Sri Lanka

Going off-the-beaten-track half way round the World with people you don’t know, food you’ve never tried before and what appear to be extreme weather conditions. What can possibly go wrong?

A few tips on how to get the best out of your small group tour to Southeast Asia

Gluten intolerant or gluten allergic are terms we encounter increasingly frequently, so here’s a rundown of what to expect on a Southeast Asia tour

Some of the domestic and regional flights you’ll come across on our Southeast Asian small group tours

Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya, ancient city and rock fortress, is undoubtedly one of the most most spectacular of the country’s 8 UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites. It can also be for some visitors, one of the most daunting.

…pick up a green mango, give that durian a go, try a soursop shake in Phnom Penh’s Russian Market, or, if you’re really lucky, try Wi’s fresh passion fruit cheesecake but stuff the imported blueberries and perhaps forget the cashew fruit.

New tours for 2026-27 Every year, as soon as things quieten down after the November to February high season, it’s time to turn our attention to any necessary changes, tweaks and amendments or worthwhile additions to our existing range of Southeast Asia small group tours. Full details, tour by tour, can be seen by following the relevant links below but…

Favourite Southeast Asian hotels Excuses for the slightly deceptive title – it works better for SEO purposes – and our list is not in any way intended to be our all time favourite Southeast Asian hotels, but rather a rundown on some favourite new spots we’ve added recently to our range of small group tours. Obviously, new hotels and resorts…

Southeast Asia a-arrival cards – how do they work? We’d say the new system of Southeast Asia a-arrival cards is probably, all things considered, a good initiative, but it does take a bit of getting used to and has occasionally caused a certain amount of confusion. We can’t remember which immigration department first came up with the idea – maybe…

Southeast Asia Travel Warnings Some guests, and prospective guests, are occasionally bemused as to which areas of Southeast Asia we can take you too and which we can’t and why. Well, frequently so are we. Firstly, as a UK-licensed tour operator, we’re obliged to follow British Foreign Office travel advice, so, it depends upon whatever Southeast Asia travel warnings the…

A few of the local guides and tour-leaders you may come across – or have already met – on our small group tours to Southeast Asia

Elephants in Sri Lanka First, the good news: as of 2025, wild elephants in Sri Lanka are estimated to number around 7,500 – a healthy increase on the 5,879 individuals recorded in a 2011 census.  Of course, any census of these wide-roaming, and often remarkably difficult to spot, creatures needs to be taken with a pinch of salt but the…