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The Taj Mahal glowing white above its reflecting poolRajasthan & the Golden TriangleAsitjain · CC BY-SA 3.0Steam rising across Mount Aso's vast green calderaKyūshū Cities and Caldera Road Loop663highland · CC BY 2.5A painted Buddhist figure in a mural at the Mogao Caves in DunhuangHexi Corridor by Rail: Xi'an to DunhuangG41rn8 · CC BY-SA 4.0The lit chedis of Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu above Mae Hong Son at duskMae Hong Son LoopThanes Piamnamai · CC BY-SA 3.0The Hai Van Pass coast road curving high above the South China SeaHanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on the Reunification RailwaySteffen Schmitz · CC BY-SA 4.0Mount Bromo and Mount Batok above the Tengger calderaJava by Rail: Temples, Bromo & IjenJakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0

One journey from each of the six countries with the most here, longest first.

When these journeys are at their best

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What travel in the quieter months is like

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Every country these journeys visit, assigned by coordinate rather than by the route's country label.
Journeys
107
Countries and territories
29
Typical distance
370 km
Typical length
6 days

Every journey here

The Taj Mahal glowing white above its reflecting pool

Sep–Jan

Rajasthan & the Golden Triangle

India · 1,050 km · 6–10 days

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Hot-air balloons drifting over Cappadocia's fairy chimneys

Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct

Istanbul, Cappadocia & Antalya

Turkey · 1,280 km · 10 days

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The white courtyard of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Nov–Mar

Emirates Grand Loop

United Arab Emirates · 900 km · 5–7 days

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The face towers of Bayon reflected in still water, Angkor Thom

Nov–Feb

Angkor, Battambang, Phnom Penh and Kampot by Reserved Road Transfer

Cambodia · 610 km · 8 days

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Zhangjiajie National Forest Park — Zhangjiajie & Fenghuang

Apr–May · Sep–Nov

Changsha to Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang

China · 470 km · 6 days

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A mirror lake in Jiuzhaigou's valley

May–Jun · Sep–Oct

Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou by Rail and Shuttle

China · 460 km · 6 days

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Library of Celsus Ephesus — The Aegean: Ephesus to Bodrum

Apr–Jun

The Aegean: Ephesus to Bodrum

Turkey · 500 km · 4–6 days

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Mount Bromo and Mount Batok above the Tengger caldera

May–Sep

Java by Rail: Temples, Bromo & Ijen

Indonesia · 1,200 km · 10–12 days

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A painted Buddhist figure in a mural at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang

May–Jun · Sep–Oct

Hexi Corridor by Rail: Xi'an to Dunhuang

China · 1,618 km · 7–9 days

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Tea bushes contouring the Cameron Highlands hills

Jun–Aug

Kuala Lumpur to Penang

Malaysia · 470 km · 5–6 days

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The Golden Temple on its sacred pool

Mar–May · Oct–Nov

Shimla, Mandi, Dharamshala and Amritsar by Reserved Road Transfer

India · 450 km · 8 days

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The gates of Hue's Imperial City

Feb–Aug

Hue to Hoi An

Vietnam · 380 km · 5–7 days

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A southbound Taiwan Railways EMU3000 crosses rice fields at Fuli on the Hualien–Taitung line

Oct–Jan

Taipei to Kaohsiung around the East & West Coasts

Taiwan · 900 km · 7–9 days

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The Qingshui cliffs dropping straight into the Pacific

Oct–Apr

Taipei to Taitung via the East Coast

Taiwan · 420 km · 6–8 days

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Chureito Pagoda framed against snow-capped Mount Fuji

Feb–Jun

Japan Golden Route

Japan · 505 km · 7–10 days

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Varanasi ghats dawn — Varanasi & the Buddhist Circuit

Oct–Mar

Varanasi & the Buddhist Circuit

India · 430 km · 4–6 days

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Hattusa lion gate — Anatolian Heartland: Safranbolu to Amasya

