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 Travel for Passion or Passion about Travel? Many moons back, in 1979, we had the good fortune to get two tour requests which opened my eyes to a part of the world of travel that I was not familiar with.The first one was from a group of people who wanted to travel by train. What made this request unique was that they wanted to travel by steam locomotives and that the itinerary had to include the Khyber Pass which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan. The travellers were of British origin who have a nostalgia for the Khyber Pass - and rightfully so. Anybody who knows of the challenges the British faced in building this rail link from Peshawar to Land Kotal (6 kms short of the border) will understand why they still have a hang over for the train and for the pass.
What struck me was the interests people have on different fields - be it a historical event that may have taken place decades ago and they and read about it during their school days. To others who had personal experiences at a certain place and time and wanted to revisit the place and recollect the same. This field of special interest travel has since then branched out to be a very large segment of the travel industry. As we all become more sophisticated and have access to a lot more information of various things, there are now many more people today who combine leisure travel with purpose based travel. The Speciality Travel Index has listed over 2000 fields of special interest.
Over the years we have successfully operated tours on various themes like textiles, astronomy/eclipses, culinary, photo safaris, historical gardens, world heritage sites, circumnavigating the world, yoga etc. Many of these are hosted journeys. Each of the hosted journeys has an accomplished person on the specialized field hosting the tour. The tours are further aided by competent local tour guides at each location. Your Bestway team invites you to join some of our unique and exciting journeys. 
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Posted by Mahmood Poonja, Chief Explorer