Wildlife Photography Tours
We look out for unique, high quality programs for niche travellers. Wildlife photography travel is coming of age with digital imaging and people are looking to hone their craft. But you can't just jump on the next safari van and be taking those drop dead shots.
Spain Slowly
See Spain slowly with guided, independent or mix and match tours. Luxuriate in quaint hotels and enjoy the tastes of northern Spain, or take to the streets from central hotels. Two types of touring for different experiences in your life journey.
Featured Tours and Links
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Rainforest State of Mind in Costa Rica
Why Costa Rica? I’d never say don’t see the Amazon or the Guatemalan rain forests. They are well worth visits, but Costa Rica is an ideal place for a first time off beach traveller because we can get you beach and rain forest. For birders and other naturalists Costa Rica...
Southern Italy’s Amalfi Coast Close Up
Enjoy a new look at the world with an Exodus holiday.
Masai Mara and Gorillas – 15 Days
The Masai Mara, a vast grassland teeming with animals, has an astonishing amount and mixture of game, including lions, cheetahs and at certain times of the year, the wildebeest migration. Lake Nakuru National Park has an incredible variety of birds as well as a healthy population of White and Black rhinos while Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to hippos, elephants, buffalo, leopards and the elusive tree-climbing lions as well as a huge variety of birds. Murchison Falls National Park is one of the most impressive parks in Africa, renowned for its scenic beauty, spectacular falls and abundant wildlife, including elephants, buffalo, Ugandan kobs (antelope), leopards, and over 450 different species of birds. The highlight of the trip is undoubtedly an hour with Mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda. This close-up encounter is arguably the most sensational wildlife experience of them all.
Premium Style Adventures For Experienced Travellers
After years of independent travel on their own, many experienced travellers have discovered the pleasure of touring with a small group of like-minded people Contact us to get tour brochure. The most wonderful thing about these trips are that the trade offs that most people think they are making turn...
Otavalo Highlands Ecuador
When you visit Ecuador, you will most likely want to go to the Otavalo market. Otavalo is an indigenous and mestizo town about 3 hours drive from Quito. It is doable on a day trip from Quito but, you miss the chance to explore the area at all. I suggest...
Not Your Typical Tuscany
Stones crunch under your boots as you negotiate the trails in Northern Tuscany. The grand vision unfolds and there before you is the panorama of lush hills and wild rocky cliffs. The trail leads back to your mountain guest house called an agriturismo for its connection to the land, and...
Slow Travel in Slovenia
A Land of Honey, Wine, and Dragons It is hard to imagine why this one little country has gone unnoticed but maybe it’s because the Europeans want to keep it that way. I don’t blame them. If you are looking for an ultimate slow travel destination, this is it. Or...
Scotland Slowly
Updated post: August 27, 2024 By Sea or By Land Scotland is a slow travel dream destination. So many nooks and crannies to explore, and so many ways to do it. Here are some incredible ideas to get you going. Take Scotland Slowly. By Sea NEWS: 2025 Dates now published....
Travel Scotland-Find Your Roots
Is Scotland Calling You Home? Scottish people have settled in all parts of the world but most notably in Canada. According to Wikipedia, there are more descendants of Scots in Canada than the total population of Scotland and they make up nearly 13% of the Canadian population. The history of...
Portugal Slowly
Portugal makes for a fascinating country to visit with castles, and quaint villages, one of the world's oldest universities, a great food culture a world class wine producing region and a people that are genuinely warm and welcoming.
India and Sri Lanka Food Tours
These tours in India and Sri Lanka are really suited to anyone looking for the real deal, not filtered by too much separation from what is going on outside the hotel room or bus window. The story teller in the video really captures the essence by saying that what happens on this trip (and really all group trips) takes place between the lines of the written itinerary.
Walk or Cycle the Camino de Santiago
There are many pilgramage routes to Santiago. Self guided and group trips are amongst the mos popular.
Georgia – A More Unusual Tour
The oldest wine producing region, over 10,000 years with cellars over now for over 1000 years. An integral part of the Silk Road. Open and welcoming for travellers.
Cuba and the Farm to Table Revolution
Cuba invites the world to visit its fantastic white sand beaches. But for those with a nose for places beyond the thin coastal rim, there is a fascinating land and people. Just don't go for the food - or so we were told.
Why Peru?
I want to get you excited to visit Peru for a first time or a revisit. Here's my reasons why.
Walking Holidays in Portugal, Europe
Prices from $599pp CAD. Trekking and walking holidays can be enjoyed without a lot of frills and we have some great options if you're more interested in the outdoors than the hotel star ratings. Self guided means pre-planned and prepaid, but no group or guide. Just you and the joy of walking. See selection.
Self Guided Travel Takes Off
Remember backpacking? Hostels, dorms, hotels of questionable repute, carrying around your life in a pack, looking for places to sleep as an almost daily chore? Enter the adult version of backpacking.
Highlights of Madagascar Tour
Truly a world unto itself, this eco-rich isle is home to exotic creatures found nowhere else on Earth! You’ll journey through the cloud forest of Ranomafana National Park, enjoy a ‘night safari’ through the Andasibe Rainforest, marvel at the unique formations of Tsingy National Park, and meet a few of...
See Canada’s North by Small Ship Cruises
Canada's North with a Canadian company. Small expeditions cruise ship encounters with the people, places and wildlife from Atlantic Canada to the high arctic.
Single Travel-No Partner, No Problem
Travelling solo is no longer the special case, it's the chosen option for a growing number of travellers. Single female travellers make up the majority of the group, but the gap is closing..
