Go Boldly.
Pale Blue Mystery Trips are the ultimate travel packages for those
bold enough to take a step into the great unknown.
Do you have what it takes?
How does it work?
Set a budget & timeline
Tell us how much you want to spend on travel, accommodations, and at least one activity.
Tell us your interests
Let us know what you look for when you travel so we can curate the perfect experience for your tastes.
Just show up
Kick back until your Mystery Trip package arrives. We take care of all the planning; you just enjoy the ride.
“I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”
— Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
What our travelers are saying…
“This trip definitely helped me reconnect with the part of me that loves to experience the world and get out there while spending time with old friends. I would 1000% recommend Pale Blue to my friends and plan to use them again in the future. ”
“We wanted a unique experience for our 5 year anniversary and you definitely delivered that for us! The whole trip was perfectly tailored to our personal interests and preferences!”
“The Pale Blue team is truly incredible at what they do. Our accommodations were phenomenal, our activities were fun and culturally exciting, and we got to visit places we didn’t even know existed.”
“TERRIFIC TRIP! It was a wonderful girls' trip full of fun, food and adventures. Pale Blue knocked it out of the park! Wish I could give them more than 5 stars.”
“Erin truly hit it out of the park, listening to our preferences and hopes and created one of the most memorable birthday weekend celebrations for me and my husband. I cannot stop talking about how incredible hotel, activities and food were!”
“Pale Blue really blew my expectations out of the water! We cannot wait to use them again. We felt relaxed the whole time because we didn’t have to stress about anything. Thank you again.”
“This was my third mystery trip and Conner’s first! He was nervous at first but he said it was awesome… I can’t wait for my next mystery trip! ”
“We had an absolutely amazing trip! The Pale Blue team really listened to our preferences and went above and beyond in the planning. They found activities and lodging that we never would have if we were planning the trip on our own (northern lights! sled dogs! private chefs!). ”
“The Pale Blue team clearly listened to everything I wanted to get out of my trip and could not have picked a better location or set of activities… I can't wait to go on my next adventure!”
“Overall, I was very satisfied and thoroughly enjoyed the trip. I loved the activities as I wouldn’t have had access to them without PaleBlue. Choosing to surrender to the adventure and mystery of the trip really heightened my experience. It also avoided a lot of the headaches that come with planning a trip myself!”
“It was exactly how I would of planned our honeymoon- but a zillion times better! The surprises were spot on and such a great adventure. The best part of it all was that we literally didn’t have to worry about anything, it was the most stress free trip of my life.”
“Everything was absolutely perfect; From the activities, to the stay, to the location. Pale Blue was with us the entire time and willing to be up at 3am to answer any questions due to the time change- Talk about customer service!! I can’t wait to book my next trip with them!”
“Ooh the anticipation was so fun and the payoff was even more fun! We loved our Pale Blue Mystery Trip to Toronto! The team created a unique and exciting experience for us, tailored to our likes and desires for this quick get-away. Communication was top-notch, and we really felt like we had friends planning a trip for us.”
“We love Pale Blue!! Every detail was so thought out and the suspense of finding out where we were headed made the whole trip very special :) As a planner, I felt comfortable taking a back seat and letting Pale Blue handle the rest. It was great!”
“Working with Pale Blue to plan our Mystery Trip was very easy. They did an amazing job picking our location and their food/activity recommendations were spot on for what we wanted out of this trip. Our Mystery Trip weekend was exactly what we needed.”
“Pale Blue is amazing! We had such a great time and doing things we might not have planned for ourselves. We will definitely be coming back to them again for future mystery trips!”
“We opted for the mystery trip and were somewhat nervous but it was AMAZING. the Air BNBs were spectacular. So cool and not touristy and super safe. Everything was taken care of and we loved our custom guides for each city we visited.”
“The trip was exactly what we hoped for but also had a lot of fun surprises. The Pale Blue team was also great at communicating quickly when we had issues with airport delays and even helped us find and schedule another activity when one of the planned tours got canceled. Can’t recommend the Mystery Trip experience and Pale Blue enough!”
“We were very impressed with the Pale Blue team's flexibility as COVID required changing plans multiple times, including a very last minute entirely new mystery trip in the end that they pulled off with great poise. They've gone above and beyond!”
“Pale Blue did amazing! I loved that I got to see a place that wasn't necessarily on my list. I felt that the trip was the perfect amount of planned activities and choose your own adventure days. I would want others to know that Pale Blue really takes your desires/preferences into account when they book a trip for you.”
