Quay Voyages

17/01/2022

Attached is the full 10 day ‘Fly Me around Namibia’ itinerary PDF with pricing which has been created for clients with limited time and can be adapted depending on your budget for this particular trip. Quay Voyages can create a self drive OR a professionally guided drive round Namibia which significantly changes the cost, however drives are very long and roads in some areas may be uncomfortable for short periods. A journey by land in this country is truly an amazing experience also, however I advise a minimum of 16 days if choosing ‘Namibia by Land’ to truly enjoy the trip. The extra nights could soon push the price back up depending on the lodges you choose. Whatever your budget, get in touch.

16/01/2022

Sossusvlei desert lodge provides support to orphans and vulnerable children living in the Maltahohe community which is not too far from here. The feeding programme provides enriched porridge and fresh fruit to children identified as vulnerable and in need of extra support to meet their nutrition requirements. This keeps them healthy and optimises their ability to concentrate at school.
Guests can make a meaningful difference by purchasing from the lodges beautiful safari shop where proceeds go to support the children in this community.

16/01/2022

NAMIBIA 10 Day Itinerary
3 days - Desert Lodge and Dunes

15/01/2022

NAMIBIA Damaraland and Dunes Desert.
In ancient times the bushmen draw maps in the rocks all over Darmaland to educate their children where to find watering holes and meat as well as showing them how to avoid danger. These maps can still be seen all over the area today

12/01/2022

Fly Me Around Namibia
2 Days Damaraland

12/01/2022

THE LODGE AT THE PRIVATE GAME RESERVE IN ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
Giving Back…. Guests have an option when leaving this Private Nature Reserve to support the Anti-Poaching Unit patrolling day and night, 365 days a year, they need help to stay a step ahead of the poachers and protect our vulnerable black rhino from extinction. Small contributions every month can make a huge difference.
In 1993 black rhino numbers dropped by a staggering 96%, leaving researchers to estimate only 2,400 individuals were left in the wild. Namibia’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism decided to take matters into their own hands and set up the ambitious Black Rhino Custodianship Programme to bring the world’s black rhino populations back from the brink.
Since then, all black rhino in Namibia are state owned; the concept of Namibia’s Black Rhino Custodianship Program is that breeding populations of black rhino are relocated to suitable habitat where the landholders are willing and able to undertake the responsibility of providing care and security to them. This Game Reserve is very proud to have been chosen to be one of these custodians and we take our duty to the rhino and other wildlife very seriously.
Sadly, during the last two years, they have seen a huge increase in the sophistication of the methods used to poach rhino. They are up against highly organized and sophisticated criminal networks and have therefore reacted with radical counter poaching initiatives to combat the poaching crisis.

11/01/2022

Almost 2 years since Quay Voyages set up this page in early March 2020, little did we know know that a few weeks later the world of travel would shut down with Covid19. After bad timing Quay Voyages believes an official launch will happen later this year 🤞 In the meantime here is a taster of another Extraordinary Itinerary. Full brochure and pre launch pricing will be available within 10 days

10 Day Itinerary:- Fly Me around Namibia
3 nights in Etosha National Park

05/01/2021

My humble travel entrepreneur opinion

A couple of images below that I’ve stolen from the World Health Organisations page which they posted During 2019. Eager to travel again as I watch Global leaders & the WHO’s new world unfold In 20/21 controlling humans, controlling huge reduction of planes in the sky and reduction in people on the road commuting. It seems the likes of China, India and Brazil are quickly reshaping the economic and political landscape while the UK is re enforcing itself as the International hub of Science Leadership.
After watching Prince William’s documentary, then researching the Royal Foundation and its launch of the Earth Shot Prize. The Prize is to incentivise CHANGE to help to repair our planet over the next ten years in what scientists now describe to The Royal Foundation as ‘A critical decade for the Earth’.
Entrepreneurs will start to create a new future travel industry. Question is... Will the package holiday, large hotel complex’s lined with bathing beds and huge cruise ships die of death? Or how will they be able to adapt to our New World and can we protect our oceans? Who knows... People have learned new skills or started new hobbies distanced away from the leisure entertainment and retail sector. World Leader’s with WHO aggressively focus now on science & climate change and I see a future emerge for Quay Voyages. Educated, extraordinary and independent travel. Humanity and equality, innovating echo-logical and self sufficient community experiences close to nature fuelled by re new-able energy. I feel groups of tourists being shipped about and the tourist bus maybe a thing of the past. Self or local guided walks & cycling route’s are more likely!
Quay Voyages was an idea from my extensive world travel and passion to help others have true authentic adventure experiences within local communities. Whilst Quay Voyages will continue to focus on this, the ethos towards the end of each journey I believe should be relaxation, health and well-being time where we will prioritise soaking up some Vitamin D in a beautiful setting with a feeling of self fulfilment and re-energising for a return home.

