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My passion for adventure travel was fuelled when I gave up the world of finance in London, and headed to the Himalayas. I continued to Australasia and South Africa - after 10 months I was hooked. A few years later I went to Latin America, learning Spanish in Guatemala and, over 18 months, I explored Central America and South to Patagonia: working for a charity, leading trekking groups, hiking the Andes, discovering the Galapagos, and interacting with the people. In 1999 I became a Tour Leader for a UK Adventure Tour Operator, and spent 8 years leading trekking and cultural holidays across Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia; I also escorted charity fundraising groups to many remote regions in the world and some high summits. I have climbed Kilimanjaro 8 times, hiked the Inca Trail 6 times, Aconcagua 3 times, and been to Everest Base Camp 5 times! I moved to Vancouver in 2007 and have been a part of the Renshaw Travel Family since 2009. I specialize in arranging Custom Tours and Adventure Travel, ranging from cultural holidays in Peru, wildlife experiences in Africa, exploration in Myanmar, up to high altitude trekking peaks in the Andes and Himalayas. I have intricate knowledge of many lesser developed regions around the world. I continue to lead occasional tours - come join one!

Countries I have visited

• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• El Salvador
• Galapagos Islands
• Myanmar (Burma)
• The Netherlands
• New Zealand
• South Africa
• Switzerland

Some of the mountains I have climbed

• Volcan Baru
• BC Peaks (Many!)
• Galdhøpiggen
• Iztacchuatl
• Kala Pattar
• Kilimanjaro
• La Malinche
• Mt Muhabura
• Pico de Orizaba
• Stok Kangri
• Pico Turquino

Some special places I have visited, worked in, and explored

Boating around the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Gorilla trekking in Rwanda; safari trips to Akagera in Rwanda; Serengeti, Ngorogoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire in Tanzania; Kruger Game Reserve in South Africa; Okavango Delta in Botswana Two weeks white-water rafting in Tasmania; cycling the Gibb River road in The Kimberley; diving in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia Hiking the Torres del Paine Circuit in Chile, and the Cerro Torre & Fitzroy Circuit in Argentina; sailing The Beagle Channel; hiking Isla Navarina - Patagonia & Tierra del Fuego Trekking in Nepal to Everest, Mera, Annapurna, Langtang, Makalu and Kanchenjunga. Exploring Northern India, including cycling through Himachal Pradesh, hiking in Uttarakhand, highlights of Rajasthan, Varanasi, trekking through Darjeeling & Sikkim, and Kolkata Charity work: teaching and raising money for homeless children in Guatemala for 5 months; guiding large charity groups of  fundraisers to Kilimanjaro, to Peru, Morocco, Nepal, and cycling the incredible Icefield Parkway in Alberta. My spare time in British Columbia is spent exploring, hiking, and ski touring the region - as much as possible!

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• Jessica Renshaw

Holistic Health & Wellness

Jessica is third generation in her family’s boutique luxury travel company in Vancouver Canada, Renshaw Travel. Founded by her grandfather in 1948 Renshaw Travel is the perfect place for Jessica to pursue her passion of Wellness Travel.

Jessica has travel in her blood and after finishing her honours degree in Kinesiology and her personal training certification she joined forces with her sister as a Wellness Travel Consultant. Together they have created their own Wellness Travel Brand - The Renshaw Wellness Collection - which highlights unique and transformative travel experiences, the best Wellness Resorts/Hotels in the world and the creation of bespoke wellness journeys.

Working as a Wellness Travel Consultant Jessica has noticed how people light up when they speak about their travel experiences; they can remember every detail, the sights, the smells, the street names even months or years after. She sees how impactful travel can be on a person’s life and believes strongly in using travel as a catalyst to help achieve a healthy, balanced and happy life.

Jessica’s interests include aspects of Holistic health ranging from fitness to yoga, meditation and Ayurvedic medicine. She also believes strongly in nature's therapeutic qualities and the healing powers of water. Travel allows Jessica to learn about ethnomedicine as it enables her to gather firsthand knowledge of traditional medical practices in different cultures around the world.

In October 2013, Jessica started the Vancouver Chapter of Young Travel Professionals, a travel network for millennials working in the hospitality and tourism industry.

