ASIA
Experience Asia Cycle tours through rural Vietnam, alfresco cooking in Cambodia, a tea ceremony in Japan...
North to South Vietnam
The highlights of Cambodia
Central Japan
A traditional junk cruise, cooking in a family home and a private tour of Hanoi are among the highlights of this suggested ten-day trip. You’ll explore French-influenced Saigon, imperial Hue and the merchant trading town of Hoi An.
This 13-day trip idea gives you a cross-section of Cambodian culture, including a private tour of the more secluded temples of Angkor, cocktail tasting in Phnom Penh and an alfresco cooking lesson in a Kampot pepper plantation.
From Tokyo’s skyscrapers to the temples and gardens of Kyoto, you’ll experience the many contrasts of Japan on this suggested nine-day trip. Highlights include a stay in a traditional ryokan and a bento box cooking lesson.
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1-2
Get your bearings in Hanoi with a stroll to Hoan Kiem Lake and a private city tour, including Ho Chi Minh’s former home.
3-4
Cruise around Lan Ha Bay’s limestone islets and caves in a traditional private junk, enjoying dinner under the stars.
5-6
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9-10
Sample Hue’s highlights, including the citadel and royal mausoleums, before trying your hand at trucchi, bamboo paper art. Cycle through rural Hue and stay in a traditional garden house. Stroll Hoi An’s 16th-century streets with a private guide and take a drive out to the ancient Cham ruins at My Son, a series of Hindu temples surrounded by jungle. Zip around Saigon on the back of a Vespa, pausing to sample culinary delicacies along the way. Take a private tour out to a quiet village on the Mekong Delta, with lunch in a local family home.
From £2,990 per person*
1-3
Watch sunrise over Angkor Wat before breakfast overlooking the Royal Bathing Pool. Explore the lesser-known temples of Angkor by bicycle, and walk among the intricately carved ruins at Banteay Srei.
4-5
Take an audio tour by private cyclo rikshaw of Battambang, Cambodia’s little-visited second city, followed by a private street-food cooking lesson.
6-7
Take in Phnom Penh’s modern history with a privately guided tour. Finish your time here by enjoying skybar cocktails with views over the city.
8-9
Spend a day at one of Kampot’s finest pepper plantations, watching the picking process and creating pepper-infused dishes in a private alfresco cooking lesson.
10-13 Stroll along the secluded white-sand
beaches of Koh Rong Island.
From £3,395 per person*
Contact your local independent travel agent
1-3
Get an introduction to Japanese life on a privately guided tour of Tokyo. Explore the modern entertainment district of Shinjuku then take a boat cruise from Hamarikyu Gardens to the atmospheric Sense-Ji-Shrine.
4
Wander around Matsumoto’s merchant district in the Japanese Alps and visit Crow Castle.
5
Hike the Nakasendo Highway, a former samurai route, from Tsumago through cedar forests, villages and paddy fields.
6-8
Try origami and don a kimono for a tea ceremony in Kyoto. Take a privately guided tour of the geisha district of Gion.
9
A bullet train whisks you back to Tokyo for a leisurely privately guided stroll through the Imperial Palace Gardens.
From £3,995 per person* *All prices include flights, accommodation, activities and transfers.
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