Are you looking for a holiday to “disconnect so you can reconnect”? Somewhere exceptionally remote yet stunningly beautiful where wi-fi, TV or mobile reception will be the last thing on your mind?

World Expeditions has chosen below five tech-free trips ideal for a digital detox – switch off your smartphone and de-stress…

Mongolia: Great Gobi Desert
The Great Gobi Desert is one of the last few wildernesses on earth that draws in the most avid travellers, witnessing its unique and untouched features such as windswept sand dunes, ancient dinosaur relics, while at the Valley of Yol you will find solid ice formations even in the heat of the Mongolian summer! This unique trekking and camping itinerary was developed with locals – people intimate with every corner of the places you will visit. In true nomadic style we ride through the desert on camel back and of course spend a few nights at an original 'ger' camp!
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• Switch off with: Gobi Traverse (15 days) departs May-September, from £2,150 per person

Ethiopia: Simien Mountains
Contrary to popular belief, Ethiopia is not just a desert landscape but a mountainous region: massive erosion over the years on the volcanic plateau has created jagged peaks, which slope dramatically down to the grasslands and wide valleys. The remote trails to the upper flanks of the Simien Mountains combine superb wilderness with enormous cliffs and dramatic escarpments and you can spot unique wildlife, such as the endangered walia ibex and the rare gelada monkeys (also known as 'bleeding heart baboons'), which live only in Ethiopia's high mountain meadows.
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• Switch off with: Highlands of Ethiopia (17 days) departs October-February, from £2,150 per person

Ecuador: Galapagos Islands
Few places in the world can rival the Galapagos as a prime wildlife destination. Well over 500 miles west of continental Ecuador, the isolated islands represent a spectacular and striking world of volcanic landscapes and fearless animals. No wonder Charles Darwin developed his 'Theory of Evolution' on this wildlife sanctuary – more  than 875 species of plants and 289 types of fish can be found at this Pacific Ocean archipelago of untamed beauty. Accompanied by a specialist naturalist guide, snorkel with sea lions, search for giant tortoises and see iguanas basking in the sun!
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• Switch off with: Galapagos Islands (8 days) departs every Wednesday year round, from £2,390 per person

Russian Far East: Kamchatka Peninsula
The Kamchatka Peninsula is the most volcanic area of the Eurasian continent – the land here is still being formed! – and this new remote trek is designed for those who have been everywhere else and prefer to get well off the beaten path. Discover a wilderness of stunning bays, sculptural stone birch forests, boiling geysers and mineral hot springs, snow-capped fuming volcanoes and blue clear crater lakes. Highlights include the Mutnovsky and Gorely volcanoes with their spectacular chain of craters and spotting brown bears – Kamchatka has the highest concentration of bears in Russia.
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• Switch off with: Kamchatka Expedition [NEW FOR 2015] (21 days) departs 17 August, from £4,390 per person

Antarctica: Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is one of the most remote regions in the world, only accessible for two months each year, when the ice thaws. The ultimate polar voyage to the very heart of Antarctica, it pulls together the history of Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton, linking all of the great Peninsula Explorers. Discovered by Sir James Clark Ross in 1842, it was to the Ross Sea that many of the most famous explorers and adventurers came. This itinerary visits five historic huts, capturing the spirit of their epic historical achievements in a region that is the breeding ground for millions of emperor penguins.
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• Switch off with: Ross Sea Explorer - In the Footsteps of Scott and Shackleton (29 days) departs in January-February, from US$20,000 (approx. £12,930) per person

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Notes for editors:
• One of the very first operators in what is now becoming a very popular area in travel, since its inception in 1975 World Expeditions has earned itself an outstanding reputation as a world leader in small group adventure holidays and cultural journeys.
• The two factors that distinguish World Expeditions from its competitors, the number of inclusions and the exceptional value of its trips, can be found today in more than 500 stand-alone itineraries, escorted by expert leaders and meticulously designed for those travellers who want to take the 'paths less travelled'.
• Always innovative, it was, among others, the first operator to offer cycling holidays in India (1977) and China (1978) and trekking trips in Mongolia (1980) and Tibet (1981). In 2013 it launched a dedicated 'World Cycle Journeys' programme, while as of 2011 it is the only company to offer the newly mapped Great Himalaya Trail.
• World Expeditions is independently owned and a truly global company, with nine offices around the world, including London, Sydney and Montreal.
    
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