Fancy flying in a
jet over Antarctica,
exploring Tokyo's
hidden clubs, ice
trekking in
Patagonia, observing
reindeer herders in
Mongolia or taking
an architectural
tour of Brazil?
Thanks to
Singapore-based
Urbane Nomads, now
you can. This unique
travel company bases
its unusual trips on
"travel mixology" to
shake up the world
of conventional
tourism.
Travel Notebook '09
The A-Z of Travel
Chic
Coming in at 'U':
'Urbane Nomads are
passionate about
creating a unique
and memorable travel
experience.
Luxury Insider Feb '09
Go off the Beaten
Track with Urbane
Nomads
...Urbane Nomads
brings a new way to
see the world on the
road less travelled.(...)
the one-year-old
company specializes
in offering
travelers unique
destinations and
travel itineraries
for the most
unforgettable of
vacations.
Gadling Feb'09
Urbane Nomads
Have you ever
dreamed of taking a
romantic trip to
Bhutan to learn
about fertility
rituals or yearned
to travel around
Kyrgyzstan by
horseback performing
a courtship ritual?
If you've ever
wanted to travel to
some far-off
destination and have
your itinerary
planned by a
knowledgeable
agency, then Urbane
Nomads might just be
the travel agency
you've been looking
for.
2009 Trend Report
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trend watcher? Our
Top 5 Tips
Here are some
facilitators of
trend tours: Bespoke
Tokyo(Tokyo), Jean
Snow (Tokyo), Mirror
Mirror (NYC, London,
Paris) , Insider
London (London),
Urbane Nomads
(Singapore),
CScout(NYC, London,
Tokyo, Beijing),
CScout NYC Executive
Trend Tour, W.ing
Research (Shanghai,
Beijing Hong Kong)
InventorSpot Mar'09
Urbane Nomads- Off
the Beaten Path
Luxury Travel
Service
An innovative travel
agency, Urbane
Nomads calls
themselves the
"travel mixologists"
and prides
themselves on
providing vacations
off the beaten
paths, away from the
over-hyped tourist
destinations around
the world.
How about a
culturally rich
salsa inspired trip
to Buenos Aires or
San Telmo with
private dance
lessons at the
hottest Latin
hotels. Or a
relaxing retreat to
the hills of the
Himalayas that
requires days of
travel, it's so
isolated?
You’ve
lived it up in London, found
romance in Rome, and even
wandered into a tourist trap
in Turkey. So what’s next,
you international traveler
you? You could take photos
of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
or eat brunch in Barcelona,
but that’s all been done
before. Why not try a little
something off the beaten
path? If you’re looking for
a bizarre travel suggestion
that doubles as an
incomparable life
experience, we suggest
checking in with
Urbane
Nomads.
The self-proclaimed “travel
mixologists” specialize in
creating unique itineraries
for those who think they’ve
seen it all, but ain’t seen
nothin’ yet. So if you’ve
ever imagined yourself
playing polo in Pakistan or
at a spa in Sri Lanka, your
window of opportunity is
wide open.
Gadling 21st
Sept 2009
Dive The Great Wall
of China with Urbane
Nomads
Did you know that
parts of the Great
Wall of China are
underwater? Yeah, me
neither. But
according to Urban
Daddy, one
particular section
of the wall has been
submerged under a
lake since the
1980's. And now a
luxury tour company
called Urbane Nomads
is offering the
first-ever guided
diving trips to the
hard-to-reach spot.
Guides will carry
your gear to the
submerged portion of
the Wall and direct
you to the coolest
underwater spots,
where you'll see
"Ming-era stone
carvings, some
intricate tunnels
and a tight-squeeze
guard tower". The
"Diving the Great
Wall" package
includes two dives
at the site plus
more exclusive
activities like a
guided tour to the
unrestored parts of
the Forbidden City,
usually off-limits
to tourists.
The group at Urbane
Nomads calls
themselves "travel
mixologists"
creating unique
itineraries that
customers can tweak
according to their
preferences while
still keeping the
main ingredients.
