Top Asia Unique Experiences - page 5

Orient yourself on your first day in Tokyo, and see the city through the eyes of a local. During this customized tour with your personal host, learn how to navigate and use Tokyo’s transport system. Choose from the city’s most famous attractions, or explore up-and-coming neighborhoods. Understand cultural practices, find the best places to eat, and get advice on Tokyo’s nightlife scene.

Discover a sense of relaxation and well-being on a private yoga experience held against a stunning Sri Lanka backdrop. After local pickup or your own journey to the yoga center in Ella, enjoy a private lesson with a yoga trainer on a terrace overlooking emerald hillsides. Enjoy exercises designed to energize your body and mind, and absorb the cinematic views over Little Adam’s Peak, Ella Rock, and tea plantations as you perform the poses. Yoga mats are provided.

Learn all about the history and techniques of sake production—and taste a range of different sake styles—on this small-group Kyoto tour. Visit the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum for an immersive introduction to sake. Then, follow your guide to an atmospheric local bar where you can sample a range of different sake varieties. Learn all about sake—from its history and brewing processes to distinguishing its different tastes.

Join a Lokafyer guide in Nagasaki on a private walking tour that’s a personalized alternative to traditional tours. Before the walking tour, you’ll connect with the Nagasaki local guide by phone or chat, ensuring the experience is tailored to your interests. It’s a new concept for travel that’s like having a friend to show you around, whether you’re all about shopping or looking for the city’s most authentic restaurants.

Explore one of Bangkok’s most popular street food districts, Chinatown, on a 3-hour tasting tour. Sample delicious foods such as papaya salad, oyster omelets, salty barbecued fish and many other dishes in the famous Yaowarat neighborhood. Learn about the history behind many of the foods and how the Chinese and Thai flavors blended to create a unique cuisine. Come with an open mind and leave with a full belly.

Discover the world’s longest navigable underground river as you embark on a day trip from Puerto Princesa. Head to the natural site and explore the cave that is filled with beautiful stalagmites and stalactites. Learn about the natural phenomenon while you navigate the underground river in a small boat.

Our tour guide will welcome you in the hotel lobby at 8AM for the morning tour and 2PM for the afternoon one. And will bring you to the Thu Bon river for a boat ride to the craft villages, biking around the village... Highlights: - Jump aboard a local-style boat to traverse the waterways from Hoi An to nearby craft villages - Visit Thanh Ha pottery village, famous for formally providing decorative pottery to the palaces of the Nguyen Dynasty. - View the hand-crafting of decorative pottery; teapots and cups, vases and bowls; and have a product made especially for you! - Travel by boat to Kim Bong carpentry village to watch how traditional wooden fishing boats are made - See skilled carpenters create handcrafted furniture and carvings - Walk around the village to see weaving mat, rice noodle making...

See some of the world’s least likely heroes, Cambodia’s 'Hero Rats', on this full-day air-conditioned museum and countryside tour. Guided by your English-speaking driver, visit Siem Reap’s lesser-known Khmer Rouge killing fields and examine the conflict at Apopo visitor center - where you’ll meet some of those working to make the land safer.

Rest your feet whilst sightseeing around Kyoto on this private rickshaw tour. Meet your rider, then relax as you pass the city's highlights and landmarks. Pass by the Tatsumi Bridge, Shoren-in Temple, Yasaka Shrine, and more. Ideal for travelers who want to break up their vacation itinerary with something a little more leisurely.

Meet a Seoul local for a private walking tour that’s a new concept in travel, trading a pre-packaged trip for a more personal experience. Exploring with a Lokafyer guide is like having a local friend to show you around, whether you’re looking for Seoul’s most authentic restaurants or just soaking up the feel of neighborhood life. From a pre-tour chat to the walking tour itself, it’s totally customized for you.

Learn about Japanese cuisine in an immersive fashion when you combine a walking tour of Tsukiji Outer Fish Market and a Japanese cooking class on this small-group half-day tour. Shop for the freshest ingredients in the labyrinthine aisles of Tsukiji Outer Fish Market. Then head to a cooking class, where you’ll learn how to prepare—and get the chance to eat—a range of traditional Japanese dishes.

