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HE Travel – Gay Travel Tours, Gay Adventure Travel, Active Vacations

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The Finest in Gay Travel Tours

Adventure, culture, leisure or luxury, HE Travel is the leader in gay travel tours and gay adventure travel today and for the last 40 years. Our Founder Hanns Ebensten ran the first exclusively gay adventure tour down the Grand Canyon in 1973 and we most recently acquired OutQuest Global Adventures, bringing even more gay travel tours to gay men, lesbians & their friends. Our gay vacation group tours are ideal both for single gay men and lesbians to meet new friends, and also for couples to enjoy the camaraderie of exploring new places with other gay and lesbian travelers. Enjoy a small LGBT group tour without the confines of a typical resort vacation.

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Culinary Tours

HE Travel is known for offering the finest gay cultural tours on Earth. These tours range from “relaxing” to “soft adventure.”

Adventure Tours

Since 1973 HE Travel has set the standards of Gay Adventure Tours. Theses tours range from “soft-adventure to high-adrenaline.”

Custom Tours

Want something a little more customized for you? Maybe you want a romantic holiday, an extension on a tour, or a holiday with friends?

Adrenaline Club

Gay guys and lesbians can be pretty tough. From canyoning to bungee jumping, the adrenaline club is for the most adventurous gay travelers.

Featured Tours

  • A private chef prepares a meal on HE Travel's Puglia Villa Culinary Experience.
    Puglia Villa Culinary Experience Gay Travel Italy
    Savor the bounty of the rich traditions of Italy’s Adriatic coastal region of Puglia. By day explore mountain towns, seaside villages, Swabian castles and cave homes that pre-date the Renaissance. Then each evening relax in our authentic 14th-century villa over a dinner featuring produce, meat and fish from the region, and olive oil and wine from the villa’s own fields.

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    Gay Southwest Enchantment Tour
    Our tour follows the steps of an eclectic mix of settlers, authors, and artists who have been drawn to the high desert region of northern New Mexico. They have been attracted to its colorful Native American and Spanish history and culture, the abundant produce that grows in the area’s rich soils, and the vast natural beauty of its mesas, mountains, and hundred-mile vistas.

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  • Idaho Gay Cabin Tour Getaway
    Gay Idaho Mountain Getaway Tour
    Our gay Idaho mountain cabin getaway tour was created with your safety in mind during this pandemic. Cabin occupancy is limited to private rooms with your choice of a shared or private bathroom. Our vehicle(s) will allow plenty of space to spread out on our drives. This remote Idaho location is a great way to get out of the house and still practice social distancing

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    Scotland Gay Multisport Adventure Tour
    Take a journey to marvelous Scotland and enjoy the many adventures that await you. The landscape is gorgeous and the wildlife is majestic. Spend a week mountain biking, hiking, canoeing, zip lining and more. The charming villages we stay in along the way will take you back to a simpler time.

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    Freedom! Independence Day Weekend in 2020 America
    Freedom … What does that word mean as we are half-way through this strange year during which The Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19 has dominated the daily news cycle? What does freedom mean for Americans on the 244th Anniversary of the founding of our unique and peculiar nation that is indeed exceptional in so many ways?  Freedom is embodied in the many small daily […]

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    Idaho Getaway Exploration
    After months in quarantine, it was extremely exciting to get away for a week. One of my favorite parts of my job is tour development. Due to COVID-19, I was eager to offer more domestic tours for clients that still have the desire to travel. We live in such a beautiful country and I enjoy […]

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    Zachary’s Notes – June 7, 2020 – Antelope Island and Covid-19
    Zachary’s Notes June 7th, 2020 I love the things I have accomplished during quarantine, Long overdue projects like finally painting our shed and building a new door to our cellar. I am now converting the cellar into my private home brewery for my cider, and experimenting with a mushroom/lettuce grow room, as the temperatures and […]

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    Tracking Trends as the World Emerges from COVID-19 – Update 6/6/2020
    Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I update a chart with the total number of reported positive COVID-19 cases in every state and country where we offer tours, plus a few more. I then compare this total with the totals one week and two weeks before to see trendlines. I color code trends:  Green: low rate […]

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    Tracking Trends as the World Emerges from COVID-19
    The last three months have been challenging for HE Travel, as with all our peers in the travel industry.   In mid-March, India had few known COVID-19 cases, but to be safe, we canceled the extensions for our Jewels of India tour. Our in-house flight specialists rerouted clients onto non-stop flights from Delhi to the US. This avoided the pandemonium in Europe the weekend that restrictions were applied to flights from Europe to the US. That same week we ended […]

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  • Zachary’s Notes – May 2020 – Slowly Emerging From Quarantine
    Freedom is coming! I am deciding whether to go out of my house….here in Utah, Governor Herbert has dropped us from RED ALERT to ORANGE ALERT. This new alert is an in-between, and hopefully a sign of progress. Our bars and restaurants are open again, but everyone is in masks and wearing gloves. There are […]

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    Preparing for Travel as the World Reopens after COVID-19 Outbreak
    Since the first reports about a mysterious new virus emerged in Wuhan, China early this year, I have been following daily news reports about its gradual spread around China and the rest of the world. I lived in China for a year, I have led over 30 tours there, and I have been to Wuhan […]

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  • Zachary’s Notes – April 2020 – Quarantine Update
    Wow, 2020… …Kind of a rough relationship we’ve gotten off to. You started off with a bang, a real shooting star! All records broken! Now? Well…I’m tired of being in quarantine. So very tired of it. I could really use an actual vacation. HE Travel will be okay, but the world will look much different when […]

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HE Travel Plant a Tree Program

As of today we have planted 3,192 trees.

HE Travel has become increasingly aware of the environmental impact traveling causes. Since travel is part of our name, we believe it is important to help offset the damage…

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Testimonials

Vikings and Volcanoes
“Our Iceland trip was great. What a unique and fascinating place to visit—from the glaciers and the tectonic plates, to the waterfalls, geysers, and lava tubes. Great guides and a great group of guys.” – Click to see this tour

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Ron Roman

Oak Park, IL

Octopus’s Garden Scuba Trip
“The location was amazing. It’s hard to choose what I loved most about this destination, the food, the locals, the diving, hotel was amazing and friendly staff. Our hosts were most accommodating and every F&B place that we attended served an amazing dinner, the trip should be called Dine and Dive. If you’re looking for amazing views, diving and want to feel like a local, Saba is your place! I cant wait to return.” — Click to see this tour

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Michael Tapia

Las Vegas, NV

 

Splendors of Southeast Asia
“The tour was a wonderful mixture of upscale lodgings and views of authentic life in each country.” – Click to see this tour

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Dan Phillips

New York, NY

Jewels of India
“Seeing the Taj Mahal and the Mt Everest flight were on my ‘bucket’ list. It was my 16th (I think…) trip with HE travel and my 6th with Andrew as guide. Y’all must be doing something right… :=) Now if my bank account could have some time to catch up! The Kathmandu pre-trip was very good and the Everest flight was a dream come true.” – Click to see this tour

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Jack Alden

Charlotte, NC

Colombia
“This trip was incredible. I put my fear aside and allowed myself to play and be a kid jumping, running, diving, and exploring with such enthusiasm. I feel renewed.” – Click to see this tour

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D.W.

Chapel Hill, NC

Machu Picchu Luxury Tour
“Our trip to Machu Picchu was the best adventure that we have experienced. The knowledge of the staff and accommodations were A-1. They made our 20th anniversary trip a memorable one.” – Click to see this tour

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Mick and Kevin

San Rafael, CA

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