In Argentina horses are an
intrinsic part of the culture and
polo is a national obsession so
there is nowhere better to learn the
ancient sport....
Travel Arabia April 2012
Cover- Exclusive: First woman to
cross Empty Quarters tells how it
was
Style Magazine May 2012 :
Urbane Chic
Conde Nast Traveller Oct/Nov 2010
The Experts. Leave It All
Behind This Autumn
Need to know: Two key travel
players reveal their hot
destinations for this
season. By Jonathan Bastable
Hajar Ali, Founder of
Urbane Nomads.
My recommendations for
this autumn include
Patagonia and India; it is a
great time to visit the
Golden Triangle- Delhi, Agra
and Jaipur- before it gets
too hot.
My autumn destination of
choice is also in the Middle
East: Rub Al Khali, the
Empty Quarter, the vast
desert in the Arabian
Peninsula.(...) In the Empty
Quarter you feel like you
are communing with
nothingness, communing with
God, even.
Inspire Magazine October-December
2011
10 Elements of a Luxe Bali
Getaway
Bespoke travel planners: Urbane
Nomads' travel mixologists create
themed journeys with unique
itineraries. Go on a luxurious
12-day Bali escapade highlighting
one-of-a-kind dining experiences
complemented by a side trip to the
undiscovered island of Sumba.
www.urbanenomads.com
Sabato- What a Wonderful
World
The Great Wall of China
Dive. Featured in Belgian financial
paper, De Tijd's Sabato.
Worth 2011- 20 Trips of a
Lifetime
Some trips become
journeys, taking you to exotic
places and on spiritual quests that
leave you forever changed. Here are
20 unforgettable adventures that
won't end even after you return
home.
Urbane Nomads' trip to Nepal
combining skiing Mount Everest,
paragliding with raptors and a stay
in a former hunting lodge in
Kathmandu.
Brides July-December 2011
Looking for atruly unique
honeymoon experience, away from the
hordes of tourists? Hajar Ali,
founder of Urbane Nomads, a bespoke
luxury travel planner, suggests some
off-the-beaten path itineraries.
The Khyber: A
Princely Passage, Jul/Aug '11
To
travel in the Pakistani province of
Khyber Pakthunkhwa is to experience
some of the wildest country in the
world. There's romance, yes, in the
drama of its peaks and the manner of
its people but this rugged country
doesn't give up its secrets easily.
Urbane Nomads promise to help
unlock the secrets of places such as
the Karakorum Highway, Shandur Pass
and Kalash Vallet (...)
your transport ranging from horses
to helicopters, accommodation from
tents to royal treasure houses.
June 2011
Cheap
thrills around Asia (even for
pampered travelers)
by Hajar Ali, founder of luxury
travel
company Urbane Nomads
“In more rural surroundings, I love
riding on the back of a motorcycle.
I had done this in the middle of the
night through lush paddy fields in
rural Vietnam, watching how the
villagers farm at night; weaving
through the human traffic during
festive ceremonies in rural
Rajasthan [in India]; and going
uphill to visit one of Sihanouk’s
holiday homes in a Cambodian beach
town.”
Gourmet & Travel- The Peak
Selections
In Celebration of
Ultimate Escapes
Urbane Nomads was one of
three bespoke luxury travel
planners called upon by
Peak's Gourmet and Travel
Selections to design a
customized gourmet-oriented
itinerary for its readers.
Urbane Nomads; 12-day
itinerary highlights Peru's
sophisticated gastronomy,
include a tour of Lima with
a specialist guide as well
as a tour of Machu Picchu
accompanied by a British
explorer. The trip ends with
a cruise down the Peruvian
Amazon- an itinerary that
would appeal to the
cultured, adventurous
traveller.
Worth Magazine 2010- Unique Ways to Travel
If the journey matters
more than the destination,
it's time for travelers to
look at inspired
transportation. Here are
ways to better enjoy the
trip.
Mongolia
by horseback:Why it's
special:
In addition to an
entourage of stewards, the
steep price tag gets you
time with an award-winning
filmmaker who acts as an
additional guide and the
chance to be immortalized on
canvas as a famous
portraitist (whose patrons
include Queen Elizabeth)
creates your oil painting.
Plus, as one of the last
nomadic cultures, the
reindeer people provide a
glimpse into an ancient life
that might soon disappear.
Cost: $2 million and up,
depending on the size of the
group.
