
India,
Myanmar & Indochina!
With our partner company, Asian Footsteps, we are proud to be able to offer
you a selection of exciting, carefully designed tours in South and Southeast
Asia.
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LAOS
To many Westerners Laos is so obscure that without a detailed map of Asia,
they couldn't tell you where it is - much less anything else about it.
Laos dropped out of the news after the Pathet Lao takeover in 1975. And
therein lies much of its charm. The country's isolation, for reasons of
war and politics, has preserved an older, slower, and more traditional way
of life: Old Asia, Asia without the crowds. It is a delightful country in
which to travel - the pace is slow and relaxed and everywhere you will be
welcomed with smiles.
VIETNAM
A narrow sinuous 3000 kilometer coastal strip, Vietnam wraps around the
edges of Asia and epitomises its essence -chaotic city streets, vast colorful
markets, brilliant green rice fields, busy waterways, stunning landscapes,
tranquil pagodas and incredible food.Vietnam is all you envisage of Asia,
with a picture perfect scenes around every corner and welcoming, hospitable
people.Vietnam has a long and powerful history, kingdoms influenced by China,
India and the Khmer florished and declined along its length, leaving monuments,
religions and cultural influences.
CAMBODIA
One of Asia's gems! A land of beauty and power where a smiling, resiliant
people strive to reconcile the discordant legacies of their remote and recent
past.
Without doubt Cambodia's most powerful lure is the incredible temple complex
of Angkor. Unforgettable ate the enigmatic faces of the Bayon;, the towers
of Angkor Wat - zenith of Khmer architecture and Ta Prohm, where giant trees
reclaim the temple for the jungle.
The waters of the Tongle Sap dominate the center of the country, sustaining
hundreds of fishing villages, rising and falling with the seasonal flow
of the Mekong.
Cambodia is all that is Asia - busy, colorful markets and relaxed riverside
cafes; the faded elegance of colonial architecture and quiet temple grounds;
streets that are equally home to motorbikes, steet vendors and orange robed
monks.
MYANMAR (BURMA)
Experience marvellous ancient monuments, charming peoples, dramatic scenery and colonial nostalgia. There are few countries in the world with the allure of Burma (Myanmar). Through years of isolation, it has managed to retain much of its cultural traditions and preserve much of its historical heritage. As such, a visit to Burma is in many ways similar to a journey back in time, to an Asia from a bygone age.
INDIA
India is vibrant, intoxicating, inspiring, dramatic and above all, unforgettable.
Lush, tropical southern India is an inspiration. Amid the green shades of
a tropical paradise, encounter locals in their fishing villages, tribal
homes, vibrant temples and colonial enclaves. Join them in bazaars, on buses
and boats, or even on pilgrimage in Madurai. This is a fabulous part of
India.
In the north stand magnificent reminders of Mughal splendor - Delhi and Agra, where opulent palaces filled with the wealth of Maharajas sit alongside crowded bazaars in twisting lanes. In Rajasthan massive hilltop fortresses loom over desert landscapes alive with locals in colorful turbans and saris, tending camels and goats. Join pilgrims as they undertake their daily rituals on the banks of the Great Mother Ganges.