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Each property in our honeymoon edit has been visited, vetted and chosen for the kind of escape you’ve imagined — overwater villas in the Maldives, cliffside suites in Santorini, jungle hideaways in Bali, private-island pavilions in Fiji, and quiet luxury along the Andaman.

Every package is fully curated: the suite category, transfers, private dining, spa rituals, sunset experiences and the small details that turn a stay into the honeymoon you’ll talk about for years — all coordinated by one team, so you arrive to a trip that just runs.

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    We send a tailored shortlist — overwater villas, cliffside suites and jungle hideaways — with suite categories and inclusions made clear.

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    Transfers, dining, spa rituals, private experiences and the small touches are coordinated from end to end.

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NINE CURATED HONEYMOON ESCAPES

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SO/ Maldives — Maldives

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Tokoriki Island Resort — Fiji

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Palm Island Suites Santorini — Santorini, Greece

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The Shore at Katathani — Phuket, Thailand

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  • Paphos waterfalls and the Blue Lagoon, CyprusCyprus

    Paphos waterfalls and the Blue Lagoon

    5 days · 4 nights

    Paphos

    Stay four nights in Paphos and head out on three guided days. Hike a forest stream to the island's highest waterfall, cruise the coast to Coral Bay and St George's Island, then cross the Akamas Peninsula by 4x4 and boat to swim in the Blue Lagoon.

    • The forest trail to the Caledonia Falls
    • Swimming and snorkelling at Coral Bay
    • Avakas Gorge and Lara Beach by 4x4
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • La Paz, Espíritu Santo and the whales, MexicoMexico

    La Paz, Espíritu Santo and the whales

    5 days · 4 nights

    La Paz

    Four nights in a hotel facing the cathedral in La Paz, with a day out on the water or the town each day. From January to March you head to Magdalena Bay to look for grey whales; the rest of the year the day is spent in the old centre and on the beaches. Then a long day down to Todos Santos and Los Cabos, and a boat to Espíritu Santo to snorkel with sea lions.

    • Grey whales in Magdalena Bay, January to March
    • Snorkelling with sea lions at Espíritu Santo
    • The art town of Todos Santos
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Sifnos between Mykonos and Paros, GreeceGreece

    Sifnos between Mykonos and Paros

    9 days · 8 nights

    Mykonos → Sifnos → Paros → Mykonos

    Begin and end on Mykonos, with three quiet nights on Sifnos and two on Paros in between. Fast boats and transfers are arranged for you, and almost every day is yours to fill with beaches, village walks and island cooking.

    • The whitewashed lanes of Mykonos Chora
    • Three nights on Sifnos, the island of good food
    • The old marble path from Lefkes to Prodromos on Paros
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Granada, Córdoba and Seville from Málaga, SpainSpain

    Granada, Córdoba and Seville from Málaga

    8 days · 7 nights

    Málaga → Granada → Córdoba → Seville → Málaga

    Collect your car at Málaga airport and drive a loop through the great cities of Andalusia: two nights in Granada for the Alhambra and the Albaicín, a night in Córdoba, then two in Seville. The drive back to the coast can take in Jerez on the way.

    • The Alhambra and the Generalife gardens
    • The Great Mosque of Córdoba
    • Seville’s Royal Alcázar and cathedral
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, private, PeruPeru

    Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, private

    7 days · 6 nights

    Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco → Puno

    A night in Lima, then up to Cusco for the old Inca capital and a night in the Sacred Valley. A train carries you to Machu Picchu and back to Cusco, before a full day crossing the altiplano to Puno, where a boat takes you to the Uros and Taquile islands on Lake Titicaca.

    • Coricancha and the Inca sites above Cusco
    • Chinchero and the fortress of Ollantaytambo
    • Machu Picchu by train
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Angkor Wat, the Bayon and Ta Prohm, CambodiaCambodia

    Angkor Wat, the Bayon and Ta Prohm

    3 days · 2 nights

    Siem Reap

    Two full days among the temples of Angkor with a private guide and driver, from the smiling faces of the Bayon and the towers of Angkor Wat to the root-bound walls of Ta Prohm. The last morning is on the water, by boat among the floating villages of Tonle Sap, before your flight out.

    • Sunset from Phnom Bakheng
    • The faces of the Bayon
    • Ta Prohm, held in the roots of the forest
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Turkey's south coast to Cappadocia, TurkeyTurkey

    Turkey's south coast to Cappadocia

    8 days · 7 nights

    Antalya → Alanya → Kizkalesi → Cappadocia → Antalya

    A self-drive loop that starts and ends at Antalya airport. You follow the Mediterranean east past Side and Alanya to the sea castle at Kizkalesi, then head inland for three nights in Cappadocia before crossing the Taurus Mountains home by way of Konya.

