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Innovative Tours
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 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
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 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
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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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 Victor Paul Borg
Originally trained as an ecologist and veterinarian, Victor has been involved with nature and wildlife since his teens when we was active in European conservation groups – he worked on various conservation projects, and at one point ran a wild bird hospital. At the same time, Victor began writing and taking pictures, which he has been doing for close to twenty years. His writing and photography – mostly about the geography of travel – has been published in some of the world’s top publications. He has lived in five countries on three continents, and he has spent much of the last decade in Asia. Lust and stamina for adventure, and passion for nature and culture, shows in his work: he has travelled to many Asian frontiers and bedded down with remote clans. In recent years, Victor been involved in various new projects: he is currently creating ecotourism programmes in the Mediterranean and he serves as Adventure Travel Editor for the US portal Transitions Abroad. He is also the creator of Pepper Mountains, and he continues to research and create all the tours or routes, take all pictures and do all the writing for this website, and personally lead some of the special-interest tours.
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 Al Linsangan III
After studying at university, native Calamianan Al Linsangan returned home and spent two years living in Coron Island with the native Tagbanua, where he served as an outreach officer in an environmental project. This stint of rugged living in the island fired him with a passion for ethnography, nature, photography and outdoor activities (later he became a licensed mountaineer and scuba diver). Later he worked with the Department of Tourism in planning sustainable tourism, and served tenure as president of the Calamianes Association of Tourism Establishments. Now he runs the only art gallery in the Calamian Islands and plays in the band Tribu Calamianen, which uses traditional instruments to produce a repertoire of tribal songs whose lyrics celebrate nature and culture. He runs Pepper Mountains tours in the Calamians, and he brings to the job the combination of background qualities (enthusiasm, local business contacts, unparalleled geographical knowledge) and studious expertise about Calamian culture, wildlife, and photographic scouting. One of his pictures garnered first prize at the prestigious Philippines Canon National Photo Contest.
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 Han Yu Dong
Hailing from Sichuan, Han Yu grew up in a farmers’ family – she often recounts stories of being engrossed by snakes coiled under her bed when she was a toddler, and of cycling 20km back and forth to go to school – and she has now come a long way. She went to work in Macao and other cities in Gaungdong. The she embarked on various travels throughout China, other parts of Asia and Europe. Now she lives in Europe, where she is furthering her studies and coordinating the China tours for Pepper Mountains – in summer, during her school holiday, she also leads some of the special-interest tours in China.
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