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The index
2,000 places · 11 regions
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Some of the best-known stops in each region. Every country page lists the rest.
Southeast Asia280
AmedAo NangAyutthayaBaganBanaueBandungBangkokBantayanBanyuwangiBattambangBoracayCameron HighlandsCangguCat BaCebu CityChiang MaiChiang RaiCoronDa LatDa NangDon DetDumagueteAll 280
Western Europe260
AkureyriAlicanteAmsterdamBarcelonaBergenBerlinBerneBilbaoBolognaBordeauxBrugesBrusselsCádizCoimbraCologneCopenhagenCórdobaCorkDresdenDublinEdinburghÉvoraAll 260
South America250
ArequipaAsunciónBañosBogotáBuenos AiresCafayateCartagenaCastroCochabambaColca CanyonColoniaCopacabanaCórdobaCuencaCuritibaEl BolsónEl CalafateEl ChaltenFlorianopolisFoz do IguaçuGuayaquilHuanchacoAll 250
Eastern Europe and the Balkans200
AthensBelgradeBeratBledBrașovBratislavaBrnoBucharestBudapestBudvaČeský KrumlovChaniaChișinăuDubrovnikEgerGdańskGjirokastërHimarëHvarJajceKalambakaKaunasAll 200
Africa170
Abu SimbelAddis AbabaAgadirArushaAswanBahir DarCairoCape MaclearCape TownCasablancaChefchaouenCoffee BayDahabDar es SalaamDiani BeachDurbanEntebbeEssaouiraFezFort PortalGiza, CairoGondarAll 170
East Asia170
AndongAsahikawaBeijingBeppuBusanChengduChongqingDaliDatongFenghuangFukuokaFuranoGangneungGuilinGyeongjuHakodateHakoneHangzhouHiroshimaHong KongHualienIshigakiAll 170
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean170
Ambergris CayeAntigua GuatemalaBacalarBocas del ToroBoqueteCahuitaCampecheCancúnCaye CaulkerCopán RuinasEl TuncoFloresGranadaGuadalajaraGuanajuatoGuatemala CityHavanaHolboxIsla de OmetepeIsla MujeresKingstonLa FortunaAll 170
South Asia170
AgraAlappuzhaAmritsarAnjunaAnuradhapuraAurangabadBandipurBhaktapurBikanerBundiColomboDambullaDarjeelingDelhiDhakaDharamsalaEllaGalleGilgitGokarnaHampiHaputaleAll 170
Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asia150
AlmatyAmmanAnkaraAntalyaAstanaBakuBatumiBeirutBethlehemBishkekBodrumBukharaBursaByblosDilijanDubaiDushanbeFethiyeGöremeGorisGyumriHaifaAll 150
Oceania100
Airlie BeachAucklandBrisbaneBundabergByron BayCairnsChristchurchCoffs HarbourDunedinFox GlacierFranz JosefGold CoastHervey BayHokitikaInvercargillKaikouraKatoombaLake TekapoMagnetic IslandMelbourneMission BeachMotuekaAll 100
United States and Canada80
AshevilleAustinBanffBostonBryce Canyon National ParkCalgaryChicagoFairbanksFlagstaffGlacier National Park, MontanaGrand CanyonGrand Teton National ParkHalifaxJasperLos AngelesMoabMontrealMount Rainier National ParkNashvilleNew OrleansNew York CityOlympic National ParkAll 80
Classic routes
All routes| Route | Photographs | Through | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banana Pancake Trail |     | Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and 3 more | 65 |
| Gringo Trail |     | Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and 5 more | 75 |
| Balkans |     | Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and 6 more | 37 |
| Central America overland |     | Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador and 3 more | 36 |
| Caucasus |     | Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan | 13 |
| Central Asia/Silk Road |     | Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan | 15 |
| Australia east coast |     | Australia | 19 |
| China backpacker trail |     | China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia | 23 |
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