| A Touch of Class Tours Pick of the Month |
| Location: Asia, Africa, Middle East |
| Specialty: Small group and individual journeys |
| Why We Like Them: Personal attention to details and the little extras that make a trip truly unique are provided by A Touch of Class Tours. Special interests such as textile visits to private art galleries, archeological excavations as well as university and alumni tours can easily be created to fit group or individual needs. By going the extra mile to insure that each trip is unique, the company earns loyal travelers and great reviews. |
| Article: The painted havelis of Rajasthan |
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| Adventure Center |
| Location: Worldwide |
| Specialty: c and expeditions |
| Why We Like Them: Representing over 700 trips worldwide from a number of great companies, Adventure Centre can help you plan an active vacation to even the most remote parts of the world. Local hotels and guides insure the best possible benefit to the communities visited and the small group size provides travelers an up-close and truly personal idea of the local culture. |
| Article: Adventure travelers leave last, return first |
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| Wild Card Adventures |
| Location: SE Asia, China, Mongolia and Bhutan |
| Specialty: Custom tours of Asia |
| Why We Like Them: Custom designed tours to fit your special interest, be it birding and wildlife, traditional medicine, religion, cuisine, or archaeology. Do to the company’s strong personal relationships in the region excursions to rarely accessible places hill tribe villages, wild jungles or traditional markets can easily be arranged. |
| Article: Tsunami In Myanmar |
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| Go Differently |
| Location: India, Thailand, Bali, Sri Lanka and Cambodia |
| Specialty: Small group cultural journeys and volunteer programs |
| Why We Like Them: Dedicated to responsible tourism and making a difference in the lives of the people they visit, Go Differently is a great company for getting a taste of local life. Whether you’d like to volunteer with Thai elephants, teach English in a rural village or experience life in a local homestay, Go Differently can help you get there. Small group and individual holidays at the beach, in the jungle or general cultural tourism and adventure trips await you as well. |
| Article: Thailand… the magic continues… |
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| Asia Transpacific Journeys |
| Location: Asia and Pacific |
| Specialty: Group and Custom travel programs |
| Why We Like Them: Offering scheduled departures to single and multi-country destinations as well as custom trips, Asia Transpacific Journeys focus on superior accommodations and feature a maximum group size of 16. Special emphasis on marine activities, their small ship journeys offer additional chances to get close to the world’s underwater life. Dedicated to the people of the lands they visit, the company has a special foundation which has ongoing projects for disadvantaged children in the region. |
| Article: The Second Tsunami |
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| Trans Indus |
| Location: India and SE Asia |
| Specialty: India group departures and custom tours |
| Why We Like Them: U.K. based Trans Indus focuses on India. They have been a specialist to the sub-continent for 15 years and have a number of set departures to the regions most memorable destinations as well as independent travel. Occasional special guest lecture tours are offered to immerse the traveler in the history of Indian art and archeology. They also offer a great selection of pre-designed inclusive tours for independent travelers to SE Asia. |
| Article: Back to the beaches |