I will be back 😄

18/04/2020

Virtual Colombia
DAY 2 – BOGOTÁ TO THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
After breakfast you will be driven into the Domestic Airport Terminal by the Hotel Shuttle for the early flight to The Amazon.
On landing into The Amazon mid-morning, you will be met by your Private English Speaking Guide and transferred by private boat 1.5hrs to your home for the next 2 nights/3 days, the Jungle Lodge. Here you are at the heart of the Colombian Amazon, the largest ecosystem on the planet with innumerable diversity of flora and fauna. The Jungle Lodge is surrounded by rainforest and is part of a national park conservation project.
This afternoon you can visit Mocagua Island with your guide, an indigenous village that the lodge has been supporting with community development projects. The island is home to four different tribes and also of woolly monkeys which had been in danger of being hunted to extinction. They are born grey but turn pink as they age. Nobody knows why they are this unusual colour although it’s believed they may lack the usual pigment and that the pink colour is caused by blood vessels showing through their translucent skin. All the tribes people have now come together to stop killing the creatures and there’s even a small, not-for-profit rescue centre for orphaned animals. Mocagua is right on the border with Peru. During the visit you will be able to admire a mural art project that the lodge co-created with the community to decorate every house of the village with images from the forest.
Tonight dinner will be at the Lodge, afterwards there will be a jungle walk to see the array of creatures which only come out after the sun goes down.
DAY 3 – THE AMAZON & PERU MARGIN
After breakfast, your English Speaking Guide will take you on a hike to the home of the indigenous Vergal tribe. A community of 750 people, the Vergal will share their traditional way of life with you and explain how they have used particular skills to thrive in the extreme jungle environment over the centuries. It’s a great way of seeing the biodiversity of the Amazon. The Amazon region is a complex and delicate part of the world, today will be an opportunity to see both its wildlife and start to understand the challenges, pressures and conflicts that converge here. Crossing the Matamata Creek using the traditional wooden canoes made by local people here for thousands of years, paddling to the Amazon and return to the Lodge.
This afternoon your guide and a boat takes you to the Peruvian margin of the Amazon River, for dolphins’ watching and to see the sunset at the river. Meals today will be taken at the Lodge.

12/04/2020

Providing a pre planned detail trip guided by a trusted professional who has personally taken your journey and will be on hand to assist every step of the way via our Quay Voyages WhatsApp, Zoom and Skype. Full 15 Day Colombia Itinerary attached

12/04/2020

Whilst we are all on lock down and un able to travel, my free spirit for adventure travel grows stronger and my desire to offer such experiences to others continues. In 2021 Quay Voyages will aim to provide extraordinary independent travel experiences. These Private Tours will be for you and your partner, family or friends. No large groups being shipped about. Quay Voyages will provide true authentic experiences with locals. Whilst we will focus on the extraordinary we also believe in relaxation time and often more towards the end of the journey where we usually prioritise soaking up some sun in a beautiful setting, with a feeling of self fulfilment and re-energising for the return home.
If you like to spend two weeks around a holiday resort or in a 5 star hotel with huge pool surrounded by 100 sunbeds, definitely give Quay Voyages a miss!
I hope to share some travel adventures and stories over the coming weeks to grow your appetite and NOT fear around the future travel.

06/03/2020