Advice, Organisation, Company.
Tours
At least once a year, we organise a tour tailored to our clientele. They usually take place during the spring and autumn holidays in Bern and are based on three elements: seeking adventure, getting active outdoors and really enjoying a beautiful place. Planning is ongoing and subject to change.
Completed tours:
Spring break 2025: Colombia (reconnaissance)
Period: Sat, Apr 5, 2025 – Sun, Apr 20, 2025 (2 weeks)
Route planning: Zurich – Bogota – tbd. This is an exploratory trip by ECHT.
Cost: From CHF 2,500 per person, including flights.
Summer vacation tour 2025: Alpine region (self-drive)
Period: Sat, July 5, 2025 – Sat, Aug. 9, 2025 / 2 weeks
Route planning: Graubünden, Ticino, Bernese Oberland
Highlights: Exercise, camping by the water and in the forest (ideally both), lots of good cooking, fly fishing.
Cost: From CHF 2,000 per family.
Planned tours:
Summer vacation 2026: ICELAND (self-drive)
Period: July 6, 2026 – July 27, 2026
Route planning: Switzerland-Denmark-ICELAND and back
Cost: From CHF 2,000 per person.
Summer vacation 2027: SOUTHERN AFRICA (self-drive)
Period: July 6, 2026 - July 27, 2026
Route planning: Switzerland-South Africa-Mozambique-Zimbabwe
Cost: From CHF 2,500 per person
Have we piqued your interest? Stay informed about the upcoming tours on our social channels or contact us via the form below if you want to know more.
Travels
Every trip we offer is unique. We collect the key elements from you and present options to ensure you find your travel moment. Whether it's a crackling campfire, drumming raindrops on the tent roof, the warmth of a sand dune at sunset, or the first bite of a curry... do you have an idea, an image, a feeling of the journey you want? We're excited for you. Get in touch with us via the contact form and we'll be happy to come back to you with ideas.
Expeditions and Research Trips
For more information, contact us at expeditionen@echtreisen.ch or follow us on LinkedIn.
Business Travel
Overlanding Equipment
There will be an online shop here at some point. But if you have any questions now, just get in touch. We will be happy to put something together for you and/or put you in touch with reliable suppliers.
Our Experience
Solo, together, with your family.
The ECHT team has been travelling individually for almost twenty years. With its roots in Bern, the management has lived, travelled and worked in nine countries on four continents: Romain as a crisis management and security consultant in Afghanistan, South Sudan, Kenya, Thailand and Argentina, among others, Myria as a jazz musician in Germany, and together in Turkey and South Africa.
In Southern Africa, they travelled with their young daughter and as a family in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique and learned what is important when it comes to adventurous family trips. One evening in Gonarezhou National Park, the project ECHT travels, tours & expeditions was born - a genuine family business.
The travel industry has many faces. In the usual travel agencies and online offers, the founders lacked personal support, a personalised approach to travel and an understanding of exactly what they were looking for as a family.
The founder finds relaxation above all in the bush, when he can cook outside and drink an Amarula by the campfire. The other founder loves and lives culture and finds relaxation in good company. The little one likes the beach, the water and being with other children.
The balance between adventure and enjoyment is paramount at ECHT. And somehow always good food.
Myria & Romain
More about usTo the horizon - with ECHT.
ECHT doesn't know everything, but does know a few things. We only offer trips to places that we know personally. The photos are all taken by the founding team. In the start-up phase, we are focusing on the African continent and Europe, but will expand our offer over time.
At ECHT, we have been fortunate enough to gain a wealth of experience in various countries and all kinds of holidays, from exclusive to very simple. Contact us if you want to know more - we are obviously happy to talk about it.
Travel Destinations.
South Africa
South Africa is big, engaging and intense. South Africa is its people, their humor, resilience and culture; it is its wineries, deserts, mountains and tropical savannahs that are home to Africa's most beautiful animals. It is a true traveller's destination that enchants, captivates and leaves its visitors with strong impressions. ECHT has a car there for good reason. It's also good that Namibia and Botswana are right next door: wonderful, diverse and traveller-friendly countries with a solid tourism infrastructure.
Mozambique & Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe and Mozambique are real gems in Southern Africa. These destinations promise the "Africa moment" more than any others that ECHT has travelled to. They are also (more) challenging to travel to - which is exactly what makes them so appealing. Zimbabwe is a Garden of Eden that can spend the night in. Mozambique, in addition to its under-visited national parks, has a wild diversity along its coast, with a local culture that is unique in Southern Africa.
Kenya
For ECHT, Kenya, like South Africa, is worth a grid of its own. We love the country because we can marvel at the highest mountain in Africa from its northern side, watch animals in the savannah, experience the jade-green end of the world in Turkana in the desert and bite into a Zanzibar curry on the Indian Ocean. Safari Njema!
Malawi & Tanzania
ECHT always goes back to East Africa. Why? The feeling is hard to put into words. But we'll try anyway. You take Malawi to your heart as soon as you set foot in it - with the warmth of its people and the landscape characterised by the sea-like freshwater lake and the mountain range that reveals the wild Nyika Plateau in the heights. Tanzania needs few words because of its fame, except perhaps one: SELOUS. For ECHT, this is where the most beautiful Tanzania comes together. But the better-known Ruaha National Park, the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and the slopes of Kilimanjaro are always worth a visit despite their fame. They are that beautiful. Ah, and we also have a car here.
European Escapism
You don't book with ECHT to see Europe. You can organise that yourself. But: ECHT offers something different. We organise a trip for a small group of families who are compatible. Then you meet up at a great location - in Corsica, for example - and bring the children together. Then we relax - each in their own way. If it suits, you do something together, if not, you respect their privacy. We are currently researching this niche and we would be delighted if you could join us in doing so!
Individual Travels & Expeditions
All of these trips were organised by the founding team and the destinations were explored individually using various means of transport. Larger tours with the 4x4 and roof tent and the motorbike have so far included Trans-Africa trips from Namibia to Ethiopia, in South America and Argentina to Chile. He recently travelled through Greenland and Scandinavia with friends (fly-fishing, anyone?). With the arrival of our daughter, we have adapted our trips: travelling only as much as necessary, getting some exercise and allowing everyone to relax. This combination cannot be found with normal travel agencies - that's why we now do it ourselves: from beautiful family trips to challenging expeditions.
Health and Safety when travelling.
Travel companies all offer a certain level of security and emergency management. This is particularly important for personalised trips. That's why we at ECHT have specialised in this - in preparation, implementation and follow-up, from simple to demanding trips.
The management has specific experience in crisis management for Swiss nationals abroad. This includes the necessary preparation, which is handled by Romain. As a security and crisis management consultant, he has the necessary knowledge to organise an adventurous trip, with Myria ensuring the family perspective in particular.
Every traveller receives a personal health and safety briefing. This also includes a run-through of scenarios to ensure that participants and leaders are mentally prepared. A customised emergency card and other relevant information on personal travel security complete the briefing.
In an emergency, the experience of the management and the right contacts at home and abroad are available to provide support. The owners are available 24/7 during ECHT trips and provide direct support, if they are not personally in charge of the journey.
A good safety net is the be-all and end-all of a demanding trip. This applies in particular to the twice-yearly guided tours, which can sometimes have an exploratory character. These trips require a reasonable degree of caution and good health conditions.
REGA membership of the participants is a prerequisite. A look at the FDFA travel advice and the installation of Travel Admin is also required. For everything else, we have a trusted travel insurance company.