Tailormade Holidays to Asia

The variety of landscapes, peoples, cultures and wildlife to be found in Asia is quite remarkable. From the humid tropical rainforests of Borneo, Thailand and Malaysia to the to the most spectacular and highest mountains in the world that lie along the northern border of Nepal, the backbone of the Great Himalaya. These vast and varied regions are home to Muslims, Christians, Buddhists and Hindus; to pastoralist nomads, sedentary farmers, traditional traders, industrialists and tribal hunter-gatherers. Mammal enthusiasts will be rewarded with far more than the Tigers on Tailormade holidays through central India. Birdwatchers face the challenge of both the diversity and elusive habits of south-east Asia’s tropical rainforest birds. Enjoy the thrill of encountering those fabled Siberian species that occasionally visit British shores as vagrants, and the physical challenge of tracking down the remote high-altitude specialities of the Tien Shan and Himalayan mountains. Tigers, Leopards, Snow Leopards, Clouded Leopards, Asiatic Lions, Asian Elephants, Water Buffalo, Gaur (Asian Bison), Indian One-horned Rhinoceros, and Brown, Black and Sloth Bears are amongst Asia’s ‘big game’ that is every bit as exciting as that found in Africa! The Asian challenge, though, is greater than that of Africa, for whilst much of the latter’s wildlife may be seen on traditional vehicular safaris, the former’s demands patience on foot amongst the rainforests, and the enthusiasm to undertake exciting treks through the Himalaya. Asia offers the choice of some fine hotels and luxury jungle lodges as well as fully serviced camping and more basic government guesthouses to explore and enjoy the more remote areas.