private travel

Darin has been active in the travel industry for the past 20 years but his wanderlust began much earlier. At age 19, he spread the good word as a missionary in South Africa, La Reunion, Mauritius, and Madagascar for two years. Upon his return from Africa, Darin enrolled at Brigham Young University where he studied French, and earned a degree in Geography with an emphasis in Tourism. Along the way he spent semesters in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Guangzhou, China, as an English teacher, and Sydney, Australia, working for a local government council. After Australia, Darin met his wife, Liz, and they moved to Toyohama, Japan, for two years to teach English. Darin founded Private Travel in early 2010 and has been to all seven continents. 

Favorite Trips: Tokyo, Kyoto, & Hiroshima, Japan (Nov 2019), Bocas del Toro, Panama (Jun 2019), Antarctica (Jan 2019), Cádiz Spain (June 2018), Maldives (Feb 2018), Bali & Sumba (Mar 2017), Around the World by Private Jet (Mar 2006)

Favorite Hotels: Laucala (Fiji), Nihi Sumba (Indonesia), Sweet Bocas (Panama), Clayoquot (Vancouver Island), Gili Lankanfushi (Maldives), Coco Prive (Maldives)