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- ARTICLE_POSTED_BY: Haiti Place
- ARTICLE_POSTED_ON: Nov 16, 2014
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It takes faith to have a vision and to follow it. Tara Phillips, the founder of the tourism company Let's Go To Haiti, has so much faith in what Haiti has to offer as a destination that she decided to share it with the rest of the world.
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Let’s Go To Haiti TourIt takes faith to have a vision and to follow it. Tara Phillips, the founder of the tourism company Let's Go To Haiti, has so much faith in what Haiti has to offer as a destination that she decided to share it with the rest of the world.
Originally from Seattle, WA, Tara Phillips was an avid traveler when she first decided to visit Haiti in 2012 on a Yoga service trip. She fell so much in love with the country that she thought that other people should experience it as well.
"I didn't really know what to expect before I went [to Haiti]. I saw the realities that existed there, but then I discovered a beautiful culture. The people were so warm and welcoming, the food was delicious, the music, the art is so colorful. The whole experience was really transformational and an awakening for me to discover that Haiti had such a rich and vibrant culture, stunning mountains and beaches," remembers Tara.
She knew she had to go back. Soon after her second trip she launched "Let's Go To Haiti" to take groups of travelers to truly experience the life, culture, and nature of Haiti. She had a unique vision to create a deeper experience for the tourists and introduce them to the local people and their culture.
Tara believes that it's all about the adventure.
"I feel there's a demand for it. There's a lot of young professionals and people who want to travel and explore rather than just go to an island and laying on the beach. I feel like the adventure aspect of it is the unexpected of just being able to go, for example, hike to Basin Blue and swim in the waters, play soccer on the beach with the local kids. Even going and exploring Croix des Bouquets from the artisan perspective, that's an adventure, so all of it could be labeled. Adventure means a lot of things to different people, but I feel that in Haiti, everything is an adventure, which is how I use that term."