Experience Travel Group
1-888-577-8452 020 7924 7133
Call

Sam Clark

Connecting people with their inner explorer

Order a Brochure Get in Touch
  • Destinations
    • South Asia
      • Sri Lanka
      • The Maldives
      • India
      • Bhutan
    • South East Asia
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Indonesia
      • Borneo
    • Middle East
      • Oman
  • About us
    • Why choose ETG?
    • Our Story
    • Meet the Team
    • Reviews
    • In the Press
    • Travel Blog
    • Our brochure
    • Newsletter Signup
  • How it works
    • Get in touch
    • Booking with confidence
    • How much does it cost?
    • Financial protection
    • What happens if something goes wrong on my holiday?
    • Working with in-country partners
    • My Booking
    • Come and see us
  • Immersive Holidays
    • Immersive Family Holidays
    • Immersive Honeymoons
    • Ideas & Inspiration
    • Holidays by Month
    • Family Holidays by Month
    • Download Free Country Guides
  • Sustainability
    • Travel Better
    • Our Counter-Carbon Pledge
    • One bottle at a time
    • Building a Sustainable Future
    • Giving Back
Sam Clark

Experience Travel Group

Sam Clark

Co-Founder and Director

Direct Line

020 7924 7133

Sluggish and sedentary peoples, such as the Ancient Egyptians, with their concept of an afterlife journey through the Field of Reeds, project on to the next world the journeys they failed to make in this one - Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines

Sam's Biog

Asia has always played an important part in my life. From backpacking around India as a 19-year-old to meeting my Kiwi wife on a beach in Thailand, it’s been a huge part of my personal life. Professional too - it’s where I established the ETG “immersive holidays that give back” philosophy - starting in Sri Lanka in the early 2000s. There’s. Just. Something. About. The. Place.

With a 6-month interruption caused by the Asian tsunami of 2004 (during which time me and my ETG partner Tom became ‘Aid Sri Lanka’), the Sri Lanka experience was the perfect opportunity to really research and develop the ETG approach.

By 2006, joined by Melissa, the third member of the ETG team and with Southeast Asia thoroughly explored for distinctive experience-based holidays, we were ready to launch.

17 years later and the team has grown from strength to strength to 20 in the UK and a further 5 in Asia, plus hundreds of partners and guides throughout the continent. 

Proud? You bet. Proud that others ‘see it’ like we see it. Proud that we took an idea we believed in and ran with it. And proudest of all that thousands other people have experienced Asia in the very best way - through travel done right. 

The great thing about Asia is that there’s always so much more to see, so many more people to meet - which is why I spend so much time travelling with my wife and children (now - cynical, but still travel-loving teenagers).

And as a 6’6” farang (Thai for foreigner) who stood out like a sore lanky thumb, smacked my head on countless Asian door frames, and even accidentally took out someone’s house in Sri Lanka (they laughed about it later, somehow), if you’re also one of those people who always needs to book extra legroom, again, just ask.

In fact, whether you’re planning to travel with kids or not, and whether you’re super tall, or not - drop me a line anyway, it’d be great to find out the travel experience you’re looking for and share a few ideas.

Visit my blog

Favourite Place

Koyao Island Resort, Ko Yao Island

THE place for family downtime...

Most Memorable

The 'klongs' (Canals) of Bangkok, Bangkok

See Bangkok from the water via the 'Klongs' - the traditional highways.

Signature Itinerary

Classic Family Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka just works so well for a family trip and I’m lucky enough to have visited ‘en famille’ twice and the kids still talk about it. Don’t rush is the motto!

Top Tip

Take your time, mix it up and go with the flow

Sam's Travel Photos

Photos of Sam

~
Your next adventure
starts with a conversation
~

Every ETG journey is unique. Tell us your loves, your hates, your holiday ambitions, your hopes and fears, and we’ll share a suitcase so full of inspired holiday ideas you’ll need to sit on it to shut it tight.

Not sure what you’re looking for? Let us inspire you...

Get in Touch

Call us 020 7924 7133

ETG - immersive holidays that give back, since 2004.
Don’t just see Asia - feel Asia.

How it works
  • Get in touch
  • Booking with confidence
  • How much does it cost?
  • Financial protection
  • What happens if something goes wrong on my holiday?
  • Working with in-country partners
  • My Booking
  • Come and see us
About Us
  • Why choose ETG?
  • Our Story
  • Meet the Team
  • Reviews
  • Our Promise
  • In the Press
  • Our Offices
  • Jobs
Information
  • Immersive Escapes
  • The Revitalise Collection
  • Our Rating System
  • Exclusive Signature Experiences
  • Your Protection
  • Travel Insurance
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Package Travel Regulations
  • Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) Travel Advice
Get Social

facebook.com/experiencetravel twitter.com/ExpTrav instagram.com/experiencetravelgroup

  • Visit us on Facebook
  • View @ExpTrav Twitter Feed
  • Visit our Travel Blog
  • Follow our Instagram page
  • Newsletter Signup
  • Book Club

© Experience Travel Group Ltd
Registered in England, Company No. 5071391 | ABTA Member | 9324 ATOL Protected
Site by Livingstone Creative

Website Terms of Use | Cookie Policy | Privacy Policy

Experience Travel Group

020 7924 7133 Get in touch

Call
  • Destinations
    • South Asia
      • Sri Lanka
      • The Maldives
      • India
      • Bhutan
    • South East Asia
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Indonesia
      • Borneo
    • Middle East
      • Oman
  • Weather & When to go
    • Sri Lanka
    • The Maldives
    • Vietnam
    • Cambodia
    • Laos
    • India
    • Bhutan
    • Thailand
    • Myanmar
    • Borneo
    • Malaysia
    • Indonesia
    • Oman
  • About us
    • Why choose ETG?
    • Our Story
    • Meet the Team
    • Reviews
    • In the Press
    • Our Offices
    • Our Brochure
    • Travel Blog
    • Newsletter Signup
  • How it works
    • Get in touch
    • Booking with confidence
    • How much does it cost?
    • Financial protection
    • What happens if something goes wrong on my holiday?
    • Working with in-country partners
    • My Booking
    • Come and see us
  • Immersive Holidays
    • Immersive Family Holidays
    • Immersive Honeymoons
    • Ideas & Inspiration
    • Holidays by month
    • Family Holidays by Month
    • Download Free Country Guides
  • Sustainability
    • Travel Better
    • Our Counter-Carbon Pledge
    • One bottle at a time
    • Building a Sustainable Future
    • Giving Back
  • Come and see us
  • My Booking
  • Brochure
  • Travel Blog