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Dennis

Dennis has written 82 posts for Asia | Art | Culture & Travel

The Arts Lounge (Siem Reap, Cambodia)

Overlooking the urban streetscape or courtyard garden, The Arts Lounge offers a living space at the heart of the hotel. showcases a variety of modern and traditional Cambodian art forms which are presented in an interactive and thought-stimulating manner. A dining menu is available or just enjoy a drink by the bar. Afternoon tea with [...]

Only Private Pool Villa Resort In China. Banyan Tree Sanya Resort and Spa (Hainan, China)

The first to feature pool villas only. Each of the 49 villas has its own private garden, swimming pool and outdoor terrace table and seating. Inside, you’ll find a king-sized bed, plasma TV, separate living room and wireless Internet connection throughout.

Secrets of Central Asia

Under bright blue domes, pilgrims draw close to the tombs of saints to pray. Voices in tangled alleyways reveal a bewildering patchwork of languages and cultures: Tajik, Uzbek, Dari, Farsi, even Russian. Close by, traders barter their wares in bazaars, haggling over everything from spare tyres to pigeons, whilst high in the mountains yak-herding nomads [...]

Everest Peak, Tibet

Everest (8,848m), the world’s first summit, is similar to an east-west arc of mountains, located in the middle of the Nepalese Himalayas on the border, Tingri in Xigaze Prefecture of Tibet south. Among the many rivers in the Himalayas erosion and cutting, the formation of many of the several thousand meters deep gorge channel, Tibet [...]

Mystic Beach (Japan)

The white beach that only appears at low tide. Yurigahama Beach has “hoshinosuna (star sand)” which is the shell of foraminifera in the sand. The saying is if you find and pick up same number of hoshinosuna as your age, you will be happy. It is certainly a breathtakingly beautiful scene with mysterious mood, and [...]

House of Shambhala (Lhasa, Tibet)

A small boutique hotel in the Barkhor neighborhood at the historic heart of old Lhasa. All rooms are skilfully decked out with Tibetan furniture painted in gold and crimson, furry white rugs and exquisite Buddhist thangka paintings.

Nanjiabawa Peak, Tibet

Mount Namjagbarwa (7782m) full of wonderful legends, because of its soaring peak, the local gods of the sky Legend has it often fell on their gatherings and Wei Sang, high-altitude winds caused the Qiyun is God who ignited the Sandinista tobacco, is said to There are Jingu Peak Road and Ten, living in the valley [...]

Yellow Mountains, Anhui

Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain, is located in the south of Anhui province in eastern China. Famous for its magnificent landscape – pine forrest, strange stone, cloud sea and hot spring. It is one of famous mountains in China. Yellow Mountain has 72 peaks with different dimensions. The three main peaks – the Lotus Peak, the [...]

Gonga Mountains, Sichuan

Tianwan Gongga Mountain River is the largest rivers, mountains and rivers turbulence, the momentum of the event, dozens of waterfalls and the, become a spectacular. Here is rich in geothermal resources, such as the large number of hot spring water, small hot water, medicine and other gods in the 30-70 C temperature hot springs are [...]

Meili Snow Mountains, Yunnan

Meili Snow Mountain is the most splendid, lofty and mysterious snow mountains in Yunnan. Its thirteen peaks are situated in the average attitude of 6000 Meters, were titled as “Prince’s Thirteen Peaks”. The main peak (Kagebofeng) stands out majestically on 6740m above sea level, is accounted to be the highest Mountain among Yunnan. The highland [...]

New eyes show Shanghai

Walking Shanghai is not without its obstacles. Sidewalks are often crowded not only with other pedestrians, but with bicycle parking lots, vendors and their carts, card players, laundry strung between doors and trees and motorcycles and bicycles zooming up and down the sidewalks as though they were extensions of the streets. But it is really [...]

Face Bar (Shanghai, China)

Set in a 1920s villa, Face Bar in the French Concession quarter is the place to sip a gin and tonic overlooking the lawn. Opium beds and French windows add to the colonial feel. A warm welcome, a secure stopping place and opportunity to talk, relax and drink. Go before 8pm for half-price drinks.

