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have a long held philosophy that our operations throughout the world should be managed and operated by the people of the host country. By training and empowering them, we are able to create positive employment opportunities and a secure income, while our travellers hugely benefit from the local knowledge and safe, authentic experience that they deliver. We’re very proud of our staff and guides and judging by all the positive feedback we receive each year, so are our travellers. Let us introduce some of them to you ...
Francis Antony has over 10 years guiding experience and a mountain qualification from the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling, our travellers are in the safe hands when exploring India with Francis, one of our travellers’ favourite guides. His favourite tour to date, a month-long cycling expedition from Goa to Kochin.
Vipin Anirudhan is a sports enthusiast and fitness fanatic, Vipin had his first brush with adventure tourism when he cycled around Kerala with the National Cadet Corps. His passion for cycling continued well after he completed his studies and now he shares his passion for both cycling and South India with our travellers.
Jeffin Antony completed a commerce degree, before his deep passion for travelling and nature led him to become a travel guide all over India. A keen trekker and cyclist, Jeffin enjoys imparting his knowledge with our groups, and he also doesn’t mind sharing
a joke or two as well as tips on Indian Yoga.
Kate Leeming has cycled the equivalent distance of twice around the world at the Equator. In 2010 she became the first person to cycle an unbroken line from Africa’s most westerly to its most easterly point, crossing 22,040 kilometres over 10 months. Kate has recently returned from the Indian Himalaya where she scouted the route for our upcoming Ladakh Cycling Epic which she will lead
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Peter Kuruvita says cooking with his grandmother in the traditional kitchen of his ancestral home in Colombo, Sri Lanka, inspired his career as an award-winning chef and restaurateur. Today, he shares his passion and skills through a variety of TV series and books
or, better still, you can join Peter on one of his extraordinary food safaris through his home land.
Garry Weare is a recognised authority on the Indian Himalaya, his intimate knowledge of the region documented in his Lonely Planet guidebook 'Trekking in the Indian Himalaya'. He is also a founding director of the Australian Himalayan Foundation. He started his career leading trips in Kashmir and brings a wealth of knowledge & expertise to our Indian Himalaya trekking experience.
Soren Kruse Ledet Soren is one of our most experienced and popular mountaineering guides with an impeccable safety record. His mountain career started as a member of the 1995 and 2003 Annapurna 4 Expedition, as well as a six-month traverse of Nepal, before joining our team in 2004 and leading countless successful expeditions in Central Asia, Pakistan and the Himalaya.
George Negus George Negus AM is one of Australia’s best-known journalists, with a career spanning over four decades. He was a founding reporter on 60 minutes and has also worked on SBS Dateline and ABC’s Foreign Correspondent. He draws on his extensive knowledge and experience to help the “culturally, socially, politically and religiously curious” engage even further with their destination.
Maxim Novitskiy The mountains are a second home for Maxim,
having spent a lifetime exploring the mountains of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. In between trips he is a fledgling writer, planning to publish a series of short stories in Russian.
Dilshod Khaitov One of our most experienced guides in Central Asia, Dilshod began his tourism career
in 1996 and has assisted countless travellers from across the world to enjoy his home, Uzbekistan and his favourite city, Bukhara.
Takhir Sadullaev Takhir’s interest in reading, languages, history and natural curiosity of the world around him saw him switch his career to tourism so he could enjoy rich conversations with
his travellers. Takhir has been guiding travellers in Uzbekistan since 1996.
Imam Yar Baig – Inspired by the peaks near his home in the Hunza Valley, Imam has an impressive 35-year career which includes treks to the base camps of five 8000m peaks, over a dozen K2 Classic
and K2 Circular treks and has even accompanied Tim McCartney Snape on a Karakoram Exploratory trek.
Lianna Aghajanyan – Originally from Tbilisi, Lianna’s first passion of languages saw her receive a PhD in Philology and also learn French. After a short stint as a tutor at the Russian- Armenian University, Lianna joined the tourism industry to share her passion for Armenia’s natural beauty.
Salome Agladze – Salome has
an infectious enthusiasm for her homeland that makes her a favourite with many of our travellers to Georgia. After a stint studying in the USA, her passion for walking, horse-riding and sharing stories of her country helped her to become one of the most funny, smart and hip tour guides in all
of Georgia.
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