Archive for the ‘Southeast Asia’ Category
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
To mark the 2011 London International Dive Show (LIDS) this weekend, 26 & 27 March, Symbiosis is pleased to offer discounts on one week dive cruises aboard the Celebes Explorer as follows:
Booking period: from now until 30 April 2011 only
Travel period: 27 March 2011 to 26 February 2012.
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Posted in Borneo, Deals for Divers, Dive Liveaboards, Diving, Malaysia, Scuba Diving, Southeast Asia, Special Offers | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Nice appraisal from this French family from Japan who undertook a Mekong River Explorer trip, finishing this week:
From: Marie-Cécile Conilh de Beysac
Subject: thank you
Date: 6 March 2011 20:02:48 GMT+07:00
To: Christopher Gow
We have only have one word : wonderful ! One of our best trip.
Thank ...
Posted in Cambodia, Community Based Tourism, Cycling, Kayaking, Laos, mountain biking, Wildlife | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
This New York Times story highlights some interesting eco-tourism developments in Cambodia.
See some of my pics from Chi Phat here on the Symbiosis Facebook page
Posted in Cambodia, Community Based Tourism, Conservation, Responsible tourism, Southeast Asia, Wildlife | No Comments »
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
The Cambodian Government yesterday approved a land concession in the heart of dense forest in Koh Kong Province for a titanium mine that environmentalists say will devastate dozens of endangered species and clear thousands of hectares of trees in Cambodia's Cardamom mountains.
I visited Chi Phat, the area that will be ...
Posted in Cambodia, Conservation, Development, News, Southeast Asia, Wildlife | No Comments »
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
In case you missed last month's blog following my New Year visit to Preah Vihear... before the latest round of skirmishes started... here it is again: http://www.symbiosis-travel.com/blog/2011/01/07/preah-vihear-cambodia-30-dec-2010/
I will try to find time to post some more shots shortly.
Posted in Cambodia, News, Southeast Asia, Symbiosis Custom Travel, Thailand | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Amazing half price offer on 2 end-of-season Mekong River cruises between Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and Siem Reap, home to Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex.
Dates
13 to 20 March: Saigon to Siem Reap on the Toum Tiou II
29 March to 5 April 2011: Siem Reap to Saigon on the ...
Posted in Cambodia, River Cruises, River Cruising, Special Offers, Symbiosis Custom Travel, Vietnam | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Book a stay before 31 March and for every dive package you book you will get one FREE!
Choose from either Kima Bajo Resort & Spa, Manado, or Lembeh Cottages by the world famous critter haven of Lembeh Strait - or combine the two - and enjoy diving the best ...
Posted in Deals for Divers, Diving, Indonesia, Scuba Diving, Special Offers | No Comments »
Friday, January 7th, 2011
Perched on the top of a 525m high escarpment on the northern border with Thailand, Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple has become a source of tension between the 2 neighbours in recent months - a dispute that has been simmering since 1962 when the International Court of Justice awarded ownership of ...
Posted in Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Symbiosis Custom Travel, Symbiosis-Travel, Thailand | No Comments »
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
I have just returned to Phnom Penh after a great New Year road trip into the wilderness of northern Cambodia.
Our trip took us first to Stung Treng - with a stop in Kratie Province to spot the illusive and endangered Irrawaddy dolphins of Campie - where the Sesan and ...
Posted in Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Symbiosis Custom Travel, Symbiosis-Travel | No Comments »
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
Vietnam has the highest number of endemic bird species on mainland South East Asia. There are currently twelve species of bird that are found only in Vietnam, though this figure is liable to change at any time as taxonomic changes are made and species are 'split'. In addition to these ...
Posted in Birding, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Symbiosis Custom Travel, Vietnam, Wildlife | No Comments »
Friday, December 10th, 2010
AirAsia is to launch direct flights to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, from 12 January 2011. It will offer three flights weekly departing from the LCC Terminal in Kuala Lumpur to Sepinggan Airport, Balikpapan on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Mostly surrounded by sea, Balikpapan is an important center of the petroleum, mining, ...
Posted in Airlines, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia | No Comments »
Friday, December 10th, 2010
Stay 4 Nights Pay 3 Nights ONLY - EARLY BIRD booking special offer at YaiYa Resort, available for bookings made before 31st Dec 2010. YaiYa Resort is located in Hua Hin, a charm and traditional beach destination of Thailand, just about 3 hours by car from Bangkok.
Offer conditions: booking for ...
Posted in Hotels, Special Offers, Thailand | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
How about celebrating Valentine's Day (or a few days afterwards) with a romantic hot air balloon flight in Southern Thailand?
The 2011 Hua Hin Ballooning Festival will be taking place from 12 February to 6 March and you can join in if you wish. Flights will float off just ...
Posted in Festivals & Festivities, News, Southeast Asia, Thailand | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Exciting news - we will soon be able to fly direct between Phuket and Bali with AirAsia.
Flights are scheduled to start on on 17 December 2010, 4 flights per week. Flight time approx. 3.5 hours. Hurray!
Posted in Airlines, Indonesia, News, Thailand | No Comments »
Friday, November 26th, 2010
Cruising the mystical Mekong River
4 days/3 nights on board the Toum Tiou, a charming, colonial style river vessel. Embark in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Southern Vietnam, and finish in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia.
Dates: 6 to 9 April 2011.
Click here for more information and to ...
Posted in Cambodia, River Cruises, River Cruising, Southeast Asia, Special Offers, Vietnam | No Comments »
