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Galapagos Islands Ecuador

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Galápagos Islands

The Galápagos Islands are located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 1,000km (604 miles) off the west coast of South America. The Galápagos world’s most wondrous group of islands consists of 13 main islands, 5 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets. Galapagos originally discovered by a Spanish bishop named Fray Tomas de Berlanga in 1535, who named the island Galapagos after the impressive giant tortoises.  Charles Darwin arrived the Galapagos Islands’ in the fall of. 1885. Isolation of the islands, led to the development of unusual animal life inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The Galápagos became a national park in 1959 and tourism started in the 1960s

Weather: - During the cold season (June to November) the temperature is 22° and warm season (December to May) the average temperature rises to 25°C

Attraction: - The Galapagos Islands are ideal for adventure activities like swim with dolphins, scuba diving and wildlife expeditions. Galapagos Islands are home to the most diverse variety of land and sea species on the planet.

Birds: - Blue-footed Booby, Dark-Rumped Petrel, Darwin’s Finches. Flightless Cormorant, Galapagos Flamingo, Galapagos Hawk, Galapagos Penguin, Magnificent Frigate Bird, Masked Booby, Red-footed Booby and Waved Albatross

Marine Life: - Fur Seal, Hammerhead Shark, Marine Iguana, Sally Lightfoot Crab and Sea Lion

Land-Dwellers:- Giant Tortoise, Land Iguana and Lava Lizard

Tiananmen Square-Forbidden City

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Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City

Construction of the palace complex was began in 1407, the 5th year of the Yongle reign of the third emperor of the Ming dynasty. It was completed fourteen years later in 1420.The Tiananmen Gate was first built in 1417 in the Ming Dynasty. During the demise of the Ming Dynasty, Gate was damaged in the fighting between Li Zicheng and the early Qing emperors.

Beijing is dominated by the huge Imperial Palace, it is the world’s largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Its have 9,999 rooms and completed in 1420. It is also often called the Forbidden City, and is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section or the Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. The northern section or the Inner Court was where he lived with his royal family. Nowadays, the Forbidden City, or the Palace Museum is open to tourists from home and abroad. Splendid painted decoration on these royal architectural wonders, the grand and deluxe halls, with their surprisingly magnificent treasures will certainly satisfy ‘modern civilians’.

Tiananmen Square located at the centre of Beijing city capitol of the China.

Attraction:

Tiananmen Tower
Tiananmen Tower is located at the north end of the Square. Initially built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty the Square was the front door of the Forbidden City.

Monument to People’s Heroes
The granite Monument to the People’s Heroes is just at the center of the Tiananmen Square. Built in 1952, it is the largest monument in China’s history.

Great Hall of the People
At the west of the Square is the Great Hall of the People. This building, erected in 1959, is the site of the China National People’s Congress meetings and provides an impressive site for other political and diplomatic activities.

Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao
In the south side of Square you will find Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao. This Hall is divided into three halls and our dear Chairman Mao’s body lies in a crystal coffin in one of the halls surrounded by fresh bouquets of various famous flowers and grasses.

National Museum of China
Another important place for the tourist to visit is the China National Museum at the east side of the Square. It just came into existence in 2003 and is a combination of Chinese History Museum and Chinese Revolutionary Museum.

Flag-Raising Ceremony
Five Star Red Flag-the Chinese national flag, flies high in the sky above the Square. To see the guard of honor raise the Flag is a major attraction for the tourist visiting Beijing City.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

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Kuala Lumpur

Most of the travelers favorite travel destinations in Asia is Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian capital city is grownup as a world class city in recent years. Kuala Lumpur is one of the cleanest cities in Asia but it also offers plenty of great tourist attractions for travelers.

Kuala Lumpur Located in the center of Selangor state which spans 244 sq. kilometers, Kuala Lumpur is the combination of ultra-modern architecture and culture. It’s the fastest growing city in Malaysia in terms of Population as well economy. You can say Malaysia is the truly Asia.

Attractions

Merdeka Square Merdeka means Independence and this is the place on 31 August 1957 Malaysia got its Independent. There is a 100 meter flagpole rising from Merdeka Square is the tallest in the world. This is also venue of National Day Parade.

