Go your own way

This itinerary is designed for the more adventurous traveller, who prefers to be active and who is willing to forgo the more traditional definition of luxury by staying in lighter, mobile style safari camps. The luxury of this trip is in the exhilaration of being physically active, the remoteness, the mesmerising camp fire and night sounds under a million star sky, the care of the staff hosting by local tribespeople (Samburu and Maasai). Finish each day with a drink as the sun goes down after a piping hot, open air bucket shower and a wholesome freshly prepared meal before falling into a cozy camp bed with full linens and perhaps even a water bottle on cool nights. This safari is a wonderful combination of exercise ( moving on foot although the camp and supplies are carried by camels, cultural interaction in areas that rarely see travellers, and traditional wildlife viewing. The safari is dovetailed by luxury accommodations in Nairobi and the finale is a more traditional wildlife viewing safari in the iconic Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

A trek to Everest Base Camp is undoubtedly one of the great treks of the world. The Himalayas have 50 peaks of 7000 metres and above and the Khumbu Valley, which leads up to Everest, is smack bang in the centre of it all. The scenery is absolutely amazing. The trek is 9 nights and 10 days in total with nights pre and post in Kathmandu. We are accommodated in quaint, comfortable tea houses throughout. Our itinerary however differs to the mainstream in that we culminate the trek camping a night at Base Camp itself. We then helicopter back to Kathmandu thereby avoiding a 3 day walk out.

Hwange National Park, Mana Pools and Victoria Falls are Zimbabwe's big three destinations. This is a fantastic safari spending time in all three, in camps that make you feel welcome and at home from the minute you arrive. Classic Zimbabwean hospitality, some of the best guides in Africa and game viewing and sunsets you will drink in every day.

A sample trip from 2024. The Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh is one of the last frontiers for wildlife tourism. A winter trip meets the elements head-on in a stunning and apparently bleak landscape. But within these high valleys created by folds of the Great Himalaya is perhaps the highest density of the most elusive of the great cats – the snow leopard. The very name evokes all that is most wild, mysterious and elusive in nature – for this is an animal that comes cloaked not just in the subtle beauty of its own coat but also in all the high drama of the harsh and magnificent environment that it dominates. The Ladakh region is a high altitude cold desert and for the snow leopard to survive it has a prey base of bharal (blue sheep), ibex and marmots. Wolves, foxes and wild dogs are other predators in the same area. Photo Credit Surya Ramachandran

Journey to the 'end of the world' to experience a jaw dropping, remote land of unspoilt wilderness. A landscape of towering mountains, glaciers, forests and fjords, Chilean Patagonia is geared for adventure; trekking, horse-riding, wildlife viewing, farm visits, biking, kayaking and glacier trekking are all part of the activities in this incredible trip. Of course you want for nothing in terms of comfort, accommodated in some of the best hotels and lodges on offer. This itinerary is an excellent add-on to an Antarctica adventure.

The ultimate adventure through Peru, cruising the Amazon for 4 remarkable nights on board the Aqua Nera, back via Lima to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, then trekking in to Machu Picchu and finishing in historic Cusco. Culture, adventure, history and nature, combined for 2 memorable weeks.