cause. And we’re small-group travel for people who don’t like traveling in groups.

If you’re still reading, maybe you’re a Roadmonkey, too.