Hipsters Club (Tokyo, Japan)

Japan is known globally as a fashion-forward country and Tokyo is its artistic epicentre. Maybe that’s why the Tokyo Hipsters Club was described by its designer as a “pleasantly brutal space… a piece of antiarchitecture by a nonarchitect.” The Tokyo Hipsters Club was created around the concept of ‘aristocracy gone wrong’. Tom Dixon, British designer [...]

100% Tailor-made Journeys

Only you know what your ideal trip should include. Whether you want to concentrate on culture or spend time wildlife watching, sample a city’s hustle and bustle or relax in a secluded beauty spot, Orient-Go will help you discover the joy of a unique trip designed specifically for you.
Throughout the pages of this website we [...]

Wudang Mountains, Shiyan-Hubei

Wudang Mountains, also known as Wu Tang Shan, are a small mountain range in the Hubei province. In years past, the mountains of Wudang were known for the many Taoist monasteries to be found there, monasteries which became known as an academic centre for the research, teaching and practise of meditation, Chinese material [...]

Pingyao, Shanxi

Pingyao lies about 715 km from Beijing and 80 km from the provincial capital, Taiyuan. During the Qing Dynasty, Pingyao was a financial center of China. It is now renowned for its well-preserved ancient city wall. The city walls of Pingyao were constructed in the 3rd year of the Hongwu (1370). The walls have six [...]

Huangshan, Anhui

The Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. The area is very famous for its scenic beauty, which lies in the peculiar shapes of the granite peaks, in the weather-shaped Huangshan Pine trees, and in views of the clouds from above. The area also has hot springs and [...]

Potala Palace, Lhasa

The Potala Palace is located in Lhasa. It was named after Mount Potala, the abode of Chenresig. The Potala Palace was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India after an invasion and failed uprising in 1959. Today the Potala Palace has been converted into a museum [...]

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Suzhou is a city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze river and on the shores of Lake Taihu. The city is renowned for its beautiful stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens which have contributed to its status as a great tourist attraction. Since the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Suzhou has also been an [...]

Bamboo Sea, Sichuan

Characterized by bamboo scenery, the Southern Sichuan Bamboo Sea covers an area of 120 sq. km with an elevation from 600 to 1000.2 m. In its central region, more than 5000 hectares of big tall and upright bamboo shelters 28 ridges and peaks high and low, 500 hills big and small. The place seems like [...]

North Daxing anling Larch Forest, Inner Mongolia

The Greater Hinggan, Lesser Hinggan and Changbai mountain ranges in the northeast are China’s largest natural forest areas. Major tree species found here include conifers, such as Korean pine, larch and Olga Bay larch, and coniferous-broadleaf trees such as white birch, oak, willow, elm and Northeast China ash. Major tree species in the southwest include [...]

Karst Forest, Libo-Guizhou

Since the discovery of the Maolan karst forest in Libo County, this rare and precious land has attracted many biologists,geologists and ecologists. They were so charmed by the karst peak-clusters, funnels and depressions, covered with primeval vegetation, they almost forgot to return. According to experts, the Maolan karst virgin forest is the only one of [...]

Popular Tree Forest, Luntai-Xinjiang

The huyang poplar forest near the desert highway at Luntai is my favourite place to visit. The Tarim Basin contains the world’s largest area of natural huyang poplar forest and this roadside forest of over 2,700 hectares is only a tiny part of the whole. The forest grows along the meandering course of the silt-laden [...]

Tropical Forest, Xishuangbanna-Yunnan

Xishuangbanna is the southernmost prefecture of Yunnan Province. The prefecture is nicknamed ” Aerial Garden ” for its luxuriant and multi-layered primitive woods and tropical rain forests, which are teeming with animals and plants. Renowned as a huge natural zoo, Xishuangbanna’’s rain forest and monsoon jungles provide a habitat for nearly 1000 species of animals. [...]

Chengyang Dong village

In Guangxi Province, there are several different ethnic minorities, including the Miao, Zhuang, Dong and Yao. Each lives in a different area of Guangxi. Sanjiang in particular is famous for the stockade villages built by the Dong ethnic minority. The Dong people also erect covered bridges with porches and pavilions which provide shelter even when [...]

Yongding Hakka village

The Hakka are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who live predominantly in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian. From China’s Fujian coast, it’s a grinding drive up narrow roads through villages built around exhausted coal mines to reach the remote mountains of Yongding. Morning mist clings to the slopes of dense trees [...]

