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Vietnam's Halong Bay, a long-favored site for picturesque yachting, is emerging as an ideal location for rock climbers with its majestic limestone peaks and cavernous alcoves. Providing a luxurious yet authentic experience, Remote Lands arranges for guests to live on a yacht and access climbing routes by traditional Vietnamese skiffs made of tightly woven bamboo. With 1,969 islands, many of which are hollow, Halong Bay offers climbers hundreds of exciting routes. These include bolted circuits beginning inside caves, and ascents made directly from the skiff that end near the thick jungle vegetation that tops every island. The day begins and ends with gourmet meals served on the yacht, and near sunset, clients return to their floating home for cocktails and spa treatments to soothe aching muscles. Remote Lands can also arrange for more advanced climbers to create new routes and make first ascents.
Replete with normally unreachable pistes, the Annapurna/Dhaulagiri and Everest regions in the Himalayas of Nepal are a haven for heli-skiing and -snowboarding enthusiasts. Remote Lands organizes days of heli-riding that incorporate four to six hour-long runs per day, including transportation to the top of each run by helicopter and a 20-minute rest at the bottom. After the thrilling experience of carving through virgin snow, guests are transported back to a luxury ski lodge for a rest, or can choose an optional trip to a local monastery for an audience and blessing with the senior lama. Gulmarg in Indian Kashmir, not far from the summer capital of Srinagar, near Nanga Parbat at 26,660 feet, is another location for these exhilarating sports.
The gorgeous beaches of Sumatra in Indonesia provide an ideal setting for the extreme sport of tow-in surfing. Remote Lands arranges for clients to experience the thrill of being towed into a breaking wave by a jet-ski or wave runner in the Mentawai Islands, a chain of about 70 islands off the western coast of Sumatra. Following an adrenaline-filled morning surfing the islands' numerous secret spots, guests retreat to their private yacht, which has a personal staff of 13, including an on-site masseuse. The next morning, clients can explore the islands under the waves by snorkeling or scuba diving the area's thriving coral reefs. Remote Lands also offers tow-in surfing in the Maldives.
In the Indian hill resort of Manali in the state of Himachal Pradesh, Remote Lands arranges for clients to participate in the rare experience of yak skiing. After being transported by yak high into the picturesque Tibetan mountains, clients will be treated to a gourmet dinner prepared by a private chef in their luxury tent. The next morning, a guide leads a herd of yaks up a mountain and attaches the animals to a pulley at the top. Clients fasten themselves to the other end and rattle a bucket of pony nuts at the bottom of the run, which sends the yak stampeding downhill and clients soaring up. Following an exciting morning at such stunning altitudes, Remote Lands arranges for a memorable dinner in the home of an interesting local Indian family, during which guests have the opportunity to learn about the family's culture and daily life.