Remote Lands, Inc
Asia luxury private tour operator

Remote Lands creates highly personalized itineraries with extraordinary experiences for discerning travelers, based on their own passions, interests and needs. The world’s most elite travel advisors rely on us for our deep knowledge of Asia and entrust us with their highly discerning clients, from celebrities to CEO’s, Wall Street titans to professional athletes. We are available to travel advisors 24/7 from the initial consultation to the day your clients return from Asia.
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highly recommended
By: Squash1
Reviewed on: 30 Jan 2013
excellent at making sure everything is taken care of...personal cell phone contact appreciated and very customized orientation...also very nice
Travel Advisor:
Deborah Bush
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Excellent package
By: Mike53-Birmingham
Reviewed on: 27 Nov 2013
Shangri La Rasa Ria Resort in Kota Kinabalu was fantastic as was the Kinabatangan River Resort. Raimie our guide was first-rate!
Travel Advisor:
Deborah Barth
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Perfect
By: Dustin and Eli
Reviewed on: 20 Mar 2018
Remote Lands coordinated our trip and made the experience worry-free. All of our transfers and guides were on time, professional, kind and even went above and beyond when a couple of unexpected needs arose. Thank you!
Travel Advisor:
Geraldine Hasting
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Taiwan 2018 trip
By: Cindi
Reviewed on: 29 Mar 2018
Wonderful experience! This was my daughter’s senior trip prior to going away to college and it was everything I’d hoped it would be. Great guide, driver, travel agent, etc. Overall a very positive experience!!
Travel Advisor:
Deanna Byrd
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far east
By: Mike
Reviewed on: 18 May 2018
we had to different tour guides, both were just excellent and well worth the money
definitely made the trip more memorable
Travel Advisor:
Jason Swaye
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Japan
By: Joel and Kathy
Reviewed on: 17 Jun 2018
The Remote Lands Guides were excellent. The cars used for transportation were roomy and clean. The hotels were 5 star and their attention to detail was over the top.
There was only perfection from the people we met and it was also comforting to know that our trip was being carefully monitored by Remote Lands supervisors every step of the way.
We would recommend Remote Lands to anyone needing exceptional service in Asia.
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Remote Lands Rocks
By: Morty
Reviewed on: 16 Oct 2018
Terrific professionals! Looked out for us the entire time we were on the road!! Many thanks!
Travel Advisor:
Debbie Elias
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Vietnam/Cambodia/Hong Kong
By: Emily
Reviewed on: 27 Jan 2019
We had 4 different guides (one in each city) and they were all wonderful. We appreciated that they let us be flexible and make game time decisions. We skipped a lot of the "touristy" sites and felt we had a more authentic experience.
Travel Advisor:
Rachel Brown
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Beyond expectation
By: Anon
Reviewed on: 15 Feb 2019
Excellent. Guides at each location were friendly, personable and knowledgeable. Want to share a special thank you to Nadia Thakul (Bangkok) & Mr. Buntheun (Siem Reap). After missing my connecting flight from Shanghai to Siem Reap, I called Mr. Buntheun to let him know I was not able tomake it to Siem Reap as planned and for him to notify the hotel. I was flying instead to Phnom Phen and would notify him later of my flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival in Phnom Phen as I was filling out my visa on arrival form, a Remote Land guide greeted me and told me that Mr. Buntheun had notified the Bangkok office of my predicament and sent him to greet me. As you can imagine being in a foreign land in an unplanned location he was a sight for sore eyes. He got me in contact with Nadia who then took care of the rest of the accommodations (hotel, transportation to/from airport and flight from Phnom Phen to Siem Reap the next day). Assistance provided by Remote Lands got us to Siem Reap on time.
Travel Advisor:
Leah Bergner
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Recommended
Trip to Dubai
By: KB
Reviewed on: 12 Mar 2019
Our experience with Remote Lands was great. Everything went as planned from the time they met us at the airport until they took us back to the airport. Our guide and driver were fantastic.
Recommended
Great Tour Operator
By: Honeymoon in SE Asia
Reviewed on: 08 Apr 2019
Remote Lands employs really great and experienced guides. We wouldn't have been able to navigate so well through so many different countries without their help.
Travel Advisor:
Shawna Owen
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Remote lands is great
By: adventurers with Nancy
Reviewed on: 21 Apr 2019
We have had several adventures with Remote lands. They have kept us warm and safe and dry and their guides are top notch, well informed fun travel companions.
Travel Advisor:
Nancy Macleod
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Wonderful agency
By: LondonT
Reviewed on: 02 Sep 2019
Our guides were incredible through Remote Lands! Would highly recommend!
Travel Advisor:
Erina Pindar
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Over the top good
By: Raffles
Reviewed on: 30 Oct 2019
Brilliant guide, driving and attention to detail with museums, food, shopping and sight seeing.
Travel Advisor:
Nancy Macleod
Recommended
Asian trip
By: Alan Young
Reviewed on: 20 Jan 2020
Great. Every aspect of the trip was detailed and executed to perfection . The hotels, guides,drivers and other recommendations were fantastic. I would highly recommend them. Alan
Travel Advisor:
Sandi Todorovich
Recommended
trip of a lifetime
By: Stacy
Reviewed on: 19 Apr 2022
It was our first experience dealing with Remote Lands but will certainly not be our last. Out trip was perfection from start to finish.
Travel Advisor:
Tesa Totengco
Recommended
Korea Singapore
By: Roy
Reviewed on: 07 Jul 2022
Un and Jasmine were beyond expectations. Fabulous trip.
