Fancy a city-center infinity pool over 50 floors high? How about some Desert Dune Bashing, or a 4½ km zip line tour over the Panamanian jungle?
Whether you’re into water rafting in Borneo or beach combing in Goa, for inspiration check out these accessible, inexpensive & unique activities at SandSpice.

Panama Canal Kayaking 🛶 Jungle Land Experience
The Panama Canal is arguably one of most important structural achievements ever built. Apart from cutting a slice through a mountain, construction of the canal also ...
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Habal-Habal – Filipino Motorcycle Taxis
Habal-Habal (motorcycle taxi rides) provide an alternative form of public transport, and is available throughout the Philippines. We first became aware of this while walking alongside ...
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Beneath the Knuckle Mountains
Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is home to some of the richest biodiversity in Asia. Unsurprisingly, this island nation hosts some of the best ...
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Into the Tioman Rainforest
Malaysia has some beautiful islands, and Tioman is no exception, located 30 kms off the east coast of the Malay peninsula. It’s quite a journey ...
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Tenerife Siam Park Sensation
If you are planning to spend some time in the south of the island, then the Tenerife Siam Park sensation is something not to be ...
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Climbing Gunung Raya, Malaysia
Among the most impressive features of Pulau Langkawi in Malaysia are the mountains. The highest of these is known as Gunung Raya, which dominates the ...
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Dubai Desert Safari 🐪
Our short 3-day layover in Dubai included visits to the largest shopping mall in the world as well as to Burj Khalifa - the tallest ...
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Karimunjawa Scooter Rental 🛵 Getting Around
There are 22 kms of ‘road’ between the main port of Karimunjawa and the furthest point north on the island. This is a little too ...
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Bocas Town Carnival
A water taxi is most people's introduction to Bocas town in Bocas del Toro, though you can also fly directly to their small airport not ...
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Waterfall Rappelling in Boquete 🧗♂️
Abseiling down a waterfall might not be everyone's cup of tea, but for an adrenaline rush its hard to beat. Waterfall rappelling in Boquete, also ...
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Ziplining in Boquete Panama
Ziplining had already been on our hitlist for a couple of years. When planning our trip to Panama, we discovered that the Boquete TreeTrek Mountain Resort ...
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World’s End Sri Lanka – Hotels & Hikes on Horton Plains
The first stage of our journey through Central Sri Lanka would conclude with a visit to the hill town of Haputale, and the World’s End plateau ...
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Goa Beach Hopping
One of our favourite activities on visits to Asia is beach hopping. Just pack a lightweight bag with a picnic, grab a hat and plenty ...
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