May–Oct

Anatolian Heartland: Safranbolu to Amasya

Turkey · 550 km · 4–6 days

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Hampi's boulders and temple towers

Oct–Feb

Goa, Gokarna and Hampi by Reserved Road Transfer

India · 500 km · 7 days

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Itsukushima torii Miyajima — Hiroshima & the San'in Coast

Apr–May · Oct–Nov

Hiroshima to Tottori San’in Road

Japan · 380 km · 5 days

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Huangshan sea of clouds — Hangzhou to the Yellow Mountains

Apr–May · Sep–Nov

Hangzhou to Huangshan and Wuyuan

China · 330 km · 5 days

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Sigiriya rock fortress — Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle

Jan–Apr

Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle

Sri Lanka · 265 km · 4–6 days

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Konark sun temple wheel — Odisha: the Golden Triangle of the East

Nov–Feb

Odisha: the Golden Triangle of the East

India · 155 km · 3–5 days

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The tiled madrasahs of Samarkand's Registan square

Mar–May · Sep–Oct

Tashkent to Khiva via Samarkand & Bukhara

Uzbekistan · 1,000 km · 7–9 days

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Gers on the open steppe

Jun–Sep

Ulaanbaatar & the Steppe

Mongolia · 600 km · 6 days

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The painted gopuram of Madurai's Meenakshi temple

Nov–Feb

Tamil Nadu Temple Trail

India · 460 km · 6–8 days

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Tatev Monastery on its gorge-edge plateau

May–Jun · Sep

Armenia's Monasteries & Mountains

Armenia · 650 km · 5 days

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A train crossing Ella's Nine Arch Bridge in the tea hills

Jan–Mar

Sri Lanka's Hills to Coast

Sri Lanka · 480 km · 9 days

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Baku's Flame Towers glowing over the old city

Apr–Oct

Baku & the Caucasus Foothills

Azerbaijan · 700 km · 7 days

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Ulsanbawi's granite wall in Seoraksan

May–Oct

Korea's East Sea Road

South Korea · 470 km · 5–7 days

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Orangutan Bukit Lawang — North Sumatra: Orangutans to Lake Toba

May–Sep

North Sumatra: Orangutans to Lake Toba

Indonesia · 300 km · 8 days

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Limestone towers around El Nido's turquoise lagoon

Dec–Apr

Puerto Princesa, El Nido & Coron

Philippines · 460 km · 7 days

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Yungang grottoes Buddha — Shanxi: Datong to Pingyao

Sep–Oct

Shanxi: Datong to Pingyao

China · 380 km · 3–5 days

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Ayutthaya Buddha head roots — Ayutthaya & the River Kwai

Nov–Feb

Ayutthaya & the River Kwai

Thailand · 370 km · 6 days

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The white temple of Wat Rong Khun

Nov–Feb

Chiang Mai to the Golden Triangle

Thailand · 320 km · 6 days

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The lit chedis of Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu above Mae Hong Son at dusk

Nov–Feb

Mae Hong Son Loop

Thailand · 600 km · 7 days

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Petra's Treasury glowing rose through the Siq

Mar–May · Sep–Nov

The King's Highway

Jordan · 430 km · 7 days

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The tiled dome of Yasawi's mausoleum at Turkistan

Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct

Silk Road: Almaty to Turkistan

Kazakhstan · 980 km · 7 days

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Steam rising across Mount Aso's vast green caldera

Mar–May · Oct–Nov

Kyūshū Cities and Caldera Road Loop

Japan · 700 km · 6 days

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Nachi Falls pagoda — Kansai Deep: Nara, Koyasan & Kumano

Apr–May · Oct–Nov

Nara to Kumano Sacred-Sites Road

Japan · 300 km · 5 days

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The painted eyes of Boudhanath stupa over prayer flags

Feb–May · Oct–Dec

Kathmandu, Bandipur and Pokhara by Reserved Road Transfer

Nepal · 250 km · 7 days

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Rinjani crater lake — Lombok & the Gili Islands