Priority Magazine, SIA, Spring 2010
The Ultimate
More
recently established,
Singapore-based Urbane
Nomads offers bespoke travel
with a focus on destinations
in Asia and the Middle East.
Monikered the 'travel
mixologists', it tailors
itineraries to suit all and
any requirements. The
company garnered recognition
with its Kublai Khan
experience. Touted as 'the
world's most luxurious
trip', the experience
attempts to re-create the
adventures of Kublai Khan,
with equestrianism, falconry
and hunting in Mongolia.
With a price tag of US$2
million, tour guides
included the likes of
film-makers, the likes of
Joseph Spaid, and the eagle
hunters of Bayan Olgii. The
package also includes
memoirs at the end of the
trip in the form of an oil
painting by a famous artist
and falconer.
This year's jaw-dropping
adventure is the Dive the
Wall trip. Most people
consider themselves lucky if
they get to walk on the
Great Wall of China. A
select few might view it
from the air, but only the
elite adventurer gets to
dive the Great Wall.
"Scuba sherpas suit you
up, take you to the exact
spot where the wall dips
underwater and guide you to
its most dive-worthy parts.
Once submerged, you'll come
across a few Ming-era stone
carvings, some intricate
tunnels and a tight-squeeze
guard tower." This day is
concluded with dinner in a
restaurant overlooking the
moat of the Forbidden City
and a night spent at the
trendy Commune by the Great
Wall Kempinski.
French Vogue November
Lucky Luxe
Destination : Extrême
Yoga au pied de la Grande
Muraille, chasse au faucon
en
Mongolie, chef et majordome
personnels, yourtes sur
mesure et transferts en jet
privé… 100 % Asie, le tout
nouveau circuit imaginé par
l’agence singapourienne
UrbaneNomads n’hésite pas à
afficher le prix : deux
millions de dollars par
personne, pour dix-sept
jours et
quinze nuits.
www.urbanenomads.com
Luxury Travel Magazine(Australia)_November 2010
Money Can't Buy
Play Polo in Argentina
Polo by day, tango by
night... This 13-day visit
goes at a relaxed pace,
perfect for all age groups.
Beginning in Buenos Aires,
you'll go on a private city
and architecture tour where
you can opt to have a
personal shopper show you
the finest porteno fashion.
Inspire- Travel & Lifestyle, November 2010
A Wealth of Heritage
Luxury travel company Urbane
Nomads(www.urbanenomads.com)
makes an unforgettable
Penang tour with a retreat
into one of the city's best
kept secrets- a private
hilltop estate. And where do
you get to stay? In old rice
barns that were beautifully
converted into suites.
Hong Kong
Tatler
Smart Travel- Height of
Luxury
Tents, eagle hunters and
horseback riding- it may not
sound like it, but according
to bespoke travel experts
Urbane Nomads, this Kublai
Khan inspired trip is the
most luxurious in the world.
Brides- July-Dec 2010
Ask Q&A
Planning
the perfect honeymoon is an
art form. Hajar Ali, founder
of 'travel mixologists'
Urbane Nomads, lends her
expertise to our readers.
Go On An Adventure
Take your children on a
walking safari in remote
northern Kenya where they
will experience life in a
whole new world. Meet
warriors who will
demonstrate their mastery of
survival skills by teaching
you interesting tricks such
as starting a fire,
distinguishing between
tracks or extracting honey
directly from hives. You can
also choose
to travel through Mongolia
on horseback from shaman to
shaman, an innovative
holiday package modelled
after the theme of Horse
Boy, a
book that narrates the story
of an author who travelled
the same way in an effort to
cure his son of autism.
For the whole collection of
holiday packages from Urbane
Nomads,
visit http://www.urbanenomads.com
Chris Orme recommends
visiting the lesser-known
Beng Melea and the ornate
Banteay Srei temples, while
luxury travel company Urbane
Nomads offer earthy
experiences such as cutting
through the lush countryside
in an ox cart to hunt for
hidden temples, or taking a
helicopter to secret spots.
The Peak Singapore February 2010
An Itinerary For One
Urbane Nomads- Established
in 2008, the company offers
bespoke travel, with a focus
on destinations in Asia and
the Middle East. No
membership fee is required.
Through contacts, they are
able to arrange for a visit
to a warlord's fortress in
Afghanistan, or hold a
private concert in a 14th
century Mamluk palace in
Syria. They are also
organizing an adventure with
reindeer herders in
inaccessible parts of
Mongolia.