  What is a Wellness Travel Consultant? Most people when they hear the  career title Wellness Travel Consultant they want to know more, so let’s take a closer look. Health/wellness is one of my core values but what really does wellness mean? Wellness for me is doing things I love everyday with people I love (whether those are people I have known for years or a new friend I just connected with!). It is learning new things and exposing myself to new cultures and practices. As well it incorporates feeling physically and mentally strong through good nutrition practices, cardiovascular and weight bearing exercise and relaxation time. Travel is a big part of wellness for me because it allows that necessary break from my everyday habits and reminds me to take time out of the busy societal rat race to PLAY! Sometimes we (as society members) get stuck in old patterns. These old patterns that do not serve us anymore may be found in our relationships with others, the relationship with ourselves, and in our working environment. Typically, it is not until we are unhappy or have a degenerative disease that we take the time to ask ourselves why? I like to be proactive and pose the question to everyone, “what makes you happy”....ok now do it! Wellness is a subjective term and will mean different things to different people. I am here to be your guide and to collaborate on making your travel and wellness goals come true! By studying kinesiology, coaching sports, attending yoga conferences and nutrition lectures and reading books upon books about health I have formed a supportive network of experts in the health field. And by joining the family business, Renshaw Travel, I have a global network of travel professionals and services at my fingertips.

In terms of planning a wellness centred trip with me the possibilities are endless but here are a few things that might spark your interest:

• Glamping: Glamping is “Glamorous Camping”; five star camping in remote wilderness destinations.
• Active Adventure Holidays: See your favourite destinations in world by foot, bicycle, kayak, river raft or scuba dive.
• Relaxation, detox and yoga retreats: Take a much needed break from your 9-5 business regime and work on yourself!
• Educational Tours: Learn a new language or new skill that you just haven’t had the time to do.
• Bucket List Holidays: How about doing that African Safari, Galapagos Islands Tour or Antarctica Cruise you have been dreaming about?

Travel Specialists

• Carly Renshaw
• Danielle Howell
• Don Renshaw
• Emily Hayes
• Jessyca Georgison
• Julia Kostina
• Karen Morrow
• Karen Poulin
• Michele Cohen
• Briar Johnston
• Santiago Nemirovsky
• Shemin Verjee
• Stephanie Pujol

Support Staff

• Dianne Renshaw - Accounting and Management
• Neal Dustin - Marketing Manager

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5 Best Travel Agencies in Vancouver

Below is a list of the top and leading Travel Agencies in Vancouver. To help you find the best Travel Agencies located near you in Vancouver, we put together our own list based on this rating points list .

Vancouver’s Best Travel Agencies:

The top rated Travel Agencies in Vancouver are:

• Morocco Tours – creates a one-of-a-kind Morocco experiences
• Gaba Travel Ltd. – a leading travel agency
• Renshaw Travel – a family-operated travel agency in the heart of Kitsilano, Vancouver
• YVR Travel Service – a local family-owned, full-service travel agency that has been serving Vancouver for over 40 years
• Rainbow Travel Inc – a full-service travel agency with many years of history in arranging your travel experience

Morocco Tours

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Address: 1771 E Georgia St E, Vancouver, BC V5L 2B3 Phone: (604) 338 9087 Website: gateway2morocco.com

“One of the best tour I have ever done with Gateway2morocco. I made this journey memorable for my partner, Thanks to Gateway2morocco Team who help me to get a budget package and very friendly coordination with cab driver, Guider and other staff. Tour operator is good. I suggest them.” – Sudipta Das

Gaba Travel Ltd.

Address: 7290 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5X 3J4 Phone: (604) 324 3336 Website: gabatravel.com

Renshaw Travel

They maintain their knowledge current by visiting their selected marketplaces on a regular basis, allowing them to give recommendations to their customers that will ensure a vacation to remember for years.

Address: 2175 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6K 1N7619 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6R 4R5 Phone: (604) 733 1010 Website: renshawtravel.com

“Had an incredible experience with Carly helping me get to France to be with my fiance and then return with my husband all during the pandemic! It was an incredibly complicated time and Carly helped us immensely especially when we couldn’t board the plane home because we weren’t married yet… we had to rebook everything last minute and she managed to find us incredible flights and great deals. Thank you Carly!!” – Tessa Tabourel

YVR Travel Service

Cruises, published and wholesale airline tickets, travel insurance, tour packages, air & hotel packages, leisure & business travel are all available via them. They sell plane tickets for most major airlines across the world, as well as premium economy and business class, and they specialize in complicated multi-city airline tickets and like the challenge.

Address: 1030 Denman St #120, Vancouver, BC V6G 2M6 Phone: (604) 687 1541 Website: yvrtravel.com

“Fantastic family-owned and operated travel agency. Fast, quality service. They were able to get a refund for me for a missed leg of a long-distance trip, something I couldn’t have done had I booked the trip myself.” – Glynnis Tidball

Rainbow Travel Inc

Address: 339 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Y 0B4 Phone: (604) 872 2627 Website: rainbowtravelonline.com

“Thant is very helpful and attentive. He always keeps me up to date and genuinely takes care of me and my travel well being. I would recommend him as a travel agent. The receptionist Ethel is very friendly and accommodating whenever I call in. Nigel is very friendly and my brief encounters with him have been lovely. I love the team at this location and will definitely visit them for my future flight enquiries. Thanks team!” – Lily Nguyen

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