Drink Grandmothers Tea

People of Zhouzhuang are very fond of tea. They drink it in a tasteful way, using ancient tea sets, boiling water in pottery or earthen Jars, bamboo slices or branches as fuel. They first wash the tea and then, several minutes later; pour on boiled water to guarantee the color, fragrance and taste. People used [...]

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal

The Grand Canal, or the Beijing–Hangzhou Canal, was a giant irrigation project of ancient China. With a history of over 1,400 years and a length of 1,794 kilometers it is one of the world’s oldest canals and is the longest man-made river in the world. The canal goes from Tongxian County, Beijing, in the north [...]

Song Brocade

As early as in the Qin and Han dynasties, folk artisans carried deep researches in brocade. In Tang dynasty, there was famous brocade in Suzhou . In Five Dynasties, there was splendid brocade of fine colors in Suzhou . Many pieces of brocade existed in the cultural relics excavated in Mount Tiger Tower , and [...]

The beautiful women-Xishi

Xishi (497 BC) was a legendary beauty of ancient China. She has been described as “equally charming in both heavy and light makeup”, “as appealing when she frowns as when she smiles”. Of her figure it has been said that “were she plump, you would admire her plumpness, were she thin you would admire her [...]

Suzhou Embroidery

Thread lanes, brocade mills, embroidery flower streets, etc., in the city. That proved the prosperity of Suzhou embroidery. Some lived by embroidering. Daughters in rich families were engaged in it as a way of killing time and melding their experiment. That’s how “popular embroidery”, “boudoir embroidery” and “palace embroidery” came into being. Suzhou embroidery in [...]

Eight Eccentric Painters of Yangzhou

The Eight Eccentric Painters of Yangzhou, with Zheng Banqiao as its representative, refers to the painters in the region of Yangzhou in the reigns of Kangxi and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Their paintings have strong personal character, breaking away from the restrains of that time. The style of their paintings has influenced a [...]

China Water Town Tours

The Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have been known as a paradise on earth since ancient times. They are featured by crisscrossing rivers and lakes, small bridges, running streams, small ancient towns, rural scenery, villages, classical gardens, winding paths and corridors, and green bamboo groves. The local accents are sweet and charming. Our trips will lead [...]

Shangri-la Tours

A Shangri-La tour will take you to places that resemble in many details James Hilton’s exotic Utopia. You will experience snow-capped mountains, green lakes, flowers and friendly local residents. Many of our trips have a strong cultural feeling. The primary focus may be the culture, classical sites or local markets.

Silk Road Tours

The opening of the Silk Road has contributed greatly to the exchange and development of ethical and material civilization. When you are warmly entertained by local residents, watch their unique art performances or stroll through their bazaars, you will find their life style and customs simple and yet colorful, strange and intimate.

Tibet Impression

Tibet, also called the Roof of the World, is a mystical highland with an ancient religious culture, heart-stopping natural scenery and various traditional customs. The holy and marvellous capital city Lhasa is incredible for its high ‘wow!’ factor. Gyantse is famed for the Kumbum, the largest stupa in Tibet. Tsetung is the cradle of Tibetan [...]

Wuyuan village

Wuyuan is a county endowed with rich ecological and cultural beauty eulogized by some as the most beautiful village in China. Although the accommodation and transportation conditions are not good in some places here, you can’t be too critical when traveling in this sort of tourist attraction, with well preserved ecological and cultural relics. Wuyuan [...]

Zhaoxing Dong village

Zhaoxing Dong Village, the largest Dong village in China, is also called Qianhu (meaning a thousand households) Dong Village because about 1,000 households of Dong people live here. There are five sections in the village, namely ren (meaning benevolence), yi (meaning justice), li (meaning courtesy), zhi (meaning wisdom), xin (meaning faith). There lives one clan [...]

Tuwa village at Kanas Lake

Over 1,400 Tuwa people live by the beautiful Kanas Lake. Before Kanas was opened to tourists, they lived in an almost isolated world. Some scholars believe the Tuwa to be the descendents of old, sick or disabled soldiers left behind by Genghis Khan when he led his troops west. The inhabitants customarily live in Mongolian [...]

Dayangjie Hani village

Standing on a high mountain above the east bank of the Honghe River, you will be swathed in the rolling magic cloud sea of the Ailao Mountains. In the brief gaps when the clouds disperse, you can see the Honghe River in the deep valley below, thin as a winding thread, weaving its way through [...]

