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Nine days through the Himalayan kingdom, from the capital at Thimphu over the Dochula Pass to the dzong at Punakha, the glacial valley of Phobjikha and the Paro valley. Monasteries, museums and village walks give the trip its rhythm, with a conversation with a senior monk at Gangtey and an evening meal in a Paro farmhouse. The finale is the hike toward Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest, clinging to the cliff high above the valley floor.

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Four of China's great cities in eleven days, linked by high-speed train and a flight. Beijing brings the Great Wall at Mutianyu, the hutongs, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace, with Peking Opera and tai chi at the Temple of Heaven. Xi'an has the Terracotta Warriors and its ancient walls, Chengdu its giant pandas and teahouses, and Shanghai a canal town, classic gardens, the Bund and a look at the robotics and self-driving technology shaping the city.

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A short city break with Kowloon as the base. The Peak Tram climbs to Victoria Peak for the harbor view, a sampan threads through Aberdeen's fishing boats, and Stanley Market rounds out the day. A fast ferry then crosses to Macau for the A-Ma Temple, Macau Tower, the ruins of St. Paul's and the Portuguese squares of the old town.

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India's classic first circuit, Delhi, Agra and Jaipur in six days. New Delhi's boulevards and the Qutub Minar, an evening show at the Red Fort, the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri on the road west, then a full day among Jaipur's palaces and the Amber Fort. A tour director stays with the group from arrival to the last evening.

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Ten days across Rajasthan, from the Pink City to the lakes of Udaipur. Jaipur's Amber Fort and observatory, Bikaner's never-conquered Junagadh Fort and a camel breeding farm, the golden fort and carved havelis of Jaisalmer with an outing to the Sam dunes, Mehrangarh above Jodhpur, the Ranakpur temples, and a boat on Lake Pichola to finish.

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A short loop into the Himalayan foothills from Chandigarh. Half-day tours in Shimla, with Kufri, Scandal Point and the Mall Road, and in Manali, with Solang Valley and the cedar-shaded Hadimba Temple, leave plenty of free time in the mountains.

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Three days in one of the world's oldest living cities. The evening aarti on the Ganges at Dashashwamedh Ghat, a sunrise boat along the ghats and a walk through the old lanes around the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, then Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first sermon. The last morning visits the art museum at Banaras Hindu University before the flight home.

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The four Himalayan shrines of the Char Dham, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, in twelve days by road from Delhi. The journey opens with the Ganga aarti at Har ki Pauri in Haridwar and closes in Rishikesh, with mountain stays in Barkot, Uttarkashi, Guptakashi and Badrinath between. Yamunotri and Kedarnath are reached on foot or by pony, and Kedarnath also by helicopter.

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India's west coast in six days. A full day in Mumbai takes in the Elephanta Caves, the Prince of Wales Museum, the Gateway of India and Marine Drive, then a short flight south to Goa. North Goa brings the beaches and the Portuguese churches of Old Goa, and South Goa its temples, Margao and the old Braganza mansion at Chandor.

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A relaxed week between the Konkan coast and the city. Two nights in Alibaug, a seaside town known for its beaches and sea forts, then back to Mumbai for a half-day tour of the Gateway of India, the Prince of Wales Museum, Dhobi Ghat and Gandhi's Mani Bhavan. Free days leave room for the Elephanta Caves or simply the beach.

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Mumbai paired with a restful stay in the Western Ghats. Two nights at a wellness retreat in the hills near Pune, with time for yoga, meditation and nature walks, then Mumbai's Gateway of India, Prince of Wales Museum, Dhobi Ghat and Mani Bhavan on a half-day tour, plus a free day for the Elephanta Caves.

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Kerala from the coast to the tea hills and down to the backwaters. Fort Kochi's synagogue, St. Francis Church and Chinese fishing nets, two days among Munnar's tea estates and Eravikulam National Park, a wildlife boat on Periyar Lake in Thekkady, then a cruise on Vembanad Lake and a night in Alleppey.

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A southern circuit from the Garden City into the Nilgiri Hills. Bengaluru's parks and the Bull Temple, Mysore's palace, Chamundi Hill and the lit fountains of Brindavan Gardens, two nights in the hill station of Ooty with Doddabetta Peak, and Coimbatore's Marudamalai Temple, Isha Yoga Center and Siruvani Falls.

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The Deccan capital and the east coast in one week. Three days in Hyderabad cover Hussain Sagar, Ramoji Film City, Chowmahalla Palace, the Charminar bazaar and Golconda Fort, then a flight to Visakhapatnam for its beaches, the submarine museum and the Kailasagiri cable car. A day on the Vista Dome train to the Araku Valley and the Borra Caves rounds it off.

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Nine days through the great temple towns of Tamil Nadu. Chennai's colonial and sacred landmarks, the temples of Kanchipuram, Mahabalipuram's Shore Temple and rock carvings, the French quarter of Pondicherry and Auroville, the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tanjore, Srirangam near Trichy, and Madurai's Meenakshi Temple, seen again at the evening ceremony.

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Ten days on two islands, at an easy pace with a free day in every stop. Bali begins in Ubud among craft villages and the rice terraces of Tegallalang, then moves to the coast at Sanur for the lake temple at Ulun Danu Bratan, Taman Ayun, Tanah Lot and the clifftop temple at Uluwatu. A flight to Java ends the trip in Yogyakarta, base for the temples of Borobudur, Mendut and Prambanan.

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Four nights in Tokyo and three in Kyoto, mixing guided days with time to explore. A guided Tokyo tour takes in Senso-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo Tower, the Imperial Palace Plaza, a Sumida River cruise and a tea ceremony, and a guided day goes out to Mt. Fuji and Hakone for a Lake Ashi cruise and the Komagatake Ropeway. From Kyoto, the train makes easy day trips to the deer park and temples of Nara and to Osaka.

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A short stay in the Kathmandu Valley and its three old royal cities. Swayambhunath and Kathmandu's Durbar Square, the temples of Patan, and a day in Bhaktapur with a hands-on pottery workshop. An evening aarti at Pashupatinath can be added.

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Two weeks up the Malay Peninsula, from Singapore to the beaches of Penang. Singapore's colonial core, the Botanic Gardens and the Peranakan streets of Joo Chiat and Katong lead to historic Malacca and then Kuala Lumpur, with the Petronas Sky Bridge and the Batu Caves. The road climbs to the tea country of the Cameron Highlands and on through Ipoh to George Town, before two easy days on the sand at Batu Ferringhi.

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A loop by bullet train from Seoul to the southern coast and back. Seoul's palaces and hanok lanes open the trip, then Busan brings fish markets, the painted hillside of Gamcheon, a night in a Buddhist temple and the seaside temple of Haedong Yonggungsa. Gyeongju's UNESCO sites follow, from Yangdong Folk Village to Bulguksa Temple, before a last stretch in Seoul with N Seoul Tower and a visit to the Demilitarized Zone.

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Sri Lanka's hill country and southwest coast in six days. An evening tour of Colombo, the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and the Peradeniya botanical gardens on the way to Kandy, tea country around Nuwara Eliya, the river at Kitulgala, then Bentota's beaches with a boat on the Madu River and the Kosgoda turtle hatchery.

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The island's sites from the Ramayana, alongside its Buddhist heritage. The Munneswaram and Manavari temples near Chilaw, a spice garden and the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, the Hanuman temple at Ramboda, Seetha Amman Temple and the Hakgala gardens near Nuwara Eliya, and the Kelaniya temple on the way back to Colombo for a city tour.

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Two weeks from Bangkok to the north and down to the islands. After the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and a Thai cooking class, the road leads past the Damnoen Saduak floating market to the River Kwai and Hellfire Pass, then through ancient Ayutthaya to the ruins of Sukhothai. In the north, an elephant hospital and the temples of Chiang Mai, then a flight to Phuket for three days by the Andaman Sea.

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Fifteen days from the temples of Angkor to the karst islands of Halong Bay. Cambodia comes first, with Angkor Wat, the Bayon and the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, before the road crosses into Vietnam for Saigon, the Cu Chi Tunnels and a sampan ride through the Mekong Delta. The trip then works north through lantern-lit Hoi An, a farm day in Tra Que, the Cham towers of My Son and imperial Hue, ending in Hanoi with a night aboard a cruise on Halong Bay.