Nine days between lakes and mountains: the gardens of Gapyeong and Nami island, Chuncheon and its rail park, the Seoraksan massif, the beaches and cafés of the East Sea, and the Olympic peaks of Pyeongchang.
Nine days in pre-Inca Peru: the Moche huacas of Trujillo, Chan Chan, Atahualpa's ransom in Cajamarca, the funerary cliffs of Chachapoyas, Kuélap and the treasures of Sipán.
Ten days between the country's second city and the string of southern islands: temples level with the waves, the beaches of Haeundae, the lanes of Gamcheon, the cherry blossoms of Jinhae, then Geoje, Tongyeong and the terraced rice fields of Namhae.
Ten days in the heart of the country, away from the crowds: the Jikji of Cheongju, the capitals of the Baekje kingdom in Gongju and Buyeo, scientific Daejeon, the temples of Songnisan, the peaks of Danyang and the lakes of Cheongpung, before the return to Seoul.
Ten days from Cape Reinga to Mount Taranaki: Ninety Mile Beach by 4x4, Tāne Mahuta the country's largest kauri, Hobbiton, the Waitomo Black Abyss, the glowworm caves and the circuit of the volcano from Dawson Falls.
Ten days from the geothermal valleys to the Coromandel beaches: Waiotapu, the Waimangu valley born of the 1886 eruption, Te Puia and the Pohutu geyser, the Kaituna rafting, Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach and the Pinnacles.
Ten days from the capital to Lake Taupo: the cable car and Zealandia, Te Papa, Weta Workshop, Cape Palliser lighthouse, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing and the Māori carvings at Mine Bay by kayak.
Ten days in the deep south: the white city, the Cotahuasi and Colca canyons among the deepest in the world, oases, hot springs and the flight of the condors.
Ten days of adventure off the beaten track: the Humantay lagoon, the great trek down the Apurímac canyon to Choquequirao, then Vitcos and Espíritu Pampa, the last refuges of the Incas.
Ten days in the heart of the Inca empire: the capital and its fortresses, the Sistine Chapel of the Andes, Pisac, Chinchero, Moray, the Maras salt pans, Ollantaytambo and a night suspended from the cliff.
Ten days of absolute contrasts: three nights in a luxury lodge in the southern Amazon, then Huaraz, the sanctuary of Chavín and four days of trekking beneath the icy giants of the Cordillera Blanca.
Eleven days from Auckland to the Bay of Islands: the Sky Tower at dusk, Waiheke by bike, the Rangitoto volcano and its lava caves, Tiritiri Matangi, the Muriwai gannets, the Poor Knights and the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
Eleven days from Christchurch to the Catlins: the city rebuilt after the earthquakes, the Akaroa dolphins, the Mackenzie night sky, the Hooker Valley Track below Aoraki, the Tasman Lake icebergs, Victorian Oamaru and the Taiaroa Head albatrosses.
The finale: the Lima of the viceroys, the oldest city in the Americas, then eight days of deep immersion in the Tahuayo Amazon, the most species-rich region in the entire lowland Amazon.
Twelve days from Imabari to Takamatsu: the oldest bath in Japan at Dōgo, the Pacific capes, the undammed Shimanto, the vine bridges of the Iya valley and the art islands of Naoshima and Teshima.
Twelve days from the west coast to Kaikoura: the Hokitika Gorge, Cave Stream, the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, the Oparara arches, Te Waikoropupū, the Abel Tasman Coast Track, the Queen Charlotte Track and the Kaikoura sperm whales.
Twelve days at the far end of the South Island: Nugget Point, the Cathedral Caves at low tide, the petrified forest of Curio Bay, the Rakiura Track and the southern brown kiwi at Ocean Beach, then seven days of cruising to Preservation Inlet.
Twelve days from the most famous walk in the world to the west coast: the four days of the Milford Track up to Mackinnon Pass, Queenstown and the Kawarau bridge, Roy's Peak, the Rob Roy Glacier, the Haast Pass and the Fox heli-hike.
Thirteen days in the great South-West, Korea's most food-loving region: Yeosu and Suncheon, the Jirisan massif, the tea fields of Boseong, Gwangju and Damyang, the hanok village of Jeonju, then Mokpo and the islands at the end of the world.
Fourteen days from Osaka to Hikone: Dotonbori and Osaka Castle, Kobe and the Akashi Kaikyō bridge, the white heron of Himeji, a night at a temple on Mount Kōya, the three shrines of Kumano and Lake Biwa.
Fourteen nights in a single base to cross a thousand years of capital, district by district: Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji, Arashiyama, the Katsura villa, Ōhara and Takao.
Fourteen days from the castles and museums of Nagoya to the five lakes of Fuji, then Hakone and its boiling valley, the great Buddha of Kamakura, Enoshima and the port of Yokohama.
Fourteen days from the southern islands to Pulau Ubin: Little India and Kampong Glam, the Unesco-listed botanic gardens, the primary forest of Bukit Timah, the five Mandai parks, the mangroves of Sungei Buloh and the last village on the main island.
Fifteen days from the Edo warehouses of Kawagoe and the Chiba cliffs to ten days of Tokyo, district by district: Asakusa, Ueno, the Imperial Palace, Odaiba, Shinjuku, Shibuya and Roppongi.
Fifteen days on the forgotten coast of the Sea of Japan, from the seven baths of Kinosaki to the dunes of Tottori and the land of the gods at Izumo, then Hiroshima, Miyajima and the six bridges of the Shimanami Kaidō.
Fifteen days from the Toltecs of Tula to the Huasteca waterfalls: the basalt columns of Santa María Regla, the caves and pools of Tolantongo, the Peña de Bernal, the five Franciscan missions of the Sierra Gorda, Edward James's Las Pozas and the cave of swallows.
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