Rongchag Tibetan village

Rongchag is located in the west of Sichuan Province. The area is characterized by towering mountains, deep valleys and swift-flowing rivers. Scattered among the mountains below the snowline are Tibetan-inhabited villages such as Zhonglu, Pujiaoding, and Dazhai with their own distinct architectural styles. The stepped-back red stone houses, shaded by many different kinds of tree, [...]

Why Travel with Orient-Go?

We are different from other travel companies. Booking your tailor-made trip with Orient-Go guarantees a journey that has been thoroughly planned by an expert with in-depth knowledge of the region, and we pride ourselves on our attention to detail and customer service. All our clients travel at their own pace rather than being made to [...]

How to Book

Our website is designed to give you an idea of the wealth of travel possibilities we offer. We have suggested some itineraries for each region, and these can be used as a basis for your trip or you may prefer to create your own itinerary.

Transportation

We use the most convenient means of transport for each sector of your journey and it is likely that the person you are dealing with at Orient-Go has travelled along that route themselves.
By Road
When a road journey is worthwhile for stunning scenery or interesting stops en-route we use spacious, modern, air-conditioned vehicles. You will be [...]

Guides

The quality of your guide can make the difference between a good trip and an outstanding one. The guides we use have been picked by us, or by our local representatives, as the best available and great care has been taken over their training. They provide more than just dates or names; they strive to [...]

Accommodation

With Orient-Go, where you stay is very much part of the experience. Wherever possible we try to track down some of the more unusual, character accommodation options. We regularly inspect the accommodation we use, updating our knowledge on existing properties and researching new ones. Some of our favourite and more interesting examples are featured on [...]

Private Travel Arrangements

Our clients always enjoy private transfers and, wherever possible, guided tours with a private guide. You travel at your own pace and enjoy your days as you please, so your guide can spend more time in a particular area that interests you or replan a day’s agenda if you feel like a lie-in.

Tailor-made Journeys

The joy of tailor-made travel is that your entire holiday is designed around your requirements, so you are not tied to the set itinerary of a group. This allows you to explore your own interests and select your own style of accommodation, with our Specialists’ knowledge always at your disposal.

Travel Expert Specialists

We have travelled extensively throughout their regions and in many cases have lived there, so you can rely on their first hand knowledge and boundless enthusiasm for their chosen specialist area. You will find an honest “tell it how it is” approach to planning an itinerary, suggesting sights and selecting accommodation. We insist that they [...]

Olympic Stadium, Beijing

Sports stadiums have long followed the enduring design of one of the original wonders of the world, Rome’s Coliseum. National Stadium in Beijing is an attempt to rethink the classic sports-arena layout for more ecologically correct times. The Swiss architects wanted to provide natural ventilation for the 91.000 -seat structure- perhaps the largest “eco-friendly” sports [...]

Central Chinese Television CCTV, Beijing

The design of the new Central Chinese Television (CCTV) headquarters defies the popular conception of a skyscraper – and it broke Beijing’s building codes and required approval by a special review panel. Two leaning towers, each bent 90 degrees at the top and bottom to form a continuous loop. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole [...]

Beijing International Airport, Beijing

The airport terminal will cover more than 1 million square meters, giving it a bigger footprint than the Pentagon. It’s designed to handle 43 million passengers a year initially and 55 million by 2015, figures that will probably push the new facility into the ranks of the top 10 busiest airports. The architects also kept [...]

Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai

Rising in the Lujiazhui financial district in Pudong, the Shanghai World Financial Center is a tower among towers. The elegant 101-story skyscraper will be (for a moment, at least) the world’s tallest. It also will be home to the world’s highest outdoor observation deck – a 100th-floor vista that will take vertigo to new heights.

Donghai Bridge, Shanghai/Yangshan Island

A key phase in the development of the world’s largest deep-sea port was completed when China’s first cross-sea bridge – the 20-mile, six-lane Donghai Bridge – was officially opened in December, 2005. Stretching across the East China Sea, the graceful cable-stay structure connects Shanghai to Yangshan Island, set to become China’s first free-trade port (and [...]

