In Asia, every itinerary runs day by day from arrival to departure, with each place to stay named and the tickets to book flagged in advance. A complete itinerary crosses a whole country in one trip, a module covers a single region, and a classic is a shorter trip built on its own. Countries in Asia without an itinerary yet already have their own country page.
Five days in Gyeonggi province: the cosmopolitan port of Incheon and the futuristic city of Songdo, the border island of Ganghwa and its dolmens, the UNESCO-listed fortresses of Namhansanseong and Hwaseong, the folk village and Everland.
Six days in the ancient capital of the Silla kingdom, an "open-air museum": royal tombs, Bulguksa and Seokguram, the sacred Namsan mountain, then the industrial and maritime coast of Pohang and Ulsan.
Six days in the first capital and the mountain of a hundred thousand cherry trees: the great Buddha of Tōdai-ji, the lanterns of Kasuga-taisha, the Hōryū-ji, the Kinpusen-ji of Yoshino, the painted tombs of Asuka and the Yamanobe no Michi.
Seven days on the UNESCO-listed volcano island: the Seongsan sunrise peak, the Manjanggul lava tube, Udo islet, the waterfalls of Seogwipo, the basalt columns of Jungmun and the climb up Hallasan, the roof of Korea.
Seven days in the subtropical south: the thousand-year-old cedar forest of Yakushima and the Jōmon-sugi trek, then the Ryūkyū kingdom, the potters' street of Naha, the fukugi road of Bise and the Churaumi aquarium.
Eight days of sea rocks and caves in Donghae and Samcheok, hot springs in Uljin, then the Confucian soul of Korea: Buseoksa, the villages and academies of Andong, Daegu and the Haeinsa temple.
Eight days in Jordan's largest reserve, then at Petra: the Ottoman village of Dana, the 14 km descent of Wadi Dana, the candlelit Feynan Ecolodge, the Wadi Ghuweir canyon, the Krak de Montréal, Little Petra, the Khazneh, the Monastery and the High Place of Sacrifice.
Eight days from the Civic District to Sentosa: the Battlebox, the National Gallery, the conservatories of Gardens by the Bay, New Year's Eve at Marina Bay, Chinatown and Telok Ayer, the Art Deco of Tiong Bahru, the Southern Ridges and Fort Siloso.
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.
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.
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 capital to the hills of Ajloun: the citadel and souks of Amman, Qasr al-Hallabat and the Umayyad baths of Hammam as-Sarah, the basalt town of Um el-Jimal, Gadara facing the Sea of Galilee, Pella, the fortress of Ajloun, Jerash and the Ottoman old town of Salt.
Twelve days from the lowest point on Earth to the gorges of the King's Highway: the Baptism Site, floating in the Dead Sea, the mosaic map of Madaba, Mount Nebo, Um er-Rasas, the hot springs of Ma'in, the Siq of Wadi Mujib and the crusader castle of Karak.
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 in the south, then the east: a five-day trek in Wadi Rum with a Bedouin guide, the Jebel Burdah arch, the summit of Jebel Um Adaami, the ride out by camel, the Red Sea wrecks off Aqaba, the frescoes of Qusayr Amra and the oryx of Shaumari.
Sixteen days away from the towers: the museums of Sharjah, the forts of Ajman and Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Jebel Jais, Hatta lake, the oldest mosque in the country, Khor Fakkan and the Al Ain oasis.
Seventeen days from the baths of Gunma to the gold of Nikkō, then across the Japanese Alps: Kamikōchi, the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route, the Kenroku-en of Kanazawa, the thatched roofs of Shirakawa-gō and Takayama.
Seventeen days in northern Honshū, from Aomori to Niigata: Hirosaki Castle, the cypress baths of Sukayu, the Oirase gorge, the samurai street of Kakunodate, the Fujiwara gold, Yamadera and Ginzan Onsen under gas lamps.
Eighteen days on the northern island: Sapporo and Otaru, Cape Sōya at the far end of Japan, the climb up Rishiri-Fuji, the hills of Biei, Daisetsuzan, Shiretoko and its brown bears, then the volcanoes of the south down to Hakodate.
Twenty-five days on the island of volcanoes and baths, from Fukuoka to Nagasaki, from the ghost island of Hashima to the crater of Aso, from the hells of Beppu to the Takachiho gorge and on to Sakurajima.
Twenty-eight days between museums and parks: the Louvre and the grand mosque, the four Yas Island parks, the Burj Khalifa, Al Fahidi and the creek, the desert by buggy and 4x4, Legoland, Motiongate, Atlantis, the Marina and Madinat Jumeirah.
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