The Lion’s Path is guided domestic and international travel for people who want beauty, shared company, good food, wandering walks, wide skies, holy places, unexpected laughter, and a little room to breathe.
These are small, personally led experiences — sometimes across the world, sometimes closer to home — built with enough structure to feel cared for and enough ease to let the day surprise you. Come for the place. Stay for the table, the stories, the view you didn’t know you needed, and the kind of delight adults are still allowed to have.
This is your grown-up playdate with a passport — or not.
Sometimes it is a cobbled-street market. Sometimes it is Captain Hook mini golf in Myrtle Beach, dog sledding in Breckenridge, desert roads, mountain air, or a pool close enough to reach before lunch. The frame may change, but the heart stays the same: easy company, good meals, shared laughs, beautiful places, and the lighthearted renewal that comes when joy gets a little room.
Play matters too. The Lion’s Path makes room for joy — the snow tube, the dance floor, the ridiculous photo, the spontaneous belly laugh that comes when adults stop acting quite so adult. Science has been catching up for years to what good friends already know: laughter helps, company matters, and shared joy does something wonderful to a person. Some of what changes in you is not the cathedral or the summit. Sometimes it is simply the fun of remembering you are allowed to have this much fun.
Darla & Larry Whitmyer.
“It is rare for me to attend an event and just… be.”
— Darla & Larry Whitmyer
WALK.
The path that opens when you stop hurrying.
WONDER.
A wide-eyed posture you forgot was yours.
SAVOR.
The long table. The unfamiliar word. The light at 5pm.
CARRY.
What you brought home that you didn’t pack.
The world is wider than the life you’ve been living.
SEE PRICING & OPENINGS →The Lion’s Path might be Oregon, Puerto Peñasco, Spain, Thailand — or whatever beautiful possibility opens next.
Trips range from one day to two-week adventures, with prices just as varied. Each one is small, personally led, and thoughtfully planned, with room for good meals, easy company, local flavor, unhurried walks, and a little surprise.
Most fill from the waitlist before they are published, so reach out early if one is calling your name.
The Lion’s Path is for friends.
We have stepped outside the usual rhythm and found beauty, joy, good meals, wide views, and the kind of laughter that makes a trip stay with you. Now we want to share what is possible.
Clear some time. Mark your calendar. Come with us.
— Bill & Elaine
You belong to our pride.
