Alice Popp

Cedar Rapids, IA

Adventure Travel Specialist

I am born and raised in Bucharest, Romania with a true passion for exploration and new cultures discovery.

I have extensive background in Hotel Management and Adventure Travel as my family owned a small hotel in Romania and a 4x4 Off Road T...
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I am born and raised in Bucharest, Romania with a true passion for exploration and new cultures discovery.

I have extensive background in Hotel Management and Adventure Travel as my family owned a small hotel in Romania and a 4x4 Off Road Tour Company.

My mission is to inspire and to share my passion for travel with every person I meet in this lifetime.

I Specialize in US National Parks and Adventure and Sustainable Travel and I am a Bucket List Achiever, either if is for my own or my client's dreams.

I have found my passion when I was two years old, flipping through an old Geography Atlas and by the age of 15 I have traveled to Turkey 7 times with my family who will lead small groups in adventures across the Europe.

My true passion took me around the world by the age of 21 and as a solo traveler I have visited Greece, Brazil, and over 26 U.S. States and over 10 U.S. National Parks.

The love for nature and new cultural endeavors created life lasting memorable experiences for me and I will love to share the art of creating memories with all my clients.

I am a Certified Travel Agent with a Bachelor in Travel Industry and Hotel Management from Dimitrie Cantemir University in Romania and Human Resources in Management from Mount Mercy University here in Iowa where I reside.

I have traveled as a Solo Traveler, and as a Family with my daughter that was just 6 months on her first International Flight so I bring a very diverse travel experience thorough multiple cultures and destinations, this making me an extremely detail oriented travel specialist and eager to inspire people around me.

On my days off you will find me exploring the world as usual. As a family we hike, bike, kayak and we stargaze in search for the new adventure, and life inspiring moments.

From overlanding on an edge of a canyon to kayaking on rivers in Iowa, from exploring new culinary enriched places to visiting empowering history museums all over the world in search for the best yet discovered artefacts and Ruins of Constantinople, from Volcanoes in Hawaii to Mountain Tops in Romania, from swimming in the Aegean Sea to the warm waters of the Atlantic Golf, I have experienced it all, and I want to share it with the world because true beauty is meant to be shared and explored, and we always leave places better than we found them.

I have a unique love for South American cultures, and I absolutely enjoy their vibrant indigenous history and their cuisine as well.

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Patagonia Specialist

Patagonia is one of the most beautiful and captivating places in the world.

Boasting amazing and unique landscapes, stunning vistas, untouched paths, towering snow-capped mountains, gorgeous lakes, beach forests, volcanoes, hot springs, national parks fjords, and breathtaking glaciers located in a temperate climate.

The culture is highly influenced by German settlers with European architecture and local cuisine with an amazing selection of local cuisine, chocolate and craft beer.

This is a place where you can spot Magellanic penguins in Magdalena Island, Hike the famous Torres del Paine National Park "W" or "O" Circuits, that will blow you away with its spectacular views and strong bustling winds, all while enjoying a rugged landscape, and its glacial lakes.

Here you can feel like a local gaucho (cowboy) while galloping across Patagonia from Argentina, giving you the opportunity to enjoy basalt canyons and the burial grounds of Tehuelche Natives.

You can explore Grey Glacier who stretches 6 km wide and over 30m(98 feet) high or Relax in a thermal bath at Termas Puyuhuapi's full of zinc, magnesium, chromium for an easy exfoliation in Chile or explore the Marble Caves who offer stunning views of the lake water reflecting against the fresh water swirls pattern on the cave walls. If this is not enough you can admire the Queulat Hanging Glacier in Queulat National Park in Aysen, Chile.

Kayak the rivers, lagoons and get right up against a glacier or cycle on the Carretera Austral or visit the quaint village of Caleta Tortel or conquer Cerro Castillo.

Another amazing activity is spotting the wildlife who is so abundant. Guanacos and Pumas can be spotted in Torres del Paine and whales and penguins can be spotted on the coastal Punta Arenas.

enjoy a traditional curanto meal including fish, meat, potatoes and milcao ( a local potato pancale), buried in a hole in the ground covered with leaves and dirt and left to cook covered in hot coals, cannot be more native.

Visit Patagonia and walk to the end of the world and back. Tierra del Fuego is the closest point to Antarctica, where you can definitely feel the cold, beyond the breathtaking scenery all around you.

You can enjoy a luxurious vacation while enjoying this beautiful territory or connect to the nature by sleeping in a Refugio, here you can really feel connected to nature in a different way.

My Reviews

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Super fun and super organized!

Alice did a great job from start to finish. She keep us informed whenever something changed or needed our attention. She had lots of options for us to consider, and her advice was greatly appreciated.

By Jeffry Lee from North Liberty, IA
Traveled to Arches National Park ~ Utah ~ USA