Step inside Asia on a tailormade cultural adventure 

Centuries-old trading ports, 130-million-year-old jungle, and beaches to rival the Maldives – all accompanied by hyper-modern megamalls, fabulous hotels, and some of the best food in the world: this is Asia dashing headlong into the future. 

Immerse yourself in the hyperkinetic splendour of some of the most dynamic city life on earth. Take in a culture that goes back 5,000 years. Roam one of 72 national parks, discover empty beaches and islands galore. South Korea has it all. 

400 kilometers of white, sandy coast and over 50% forested, Cambodia is the laid-back, low-key member of the continental Southeast Asia family. It's also one of the best places in the world to explore the habitats of endangered species like Asian elephants, Indochinese tigers and clouded leopards.

Trek the lush rice terraces of the north, cruise the dramatic limestone pinnacles of Halong Bay, relax on Con Dao's deserted beaches or zip along Ho Chi Minh's colonial boulevards on the back of a vintage Vespa - we challenge you not to be captivated by Vietnam. 

Thailand effortlessly blends tradition and modernity; familiarity and exoticism. The coastline is endless and dramatic - with both low-rise fishing villages and luxury resorts. National parks offer the chance to escape modernity surrounded by rainforest little changed since prehistoric times. 

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Picture mountain terrain of jagged, near-vertical limestone peaks: wonderfully lush and wound through with rivers. You’re picturing Laos. Nowhere else in Southeast Asia has so many opportunities for adventure, in such outstanding natural surroundings.

Borneo is a place of record-breaking superlatives. Biggest tropical trees, oldest primeval rainforests, most biodiverse ecosystems, and more species than Darwin ever dreamed of.