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TOURING 97<br />
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FIVE OFF-THE-<br />
BEATEN-TRACK<br />
TOURS<br />
ISLAND HOPPING IN IRELAND. This<br />
guided hiking adventure from Wilderness<br />
Ireland (wildernessireland.com) includes<br />
rambles along Inis Meáin in the Aran Islands;<br />
Burren National Park, said to have inspired<br />
Tolkien’s Middle Earth; and Killary Fjord, home<br />
to friendly pods of dolphins.<br />
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CAPTAIN COOK’S NEW ZEALAND. A new<br />
29-day self-drive from Silver Fern Holidays<br />
(silverfernholidays.com) marks the 250th<br />
anniversary of Captain Cook landing in New<br />
Zealand. Designed to entice intrepid explorers,<br />
it visits Ship Cove in Abel Tasman National<br />
Park, accessible only by boat or on foot.<br />
THE SWEDISH LAKE DISTRICT. Sunvil’s<br />
(sunvil.co.uk) seven-night self-drive begins in<br />
Southern Sweden’s rural Småland province. As<br />
well as the pretty Lake Möckeln and the dense<br />
forests of Store Mosse National Park, there’s<br />
time to visit the IKEA museum in Älmhult and<br />
discover more about those famous meatballs!<br />
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MONGOLIA EXPEDITION. Intrepid’s<br />
(intrepid.com) 15-day Wilderness of the West<br />
tour immerses guests in nomadic Mongolian<br />
culture. Stay with families in traditional gers<br />
and hear khoomii (traditional throat singing)<br />
before joining Kazakh eagle hunters.<br />
IN SEARCH OF THE SNOW LEOPARD.<br />
Follow the tracks of this elusive cat in Natural<br />
World Safaris' (naturalworldsafaris.com) journey<br />
through the mountains of Ladakh, India. Along<br />
the way, stop off at hilltop monasteries to<br />
experience the tranquil life of the Buddhist<br />
monks who meditate there.<br />
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