On Horseback Through Rajasthan—and Giving Back, Too
By Sarah Gold
The Wall Street Journal
Nov. 15, 2013
WHEN THE CAMEL cart came lurching around a bend and headed straight for us—wooden wheels clattering, turbaned drivers blaring Rajasthani music from a boombox—I was determined to keep my cool. My horse had other ideas: She reared up, spilling me out of my stirrups and into the dirt.READ MORE
Riding To The Rescue
By Alan Farnham
Forbes
July 8, 2006
A band of strangers gallops into town. Before they leave, they'll have dewormed 400 kids, removed 200 cataracts and pulled 60 teeth. It's their vacation.READ MORE
Delivering aid on horseback
The Telegraph
March 2019
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Travel Well, Do Good
By Brooke Kosofsky Glassberg
Oprah Magazine
"The only thing sweeter than exploring a dazzling far-flung destination is improving the lot of of those who live there. Relief Riders International (RRI), a Massachusetts-based adventure travel company, makes globe-trotting as gratifying for the locals as it is for the visitors."READ MORE
Vacations, With a Relief Mission Included
By Michelle Higgins
The New York Times
March 19, 2006
As travelers develop ties to their favorite destinations and look for ways to give back to the communities they have visited, a new field called travel philanthropy is starting to develop.READ MORE
10 voluntourism trips that will actually make a difference
Condé Nast Traveller
June 2020
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Sustainable Travel
By Holly Tuppen
Relief Riders International has been chosen as a case study in Holly Tuppen's highly anticipated book on Sustainable Travel which was recently published.READ MORE
Adventure With a Mission
By Pamela West
Special to The Washington Post
Sunday, September 10, 2006
We have galloped a mile through the Great Thar Desert in Rajasthan, northwest India. I grit my teeth and hug the neck of my sturdy Marwari horse as it races up a steep dune. We pause at the crest. Below is a near-vertical cliff of sand. A wind comes at us sideways, unfurling our group's orange and red flag.READ MORE
Rajasthan on Horseback
Outside Magazine When film producer Alexander Souri's first expedition of "Relief Riders" trotted into a remote Indian village last fall, the caravan of nine Marwari horses, four pack camels, 50 goats, and 15 people caused quite a stir.READ MORE
Give and Go
Town & Country Magazine
May 27, 2014
Some people on vacation like to roll up their sleeves and pitch in. Here are a few ways to lend a hand and travel the world at the same time.READ MORE
