At Selective Asia we believe that the most important part of any holiday with us is the knowledge and enthusiasm of the guides we use. They have the ability to bring your trip alive and take you to places that the guidebooks haven’t even heard of yet!
A great guide offers you a real insight into the culture of the regions that you are visiting: they provide more than just dates or names; they are the key to making you feel part of the community.
We pride ourselves on using only the crème de la crème of guides working in the region. All guides have been trained to the highest level, they have received basic first aid training and have been certified within their country or region of operation.
By travelling with these members of the local communities, you will be unlocking closed doors, at times have meals created in the most unusual of locations and you will have a far more enriching experience than if you were being ‘guided’ by a 20 year old western student with nothing more than a love of the country and an impoverished bank balance to his name.
With Selective Asia you will be benefiting from:
- Exceptional local knowledge-considerably superior to any guidebook
- Access to local communities
- Unrivalled enthusiasm and passion for a region
- Experienced, highly trained cerified and multi lingual individuals
- Hand picked local operators with exceptional track records
On many of our holidays you will you change guide at some point(s) in your journey. This ensures that you benefit from local knowledge and expertise throughout at all times. With Selective Asia, local means local!
'One afternoon, Boget called 13 different species of bird within a 45 minute period. He knew each of their individual calls and I am told those of another 250 species.' - Ben Costley, Vietnam and Laos 2002