Off-Grid Adventures

A fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and a former captain in a British Army reconnaissance regiment, Jimmy Carroll, co-founder of travel company Pelorus, knows what it’s like to live on the edge. He shares ideas for transformative trips to unexplored parts of the world

- Jimmy Carroll

CULTURE AND MARINE LIFE IN EAST TIMOR

Our philosophy at Pelorus is to dream big and travel better—with a more conscious approach and enhanced guardianship of the locations, communities and environments we champion to our clients. One of my recommendations is to discover the culture and marine life in East Timor. Timor-Leste is one of the world’s unsung tourist destinations, with low visitor numbers in spite of its impressive natural credentials, which provide the setting for a perfect secluded adventure. On land, there are forested slopes teeming with birdlife, jungle caves tattooed with ancient rock paintings and crumbling Portuguese colonial towns to discover. Adventurous guests can embark on a submersible to hunt for lost Second World War wrecks in the depths of the straits. Travellers are also sure to encounter dolphins, manta rays, whale sharks and more than 30 different species of whale, ranging from migrating blue whales to the resident sperm whale population.

A NATURAL IMMERSION IN KAZAKHSTAN