Cultural travel holidays
For people who wish to focus on the culture of a destination - from ancient ruins and religious monuments to colourful festivals and local cuisine - this kind of holiday fits the bill. Many trips will combine visits to cultural sites, towns and cities with excursions to national parks, beaches or other places of scenic beauty and may sometimes involve activities such as rambling or cycling, too.
It goes without saying that cultural travel trips are available in practically every country on Earth. Some of the most popular destinations for the kind of combination mentioned above are Egypt (pyramids combined with Nile cruising and perhaps scuba diving in the Red Sea), Mexico (Mayan ruins and watersports in the Yucatan), Peru (Macchu Pichu and trekking) and Cambodia (Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh plus Tonlé Sap lake and perhaps a beach). Another type of trip might travel across Europe taking in some of the continent's cultural highlights, from fairy-tale villages and brooding castles in Germany or France to classical ruins and world-famous art galleries in Italy.
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