Asian Adventures
SE ASIA
SE ASIA
Sand shifted each year by just one parrotfish
Sand shifted each year by just one parrotfish
Komodo Dragon (Just do not make them angry)
Komodo Dragon (Just do not make them angry)
Meet new species of orangutan, only discovered in 2017
Meet new species of orangutan, only discovered in 2017
Currents, time of year, pull of the moon and other factors influence your chances, but if you’re lucky, you can swim with seahorses as they flutter through the coral. Unique amongst animals, the males get pregnant.
Ascend the 1,267 steps to see the dazzling golden statue. Film the stunning 360º panoramic views from the 2,000-foot summit. A guide will escort you through the lush jungle teeming with wildlife and cooling lily ponds.
Subject to safety regulations at the time of your visit comparing street, restaurant and on-board dining experiences will be something even Michelin Guide inspectors could only dream of.
One of the only places to see orangutans in the wild. These heavily threatened primates are smart enough to make medicine, exchange gifts, create gloves and engineer tools to obtain food. They like to sleep peacefully, making a new bed of soft leaves every night. Observing these primates is utterly beguiling.
Discover, at 331ft, the world’s tallest tropical tree. A new primate species was only discovered in 2017. New revelations are made all the time.
Edmiston will arrange for you to meet with expert botanists, scientists and conservationists to talk through this incredible island’s issues. Simple, they are not but you could make a big difference to the outcome of events.
passing clouds en route to the 13,435ft peak of S.E. Asia's tallest mountain. Walkable? Yes. Easy? There is no achievement in easy.
Take a tender along the Kinabatangan river passing elephants, tree swinging orangutangs, nosey proboscis monkeys, tailthrashing crocodiles and extraordinary extrovert hornbills.
is to start off in Bako National Park in search of orchids that seem to have been designed by Salvador Dali. Just head-shakingly extraordinary.
Borneo is not for the feint hearted. It is, however, life affirming, staggering in the extreme of its wildlife, beauty and the environmental challenges that you could choose to influence. Good beaches too.
Try the Royal Lulur at Bulgari – a team of four therapists works on two guests at the same time to revitalise every inch of your body. Sulawesi’s Bunaken Marine Park is nature showing off – 2,000 species of day-glo fish, 390 species of dazzling coral. Snorkelling heaven.
Slip into the water to swim with a family of whale sharks that have taken over the bay. It is a humbling, exhilarating experience. As the sun sets, watch hundreds of thousands of fruit bats flying in formation. Dinner on deck – and there is so much to talk about.
Canoe over the sunken river canyons amidst the brilliant coral teeming with fish of every size and colour:
sharks, trevallies, turtles and parrot fish as a starting point.
