About Us
Hi! We’re Ra & Shivi
The Beyond Borders Collective started as a travel blog in 2020, born from our love of exploring the world and sharing our adventures. With years of travel experience and a passion for meticulous planning, we’ve transformed that passion into a travel advisory service, creating personalized, bespoke itineraries that bring your dream journeys to life.
Our strength lies in designing itineraries focused on unique experiences, cultural emersion and connection. Functioning as a team, we leverage our firsthand experiences whenever possible. We’ve been around the world and back, so rest assured we’ve got you covered! Kansas City is home for us, but are ready to serve you wherever you may be located.
Shivani
Co-founder & Luxury Travel Advisor
Interesting Fact: Lived in 4 different countries
Never Travels Without: Chapstick, earplugs and a shawl
My favorite travel experiences
- Road-tripping through Iceland’s otherworldly landscapes
- Witnessing a cheetah in full sprint across the Botswana savannah
- Soaring above Iguazú Falls by helicopter
- Dining in an underwater restaurant in the Maldives
- Sleeping beneath the stars in the Sahara Desert
- Living like royalty at the Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur
- Cage diving with great white sharks off the coast of South Africa
- Landing on a glacier deep within Denali National Park, Alaska
- Snorkeling with penguins, sharks, and sea lions in the Galápagos
- Honeymooning in the overwater paradise of French Polynesia
- Paragliding over Medellin, Colombia
Rachel
Co-founder & Luxury Travel Advisor
Interesting Fact: Visited all seven continents
Never Travels Without: Snacks (and my 2 dachshunds, whenever possible)
My favorite travel experiences
- Eating breakfast with giraffes at Giraffe Manor in Kenya
- Watching over 150 hot air balloons soar at sunrise in Cappadocia
- Braving the polar plunge in Antarctica, my seventh continent
- Gazing at the Northern Lights from a glass igloo in Finland
- Feeding and bathing rescued elephants in Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Experiencing the beauty of Kyoto, Japan during Sakura season
- Riding camels at sunrise through the Sahara desert
- Skydiving over turquoise blue water and bungalows in Bora Bora
- Cruising Halong Bay in a traditional Vietnamese junk boat
- Kayaking on Lake Louise with my fur babies in Banff
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