My 3 Best Kept Travel “Adventure” Secrets
November 21, 2009 by davendeb
Filed under DESTINATIONS, MALAYSIA, North Africa, PERU, Sidebar
My 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets
We were recently nominated to participate in Tripbase’s “My 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets” game by our great Twitter friend, Isabelle of @IsabellesTravel. You can read Isabelles best kept travel secret here.
“The aim of this game is to unite travel bloggers in a joint endeavor – to create an amazing list of top travel recommendations across the globe to share with the entire online travel community.” – Katie from Tripbase.com.
So here are our Travel Adventure Secrets.
1. Pinnacles of Borneo
Everyone seems to know about climbing Mount Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo, but one of our favorite adventures of our life was trekking to the Pinnacles of Gunung Mulu in Sarawak. A stone forest of white and grey limestone, jutting 45 metres out of the earth in razor sharp formations.
It is an adventure just getting there. It takes two days to trek to the pinnacles. After flying into Gunung Mulu National Park on a twin-engine airplane, you take a 2-hour boat ride to the start of an 8km trail. After your long trek through the jungle it is a beautiful overnight at Camp 5 where you prepare for your summit push the following morning. The steep climb is exhilarating and to finally reach the summit and witness this rare and awe-inspiring site is an incredible life experience. It is our little secret for when you make your way to Borneo, enjoy!
2. The White Desert of Egypt
Egypts white desert, not a secret for long.
Everyone thinks of the great Pyramids, the Sphinx, Abu Simble and the Luxor Temple. But make your way out to Egypt’s interior and you will witness a true natural wonder.
Book an overnight safari where you will camp Bedouin style among giant monoliths scattered throughout the barren landscape. Centuries of erosion have shaped these chalk formations into gigantic mushrooms, camels, hawks and mountains.
It is one of the most unique and thrilling opportunities a person can have in their life.
3. Huacachina Peru
The Sand Dunes of Peru are a Secret Paradise
Peru has many famous sites that have intrigued and fascinated the world. It houses Macchu Pichu, Lake Titicaca and the Andes Mountains. However for us, one of the most exciting and adventurous destinations was in Huacachina. Located in Ica Province, you will find some of the largest sand dunes in the world as you enjoy yourself at this beautiful Oasis.
Relaxing is nice, but all the fun starts when you take a dune buggy ride out to ride the giant dunes. It is more exciting than a roller coaster as the skilled drivers climb steep hills only to fly down near vertical drops.
Sand boarding is a must and it can be done out in the middle of the desert on your excursion or grab a board from a guesthouse in Huacachina and make the hike on your own to the top of one of the surrounding dunes. There isn’t a more beautiful site than to stand atop a giant peak during sunset while looking out over the endless desert sands.
And that my friends are our three best kept travel secrets with a little adventure team twist.
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My 3 Best Kept Travel “Adventure” Secrets
I hadn’t read about the pinnacles of Borneo (I guess it was a secret from me!) Seems like you guys like warm places based on this list…which is perfectly fine with me
Hey Anil. Yes, that is what happens when you come from Canada. We are always looking for warm places to spend our cold winters.
Thanks for sharing! As usual, you add new things for us to do to our list. Peru is one of the next places we are looking to visit (don’t I always say that!?); we will definitely put your “secret” on our itinerary.
Also, thanks for nominating us in Tripbase.com’s game…we will post our cultural travel secrets soon!
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Hi Jennifer, looking forward to seeing your secrets. you have been to some of the best places!
Fantastic adventure secrets and great pics!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Katie, And thank you for coming up with a great idea! Looking forward to checking out everyone else’s post.
wow– OK now I’ve got to add two out of the three to my list! Thanks for sharing! Great post! love the pictures too!
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@GotPassport What are the two that you have to add to your list? Have you done one already?
hey Dave & Deb, I can’t believed how similar we are! I was just drafting my ’3 best-kept travel secrets’ post, and was about to include Huacachina and Egypt’s White Desert!
We’ve gotta meet someday, I know we’re gonna hit it off!
Nellie: Haha, that is awesome! We would have a great time together. I loved following your trip through South America. We are lucky we got ours up, I have no idea what I would have posted otherwise. Can’t wait to see your travel secrets!
Wow! I didn’t know the desert in Peru could look like Africa!! Gorgeous!! Can’t wait to visit Peru one day!
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Hi Jen, Yes we were surprised about the desert too. It was one of a favorite places that we visited. Although we have so much of Peru to still see. We definitely will be going back.
The Pinnacles in Borneo look amazing, Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos
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Wow! I didn’t know the desert in Peru could look like Africa!!It’s really looking Gorgeous!! I wish i could go there. Thanks a bunch for sharing such an informative post with us. Keep blogging.
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