Chinatown Enjoying a central location in the heart of the city in Kuala Lumpur, D’Oriental Inn, Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur, the city center of Malaysia in Peninsular Malaysia is located in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Malaysia’s very own China Town. China Town never sleeps and undoubtedly one of the most popular tourist spots in Malaysia. China Town Offers accommodation at the price you can afford and also it’s a well-known bargain hunter’s paradise.

Petronas Towers Twin Towers designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli. Construction was begins in 1992 and completed in 1998. The Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world until 2004. The Petronas Towers are designed to impress and encapsulate Malaysia’s emergence as South East Asia’s commercial and cultural centre

National Mosque (Masjid Negara) National Mosque was completed in 1965 and remains the largest mosque in South East Asia – the vast main prayer hall can accommodate up to 10,000 people. Its 18-point star-shaped dome represents the 13 states of Malaysia and five central Pillars of Islam. Visitors Entry is only permitted once prayers have been finished.

National Museum (Muzium Negara) it was built by the British and Selangor governments in 1898. During World War II, museum was destroyed. After Malaysia independence on 31 August 1957, the federal government decided to build the national museum again and National Museum opened for publicly in August 31.

National Park (Taman Negara) Taman Negara contains some of the oldest rainforest in the world and spans thousands of square miles of protected land. Taman Negara National Park was established in 1938/1939 as the King George V National Park. Park was renamed Taman Negara after independence.

Sunway Lagoon Theme Park If you like adventure and plan to visit with your kids then you should visit to the world famous Sunway lagoon theme park and you can’t decline it. The Sunway Lagoon is located on eighty acres and divided into three sections the Wild Wild West, World of Adventure and Waters of Africa.

Batu Caves The Batu Caves are located in Gombak just 13 kilometers north of the Malaysian capital and is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country. The Batu cave Temple is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan.

Gobi Desert

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Gobi

Gobi desert is one of the largest and greatest deserts in Asia. It stretches across Central Asia over large areas of northern and northwestern China, and southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are surrounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the southwest and by the North China Plain to the southeast. Gobi spans approximately 1,295,000 km2 of area. Average temperatures in Gobi desert from –40° in winter to +40°C in summer.

You have seen peculiar wildlife such as wild camels and horses, mountain sheep, wolves, desert bears, and the elusive snow leopard

Attraction:

Camel Tracking Mongolia camel riding trek is a unique adventure that you will experience nowhere else! Take a camel trekking tour in Mongolian Gobi desert and enjoy the adventure. Horse and camel riding is widely famous in Magnolia. Camels trekking are more comfortable than horse riding as they walk slowly and gently.

Bayanzag (Flaming Red Cliffs) is internationally famous for its fossilized dinosaur remains. Dinosaur nests and eggs were found here also whole fossilized skeletons.

Yoliin Am (Vulture’s Gorge) is a narrow valley located in the Zuun Saikhan Mountain range, with thick pieces of ice almost all year around hidden in its depths. Yoliin Am is home to rare animals such as the Argali (wild sheep) and Ibex as well as Vultures and other large birds

Trollstigen Road and Stigfossen Waterfall

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The Trollstigen Road

Trollstigen is one of the most dangerous roads in the world. Trollstigen was constructed by King Haakon VII and after 8 years of construction road was opened on July 31, 1936. Trollstigen (The Troll Ladder) is a mountain road in Rauma, Norway, part of Norwegian National Road 63 connecting Andalsnes in Rauma and Valldal in Norddal.

Attractions

Trollstigen (The Troll Ladder) is a mountain road in Rauma, Norway and it’s the part of Norwegian National Road 63 connecting Åndalsnes in Rauma and Valldal in Norddal. A popular tourist attraction due to its design like eleven hairpin bends up a steep mountain side, the road up is narrow with many sharp bends, and although it has been widened in 2005, vehicles over 12.4 meters in length are prohibited from driving the road. At the top there is a large parking place which allows visitors to leave their cars and walk for about ten minutes to a viewing balcony which overlooks the road with its bends and the Stigfossen waterfall.
Stigfossen is the key attraction of the famous Trollstigen road Stigfossen is a beautiful waterfall which falls 320 meters down the mountain side. You can see this waterfall from various angles, and an especially interesting perspective is from the bridge.

Operational Timings:

Trollstigen is closed during the fall and winter months. A normal opening season stretches from the mid of May to October, but it’s depend upon the weather conditions.