May–Sep

Lombok Coast, Gili Air & Senaru

Indonesia · 190 km · 5–6 days

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Khone Phapheng falls — Bolaven & the Four Thousand Islands

Nov–Feb

Pakse, the Bolaven Plateau, Wat Phou and Don Det with Confirmed Transfers

Laos · 320 km · 7 days

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Taktsang monastery on its cliff face

Oct–Nov

Paro to Bumthang with a Guide and Driver

Bhutan · 300 km · 7–9 days

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The Hai Van Pass coast road curving high above the South China Sea

Mar–May

Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on the Reunification Railway

Vietnam · 1,726 km · 8–13 days

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A cargo barge on the Bassac River, Mekong Delta

Dec–Apr

Ho Chi Minh City to Chau Doc through the Mekong Delta by Reserved Road Transfer

Vietnam · 290 km · 7 days

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Rani ki Vav stepwell — Gujarat: Ahmedabad to the White Rann

Nov–Feb

Gujarat: Ahmedabad to the White Rann

India · 425 km · 4–6 days

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Mayon Volcano above the Cagsawa landscape — Bicol: Mayon Heritage & Donsol Whale Sharks

Nov–Jun

Bicol: Mayon Heritage & Donsol Whale Sharks

Philippines · 120 km · 3–5 days

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Magome post town — The Nakasendo Way

Apr–May · Aug–Nov

The Nakasendo Way

Japan · 185 km · 4 days

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Museum Islamic Art Doha — Doha & the Desert

Nov–Mar

Doha & the Desert

Qatar · 190 km · 2–4 days

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Kuang Si's turquoise pools stepping through the forest

Nov–Feb

Luang Prabang & Northern Laos

Laos · 340 km · 5–7 days

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Emerald water on the Okinawa coast

Mar–Apr · Oct–Nov

Okinawa Main Island

Japan · 110 km · 4–6 days

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Emerald pools winding into the canyon of Wadi Shab

Nov–Mar

Oman's Mountains, Sands & Wadis

Oman · 1,020 km · 7–8 days

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Howrah bridge Kolkata — Bengal: Shantiniketan to the Sundarbans

Nov–Feb

Shantiniketan, Kolkata and the Sundarbans with Confirmed Transfers

India · 385 km · 8 days

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Gergeti Trinity Church beneath Mount Kazbek's snows

May–Oct

Tbilisi & the High Caucasus

Georgia · 700 km · 7 days

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Gergeti Trinity Church alone on its ridge above Stepantsminda, the Caucasus wall behind it

May–Oct

The Georgian Military Road: Tbilisi to Stepantsminda

Georgia · 155 km · 3 days

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The Azusa river under the Hotaka peaks at Kamikōchi

May–Oct

The Japan Alps: Matsumoto to Kanazawa

Japan · 250 km · 5–7 days

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Ban Gioc waterfall — Cao Bang & the Ban Gioc Falls

Sep–Nov

Cao Bang & the Ban Gioc Falls

Vietnam · 400 km · 4–6 days

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Sapa rice terraces — Sapa & the Tonkinese Alps

Apr–May · Sep–Oct

Hanoi to Sapa with a Reserved Mountain-Road Transfer

Vietnam · 330 km · 4 days

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Sukhothai Wat Mahathat — Sukhothai & the Northern Plains

Nov–Feb

Sukhothai & the Northern Plains

Thailand · 225 km · 3–5 days

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Sumela monastery cliff — The Black Sea: Trabzon to the Kaçkars

Jun–Sep

Trabzon, Sümela & the Eastern Black Sea

Turkey · 230 km · 4 days

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Toshogu shrine Nikko — Nikko & the Samurai North

May–Jun · Sep

Nikkō and Aizu Heritage Road

Japan · 230 km · 4 days

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Oludeniz blue lagoon — The Turquoise Coast: Fethiye to Antalya

Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct

The Turquoise Coast: Fethiye to Antalya

Turkey · 300 km · 6 days

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Jeonju hanok village — Jeolla

