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    Most amazing tours for 2012

    September 12, 2012
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    Thailand has been ranked as the top place to tour in TourRadar’s inaugural Most Amazing Tour 2012 competition, ranking 8,748 tours from over 100 companies across 12 categories.
    The tour search, compare and review website on organised group tours ranked the winners based on social actions of Facebook users, including online reviews, liked tours, wish lists and other social messages to find the unbiased result.
    TourRadar chief executive officer Travis Pittman said the competition puts the best tours on the radar of travellers all around the world that are looking for extraordinary travel experiences.
    The Thailand ‘Experience the Land of Smiles’ tour by Free & Easy Traveler allows people to chat about the tour beforehand, meet each other online and get excited about travelling together.
    Travellers return from the tour talking about how much they saw on the trip, how great the guides were and how jam-packed the tour was with amazing activities and experiences, according to TourRadar.
    The tours competing for the top spot were an average length of 14 days, an average price of AUD$1,800 and the average group size of 22.
    The full list of the Most Amazing Tour 2012 winners are :
    World’s Most Amazing Tour
    Thailand: Experience the Land of Smiles – Free & Easy Traveler – 40 days
    Most Amazing Africa Tour
    Serengeti Trail – Intrepid Travel – 8 days
    Most Amazing Asia Tour
    A True Nomadic Adventure, Mongolia – Real Expeditions – 15 days
    Most Amazing Oceania Tour
    OzIntro – OzIntro – 7 days
    Most Amazing Europe Tour
    The Amalfi Coast – Bus2Alps – 3 days
    Most Amazing North America Tour
    Southern Sun – Trek America – 21 days
    Most Amazing South America Tour
    South American Explorer – Tucan Travel – 112 days
    Most Amazing Adventure Tour
    Grand Adventurer Nairobi to Cape Town – Oasis Overland – 75 days
    Most Amazing Cruising Tour
    Explore South Georgia – Quark Expeditions – 16 days
    Most Amazing Day Tour
    Canyoning Chli Schliere – Outdoor Interlaken – 1 day
    Most Amazing Luxury Tour
    Maldives Magic – Encounters Travel – 10 days
    Most Amazing Nature Tour
    Everest Base Camp & Kala Pattar – World Expeditions – 18 days
    Most Amazing Youth Tour
    European Getaway – Topdeck Travel – 20 days
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