Creative Escapes

Highlights

• Even the most traveled are underprepared for that breath-stealing moment its gates are traversed and this magnificent world wonder comes into focus. Surely the most beautiful building on the planet.
• Spectacular dusk fire ceremony performed by priests on the banks of the holy river, before myriad small candles are placed on a flower raft and floated down the Ganges.
• Varanasi is a veritable paradise for pilgrims, who throng the ghats of the Ganges for spiritual rewards like deliverance from sin and attainment of nirvana. A truly incredible spectacle.

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• The iconic symbol of Yosemite grandeur, we’ll take you to the exact point where Ansel shot one of his most famous images in 1960, before ascending way above the treeline for our fave view from Glacier Point.
• Discover myriad multi-coloured vistas at the lowest point in the USA; a blistered, surging landscape, like the mountains of the moon, and quite certainly one of the most unusual places you’ll ever have the pleasure to visit.
• Massive, ancient giant sequoias live in three groves in Yosemite National Park - estimated to be around 4,600 years old and spanning upwards of 200 feet in the air.

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• See Colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter; locals markets meld carefully with boutique hotels and hip bars. There is truly something for everyone in Siem Reap.
• Encounter Angkor Wat, the mother of all temples, the world’s largest religious building, the ultimate expression of Khmer genius. Built in 1100 and surrounded by a vast moat, Angkor Wat is one of the most inspired monuments ever conceived by the human mind.
• Visit Wat Bo, the largest Buddhist temple in the region.

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• Architectural wonders seem to appear on every corner. Stupas radiating colorful prayer flags; frantic vegetable and spice markets. This is Kathmandu - ancient, spiritual and totally alive.
• See five of the highest mountains in the world, including Mount Everest, on our optional 45-minute mountain flight. Our special plane has only window seats, so you get a birds eye view on the roof of the world. Wow.
• kilometers of lush forest, marsh and grassland – with sizable populations of endangered Indian Rhino, Tigers, Leopards and rare Dolphins. A feast for the nature lover.

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• Visit to Sri Lanka’s most important Buddhist shrine, The Temple of the Tooth.
• Enjoy some seclusion on Sri Lanka’s southernmost shores overlooking the Indian Ocean.
• See the a World Heritage site and Sri Lanka’s most perfectly preserved colonial town

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• Encounter the nomadic tribe of the Sahara once travelled the desert in great numbers, but after invasions and wars they have been reduced to small groups, scattered across the sandy hills of this unforgiving desert.
• Explore myriad labyrinth of ancient alleys, where artisans hammer, weld, scuplt and, of course, seduce passers by. Our guides will take you directly through this magical, ancient marketplace.
• Visit Marrakesh, a city steeped in ancient artistry that continues to thrive, including zellij, terra cotta tilework covered with enamel in the form of chips set into plaster. This form of Islamic art is one of the main characteristics of Moroccan architecture.