Bali Uluwatu Retreat
An eight-day Balinese immersion of temple sunsets, rice-terrace walks and a private beach day on the Bukit peninsula.
Small groups · Certified local guides · Since 2012
Journeys to the wild edges of the map
Northwind Travel Co. designs handcrafted small-group journeys across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas — no tour buses, no herd migration. Eight to twelve travelers, guides born in the places they show you, and itineraries that bend to the weather, the light and your curiosity.
14
Years crafting journeys
12000
Travelers guided abroad
68
Countries explored
4
Average trip rating
Featured journeys
Three routes we think about year-round
Every Northwind departure is capped at twelve travelers, led by certified local guides and timed around windows that make the landscape play its best hand. These three are where to start.
Masai Mara Safari Expedition
A Kenya safari across the Mara’s golden plains with game-drive mornings, a Maasai village visit and a hot-air balloon over the savanna.
Norway Fjords & the North
Geirangerfjord cruises, Preikestolen clifftop views and an Arctic kayak morning below the midnight sun.
The Northwind way
Slow travel, honestly engineered
Most tours optimise for how many sights a coach can hit in a day. We optimise for the opposite: whether you've had a morning so good you forgot your phone. That's why we stay small, why our guides are local, and why every itinerary we ship is first walked by our own expedition designer before a single traveler books it.
From a clifftop fire dance in Uluwatu to a crampon crossing of the Grey Glacier, the places are extraordinary — but it's the unhurried in-betweens, the dinners only a local would know, that become the stories you repeat for years.
Traveler field notes
Real words from real departures
A 4.9 / 5 average rating across more than twelve thousand guided journeys. Here are three notes verbatim from last season's logbook.
“The Uluwatu sunset fire dance alone was worth the flight. Northwind thought of everything — private drivers, empty temples, dinners we’d never have found. Easily the best-organised trip we’ve ever taken.”
“We tracked the migration with a Maasai guide who had grown up in the Mara. Two vehicles max, real camp meals, and a balloon sunrise over the herds — it felt like a documentary we were living inside.”
“We honeymooned in an overwater villa and barely touched the mainland — exactly as promised. House reef snorkelling every day, a sandbank picnic, flawless logistics. It set the bar for every trip after.”
Why travelers choose Northwind
Comforts of a big company, size of a small one
8–12 travelers, always
Every small-group departure is capped at twelve so guides can reshape the day around the people on it — never the tour-bus schedule.
Certified local guides
Our guides were born where they guide — archaeologists in Greece, Maasai trackers in the Mara, mountain guides with summits to their name.
One price, no ambushes
The price you see covers lodging, itinerary meals, transfers and fees. Resort-fee ambushes and surprise surcharges simply don't ship.
24/7 on-trip support
Weather windows and road closures are the job description. When something shifts mid-trip, we re-sequence the plan and the price stays put.
Ready when you are
Your next route is out there — let's chart it
Tell us where your compass points and a trip concierge will respond within one business day, with recommended departures, private-trip options and a fitness note for the hiking routes.