About
Sensory Travel is an independent online publication of carefully curated and personally tested destinations and design hotels created to inspire conscious and design-oriented travelers.
Our guiding principles
EMBRACING CONSCIOUS TRAVEL
By discovering the world at a slower pace and embracing the here and now, Sensory Travel seeks to nurture connectedness to local communities through art, design, gastronomy, and nature. Our purpose is to inspire modern wanderers who share our belief that authentic, enriching travel experiences are weaved of beautiful locations, design-led spaces, and deep cultural immersion.
FOSTERING SENSORY EXPERIENCES
Born from a deep appreciation of the art of travel and a fervid desire to share it with fellow wanderers, we aim to build and inspire a community of like-minded travelers who want to enhance their experience of the world through taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound.
LEAVING A POSITIVE IMPACT
Environmental sustainability and respect for local communities are our guiding principles, so that every small hotel, natural oasis, and cultural immersion curated for Sensory Travel will leave a positive impact on the earth, its people, and your experiences.
A new era of travel beckons
The aspiration for unique travel experiences is increasingly coinciding with a desire to leave a positive impact on local communities and the environment.
Our beliefs
Let your senses guide you.
We believe in returning to the essence of travel by fostering an emotional attachment to a place. Involving our senses to explore our surroundings is crucial to creating more tangible, unique, and memorable travel experiences that lead to a deeper connection with a destination.
Enhancing the quality of our travel experiences is essential to revel in enriching adventures that have a beneficial impact both on a territory and in our souls.
Local communities are the custodians of the cultural heritage of a land. As travelers, we are responsible for learning and supporting the preservation and transmission of the ancestral wisdom of the places we visit.
— ESTER | FOUNDER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF