Saiyu Travel Co., Ltd. is a premier travel company that offering tours to some of world’s most remote and beautiful places. The company, established in 1973, specializes in trekking and climbing expeditions all over the Himalayas and other mountain ranges centered in India & Nepal as well as adventure-filled trips along the ancient Silk Road.
In the silk road route, we were the first in Japanese tourism industry to offer a 6,000-kilometer bus tour from Istanbul to Delhi, travel the entire North and Central silk routes in Afghanistan, visit Pakistan’s historical Hunza and Kafiristan regions, offer tours to go to Ladakh & Rajsthan in India, and offer trips to Bhutan, departing from Japan.
Since the establishment, we are offering one and another variety of destinations and a range of tours which are the first of their kind from Japan. We are one of very few names in Japan having authentic travel package offers to the North Pole, Tajikistan, the Wakhan Corridor, and the Pamir Mountains. Whether that be Salt caravan route from Niger (Bilma) to Mali (Taoudenni) or deep into the Saraha Desert in Chad, Saiyu Travel is steadily solidifying the ground as a trusted venture in innovative travel packages to the most remote corners of the world.
Additionally, with an ambition to get the latest and updated travel information to increase the service quality, we are expanding our local venture partners in major travel destinations throughout the world.
| 1973 | Saiyu Kikaku Co., Ltd., Saiyu Travel's predecessor, is founded and begins operating as a travel consultancy. |
| 1975 | Head office is set up at Udagawa-cho 12-3, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, and Saiyu Travel Co., Ltd. is established. |
| 1977 | Head office moves to Koraku 1 Chome-1-17, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo |
| 1980 | Osaka office opens |
| 1981 | Increases capital to 40 million yen. |
| 1982 | Obtains license as general travel agency (No. 607) is obtained from ministry of Transportation |
| 1983 | Kathmandu liaison office is established in Nepal. |
| 1984 | Head office moves to 5F Shinsekai bldg, Jimbocho 2-2, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku |
| 1985 | Establishes a customer membership organizsation, the "Saiyu Kumo Nno Kai" |
| 1987 | Opens the Mandala Indian restaurant in Jimbocho |
| 1989 | Opens the Caravan Desk, a specialized individual travel and airline ticket consultation service for Individual Tourists. |
| 1989 | Opens the MaeNam no Hotori Thai restaurant in Jimbocho |
| 1990 | Westindia., Ltd., and MaeNam Co., Ltd. set up to take over operations from the restaurant division |
| 1991 | Restaurant division opens the Muan Thai Nabe restaurant serving Thai Suki in Jimbocho |
| 1993 | Restaurant division opens the Brazilian restaurant Muito Bom in Jimbocho |
| 2003 | Saiyu Travel celebrates its 30th anniversary |
| 2006 | Delhi liaison office is established in India. |
| 2007 | Opens a hotel in Afghanistan under the name Hotel SilkRoad Bamiyan |
| 2007 | Establishes SAIYHA, a local subsidiary in Pakistan |
| 2009 | The Delhi liason office closes and a local subsidiary, SAIYUINDIA Pvt.Ltd. is established. |
| 2010 | Head office moves to Jimbocho 2 Chome 13-1, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| 2010 | The Osaka office is renamed the Osaka Branch Agency and moves to Taiyuji 5 Chome 15, Kita-ku, Osaka |
| 2013 | Establishes Saiyu Nepal Trekking & Expedition Pvt.Ltd., a local subsidiary in Nepal |
| 2013 | Saiyu Travel celebrates its 40th anniversary |
| 2015 | Establishes Nature Explore Lanka Pvt.Ltd., , a local subsidiary in Sri Lanka |
| 2018 | Opens the Shiretoko Serai guest house in Rausu, Hokkaido |
| Other Office Saiyu Travel Company Group |
Japan - Saiyu Travel Co.,Ltd. (Saiyu Travel Company Group – Head office)Adventurous or special interest outbound tours! We also arrange inbound tours for our foreign customers.web : http://www.saiyu.co.jp/ [Tokyo Head Office] 3rd floor,Kyodo Bldg. Jimbocho, 2-2, Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda, Tokyo Tel :(+81)3-3237-1391 [Osaka Branch Office] Nepal - Saiyu Nepal Trekking & Expedition (Tour Operator)Inbound services to Nepal for trekking/summiting and other sightseeing programs.web : http://www.saiyunepal.com/ [Kathmandu Office] Kutu Bahal Marg, Chabahil -7 Kathmandu, Nepal. TEL：+977-1-4487477 , +977-1-4489177 India - Saiyu India (Tour Operator)Inbound servics to India for sightseeing and and nature tours.We also arrange outbound tours for our Indian customers. web : http://www.saiyuindia.com/ [Delhi Office] 243, 2nd Floor, DLF City Center Mall, MG Road, Gurgaon, Haryana, India Tel: +91-(0)1244017901 Pakistan - INDUS CARAVAN(Tour Operator)Inbound services to Pakistan for sightseeing and trekking tours to the Himalayas,the Karakoram and the Hindu Kush. We also arrange outbound tours for our Pakistani customers web : http://induscaravan.com/ [Islamabad Office] Office number 14 ,3rd Floor Anique Arcade, I-8 Markaz Islamabad , Pakistan Tel: +92(0)51-8734844, +92(0)51-8734845 Sri Lanka - Saiyu Lanka (Tour Operator)Inbound services to Sri Lanka specializing in sightseeing and nature tours.web : http://www.saiyulanka.com/ [Colombo Office] No 194/C02, Ekala, Ja-ela, Sri Lanka Tel:(+94) 11 299 7299 Japan - Shiretoko Serai (Hotel&Dining)Saiyu Travel, managing trips to unexplored regions, will open a lodging facility, Shiretoko Serai, in Rausu in the Shiretoko peninsula in summer 2018.[Siretoko Serai] 41-5 Rebuncho Rausu-cho, Menashi-gun, Hokkaido, Japan web : http://shiretokoserai.com/ |