Se sabe que viajar, conocer
lugares con otras culturas,
descubrir sitios exóticos,
resulta siempre
muy atractivo. Pero tambien
sabemos que para viajeros
incansables es necesario
descubrir otros
puntos de vista diferentes.
Por eso elegimos dos lugares
para sorprenderse: un
enigmático paseo
nocturno por las Pirámides
en México y la Muralla China
a través del buceo.
Una empresa de turismo de
lujo, Urbane Nomads, es
la encargada de recorrer la
Gran Muralla China sumergida.
Luxury Preview-
Robb Report Singapore November '09
Luxury access to lavish
hunting expeditions made
famous by Kublai Khan will
soon be available as part of
a new wave of bespoke
adventure travel.It’s
described as ‘the most
luxurious trip
in the world’ by travel
company, Urbane Nomads,
and it will take place in
the most remote and
inaccessible areas of
Mongolia next year.
While some travel will be on
horseback—and
even on reindeer—to recreate
the eagle hunting
adventures of the
13th-century Mongol Emperor,
a
private jet will remain at
the travelers’ disposal,
plus a private butler,
private chef and luxurious,
movable
private gers (yurts).
Forbes
Turkiye October
Hayat
Tecrübesi
Urbane Nomads, 'seyahat'
kavramini bastan yaziyor;
iki milyon dolariniz varsa...
Harper's Bazaar (UK)
Online Edition: Travel: What's New
New Most Jaw-Dropping:
Mongolia, Asia
Urbane Nomads know a thing
or two about luxury travel
experiences that take you
off the beaten track and
their latest trip into
Mongolia has to be their
most spectacular one to
date.
Set to recreate the lavish
hunting expeditions of
Kublai Khan in the west of
the country, travel on the
ground is by horseback
accompanied by experienced
film maker Joseph Spaid,
whose previous cinematic
success includes an award
winning film on the
tradition of eagle hunting
among the Kazakhs in Western
Mongolia.
When you are not honing your
falconry skills with the
eagle hunters of Bayan Olgii,
you will be whisked by
private jet to each new
destination, with a private
chef and onboard butler on
hand to tend to your every
need.
Your experience will then be
immortalised in oil paint to
form part of an exhibition
held in Abu Dhabi on 30th
September. And the cost? A
mere $2 million - although
surely such a once in a life
time experience is
priceless...
For details of the ‘In the
footsteps of Kublai Khan'
experience visit
Urbanenomads.com. Visit
ADIHEX (Abu Dhabi
International hunting and
equestrian exhibition) for
details of the 30th
September event.
Amica Singapore July 2009
Bespoke Luxury Travel
"Increasingly, the high-end
market is looking for more
value-added features during
their travel," says Hajar
Ali, a partner of Urbane
Nomads, a high-luxury
bespoke travel management
company that handles
destination planning from
Thailand to South
Africa."It's no longer about
staying at the best hotels
or flying first class but
about a memorable,
spectacular
once-in-a-lifetime
experience, except that for
these people the spectacular
becomes ordinary.
Ali would know. Her company
specializes in catering for
more eclectic itineraries
and accommodation options.
"I crafted an itinerary for
a traveler to Syria that
combined stays in the top
suites of the best (and most
atmospheric) boutique hotels
in the region with a
practicing monastery in the
Syrian hills. I also
arranged for a guide in
Palmyra (famous for the
legend of Queen Zenobia),
who was conversant in
Aramaic, the ancient
language spoken by Jesus
Christ.
Madame Figaro, June 209
Loisirs & Voyages- Let's Go
Glamping!
Soif d’humanité ou de
valeurs refuges ? Une partie
de l’hôtellerie de luxe est
entrée en dissidence.
Contraction des mots «
glamour » et « camping », le
glamping gagne du terrain
dans les déserts du bout du
monde et les campagnes de
France et de Navarre. Petit
tour d’horizon d’un
véritable phénomène.
Paru le 12.06.2009, par
Sibylle Grandchamp
En
Afrique
Les circuits
d’Urbane Nomads
s’apparentent à de
véritables immersions dans
la culture locale :
campement mobile à dos de
cheval en Tanzanie, safari à
pied accompagné par des
guerriers de Laikipia dans
le nord du Kenya,
hébergement à la belle
étoile pour une expérience
100 % « Out of Africa ».
