by Linda Crowder www.stocktonheathtravel.com
Want to try something different but don’t fancy it on your own, why not try a small group tour with an average of 12 travellers and an experienced tour guide.
Here are some options throughout the world, there are numerous other tours worldwide that we can access for you.
Wild China – from Beijing, walk the Great Wall of China, see the Terracotta Warriors, sleep overnight in a monastery, hike Emei Shan and Tiger Leaping Gorge, see the Li River, ending up in Hong Kong.
Thailand, Laos & Vietnam Adventure – explore the canals of Bangkok, travel down the Mekong river, visit caves and limestone karsts in Halong Bay, visit Hoi An, ending with a guided tour of Cu Chi tunnels.
Best of Sumatra & Java Indonesia – Explore Bohorok National Park where you can meet the orangutans, see the sunrise from the top of the volcano, learn where the Sumatra coffee originates from, train ride through the terraced rice fields of Java, visit a Buddhist sanctuary.
Walk the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain – take a guided walk through small villages and towns, complete last 100km of the pilgrim’s trail and complete your pilgrim’s pass, walk approx 14kms to arrive into Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
Trans-Mongolian adventure – take a train ride across the steppe, dine on Lake Baikal’s fish, admire Red Square and Chinese temples, spend the night in a traditional Mongolian ger camp, explore Beijing’s hutongs Enjoy experiencing Trans-Siberian Railway and Trans-Mongolian Railway including experiencing the sleeper trains
Northern Lights & Arctic Circle – experience the rails of Scandinavia across the Arctic Circle, explore the Lofoten Islands while looking for the Northern Lights, visit Vigeland Park, Oslo orientation walk, Dovre Railway, Norland Railway, visit Mount Storsteinen via cable car, experience Ofoten Railway.
Ireland Hike, Bike & Raft – visit Midleton distillery, Hiking the ‘Way of the Cows’, Hiking in Killarney National Park, Bire hire and cycling around Slea Head, Kayaking in Killarney Arrive & depart from Cork.
End of the Earth – Trek in Glacier National Park & Torres del Paine, marvel at Perito Moreno Glacier, visit the ‘End of the Earth’ in Ushuaia including boat cruise on the Beagle Channel with time for shopping and free time to explore
