Asia

Asia is almost too massive and diverse to conceptualize as a digestable travel "destination". Even defining the borders of this continent is difficult - from the mountains around the Black Sea in the west, to the snow fields of Siberia in the east, there are more people and cities in Asia than outside of it.

Travel options range wildly from the desert ruins and modern malls of the the Middle East to the beach bungalows and jungle treks of South-East Asia to the megacities and technology capitals of East Asia. Find out more about regions, destinations, and itineraries below.

Sections

• Central Asia
• East Asia
• Middle East
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Russia and the Caucasus

Countries

Central Asia:

• Afghanistan
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan

East Asia:

• China
• Japan
• Mongolia
• North Korea
• South Korea
• Taiwan

Middle East:

• Bahrain
• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Oman
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Syria
• United Arab Emirates
• Yemen

South Asia:

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• India
• Maldives
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka

South-East Asia:

• Brunei
• Cambodia
• East Timor
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar (Burma)
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Russia and the Caucasus:

• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Georgia
• Russia

Other territories

• Hong Kong (part of China)
• Macau (part of China)
• Tibet (part of China)
• Palestinian Territories (Gaza, West Bank)

Itineraries

There are several Wikitravel itineraries for travel within Asia.

Several intercontinental initineraries are partly in Asia.

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