See the earth’s most unforgettable places…

Small groups. Hand-picked destinations. Transformative tours.

Designing trips is an art. It’s the right mix of good contacts, yearly research, outside-the-box thinking, and well-in-advance planning.

With local photographers, food bloggers and Instagrammers, we craft boutique experiences even your travel agent doesn’t know about.

We advertise them only to our friends, family and those on this list.

Each tour has a photo element with careful attention to get us in the right places at the right photo light with enough time to experiment with pictures so even if you’re not a professional photographer, you leave with great images.

A look inside these adventures…

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“You're extremely organized, you think outside the box to give special experiences, you're down-to-earth and fun with incredible enthusiasm."

—Dawn Bauman

“Since I started traveling with you in 2015, I’ve been: Hunting with bushmen in Tanzania… Reveling in my first hammam treatment in Morocco… Sleeping in a royal palace in India… Shooting pictures from a helicopter with no doors in Namibia… If you think it’s time to add to your personal stock of travel photos, life experiences and adventure tales, I highly recommend Focused Escapes. Groups are small, so book early!”

— Sandra Raney

“Outstanding travel planning - great value, well-researched travel itineraries with outstanding, professional guidance.”

— Scott H

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Tanzania Family Trip

[REVIEW] “Our Trip to Tanzania was a trip of a lifetime. The kids are begging to go back weekly. It’s our best trip to date. The amount of work and planning Lori put into our trip was priceless. There was no real stress involved on our end except keeping healthy per COVID. Willing to book another trip with her again.” — The Dole Family

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New 2024 Destinations

“Since 2015, I've been: Hunting with bushmen in Tanzania... Reveling in my first hammam treatment in Morocco… Sleeping in a royal palace in India... Shooting pictures in a helicopter with no doors in Namibia... If you think it's time to add to your personal stock of travel photos, life experiences and adventure tales, I highly recommend Focused Escapes. Groups are small, so book early!” — Sandra Raney

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Mystery Tour

“This mystery tour is, I think, the answer to a question that has been on my mind for the last two years. That question is, What am I going to do for my next "milestone" birthday? I have done and experienced a ton of stuff in my life, so if you can come up with things I haven't experienced, you will be my hero for life!” — Bev Hart

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TANZANIA

[REVIEW] “Keeping groups small and allowing for personal attention is one of your strengths. Connecting with the right tour guides on site is another. I also like that you allow for flexibility/choice – another game drive or stay at camp and relax. Having the choice was great.” – Susan Gettys

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Namibia

[REVIEW] “What a phenomenal experience! I kept thinking: I could go home today and be completely satisfied with the tour. But then the next day was even better and the day after that even better. It just kept getting better and better as we went. Everyone should do this trip at least once.”

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