While we certainly showcase the highlights, our journey is anything but generic. Say goodbye to off-the-shelf travel, and embrace unique encounters.
I`ve done a lot of tours in my working life as a travel journalist and that’s given me some great insights into what’s going to give travellers a satisfying and illuminating travel experience. During that time I’ve discovered some pretty remarkable places that I wanted to share with other like-minded travellers, and so Tripwired Tours was born. It’s not just about places but also a style of travel. I like slow travel, with spare time in the itineraries that give me freedom to pursue my own interests. I also like small hotels with character, calm and comfort and I like to be surprised and entertained.
My groups are small, maximum 12 guests. That’s big enough for variety but not so big that you’ll feel lost in a crowd.
I’m on every trip, but I also use local guides because they’re the keys to a foreign culture, and I choose them with care. They’re well versed in the history, culture and customs of the city or region and they’ll give you a deeper, richer understanding of a place and its culture.
Rajasthan, “land of kings”, is a rich and exotic part of India. Rich in ceremony, rich in tradition, rich in culture and colour. We’ll see leopards, painted elephants, princely palaces, tribal cultures, desert forts and dramatic landscapes.
Our tour of Bengal is a cracker of a journey with views of snow-capped Himalaya peaks from a tea plantation near Darjeeling, a cruise on the mighty Brahmaputra River, one-horned rhinos in Kaziranga National Park and the astonishing & life-changing Varanasi.
Ringed by rust-coloured ramparts, with the snow-capped peaks of the Atlas Mountains in the background, Morocco has always been a place of mystery and magic, where wild tribesmen coughed up from mountain villages once traded with exotic cameleers whose blue robes were still splattered with Saharan sand – a teasing place for the Western mind.
AUD 12399 twinshare, single supplement AUD 2999 per person
We’re looking forward to being back in the land of camels and couscous. Our trip in 2024 was a huge hit, everyone loved the glamorous hotels and riads, the food, the walks through the palmeries and the incredible sunsets over the dunes of the Sahara. Morocco is one of the easiest, most likeable and most exotic of the Islamic countries for travellers, and it’s totally safe.
Morocco is a feast for the senses—raw, refined, and utterly spellbinding. Spend two nights under the stars in a luxury Sahara camp, where silence stretches to the dunes and drums echo by firelight. In Marrakesh, the Djemaa el Fna erupts each night into a surreal theatre of acrobats, Gnaoua musicians, trance healers and spice-laced street food. Wander the Jardin Majorelle, Yves Saint Laurent’s verdant creation, and the Secret Garden, a haven of Islamic artistry. Have lunch in a kasbah near Agdz, where mudbrick walls hold centuries of stories. In Essaouira, sea air mingles with jazz and artisan perfume in a whitewashed maze of cafes and ateliers. And deep in the oases of the south, fig, olive and pomegranate groves flourish in the shadow of the mighty Atlas.
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12590 AUD twin share 3249 AUD single supplement per person
Rajasthan is where India turns up the colour and lets loose its eccentric soul. One moment you're sipping cocktails on the rooftop of Bujera Fort, watching the sun slide behind the Aravalli Hills, the next you're bouncing through leopard country in Marwar’s granite folds. In Bagru, the Chipa printers still coax magic from hand-carved blocks and vats of natural dye, while at Ranakpur, Jain devotion takes shape in marble so intricate it almost breathes. There’s a temple to a motorcycle (yes, really), a dinner by oil-lamp at a stepwell in Narlai, and Jodhpur’s Mehrangarh Fort towering above the blue city like a scene from a Mughal epic. Add in street food binges from Old Delhi to Jodhpur’s buzzing bazaars, and the poetry-in-marble that is the Taj Mahal—and you’ve got Rajasthan, wild, regal and unforgettable.
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Wake in Darjeeling to golden Himalayan sunrises, stay in a historic tea estate, and ride the famous toy train through misty mountain villages. Cruise for four days along the mighty Brahmaputra in Assam, spotting river dolphins and drifting past forested riverbanks. In Kolkata, trace the stories of the British Raj through grand colonial landmarks before heading to a peaceful village retreat. End in Varanasi, where the sacred Ganges, ancient temples, and ritual-filled ghats bring India’s deep spirituality to life. With just seven double rooms, this small-group adventure blends luxury, culture, and discovery—India in all its colour, seen the Tripwired way.
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Destinations include the sun-drenched olive groves and coastal villages of Puglia, the culinary heartland of Emilia-Romagna, the rolling hills and hidden hilltowns of Umbria, the folklore and forested mountains of Romania, and the spice-laden markets and temple towns of South India. If one of these journeys calls to you, message us to be added to the waitlist — once we reach the numbers, we're good to go!
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Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011 Australia
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