Experium Travel

27/12/2024

Just a selection of some of the group photos from some of this year’s experiences.
Come and join us for an unforgettable experience.
We don’t visit the world, we Experience it.

26/12/2024

Happy Boxing Day
Time to eat the leftovers and dream of travel to come this next year.
Where are you excited about travelling to next year ?

Me …. All of it …. Ecuador, Greenland, Mongolia, Vietnam, Costa Rica Rica, Uganda, Nepal, Switzerland, Sri Lanka .

And you ??
Comment below…….

24/12/2024

So that’s me closing down now for a few days.
Thank you for all your support in 2024 and look fwd to the new adventures with you in 2025 and beyond.
Japan sold out yesterday and already has a waiting list.
I just have Alaska now to offer for 2026 and perhaps one more surprise and another surprise trip in 2025. More later.

Enjoy the festivities.
I already feel like I’ve eaten too much!
Happy Christmas everyone.
Best wishes
Yvette

23/12/2024

Japan in the Fall - November 2026 - is now open for booking.
This trip is now even better - fabulous hotels in fantastic centrally located positions.
Hotels with private onsen, traditional Ryokan style hotels near to the snow monkeys.
Many meals included.
Expert local guides.
Fully escorted.
LOW single supplement

let me know if you'd like more details. I have just emailed the details to those on the mailing list but do let me know if you haven't received yours

22/12/2024

Igloo Lodge in the backcountry near to Illullissat.
Definitely a unique lodge ..
Where is the quirkiest place you’ve ever stayed ?
Comment below ….

20/12/2024

Japan in the Fall… November 2026

I have gone and made my Japan tour even better than it was before ?
How is that possible?
Well, keep an eye on your inboxes over the weekend and you’ll see.

Snow monkeys, Nikko National Park ( one of my personal favourites), Dinner with one of the Maiko (Geisha) in Kyoto, cruise in Tokyo, fabulous centrally located hotels, Osaka, Hiroshima, Nagano, Matsumoto, Mt Fuji (of course), Ryokan, Hakone hotel with private onsen.

*** COMING SOON ***

20/12/2024

Northern lights in Greenland last night.
Such an unspoiled destination !
Can’t wait to go back in March for the winter experience trip !
Igloos - Aurora - snow shoeing - huskies - snow mobiles - here we come !!

19/12/2024

For those of you who have been up to Inari with me on my Arctic Wilderness tours, you may wish to tune in to the BBC tomorrow and watch this…
Fun memories up there …..

18/12/2024

And 3rd Prize.... goes to..
Jennry Streeter for her lovely image of Greenland.

Thank you again for all of your lovely entries.
Well done...

18/12/2024

2nd prize - £50 voucher.
congratulations Melanier Sowerbutts.
I loved this image...

18/12/2024

BUT there can only be one winner....

congratulations Ulla Potts... You have done it again.
I just loved this image and although you won last year, I really think you deserve to win again!!!

18/12/2024

There have been so many fabulous entries to this year's photography competition and the judging has been so incredibly difficult. So much so, that next year, I will ask for just one entry per person... ha ha.
But seriously, thank you all for taking part. The most important thing with photography is that it's all very subjective. and importantly that you enjoy taking the shots. After all the photos are YOUR memories and yours alone.

What I love is not necessarily what you love... and to be honest it doesn't really matter. It was all about you sharing really your 'favourite' photo of your holiday.
And that has been the really great part of seeing your entries. The way you have engaged with the fun photo daily entries on the tours we have and share ...
As those of you that have travelled with me - we have a "one shot of the day, on the day" daily photo share. The entries have varied from masterpieces to a cold drink or ice cream on an incredibly hot day which has more often than not had the most likes on any given day.

But I have enjoyed seeing the way you love to take your photos - whether it be with your camera or your phone. The phones these days are so sophisticated that it has made it so easy for you all to take your photos. As you know, I also like to get you all as close to the animals on the wildlife trips as possible, that even the phones can take some incredible shots.

