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Crooked Compass

Name: Crooked Compass
Address: Sydney, NSW, AU
Telephone: +611300855790
Rating: 4.3

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Small group tours offering off-the-beaten-track and unique travel experiences, converting you from a To travel is to live... Dream, Explore, Discover.
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Wanderlust: a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world. Crooked Compass - brimming with unique travel experiences, stories, knowledge, travel tips and insiders guides to lesser known haunts. Founded by Lisa Pagotto, a world traveller, writer, photographer, tour leader and a girl who can't keep still. Lisa's passion inspires and encourages those who are looking to pack

their bags and take a step towards creating their own adventures, whether you are a first time traveller or an experienced jet-setter. Gather travel inspiration through Crooked Compass' journeys and recommendations and add those intriguing destinations and experiences to your bucket list - many you may never knew existed. Allow ideas to be injected and fuelled in your mind as your feet grow ever itchier.

15/08/2025

He’s seen monsoons come and go. Festivals bloom and fade.
And still, he returns—each morning, same step, same spot.

In Rajasthan, identity is worn on the head. The colour and knot of a turban tells stories that don’t need words. This one? It speaks of pride, place, and endurance.

Not everything needs translating. Some things just need honouring.

🎨 Make this experience yours!

14/08/2025

“To Travel is to Live.” – Hans Christian Andersen

13/08/2025

NAGALAND - Draped in red and adorned with heirloom beads, these Naga women do not perform tradition—they embody it. This isn’t costume. It’s confidence. A living testament to ancestry, resilience, and pride.

In Nagaland, every stitch and spike carries meaning. The textiles are handwoven; the adornments tell stories of tribe, status, and history. And while modernity creeps closer each year, the women here continue to hold the line between then and now.

This is not a past being preserved. It’s a culture moving forward—on its own terms. Make this experience yours. Chat to our team about how you can embrace the Naga culture.

12/08/2025

🏜️ Soul of Oman: Where Desert Meets Deep Tradition 🌊

Swim in turquoise wadis beneath palm-fringed cliffs. Taste home-cooked seafood in a remote fishing village. Sleep under a sky heavy with stars in the dunes of Wahiba Sands.

This is Oman—raw, refined, and utterly mesmerising.

🌴 Wander ancient date plantations and sip water from ancient falaj canals
🧕 Share tea with Bedouins and stories passed through generations
🐢 Watch turtles nesting by moonlight on quiet white-sand shores
🛖 Explore mud-brick villages lost in time and feel the hush of abandoned stone homes

From the heights of Jebel Shams—Oman’s Grand Canyon—to the sparkling Bimah Sinkhole, every turn reveals a new kind of magic.

This is adventure without the crowds, culture without the filter.

👉 Small group departures open now.

11/08/2025

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10/08/2025

From above, it looks like a mosaic—vibrant, layered, chaotic and beautiful. But each of these women holds a story. A rhythm. A reason for gathering.

This could be a religious festival. A protest. A food distribution queue. But regardless of the reason, the scene speaks of unity. Patience. Unspoken strength in numbers.

To a stranger, it’s a sea of saris. To each other, it’s a network. A sisterhood. In much of South Asia, waiting isn’t passive—it’s powerful. A quiet endurance that builds change from the ground up.

09/08/2025

🌍 Rwanda: Resilience in the Land of a Thousand Hills 🦍

Welcome to one of our most inspiring journeys—a raw and rare encounter with nature’s giants and a nation’s soul-stirring rise from ruin to radiance.

☕ Brew brilliance in a local coffee masterclass
🛥️ Cruise through Akagera National Park, spotting safari icons from the water
🦓 Walk with rangers, guardians of conservation along Akagera’s fence lines
🦍 Track majestic Mountain Gorillas, face to face in the misty jungle
🩺 Meet the Gorilla Doctors, vet heroes safeguarding Dian Fossey’s legacy
🛶 Drift to Nkombo Island to connect with Rwanda’s smallest, most remote community
🎵 Join traditional fishermen, whose melodic rituals echo across Lake Kivu
🐒 Search for chimpanzees amid ancient canopies

But this is more than a wildlife experience—it’s a journey into Rwanda’s remarkable rebirth. A country once broken, now blooming with visionary leadership, and led forward by the strength and ingenuity of its women—who hold the world’s highest female parliamentary representation.

From remote forests to vibrant communities, you'll gain an intimate understanding of micro-entrepreneurship, tradition, and transformation—woven together in one unforgettable expedition.

✨ This is Rwanda, reimagined. Fierce. Feminine. Unforgettable.

08/08/2025

In Hue, the Perfume River doesn’t just reflect the sky. It reflects memory.
Each lantern set afloat carries a wish, a prayer, a whisper to the ancestors.

These rituals, often quiet and unseen, are what give this city its soul. And if you slow down long enough—just long enough to float alongside them—you realise you're not just watching a tradition. You're being welcomed into it.

✨ Make this experience yours!

07/08/2025

“A person susceptible to ‘wanderlust’ is not so much addicted to movement as committed to transformation.” – Pico Iyer

06/08/2025

Seen from above, the scene looks almost abstract - rows of handmade umbrellas spread like petals under the sun. But on the ground, this is a world of rhythm and repetition, where generations of artisans have passed down a single, sacred skill.

In South East Asia, umbrella-making is more than craftsmanship. It’s a quiet defiance against mass production. A celebration of slow, skilled hands. The two women in this image aren’t just creating objects - they’re preserving identity, one delicate fold at a time.

05/08/2025

🌿 Jewels of Timor: A Journey Into Asia’s Last Frontier 🌏

Snorkel the most biodiverse reefs on Earth off Atauro Island. Stand above the clouds on Mt Ramelau at sunrise. Trek through the jungle depths of Mundo Perdido, the 'Lost World'.

This is Timor-Leste—untamed, soulful, and steeped in story.

Live with a local family in a village homestay
🐋 Watch whales migrate through the Ombai-Wetar Strait
🕊 Explore Balibo’s history, echoing the country’s path to peace
🎶 Immerse in traditional dance, song and sacred ritual

A land where sacred mountains meet Portuguese colonial charm. Where empty beaches stretch for miles and every dusty road leads to something rare.

This isn’t just travel—it’s an awakening to a part of the world few have truly seen.

👉 Small group departures now available.

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Sydney, NSW

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+611300855790

Website

http://www.crooked-compass.com/

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Crooked Compass is a boutique tour operator exploring emerging destinations and the lesser known side of our fascinating planet. Uncovering the world’s best kept secrets through small group and customised tours, our culturally immersive journeys are created to inspire, educate and encourage travellers to understand responsible tourism and the regions travellers are visiting to a much deeper level. #FollowADifferentPath