Issue number: 112
What kind of safari suits you – ballooning over the Masai Mara? Walking with lions? Or just anywhere that doesn't break the bank? Find your perfect African adventure with our 18-page expert guide, including safaris for under £1000 a week Plus, a tip-packed guide to Luang Prabang, Laos; the Amazon's best eco-lodges; and 30 short-haul summer adventures (hiking Liechtenstein, anyone?). Plus reports from Oman, Samoa and Hong Kong – no travel magazine goes further…
NEW SERIES! Top 5 Luang Prabang, Laos – From the tastiest eats and the best sleeps to the top community projects, we give you the lowdown on the Lao town
DISCOVERY Oman – Find the desert of your dreams, plus azure beaches and beautiful camels in authentic Arabia
DEPARTURES 10 trips with experts – how to travel with astronomers, TV presenters and the 'real life Crocodile Dundee'
SHORT-HAUL 30 great summer escapes – You don’t have to go far to find adventure – from learning Arabic in Morocco to wolf-tracking in Poland, take a short hop with a difference
ACTIVE Hong Kong – Trekking? In Hong Kong? Discover the wild side of Asia’s buzziest city with hikes into the rugged hinterland
CULTURE Ecuador eco-lodges – Delve into the Ecuadorian Amazon to stay with indigenous peoples at the tribe-owned ecolodges that are helping to safeguard their futures
FRONTIER Samoa – Discover the Pacific paradise with the quirkiest culture
PHOTO TIPS - How to buy a digital camera (and what you really don't need to buy)
WIN A trip to Cuba – Havana and beach, here we come…
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According to medical research, male travellers are overconfident daredevils, while women are chronic worriers. Here we explain travel’s sexual divide
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It's simple: what you really need to know about buying a camera
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We asked staff at the South American Explorers’ Cusco Clubhouse for their tips for freebies in the town…
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Track wolves, haggle in souks, chase volcanoes, bestride entire countries and all for less than four hours away...
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The Pacific specks of Samoa are as far as you can go without being on the way home again. But the local culture – traditional and unique – is well worth the trip
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Beyond the skyscrapers, Hong Kong's New Territories offer fine trails across dragon-back mountains rich in history
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Things may have changed since explorer Wilfred Thesiger crossed Oman in the 1940s, but Lyn Hughes was still awestruck by giant dunes, emerald seas and the exorbitant price of camels
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The Ecuadorian Amazon presents some of the world’s most praised ecolodges – and some of the most threatened rainforest. Three indigenous communities let us in
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From budget camps to exclusive fly-in lodges, we have the perfect African safari for you
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