Three regions, known from the ground
DESTINATIONS
We do not keep a long list of everywhere. We work where we have real relationships and real knowledge.
WHERE WE GO
We can tell you the difference between two lodges that look identical online
Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean. We focus on these three because we know them well enough to be useful, the right camp for the season, the guide who is genuinely the best, the room that is never listed. What follows is a sample of what a trip in each can hold, not a menu.
AFRICA · 01°S 36°E
Safari, the Swahili coast, and the wine country
From the private conservancies of Kenya to the spice coast of Zanzibar, Africa is where we started and where we know the most.
Sunrise in the Mara
A private breakfast set out on the plains as the herds move across in front of you.
Zanzibar after dark
The Stone Town spice market at dusk, then a dhow out on the water as the light drops.
The Namib dunes
The oldest desert on earth, where the draw is the silence and the scale of it.
The Cape winelands
Dinner with the winemakers in the vineyards below Table Mountain.
ASIA · 35°N 135°E
Craft, ceremony and quiet
Across Asia the appeal is precision and restraint, centuries of it. We plan around the quiet parts, not only the sights.
Bali
A villa set back in the rainforest, and a temple purification at sunrise.
Kyoto
A private tea ceremony in a machiya townhouse, then a kaiseki dinner by lantern light.
Hoi An
The lantern-lit old town reflected on the river, and pho at dawn with the people who make it.
Tokyo
Design-led hotels and an omakase counter that seats six.
MEDITERRENEAN & MIDDLEEAST · 40°N 14°E
Old stone, salt air, and slow days
The Mediterranean and the Middle East hold a lot in a small space. The point here is to slow down and stay a while.
Amalfi
A private boat under the lemon cliffs, and a trattoria off the main path.
Wadi Rum
Stargazing beside the red dunes, and a Bedouin fire after dark.
Santorini
Cave suites cut into the rock, and breakfast over the caldera.
Cairo
Private access to museum collections and rooftop views over the Nile.
BY INVITATION
The Private Collection
A set of trips we do not list here, held for people who have travelled with us before and shared by invitation. If that is you, you already know how to reach us.
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