Thirteen journeys
Every journey we have written down
Each one is a starting point rather than a fixed product. Four in five of the trips we actually run are altered versions of something on this page.
9 days · Private
The Aeolian Slow Coast
Salina, Lipari, Panarea and a night crossing to Stromboli, planned around the evening light rather than a list of sights.
Coast and islandsCulture and craft€4,850from, per person
7 days · Small group
Cliff Towns and Citrus Terraces
A single base on the Tyrrhenian shore, with the citrus terraces, the tuna coast and two of the islands within reach of it.
Culture and craftCoast and islands€3,400from, per person
12 days · Private
The Tyrrhenian Fortnight
The honeymoon version of the Aeolian week: fewer moves, later mornings, a private boat on call, and no schedule in the middle.
Honeymoons and twoCoast and islands€7,900from, per person
8 days · Private
Kyoto Craft Season
A week in Kyoto built around makers rather than sights: looms, knives, indigo and bamboo, with an interpreter and a great deal of walking.
Culture and craft€5,600from, per person
11 days · Small group
The Nakasendo on Foot
Three days in Kyoto, then the surviving stretch of the inland post road through cedar forest and wooden post towns, walked uphill.
Walking and trailsCulture and craft€5,200from, per person
7 days · Private
Lofoten Winter Light
Rorbuer on a working harbour, a cod boat at first light, and six hours of blue twilight a day to spend outside in it.
Winter and northern lightCoast and islands€4,300from, per person
9 days · Small group
Arctic Sail and Ski
A sailing yacht as the base camp, anchoring under lines that run from the ridge to the sea, with two mountain guides aboard.
AdventureWinter and northern light€6,400from, per person
10 days · Private
Laikipia Conservancy Weeks
Two conservancies, three nights each minimum, with walking safaris and night drives that the national parks do not permit.
Wildlife and conservation€8,900from, per person
9 days · Private
Laikipia for Families
The same conservancies, restructured for families: tracking on foot, camel walks, a night in a fly camp, and no six-hour drives.
Wildlife and conservation€7,200from, per person
9 days · Private
The Altiplano Traverse
Salt flats, altiplanic lagoons and the geyser field at dawn, sequenced by a geologist so that the altitude does not ruin it.
Desert and altitudeWalking and trails€5,400from, per person
6 days · Small group
Desert Sky
The short version of the Atacama, built around two nights of astronomy and one day on the altiplano.
Desert and altitude€3,200from, per person
12 days · Private
Sumba: Coral and Ritual
The west coast beaches and the clan villages inland, visited with a Sumbanese guide and on the island's own terms.
Coast and islandsCulture and craft€6,800from, per person
8 days · Private
The Long Quiet
A honeymoon built on the assumption that you would like to be left alone: one house, one beach, one staff, and almost no schedule.
Honeymoons and twoCoast and islands€6,200from, per person