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In the Press: Jakes Maritz & Expat Explore featured in Authority Magazine
In the world of travel, building experiences that inspire repeat visits is what truly sets exceptional brands apart. Expat Explore is proud to offer memorable travel experiences that keep our return travellers coming back for more. That’s why we’re thrilled to share that Expat Explore’s parent company, TourAxis, and Co-Founder, Jakes Maritz, have been featured in…
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Meet Jakes Maritz, Co-Founder of Expat Explore
When Jakes and Carl, two South African expats, crossed paths in the UK early 2000s, their mutual friends already saw it coming. Carl was the entertainer, a true tour leader at heart, and Jakes had the MBA background and organisational skills to give the necessary structure to what was then just a dream. Expat Explore…
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Our team’s top travel memories of 2024
As one of the busiest years at Expat Explore comes to an end, our team finds ourselves reminiscing about our top travel experiences and memorable travel moments of 2024. From discovering new destinations to revisiting old favourites, our tour leaders and office team made incredible memories on the road with friends, family and colleagues. Of…
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Travel Story: X-Jumping to countries all over the world
In 2023, Expat Explore launched our first, annual X-Jump travel competition! To enter this competition and to win a free tour, we asked travellers to send us a picture of them doing our iconic X-Jump (or posing with their arms in the X-shape). We received thousands of entries from people all over the world and…
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Our first Morocco tour! Q&A with Jakes & Luke
If Morocco isn’t on your bucket list already, it should be! From its sweeping desert landscapes and dreamy coastal towns to the bustling bazaars of Marrakesh and the dazzling blue city of Chefchaouen, Morocco is a country that enchants its visitors at every turn. Even our expert travellers, Co-Founder Jakes Martiz and Tour Leader &…
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Get to know your tour leader: Peter
If you have ever joined an Expat Explore tour, you’ll know that our tour leaders go above and beyond to make your travel experience unforgettable! And if you haven’t joined an Expat Explore tour yet, what are you waiting for?! In this blog series, we get to know more about our tour leaders including their…
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Get to know your tour leader: Ege Ertaş
If you have ever joined an Expat Explore tour, you’ll know that our tour leaders go above and beyond to make your travel experience unforgettable! And if you haven’t joined an Expat Explore tour yet, what are you waiting for?! In this blog series, we get to know more about our tour leaders including their…
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Travel Story: Joining Expat Explore’s ever-growing family
At Expat Explore, one of our core values is family-style hosting. Our travellers become a part of a diverse, worldwide family from the moment they start planning a tour with us. These family values are a true reflection of the Expat Explore team. With offices in London, United Kingdom and Cape Town, South Africa and…
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Travel Story: How Expat Explore Changed My Life
At Expat Explore, we’re well aware of how travel can, quite literally, change a person’s life. Our main goal is to provide all types of travellers with tours that are fun, affordable and life-enriching. There is nothing more rewarding for us than finding out that our travellers’ lives have been positively impacted by a tour.…
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Travel Story: A Father-Daughter Adventure in Southern Italy!
Have you ever travelled abroad with your parents? Maybe when you were younger? As we get older and move out of our parents’ home, we don’t always get to spend as much time with our families as we would like to. Travelling together can be an amazing way to reconnect and spend quality time with…