If you are looking for steep, you can call off the search with a trip that takes you from Nazca to Juliaca, Peru. This jaunt of just 548 miles will have you climbing 10,623 feet. Braving the ride is good for the soul, however.
Closer to home, you can get a snow laden show from Denver to Vail, which the website notes will have you changing 12,940 feet over 98 miles. At only a couple of hours, this ride is the perfect way to relax in the comfort of a bus and poke your head up from your book every now and again.
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If you're traipsing through Europe, you have options in the exhilaration department with routes such as Ponts, Spain to Andorra La Vella, Andorra or the one that goes from Genoa, Italy to Lucerne, Switzerland.
Sure, these routes would be thrilling if you were attempting them yourself in a car as well; But wouldn't you rather someone else do the white-knuckle driving for you?
Taking the bus is that rarified trip where you can enjoy one amazing sight after another.
And you don't even need to stay awake for the boring parts.
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