Tailor-made travel

Trips planned by people who have been there.

Fourteen countries we know well, planned around you, and someone on the phone the whole time you are away.

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Where we go

Fourteen countries, each one planned by someone who has been.

Kilchurn Castle reflected in Loch Awe

Scotland and the islands

Castles, ferries and single-track roads, with the right hotel at the end of each.

from $1,900 pp, 8 nights
A Norwegian fjord between sheer cliffs

Norway by rail and boat

The Bergen line, the fjords by ferry, and the Lofoten islands if you have the time.

from $3,200 pp, 10 nights
A Greek island harbour with whitewashed houses

The quieter Greek islands

Three islands by ferry, each a little further from the crowds than the last.

from $2,100 pp, 12 nights
A Kyoto pagoda among autumn trees

Japan, slowly

Tokyo, Kyoto and the Kiso valley on foot, with ryokan nights and the rail pass sorted.

from $4,600 pp, 14 nights
A safari vehicle beside a lion at sunset

East Africa on safari

Small camps in the Mara and the Serengeti, with guides we have known for years.

from $6,400 pp, 10 nights
A colourful village on the Amalfi Coast

Southern Italy

The Amalfi Coast out of season, Naples for the food, and Puglia for the quiet.

from $2,400 pp, 10 nights
Open passport pages covered in colourful entry stamps
How we plan a trip

A long call, a written plan, and a phone that answers.

1An hour on the phoneWith the planner who knows the place, about what you want from it.
2A written itineraryDay by day, with every hotel, train and transfer, and why we chose it.
3Someone while you are awayA number that answers at any hour, and a local contact on the ground.
A sample itinerary

Japan in autumn, fourteen nights.

Days 1-3
TokyoNeighbourhoods on foot, a sushi counter, a day in Nikko.
Days 4-5
The Kiso valleyThe old post road between Magome and Tsumago, bags sent ahead.
Days 6-9
KyotoTemples before the crowds, a tea ceremony, a night in a ryokan.
Days 10-11
NaoshimaThe art island, by ferry.
Days 12-14
OsakaStreet food, then home from Kansai.

From $4,600 per person, with flights, rail pass and every night booked.

A red Japanese temple hall reflected in a pond
Where next?

Tell us the idea. We will make it a trip.

Two weeks, a rough budget and the feeling you are after. A planner who has been there calls you back within a day.

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