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1. Arigato Travel

Food tourTokyo

A Tokyo-registered travel agency founded in 2016, running guided food and culture tours such as a Shinjuku and Golden Gai evening food walk.

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2. Beijing Hikers

Great Wall and countryside hikingChaoyang (meeting points)

A Beijing hiking company running since 2001, leading scheduled group hikes on unrestored Great Wall sections and in the hills and villages around the city.

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3. Beit Sitti

Cooking classJabal al-Weibdeh

A cook-and-dine experience in a family home in Jabal al-Weibdeh, where local hajjehs teach guests to prepare and share a seasonal Arabic meal.

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4. Big Bus Tours Abu Dhabi

Hop-on hop-off bus tourAbu Dhabi

Open-top hop-on hop-off sightseeing buses linking 14 stops from Abu Dhabi Mall to Qasr Al Hosn, with a separate shuttle to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.

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5. Co van Kessel Bangkok Tours

Bike, boat and walking toursTalat Noi

A Bangkok tour company based at River City by the Chao Phraya, running guided bicycle, longtail boat, walking and tuk-tuk tours through the city's backstreets.

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6. Discover Qatar

City tours, dhow cruises, desert safaris and transit toursHamad International Airport / citywide

Discover Qatar, the destination management company of Qatar Airways, runs Doha city tours, sunset dhow cruises, desert safaris and short tours for transit passengers.

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7. Hanoikids

Free student-guided toursHanoi

A volunteer club of Hanoi students who lead free English-language city and food tours for visitors, usually starting from your hotel.

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8. Hero Balloon Flights Dubai

Hot-air balloon flightsMotor City

Dubai's long-running hot-air balloon operator, formerly Balloon Adventures Dubai, flying at sunrise over the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve since 2005.

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9. Huangpu River Cruise from Shiliupu

River sightseeing cruiseSouth Bund, Huangpu

Sightseeing boats from Shiliupu that sail north past the Bund and Lujiazui to Yangpu Bridge and back, by day or after dark when both banks are lit.

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10. John Gray’s Sea Canoe

Sea canoe tours of Phang Nga BayAo Po / Pa Klok

The pioneer of sea-cave canoeing in Phang Nga Bay since 1983, best known for its Hong by Starlight tour with guided paddling into hidden lagoons.

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11. Kyoto Cycling Tour Project

Cycling tours and bike rentalKyoto Station

A Kyoto cycling company running since 2001, offering guided cycling and walking tours, around 400 rental bikes and terminals near Kyoto Station and across the city.

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12. Old Manila Walks

Heritage walks and food toursBinondo and Intramuros

Heritage walks run since 2005 by guide Ivan Man Dy, best known for the Big Binondo Food Wok through Manila's Chinatown.

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13. Osmose Tonle Sap Eco-Tours

Tonle Sap eco-tours and birdwatchingWat Damnak

A conservation organisation running eco-tours to the Prek Toal floating village and bird sanctuary on the Tonle Sap, with income supporting lake communities.

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14. Paon Bali Cooking Class

Cooking class with market and rice-field visitLaplapan

A Balinese cooking class in a family compound in Laplapan village, combining a market visit, a walk through the rice fields and a hands-on lesson in Balinese spice pastes.

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15. Reality Tours & Travel

Responsible tours and Dharavi walksDharavi

An award-winning social enterprise running Dharavi tours, street food walks, bicycle tours and local transport tours, with most profits funding community projects.

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16. Red Bridge Cooking School

Cooking class with market tour and boat tripThu Bon riverside

A long-running Hoi An cooking school on the Thu Bon River, combining a market tour, a boat trip and a herb garden walk with hands-on cooking and lunch.

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17. Salaam Baalak Trust City Walk

Walking tour led by former street childrenPaharganj

A two-hour walk through Old Delhi led by young people who once lived on the city's streets, run by the Salaam Baalak Trust, which has supported street children since 1988.

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18. Seoul Guided Walking Tours

Free guided walking toursCentral Seoul

Free walking tours run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government with volunteer guides, covering palaces, old alleys, the city wall and other heritage routes.

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19. Simply Enak Food Tours

Food tourCitywide

Founded in 2011, Simply Enak runs small-group and private street food tours of Kuala Lumpur with local guides, from Pudu's markets to KL after dark.

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20. Social Tours

Responsible tour operator, walks and cooking classesPatan

A Kathmandu Valley tour company founded in 2002 to link tourism with social good, running market walks, cooking classes and a Swayambhu sunset walk.

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