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Climbing Everest is an elitist sport in Nepal. Per person the permit is $30,000, and to join a climbing team led by experts, another $35,000 – $50,000 per person. One needs to add extra equipment travel costs and insurances too. Most climbs cost around $100,000 per person. Until a few years ago, no one could […]

Inspired by the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movies and the BBC documentaries that followed them, Angel Holidays has created its own Exotic Marigold experiment where volunteers can travel to India to see what retirement would bring. The trip is almost 3 weeks in duration and will operate much like the TV series. You will stay […]

Bangkok: and many of our previous travellers might remember the ‘Hotel de Bangkok,’  this pleasant little hotel, down a quiet alleyway in the centre of town. It was here, just a handful of months ago, that our last group stayed, shortly before flying into golden Luang Prabang on the banks of the Laos Mekong.  It […]

For those coming on any of our unique holidays this year, you might want listen to the following BBC Radio 4 show, presented by your host on our tours, Steve Carver. Initially made in 2011, the show takes Steve to rural Herefordshire, as part of his ‘Round’ series – where he experienced jobs most people […]

Vietnam: and plans are in place for a new holiday Many of you have previously travelled with us on our adventure holiday to Laos and Cambodia – which sees the region properly, rather than rushing through, visiting only the tourist sights and trying to cram Vietnam in – which is akin to trying to see […]

Whilst other companies may offer tours of Nepal, with Angel Holidays, not only are you doing something different and more immersive in local culture, but you’re helping local people too. From each tour Angel gives a local contribution: we’ve helped local orphanages: buying clothes, food, medicines and school books, we’ve also given to the elderly: […]

Much is made of touring the ‘Golden Triangle’ in India: Delhi, Jaipur and Agra, but spend a little more time, and you can experience so much more. Previous Angel travellers will tell you why… Jaipur, is the capital of Rajasthan and a Western gateway into the desert state, with fascinating towns and cities, fortresses, the […]

  Little is known in the UK about Katrina Kaif; one of the highest paid actresses in the world, which is surprising seeing that she’s half British. Katrina’s has a British mother – a lawyer and humanitarian, her father (now estranged from the family) is Indian. In India, the 35 year old is simply a […]

For those coming with us to Cambodia this year, here is the actress Angelina Jolie, who loves the country. Cambodia is an unusual place, especially if you go beyond the tourist sights – as travelling with Angel – you’ll inevitably will. Combine this, with less visited Laos, and the places we take you, you will […]