TRAVEL MAJESTICALLY

When the mind, soul, and body need rest, the last thing you would want to stress over is planning a holiday that fulfils all your desires. Naseem Randhawa visits the enchanting Amanjiwo with T'ROKA to discover how a curated experience from start-to-end really makes all the difference.

- Naseem Randhawa

As the mist slowly settles and dawn breaks, I am treated to a majestic view of Borobudur temple in the distance, all from the comfort of the garden terrace of my private villa at Amanjiwo that is located deep in the lush embrace of the Javanese rainforest offering a sense of tranquillity like no other.

The journey begins even before one sets foot within its immaculate premises. As the car winds through quaint villages, rice fields and Mount Merapi in the distance, the mystique of the region takes hold. Each twist and turn is like a brushstroke painting a picture of traditional Javanese life-a life intimately connected with the ebb and flow of the land.

Although there are certainly many ways to get to this paradise, I am simply at awe with the ease of how I got here. The tediousness of finding a unique destination that caters to my needs, searching for flights (or booking multiple forms of transportation if the destination is a remote one) to planning a personalised itinerary that offers the best-of-the-best experiences were thankfully arranged by T'ROKA, a luxury consumer travel brand under Holiday Tours & Travel that seeks to redefine the way travellers explore and connect with the world.

For Ben Foo, the President of Holiday Tours & Travel, travelling has always been his passion and seeking destinations that offer more than just a place to sleep is the way the brand wants to define itself. It all makes sense, T'ROKA is after all, inspired by the Malay word 'Teroka', which represents the essence of exploration, a personalised service at every step of the journey through its network of exclusive partners and access to extraordinary experiences.