    • Aspendos and old Side on the way east
    • The coast road past Anamur
    • Three nights in Cappadocia
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • A honeymoon in the Sacred Valley, PeruPeru

    A honeymoon in the Sacred Valley

    9 days · 8 nights

    Lima → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco

    Two nights in Lima ease you in, then you fly to Cusco and head straight down to the Sacred Valley for two quiet nights. A night in Aguas Calientes gives you Machu Picchu with time to spare, and three nights in Cusco finish with a horse ride, a walking tour and a free day.

    • A traditional Andean blessing in the Sacred Valley
    • Moray and the Maras salt pools
    • A night at the foot of Machu Picchu
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Lake Arenal and Monteverde by night, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Lake Arenal and Monteverde by night

    4 days · 3 nights

    La Fortuna → Monteverde

    Two nights in La Fortuna, in sight of Arenal Volcano, with a guided walk to look for sloths and time for the hotel's thermal pools. Cross Lake Arenal by boat to the misty highlands of Monteverde for a guided night walk in the cloud forest.

    • A guided sloth walk near La Fortuna
    • Thermal pools below the volcano
    • A boat across Lake Arenal
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Arenal's hot springs and Monteverde, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Arenal's hot springs and Monteverde

    4 days · 3 nights

    San José → Arenal → Monteverde → San José

    Fly into San José and head north to La Fortuna, at the foot of the Arenal Volcano, for two nights of hot springs, a gentle river float and lunch with a local family. Cross Lake Arenal by boat to Monteverde for a guided walk in the cloud forest, then return to the airport on day four.

    • Hot springs warmed by the Arenal Volcano
    • A river safari float past monkeys and iguanas
    • Making tortillas with a rural family
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Three days under Arenal Volcano, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Three days under Arenal Volcano

    3 days · 2 nights

    San José → Arenal → San José

    A short trip from San José to La Fortuna, the village beneath the Arenal Volcano. Your one full day crosses the hanging bridges of Mistico Park and ends with a swim below the La Fortuna Waterfall, with two quiet evenings in the rainforest either side.

    • Views of the Arenal Volcano from the forest canopy
    • The hanging bridges of Mistico Park
    • A swim in the pool below the La Fortuna Waterfall
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Colca's condors from Arequipa, small group, PeruPeru

    Colca's condors from Arequipa, small group

    4 days · 3 nights

    Arequipa → Colca Valley → Arequipa

    A short loop from Arequipa: an afternoon in the old city and the Santa Catalina convent, then a drive over the high plains to a night in the Colca Valley. The next morning you watch for condors at the canyon lookout before returning to Arequipa.

    • The Santa Catalina convent
    • Vicuñas on the Pampa Cañahuas
    • Condors at the Cruz del Condor lookout
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan, ItalyItaly

    Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan

    8 days · 7 nights

    Rome → Florence → Venice → Milan

    Two nights each in Rome, Florence and Venice, then a last night in Milan. A private driver links Rome to Florence by way of Siena and Florence to Venice by way of Verona, a boat takes you out to Murano and Burano, and a first class train carries you on to Milan.

    • Piazza del Campo in Siena
    • Florence's goldsmiths, leather market and an old perfume workshop
    • Murano glassmaking and the colours of Burano
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Krka waterfalls and Sibenik, CroatiaCroatia

    Krka waterfalls and Sibenik

    2 days · 1 nights

    Krka National Park → Sibenik

    A short self-drive into the Dalmatian hinterland. Walk the boardwalks among the Krka waterfalls, step into old village life at Etnoland Dalmati with a peka lunch, then drive on for a night in Sibenik.

    • The waterfalls and boardwalks of Krka
    • Etnoland Dalmati, an open-air village museum
    • A traditional peka lunch
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Ubud and Gili Trawangan, IndonesiaIndonesia

    Ubud and Gili Trawangan

    12 days · 11 nights

    Legian → Ubud → Gili Trawangan → Legian

    After a first night in Legian, spend five nights in Ubud with four guided days among Bali's sea temples, volcano lakes, craft villages and rice terraces. A speedboat then takes you to Gili Trawangan for four free nights by the sea, before a last night back in Legian.

    • Sunset at Tanah Lot
    • Mount Batur and its crater lake
    • The rice terraces of Jatiluwih
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bangkok's temples, then Chiang Mai, ThailandThailand

    Bangkok's temples, then Chiang Mai

    6 days · 5 nights

    Bangkok → Chiang Mai

    Three nights in Bangkok with two guided days, one for the Grand Palace and the great temples and one for the railway and floating markets outside the city. Then fly north to Chiang Mai for two nights with nothing planned, so you can set the pace.

