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WIDER
GUIDING
Join a tour run by two great UK operators, who employ Lachie to lead some of their groups.
As well as his private guided trips under the Forbes Guided Travel banner, Lachie works with two very different UK travel operators who share his love of taking like-minded people to exciting and interesting parts of the world.  He leads several of their groups every year to particular destinations, including to Colombia and Central Asia, for tours that offer a quite different experience to an FGT guided journey. Â
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It may be that some travellers find there are aspects to these operator’s modus operandi that suits them better than the FGT approach.  If, having looked at their websites via the links below, one of their tours appeals, please talk to Lachie and he can give you more information and potentially fix it up for you.  Below are listed just the tours Lachie will be leading, but there are many others available on which he can advise.
+ Arbuthnot Holidays
Arbuthnot Holidays is a high-end British operator based in AndalucÃa, which organises holidays for groups of up to 16 guests, who join in with others on a set departure holiday. Â
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Every holiday is wholly inclusive and escorted by one of the Arbuthnot Holidays team. Â The AHÂ Â annual holiday menu includes one or more 12-day trips to Colombia, which Lachie has helped design. Â
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Lachie will be leading Colombia trips for AH every January.
+ Lupine Travel
Lupine Travel’s mission is to find secure routes offering once in a lifetime experiences in unique and hard to reach destinations and to open them up to their clients at reasonable prices. From Afghanistan to Mali and Venezuela to the Central Asian Stans, Lupine runs tours to over 60 different unusual destinations.Â
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The key differences between Lupine and FGT are, the fact that the former offers a set schedule of group tours; their groups are generally larger and as a result, the cost is lower than that of a typical FGT trip.
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As well as Lupine Travel, Lachie works with Trailbound, the hiking branch of Lupine, giving hikers opportunities to explore off-the -beaten-track mountains.  The mix of trips that Lachie will lead with Lupine and Trailbound is as follows:
