Although it is possible to visit independently, it would be hard to see the lion tamarins.
On this visit though, we headed out unguided, our purpose to test if this is a place that tourists can visit independently.
Many of the synagogues, generally in depressing disrepair or converted to other uses, can be visited independently; more convenient are the tours organized by the Lower East Side Conservancy.
It is difficult to confirm the official figures because no journalists are accompanying the troops, and the area is considered too dangerous for foreign or local journalists to visit independently.
However, it is possible to visit independently by renting a car to visit the basin (there is no public transportation to this remote corner of Sabah).
All can be visited independently, but a local guide brings the sites to life in a way that simply reading Mandela's autobiography cannot.
For information on vehicle rental, talk to the folks at GoGo Sabah in Kota Kinabalu, who can help you contact the park directly so you can visit independently.
Efforts were made to contact local practitioners visited independently by parents of infants and to collect the details of treatments prescribed.
Stylish accommodation is a bit limited, but Wild Jordan (rscn.org.jo) operates some fantastic lodges in the country's national parks, and has information on visiting those independently.
"The removal of funding means students will have to arrange these visits independently, and, for some, it will be hard," says Hurst. "Sports, trips, music, drama, things that help people become a rounded individual, are also at risk".