Apr–Jun

Jeolla

South Korea · 200 km · 3–5 days

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The Yangtze surging through Tiger Leaping Gorge

Oct · Dec

Yunnan from Kunming to Shangri-La

China · 700 km · 7–10 days

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The tiled facade of the Khudayar Khan palace in Kokand

Mar–Jun

Tashkent & the Ferghana Valley

Uzbekistan · 640 km · 5–7 days

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Mysore Palace illuminated — Karnataka: Mysore, Coorg & the Coast

Oct–Feb

Karnataka: Mysore, Coorg & the Coast

India · 415 km · 4–6 days

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Banaue rice terraces — North Luzon: Baguio, Sagada & Banaue

Nov–May

North Luzon: Manila, Baguio, Sagada and Banaue with Reserved Mountain Transfers

Philippines · 450 km · 7 days

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Hegra tomb Madain Salih — The Hejaz: Jeddah to AlUla

Oct–Apr

The Hejaz: Jeddah to AlUla

Saudi Arabia · 720 km · 6 days

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Living root bridge Meghalaya — Meghalaya: the Abode of Clouds

Oct–Apr

Guwahati, Shillong and Sohra by Reserved Road Transfer

India · 155 km · 6 days

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Mestia Svan towers — Svaneti: Batumi to the Tower Villages

Jun–Sep

Svaneti: Batumi to the Tower Villages

Georgia · 300 km · 6 days

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The lakeside temple of Ulun Danu Bratan in Bali

Apr–Jun · Sep

Bali Loop

Indonesia · 300 km · 8 days

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Rows of lavender striping the fields of Furano

May–Sep

Hokkaidō Summer Road Loop

Japan · 550 km · 7 days

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Sighnaghi city walls — Kakheti Wine Country

Sep–Oct

Kakheti Wine Country

Georgia · 135 km · 2–4 days

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Gwalior fort — Madhya Pradesh: Gwalior to Khajuraho

Oct–Mar

Madhya Pradesh: Gwalior to Khajuraho

India · 295 km · 3–5 days

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Shimanami Kaido bridge — Setouchi: Art Islands & the Shimanami Kaido

Apr–May · Oct–Nov

Setouchi Art Islands & Shimanami Kaido

Japan · 210 km · 5–6 days

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Lake Issyk-Kul under the Tian Shan mountains

Jun–Sep

Issyk-Kul & Song-Kul: Bishkek Loop

Kyrgyzstan · 1,038 km · 7 days

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Ritsurin Garden's pines and bridges

Apr–May · Oct–Nov

Shikoku Four-Prefecture Road Loop

Japan · 500 km · 6 days

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A houseboat gliding Kerala's palm-lined backwaters

Oct–Feb

Kerala: Kochi, Munnar, Thekkady, Alappuzha and Varkala by Reserved Road Transfer

India · 480 km · 9 days

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Turquoise bay and forested headland, Perhentian Islands

Apr–Sep

Kota Bharu to Kuantan

Malaysia · 375 km · 5–6 days

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Dalat Crazy House — Dalat & the South-Central Coast

Jan–Apr

Dalat & the South-Central Coast

Vietnam · 285 km · 3–5 days

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Darjeeling tea Kangchenjunga — Darjeeling & Sikkim

Mar–May · Oct–Nov

Darjeeling and Gangtok by Reserved Road Transfer

India · 165 km · 6 days

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Seongsan Ilchulbong's sunrise crater

Apr–Jun

Jeju Island

South Korea · 140 km · 4–6 days

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Mount Tai sunrise — Shandong: Qingdao, Mount Tai & Qufu

Apr–May · Sep–Oct

Qingdao, Mount Tai and Qufu

China · 430 km · 5 days

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Mount Kinabalu above the cloud line

Mar–Sep

Sabah: Borneo's North

Malaysia · 330 km · 6–9 days

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The turquoise tiers of Cambugahay Falls, Siquijor

