We are fully bonded and licensed with the Commission for Aviation (no:0643), we are a small specialist travel company focusing on providing the very best adventure and luxury trips in the world.  We specialise in Cultural Escorted tours, Horse Riding Holidays, walking/treking, fishing, kayaking, diving, wildlife and simply chilling on the beach.  We cater for all ages and many of clients are solo travellers.  Our small group adventures are popular with over 50s whereas our horse riding and multi activity suit anyone who is young at heart..

Providing a very personalised service, Zara's Planet Consultants are highly travelled and experienced whilst the company also offers you a "Best Price Guarantee" on every package.

Small Group Escorted Tours

Ideal for couples, solo travellers and friends, take one of our small group adventures where our local guides ensure you experience the country authentically.  Never more than 18 people (many trips considerably less) on one trip ensures a very personal experience. 

Tailor Made Mid Budget to Luxury

We specialize in bringing you that extra special holiday that you crave - be it a the most luxurious Spa in the Middle East or swimming with dolphins in Mozambique or securing the best suite in the best hotel and transporting you by private jet to Richard Branson's private lodge.  Give us an idea of what you want and your budget and we'll share our hidden gems with you and propose an itinerary.

Our Team

Our team of professionals is made up of office based staff and many field based leaders in the countries we travel to.  Below are our office based staff in Ireland.

Zara Stassin-MD

Zara has always had a passion for travel and at last count visited and lived in 37 countries.  After school she worked on stud farms in Belgian before settling into corporate life where she worked in IT and Travel for Irish companies for over 15 years, most recently as MD of a $500million travel agency in New York.  In 2005 she established the Zara's Planet concept and moved back to Ireland.

Mai De Barra - Trip Consultant

Mai is an accomplished adventurer - good at horse riding, kayaking, hiking, dog sledding along with a real passion for travel, she is our resident researching spending most of her time on the road testing out new trips and checking out standards for us.  She also leads some of our group trips. 

Lee Chin - Accounts Manager

Lee is a qualified accountant and has worked for several years in Ireland.

Elaine O'Sullivan - Customer Service Consultant

Elaine has enjoyed many of our trips, to familiarise herself with them and assist clients in making the correct trip choice and offers a very personal view of the holidays. Elaine has a strong background in consumer law and was highly recommended for her customer care record in her previous position in call centre supervision/management.

Jackie Clynch - Air Ticket Consultant

Jackie Clynch has a strong travel agency background and airline ticketing experience and consults with us and our clients to provide all our air ticketing needs.

Angela Peelo  - Customer Service Consultant

Angela has a background in call centre and customer service environments.

John Peelo - Chairman - Non-Executive

Mohammad Rayhan - IT Director and Website Designer

Rayhan holds a Masters degree in Design from Bournemouth University and has many years design and website experience.

Ashraf Ferdause Chowdhury- Web Developer

Ashraf has a degree in computer programming with the Univercity of Science and Technology, Sylhet.