No Tourists Allowed! This Experience Is For Those Looking To Uncover More

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With the mantra Travel Deeper stamped on every experience, personalized travel brand Uncovr is speaking our language after the past few years of local confinement.

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CEO Jason Wertz of luxe tour operator Uncovr created this novel business model by combating congested destinations with design-driven hotels, curated itineraries to exotic destinations like Alentejo, Tbilisi, Sicily, Catalonia, Puglia, Basilicata, Portugal, and Istria.

This company is about creating better travelers, not tourists—it incorporates voluntourism and sustainability within each thoughtful itinerary. This way travelers form a greater education on the realities of each country they visit. Apart from teaching attendees how to pack responsibly, Jason organizes these journeys in the off-season and sources responsible means of travel like walking, biking, and sustainable cars if needed.

Additionally, his business model is focused on creating itineraries that tie in local artisans/vintners/purveyors, which give back to the country, and not just corporate conglomerates. For every journey that is booked, five trees are planted and a portion of the proceeds are donated to an organization that's focused on cleaning oceans. Volunteering is included in each itinerary, too, like assisting with conservation efforts of the Blue World Institute in Istria. Talk about a trip that keeps giving. Where do we book?!