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These days, there’s an app for almost anything – which can be as overwhelming as it is useful. We’ve taken the guesswork out of preparing your smartphone for travel with our list of 15 essential travel apps that can help streamline and simplify the finer details of your journey.

Our Physical Activity Levels (PALs) are an excellent resource for you to ensure that your tour is the best fit for you and your physical ability. Click to discover what PALs are and to learn how to find the specific rating level and rigors for each Odysseys journey.

We recently sat down with a few Odysseys employees to find out where they dream of traveling to in the coming year. Click here if you’re looking for some inspiration for your own adventures – or if you’re interested to learn what destinations our travel experts have their eyes on for 2026.

From visiting with Akan artisans to attending a mysterious Zangbeto mask dance performance to enjoying a Togolese cooking class, our West Africa Discovery small group tour offers many small group highlights. We showcase six of them in this blog post.