Your 2025 REI Adventures Trip was Cancelled – What Now?
Wildland Trekking: Your best Alternative to REI Adventures
In January 2025, REI announced they were discontinuing the REI Adventures program, leaving thousands of people with travel plans but no trip to join.
That’s where we come in! No company has as much overlap of tour offerings with REI Adventures than Wildland Trekking.
Wildland has a very similar match for 74% of REI Adventures’ trips!
Why book with Wildland Trekking?
We know that time is of the essence. We’re ready to help you find an alternate trip so you can make the most of your 2025 travel plans! There are many reasons to book your alternate trip with Wildland Trekking:
- Wildland has a very similar replacement trip for 74% of REI Adventures’ tours (far more than any other company).
- From 2008 to 2013 we operated trips for REI Adventures in Yellowstone, so we know very well the REI style of trip.
- With more than 10,000 online reviews and an average trip rating of 4.97 out of 5, we have a proven record of providing exceptional outdoor adventures.
- Similar to REI’s membership program, after your first trip with Wildland you will receive a lifetime 10% discount off future trips.
Ready to rebook? Browse our REI Adventures replacement trips below and book directly from our website.
Have questions or don’t see your trip? Reach out to us through our Contact Us form. We will do everything in our power to accommodate you on an outstanding 2025 adventure.
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More Information About the CANCELLATION OF REI Adventures
REI Adventures has been a part of REI for nearly 40 years. As a much smaller division that supplemented REI’s outdoor gear and apparel business, the “Expeiences” program included local classes, gear rentals, hiking tours, backpacking trips, cycling tours, kayaking trips and multi-sport adventures.
Until 2021, REI Adventures offered trips across the globe. In 2021 they made the decision to cease all trips outside of the United States. Their goal in 2021 was to accommodate 3,000,000 people per year on various experiences and adventures.
The decision to stop offer REI’s various “experiences” was a surprise and a shock to nearly everyone in the industry. And certainly it was a shock to the thousands of guests who had booked adventures with REI in 2025, the vast majority of whom have no trip to join.
How does Wildland Measure up to REI Adventures?
Founded in 2005 by Steve Cundy, Scott Cundy and Brad Ball, Wildland Trekking has about half of the years of experience that REI Adventures had. However, for years REI Adventures worked with local companies to operate their trips, focused entirely on marketing the tours. It wasn’t until 2019 that REI Adventures began running their own programs and not operating through 3rd party operators or destination management companies (DMCs).
From 2008 to 2013, Wildland Trekking operated REI Adventures’ trips in Yellowstone National Park, so we know well the style of trips they prefer to run. Up until the pandemic, when REI stopped marketing international trips and put total emphasis on the domestic market, Wildland had outperformed REI domestically, both in terms of volume and quality of experiences offered (based on reviews).
With 20 years of experience, more than 10,000 5-star reviews, and over 100,000 guests accommodated, Wildland is a proven brand in the adventure travel market. While we don’t have a $2 billion retail business and 30 million members like REI does, what we do have is a passion for national parks and wilderness travel; a dedicated, expert and brilliant staff of 250+ outdoor professionals; more destinations and trip styles than REI offered; and a robust international program.
Wildland’s 10% Return Hiker Discount
Since 2005, Wildland has offered a 10% return hiker lifetime discount for every Wildland trip a person joins after their first one. You can use the discount toward any trip style, and for any destination including our international programs.
We offer a variety of ways for people to enjoy the outdoors, including backpacking trips, portered treks, hut to hut treks, inn-based tours, camping-based tours, llama-supported expeditions, day hikes and more. With the 10% return hiker discount, you can sample a different trip style at a discount whenever you choose.