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

Ecuador
Indonesia Island Hop
INDONESIA
Island Hop
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Jewels of India Cultural
JEWELS
OF INDIA
Gay Cultural Tour

From Delhi, the Taj Mahal & the cities of the Raj, we’ll focus on the art, architecture & history of this fascinating, sometimes contradictory land.

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Ecuador Cotopaxi Adventure
Ecuador Adventure Tour
Go below the
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Splash!
GRAND CANYON RAFTING AND HIKING
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Middle Fork Rafting
Middle Fork of the Salmon River Gay Rafting Adventure
A Whitewater Adventure Tour
Raft the Crown Jewel of Idaho
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Germany Cultural
GERMANY
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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.

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Mongolia Gay Cultural Vistas Tour

The vast open steppes, deserts, and hills of Mongolia beckon us to explore their secrets on our gay Mongolian tour. During our tour, local nomadic people will show us what they are most proud of. This will include the unique design of their flexible gers (yurts), and their annual Naadam Festival of wrestling,

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Gay Southwest Enchantment Adventure Tour

We are excited to offer our first adventure tour through the remarkable, high desert region of Northern New Mexico and into the lush autumn colors of the mountains of Southwest Colorado. Our tour follows the steps of Native American traditions and an eclectic mix of settlers, authors, and artists who

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West Iceland Fjords: Gay Iceland Adventure Tour

From Viking culture to Arctic wilderness & beauty, our new tour of Iceland will show you the extremes of Iceland: friendly Viking descendants, unspoiled lush wilderness, fuming and hissing geysers, massive glaciers, towering volcanoes, and inviting natural hot springs. Visit rainbow-festooned waterfalls, watch adorable

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Japan Gay Cultural Tour

Our gay Japan tour starts in modern Tokyo, then pauses at a traditional lodge that’s a short walk from the snow monkeys of the Japanese Alps. Next is Kyoto, with its abundance of temples and gardens and a visit to an art museum built into a hillside. Our unique Extension visits Himeji Castle, the world-renowned

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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

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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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From the Blog

Southern Hemisphere Glaciers
Southern Hemisphere Glaciers

Rivers of Ice

Glaciers are ice fields on mountain slopes that remain ice throughout the year. They appear to be stable, but they are continually following gravity down the mountain like a river of ice. On warmer days, the front of a glacier “calves” into the ocean or other body of water. In colder seasons, new snow on the upper reaches replenishes the ice that has melted or

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Zachary’s Notes – August 2022 – Adventures in Idaho
Zachary’s Notes – August 2022 – Adventures in Idaho

Greeting fellow HE Travelers,

Here's the latest edition of my travel notes. We just got back from delivering our new Idaho Hiking Getaway tour. It was way more fun than I had expected, and the guys totally loved it! It was hot as hell though; the cool mountain breezes were replaced by a crushing heatwave.

We timed our hikes to avoid the hottest times of the day.

The hot

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Zachary’s Notes July 2022, Switzerland Hiking and Time with the In-Laws
Zachary’s Notes July 2022, Switzerland Hiking and Time with the In-Laws

Hello Fellow HE Travelers,

We’ve been up to quite a bit lately! We drove back to Salt Lake City around the first part of June…

We then frantically got a few projects further along, before hopping on a plane. Not only that, but we then flew to Switzerland and joined our Alpenglow Swiss Hiking Tour for the first time. Wow, I had never realized the beauty of the Swiss Alps and

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Ready to Leap into Your Next Adventure?
Ready to Leap into Your Next Adventure?

Now in our 50th year, HE Travel designs and operates amazing, unique small-group travel experiences throughout the world. Our tours range from our original Grand Canyon rafting trip to a week on a 1917 paddlewheel steamer on the Nile, the former royal yacht (only 1 cabin is left for 2022!).

Pyramids at Sunrise during the Nile in Style, Photo Courtesy of Client Robert

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Zachary’s Notes – Resurrecting the Dock in Cedar Key, Florida – June 2022
Zachary’s Notes – Resurrecting the Dock in Cedar Key, Florida – June 2022

Greetings fellow HE Travelers,

This last month has been a whirlwind of adventure. Trisha was in Botswana hosting one of our groups, so I was stuck home by myself for 20 days. To prevent loneliness, I invited my construction buddy Ethan Higbee to Cedar Key, to help me work on fixing our dock while she was away.  

He thought about it for a day. Neither of us have ever done

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Gay Glacier Tours – a Fragile Beauty
Gay Glacier Tours – a Fragile Beauty

Through our HE Travel tours to all seven continents, a frequent theme is the ebb and flow of glaciers. The glaciers we see on our gay tours are among the most visible barometers of changes occurring on our planet. At this time most glaciers are receding, and many have disappeared altogether.

The earth’s surface is in a continual state of flux. Depending on where we live, we

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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
Vikings and Volcanoes
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“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.”

Ron Roman
Oak Park, IL
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Machu Picchu Luxury Tour
Machu Picchu Luxury Tour
A view of Machu Picchu in Peru on HE Travel's 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.”

Mick and Kevin
San Rafael, CA
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Colombia
Colombia
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“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.”

D.W.
Chapel Hill, NC
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Octopus’s Garden
Octopus’s Garden Scuba Trip
a diver lurks above vibrant coral off of saba

“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.”

Michael Tapia
Las Vegas, NV
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Jewels of India
Jewels of India
A view from the water of the city of Varanasi on HE Travel's Gay Jewels of India Tour

“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.”

Jack Alden
Charlotte, NC
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Splendors of Southeast Asia Cultural Tour
Splendors of Southeast Asia
a flower seller pushes a bike on the HE Travel gay tour of Vietnam and Cambodia

“The tour was a wonderful mixture of upscale lodgings and views of authentic life in each country.”

Dan Phillips
New York, NY
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HE Travel Videos

Taste of Italy
Taste of Italy
Plant A Tree Program
Plant A Tree Program
SPLASH Grand Canyon Gay Rafting Adventure
SPLASH Grand Canyon Gay Rafting Adventure
HE Travel Heads to Machu Picchu
HE Travel Heads to Machu Picchu
HE Travel Presents Ecuador
HE Travel Presents Ecuador
HE TRAVEL KAUAI ADVENTURE TOUR
HE TRAVEL KAUAI ADVENTURE TOUR
HE Travel Presents Penguins of South Africa
HE Travel Presents Penguins of South Africa
HE Travel's Galapagos Adventure
HE Travel's Galapagos Adventure
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