Published on November 14, 2022
Adventure tour operator Explore Worldwide has researched over 350 hidden gems in over 130 countries across six of the world’s continents to reveal which ones are the most underrated.
The unique travel experiences have been ranked based on how high their Trip Advisor score is versus how many people have actually reviewed the activity, and how many Google searches there are around people wanting to try the experience. The resulting list reveals twenty-five of the world’s most undervalued travel activities which are, for the moment, relatively unknown or of little interest to the general masses, but which promise an incredible experience to the intrepid traveler.
The experiences span the breadth of the globe, with the top ten underrated travel experiences around the world including activities in East Africa’s Burundi, Pangnirtung in Canada, and Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn in Wales in the UK. From waterfalls and snowy mountains, to tasty dumpling tours, vineyards and remote islands, the experiences that are revealed in the new research provide an enormous amount of different ideas to those who want to try something new on their next adventure.
Ten of Asia’s Most Underrated Travel Experiences
Travel Experience | Region & Country | Underrated Experience Score |
Tada Falls/Ubbalamadugu Falls | Chennai, India | 6 |
Bambarakiri Ella Falls Suspension Bridge | Matale, Sri Lanka | 8 |
King’s Highway Tour | Jordan | 15 |
Diving in the Musandam Fjords | Khasab, Oman | 26 |
Exploring Orchid Island | Lanya, Taiwan | 32 |
Hauntu Haunted House | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 38 |
Mekong Delta Cruise | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 44 |
Mirror House | Kuwait City, Middle East | 48 |
Zhangye Danxia Geopark Tour | Danxia, China | 67 |
Walking the Amanohashidate Sandbar | Kyoto, Japan | 167 |
For the Asian continent, the research revealed that two waterfalls: the Ubbalamadugu Falls in India and the Bambarakiri Ella Falls in Sri Lanka, are some of the most underrated travel experiences to try, whilst the historic King’s Highway road in Jordan rounds off the top three underrated things to do in Asia.
25 of the World’s Most Underrated Travel Experiences
Travel Experience | Region & Country | Underrated Experience Score |
Schafberg Peak Hike | Salzburg, Austria | 2 |
Sable Island Tours | Sable Island, Canada | 3 |
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