Gangchon Railbike Park, Nami Island, and Petite France lie in the countryside outside Seoul, offering locals and visitors alike a chance to enjoy a change of scenery from the busy city. On this tour, reach all three sites in one day by air-conditioned coach. With entry fees and round-trip travel from central Seoul included, enjoy a day of diverse outdoor adventure in South Korea.

There’s so much to see and do in Delhi but navigating your way around the enormous city can cut into your sightseeing time. Simplify your tour with a private tour by air-conditioned car. Check out highlights such as Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk and Jama Masjid, New Delhi’s India Gate and Lotus Temple, or cover all bases and combine both regions of the capital for a comprehensive day out.

Get an opportunity to visit Delhi’s largest slum area during this small-group, half-day tour of Delhi’s slum area. Learn about ongoing projects within the community and the socioeconomic context as you see how life unfolds within one of Asia’s largest informal settlements. Tours are designed to be inclusive—never intrusive—and include complimentary coffee or tea.

Fans of samurai and ninja history—this one’s for you. Enjoy an immersive tour in Kyoto where a guide takes you around the Samurai and Ninja Museum. See preserved artifacts up close and enjoy hands-on experiences during your visit, such as wearing samurai armor, throwing a ninja star, and posing with replica swords.

Straddle the two Koreas on a full-day guided sightseeing tour from Seoul to the Demilitarized Zone. Convenient hotel pickup spares you the stress of using the crowded subway to rush to a meeting point. After your comfortable journey, enjoy detailed commentary at the DMZ area, Dora Observatory, and Imjingak Park with ample opportunity to ask your guide questions. Afterwards, take time to explore on your own, before drop-off in central Seoul.

Discover some of the highlights and hidden treasures of Angkor on this full-day tuk-tuk tour from Siem Reap (Angkor entry not included). A great way to squeeze in visits to as many of the historic temples as you can into one day, this tuk-tuk trip runs on a set itinerary or you can customize it to suit your needs—including the start time, pickup location, and number of travelers.

Local knowledge pays when discovering a new city. By connecting you with a local who knows Osaka first hand, this private walking tour lets you experience it as you would with a friend who lives in the city. Explain your travel wishes over a call or app, and meet your Osaka local for a walk that reflects your interests and channels their tips, knowledge, and passion for their city.

Experience Phang Nga Bay's famous James Bond Island, a scenic landmark that had a starring role in the 1974 movie "The Man with the Golden Gun." After a convenient hotel pickup, to Khao Phing Kan and Ko Ta Pu, popularly known as James Bond Island, in a longtail boat. Visit the Muslim fishing village of Koh Panyee and enjoy a complimentary lunch.

Skip the expensive restaurants that cater to vegans on this small-group food tour. Gain insights from your guide about how to customize typical street food options to suit a vegan diet. Explore Hanoi's Old Quarter as you discover vegan Vietnamese cuisine, and learn about Hanoi’s history and culture along the way.

Explore the markets, traditional shops, and galleries that interest you on a private art tour in Seoul. This cultural adventure is perfect for travelers who want to get off the beaten tourist path and dig deeper into Korea's artistic history and culture. Based on a short questionnaire, you'll be paired with a like-minded guide and receive a 100% custom itinerary. Possible destinations include Jogyesa Temple, Insadong, and the Beautiful Tea Museum.

Learn about the uniqueness of wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets), made from natural ingredients such as rice flour and beans, during this small-group experience in Osaka. Prepare nerikiri, a high-quality wagashi, (from white bean paste and glutinous rice flour) and color and customize your sweets to your liking, which you can enjoy at the end of class.

Specially designed for cruise ship passengers, this full-day, small-group tour of Busan covers the city’s highlights in a single day. Get an in-depth introduction in a group capped at only 15 travelers. Attraction-packed itineraries include stops at Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, Gamcheon Culture Village, and many more sights, plus a tasty restaurant lunch.

Travel by ferry to Villimale from Malé accompanied by a guide who shows you around the quiet island. Take a walk around the streets, hear about local trees, go to the beach, and learn about the work of an NGO conservation group that you visit. You'll also taste traditional ‘hedika’ at a local café on the beach and enjoy the sunset before returning to Malé. Includes local guide, round-trip transfer from Malé to Villimale, and afternoon tea and snacks.