WHY TRAVEL WITH PLOTPACKERS?

At Plotpackers, we are committed to creating purpose-driven adventures that place our mission at the forefront of every decision. Unlike profit-first travel businesses, we prioritise a meaningful travel experience focused on sustainability, safety, female empowerment, and accessibility. Our adventures are crafted to be affordable yet immersive, packed full of high-value included activities, designed to foster a deep connection with local cultures and landscapes. This dedication extends to every facet of our business, from choosing eco-conscious suppliers to empowering women through leadership and community-building opportunities. We also invest our profits heavily into value-aligned businesses that bring revolutionary solutions to the problems that our customers and community face, but we do not have the ability to solve ourselves. By placing purpose over profit, we’re here to redefine group travel as a journey that inspires personal growth and social impact, ensuring each trip resonates with long-lasting value for travellers and communities alike.

Designed for explorers who crave more than just sightseeing, Plotpackers trips are packed with unforgettable experiences—think hiking through pristine mountain trails in Greenland, diving into crystal-clear waters in Costa Rica, Panama and Thailand, or camping under starlit skies in remote, breath-taking locations in Peru and Morocco. These journeys blend excitement with genuine cultural immersion, all while staying rooted in sustainable practices. By packing each plot with action, we bring you tours that are about much more than simply travelling; we deliver memorable, story-worthy adventures you’ll tell your future grandkids about, alongside a whole host of new friends you meet along the way.

We have two distinct categories of trips: group tours and expeditions. While they are both founded on the same concept – epic group travel made affordable for backpackers – we wanted to make the raw, unfiltered adventure and physical fitness requirements of our ‘expeditions’ clear. Whether you’re hiking to Everest Base Camp, summiting the world’s tallest freestanding mountain in Tanzania, or venturing into polar bear territory in Greenland, these expeditions will push your limits, both physically and mentally. You’ll need to commit to a training plan to be able to enjoy these expeditions fully, and once you sign up we will be at your disposal to support and encourage you along the way! So grab your hiking boots – are you ready for a Plotpackers expedition?

Introducing the Plotpackers Female Empowerment Programme, where your adventures serve to platform and lift women up around the world. From using a team of fantastic all-female local guides to staff our Peru operations, to investing in patented technology that will revolutionise women’s safety in coming years, we have been working diligently on our empowerment programme throughout our first year of business, and we are just so excited and proud to finally be able to share this with you.

Did you know that, according to the UK Treasury, 98% of venture capital funding goes to men? And the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) reports that 86% of angel investors in the UK are male? Put these together and you have a huge pool – worth billions – of capital and entrepreneurs who lack a fundamental understanding of what it means to be a women, and the problems we face in our day to day lives. And of all of the problems women face, women’s safety and gendered violence against women comes out on top. With a 66% cut in Women’s Rights Funds and a 0.6% decrease in rape conviction rate all while the gender pay gap has widened by 0.2%, there’s been a 20% increase in reported rape cases, a 40% increase in gender based violence and a 53% increase in maternal mortality rate, it feels like not only are women underrepresented in areas where they could make a huge difference, but as a society we are actually actively moving [Sources: UN Women UK, backwards. CARE International UK, Gov UK and the Guardian.]

And while we know that it is not our responsibility as women to close a gendered funding gap, as a female founded business with a majority female team, with the success we’ve had in our first year, we all strongly feel called to use this success to make an impact. We have started this by investing in Epowar, an incredible female-founded tech start-up using patented technology to safeguard women. Epowar works by detecting attacks automatically, alert your emergency contacts, and record a complete evidence pack without you having to signal any kind of alarm. It’s going to save so many lives and increase conviction rates of offenders enormously, and we are so excited at Plotpackers to be part of this.

So we took this a step further. Why just invest when we can bring more to the table? After putting our heads together with the fantastic Epowar team, we are now planning to be direct collaborators in piloting Epowar’s international expansion. As a travel company, we are perfectly positioned to support Epowar’s global mission, on the ground across our global tour operations. It also means that the sooner we can get Epowar globally available, the sooner our travellers and our community can benefit. Epowar is perfectly placed to provide an additional, tangible level of safety for travellers, and it being free forever makes it accessible to everyone with a smartphone.

You can read more about Epowar and our female empowerment programme by downloading our full report, linked below. Thank you for taking the time to read and engage with us on this, we are honoured to be on this journey with you all.

We’re a purpose driven company. We plot your adventures with us to not only give you the trip of a lifetime, but also to help you travel in a way that leaves the destinations you visit in a better way than you found them. You can read more about our extensive climate action programme on the Sustainability page.

We believe that sustainable travel and epic itineraries should be accessible to everyone. That’s why we strive to make our trips as affordable as possible, without compromising on all of the insanely cool activities you’ll find packed into our trips. We are so excited to explore with you!

You deserve to travel with full confidence with your tour operator. Not only is your booking with us fully financially and legally protected (as required by law), we are also a signatory of the Glasgow Declaration, and an official partner of the United Nations Sustainable Tourism Programme.

We are aware of the huge privilege it is to be at the centre of a global operation that focuses on fostering lifetime friendships for adventurous travellers. It’s a responsibility we take very seriously and have embedded into every corner of our trip operations, our customer service, and our future plans.