In a world where adventure and empowerment intertwine, Impact Expedition for Women Explorers emerges as a beacon for women seeking to explore and impact their surroundings. This Impact Expedition series is an initiative designed to combine travel with purposeful engagement under the theme “Travel with Purpose. Connect with Intention”.
Designed for, by, and with women, the 2026 trips will take women explorers to breathtaking locales, including cultural and natural wonders through the Peruvian Andes and healing retreat with rescue elephants in the lush mountains of Northern Thailand, all while fostering women changemakers community and supporting social causes in gender equity and conservation.
Photo credit: Girls Be Change, Ernestina “Tina” Valeriano
Group of 5-10 women participants
Host by Carmen Chan, founder of Girls Be Change
8 days 7 nights shared accommodation
Guided 4D3N Salkantay Trekking to Machu Picchu
Trekking Guide: Ernestina “Tina” Valeriano, one of the first female trekking guides in Peru with 10+ years experience
Guided tour at Machu Picchu
Visit UNESCO sites at the ancient Inca capital, Cusco
Andean Pottery class by local ceramic artist
Visit purpose-driven businesses in Cusco
Access to the global Women Changemakers Community
Meals & transfers included
Women's TREKKING expedition to machu picchu in peru
Sep 3 - 10, 2026 | Cusco, Peru
2026 Girls be Change Trip lineup
Photo credit: Girls Be Change, Chai Lai Orchid
Group of 5-10 women participants
Host by women changemakers (Carmen Chan, Founder of Girls Be Change; Alexa Pham, Founder of Chai Lai Orchid; Sandar Win, Program Director of Daughters Rising)
6 day 5 night beautiful bamboo bungalow
Daily morning & sunset wellness sessions
Ethical encounters with rescue elephants
Traditional bamboo rafting, explore secret temple and waterfall in forest
1-on-1 personal meet with women leaders & capacity building workshops
Traditional Bamboo cooking & Thai cooking class
Meet & teach a class with indigenous girls in Kid's House of Chai Lai Orchid Foundation
Access to the global Women Changemakers Community, including conservationists and humanitarians
Meals & transfers included
Women's healing retreat in Thailand
Dec 15 - 20, 2026 | Chiang Mai, Thailand
With partnerships with global changemakers and organizations, Girls Be Change is committed to responsible travel and making a meaningful impact aligned with six Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring that every journey is not just an adventure, but a step toward creating lasting change.
