HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS

Do you like adventure? Well, if you really like travelling and you want to do something different, here are four interesting choices for travel destinations.

Trekking to the heart of the high Atlas in Morocco

The Atlas is the highest mountain range in North Africa. The villages of the Berbers are situated on steep hillsides. After one day in the city of Marrakech, members of the tour group start their trek from the green Mizzane Valley. Then they move into the mountains for the next five days. During the trek, all the baggage is carried by donkeys. They spend the nights in the traditional stone, wood, and mud houses of the Berber villages. Local people are happy to share their food and accommodation. Travellers sip green mint tea with the local people and watch their traditional dances. The highlight of the trip is a climb to the top of Mount Toubkal. At 13,670 feet, it is the highest point in North Africa.

A mountain-bike tour of the Vietnamese countryside

Bicycles are probably the best way for foreign visitors to meet the people of Vietnam. After all, bicycles are the way most local Vietnamese get around. Travellers on this tour visit many of the beautiful, cultural, and historical sites of the country. Cyclists can ride along the wide boulevards of Ho Chi Minh City and visit the amazing tunnel complex of Cu Chi. They also travel along the South China Sea coast past traditional temples, nice beaches, old French villas, and charming fishing villages. The bike tour includes a visit to Hoi An, a well-preserved sixteenth-century town. The tour finishes in Hanoi, which is much more traditional than Ho Chi Minh City.

Diving in the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador

Divers swim with sea lions, seals, sea turtles, penguins, and other magnificent creatures. There is nowhere else like it. These remote islands are the most unusual dive destinations in the world. Divers stay on a luxurious boat, which offers plenty of stops to enjoy the wonders of the islands. There are also professional naturalist guides on board and plenty of opportunities to visit the shore.

By hot-air balloon over the Loire Valley in France

Here in the centre of France is one of the greatest collections of architectural wonders in the whole world. There are over 1,000 magnificent chateaux, or castles, and manor houses among vineyards, orchards, and forests. Travellers fly in cheerfully coloured hot-air balloons over one of the most scenic regions in France. They enjoy a marvelous opportunity to see the details of the architectural beauty and formal gardens that they cannot observe from the ground. The trip includes tours of several of the most famous chateaux.