US Airways Magazine

Ted van Beuren, who traveled with Exquisite Safaris two years ago with his son, says the altruistic portion of the trip, which involved interacting with children in an impoverished slum, changed his life. “I’m 45 years old, and I want to do something significant with my success,” says van Beuren. “I [know] I’m not going to change the world. I’m not going to cure cancer, but I can make a difference. I could have done it in Pennsylvania where I live. But going to a place that’s going through a real struggle challenges me to ask myself, ‘Well, what can I do?’ And what you can do is hopefully impact one person’s life, to see a kid’s life change in a short period of time. When you get over there and realize there are other things in life besides the concerns in your small community, [you realize that] you can’t just go to see the gorillas in the mist or watch cheetahs in the evening.”

Although Chamberlain’s company caters to fairly affluent individuals by offering them safe, non-labor-intensive interaction with some of the more needy communities of the world, this brand of immersive travel isn’t just for high net worth individuals.”