An easy 5-day Annapurna foothills trek using tea-houses or camping facilities
We will also go on a short but exciting rafting trip down the Trisuli river.
An easy 6-day tea-house trek following the banks of the Kali Gandaki river
This is arguably the most popular trek in Nepal. It offers excellent accommodation facilities, if you are keen to hold on to your home comforts. Never rising above 3000m, the trek presents few altitude problems. Nevertheless, one is rewarded with spectacular views of the giant Annapurna and Dhaulagiri massifs, while walking in the world’s deepest gorge - the Kaligandaki. The culture and climate also vary dramatically along this north-south route.
Mount Kinabalu at 4095m, is the highest mountain in Southeast Asia. It was formed one and a half million years ago - an infant compared to other mountains. Kinabalu is home to over 400 different types of fern and 1500 different orchids. There are more species of pitcher plants on Kinabalu than any where else in the world.
The first recorded ascent of Kinabalu was made by Hugh Low, then a colonial official in Borneo, in 1851. The highest peak is named after him, although it was not discovered by him (it was John Whitehead who discovered Low’s Peak in 1888). Low and his party took 15 days just to reach the base of Kinabalu. Nowadays it can be climbed in 2 days.
Lhasa, the heart and soul of Tibet and an object of devout pilgrimage, is still a city of wonders. The Potala Palace, a vast white and ochre fortress, dominates the Lhasa skyline.
Once the seat of Tibetan government and the location of the tombs of previous Dalai Lamas, the Potala Palace serves as a symbolic focus for Tibetan aspirations. Today though, it is the Jokhang temple, 2km to the east, which is the spiritual heart of the city. The medieval push and shove of crowds, the street performers, the stalls hawking everything from prayer flags to jewel-encrusted yak skulls, and the devout tapping their foreheads to the ground at every step is an exotic brew that few newcomers can resist.
After Lhasa, we’ll tour through this amazing country. In the towns of Gyantse and Shigatse we will explore further monasteries and fully immerse ourselves in the Buddhist culture.
The three most important destinations in Eastern Sabah in one package: Sepilok Orang Utan Centre, Turtle Island and the Kinabatangan wildlife experience. Your opportunity to get up close to some of Borneo’s most charismatic wildlife.
Day 01 / Arrive Sandakan
Upon arrival in Sandakan, transfer to Sabah Hotel (formerly Renaissance Sandakan). Free at own leisure. Overnight Sabah Hotel.
Day 02 / Sandakan - Selingan Turtle Island
In the morning, transfer to the jetty for an hour’s trip by speedboat to Selingan Turtle Island. Check in at one of the chalets on the island and have lunch at the restaurant. The afternoon is free for relaxing, birdwatching or for snorkeling. In the evening, a Park Ranger will escort you to watch one of the green turtles that have come ashore to lay their eggs. Overnight at the Park Chalets. (B/L/D)
SGD $1950, Single supplement SGD $350
Tour cost DOES NOT include International airfares and airport taxes.
This tour is a journey that joins two magical cities of SE Asia, Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang. We travel along near empty roads through magnificent mountain scenery in a part of Asia where time seems to stand still.
Starting in the bustling and energetic Chiang Mai, we head north to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle before heading into Laos and heading down the mighty Mekong.
The combination of rugged mountain scenery and the rich, varied cultures still hardly tainted by tourism make this tour a very special experience. Traveling by boat as well as bicycle, we pass through limestone canyons and jungle covered valleys, home to many ethnic tribes. This tour gives you the chance to meet the local people of Thailand and Laos and give you a great experience of this varied and fascination part of the world.
A fantasic opportunity to experience two of the most well known rainforest areas in Borneo - the Tabin Wildlife Reserve and Danum Valley Conservation Area.
Here are some of the best rainforest areas left with a wide range of wildlife and tropical life to be seen.
Tabin was declared a wildlife reserve because of the large numbers of wildlife and birds inhabiting its jungle, many of which are endemic and endangered species. The three largest land mammals of Sabah: Asian Elephant, Sumatran Rhino and the “tembadau” or wild buffalo are found within the forests of Tabin. It is no wonder that Tabin is heralded as one of the finest wildlife viewing area in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Borneo Rainforest Lodge, located in a magnificent jungle setting beside the Danum River, is in the heart of the Danum Valley Conservation Area. One of the last undisturbed forests of Borneo, and one of the last real opportunities to learn about the richness of the rainforest.
“The Maliau Basin is one of the most spectacular and pristine natural features in Malaysia, and indeed, Southeast Asia.”
The Maliau Basin is one of the most spectacular and pristine natural features in Malaysia, and indeed, Southeast Asia. The Maliau Basin is almost unvisited and completely uninhabited by man. It is located in south-central Sabah, about 40km north of the Indonesian border at between 116° 40′ - 117° 2′ and 4° 40′ 4° 50′ N.
While all of this region is rugged, remote and forested, the Maliau Basin is distinguished by its steep slopes up to 1,500m in height, making it insurmountable on foot from most directions. The size of the enclosed Basin is 390 sq. km with a maximum diameter of 25km. The highest point Mt. Lotung, on the north rim stands at 1900m. It is drained by a set of radiating tributaries of the Maliau River, one of which descends a series of waterfalls, known as the Maliau Falls.
SGD $1480 per rider, Single supplement SGD $160
Tour cost DOES NOT include international airfares & airport taxes.
This is the ultimate mountain ride, a cycle-journey through Southeast Asia’s most spectacular mountain range. Starting in Hanoi, take the train to the scenic hill-station of Sapa, a village built by the French in a valley almost exclusively inhabited by tribal Montagnards. Discover the amazing mountain trails around Fansipan, Indochina’s highest peak before riding over a 2km high mountain pass into the land known by the local Hmong people as “beyond the clouds”.
This tour goes to a part of Asia few foreigner’s ever venture. The stunning Lai Chao and Fansipan valleys are as remote as they are beautiful. Colourful Hmong, Tsao and other tribal people live in a land that has still not yet been touched by the modern world and we constantly ride through just incredible scenery!
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