31.12.2019 17:00
“The Silk Road” is a term that conjures up fairytale-like images of long camel caravans travelling through bare deserts, of brave adventurers and merchants bargaining in exotic oriental markets. This network of routes, which stretched about 11 000 km (7 000 miles) and connected the East and the West, is a milestone in the development of the modern world and the...
29.11.2019 17:30
Every year on the 19th of January a procession of priests, locals and visitors all chanting, singing and dancing enthusiastically fills the streets of the Ethiopian cities. It’s the celebration of Timket, or Epiphany – the biggest and most anticipated religious event in the Ethiopian calendar. It commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River and is the day when...
13.11.2019 17:45
African safaris have long been the ultimate travel dream for people of all ages and interests and will always be a sought after experience. However, with the many destinations and different types of safaris travelers can choose from today it might get a bit overwhelming. Here are a few suggestions what to take into consideration when choosing your destination. Botswana Botswana has more...
18.02.2019 14:54
Travellers from the seventh to the twenty first century have spoken eloquently of the charm and hospitality of Kyrgyz, the “jewel of Turkestan”. When the Chinese traveler-monk Xuan Zang, visited Kyrgyzstan in the seventh century, he reported “tall peaks which reach to the very sky”, and warned that travellers were “molested by dragons”. Modern visitors will...
04.02.2019 17:25
The largest islands of Indonesia are Java, Sumatra, Borneo (shared with Malaysia and Brunei), Sulawesi and New Guinea (these are shared with Papua New Guinea). Indonesia has land borders with Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor and maritime borders with Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Palau and Australia. Highest peak of the country is Puncak Jaya at 4884 meters above sea...
22.01.2019 16:34
For many individuals Jordan begins and ends with the magic ancient Nabataean town of Petra. And it is true, Petra is without doubt one of the Middle East’s most spectacular, unmissable sights, battling it out with Machu Picchu or Angkor Wat for the title of the world’s most dramatic “lost city”. Yet there is so much more to see in Jordan – ruined Roman cities,...
14.01.2019 16:57
Djibouti, a beautiful little country in northeastern Africa ... In fact, the third smallest state on the continent. Also known as French Somalia, it was a colony until 1977 when it became an independent state. Officially spoken languages are French and Arabic. The two main ethnic groups constituting the population of Djibouti are the tribes of Isa and Afar, the language of the latter being...
07.01.2019 20:35
Ancient cities, some still thriving in the modern age and some abandoned millennia ago, testify to the key role played by this proud land between East and West. Names like Persepolis and Isfahan resonate down the centuries. Antiquity, crowned with ups and downs, centuries of cultural and secular dominance, with centuries of material and spiritual decline - Iran, one of the descendants of the...
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30.09.2026 12:55
Khiva in short Khiva, Uzbekistan is a walled Silk Road town in the far west of the country, close to the border with Turkmenistan. Its inner town, Itchan Kala, became Uzbekistan's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990. Inside the mud-brick walls you'll find mosques, madrasas, palaces and minarets packed so tightly that you can walk from one gate to the other in about 15 minutes. People still...
29.09.2026 17:37
The story and photographs below were shared with us by our loyal client, Maya Ameratunga, who travelled on our first trip of Journey into the Heart of Darkness. We’re proud to publish this personal travel experience, which reflects the kind of journeys we design - authentic, immersive and off the beaten track. In the heart of Central Africa, it feels like we’re in the midst of...
20.07.2026 09:40
A Cameroon tour delivers more variety in one country than most African itineraries manage across three. Rainforest, volcanic peaks, Sahel savannah, Atlantic beaches and more than 250 ethnic groups sit within a single set of borders - which is why geographers have long called Cameroon "Africa in miniature". It is also one of the continent's least visited destinations, so the crowds you...
15.07.2026 09:02
A Mozambique tour swaps the safari-vehicle crowds for something rarer: 2,500 kilometres of Indian Ocean coastline, coral reefs that rank among the healthiest in Africa, and an Afro-Portuguese culture you will not find anywhere else on the continent. This is a beach-and-culture destination first, a wildlife one second - and that is exactly why it appeals to travellers who have already ticked off...