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Glow Up Travel

Unplug, Unwind, Leave the Bullshit Behind.

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Upcoming glow-up travel trips

Glow Up Travel Trips are a balance between luxury, wine, barefoot adventures and messy hair.

This is a luxury trip. Comfort is key - but so is unplugging & connecting with nature.

We will guide you outside your comfort zone, show you how strong you are…and then pamper you as a reward.

here's What to expect…

Pretty and Dirty

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5 days / 4 nights Digital Detox in nature with new friends, incredible food, and stunning scenery.

August 6 - 10th, 2025

Women-Only River Rafting in Oregon

A Glow Up Trip

A BUCKET LIST TRIP OF A LIFETIME
+ A TOTAL SOUL MAKEOVER =

5 days with no phones or wifi = a total soul cleanse.

If you need to press the reset button, start here.

I’m rescuing you from politics, social media and the inundation of advertisements...

And showing you how happy you can be when you reconnect with yourself as a human being (instead of a human-doing).

5-Day
Digital Detox

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4 days / 3 nights digital detox with new friends and a new you.

April 10-14th 2025

Women-Only River Rafting in Arizona

Warning: You Will Make REAL Friends Here

Something insane happens on these trips.

When you're removed from your day to day distractions, your truest emotions rise to the surface. The bullshit falls away and leaves you with the truest version of you.

During your Glow Up Trip, here’s what you’re going to do:

Prioritize fun.
Step outside of your comfort zone.
Cry...but like a feel-good therapy kind of cry.
Get super clear on who you are (and who you want to be).

You'll leave with a head full of new ideas for your life - and the tools + sisterhood to help you brings that vision to life.

The 'Glow Up' Part

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arizona

August 2025

oregon

Hi beautiful!

I'm Emilia, the other co-founder of Glow Up Travel. I'm a creative mind and magic maker - both in the business world and the personal world.

I'm here to help you connect with your inner badass self and step into your full potential. All while exploring new, incredible places...and having the time of your life.

Since I now live in Spain, I'm not on all the rafting trips in the USA! But I try to make them as often as I can.

EMILIA IGARTÚA

Hi, pretty girl.

I’m Alexa, the co-founder of Glow Up Travel. Why am I here? Well, believe it or not –It’s my life’s mission (yes, I have one of those) to reconnect women to the human experience through travel. (My ayahuasca experience officially confirmed this).

Get ready, I’m going disconnect you from first-world stressors and distractions, and plug you back into the beauty of culture, nature, and connect you with your higher-self. This is what I do.

Oh, and I love to eat. #WillTravelForFood

ALEXA WEST

Meet your Hosts

You know that phrase, “you become like the 5 people you surround yourself with most”. Well, what if you surrounded yourself with powerful people. Inspirational people. People with ideas, goals, and the tools to bring their best life to fruition.

When you surround yourself with people who are living their best life, your best life starts to shine. The opportunity to spend 24/7 with this glow-getter energy is going to change you..

Glow Squad

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-Melissa

“I can honestly say that this trip healed my soul. I haven’t laughed that hard since middle school! Alexa’s river rafting trip in Oregon was everything I didn’t know I needed—amazing food, breathtaking nature, and the best group of people I’ve ever met.

Unplugging from the world and connecting with such incredible humans was beyond healing. I’m officially hooked and plan to go river rafting with Alexa every summer. All humans need to experience this kind of magic!”

-Ashley

Coming off 6 days on the Salmon River I can’t help but feel so grateful to Lexi for coordinating this girls trip. My soul is refreshed and my sense of adventure has been restored.

From the beginning planning stages, Lexi made me feel super comfortable and confident in her recent experiences with Momentum River Expeditions, their guides, and the trip we were going to be experiencing. She (and they) definitely delivered - rafting, kayaking, camping, hot springs, hikes, historical homesteads, bridge jumping, sunbathing, sleeping under a blanket of stars, thrilling rapids, delicious food, incredible women and 4 outstanding river guides I trusted with my life.

I walked away with a piece of that river permanently in my heart, with new friendships, and a new appreciation for a warm, hot shower! I would highly recommend a trip like this to anyone thinking about going - just do it - it may just change your life.

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