Sampan creates journeys around the Bay of Bengal. Remote, bespoke travel in Myanmar, India and Bangladesh.

In November 2027, Sampan’s Forgotten War Tour with Dr Robert Lyman returns. This journey takes us from Kolkata to Kohima and then deep into the Naga Hills. It was here in 1944 that the Japanese attempted to knock out the Allied forces and potentially march on Delhi. Instead, General Bill Slim’s galvanised Fourteenth Army repelled the Japanese back across the Chindwin River into Burma.

This is the best WW2 battlefields tour of India. Unlike traditional battlefield tours, Sampan’s Forgotten War Tour is not a hop-on hop-off coach trip. We will explore the stories of civilians caught up in war: the Nagas, the Kukis, the Manipuris. This journey allows our guests to dive into the contemporary lives of the people that call these battlefields home today. In addition to Rob, this tour is led by expert, specialist guides in each location. Hotels full of character; superb, local food throughout.

This tour returns in November 2027.

We believe that when coupled with creativity, our commitment to responsible travel – at heart, simply a compassion for the people and places our guests visit – does not detract from a journey but enriches it. This kind of travel can be transformative travel. Travel that does not suspend reality but instead encourages engagement with new realities. This is honest, authentic travel. Slow travel.

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Sampan   is a  member  of  the Pacific  Asia  Travel  Association (PATA), the Myanmar  Tourism  Marketing  Association (MTM), The Conscious Travel Foundation, The Insider Collective and both the British Chamber of Commerce and EuroCham in Myanmar.