Expeditions vacations
Tours & vacations in 2020 & 2021

It was AMAZING!!! We had such a great time, a wonderful guide who took care of everything and the organization was perfect (more)Sarah Prange

Don't worry about the weather and simply enjoy the most beautiful trip of your life (more)Lidia Ghilardi

A truly unique part of the world with an exceptionally friendly crew and a nice well-travelled international bunch of fellow travelers. To be recommended. (more)Charles Woodward

One of the best - a really interesting country. And the local operators do a really good job keeping western tourists comfortable in sometimes challenging local conditions. (more)Peter Chapman

The highlight was seeing the people, the remote locations, the sights we saw tucked away off streets - no fencing around them, just there for all to enjoy...sunrise on camels, sunset on the pyramids. (more)Virginia Draper

I had a great time with a good international group of friends. A brilliant guide Kahlid, great drivers and support staff. (more)Geoffrey Hermsen

Memorable parts? Swimming with the whale sharks and seeing the grey whales and babies up close! Tips? Just enjoy it - only a weeks break but loads packed into the week. Local benefits? The trip was run locally by the operator- they really did take care not to impact the environment detrimentally, our vacation fee supported turtle monitoring and also work done by people on the rancheros. The vacation definitely did support local people - fishermen on the turtle monitoring and... (more)Celia Baxter

Memorable parts? Safari in South Luangwa, wild dogs, lions, leopard all with prey. Camping in very remote places (Matusadona) Tips? Be prepared for camping in wild places, take a bright torch for trips to the toilet! You will meet some wildlife. Bring a good telephoto lens and spare batteries for your camera. Join in with camping, cooking, etc. You will be up close to others for several weeks, enjoy this as they will have lots to offer you. This was designated as an adventure safari.... (more)Charlie Lloyd

Memorable parts? The Congo River Expedition. Tips? Be comfortable with a tent and bucket shower before signing up. Local benefits? I don't think we hurt it in any way. Overall rating? Fantastic. (more)Debra Allen

Memorable parts? Camping in the deserts, especially the day we (by luck) stopped to stay with a small group of nomads in Mauritania. Tips? Don't expect everything to run as planned - take it as it comes, but be sure that Alberto and his great team do everything in their power to give you an unforgettable and great experience every day Local benefits? We definitely supported the local communities along the way by using local guides and buying food locally etc. Overall rating? Truly... (more)Martin Andersen

Memorable parts? The amazing location of the ice festival on the huge frozen lake. People dashing around on horse sleighs. I particularly enjoyed being among local people enjoying the ice sculptures, and spending time with a family in Hartgal. Also, the herds of horses, yaks, cattle and sheep and goats roaming freely all over the countryside. The Deer Stones near Muron were so interesting. Tips? Jess is so helpful and responds to any queries about the trips. I felt confident about... (more)Sally-Anne Deards

The most memorable part of the vacation was staying with the Ba'Aka people. (more)Michael Cusack

Staying in the rainforest with the 'pygmy' people, showing us as much as they could of their lifestyle.... (more)Lucy Thomson

Excellent. Bangladesh is a beautiful , diverse country, from chaotic Dhaka to the serenity of the Sunderbans , populated by the most friendly people imaginable , curious but polite on meeting foreign tourists, who, are a rarity on this relatively unexplored country. (more)Laurie Montague

We found the Bangladeshi people one of the friendliest (more)Antony Griggs

Very interesting and enjoyable. The most memorable part is the amount of curiosity we aroused wherever we went - people were interested to see us and wanted to talk to us - and have their photos taken with us (more)Miranda Clifton

Memorable parts? There were quite a few highlights in Turkmenistan: the dinosaur trail near Afghanistan, the fire crater, the old ruins of Merv, Konya Urgench, and more. One day we were passing through a town and saw that there was a wedding. Everyone was so happy and wanted us to be happy with them and join in - so we did. Ashgabat itself is weird. The scale of the city is huge, not people-scaled at all. I don't think that there was any urban planning involved, just large avenues with... (more)Jacqui Licht

Memorable parts? The old Steam train journey winding through the mountains from Asmara to Nefasit is fantastic and simply something you can't do anywhere else. (Though this is run only for tourists and you need c.15 people for the train to operate.) Tips? Read up about where you want to go in Eritrea. Travel is restricted to tourists due to the need to have permits to visit anywhere outside of Asmara. This means some of the fantastic places that Eritrea has within its borders are... (more)Faye T