Looking for something different? These five getaways are loved by travellers on Klook, but rarely make the Aussie holiday shortlist.
Most of us have a default holiday. The same beach, the same drive, the same spot we booked last year. But some of the best trips are the ones you’d never have thought to take.
Klook is a travel app and website where you can book tours, attraction tickets, activities and transport in one place, for trips close to home and around the world. Here are five places worth a look.
- Da Nang and Hoi An, Vietnam
Central Vietnam is a big hit on Klook. Sun World Ba Na Hills, home of the Golden Bridge held up by two giant stone hands, has been booked more than a million times. Half an hour down the road in Hoi An, a basket boat ride through the Bay Mau Coconut Forest has more than 300,000 bookings. - Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Most visitors to Korea stay in Seoul, but the province around it is worth the trip. Everland, Korea’s biggest theme park, has giant pandas, a safari and one of the world’s steepest wooden roller coasters. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 from more than 22,000 reviews. - Zhangjiajie, China
The towering sandstone pillars of Zhangjiajie are said to have inspired the floating mountains in Avatar. A Zhangjiajie National Forest Park ticket includes three cable cars and the Bailong Elevator, which runs up the outside of a cliff, so you can take in Tianzi Mountain and Yuanjiajie without the climb. If you’re up for a thrill, the Grand Canyon Glass Bridge has been booked more than 8,000 times on Klook.
- East Java, Indonesia
Bali gets all the attention, but East Java offers something unforgettable. Mount Bromo and Ijen tours from Surabaya combine a volcano sunrise with the rare “blue fire” of the Ijen Crater. - Nagoya, Japan
Skip Tokyo and head to Nagoya for Ghibli Park, where fans can walk through life-sized worlds from My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle and Kiki’s Delivery Service.
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