At Great Beyond Adventures, we constantly challenge ourselves to discover the next great adventure,
the next unexplored destination, or the next new activity. Then we use our new discoveries to create
an expedition just for you. We started Great Beyond Adventures because we love new sights, new places, and
new experiences. We strive to constantly learn – from you, from each other, from friends and acquaintances,
and from unexpected sources – so that we can craft uncommon journeys just for you.
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Kathmandu and Beyond
15 days / North American Spring & Fall
Pricing is based on group size and seasonality
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Highlights:
• Traverse one of the world’s most enchanting trekking trails and soak up the rich cultural heritage and up-close views of spectacular snowcapped mountains like Mardihimal, Mt. Machhapuchre (“Fishtail”), Hiunchuli, and Annapurna South.
• Seize the chance to experience the area’s diverse flora and fauna, alpine forests, varied birds species, wild flowers, animals, and natural hot springs.
• Take a tour of Kathmandu’s UNESCO heritage sites.
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TLC – Thailand, Laos & Cambodia
11 days / Year Round
Pricing FroPricing is based on group size and seasonality
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Highlights
• Cruise down the legendary Mekong River, watching the lush countryside slide by with its beautiful forests, tiny villages, and magnificent scenery.
• Enjoy privately guided tours of some of the region’s most stunning temples, including Angkor Wat, one of the most superb monuments in the history of humanity.
• Get up close and personal with elephants at the Mekong Elephant Camp, where you’ll watch an elephant bathing show and take an elephant ride through the local villages.
• Watch lines of saffron-robed monks make their way silently through the streets of Luang Prabang, accepting offering from the faithful in the light of the breaking dawn.
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Vietnam: Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, Danang, Saigon Bike, Kayak and Boat
13 days / Year Round
Pricing is based on group size and seasonality
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Highlights:
• Spend two days on the water in Ha Long, kayaking and cruising on a beautiful wooden junk. You’ll see myriad limestone karsts, tiny islands, deserted beaches, and countless caves and lagoons, as well as floating villages.
• Explore the Bac Ha’s market, the most colorful in the region.
• You’ll get to see a dozen different ethnic groups and sample the wares of their skilled craftsmen.
• Seize the chance to really immerse yourself in the culture through a morning spent farming and cooking at Tra Que, a vegetable village renowned for its exceptionally aromatic and flavorful herbs.
• Discover the history and culture of Hanoi through its monuments, museums, and markets.
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Rafting & Trekking in China
12 days / Octobter - January
Pricing is based on group size and seasonality
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Highlights:
• Get up close and personal with the Great Wall of China – one of the greatest architectural achievements in the history of humanity. See the whole thing, end-to-end, and actually hike along the well preserved portions.
• Take a sheepskin raft down the Yellow River, the second longest river in China.
• Ride back in time with a camel-back camping trip along the Old Silk Road through the Tengger Desert.
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Rafting, Mt. Everest
20 days / April - October
Pricing is based on group size and seasonality
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Highlights:
• Visit the Everest Base Camp, one of the most spectacular places in the Himalayas.
• Raft along the Drigung Chu and Tolung Chu rivers, getting a unique view of some of the world’s most stunning landscape.
• Delve into local culture with visits to palaces, monasteries, temples, and more.
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