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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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GEOGRAPHY TOURS

Travel Photography

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

Improve your photography in a practical, hands-on teaching and travel experience that takes place in destinations that inspire the photographic muse across all subgenres of travel photography. Open to everyone from complete amateurs to advanced amateurs, this journey with a pro travel photographer gives you a deeper interaction with milieu through photography, even while travelling to places that are rich in nature and culture.

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Culinary adventures

FLOWER PEPPER DUCK

Experience China’s cultural heartland as expressed through fiery Sichuan cuisine – China’s tastiest regional cuisine and possibly the world’s most varied for ingredients. Our unique culinary adventure includes visits to speciality food venues and restaurants, side-trips to various exotic food-associated rural villages, and practical instruction by chef at the funky courtyard restaurant in a village run like farmers’ cooperative. We also enjoy Sichuan’s long association with tea in tea estates located in the mountains where tea was first discovered, where we learn the fine techniques in the cultivation, preparation, and drinking of tea.

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Watercolourist Retreat

WATERCOLOURISTS RETREAT

Join an art instructor for a few days of informal instruction or camaraderie while painting watercolours in exotic and quaint milieus that will trigger your muse. If you’re a beginner, you can learn techniques in practical one-to-one coaching with an experienced art teacher; if you’re advanced, you can refine your paintings and also get the chance to paint a different place that will fire your imagination in new ways. These tours are customisable, ranging from weekend forays within striking distance of Chengdu to more sustained travels and retreats over a longer span of time.

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Geography Research

GEOGRAPHY FRONTIERS

Join Victor Paul Borg – an international travel writer and photographer – on inimitable journeys to some of the most exotic and incredible destinations in Asia during research trips for his geographical stories. These journeys are one-of-a-kind and open only to small groups of individuals able to muster stamina, curiosity, and a passion for adventure.

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