Audley's Hidden Beaches team have not only visited all of the properties in our portfolio, they have also each taken part in the various activities which accompany a stay at one of these glorious locations. Here they talk about each of their favorite experiences.
Audley clients Judy Hilton, Katie Howe, Val Skinner and Matthew Osmond recently visited Thailand on separate trips. Highlights included being woken by the calls of gibbons and training as an elephant mahout for the day.
Hidden Beaches specialist, Julie, has just returned from an Audley trip to the Seychelles. She describes how her visit coincided with the hatching of hawksbill and green turtles.
The teardrop island has it all: culture, wildlife, beautiful beaches, lush hillsides, amazing food, welcoming people. Here, three of our specialists share their Sri Lanka favorites.
Audley clients Nigel Bell, Janice Leeming, Ivan Good, John Turner and David Piggott recently visited Vietnam on separate trips. Highlights included visiting villagers in Vietnam's remote Ha Giang province and a night-time scooter ride around Ho Chi Minh City.
Audley clients Lindsay Merriman, Rob Wellman, Jane Booker and Jackie Tunstall-Pedoe recently visited Myanmar on separate trips. Highlights included attending a rice ceremony with a local family and seeing the leg rowing fishermen on Inle Lake.
The Kimberley is the real Australia, a place with more crocodiles than people, epic vistas and opportunities for both high adventure and cruising in style. Paul Done, one of Audley's Regional Managers introduces this wonderful wild west.
Japan and China specialist Shannon Yates, from our US office, captures traditional Japan at its most serene, from girls dressing up in kimonos to dining in an izakaya in Tokyo.
Co-owner of the Great Bear Lodge in British Columbia, Canada, Tom Rivest tells us what he’s learned from nearly three decades as an expert wilderness guide.