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Best regards
Zmags
Welcome, stranger.
You’ve found your way to The World. It’s a crazy place, but we
think you’ll like it.
When it comes to travel, we’ll throw you straight in the deep
end. You’ll do stuff that other travellers might chicken out of
– eat weird food (guinea pig, anyone?), ride public transport
and stay at family-run “hotels” (Star rating? What star rating?).
We’ll still take you to the ‘must-see’ sites, but you won’t be
surrounded by crowds of tourists. And we’ll mix it up with
unique experiences that aren’t found in any guidebook.
You’ll also have plenty of time to do your own thing. Get some
pointers from your local guide (they always know some random
festival, market, or hidden bar with its own volleyball court*),
but it can be just as fun to go it alone and explore. Serendipity
is the seed of many a memorable tale, so we leave room for it
to take root. As we
Welcome, stranger. You’ve found your way to The
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‘Takest only photos, leavest only footprints, and
Let’s face it; nobody travels to experience the i
I’ve already got a group together. Can you make a
‘He who traveleth wisely worryeth not about entra
CRUNCH CRUNCH. ‘Where the worst tastes make the
SOUTH EAST ASIA so many temples, so little time
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HEY HEY mALAY (thailand, malaysia & Singapore – 1
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This is Thailand with a whiff of Burma. Our trip
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Life’s a Beach (and then you Kayak) (thailand – 7
LAND OF LAOBODIA (Thailand, Laos & Cambodia – 17
Although it’s a mother of a temple, Cambodia’s mo
NUTS+BOLTS #GTLS Group size: Maximum 16. transp
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Surviving the overnight sleeper train: • Make nic
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UNCLE HO’S mAGICAL mYSTERY TOUR (Vietnam – 18 day
Day 1 KotA KInABALU The locals call it ‘KK’ so do
Facts about some Borneo tribes: • The Kayan-Kenya
The Bit Beyond Ubud (Bali & Lombok – 15 days) Da
Days 1-2 yoGyAKArtA yogyakarta usually gets short
Everyone comes to Kokoda for a different reason –
Know your Kokoda • Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels: aUssIE NI
Laos Discovery (15 days) We’ve got two weeks to
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Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Keanu Reeves and that gia
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Slurping your food is considered a compliment. Yo
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TIGER LEAPING GORGE (China - 13 days) The legen
‘First class stories be foundeth not in the first
India & Nepal Ganges deep, mountain high THE WO
nd a & nepal TALES ii “Most amazing Indian city
EL F EL AND TH AY O TH DELHI
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India does exactly what it says on the box. Cows
Home of the Kings (INDIA – 12 days)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was filmed i
MAHARAJAS & MOUNTAINS (India & Nepal – 16 days)
Once you hit Jaipur you’ll be sharing the sidewal
To punish himself for falling asleep while medita
DAyS 1-2 kathMaNDu Momo is not to be confused wit
THE ROAD TO KATHMANDU (india & nepal - 13 days)
NORTH INDIA UNPLUGGED (22 days) India has embrac
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There’s a lot of walking on this trip. Right... t
If it’s Bengal Tiger you want, then Chitwan’s th
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‘Prepare ye poncho’ Think the world has been tota
South America one man’s pet is another man’s mea
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Quarry Trail DAy 1 Q’oRIMaRCa (5kM) Drive from O
The Track to Inca City (Inca Trek in Peru – 6 day
PERU COMPLETO (Peru & Inca Trek - 20 days) Pisco
DOR NUTS+BOLTS #GSAI Group size: Maximum 16.
Nobody’s quite sure how the bowler hat came to be
Un Poco Peru (Peru & inca trek– 12 days)
AruNbeatherlands Antilles ECUA
OR La Paz is the highest capital city on earth.
Sexy Woman and Dead Woman’s Pass. You can climb a
OR DAyS 1-14 LIMa - La Paz See You’re so Altip
Your Amazon lodge can only be reached by boat so
Atlantic Ocean
Ilha de Marajo Moai and Mystery (Easte
GENOVESA PLAYA PUNTA
The Ark Archipelago (Galapagos – 10 days) Try th
JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE of the EARTH (Ecuador & Gal
HOME OF THE BOOBIES (Ecuador & Galapagos – 17 day
El Camino Grand (Ecuador, Peru, inca trek, Bolivi
JUST COASTING (ECUADOR, peru, inca trek & bolivia
AruNbeatherlands Antilles Lago de Nicaragua
Transcontinental Breakfast (PERU, inca trek, boli
‘Thy life is thy suitcase, pack it wisely’ Whethe
central America make amigos for life THE WORLD
central amer ca TALES i “From 0-10 I would rate
SEASONAL WEATHER PATTERNS Jan Antigua Cancun Hava
Arctic Ocean Chukchi Bay Bering Sea Beaufort S
Arctic Ocean Chukchi Bay Bering Sea Beaufort S
Arctic Ocean Chukchi Bay Bering Sea Beaufort S
PURA VIDA COSTA RICA (Costa Rica – 10 days) If C
Panama Panorama (Costa Rica & Panama – 17 days)
Arctic Ocean Chukchi Bay Bering Sea Beaufort S
Arctic Ocean Chukchi Bay Bering Sea Beaufort S
Arctic Ocean Chukchi Bay Bering Sea Beaufort S
‘Have camel, will travel’ Welcome to the Middle E
The Middle East & North Africa anything but midd
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Morocco is the land of legendary hospitality, so
Tips for riding camels: - approach with caution,
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Black Sea DAyS 1-2 cairo After
At the time it’s super funny to sing ‘Walk Like a
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Black Sea Me NUTS+BOLTS #
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In a traditional Bedouin coffee ceremony you’ll a
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NUTS+BOLTS #GETO Group size: Maximum 16. trans
Leaping off the side of your boat and into the sp
ie: • Ramadan kebab – grilled meat served on a
Jordan & Egypt Express (9 days) The Bedouins fol
‘Beyond your wildebeest dreams’ Welcome home, fel
Africa still the centre of the circle of life T
Afr ca TALES i “People ask me the highlight of m
SEASONAL WEATHER PATTERNS Jan Feb Botswana
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Gorilla Express (Uganda – 8 days) Gorillas are j
Swahili 101: - Mambo vipi – how’s things? - Poa –
THE HAKUNA MATATA PATH (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda &
Spice is Nice (Zanzibar – 6 days) Arab sultans,
TIGER LEAPING GORGE. NUTS+BOLTS #GAEA Group s
Gulf of Aden NUTS+BOLTS #GAIS #GAISR Group siz
FUN animal facts: • The elephant’s closest living
Where the Wild Things Are (Zimbabwe & South Afric
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aden
Kenya to vic Falls (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zamb
Things you’ll want to ask your local guide: • How
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