{"id":668,"date":"2024-12-30T15:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T15:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pelicanceylontours.com\/?page_id=668"},"modified":"2025-01-07T03:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T03:47:02","slug":"scenic-journeys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pelicanceylontours.com\/index.php\/activities\/scenic-journeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenic Journeys"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"668\" class=\"elementor elementor-668\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e8e83 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95e8e83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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