Adventure travel
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10 of the best new family attractions in the UKWaterparks, cycle trails and zipwires through the forest are among the attractions springing up across the UK this year. We’ve included affordable places to stay nearby, too
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A motorcycling adventure across Iran: 'the standout attraction is the people'Riding a trail bike 3,000 miles across Iran took Lois Pryce through spectacular scenery, but it was the warm hospitality she encountered along the way that made her fall in love with the country
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Swimming with jellyfish: a Pacific paradise in the Raja Ampat islandsMisool, off West Papua, is surrounded by exotic coral lagoons. It also hosts pools where visitors can swim with thousands of beautiful and harmless jellyfish
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Kuching, Malaysia: what to see plus the best restaurants, hotels and barsThe capital of Malaysian Borneo is one of Asia’s most alluring cities, with fabulous food and new hotels, but little traffic and few high-rises to spoil the laid-back vibe
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10 of the most inspiring adventures of 2016From hand-cycling through Patagonia to retracing a Viking expedition, the writer and polar traveller Kari Herbert picks the year’s top journeys ‘with heart and soul’
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'My best travel discovery of 2016'Inspired by the surprises thrown up in our weekly A great little place I know series, we asked writers and adventurers to share their best discovery of the year
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A snowy Lapland adventure: readers' photo competition 2015 – the winner's tripA winter activity trip to Swedish Lapland was Michael Grolys’ prize for winning the 2015 readers’ travel photo competition. Here are his best shots
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'It’s like the end of the world, so vast it’s oceanic': Otto Bell on MongoliaA new documentary about a young girl hunting with eagles in Mongolia’s Altai mountains casts fresh light on this extraordinary, sparsely populated country and its threatened rural lifestyle
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The wild beaches and islands of Western Australia’s Coral CoastNatural wonders are as elemental and ancient as they get on the Coral Coast, north of Perth. And charter flights and Indigenous guides are helping to open up its islands, peninsulas and lagoons
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Inside Vietnam's astonishing caves on a local tourSince Son Doong, the world’s biggest cave, opened to visitors in 2013, tourism has soared, but locals around Phong Nha are keen to protect the area and promote community homestays and tours
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How to climb Kilimanjaro without the crowdsThe world’s tallest freestanding mountain is on many people’s bucket list, but the relative ease of the climb makes uncrowded routes hard to find. Our writer discovers one …
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10 of the world's epic train journeysWhether gliding through the Rockies or labouring up the Andes, our pick of spectacular railway trips gets a green light for all budgets
Meet the Mayans: a tour of the real Yucatán, Mexico