WE ARE

ACTIVE ODYSSEYS

WHY CHOOSE ACTIVE ODYSSEYS?

We’ll sweat the small stuff…and the big stuff.

The race bib is secured. The hotel is booked. The transportation is arranged. The sightseeing tour is organized. The pre-night dinner has been reserved. The local expert Tour Director will be waiting for your arrival with all the additional eating, drinking, sightseeing and shopping recommendations you could ever need. You can focus your pre-trip time and energy on crushing your training plan. Once you get there, it’s all about the camaraderie, the experience, the event and the memories…

Train. Travel. Triumph.

Let us do the rest. 

AT THE HEART OF EVERY ACTIVE ODYSSEYS TRIP…

  1. OUR EXPERIENCE - Founder Chris set up Active Odysseys after 20 years in Operations in international group travel, during which time he helped plan and oversee thousands of tours around the world for American groups. 

  2. OUR COMMITMENT - At Active Odysseys, we know that this might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our guests. We believe that we owe it to them to do this properly.

    • QUALITY - we stay in quality, centrally-located hotels, allowing our groups to experience our destinations in safety, in comfort and with maximum time to pursue their travel goals.

    • AUTHENTICITY - In each destination, we work with our industry partners, built up over two decades, to ensure an experience centered around access to local expertise and insider knowledge.  We dine in culturally-representative restaurants to make certain that our guests eat and drink like locals. 

  3. OUR PASSION FOR OUR SPORT - Running and staying active is our way of life at Active Odysseys.  Besides being an every-year marathoner with experience in international races, Chris is a certified running coach who works with runners from the front, middle and back of the pack to help them triumph in their personal running goals. Each runner-registration on a trip comes with a private one-time coaching consultation, a bi-weekly, virtual group-coaching session from 18 weeks before the race and the opportunity to sign up for discounted one-on-one coaching.

  4. OUR TOUR DIRECTORS - Our local Tour Directors are with our groups from arrival to departure and are the best in the industry.  Personally selected by Chris from a pool built up over 20 years, they appreciate the unique importance of the trip to our guests and they are passionate about helping everyone realize both their travel and their running dreams.  They know the best places to eat, drink, shop and visit and will have a truly indelible impact on your trip. That’s a guarantee.

  5. OUR PERSONAL TOUCH - We appreciate the time, energy and commitment it takes to embark on one of our adventures.  We embrace the idea that every guest on every trip deserves the highest-quality service from start to finish. As a small business, we are committed to creating a special relationship with every one of our guests and to understanding their individual needs, preferences, hopes and dreams as they train, travel and triumph with Active Odysseys.