Only in the second half of the 20th century did the eastern and southeastern direction begin to be gradually developed by travel agencies targeting the mass tourist.
For the 21st-century traveler, however, exotic Asia is as accessible as Europe. Buy a tour, board a plane – and in less than a day you'll set foot on the soil of India, China, Vietnam, Thailand, or Indonesia! And, pleasingly, prices for holidays in Thailand or in Goa, Sri Lanka, or Bali are quite affordable for a person with average income. If the trip seems too expensive – you can go not in high season but low season, or, for example, look for a last-minute tour with good discounts.
Conversely – if you are not constrained by funds and are demanding in terms of service quality, Asia will offer you a high-class, fashionable vacation. The best hotels in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and other countries will be happy to surround you with a luxurious, and sometimes downright colonial atmosphere. As they say, feel like a white man!
And yet, although distant Asia is no longer the end of the world for today's traveler, an aura of exoticism envelops every tour to any of the countries lying in eastern and southeastern Eurasia. The Taj Mahal is still dazzling, the beaches of Goa are inviting and carefree, Sri Lanka is colorful, Bangkok is full of promising adventures. In Asia, the tourist is awaited by ruins of ancient cities, dense jungles, dormant volcanoes, unusual architecture, multicolored lakes, juicy tropical fruits, rare seafood delicacies...
Tours to Asia open doors for the traveler to an amazing world still full of mysteries and secrets. A beach holiday on white silk sand, by gentle azure waters, should definitely be complemented with exciting excursions.
Whichever Asian resort you go to, there will definitely be interesting attractions nearby: temples, caves, waterfalls, night and floating markets, ruins of ancient civilizations, volcanic craters, royal palaces… Feel like a pioneer in the expanses of exotic Asia!
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