Global Adventures

Global Adventures Covid-19 Info

How will the trips change due to Covid-19?

We have introduced some safety measures to ensure a positive and exciting trip for all our participants!

Covid-19 Vaccine (Required) - All Global Adventures participants are required to have a complete Covid-19 vaccination before arrival for their trip. Proof of vaccination may be requested by our staff or local authorities during your trip, so it's best to carry a copy with you!

Mask Policy - All of our staff will be wearing masks during the trip. We ask that you do the same when we are together traveling in vehicles or other crowded places.

Testing during your trip - We will have a staff medic on all our trips. They will help us coordinate Covid-19 testing before your flights home! They are also on hand to answer your questions or concerns.

Will we cancel trips due to Covid-19?

While we are confident in the trips we plan, we know that the global situation may continue to change during 2022. If we need to cancel due to Covid-19, we will make that decision 45 days before the trip. All registered runners will receive communications outlining their options at that time. 

Traveling with us in 2022? Below is a list of our decision dates for this year's trips.

Do I need a Covid-19 vaccine to participate?

As of June 1st, 2021 - All participants MUST have proof of a complete COVID-19 vaccination to attend our Global Adventures trips. We care deeply about the safety of our runners, staff, and the communities who host us. A vaccine has been shown as the best way to reduce transmission rates. Proof of vaccination may be requested by our staff or local authorities during your trip, so it's best to carry a copy with you!

If you have questions you can also reach out to the event director, cherie@vacationraces.com. It may take 2 or 3 days for us to respond, so please be patient.

Thank you for being a part of our community. We will see you out on the trails!

Great news! All our future GA trips will be (statistically) COVID-19 free! Until further notice, we are requiring you and all of your fellow travellers to have a complete COVID-19 vaccination, regardless of the COVID requirements of the host country. Due to how much time is spent together on buses and at meal times, we want to be sure everyone can feel safe knowing the chance of COVID transmission among our group will be extremely unlikely, as long as all are vaccinated.

Currently, the United States is requiring a negative COVID test to re-enter the country. The last thing we want is for a participant (or worse the whole group!) to be quarantined in the host country, unable to return to the US. What a way to ruin a trip! 

Additionally, the Global Adventures trips through spring 2022 are to countries that are continuing to struggle to contain the virus. The COVID policies to travel to/from these locations are continuing to evolve, and will almost certainly change before these trips happen.  As we plan for our future itineraries, while we cannot guarantee entry into these countries in the future (even with a vaccine), the chances of the trip being cancelled dramatically go up without everyone being fully vaccinated.

The safety of our staff, host country partners, and participants matters a great deal to us. The vaccine has proven to be extremely effective in protecting the vaccinated person from severe illness and death. Nothing else that we have seen has proven to be as effective.

We recognize some people may be unable to receive the vaccine for medical reasons. Medical exemptions will be considered, but for the time being, any international travel by an unvaccinated person (regardless of the reason) will be strongly discouraged.