Spend a week on an Arabian "sea trek" tour of the Musandam peninsula's sandy fjords aboard a dhow, with some nights in hotels and others camping beneath the stars.
Galaxy Quest As the stars of "Galaxy Quest," an old television series along the lines of "Star Trek," tour the fan club circuit, they are approached by real aliens, called Thermians, who mistake them for bona fide space heroes and ask their help against enemies chasing them around the universe.
Bali Trekking Tours offers excursions to Batur from several locations in Bali from US$65pp including transport, guides and breakfast.
The residents run a cattle station, a tourism business, camel trekking tours, a community school and a health clinic.
Contrary to what all the English-language signs offering yoga courses and trekking tours might have you believe, the ancient capital city harbours a vibrant contemporary scene.
While some remain simple room-and-a-meal experiences, others offer extras, such as cooking lessons or trekking tours, with your host acting as guide, interpreter and confidant.
Several outfitters in Lushoto, including SED Adventures, offer trekking tours of the region, with prices starting at $50 per person per day, including meals, lodging and guide services.
Trekking tours, which do any or all of the above activities, are popular in the north, and a three-day, all-inclusive trip (activity, lodging, meals, and a native, English-speaking guide) is just $45 small ones.
In Italy, llamas are raised in the northern and central regions to produce meat and wool, but they are more commonly considered companion animals or used as pack animals for trekking tours in the mountains.
I could also say it was a love of hiking (we're here on a trekking tour – a new itinerary from Walks Worldwide), although my interest in mountain walking has hitherto been purely theoretical.
