{"id":879,"date":"2025-07-09T18:32:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T18:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barefootsurftravel.com\/?page_id=879"},"modified":"2025-09-02T02:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T02:45:25","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/barefootsurftravel.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"879\" class=\"elementor elementor-879\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ecb7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27ecb7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465fcb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"465fcb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1673d8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1673d8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1b763 elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f1b763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7642ab3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7642ab3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f5076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33f5076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"335\">The reason we created Barefoot Surf is simple: when we first started surfing, we wished something like this existed.<\/p><p data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"727\">We grew up in inland Canada, 500 km from the ocean, with no one to guide us. We rode the wrong boards at the wrong spots and had no idea how poor our technique was. Later, after years of travelling and meeting experienced surfers, we finally received the feedback we needed, but we never found a traditional surf camp that offered the kind of coaching we had dreamed of. So we created it.<\/p><p data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"911\">We never set out to run a surf school. We set out to create the ultimate surf coaching retreats for beginner and intermediate surfers. That\u2019s why we do things a little differently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742789a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"742789a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb1a9f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bb1a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/barefootsurftravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gab-Alex-Barefoot-Surf.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1964\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barefootsurftravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gab-Alex-Barefoot-Surf.png 639w, https:\/\/barefootsurftravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gab-Alex-Barefoot-Surf-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2092686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2092686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; Gab &amp; Alex, Co-founders\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80156a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"80156a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f955aaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f955aaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9434d2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9434d2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2963f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2963f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do we do what we do?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1586248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1586248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We share our love for surfing because it changed our lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98d327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e98d327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1490696937017\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1572001981533 mobile15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1490696937017\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1572001998579 mobile15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Life is better when you surf&#8221;, <\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and it only gets more fun as you progress. We know there\u2019s a path to accelerate the learning process, and we want to share it with you because nothing compares to the feeling of improving your surfing on some of the best waves on Earth.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb0dfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bb0dfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1705d1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1705d1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4002d6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4002d6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e725db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e725db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d836842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d836842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who we are\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49f99c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b49f99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We\u2019re a family of surf coaches dedicated to helping you learn to surf faster than you ever thought possible.\n\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9010fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9010fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We do this by bringing you to some of the world&#8217;s most consistent and fun waves while sharing our knowledge in the clearest and most efficient way possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709285d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"709285d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e743106 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e743106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d641fd1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d641fd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67345f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67345f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370fb17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"370fb17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d84c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d84c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What makes our surf trips unique?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63a15f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e63a15f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c233651 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c233651\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7cdce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b7cdce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c47598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c47598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It\u2019s the people.\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e50b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e50b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1490696937017\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1572001981533 mobile15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1490696937017\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1572001998579 mobile15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1726\">The heart of every retreat is our team. We prioritize having the most passionate and professional surf coaches at each destination. Our instructors go far beyond the typical \u201c2-hour lesson\u201d. They genuinely care about your progress and support you throughout the entire week, in and out of the water.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e1ed4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0e1ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045b0bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"045b0bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac6029 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eac6029\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd0600 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecd0600\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af6db72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af6db72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our surf coaching program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984de8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"984de8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12\"><p data-start=\"1764\" data-end=\"1902\">We welcome a maximum of 12 students per week to ensure personalized, high-quality coaching designed to help you improve for years to come.<\/p><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1490696937017\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1572001981533 mobile15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1490696937017\"><ul data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"2208\"><li data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1957\"><p data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"1957\">Personalized surf coaching each day<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1957\">2\/1 Student-to-coach ratio<\/li><li data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"1987\"><p data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"1987\">Daily 1-on-1 video analysis<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1988\" data-end=\"2033\"><p data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2033\">A personal video folder sent to your device<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2110\"><p data-start=\"2036\" data-end=\"2110\">Surfer profile with progression plan via our coaching app<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2111\" data-end=\"2160\"><p data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2160\">Theory &amp; technique meetings\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2208\"><p data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2208\">1-year access to our coaching platform<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057cda6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"057cda6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb8f5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bb8f5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047cacf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"047cacf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The timing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6447303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6447303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Only the best surf spots at the optimal time of the year<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02651a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b02651a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8fb48d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8fb48d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1550796544759 mobile15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>To enjoy surfing and make progress, it\u2019s essential to maximize your opportunities to ride waves that suit your skill level. We take you to the best and safest surf spots for your level and operate only at the optimal time of year in some of the most consistent surfing locations worldwide.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3470847 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3470847\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a9ba5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0a9ba5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7033b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a7033b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stress-free vacations\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4634eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4634eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12\">Live a stress-free vacation while experiencing the very best that the destination has to offer. From the moment you step out of the plane, we take care of all the logistics so that you relax and enjoy your free time in whatever way you choose. 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