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The cold Yudanaka, set in the snowy
Japanese Alps are home to the Japanese
Macaque. Known as snow monkeys,
these adorable primates are right at
home frolicking in the snow, and when they
get a little cold, they just jump right
into the hot springs to warm up.
SEE THE ADORABLE SNOW MONKEYS IN THE
Japanese Alps
The cold climes of Yudanaka, set in the snowy
Japanese Alps are home to the Japanese Macaque.
Known as snow monkeys, these adorable primates
are right at home frolicking in the snow, and when
they get a little cold, they just jump right into the
local hot springs to warm up. This gorgeous sight
is a tourist drawcard, and while the monkeys are
around year round, this is best experienced in the
cooler months. The area around Yudanaka also
off ers travellers hot springs, lovely ryokans, and
even a small ski resort.SEE THE RHINOS AT
Kaziranga National Park
With over two-thirds of the world’s population
of the one-horned or Indian rhinoceros, this
is the major draw for conservation lovers to
Kaziranga. Sightings are almost certain because
of the high numbers. Located in Assam, the
park has huge tracts of land covered in lush
tall grasses, marshland and tropical forests,
inhabited not only by the rhinos, but home also
to tigers, elephants, wild water buff alo, and deer.
It is also an important area for birdlife.The Laotian Pho noodle soup differs
from its Vietnamese cousin in the
way the base stock is prepared.
Opposite, clockwise: Japanese
macaques lounge in the hot spring in
winter; rear end of a caterpillar
mimics a snake—spotted in Danum
Valley, Borneo; a mother and calf
Great Indian One horned Rhino cross
a track in Kaziranga National Park;
a Mekong cruise boat.88 TRAVEL + LEISURE / MAY 2017