Travel Advisor:
Jay Johnson
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Comprehensive and flexible
By: Tree
Reviewed on: 25 Jan 2023
On each leg of this SE Asian adventure I was met quickly, efficiently and with caring demeanor by guides. In one instance Remote Lands hired a facilitator to meet me immediately upon disembarking in Hanoi to fast track me through customs and immigration and get me to my driver and guide.
Remote Lands also paid for my overweight luggage since there are no business or first class flights within the smaller SE Asian countries. An important learning experience for me.
Each guide became a knowledgeable friend, confidante and remarkable resource for anything I wanted. At one point I decided I was done with temple visits, shoes off/on, etc. and asked Remote Lands to cancel any more temples and instead focus on contemporary art venues and voilà, art venues prevailed.
After my next travel experience in Mexico for immersive Spanish, I plan on using Remote Lands in a country where I can continue my new Spanish speaking skills.
Travel Advisor:
Eleanor Hardy
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Honeymoon in Japan
By: Alice R
Reviewed on: 07 Apr 2023
Remote Lands were fantastic at executing a seamless trip: there was always a guide, an agent, a driver with a super confortable car waiting for us and escorting us. It is a real pleasure not having to worry about the logistics! They take care of everything.
They were excellent at handling last minutes changes during the trip but their response time was sometimes a bit slow during the preparation phase.
They provided us with very good restaurants recommendations and made all the bookings for us. In a country like Japan where some places can get hard to get access to, it was highly appreciated. Their network of local guides is fantastic, they were all very nice, knowledgeable and interesting.
Overall I would really recommend them if you're looking to plan an high-end trip to Japan.
Travel Advisor:
Alexis Stein
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Top notch service!
By: JerseyGirl
Reviewed on: 05 May 2023
Everyone we met from Remote Lands went above and beyond for us. Their goal was to make sure we were 125% pleased with everything. They were friendly and accommodating. They changed the itinerary to meet our request - everything done with a smile. When we left an item on the plane Jasmine and her team tracked it down and picked it up. In Bali, Mr Sukrata made sure we enjoyed our tours, learned a lot and that our hotels took care of us. He was excellent.
Get the VIP treatment when you land, you won’t regret it.
Travel Advisor:
Stuart Marra
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Exceptional Trip Planning and Execution
By: Diane
Reviewed on: 07 May 2023
Remote Lands is all about exceptional service. The best guides/escorts and drivers. The most amazing sites.. The most comfortable, top-of-the-line hotels. Remote Lands listens intently to what you are interested in--and delivers far beyond any expectations, wishes, and hopes. I have had two trips planed by Remote Lands, to date, and definitely will work with them again on future trips. From planning to execution, from listening to follow-through, Remote Lands is The Best.
Travel Advisor:
Eleanor Hardy
Recommended
Incredible and attentive
By: Alex
Reviewed on: 16 May 2023
It was a joy to work with Remote Lands. Travelling to India can be daunting and stressful, but from the planning stage, to getting picked up at the airport, through our trip, and even at departure; remote lands made it easy comfortable and incredibly rewarding. I cannot thank the team at Remote Lands enough, and our guide and driver were honestly the best we have ever experienced.
Travel Advisor:
Hao Tang
Recommended
Great experience with Remote Lands
By: JF
Reviewed on: 13 Jul 2023
We were pleased with our tours, guides, and wonderful hotels. Only caveat was that the Ha Long Bay Junk accommodations were not upscale. Not very clean. But the guide on the boat was really good. We were able to go places without crowds—remote beaches, caves. And the food was really good.
Hotels sublime in all locations except Ha Ling Bay. Loved the Four Seasons, Capella.
All tour guides great! Loved walking through jungle to see sunrise over Angkor Wat Also loved the bike ride on island in Mekong Delta
Travel Advisor:
Deborah Bush
Recommended
Japan trip
By: Dan
Reviewed on: 31 Jul 2023
The Remote Lands team coordinated everything on the ground including a tour guide and driver everywhere we went. Made the trip so much easier and more importantly we saw way more of Japan than I could have done alone. Was a great experience!
Travel Advisor:
Monique Owen
Recommended
Remote Lands Japan
By: Amy
Reviewed on: 11 Oct 2023
Wow is all we can say! We were amazed as to how timely everything was executed. The trip met and exceeded our expectations. Our guide, Hero, was knowledgeable, helpful, and just an all round nice person. He helped us navigate food ordering and gave us a personal experience we won’t forget. He is a treasure with his calm demeanor and patience. Eva was a delight for our Hakone experience.
It was a little warmer at the time we traveled but we especially appreciated the driver who met us with cold towels. The accommodations in Hakone was beyond expectations. The Osaka Conrad and Kyoto hotels were excellent. The Kochi hotel could use some improvements (couldn’t provide the number of extra pillows we requested and they were very small). We did enjoy ride on train to Kochi but not sure we would go again if booking again. We however loved going to Nara which wasn’t on our original iternary.
Thank you for a well executed and terrific vacation.
Travel Advisor:
Grace DeVita
Recommended
Remote lland
By: Blob Anderson
Reviewed on: 05 Nov 2023
Exceptional organization. Made trip very easy and added great value
Highly recommend
Employees were above expectations
Travel Advisor:
Elli Beck
Recommended
Everything went well
By: Dave C
Reviewed on: 05 Dec 2023
Flights, resorts, and activities all went off flawlessly for our Maldives trip
Travel Advisor:
Margie Hand