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- North Korean Visa Requirements for the New Tourist Train
- India Visa Requirements to Visit Kaziranga National Park
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Travel Visa Requirements for the African Tour of a Lifetime
May 9th, 2010
Every year, National Geographic publishes a list of recommended "Tours of a Lifetime." This year, they have several tours of Africa listed, but this "Once in a Lifetime Africa" tour from Travcoa really stands out for its comprehensiveness and in-depth nature.
It promises to let you experience, in a single journey, "the vast variety and beauty at the soul of Africa." This is made possible by flying you to and from a variety of amazing destinations on a private plane. This tour takes you to South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zululand and Mozambique. You'll visit game reserves and beaches, and you're guaranteed to see a wide selection of African wildlife.
Of course, this kind of tour doesn't come cheap-expect to spend about $34,900. That's why they call it "Once a lifetime Africa"-you p
Bolivian Visa Requirements to Test Your Luck on the “Death Road”
May 8th, 2010
Are you an adrenaline junkie? Is cheating death the only thing that makes you feel alive? Here's the perfect vacation for you: Mountain biking down Bolivia's "Death Road."
Technically, the road in question is called the "Yungas Road" because it connects Bolivia's northern Yungas rainforest with the capital city of La Paz. However, so many people have died along the road that locals and foreigners alike refer to it as "El Camino de la Muerte," which is Spanish for "the road of death."
What makes Bolivia's "death road" so dangerous? First of all, starting from a height of almost 5 kilometers up in the air, it plunges more than 3.6 kilometers in the space of about 70 kilometers. The switchbacks are brutally sharp, and there are no guardrails to protect you. As many as 200 people d
Russia and Chinese Visa Requirements To Ride the Trans-Siberian Railroad
May 7th, 2010
The longest railroad in the world, the Trans-Siberian Railroad connects Russia with Mongolia, China and the Sea of Japan. It is subdivided into three different routes for travelers to choose from: the Trans-Mongolian, which takes you from Beijing through Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and on to Moscow (or vice-versa); the Trans-Manchurian, which takes you from Siberia through Manchuria to Beijing, and the Trans-Siberian, which will take from Moscow to Vladivostok.
Of course, there are many interesting places to stop along the way. You can either ride the Trans-Siberian railroad as part of a tour group or on your own, although naturally if you travel independently you will have more flexibility when it comes to how much time you spend where.
Wikitravel has an excellent guide to help you plan
North Korean Visa Requirements for the New Tourist Train
May 2nd, 2010
In January, North Korea began loosening some of the restrictions on US tourists, allowing them to visit year-round in closely supervised tour groups. Now, according to Jaunted, the North Korean government has arranged for a "tourist train" to bring tourists over from China. Tourists on the train will be taken on a four-day tour of the country (the maximum length of stay allowed by the North Korean government).
North Korea may hope to invite more tourists to visit with the tourist train, but foreigners of all nationalities should still expect an experience more reminiscent of a lockdown than a vacation if they choose to enter the country. The subarctic relations between North Korea and the US make the process of gaining admittance to North Korea even more arduous for Americans.
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India Visa Requirements to Visit Kaziranga National Park
May 1st, 2010
Tucked away in the Indian state of Assam, the Bengal tiger is making what could be its last stand in Kaziranga National Park. Scientists studying the tigers there have shown that Kaziranga has the highest density of wild tigers in the world: 32.64 per 100 square kilometers (h/t Gadling). There are only about 1,300 and 1,500 Bengal tigers left in the wild, and according to Wikipedia, over the past 100 years their population has declined by 90%.
Kaziranga National Park is open to tourists. You can see the interior via a guided tour in a jeep, four-wheeler or on top of an elephant. Hiking in the park is strictly forbidden for reasons that should be obvious: There are many tigers in the park, and they are all faster than you.
Almost every decent-sized zoo in the US has a tiger exhibit.
