Delving Deep Into ASEAN Caves
Seeking the passage to the center of the earth? Head to one of ASEAN’s hundreds of crevices, chasms, caverns, and underground rivers for a great subterranean adventure. And, you don’t have to be a hardcore spelunker to explore the caves, as the region’s porous limestone geology offers amazing experiences for every level of expertise and […]
An Undiscovered Country: the Mergui Archipelago
The waters of the Mergui Archipelago have only been open to international divers since 1997, so much remains unexplored. This is truly the world’s final diving frontier – a chain of 800-plus islands in the Andaman Sea that can only be reached by liveaboard boats from the Thai towns of Phuket, Khao Lak and Ranong. […]
Punch Drunk Love: Thailands Muay Thai
Ask most people why they travel to Thailand and they’re likely to reel off a list of reasons, ranging from swimming in azure seas and relaxing on pristine beaches to feasting on spicy street food and indulging in luxurious spa treatments. Getting punched in the head, kneed in the stomach and thrown on the ground […]
Sunrise On Mt. Kinabalu
I wouldn’t begin to deny that the view from the top of Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu at sunrise is impressive. What I would say is that scrabbling up there in the cold and wet pre-dawn darkness is not my idea of fun. Mount Kinabalu is among the best known attractions in Borneo. Reaching 4,095m above sea […]
Son Doong: Getting Lost in the World’s Largest Cave
Score another hit for Vietnam’s limestone terrain – the karst beneath the topsoil of Quang Binh Province has yielded the biggest surprise of all. Son Doong Cave has officially beat Deer Cave in Gunung Mulu, Malaysia as the biggest cave known to humanity – about 4.5 kilometres of the cave has already been explored (with […]
Ballooning Into ASEAN Clouds
Hot air balloons are taking to the clouds over Southeast Asia, with a growing list of operators offering sky-bound tours and countries presenting ballooning events. Tourists can float over Myanmar’s temples, Viet Nam’s Nha Trang historic city, and four distinct areas of Thailand. Balloons take passengers over Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat, Laos’ mountainous Vang Vieng, […]
Tree Top Canopies: Zipping through the Trees
Southeast Asia hosts a myriad of tree top adventures starring high-speed zip lines soaring hundreds of metres through trees and over water to awaiting platforms. Zip-line tours often include elevated walkways, suspension bridges, abseiling, trapezes, and climbing nets. Some zip-line and above-ground experiences take place in the jungle, while others are crafted into nature parks […]
Striking Gold: Running the Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon
A major highlight of the local sports calendar, Singapore’s marquee running event comes with races for individuals, teams, the wheelchair-bound and kids, making it a truly inclusive celebration of sport. Running the Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon is no cakewalk – you not only contend with over 50,000 runners seeking to beat their personal bests (or […]
Adventure Tours in Southeast Asia
To extreme thrill-seekers, life without the imminent risk of death is as boring as a box of cauliflower. (How else do you explain something as blatantly mad as base-jumping?) But you don’t have to risk losing limbs to get endorphins pumping. There’s plenty of safe adrenalized action, well-organized by experts, to be had in Southeast […]
Soft Adventure in the Philippines
As one could expect from the Philippines its endless enchanting islands and top class beaches offer the starting point for many exciting water sports adventures, some of them as unique as snorkeling with whale sharks (butanding), for instance at Donsol (Sorsogon province, Bicol region); “The general peak season for whale sharks is December until May, but […]