Why Selective Asia?

Selective Asia provides a refreshingly new style of tailor-made holiday for the independently minded traveller. We are not an automated online business - your calls and website enquiries are dealt with by our UK- or Australia-based Asia experts, who have lived and travelled extensively in the countries they specialise in. Not only do you dictate the pace and content of your Selective Asia holiday, you also get to visit new and up-and-coming regions that the larger tour operators haven’t even heard of yet. And, as a fully-bonded UK travel business specialising in Asia, you benefit from financial protection and the peace of mind that you are travelling with an operator committed to responsible tourism.

Unique

We have a carefully selected range of itineraries that focus specifically on your interests and provide you with real experiences of the regions that you will be visiting. You get to see all the best bits without feeling rushed and without losing the ample spare time we all require to lose ourselves in a new culture - after all, no one likes to feel like herded cattle.

Personal

We only offer private holidays and adventures - for couples and small groups of friends or family (no min or max passengers) - rather than group tours. You are never just another seat number.

Experience

Unlike many other operators, our consultants have travelled, and often worked in, the countries we specialise in. This first-hand experience ensures you receive a truly exceptional tailor-made travel service from your first enquiry through to your return home.

We are a UK-based operator (with an additional sales team based in Australia) offering our clients full consumer protection, which means that we are responsible for your travel plans. We hold ATOL license # 9203, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). You do not get this protection when booking directly with operators based in Asia - more

Adventurous

We push boundaries by taking you to the new, up-and-coming destinations before the tour groups arrive.

Flexible

We provide the structure to your journey, tailor-making each itinerary to your precise requirements. We then encourage our guests to dictate the pace of travel and any points of particular interests to focus on.
No fixed departure dates and an extensive choice of hotels – your holiday, your way.

Aware

We adhere to our own strict responsible tourism guidelines, going to great lengths to ensure any effect we have on both the environment, and the cultures that welcome us as their guests, is kept to an absolute minimum - more

Local

Our policy of only using local guides means that we can provide our customers with the very best, fully experienced staff and guides offering up-to-the-minute local expertise - more

Reliable

All our guesthouses, hotels and home-stays have been tried and tested for their suitability. Plus, we provide modern and serviced transportation options. (Once you have seen some of the public and private transport used in these regions you will know exactly how important this is.) - more

Efficient

Our local knowledge and experience enables us to identify the most suitable destinations and activities for you, allowing you to make the most of your time away.

Value

We are not a budget operator. We position ourselves as the best-value operator in our class; top quality, great value - more