Sampan Travel is a boutique tour operator creating tailor-made journeys in Myanmar and India. Our itineraries are broad and eclectic; our service is personal and flexible.  

 Sampan`s team is based on-the-ground in Myanmar. This means that we are able to greet most of our guests in person upon arrival. It also ensures that we are in rhythm with the beat of the region, abreast of developments and intimately familiar with our partners. We try everything before we recommend it to our guests.

Sampan is committed to creating tours that have a positive impact on local communities. We do not shy away from the troubles that afflict Myanmar. Through conscious travel, we are determined to help Myanmar become not only a better place to visit, but a better place to live. Sampan was the third tour operator in Myanmar to be Travelife Certified and we have been winners at the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2020 our magazine won a PATA Gold Award. Our sustainability policy can be read in full here.

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 holiday 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.  

Sampan is a member of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Union of Myanmar Travel Association, the Myanmar Tourism Marketing Association, The Conscious Travel Foundation and The Insider Collective.