Asia.Travel
Discover Asia
Explore extraordinary destinations, cultures, cities, food and experiences across Asia, and plan every part of your journey.
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Explore Asia by region
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Central Asia
The Silk Road heartland: five republics of steppe, desert and high mountains, from the madrasas of Samarkand to the Pamir Highway.
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East Asia
China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia, plus the visitor destinations of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan — megacities, mountain temples and some of the world's best rail networks.
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Southeast Asia
Mainland and maritime Southeast Asia: the Mekong countries, the Malay Peninsula and the island nations of Indonesia and the Philippines.
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South Asia
The Indian subcontinent and the Indian Ocean, from Himalayan trekking routes to the atolls of the Maldives.
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West Asia
The Arabian Peninsula, the Gulf, the Levant, Anatolia and the Caucasus.
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North Asia
Asian Russia — Siberia, the Altai, Lake Baikal, Kamchatka, Sakhalin and the Russian Far East. Geographic travel coverage only.
Things to do
All attractionsPhoto: Pierre André Leclercq · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Angkor Wat
អង្គរវត្តThe largest religious monument in the world, built in the early 12th century as a Hindu temple and later turned to Buddhist use. It stands at the heart of the Angkor Archaeological Park near Siem Reap.
Photo: Gunawan Kartapranata · Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Borobudur
BorobudurA ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Central Java, built as a single stepped stupa with relief panels running around its terraces.
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Prambanan
PrambananA ninth-century Hindu temple compound near Yogyakarta, dedicated to the Trimurti and known for its tall, sharply pointed shrines.
Photo: Dhirad, picture edited by J. A. Knudsen · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Taj Mahal
ताज महलThe white marble mausoleum built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for Mumtaz Mahal, completed in the mid-17th century on the bank of the Yamuna.
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The Great Wall of China
長城Fortifications built and rebuilt across northern China over many centuries. Several restored sections north of Beijing are open to visitors.
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Terracotta Army
兵馬俑Thousands of life-size clay figures buried near the tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, and rediscovered by farmers in 1974.
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The Forbidden City
紫禁城The imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties at the centre of Beijing, now the Palace Museum.
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Fushimi Inari Taisha
伏見稲荷大社The head shrine of Inari, famous for the paths of vermilion torii gates climbing the wooded slopes of Mount Inari.