My ideal vacations are always a balance of time relaxing and going on cool new adventures. Saw a morning workout adventure with Suzie Cooney on the app and knew it would be the perfect way to kickstart my morning on Maui. The app was easy to book and communicate through. Suzie accommodated my schedule and created a really fun, innovative, and hard workout for me to do on the beach. She coached me through all the movements and was fun to hang with for the morning! She gave me lots of great insights on island history and fun places to take my kiddos to during our trip. Highly recommend checking her out!!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone on a vacation to do something that looks awesome and am sorely disappointed. Come snorkel in our huge aquarium leads to you must wear a life jacket, no diving, and stay with in 15 feet of guide and surrounded by 10 other tourists! What fish is that, I dunno I’m in training and get paid minimum wage. This looks like a sweet way to have a one on one adventure with a pro. Cut through all the lines and throttled down adventures, my time is valuable! Can’t wait to get out there!

The idea is great. I myself had thought about organizing adventure trips as there is a lack of specialized services and the ones that are there are not that good. However: very limited options currently available. Some of them ridiculously expensive, i.e. road biking for more than $400: you provide the bike, your own food and provisions and you ride on a normal open road. So why not just use WikiLoc or another guiding/tracking app. Yes, it is good to have the local knowledge but more than 400 bucks per person... Finally, I asked about an adventure that was on the app but I was not able to see calendar availability. I contacted the organizer, replied which adventure?, I explained, never heard from them again

This doesn’t apply to all activities, I understand, but guides are required to have a permit or license to operate on public lands in most places. It also requires a hefty insurance policy. It takes experience and credentials to obtain a permit, and in some places it’s nearly impossible. Hiring someone from an app like this does not guarantee you are hiring someone with adequate experience or an operating plan to keep you safe. Oftentimes you are trusting your life with them. Folks who sell “experiences” on apps like this are usually subverting specific public policy that is designed to protect you, the environment, and the sanctity of the guiding profession. It is also highly ethical. It is in your best interest to ask for proof of licensing/permitting and insurance before hiring a guide, because apps like this aren’t doing the vetting for you.