Other activities in Asia
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Orient Express
High-end luxury tours of common and uncommon places in Thailand.
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New Surf Senggigi
Sells, repairs and rents surfboards (100,000Rp per day) and surf gear. Lessons with an instructor cost 350,000Rp a day.
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Mekong Cruises
Float down the mighty river aboard an elegant vessel.
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LemonGrass Volunteering
Places volunteer teachers in classrooms and student camps around Surin, in the northeast.
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Land Between Tour
Covers temples, villages and the China boundary.
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Laguna Beach Spa
Has a Sasak massage that relieves tension (one hour, US$37) and a complete foot-care spa treatment (one hour, US$30).
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Kinka-zan Ropeway
- Gifu, Japan
- Activities › Other
Also inside Gifu-kōen is a cable car to the summit.
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Kelapa Villas
Offers yoga classes nightly at 7pm in an air-conditioned studio, and also has a good tennis court and gym.
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Karma Kayak
Karma Kayak offers professional guides for sea-kayaking trips and courses. The company is run by Astrid, a former champion stunt kayaker (she took silver at the 1991 world championships).
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JED
Organises highly regarded tours of small villages. Often needs volunteers to improve its services and work with the villagers.
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I-to-I
Volunteer tourism and gap-year programs.
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Island Tour
Includes Man Mo Temple, the Peak, Aberdeen, Repulse Bay and Stanley Market.
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Isara
Places English and computer teachers in underprivileged schools around Thailand; one of the few volunteer programs that are free, and includes housing and some meals.
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Isan Explorer
Custom tours to the northeast.
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Intrepid Travel
Specialises in small-group travel geared towards young people.
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HPPGB
The HPPGB has a monopoly on guided climbs up Gunung Batur. It requires that all trekking agencies that operate on the mountain hire at least one of its guides for trips up the mountain. In addition, the cartel has developed a reputation for intimidation in requiring climbers to use its guides and during negotiations for its services.
Reported tactics have ranged from dire warnings given to people who inquired at its offices to threats against people attempting to climb without a guide. That said, many people use the services of HPPGB guides without incident, and some of the guides win plaudits from visitors for their ideas in customising trips.
The following strategies…
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Hotel Segara
Popular with larger groups.
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Hotel Miranda
Will take solo climbers; the owner Made Senter is a gem.
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Hands Up Holidays
Volunteer tourism and village sightseeing programs.
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Gili Yoga
A superb new yoga centre that runs twice-daily group classes (90,000Rp per session). Yoga styles practised include Prana Flow, Vinyasa and Ashtanga, and there are also meditation sessions.
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Fujiyama Guides
Delve into the rich cultural history of the mountain with two-day pilgrim tours (from ¥22,000 per person). It also offers one-day off-season guided ascents (June to October, weather permitting; from ¥31,000 per person).
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Dragonfly Volunteer Projects
Trains and places volunteers in building, teaching and animal-welfare projects throughout the country.
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Crazy Guy on Bike
This English website has almost everything you need.
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Celebrity Cycling Tour
Downhill tours from Penelokan take small roads south through lush scenery.
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Bali Sunrise Trekking & Tours
Leads treks throughout the central mountains.
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