The culture of Asia is more than just alive; it’s singing, sewing, hunting, and dancing. It’s in the neck rings of the Kayan women of Loikaw, in the facial tattoos of Myanmar’s Chin, and in the smiles of the Luang Namtha of Laos. These exceptional journeys from Remote Lands will expand your understanding of what it means to be human in today’s world.
Spend two weeks in the highlands and Upper Sepik where you’ll meet the legendary Mudmen, observe rituals, explore jungles in a canoe, and trek the country’s highest peak.
The jungle adventures of Laos await on this six-day expedition through difficult terrain; you’ll visit hilltop tribes, scale mountains and tackle jungle in a 4x4.
Take six days to explore the Chin State in Western Myanmar. Bordering Bangladesh and Eastern India this trip is filled with natural beauty, stunning waterfalls, and isolated cultures.
The most hotly anticipated tribal event in Asia, the Hornbill Festival, is just around the corner, and this 14-day journey takes you from Kolkata to Nagaland.
Richard Collett travels to a beach with no name to visit with the Tagbanua tribe to shoot a courtship ritual, the people of the Tagbanua, and the pristine beaches of this forgotten tribal island.
Difficult to reach by both land and sea, the Gulf Mask Festival is a treasure of traditional culture and dress. Writer and photographer Olga Fontanellaz travels to this lesser-visited region to record a unique sing-sing.
Photographer and writer Annapurna Mellor travels deep into the largest island in the Philippines to explore the mountains of Batad and the culture of the Ifugao on a Banaue adventure.
“The two most important principles were prohibition of cutting of trees and protection of wildlife around us,” Khemkaran says. “And to this day the Bishnois adhere to them until death.”
