1. See the great migration
2. Track mountain gorillas
3. Amazon rainforest
4. Meet orang-utans
5. Go whale-watching
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1: Trans Siberian Railway: Moscow to China The longest railway in the world. The Trans-Sib is the collective name for the three rail routes that cross-crosses Siberia from Moscow. The Trans-Monglolian starts in Moscow and ends in China via Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia. The Trans-Manchurian travels through Siberia to Beijing, while the Trans-Siberian itself ends up in Vladivostok, a city in the far east of Russia. Along the way expect to see onion-domed churches, mud streets and gentle hills in Russia, as well as Lake Baikal; the deepest lake in the world. The scenery across Mongolia and the Gobi desert is nothing short of breathtaking, think nomadic herdsmen, felt tents and camels and you're along the right track. Then, once the train has Crossed the Great Wall, it heads south to Beijing; China's mightiest city. An awesome journey and a top way to meet other travellers too. Be warned that popular trains can be sold out well in advance, especially in peak season. You'll also need your passport when you pay, as all tickets are personal with your name and passport number printed on them. This is especially important if you are planning on buying tickets for others. Lots of tour companies include a trip on the Trans Siberian railway into their itinerary too. Click here >> for more Russia information Click here >> for more China information Click here >> for more on Mongolia information Click here >> for more transport information 2: The Hippy Trail So named after the journeys taken by those free-lovin', tree-huggin' hippiesin the 1960's and 70's, this route was all about 'finding yourself'. The trail started in Europe and passes through either Istanbul, Tehran, Goa and Kathmandu or Turkey via Syria and Jordan on the way to India, Sri Lanka and various other easterly points. The original trail also took in Iraq and Afghanistan, but due to ongoing conflict situations in these areas, travel here is unwise.Hippies are well-known for paving the way for today's backpackers with most of them choosing to hitchike the majority of this trail. Nowadays, there are loads of companies that will enable you to follow in their footsteps. Book with one of them and you are free to sit back, relax and chill out maaaaan... Click here >> for overland tours through this region Click here >> for companies that offer tours of this region Click here >> for more information on Nepal Click here >> for more information on India 3: Overlanding Africa: Casablanca to Cape Town Africa; an amazingly diverse continent and what better way to appreciate it's diversity that travelling top to bottom; from Casablanca to Cape Town in a huge truck stopping at all the highlights along the way. And there's plenty of highlights... the busy markets of Marrakech, pyramids at Giza, driving for hours in the Sahara desert, voodoo festish marks in Togo, spotting mountain gorillas in Uganda, climbing Mount Cameroon, canoeing down the Okavango Delta and sufing down the biggest sand dunes in the World in Namibia.This amazing trip is made possible by a number of overlanding companies that will take you from the tip to the tail of Africa over a period of around seven months. An awesome experience and a top way to meet other backpackers too. Click here >> to read about our overland truck going from Morocco to Cape Town now! Click here >> for more on overlanding Click here >> for companies who run overland tours of Africa 4: The Silk Road: Europe to China
5: Indian Pacific Railroad: Australia
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The Silk Road crosses Asia, from China to Europe. Starting in the capital of Xian and ending up in Istanbul, Turkey, countries to visit along the route include Uzbekistan, Turkemenistan, Kirghizstan, Syria and Kazakhstan. 
As the name implies, the Indian Pacific railroad gives travellers two oceans on one of the world’s longest and greatest train journeys. It's 478km worth of track stretching across Australia from Parth to Sydney. The journey end-to-end takes three days, but there are plenty of interesting stop offs along the way. No sooner does the train roll out of the suburbs of Perth, then you hit endless landscapes of red earth; otherwise known as the Nullarbor Plain where a few hours gazing out the window might just result in a kangaroo sighting. 
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