Travelling with Grasshopper
Grasshopper Adventures is all about unique styles of travel so hop on your bike, grab your camera, or lace up your boots for a holiday with a difference.
Bike Tours - the world at handlebar height...
Bicycle touring was the original Grasshopper style. Getting out on a bike is one of the best ways to see a country in a slow personal way while still being able to travel reasonable distances. The great joy of this style of travel is that you can set your own pace, stopping for a photo or a chat when you feel like it. While we do visit the 'big ticket' destinations on these tours highlights always include the little out of the way places that visitors never stop in - a tiny village market, a local wedding or a village that barely makes it to a map but has a liitle guesthouse that we overnight in. If you want to experience a country from a very non-tourist perspective this is the way to go.
On all our bike tours we use a support vehicle to carry our luggage, water and snacks supply, and anyone that wants to take a break from the riding. In this way riders of all abilities can still come along on the same trip and enjoy travelling by bike. You certainly don't have to be a triathlete to do one of our trips (although a bit of training certainly helps).
A small sample of our bikes tours:
Karma Cambodia | 13 days in Cambodia
Lao Lao | 14 days in Laos
Tiger Leaping Gorge | 15 days in Yunnan, China
Asia Cycling Alliance
The Asia Cycling Alliance is an alliance of Asia's best cycling tour operators who are dedicated to providing unique and exciting biking adventures in Asia. As a co-operative of small businesses it is our collective desire to take people to places less travelled and also to provide an insight into the fascinating cultures and landscapes that Asia is famous for. We share a passion for our region and getting out travelling in the best possible way... by bicycle!
Read more on the Asian Cycling Alliance.
Friday Friendly
Anyone that has been on tour with Grasshopper Adventures founder Jason Williams will know that he also takes a unique approach to his bike. Jason owns and rides a Bike Friday New World Tourist - a folding bikes that packs away into a suitcase and travels with him wherever he goes. By easily folding into a standard suitcase there are none of the hassles of bike boxes or oversized luggage, just fold, pack and go. With it's smaller wheels and sleek lines Jason's Bike Friday draws a lot of attention especially when he is able to keep up with the faster riders because "no you don't have to pedal harder!"
Want to know more about Bike Friday?
View the Bike Friday website.
Photo Tours - click click...
Ever wanted to take photos like those in the travel brochures (and the grasshopper website)? Grasshopper Adventures and Ewen Bell join forces to bring you a growing selection of Travel Photography Tours - a chance to travel with instruction from a widely published and respected travel photographer and also a great opportunity to visit fantastic destinations.
Our Photography Tours are based around travelling slowly and in style. There needs to be ample time for you to wander the back streets, wait for the light and meet your subjects.
Travel with us to:
China Photography Tour | 14 days in China
Thailand Photography Tour | 12 days in Thailand
Trekking - get into your environment...
There are some wild and quite inaccessable places in Asia where the only way in is by foot. Our specialised trekking trips are not easy and don't take you to places where many people ever venture. Specially our two Indonesia tours take you into very remote locations where you must be fit and resourceful to be able to do these trips.
On other tours we include shorter treks that are easier but still challenging. Life wasn't meant to be easy so get out and see what you can do!
Trek with us in:
Ancient Jungles of Aceh | 15 days in Sumatra, Indonesia
Primal Papua | 15 days in Papua, Indonesia
Wilds of Borneo | 10 days in Borneo, Malaysia
The others - raft, boat, travel...
We are still developing other forms of unique travel, you will find some of these already on the website. Rafting in Borneo, boat cruising in Thailand and adventure travel in new and surprising destinations are just some of the new trips that have arrived or are coming soon. Keep your eyes on our website and sign up to eScape - our e-newsletter to hear more about our developments.
Unique journeys in Asia:
Out There Borneo | 3 or 4 days bike and rafting tour in Borneo Malaysia
Rice Barge Adventure | 2 or 3 days bike and boat tour in Thailand