Trip Experience Leaders BRINGING YOUR DESTINATION TO LIFE WITH A UNIQUE LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
Over half of our Trip Experience Leaders have been with us for more than 5 years . These caring individuals are not just “ guides ,” they ’ re your teachers and friends who love sharing the culture of their homelands , and know how to bring a destination to life . And our small group size gives you more “ one-on-one ” time with your Trip Experience Leader , who will give you a unique perspective on their homelands as only a true local expert can .
KAORI KATY SAKAI
8 Years with O . A . T .
Resides in Tokyo , Japan Japan ' s Cultural Treasures
100 % of O . A . T . travelers rated Kaori Katy as " excellent "
My goal is to help make a traveler ’ s short , precious time in Japan as memorable as possible . Once , we had a traveler who had lived in Japan as a child and wanted to return to their childhood home . Their memories were hazy , but eventually we found the place they had grown up .
They were thrilled and recounted happy childhood memories . We both shed a few tears .
CAROLINA MONSALVES
14 Years with O . A . T .
Resides in Montt , Chile
The Wilderness Beyond : Patagonia , Tierra del Fuego & the Chilean Fjords
100 % of O . A . T . travelers rated Carolina as " excellent "
No matter how many times I have been to the same place , I always experience something new with my travelers . Once , on a cold morning in Torres del Paine , while we were waiting for our catamaran , we found ourselves huddling together to keep warm . We started to rotate : Travelers on the outside would move inside , then switch , so everyone would have a turn in the middle where it was the warmest . From then on the travelers called themselves the “ Penguin Group .”
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