For culturally curious adults
Curated group travel
International journeys designed around people, place and meaningful connection.
Travel with context
More than a destination
Culture. History. Learning. Shared experience.
Shared experience
Travel together. Connect deeply.
Shared journeys designed to create relationships beyond a single departure.
Curated & hosted
Thoughtfully curated. Humanly delivered.
Culture, education, preparation and care: before, during and after the journey.
The wider SoulFam
Travel. Storytelling. Collaboration.
Group journeys at the heart of SoulFam, with creative partnerships across travel, hospitality and culture.
Our track record
Why TheSoulFam
TheSoulFam is an international Black travel and events community bringing together culturally curious adults through carefully curated group experiences.
Our journeys are built around what makes travel stay with you: history and culture explained with context, time to take places in properly, and people to share it all with. Travel is how we get there. Connection, learning and memorable shared experience are what we are really creating.
Each group brings together adults from different places and walks of life, united by curiosity about travel, history, culture and each other. Every journey is planned with care and attention to detail, so the experience feels considered rather than rushed.
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Journeys are shaped around meaning: the places, stories and moments that give a destination its depth.
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History, heritage and learning are part of the experience itself, never an afterthought.
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You travel as part of a group of culturally curious adults, sharing discovery, conversation and connection.
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Preparation, onboarding and human support are part of how a SoulFam journey is run.
Shared experience
A SoulFam journey is more than a group of people sharing a schedule. It brings together travellers who chose the same experience for similar reasons, and who make it richer for one another.
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Groups bring together culturally curious adults from different places and backgrounds, drawn by a shared interest in travel, history and culture.
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Moments land differently when they are shared: a view, a story, a meal, a conversation that carries on long after the day ends.
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The experience does not have to end when the trip does. Relationships and connection can continue long after you return home.
SoulFam journeys make room for the history, heritage and living culture behind each destination, so the places you visit carry meaning rather than simply filling a photograph.
Learning comes through the places themselves, the people you meet along the way and, on some journeys, dedicated educational material created for the trip. Every encounter is approached with respect, curiosity and care.
The educational voice
Founder Omega Axsal brings 600+ hours of on-site Nile Valley research and two published books to the educational thinking behind SoulFam.
Omega Axsal · Founder
How SoulFam travels
Behind every trip is planning you do not have to do alone. The details differ by destination, and each trip page sets out exactly what applies, but the approach stays the same.
Before you go
Once your deposit secures your place, you schedule a Q&A / onboarding call. Onboarding and trip preparation then help you arrive ready.
While you are there
Planned experiences, cultural context and people looking after the journey, so you can be present rather than managing logistics.
When you return
The relationships and shared memories can continue well after the journey ends.
2027 journeys
Each journey has its own character, rhythm and story. What connects them is how they are curated, hosted and shared. Explore the details, then choose the one that feels right for you.
01Celebration · Heritage · Restoration
Ethiopian Christmas / Gena Expedition
Hosted by Omega Axsal, Chakabars and 19Keys.
02Joyful · Scenic · Restorative
03Reverent · Educational · Powerful
Delivered on the ground by an experienced SoulFam and local team, supported by Axsal's original audiovisual educational materials.
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04Diasporic · Rhythmic · Historic
Experience
30+
international group trips
1,000+
unique travellers and attendees
Every number is a group of people who chose to see the world together. What we learned hosting them, in the planning, the pacing and the care, is built into the journeys above.
Our Story
Why TheSoulFam travels the way it does: how culture, history, learning and connection came to belong together, and the thinking and people behind the journeys.
The wider SoulFam
The curiosity that shapes each trip carries on into learning, storytelling and collaboration.
Digital Store
Learning beyond the journey
Travel itineraries, audio guides and ebooks from TheSoulFam, to use on a journey of your own or to learn from at home.
Prices shown in pounds sterlingUS dollarseuros for reference, at SoulFam’s fixed rate. Payment is in pounds sterling.
Ebooks / PDFs
Price: Free
Ebooks / PDFs
Price: £9.99$13.32€11.66
Audio Guides
Price: £150.00$200.00€175.00
Travel Itineraries
Price: £6.99$9.32€8.16
Blog
The Blog is where TheSoulFam slows down to share the context, ideas and stories that shape how we travel, for reading before a journey or long after one.
Work With Us
For brands and collaborators
We collaborate with aligned brands and organisations across travel, hospitality, experiences and culture.
2027 journeys
Four journeys for 2027: Ethiopia, Thailand, Egypt and Brazil. Explore each one and find the journey that feels right for you.
