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Innovative Tours

 Tours to places that are   hard to discover, or get to, by yourself

 Itineraries that go into the back regions, beyond the tourist circuits

 Light adventures, cultural immersion, interactive holidays

 Experience, sensitivity and passion

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Where We Go

 Nature reserves, national parks, wild landscapes, ethnic villages and pastoral settings are our favoured locales

 The intersections of culture and nature, especially in coastal or mountainous regions

 Pockets of authentic culture in cities and noisy places

 Customised tours within the parameters of our stomping ground and conscience

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Artists’ Forays

 Learn practical photography in exotic photo-tours led by a pro travel photographer

 Gather wild or cultivated foods, and have fun cooking authentic Asian dishes

 Paint inspiring milieus in water-colours - or on canvas - with an art teacher

 Craft Asian accessories or implements from bamboo, rattan, and other natural materials

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ADVENTURE STORIES

In Pursuit of Panda

An adventure narrative article that recounts a quest to find wild pandas in their habitats – and in the process the author discovers the mythical takin.

Swallows & Spirits

An investigative feature about the achievements and setbacks experienced by the Tagbanua tribes as they gain self-rule in their ancestral lands in the Philippines.

Northern Light

Travel narrative mingled with reportage about Kanas national park, one of the largest national parks on earth.

Calypso Moments

Desolate and golden beaches, islands floating in sparkling seas, and rich coral reefs awaits island-hoppers in the Calamian Islands, as recounted in this travel story.

Masters of the Sahara

A feature about the recent archeological discoveries that show that a once-powerful kingdom flourished in the central Sahara Desert for a thousand years.

The Iron Stallion

Travelling on the old steam train and staying in an old industrial town without cars is an experience that is romantic and revelatory in myriad small ways.

Heavenly Brew

Thousands of years after the culture of tea-drinking arose, Sichuan still plays host to an evolving tea-culture in modern teahouses in Chengdu and other cities.

The Quest for Dorado

Travel and anthropological reportage about the small Mediterranean fishermen who go out to fish for the famed dolphin fishes in rustic and colourful wooden launches.

People of the Cave

Adventure and anthropological narrative about staying with the Tau’t Batu, a tribe who live in remote and inaccessible caves reminiscent of Neolithic times.

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