Here are some of my favourite entries... and remember these are all just MY favourite entries.

The winners will be notified shortly and let's see if you agree.

Good luck everyone..

Thank you again for entering.

18/12/2024

As I’ve just completed the last tour of the year - a total of 13 trips this year to far flung places and a few not so far. I just put together a little selection of photos - some of my personal highlights from this year.

We’ve had some incredible Experiences…. Quad biking in Oman and Namibia, camel riding in Jordan, Morocco and Egypt, the incredible sunset and sunrise in Torres del Paine with our stay at the Rio Serrano Hotel with Mountain View rooms looking towards Torres, the boat trip at Iguassu, hotel stays at the Old Cataract in Aswan and the Belmond in Iguassu, snowmobiling and snow shoeing in the high Arctic, hiking to the viewpoint at the Eqi Glacier (Greenland), seeing the Cherry blossom (eventually) in Japan, sunrise on Easter Island, snorkelling in the Red Sea at Aqaba, Jordan, seeing Petra without the crowds, Machu Picchu, the jaguars of the Pantanal, the tigers of India coming so close to the Jeep I could have touched them, climbing the dune in the Sahara to watch the sunset and sliding back down again just before the summit (you guys will remember that sunset) the humpback whales (3 of them) jumping out of the water right in front of us (Greenland), the Aurora dancing in Finland with a full moon, the walk through the early dawn market in Madurai, sailing up the Nile in our little dahabeya… to name just a few!

These are just some of my favourite memories of the year.

What has been your highlight this year on an Experium Tracel trip?
Comment below….

And here’s the photo selection from my year of travel.
When you look at it like this, it really has been quite a year!

16/12/2024

Well, it’s the last day of the tour and I have learned from 30 yrs of Experience, that it’s never over until it’s over …. Ha ha,..
But fingers crossed we will fly back to the U.K. today - on schedule.
This has been the last trip of the year for me … And WOW what another wonderful year it’s been.
So many adventures and experiences ….
Looking back - this year we have been to :-
Oman, Finland, Greenland, Jordan, Egypt, Peru, Brazil, Chile & Easter Island, Namibia, India for the tigers and another trip to south India including Kerala, Japan and this last trip to Morocco.
A busy year you could say…

Now time for me to go home for Christmas and New Year and take some time off for the holiday to spend with family and friends.
I’ll be answering emails but I’m going to try and take some time out as well.

I would like to thank my Facebook followers for sharing the journeys with us. And of course thank you to all of you who have travelled with me this year.
I look forward to exciting trips I have planned for 2025 and sharing some more journeys with many more of you.

In March 2025 it will be Experium Travel’s 6th birthday…. I still can’t believe that but this is a fun journey for me. I love creating these experiences for you all and it gives me great pleasure when the plans come together. And I love it that you all love the trips as much as I do!

Looking fwd to seeing more of you next year and beyond.

Best wishes for the Christmas season.

16/12/2024

Photo Competition
Closing date - 17th December 2024 / midnight

Not too late to enter…

15/12/2024

15/12/2024

Our last day here in Marrakech was spent in the secret gardens in and around Marrakech - the aromatic garden, garden paradise of Safron and a garden designed by an Austrian man with a vision - all with the Atlas Mountains as a backdrop.
This was a perfect way to spend our last day. We had a delicious lunch in the aromatic garden, tea in the saffron garden and a morning n coffee in the first garden
We have one last final farewell dinner this evening before we start the journey home tomorrow.

14/12/2024

As we left Fes this morning to begin our drive back to Marrakech, we stopped briefly in Rabat - the administrative capital of Morocco. Carefully manicured streets, newly white washed walls and the city where all of the administration offices of the king and parliament are housed. This city was a world away from everywhere else we have visited so far in Morocco.
Located on the Atlantic coast, we could see the surfers below catching the waves.
After lunch overlooking the ocean we began the second half of our drive back to the city where we began.
We have one more full day tomorrow to visit the Atlas Mountains before we head for home on Monday afternoon.
Some photos of Rabat….