The world's largest and most populous continent, Asia conjures up a region that is both exotic and sometimes mysterious. A region that offers both extremes of humanity, from poverty to modern commercial capitalism, which is rich in human history, diverse cultural and ethnic groups, unique heritage, spectacular landscape of snow capped mountains, through arid deserts, rainforest and coastlines.

Some of the top Asian destinations include China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. This is just a sample of the many great holiday destinations in Asia, just check out some of those listed here or use a search engine to browse for other tourism getaway places.