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A tiny kayak surrounded by clear turquoise water and towering limestone cliffs
PRIVATE ISLAND JOURNEYS · PALAWAN

Experience the breathtaking beauty

Island days, local connections, and room to explore, planned by avid adventurers Karel & Mel and brought to life by local crews.
Karel and Mel at Machu Picchu in Peru
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Map of the Philippines with a red marker on Palawan
Palawan, Philippines
7,641 islands across
the Philippines.
4× World’s Best Island
Palawan · Travel + Leisure
2013 · 2016 · 2017 · 2020
World’s #1 Beach · 2026
Entalula, El Nido
The World’s 50 Best Beaches

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Two travelers relaxing in shallow clear water beside a transparent kayak
“We had an amazing time. Karel responded quickly with our questions and the boat crew really took care of us.”
About THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOUR ADVENTURE

Adventurers,
just like you.

Our travels brought us here. Now we help you explore these islands, with local crews we know and trust.
Karel & Mel
An old black-and-white photograph of a young man beside a tent in open countryside.
01 / CANADA · THE EARLY YEARS
Before the islands, the wilderness.
Karel and his siblings beside the blue campervan
02 / EUROPE · JULY 2006
Home was a blue van.
A gold sunset over the sea, framed by silhouetted leaves on Koh Phangan.
03 / THAILAND · KOH PHANGAN
A workstation with a sea view.
A local household preparing freshly picked cashews
04 / PALAWAN · 2015
One invitation changed the route.
A tent and bamboo hut at Karel’s former island nature camp
05 / PALAWAN · FROM THE ISLAND CAMP YEARS
A home made for sharing.
Karel and Mel jumping on Bolivia’s salt flats
06 / ILOILO → SOUTH AMERICA · 2019
Better with a fellow adventurer.
Mel standing among the stone ruins at Machu Picchu, with the mountains behind her.
07 / PERU · CUSCO & MACHU PICCHU
A month through Mel’s lens.
Karel helping his young son discover the water at the edge of the beach in Canoa, Ecuador
08 / ECUADOR · CANOA
And then there were three.
Karel and Mel with their children beside their family tent
09 / PHILIPPINES · THE FAMILY CHAPTER
The adventure keeps growing.
Mel and her son on an indoor ice rink, using animal-shaped skating aids for balance.
10 / PHILIPPINES · MANILA, 2025
A city errand. A new adventure.

Let’s create

Bring a few ideas. We’ll help shape the route, the stays and the little details.
Karel and Mel
Karel & Mel
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