I really enjoyed the range of activities on this trip. There was the wonderful work and experience at Uganda lodge, other community engagement, the Rwanda genocide memorial as well as the gorilla and other animal experiences. We had a great bunch of people on the tour lead by the lovely Sheila and assisted by Joseph and Jeremy our awesome local guides/drivers.. everything was made easy for us, nothing too much trouble. The accomodation and food was fine, it would have been nice to have had the opportunity to eat at a local restaurant occasionally as well if the timetable allowed. It would have been good to have a little more emphasis on environmental practices, e.g. encouraging us to use reusable water bottles by providing a cylinder of water rather than lots of small single use bottles. This is part of being ethical too. Thank you to Sheila and the EVA team for a wonderful trip. I will certainly be looking forward to checking out other tours in the future.

I had a Brilliant time the most amazing adventure would recommend it to anyone of any age. Everything was well organised the other team members were fabulous everyone worked well together on our volunteer experience. Our team leader let us know what we were doing every day so we could be organised too. A throughly enjoyable experience

The Tour du Monde Blanc was absolutely gorgeous and a life changing experience. Unfortunately, I’m not sure how much Inspired added to this trip. The itinerary we were given in the months prior to the hike did not reflect our actual trip. Our guide did the best she could, but she was completely unaware of any schedule that we had been given. Given that the itinerary was the backbone of our training regimen, this seems like poor oversight from the beginning with ongoing ramifications. Overall would recommend the trip, but I would cut out the middle man and book directly with the guides next time.

Inspired Ventures Tour de Mont Blanc was misrepresented at best, intentionally deceptive at worst. We were sold one version of the trip and somewhere along the line it switched to something else, without communication or approval from trip particpants. Upon on arrival we noticed our table reservations, luggage transfers tags were all under a company called Altitude Mont-Blanc, then found out that Inspired subcontracted out the trip to this company which would explain the mismatch in the trip we were expecting vs the trip we actually got. We paid a significant premium 50%+ to book through Inspired only to receive a substanially subpar experience. My expectation of the trip, which was communicated and verified several times, was this was a group trip with views, hearty lunches and inclusive pacing in mind - meaning the pace would be set by the slowest hikers in the group (this is common practice in group events like hiking, cycling, run clubs etc), we would have time to stop and enjoy the food/beverages at refuges and take plenty of pictures. This was not the case. I spent the majority of the time staring at the ground as we rushed through each day for some unexplained reason. We arrived every single day well before check-in and often times before our luggage even arrived, to quite literally sit for hours with nothing to do and no where to go. The guide: She didn't seem to have the experience or leadership necessary to lead a group of people on a hiking trip. Expectations weren't communicated. She made no adjustments for different skill levels and never checked in on those hikers that weren't moving as fast as a select group. She allowed the pace to be set by members of the group vs. setting it herself based on the collective abilities. I recall only one instance where she shared useful information about the area, so for a well laid out trail that's clearly marked and mapped, I'm not even sure what the purpose of a guide actually was. Her handling of a situation with slower hikers less than 30 minutes into a very steep climb in the morning really soured the entire experience for me personally. Being accused of not working hard enough because people are chatting and laughing at the start of the morning was demoralizing, disrespectful and completely unnecessary considering again, we got everywhere we needed to go with hours to spare and we all paid a substantial amount of money to enjoy this trip. The food: In every single piece of information communicated by Inspired Ventures we were told of hearty lunches, refuge stops along the trail and grocery runs we'd be able to make. Because of that I and many others did not pack many additional food items, assuming we'd be plenty fueled along the way. We were under the impression we were getting boxed lunches for the refuges which is quite common on the TMB. None of that happened. We had miserably small lunches the guide made, no stops at refuges for food and no stops at any grocery stores as we were told would happen. For something as physically demanding as the TMB, the lack of food options was negligent. We eventually put together that the guide likely needed to arrive very early at the refuges to prepare the next day's lunch - which again, was never communicated to us, never what we expected and unnecessary if the original trip had been delivered as described by Inspired. The Tour de Mont Blanc itself, 5 stars. The experience with Laura and Elevated Pursuit Nutrition, 5 stars. The experience with Inspired Ventures, disappointing, deceptive and not worth the added expense for a useless app displaying a fake trip itinerary. My advice if you want to hike the TMB, book directly with an actual guide skipping the middle man or better yet, book everything yourself, the trail is well documented and laid out.

Expectations versus reality. Overall, the trip provided access to incredible views. The logistical pieces, on the other hand, were disappointing. Elevated Pursuit Nutrition tried to maintain strong communication with Inspired, but was met with lackluster and delayed responses. EPN/Laura did a fabulous job and deserves 5 starts. Inspired on the other hand... The provided itinerary seems to have been made up, as the guide had no idea what we were told ahead of time beyond the chosen huts for each night. The mileage and elevation gains did not match the daily routes we were given at all. It seems that Inspired contracts out to another company (who the guide actually works for) that conducts the trip. This meant multiple communication issues, failed logistics of shuttles, and unfortunately left those of us with food allergies quite hungry. Despite being assured that we would have enough to eat, the meals were quite lacking, including one breakfast that was jam and rice cakes only. If not for bringing our own food, we would have quite literally starved. The huts/hostels were mainly as expected and its unsurprising why some have such issues with illness outbreaks. Our guide did her best despite language barriers, but she struggled with getting clear communication from the company. Next time it'll be worth skipping the middleman. In the end, the mountains were gorgeous and the company of friends was 5 stars.