ABOUT VANATARA JOURNEYS
A small advisory, built on trust.
Vanatara Journeys is a private travel advisory based in Bangkok and Singapore. We design exceptional hotel stays, tailor-made journeys, and milestone travel for clients who expect more than a booking.
We are independent by design and small by intention. Every client is known by a named advisor. Every journey is built around how you travel, not around what we have to sell.
CO-FOUNDER
Surarak Rattanasombat
Travel Designer · Bangkok
Surarak grew up in Thailand with a deep love for the ocean and the belief that travel has the power to bring people closer together. As a certified dive instructor, she has led guests through some of the world's most extraordinary underwater landscapes — from the Maldives to the remote reefs of Raja Ampat — and those experiences shaped how she thinks about travel: not as a transaction, but as something that stays with you long after you come home.
With a background in Linguistics from Chiang Mai University and time spent studying in the US, Surarak has always been drawn to connection — between cultures, between people, between a traveller and a place. She spent years running a boutique hotel before co-founding Vanatara Journeys and that insider knowledge of what truly makes a stay exceptional is something every client benefits from.
When Surarak plans a trip, she's thinking about the moments you'll talk about for years.


CO-FOUNDER
Benjamin Seelos
Travel Designer · Singapore
Benjamin's love affair with travel started long before Vanatara did. Born in Austria, he spent years living and working across South America and Asia — building deep relationships with the people, hotels, and experiences that make these regions so extraordinary.
His career has spanned luxury hospitality, tourism, and high-end expedition travel, giving him a rare combination of on-the-ground knowledge and strategic perspective. As a partner at 360 Private Travel and a VP at a leading American technology company, Benjamin brings both a global network and an operator's eye for detail to everything he does.
He believes the best travel is never about ticking boxes — it's about finding the experiences that genuinely move you. That's what he and the team work to create for every client.
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Four values, quietly observed.
We are defined as much by what we refuse as by what we recommend. These are the principles we hold across every client, every property, every journey.
Expertise
We only recommend what we can stand behind. Through
our network of trusted partners, every experience, property,
and operator we work with has been personally verified
— chosen for its reliability, safety, and quality.
Discretion
We treat client information, preferences, and itineraries as
confidential by default. Your travel is your own. We carry it with
the care it deserves.
Dedication
From the first conversation to the moment you return home,
your advisor is present. Not available when convenient —
genuinely, consistently, completely responsible
for ensuring the journey is what it should be.
Responsibility
We believe travel should leave places better, not just visited.
We work with hotels, operators, and suppliers who share
that commitment — protecting environments,
supporting local communities, and travelling with intention.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
360 PRIVATE TRAVEL
FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE ENDORSED
VIRTUOSO PREFERRED PARTNER
FREQUENTLY ASKED
The questions our clients ask
before they begin.
If yours is not here, reach out — we are happy to answer it directly.
