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the Himalayan foothills, home-in-exile to Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. The Royal Rajasthan tour is also based in India and also uses the Royal Enfield motorcycle, a classic from years gone by. A feature of the Rajasthan tour is that many of the hotels used are Heritage properties, meaning they once were Maharaja’s palaces or wealthy merchant’s mansions, which have now been converted into luxurious hotels. Another destination in the portfolio for nearly 20 years has been the Turkish Treasures tour. Starting and finishing in Istanbul, the one-time capital of the known world, this exciting tour takes in the amazing underground cities of Capadocia, the battlefields of Gallipoli, the calcium-laden ridge lines of Pammukkale and the trifecta coastlines of the Aegean, Mediterranean, and Black Seas. World On Wheels was the first to offer a motorcycle tour through three South American countries; Peru, Chile and Bolivia on their Awesome Andes safari. Imagine crossing the world’s longest mountain range in both directions, then riding flatchat across the world’s largest saltpan, before taking in the wonders of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The Moroccan Magic tour is just as it sounds, a truly magical experience. The riding varies from arid desert, to mountain ranges, to cedar forests, to the Mediterranean coast and the Atlantic Ocean. And music, according to the late great Billy Thorpe, is the fabric of society in Morocco which is probably why he followed other greats like Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Crosby Stills Nash, Cat Stevens and Sting, in spending time in this ancient land. Hidden deep in the Himalaya between India and China is the last remote Kingdom in the Sky. Much of Bhutan sits above 4,000 metres, and 70% of the country is still virgin forest. On the Shangri-La tour we firstly visit Nepal and take a scenic Mt Everest joy flight, before riding the whole length of Bhutan, the magical Land of the Thunder Dragon. Six countries in the one tour is what the Dalmatian Delights tour offers. Starting in the tiny green nation of Slovenia, the next 20 days winds through Croatia, BosniaHerzegovina, Montenegro, and Albania before heading into Italy to ride the amazing mountains called the Dolomites. No one is quite sure which was named first, the Dalmatian dog or the coastline resembling its coat, with its thousands of small islands just off the mainland of Croatia. The Inspiring Iceland tour is well named. This small nation has been described as New Zealand on steroids. Waterfalls, glaciers, geysers, volcanoes, fjords, mountains, lakes, rivers, caves, fissures, lava tubes. The Great Continental Divide separates the European tectonic plate from the North American one. The best fresh seafood you will find anywhere on the planet, cooked with geothermal energy. Tacos ‘n’ Tequila describes the standard fare on the tri-nations tour of MexicoGuatemala-Belize in central America. Visit the Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza, the high-diving beach resort of Acapulco, the sunny coastline of the Gulf of Mexico, and the sparkling azure waters of Belize. www.worldonwheels.tours 102Ultimate Adventure Pass INDEX 10 61 73 4 13 94 28 97 16 34 82 85 88 7 37 19 46 Adventure Associates Adventure Bound Tours Alpine Guides Brazilian Travel Centre Clarence Valley Contour Tours Cradle Mountain Diamond Cycle Tours East Gippsland Eurobodalla Falls Creek Hedonistic Hiking Hobart Yachts Icon Adventures Kualoa, Hawaii Manilla Paragliding Mandura And Peel Tourism 25 52 58 43 91 64 22 76 49 67 79 55 70 40 100 31 Meo Adventures Moon Tours Ocean Park, Western Australia Sail Ningaloo Sea Link Skydive the Beach Solomon Islands Spicers Resorts Sunsail Taylors Adventures for Women Tea Total Tours Tenterfield Tourism Wine Tours Victoria World Expeditions World on Wheels World Photo Adventures U l t i m a te Ad v e n ture P a s s OUTER EDGE 103