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Travel Advisor & Owner
McKee Travel
Some advisors specialize in a region. I specialize in the traveler.
I’ve stood on the ice in Antarctica, watched the wildlife in the Galapagos, tracked elephants in Africa, and gotten happily lost in more European towns than I can count (my map tells that story better than I can). Those trips don’t just look good on a wall. They shape how I plan for you.
I ask a lot of questions before I book anything. What you want to feel on this trip matters as much as where you want to go. Pace, comfort level, the right balance of structured and spontaneous. I match you with itineraries and partners that deliver the real experience, not the tourist version of it.
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I didn’t fall into travel advising. I walked straight into it, passport first.
After years of collecting trips the way other people collect excuses not to take them, I turned what I knew into what I do. I’ve been planning travel professionally for 11+ years, and I’ve spent that time building something that looks less like a booking service and more like a partnership. My clients don’t hand me a destination and wait. They tell me what they want to feel, and I build the trip around that.
We start with a conversation, not a form. I want to know what kind of traveler you are, what’s been on your list for years, what you’ve tried before, and what you’d do differently. From there I research, curate, and present options that actually fit. I work with in-destination partners and vetted operators, so what you’re getting isn’t a package off a shelf. It’s a trip built with real relationships on the ground.
I handle the logistics, the communications, the contingency planning, and the what-do-I-do-if questions. You handle the packing.
Antarctica. The Galapagos. The Arctic. Africa. Across Europe more times than I can map neatly, from Paris to the Irish countryside to places you’ve probably never heard of that I’ll happily talk your ear off about. My own travel informs every recommendation I make. When I suggest an expedition ship or a safari camp or a river cruise itinerary, it’s because I know what good looks like.
Expedition voyages. Small ship and river cruises. African safaris. European itineraries by land, sea, or both. Cultural journeys, anniversary trips, bucket list trips, and the kind of travel you’ve been putting off for twenty years and are finally ready to do. If you’re looking for a bargain aggregator site, I’m not your person. If you’re looking for someone who will treat your trip like it matters, I am.
Antarctica
Expedition Cruises, Expedition
Aurora Expeditions, Lindblad Expeditions, National Geographic, Quark Expeditions, Swan Hellenic
Without all of Carol’s help our trip of a lifetime would not have been possible. She helped us navigate every step of the process. We had multiple roadblocks along the way and she worked miracles to make sure everything was perfect. She has so much knowledge and was able to help us maximize time, experience more, and still keep it on a budget. We can not say thank you enough.
This was our third trip arranged by Carol, this one for a group of 7. It was an unforgettable experience and I look forward to working with Carol again soon!
Carol did a great job helping to plan then finding a great location for our family gathering. She helped me through the selection process and gave me great input on questions.
What a trip we had! Carol’s expertise for polar expeditions was outstanding and much appreciated. We were able to just show up at the designated airport in Buenos Aires and every detail was taken care of for our 10 day expedition to Antarctica. She was able to help us book the best expedition that fit within our budget and still have some great perks. We lucked out all around with the weather being calm. We had the “Drake Lake” that allowed for a few extra landing along the way. I am now looking at the option for the Arctic. Cannot go wrong with Carol’s expertise on the next trip also.
Carol McKee and her team at McKee Travel are absolutely extraordinary! We have booked numerous expeditions and vacations with them, and each time the creativity and thoroughness of planning and executing the itinerary blows us away. Clients are serviced with kindness, professionalism and expertise from the very first conversation through the homebound journey.
Working with Carol to plan out our multi-continent adventure was just what we needed! Whether land, sea, or air, she was able to take our wishlist of things to do and provide an informed set of options for us. We threw some curveballs at her with a service animal in South America, and she pulled out all the stops to find ways to accommodate us for that leg of the trip. Every step of the way, her expertise, experience, and honesty helped us design and budget the perfect trip for us. And when life (and weather) came along to mess up those plans, Carol was right there to fix them back up.
My favorite destination? Antarctica wins because nothing prepares you for it. You can look at photographs for years and still step onto that continent and feel like your brain can’t quite process what your eyes are seeing. There are no roads, no towns, no noise except the ice and the wildlife, and that absence does something to you. Penguins walk up to you like you’re the curiosity, not them. Icebergs glow blue in ways that don’t seem real. Every single person I’ve watched set foot there goes quiet for a moment, and that moment is the whole point. It’s the only destination I know that genuinely takes the breath away. I mean it rearranges your sense of scale and of the world. Clients who go almost never lead with the logistics when they come home. They lead with how amazing it felt.
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For Antarctica expeditions, your ship choice matters more than almost anything else about your voyage. Here's what actually matters, from someone who's made and planned this trip many times.
By Carol McKee
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April 10, 2026
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