One trip. Three people. No plan.
Zico, his close friend, and Shoddy B took one trip the whole year. No brand, no flyer, no strategy. Just a shared belief that Ghana had more to offer than most people were seeing.
Chapter four
"Whatever trip we embark on,
they are all adventures surrounding our lives."
The origin
He did not start a company.
He started taking people
to the Ghana he knew.
Adventures of Life did not come out of a pitch deck. It came from Zico taking people to places he already loved, then doing it again when they came back asking for another date.
How it happened
From three people
to 60+, honestly.
16 strangers. One minibus. Easter weekend.
The first proper group trip. Beach, tents, music, and a minibus full of people who barely knew each other turning familiar by day three.
A waterfall. A thought. A text message.
Asenema filled from a simple text. Akwamu Gorge proved the tougher routes could work. Keta brought the biggest crowd yet and made the community visible to more people.
Togo opened the next chapter.
The January island day widened the circle. Togo put the first passport stamp on the calendar. What began with Ghana weekends is now crossing borders.
Why the name
He did not want "Travel with Zico."
He wanted something bigger.
Adventures of Life works because it still sounds like what the trips are. They are adventures. They are part of people's actual lives. The name keeps meaning the same thing every time somebody says it.
The standard
Three things Zico
does not compromise on.
The route has to earn its place.
Every destination is personally visited first. If the terrain does not deliver, it never becomes a published trip.
He knows your name before you arrive.
Small groups mean real hosting, not crowd management. People feel that difference almost immediately.
You leave with something to keep.
Photos, shared moments, and the record of the day are treated like part of the trip, not something tacked on later.
Behind the trips
One lead.
Zero shortcuts.
Founder
Zico
Still scouts the routes, sets the timing, hosts the trips, and replies to the first message himself.
Route check
Every route is walked first
Climbs, waterfall paths, border stops, and timing are checked before the group arrives, so the day feels smooth when it is time to move.
2026 and beyond
Three friends became 60+.
Where does your chapter fit?
Togo pushed the story past Ghana. More West African chapters are coming, and Zico still reads the messages himself.