Travel with me · Alaya Tours
Come see it with me
Reading about a place is a start. Standing in it, with time to understand it, is something else. Alaya Tours is the small travel company I run with my best friend Mirjan, built on the same idea as this blog: fewer places, deeper stays.
Why Alaya
Come home changed, not just photographed.
Fewer places. Deeper stays.
No racing between sights. Time to sit with a place, its history, and the people who live there, the way the stories on this site are made.
Small by design
Small groups, and solo-friendly, so a trip feels like travelling with friends rather than following a flag.
Founder-led, traveller-tested
Mirjan and I vet every destination ourselves and lead the trips. Nothing goes on the itinerary that we haven't lived.
Four ways to travel
Pick the kind of trip you need
Journeys
Depth without difficulty. Culture, history, and slow days for curious travellers.
Expeditions
Dirt on your boots, altitude in your lungs. For travellers who want the wild side.
Retreats
Travel inward, too. Quieter trips built around rest and reflection.
Reserve
Fully private, custom trips designed around you, your people, and your pace.
Where Alaya goes
Asia, one place at a time
Trips run to places I keep going back to, many of which you can read about here first. Dates, prices, and itineraries live on the Alaya site and change through the year.
- Laos19.86°N 102.50°E · Read about it on Wandering Emerald
- Malaysian Borneo4.21°N 101.98°E · Read about it on Wandering Emerald
- Mongolia46.86°N 103.85°E · Read about it on Wandering Emerald
- Myanmar21.92°N 95.96°E · Read about it on Wandering Emerald
- Sri LankaSee the trip on alayatours.com
- Central AsiaSee the trip on alayatours.com
- The HimalayasSee the trip on alayatours.com
Ready to go deeper?
Travel slowly, with people who care where you're going
Browse upcoming small-group trips, or ask about a private one. Questions go straight to Mirjan and me at contact@alayatours.com.
A note on transparency: Alaya Tours is my own company. The stories and guides on Wandering Emerald stay independent, and I'll always say so when a piece mentions an Alaya trip.