Rocky Island, Red Sea

A different look at Elphinstone reef. Full of stunning reef fish. Absolutely gorgeous. This just shows how it's so important to do the Red Sea right, with the right company. We believe that this is African and Oriental!

Scubadiving on the SS Numidia. An Oceanic Manta comes by. The Red Sea is truly stunning in biodiversity and gorgeousness.

In a few weeks we will be here. In the Red Sea, exploring Ras Mohammad to Zabargat island. This trip is almost full. we have one male berth left. BUT ...on December 28th we will be returning to the Red Sea and Ras Mohammad. We have space and we can accommodate the occasional tech diver and a few recreational divers. Contact us to book your spot now!

We at the African and Oriental Travel Company except that air travel has changed dramatically since it's heyday. When was that heyday? Was it the 1970s where 2nd class seats were large meals were grim but you could fly through an airport. Was it the late 1990s when the first flatbed appeared?? And the excess security had not started? But economy class seats were getting smaller and smaller. Is it now?? With incredibly cheap off peak travel where anyone can fly. But perhaps some people should not be flying. We can probably all accept that since the horrible pandemic, service has been cut across the board. If you are looking for a solid product that will get you safely from A to B, with a degree of comfort, seat back TV's and a meal, then you can't go far wrong with Turkish Airlines. Turkish won't win any 5 star prizes, but they are consistently reasonable, And that's the best that you can ask for in economy these days. With flights from North America and Europe to the entirety of Africa and Asia, most of our divers and safari goers fly Turkish. Best of all you get to stop over in Istanbul which is a city like no other. #orientafricatravel #divetheunexplored #istanbul #turkey #turkiye #thy @turkishairlines #goturkey #goturkiye #helloturkey #a330 #airbus #a320neo#aviation #avgeek #istanbulstopover #

From Kars to Divrigi. 11.5 hours and barely a third of Turkey covered. From snow capped mountains to the Euphrates gorge. #turkey #Türkiye #tcdd #locomotive #emd #dieseltraction #orientafricatravel #euphrates

The ancient city of Ani lies on the old Turkish-Soviet Frontier. #turkey #ani #nato #kars #Armenia #seljuk

What was left of our small group went out for a walk in Colaba. It was quite warm and humid, but we revisited all our usual haunts; the gateway of India, the Taj Hotel frontage, Leopolds Café and we tried to recognise the old hotel Whalleys. Leopolds was expensive and full of rich Bombaywallas having a beer in a dingy A/C balcony. We found refuge in a superb Pizza Express, where we had a glass of wine and a pizza. It was all a bit sad; and after our 50 minute uber ride back to the (absolutely shit) Novotel Juhu we said goodbye. I don’t desperately like pre dawn take offs, as they usually involve a sleepless night. In the case of the Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300er this was no exception. It was also a touch late and so dawn broke as I looked out of my window. The amount of “break bulk” cargo being loaded was unbelievable. We taxied past the slum of Sahar and took off over the Arabian sea. I fell asleep and woke up 5 hours later over Ankara. And that dear friend is where you find us, in Turkey on the last section of our adventure with new friends. More to come

And the there is Bombay / Mumbai. The New York of India, where anything can happen, and fortunes #are made and lost. Seen here is the Taj Mahal hotel in Colaba. The grand old lady of the Bombay waterfront. #taj #tajhotelmumbai #tajmahal #oldlady #orientafricatravel #letsgo #divetheunexplored

It’s always awesome when you bump into people in the same business. Great to meet David Miles of natures lens #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeholidays #orientafricatravel #divetheunexplored