Nov–May

Dumaguete, Apo & Siquijor

Philippines · 150 km · 3–4 days

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Padar Island's three-bay lookout

Apr–Oct

Flores & Komodo

Indonesia · 470 km · 6–7 days

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Bako proboscis monkey — Sarawak: Kuching & the Rainforest Coast

Mar–Oct

Kuching, Bako & the Rainforest Coast

Malaysia · 225 km · 4 days

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Pangong Tso's impossible blues beneath bare mountains

Jul–Sep

Leh and Pangong Tso: Acclimatized Ladakh

India · 320 km · 7 days

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Tana Toraja tongkonan — Sulawesi: Makassar to Tana Toraja

Jun–Sep

Sulawesi: Makassar to Tana Toraja

Indonesia · 320 km · 4 days

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The Chocolate Hills rolling to the horizon

Dec–May

Cebu South Coast & Bohol

Philippines · 330 km · 7 days

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Gulangyu island Xiamen — Fujian: Xiamen & the Tulou

Mar–May · Oct–Dec

Quanzhou, Xiamen and the Fujian Tulou

China · 250 km · 6 days

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Hunza Valley and Baltit Fort — Upper Karakoram: Gilgit to Passu

May–Sep

Upper Karakoram: Gilgit to Passu

Pakistan · 155 km · 5–6 days

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Nilaveli beach Trincomalee — Sri Lanka's East Coast

May–Sep

Sri Lanka's East Coast

Sri Lanka · 250 km · 6 days

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Karst towers over the Li River at Xingping

Apr–Oct

Guilin & the Li River

China · 160 km · 4–6 days

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Sun Moon Lake pagoda — Sun Moon Lake & Alishan

Oct–Dec

Sun Moon Lake & Alishan

Taiwan · 225 km · 4–6 days

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Wadi Darbat waterfall — Dhofar: Salalah & the Frankincense Coast

Jun–Sep

Dhofar: Salalah & the Frankincense Coast

Oman · 180 km · 4 days

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Sanya Yalong Bay — Hainan Island

Nov–Mar

Hainan East Coast: Haikou to Sanya

China · 330 km · 5 days

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The Mã Pí Lèng pass road carved above the Nho Quế river

Apr–Jun · Sep–Nov

Hà Giang Loop with a Reserved Local Driver

Vietnam · 350 km · 5 days

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Mu Ko Ang Thong islands seen from the Gulf of Thailand

Jan–Apr

Samui, Phangan & Tao by Passenger Ferry

Thailand · 190 km · 4–7 days

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Ko Lipe sunrise beach — Trang to Ko Lipe via Satun & Pak Bara

Dec–Apr

Trang to Ko Lipe via Satun & Pak Bara

Thailand · 240 km · 4 days

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Rishikesh Lakshman Jhula — Uttarakhand: Rishikesh to Nainital

Feb–May · Oct–Nov

Rishikesh, Haridwar and Mussoorie by Reserved Road Transfer

India · 110 km · 6 days

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Khongoryn Els dunes on the Gobi Gurvansaikhan circuit

Jun–Sep

South Gobi: Gobi Gurvansaikhan Circuit

Mongolia · 516.2 km · 5 days

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Kailasa temple Ellora — Ajanta & Ellora: Mumbai to the Caves

Oct–Mar

Ajanta & Ellora from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

India · 290 km · 4–5 days

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One-horned rhinoceros Chitwan — Chitwan & Lumbini

Oct–May

Chitwan & Lumbini

Nepal · 205 km · 4 days

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Longtail boats beneath Railay's limestone cliffs

Nov–Apr

Phuket, Krabi & the Islands

Thailand · 300 km · 6 days

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Gyeonghoeru pavilion reflected in its pond at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul

Mar–May · Sep–Nov

Seoul to Busan via Jeonju & Gyeongju

South Korea · 500 km · 5–8 days

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Hirosaki Castle framed by autumn maples

Apr–May · Oct–Nov

Tōhoku: Sendai to Aomori

Japan · 560 km · 6–9 days

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