There's definitely
an emphasis on
luxury here, though
the company claims
that, unlike other
high-end tour
operators, their
tours seek to
connect visitors
with the local
culture (in a way
that is not staged
or touristy) rather
than isolating them
from it. In addition
to China, they offer
tours to over 30
destinations,
including Spain,
South Africa,
Afghanistan, Sri
Lanka, Bhutan, Oman,
Thailand, Turkey,
Laos, Morocco, and
Argentina.
MOMist Luxury Guide 2008
Urbane
Nomads
is a travel agency
based in Singapore.
The agency bills
themselves as travel
mixologists,
offering unique
destinations,
pairing it with
'select
accommodation and
unusual travel
modes.'
Some of the tours
come 2009 include a
private jet tour
covering Golden
Triangle Thailand
and Myanmar, before
moving on to Putao,
a remote
north-eastern state
in Myanmar that is
notoriously
difficult to get to
due to the erratic
flight schedule.
Putao is at the foot
of the Himalayas,
where the lush
jungles of Myanmar
meet with the
climate and
mountainscapes of
the Himalayas. What
this results in is a
rich biodiversity
that includes red
pandas and clouded
leopards. Home here
too, are many tribes
including the Lisu,
Rawang and Naga as
well as the world's
only Mongoloid
pygmies.
Guests will be
staying in a luxury
resort designed by
Jean Michel Gathy of
Aman Resorts' fame.
Josh Spear Christmas Gift
List Dec 2008
For those who have traveled to every corner of
the earth, Urbane Nomads promises to put together an itinerary that will blow
away minds- from a safari in Burma to tasting cheesecake in a bakery owned by a
Malaysian ex-premier. Hands down, there is no better gift than one of
adventure... if you can afford it, that is.
Izuno
Travel Blog 4th
December 2008
What is a 'Travel
Mixologist'?
Urbane Nomads
is
a new site/operation
as far as I can
tell. They call
themselves ‘travel
mixologists.’ I
suppose what this
means after reading
their ‘about us’ is
that they create off
the road itineraries
for the well off.
I’m a little mixed
on Urbane Nomads
myself. I don’t
really admire
companies that
market themselves as
designer, mod and
upscale. But I do
admire any tour
outfit that can take
you on a 13 day tour
in Afghanistan. I
think this company
would be great for
MBA grads. They’ve
got money, they’re
young enough to have
a sense of design,
and some understand
that you have to get
off the beaten path
to see another (the
real) culture of the
place. And also…MBA
grads lack vision
and creativity in my
opinion. Either way,
Urbane Nomads has a
rather inconsistent
site with multiple
font sizes and weird
navigation. The map
is very cool, yet it
doesn’t do
much….like I
said…I’m still
feeling ‘mixed’.
ExtraOrdinary Weddings
Nov/Dec '08
ExtraOrdinary Honeymoon Destinations
- Part 1 - Sri Lanka
We have found just the
right company in
Singapore to bring you
to places that are out
of the ordinary! Calling
themselves 'travel
mixologists', Urbane
Nomads serves up a
variety of interesting
itineraries for you to
choose from.
From Singapore, Urbane
Nomads can arrange air
transfer from
Bandaranaike Airport to
Weligama, plan your
wedding post party, a
performance of
traditional devil
dancing in Ambalangoda
or in-house masseurs for
the honeymooning couple.
Te numeri
printre amatoarele de
senzatii tari si foarte tari
atunci cand mergi in
concediu? Urbane Nomads ar
putea fi agentia care sa-ti
serveasca vacanta de pomina
pe care o visezi.- Iona
Cristina 2008 Septembrie 17
Slightly worn around
the edges
Travel Advice from the
Internet
And from the neo-hippie vibe
of CouchSurfing to the ultra
hip 'travel mixologists' of
Urbane Nomads…. While the
goals of both the Urbane
Nomad and the CouchSurfer
are essentially the same - a
meaningful travel experience
that gets far beyond the
traditional tourist package
- it is hard to imagine
their ethos being more
different. If you’re bored
with brunch in Barcelona,
drinks in Dubai, and
nightclubbing in Negril and
are looking for something so
fresh and so clean (polo in
Pakistan?), I give you,
Urbane
Nomads.
