Travel with a purpose.
Journeys through Africa, Europe, South America, the Caribbean and the African Diaspora.
TravelDon’t just visit the world.Understand it.
Travel becomes something different when you understand the history, culture and people behind where you’re standing.
Maximum Impact Travel is Jay’s travel company, built around journeys through Africa, Europe, South America, the Caribbean and destinations across the African Diaspora.
The Soft LifeCollection®
Ultra-luxury destinations, designed as complete five-star experiences.
- Five-star accommodations
- All meals
- Beverage package
- Airport transfers
Fourteen ways to see yourself in the world.
Every journey is built around history, culture and the people behind the place.
West AfricaGhana
The castles, the drumming, the naming ceremony. The journey that started all of this.
Next live: Oct 11, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
West AfricaSenegal
Dakar, Goree Island and the food, music and faith that shaped a coastline.
Next live: Oct 20, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
North AfricaEgypt
Standing inside the history you were only ever shown in a textbook.
Next live: Oct 11, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
North AfricaMorocco
Markets, tilework, mountains and desert in one country.
Next live: Sep 27, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
East AfricaTanzania and Zanzibar
Safari, Kilimanjaro and the spice island, with the history that ties them together.
Next live: Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
East AfricaKenya
Open country, Nairobi and the people who make the place what it is.
Next live: Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Southern AfricaSouth Africa
Cape Town, Soweto and a story of struggle and rebuilding you can walk through.
Next live: Oct 13, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
EuropeBlack London and Black Paris
Two cities, one journey. The Black history of London hidden in plain sight, then the writers, musicians and artists who found room in Paris that home would not give them.
Next live: Sep 27, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
South AmericaThe Afro-Colombian Experience
Coast, music and community in the part of Colombia most visitors never see.
Next live: Oct 13, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT
South AmericaThe Afro-Brazilian Experience
Salvador and beyond, where African culture never stopped being the culture.
Next live: Sep 29, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT
CaribbeanThe Afro-Caribbean Cruise
Several islands, one story, and a group that turns into a family by day three.
Next live: Oct 7, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
United StatesThe Gullah Geechee Experience
Charleston, Beaufort and Savannah, and the language, food and land that survived.
Next live: Sep 30, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
United StatesThe Black Broadway Experience
The stage, the songs and the people who built a place for themselves on it.
Next live: Oct 7, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT
United StatesThe Black DC Experience
Jay's own city, told by someone who grew up in it.
Next live: Nov 11, 2026, 8:30 PM EST
Plan an experience with Maximum Impact Travel.
Dates and group sizes change through the year. Start with the next live session and Jay will walk you through where these journeys are headed.
Stay curious.
New places, new stories, new ideas worth trying. Short notes from the road, and the occasional thing that will make you rethink what you thought you knew.