National Swimming Center, Beijing

The “Water Cube”, being constructed for the 2008 Olympic Games, is made from panels of a lightweight form of Teflon that transforms the building into an energy-efficient greenhouse-like environment. Solar energy will also be used to heat the swimming pools, which are designed to reuse double-filtered, backwashed pool water that’s usually dumped as waste.

798 Art District

Dashanzi Art District is located in the northeast of central Beijing. The heart of a growing art and culture community in Beijing, 798 Space is the center and the biggest space that provide cultural, artistic and commercial activities in the area. It was designed by the East German’s architects in the Bauhaus style in the [...]

The Dome (Bangkok, Thailand)

Located on the 63rd floor of The Dome at State Tower, Sirocco is the world’s highest al fresco restaurant and one of Bangkok’s most coveted dining choices that never fails to leave one mesmerized. With a breathtaking view of Bangkok and the Chao Phraya river, a sweeping deck dramatically fanning out to the middle of [...]

MO Bar (Hong Kong)

Just one step from the city’s haute couture and with a thrilling design this is a cosmopolitan catwalk of a bar. Fahionistas shop and drop, party goers meet for a sip of effervescence, night birds mellow with the last vibes, others simply watch Hong Kong’s colourful glamour. In the afternoon, MO Bar offers a delectable [...]

Mongolia Experience

Mongolia, the ‘Land of Blue Sky’ is Asia’s last undiscovered wilderness. Home of Genghis Khan, ruler of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Awesome expanses of rolling steppe, home to Mongolia’s famous horses and herdsmen, meet high glacial mountains, impenetrable forests and deep, crystal lakes. Your visit here will truly be an experience [...]

Laos Uncovered

One of Asia’s most beautiful secrets, travellers to Laos find themselves captivated by the mist-veiled mountains and enigmatic plateaux, the rivers that run ghostlike through untouched forests, and the monks who trail along paths and alleys in search of their morning alms. This is truly an opportunity to escape from the fast paced lifestyle of [...]

Discover Cambodia

Colossal stone faces stare impassively across huge stone-built temples devoted to long-forgotten empires, now trailed by jungle creepers and pierced by the strangling roots of vast forest trees. This is the Angkor complex, the famous ‘lost city’ of the Khmers, the most astounding archaeological site in Asia and undoubtedly one of the world’s great travel [...]

Secrets of Thailand

Thailand is known as the land of smiles, and with good reason. The people are genuinely welcoming and hospitable. From the powdery sand of its southern beaches to its fertile central rice lands and the mountains of the north, this is a country where there is still much to discover. Thailand is blessed with some [...]

Fall in love with Bhutan

Bhutan is a truly amazing place with spectacular Himalayan scenery, colourful festivals and historic monasteries. The people of Bhutan are warm and charming and gladly welcome you to discover their deeply Buddhist and traditional way of life. A journey through Bhutan will take you through deep valleys, high mountain passes and will certainly be a [...]

Taste of Japan

In the archetypal image of the sleek bullet train gliding past snow-capped Mount Fuji, the magic of Japan is encapsulated in one freeze frame: natural and modern beauty merging in harmony. The appeal of Japan encompasses all tastes and ages, whether your interest lies in embracing modern pop-culture, discovering ancient spirituality in secluded Buddhist retreats [...]

Amazing China

China the Middle Kingdom. For centuries the world’s richest and most advanced civilisation and now perhaps on its way to reclaiming that title. Belying its image as a homogeneous nation, China’s hinterland, and in particular its southern and western regions, is home to numerous vibrant minority cultures that add colour to any classic itinerary. China [...]

LAN Club

The LAN Club is a breath-taking combination of fine design and architecture, a fusion of thinking and feeling throughout, creating a space to reflect and enhance personal moods and to arouse people’s emotions. LAN Club has crafted a restaurant that celebrates Chinese and western cuisine and pairs it masterfully with wines from around the world. [...]

Forbidden City

Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City, called Gu Gong in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall are 9,999 buildings. The [...]

Great Wall

The great Wall of Beijing is an intriguing place to visit or hike for the more adventurous. Most of the sections of Great Wall in Beijing are well-preserved and mainly the remains from the Ming Dynasty, an era of huge construction. The wall goes across the northern part of Beijing for over 600 kilometers with [...]

