Ground breaking travel

Pioneer ground breaking travel

Push the boundaries of adventure travel and reach some of the world’s most remote corners on these dynamic itineraries. You will give up your creature comforts to go off the beaten track, experience challenging terrain and explore rugged locations around the world that few have ventured to. Ground-breaking and unforgettable travel.


Style Facts

Transport: Dependent on destination - camel, horse, 4WD, foot, bus, bicycle
Accommodation: Simple hotels, camping
Single Supplements: Usually Available
Recommended Age: Minimum 18 years
Tour Personnel: Imaginative Traveller Tour Leader
Included Meals: Only meals in remote locations
Guaranteed departures: Subject to minimum bookings
Group Size: 6 - 12

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The Rhubarb Road


Travelling overland from Moscow to Beijing we follow “The Rhubarb Road”, a less well known sister route to the Silk Road of old. We pass through little visited parts of Russia and Kazakhstan on…
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Ultimate Galapagos!


This is the ultimate Galapagos tour, where the scenery and wildlife for which the islands are famous is just waiting to be discovered. This active adventure combines kayaking, mountain biking,…
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Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City by Bike

from USD 2020 for 22 days

As bicycles are Southeast Asia’s most popular mode of transport there’s no better way to explore this fascinating part of the world. Our route through eastern Thailand takes us well off the…
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Expedition to Angola

from USD 4975 for 14 days

A pioneering expedition to one of Africa’s least visited countries. Angola is known as the last true wilderness and this is an opportunity to explore its south-west corner on an exhilarating 4WD…
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Icelandic Winter Experience


Travelling the highlands of Iceland in the winter, through snow and ice, all in the comfort of a superjeep, is as exciting an experience to be found anywhere in Europe. We set off into the wild…
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Into the Heart of Papua


Papua, previously called Irian Jaya, is the part of Indonesia that covers the western side of the huge, remote island of New Guinea, which it shares with the separate country of Papua New Guinea.…
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Into the Heart of Papua

from USD 3846 for 15 days

Papua, previously called Irian Jaya, is the part of Indonesia that covers the western side of the huge, remote island of New Guinea, which it shares with the separate country of Papua New Guinea.…
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Sahara Camel Trek

from USD 1633 for 15 days

Starting in the desert city of Marrakech we follow the ancient camel caravan routes through Morocco, across a part of the Sahara Desert to the south of Jebel Saghro. Trekking on foot, with the camels…
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Tatami Trails

from USD 2420 for 13 days

In Japan, the forces of nature are inseparable from everyday life.  On this tour we concentrate on the natural beauties of Japan and gain an appreciation of the harmony that once existed across the…
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The Kokoda Trail

from USD 5085 for 14 days

Papua New Guinea is surely one of the wildest, most unexplored areas on earth but its maze of hillside tracks and passes became the battleground between Japanese Imperial Forces and Australian forces…