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Long, multi-stop air journeys needn't be a bore. 

Instead of attempting to sleep curled up in an uncomfortable chair under strobe lighting, long-haul travellers have never had more choice when it comes to making the most of a layover.

From sun salutations in San Francisco to drinking at a swim-up bar in a hot spring in Iceland, airports are offering ever more diverse activities, and can be the gate-way to some of the world's most incredible attractions. 

Here, Mail Online Travel reveals the best - and most bizarre things you can do with a couple of spare hours at an airport.

While firearms are prohibited, hunting fans can practise archery deer hunting at Pittsburgh International airport

TURKEY ARCHERY IN MINNESOTA  

If spas, business lounges and oyster bars are not your thing, how about spending your layover wielding a bow and arrow?  

Turkey hunting season begins in April and ends at the end of May, and is allowed in designated areas around the St. Cloud Regional Airport, in Minnesota.

For around £7 ($10) permit holders can hunt wild turkey in 200 stunning acres of land.

Turkey hunting is allowed in designated areas around the St. Cloud Regional Airport, in Minnesota

DEER HUNTING IN PITTSBURGH

While firearms are strictly prohibited, hunting fans can practice archery deer hunting at Pittsburgh International airport up until October.

Officials at The Allegheny County Airport Authority offer a limited number of hunting permits in designated hunting zones at the airport. 

Hunting is a rich part of Pennsylvania's history and the airport states on its website that hunting deer helps to meet its wildlife hazard management goals.    

From Qatar airport you can do half or full day dune bashing tours which can take the edge of a long flight

DUNE BASHING IN DOHA  

What better way to relieve the impending boredom of a lengthy flight than hurtling at top spend over the southern desert of Qatar?

If you have a half day stopover, Gulf Adventures runs with a four hour off-roading trip into the expansive dunes that fill the southern Qatar and can pick you up from the airport.

Or for a longer layover Qatar International Adventures offers seven or eight hour desert safaris taking in the inland sea -  the natural border to Saudi Arabia, and an afternoon in a Bedouin camp,m with the opportunity to try sand boarding, quad biking or snorkeling. 

The largest outdoor, seated bronze Buddha in the world is close to the Hong Kong International airport

SEE A 112 FOOT BUDDHA IN HONG KONG 

Stopping at Hong Kong International airport? Take the S1 bus to Tung Chung and grab a 25 minute cable car ride over the bay to see the enormous Tian Tan Buddha.

At 112 foot tall and weighing over 250 tonnes it is the largest outdoor, seated bronze Buddha in the world and one of Hong Kong's top tourist attractions.  

Singapore airport offers travellers a free two-hour city tour, which includes the famous Fountain of Wealth 

VISIT THE WORLD'S LARGEST FOUNTAIN IN SINGAPORE

If you are in Singapore and have at least five hours to spare before your connecting flight, you can register for a free two hour sightseeing tour of the city. 

The heritage tour has a short stopover at the Merlion Park for panoramic views and takes in the Colonial District, Central Business District and Chinatown or Little India. 

You will also get to see the world's largest fountain - The Fountain of Wealth and the iconic Esplanade. 

Fancy some ohms? San Francisco International Airport has two rooms dedicated to practicing yoga

Downward dogs and warrior poses could be just what you need to unwind and stretch between long flights

SUN SALUTATIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO

And relax. San Francisco International airport has not one, but two dedicated yoga rooms for weary travellers to practise some ohms. 

Airport officials claim that the soothing blue walls and low lights create a calm haven to reflect, stretch and relax between flights. 

The airport also boasts the Berman reflection room, a space intended for silence and meditation.

Iceland's Blue Lagoon is just twenty minutes from the airport, making for a blissfully relaxing layover

VISIT A THERMAL SPA WITH A SWIM UP BAR IN ICELAND  

Iceland's spectacular Blue Lagoon is just twenty minutes from Keflavik airport.  

Reykjavik Excursions can pick you and your carry-on baggage up from the airport and take you straight there, where you can bathe in the geothermal waters, smother your face in naturally healing silica and indulge in a drink from the swim up bar. 

With your luggage checked in through to your final destination and your hand luggage in the Blue Lagoon's lockers, you can lie back and relax before heading back to the airport.