Congee

If you are sick in Beijing with a stomach problem, what does the doctor recommend you eat? Congee… This dish, which in some ways resembles porridge is actually made of rice, salt and various garnishes such as shredded pork, ginger chicken, preserved eggs! You will find people eating this dish while smoking cigarettes and speaking [...]

Fish balls

Pure genius. These balls are an awesome snack. They will give a hotdog or hamburger a run for their money any day. They are for sale everywhere. No one seems to ever know exactly what type of fish is in them. But nobody cares. 5RMB for four of these balls on a stick. Some of [...]

Shopping malls

Shopping malls are not just places for shopping in Beijing, although it is true that plenty of that goes on in malls too. Malls are somehow part of the community. As well as often housing cinemas, shopping malls also may have sporting facilities – a least two have ice rinks! There are of course restaurants [...]

The street vendors

In a place where space is certainly at a premium, these small business men and women are incredible. Tucked away in tiny nooks and crannies, in little structures, often smaller than the average garden shed, businesses are carrying on, selling goods, providing services. And then there are the mobile vendors – often not strictly legal [...]

Aqua Spirit

Drinking in the view at panoramic bar Aqua Spirit. This glam venue is one of Hong Kong’s hottest bars, due in no small part to its unbeatable location on the 30th floor of a Tsim Sha Tsui high-rise, soaring windows give an incredible bird’s-eye-view of the city. Circular booths shrouded behind strung beads, designer drinks, [...]

Victoria Park

One of the few parks in Hong Kong.  It’s a great place.  On Sundays you would be forgiven if you actually thought you were in the Phillipines.  Sunday is typically the day off for the city’s large population of (mostly Filipina) domestic helpers. Victoria park is a popular meeting place for them.  Victoria Park is [...]

7-11

These superb convenience stores are everywhere.  At last count there were more than six hundred 7-11s in Hong Kong and if you do not visit an area for a while, do not be suprised if, when you return, a new 7-11 has opened up.  In Hong Kong these stores also sell cheap alcohol.  You are [...]

Dim Sum

Apparently the literal translation of ‘dim sum’ is “touch the heart”.  These tiny morsels of food do indeed endear themselves to you.  Everyone’s got their own favourites – delicate prawn dumplings, spring rolls, turnip and taro cake – the range of dim sum available is vast.  One of the drawbacks of eating dim sum is [...]

Temple Street, Hong Kong

Temple Street is a street located in the areas of Jordan and Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon. It is well known for its night market and the busiest flea market at night in the territory. Popular with both tourists and locals alike in the evening, it is common to see the place crowded at dusk. [...]

Lamma Island

After seeing all the sights, you will have had a large dose of Hong Kong crowds. If you want to get away, you can try explore Lamma Island, then feasting on deep-fried squid. It is a small island still relatively quiet, with a few trails on it. And: no cars!! On it you will find [...]

Most Unique Massage. Evason Ana Mandara Resort & Six Senses Spa (Khan Hoa Province, Vietnam)

This luxury resort may pay tribute to the Vietnam of the past, but its accommodations are thoroughly modern. After a champagne breakfast in the privacy of your own villa, you might want to head down to the Six Senses Spa, which houses treatment rooms for couples or singles, sunken Jacuzzi baths, a Vichy shower and [...]

Best On-Site Tailor. Amanpuri (Phuket, Thailand)

Overlooking the Andaman Sea on a secluded natural coconut grove, this resort features 40 pavilions and 30 villas that include an outdoor area, king-size bed, air-conditioning and wireless broadband. Fancy a new dress or suit for dinner at the resort restaurant? The on-site tailor will not only refine what you already have, he’ll design and [...]

Most Intense Yoga Session. Uma Paro (Paro, Bhutan)

The proprietors of this 30-room yoga resort in the hills of Paro tailor each guest’s schedule to their specific desires, creating bespoke exercise routines and spa treatments, such as daily outdoor yoga sessions and Pizichili, a rejuvenating Ayurveda massage in which warm herbal oil is poured over the entire body. The property includes four inhouse [...]

Best Hilltop Resort. The Windsor Toya Resort and Spa (Hokkaido, Japan)

Each room here offers views of Lake Toya. All guests can take advantage of the Windsor’s facilities, including tennis courts, two 18-hole golf courses, natural mineral hot springs and a full-service spa. Foodies will appreciate the attention to cuisine, with a total of 12 restaurants that range from modern Japanese to French, Italian and East [...]