“Our mystery trip was a blast! It was fun guessing where we thought we were going to go and having our friends guess as well. It was definitely a long weekend, but well worth it!”
“We couldn’t stop smiling while we were there, and know we couldn’t have planned anything as good on our own. Thanks to the Pale Blue team- we can’t wait to use you again! “
“The trip was planned great! I appreciate having time free time to allow to do things that weren’t pre-planned. Communication was great. Very easy to work with… Ya’ll crushed it. We will be using you again for sure.
“To anyone thinking of doing a mystery trip: Just do it. It takes all of the plaining pressure off of you and just lets you enjoy the destination and time away from real life. We can't wait to do another Mystery Trip.”
“I love planning trips so I wasn't 100% certain that I was going to love someone else planning a trip for me, but it was so nice to not track plane ticket prices, check into my flights, find a place to stay, etc. I loved that I didn't have to think about any of that & could just focus on having a great time!”
“Everything was awesome! Pale Blue did a good job of planning different types of activities! They also left time in between for independent activities which was nice! Very well organized!”
“Pale Blue’s Mystery Trips provide an easy and exciting way to see something new, try new things and go to new places… We highly recommend this service, especially for anyone with a sense of adventure and a desire to try something new!”
“Pale Blue is such a unique and exciting experience that everyone should try when looking for their next trip. Specifically, the weekend road trip was a perfect opportunity to explore a new city!”
“Everything about my trip was absolutely PERFECT! The time and effort put into planning it really showed through. I went on a solo trip for my birthday and they picked the perfect city for me to have a safe, fun, adventurous trip. I can not wait to go on another mystery trip! Thank you Pale Blue for making this birthday the best one yet!”
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Stories From Our Blog!
Oh, but don't worry, the park rangers provide a 7-minute "Bear Education" class before you can start exploring on your own. What could go wrong?
There’s something about smells. Of all of our senses it may be the most primal and deeply ingrained. Smell is the only sense you can’t recall from memory, but it is so very connected to memory. A simple smell can evoke a wide range of emotions and take you deep into the memory vault for things you never even realized you saved.
Does anyone else miss traveling? We sure do… but more than that, we miss planning Mystery Trips for our clients! And we miss the reactions, the pictures, and the stories our adventurers share when they get back from a Mystery Trip.
Our band of spirited, albeit naive, backpackers are about 4 hours from the nearest other group of people on the planet and about 12 hours away from the nearest thing resembling a town. We are at the base of Paramillo del Quindio – a 15,000+ foot Andean peak in the middle of a Los Nevados National Natural Park outside of Salento, Colombia.
I’m sitting in a tiny chair in the police station, trying to pull my gangly limbs in close while staring frightfully into the eyes of a rather large, intimidating Spanish police officer. (Who is this tiny chair supposed to hold anyway?!) It’s taking all of my concentration to understand what he is saying and to string together some embarrassingly bad Spanish in response. I’m filing a police report and trying to remember all those adjectives from Spanish class to describe the perpetrator of my mugging. Okay, okay maybe “mugging” is a strong word. Pick pocketing. Honestly, even “pick pocketing” is pretty strong. But we’ll get back to that.
We opened our Pale Blue Mystery Trip destination card and learned we were headed on a road trip in West Texas – driving from El Paso through sparsely populated ranch land and small towns, each with a story to tell, taking us to Big Bend National Park. The National Park was a bucket list destination, but one thing I wasn’t quite ready for was how beautiful the journey to get there would be.
I had been wanting to treat myself for my birthday and go on a vacation, but my usual travel buddies were all busy so I decided “What the heck, I’ll just go by myself!” That’s when Pale Blue came to mind; I thought this would be the perfect occasion to try out a Mystery Trip!
My solo traveling experience ended up being great, in part because I was sent to an amazing city: Austin, Texas! Check out my guide for how to spend four perfect days in Austin. . .
When you plan your own wedding, the last thing you want to do is to also plan your honeymoon! My now husband Tim and I were in this exact situation when we talked to Erin at Pale Blue about planning a trip for us. We knew we wanted to go somewhere for just a few days (a mini moon if you will) after the wedding but we weren’t sure where, and when Erin suggested a mystery trip, we were sold! We knew that this option would allow us to relax and enjoy our wedding without having to worry about the honeymoon.
Husband: “Maybe we should just book a mystery trip for our summer vacation this year.”
Me: Ummmmm how ’bout no… *cue stress induced panic attack*