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asia
south pacific
Backroads explores
China on two wheels.
Off-Beat Adventures
carla hunt
What is adventure travel? We can debate that answer till the
cows come home, but without question, for an increasingly
large segment of today's travel marketplace, the answer is
journeys beyond the ordinary. And the Adventure Travel Trade
Association reminds us that adventure travelers-and baby
boomers in particular-have both ample budgets and ample
appetites for vacations that mix up active adventure with involving
cultural experiences. That's where the growth appears to be in the
countries that inhabit the wide and wonderful world of Asia and the
South Pacific, where clients will find a host of new ways to explore
new horizons. Consider this trio.
china: by bike
Backroads is always out front in opening up bicycle touring in
far corners of the globe and showcasing countries up-close and
personal. Its China Bike Tour: Ancient Treasures & Modern Icons
in Beijing, Xian & the South is no exception, "showing travelers
everything from Canton to Beijing and the rural places in between
in a way you can't see by any other means," says a company
spokesperson.
On the first three days of the itinerary, clients experience
traditional life in rural villages and modern cities; by river and
bicycle, they travel past remote hamlets, and fields of rice and
sugarcane; visit with locals in roadside cafes; and explore historic
Zhaoqing and Wuzhou. On days 4-5, they'll bike along winding
rivers and lush paddies; take to the Li River on a private boat
cruise; and go shopping at night markets for embroidered silk,
stone carvings and hilltribe crafts. Days 6-7 are devoted to
the more than 6,000 life-size funerary statues of the Terracotta
Warriors, pedaling around the walls of their hometown of Xian.
During days 8-9, tour members bike through Beijing in the
company of seven million fellow cyclists and explore Tiananmen
Square and the Forbidden City, and actually walk a very remote
section of the wall. Flavors of China include a tai chi lesson,
a Chinese massage, an acrobatics show, and Peking duck dinner.
Six departures are scheduled for 2016, priced at $5,598
wpp sharing.
vietnam: up-close and cultural
Myths and Mountains may have won its place on the 2015
Wendy Perrin WOW List as the trusted travel expert for Nepal
and Bhutan, but take a look at its Vietnam product, where the
company offers several interesting itineraries, including Vietnam:
Saigon, Central Highlands, Coast and Hanoi. It's an adventurous
and cultural journey to an enchanting land, with an itinerary
covering a cross-section of gorgeous scenery, diverse ethnic
groups, a variety of craft centers, and mouthwatering cuisine.
Begin in Saigon, where travelers tour the city on cyclo-bicycle
and visit the Ben Thanh Market, and the Notre Dame Cathedral,
as well as the Cu Chi tunnels, one of the few remaining remnants
of the Vietnam War. Traveling through the central highlands,
clients will visit the Ethnographic Museum in Dalat, with its
forests, waterfalls and lakes, a former French hill station and
today a departure point to visit the Valley of Love with its convent,
university and pagodas. They'll drive through coffee country,
stopping at villages of the Gia Rai people who are noted for
their houses on stilts and domesticated elephants; then they'll
head for Kon Tum, visiting its beautiful wooden catholic church,
the orphanage of Vinh Son and the villages of Pleitonghia and
Konhngokotu accessed by an amazing suspension bridge. The
tour also allows visitors to spend time in historic Hoi An, home to
beautifully preserved riverside merchant houses, and for a visit to
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Editor’s Notes
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Tour Talk: Goway’s IslandsEscapes
Adventures in North America
Romania: Superbly Scenic, Marvelously Medieval
Central Europe With Adventures by Disney
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Off-Beat Adventures
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A Treasured Journey Into the Past
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