At Diverse Earth we want our guests to really experience their chosen destination. We want them to come home having sampled the local cuisine, learnt a little of the dialect, seen the famous sights as well as the not so famous sights and most importantly made friends. We have an excellent relationship with all our local suppliers, this is through long standing friendships and our commitment to sustainable tourism which ensures that our guests get the most out of every tour and the local people also benefit and thus welcome us back time and time again.

Our tour leaders and guides are all local to the area and are therefore able to provide an inside view of their home country. Our team at HQ are all extensively travelled and therefore well equipped to answer any questions and provide all the necessary support from initial enquiry to home-bound flight.

As an ABTA and ATOL bonded operator, we ensure that our standards of service are high and that payment for your holiday is well protected.

Meet the Team

Lucy Bhageerutty

Lucy started out as a conservation biologist, she spent three years travelling the world camping in jungles, catching bats and tagging turtles. She even studied the sex life of pink pigeons. Realising the benefits of well managed eco-tourism she spent another three years leading adventure tours around the world from Cairo to Kathmandu, Yellowstone to Yangtze. Lucy is Diverse Earth’s Operations Director

Rajinder Tikoo.

Rajinder has more than 10 years of experience running tours all over Asia. He has a superb knowledge of India’s history and a love for its natural wonders. His favourite route is from his home town of Delhi into the Himalayas of Nepal. He is Diverse-Earth’s Operations Manager for India.

Champa Jigme.

Champa grew up in the rural heart of Tibet; he journeyed to Lhasa some twenty five years ago and taught himself English. His jovial character and infectious laugh soon earned him an excellent reputation as a guide and he has been leading tours all over China, Tibet and Nepal ever since. He is Diverse Earth’s Operations Manager for Tibet and Nepal.

Ismail El Sayid.

Ismail has run tours up and down the Nile, the Western Desert and Sinai for many years; he has also worked in the leisure industry in Dubai which has become his home from home. Now he lives and works in Cairo, his home city. When not at work he can be found in the cafes of Khan-el-Khalili smoking shisha, not to mention the belly dancing clubs of downtown. Ismail is Operations Manager for Egypt.

Ramly Sally.

Ramly started his career as a Hotelier and then joined the adventure travel industry eight years ago. Since then he has handled a host of tours on the beautiful Island Sri Lanka where he lives. He is the Diverse-Earth’s Operations Manager for Sri Lanka.