South East Asia Active and outdoor Trips

I taught ancient Egyptian history to high school students and this trip was a realisation of my dream to visit Egypt and see the ancient monuments. Explore did a magnificent job in all aspects, hotels, transfers airline bookings etc. Our group leader was Mohamed Osama, was the catalyst in making this tour an absolute pleasure. His knowledge as an Egyptologist was second to none, and his people skills were equally great. Will I recommend this tour to anyone. A resounding YES!

The trip was great. We saw a good variety of terrains and therefore flora and fauna. Our tour guide was exceptional. He kept us informed and interested in what we were doing and about Madagascar and its people. He showed great care to all of us. The highlight was the variety of lemurs we saw. The best one was when we in the middle of an Indri conversation, so loud, such fun. Travelling in September we were able to see a lot of baby lemurs. It was great to see the conspiracies working and travelling together.

We saw amazing sites and wildlife on our tour! Our guides, Nilton in Peru and Myriam in Ecuador, were friendly, organized and knowledgeable. It was fun hanging out and chatting in with Myriam, and Nilton helped me recover from a day of food/altitude illness. There were a lot of early morning starts and transfers between various transports- plane to bus to train to bus to boat to bus to boat to bus, etc. Glad they arranged it all!

Good personal hygiene (like client hand washing facilities) was provided frequently on Kilimanjaro trek. Good food was provided for all diet choices. I would have liked an extra day between the Kilimanjaro trek and the 3 day safari.

Visiting Petra, and the rest of Jordan, has been a long-held dream of mine. I was very pleased to see Explore had my dream Jordan itinerary, as I had previously toured with Explore in Morocco in 2023. Our tour guide was Abdallah Ahllalat. At our first 12-person group meeting, I could sense that this trip was going to be amazing. What makes an amazing journey, including the people on the tour, the places we visit, the experiences we have, the sights, smells, and sounds, is an exceptional tour guide. Abdallah's passion, love of Petra and Jordan's incredible history, his depth of knowledge and learnings of the ancient sites, the stories he shared, and his ability to motivate us further than we thought was possible, was incredible. He inspired us to want more, go further, and achieve new heights. Abdallah gave me memories I will never forget in my lifetime. At my first glimpse of the Treasury, Petra, I had tears in my eyes, for me it was spellbinding. The rest of the tour unfolded with lots of laughter, fun, fabulous dinners, lemon & mint drinks, and hilarious discussions. I undertook most of the optional tours. Petra at Night was beautifully told and presented. Yes, I must ride a camel in a desert! Abdallah Ahllalat is one of my top 3 Global tour guides. The tour exceeded my expectations!

A varied and fascinating itinerary exploring lots of different parts of Peru. Our guide, Miguel, was fabulous. He is a warm and extremely competent tour guide who looked after us superbly throughout the trip. The use of specialist guides greatly added to the experience. There is a lot of travelling with this trip and sometimes we would have liked a bit more time exploring on foot rather than using a minibus. Overall, a great trip.