    • The Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha
    • Wat Pho's reclining Buddha
    • The Maeklong railway market
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bangkok's temples and Phuket's beaches, ThailandThailand

    Bangkok's temples and Phuket's beaches

    7 days · 6 nights

    Bangkok → Phuket

    Begin with three nights in Bangkok and two guided days: the Grand Palace and great temples, then the railway and floating markets beyond the city. Fly south to Phuket for three nights near Patong with your days left open for the beach or a boat out to the islands.

    • The Grand Palace and Wat Pho
    • Damnoen Saduak floating market
    • Three nights in Phuket
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Old Siam and Chiang Mai, small group, ThailandThailand

    Old Siam and Chiang Mai, small group

    8 days · 7 nights

    Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Bangkok

    Two easy days in Bangkok, then a private road loop north through the old capitals of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai to Chiang Mai and back. Your guide and driver travel with only the two of you, and Chiang Mai has a free afternoon or two to wander.

    • A long-tail boat around Ayutthaya
    • Wat Phra That Doi Suthep above Chiang Mai
    • The ruins of Sukhothai Historical Park
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Krabi, ThailandThailand

    Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Krabi

    10 days · 9 nights

    Bangkok → Chiang Mai → Krabi

    Two guided days in Bangkok take in the Grand Palace, the great temples and the markets beyond the city. Fly north for two free days in Chiang Mai, then south to Krabi for four nights among limestone cliffs and white sand, with island trips there if you want them.

    • The Grand Palace and Wat Pho
    • Maeklong and Damnoen Saduak markets
    • Free days in Chiang Mai
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Four days in Bangkok, small group, ThailandThailand

    Four days in Bangkok, small group

    4 days · 3 nights

    Bangkok

    Three nights in Bangkok with the essentials covered by a guide in a small group. Spend one morning among the city's great temples and the Grand Palace, and another out at the railway and floating markets west of the city.

    • The Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha
    • The reclining Buddha of Wat Pho
    • The train through Maeklong market
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Two nights in Bangkok, ThailandThailand

    Two nights in Bangkok

    3 days · 2 nights

    Bangkok

    A short, simple stay in Bangkok: transfers in and out, two nights at the hotel level you choose and a whole free day in between. Use it for the shrines, the shopping and the street food, or add a guided morning at the Grand Palace or the floating market.

    • A free day to set your own pace
    • A choice of 4 or 5 star hotels
    • Optional half day at the Grand Palace
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bangkok's food, river and markets, ThailandThailand

    Bangkok's food, river and markets

    4 days · 3 nights

    Bangkok

    Three nights in Bangkok built around its food. Walk the old Bang Rak quarter tasting dishes the quarter has served for decades, take a dinner cruise past the lit temples on the Chao Phraya, then shop a local market and cook four courses yourselves.

    • Roast duck and pink noodle soup in Bang Rak
    • Dinner on the river past Wat Arun
    • A morning at the market and the stove
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bangkok, Chiang Rai and Phuket, ThailandThailand

    Bangkok, Chiang Rai and Phuket

    11 days · 10 nights

    Bangkok → Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai → Phuket

    Begin with three nights in Bangkok for the Grand Palace, the great temples and two of the country's best-known markets. Fly north to Chiang Mai and travel by road to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle, then finish with four free nights in Phuket.

    • The Grand Palace and the Reclining Buddha
    • Doi Suthep and a khan toke dinner in Chiang Mai
    • The White Temple and a boat on the Mekong
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bangkok's old town and spirit shrines, ThailandThailand

    Bangkok's old town and spirit shrines

    4 days · 3 nights

    Bangkok

    A short stay in Bangkok built around two guided half days. Walk the old Phra Nakhon quarter from the Golden Mount to Wat Suthat, then spend a morning among the spirit shrines of the shopping district, learning how locals leave offerings and making a wish of your own.

    • The 344 steps up the Golden Mount
    • Wat Suthat and the Giant Swing
    • Seven wishing shrines in the city centre
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Beijing, the Forbidden City and Mutianyu, ChinaChina

    Beijing, the Forbidden City and Mutianyu

    4 days · 3 nights

    Beijing

    A short private stay in Beijing built around one full guided day: the halls and gardens of the Forbidden City in the morning and a long walk on the Mutianyu Great Wall in the afternoon. Around it you have an arrival afternoon and a whole free day to explore, or to add a guided tour.

    • The Forbidden City with a private guide
    • Walking the Mutianyu Great Wall
    • A free day for hutongs, temples or gardens
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Matmata, Tataouine and Djerba by 4x4, TunisiaTunisia

    Matmata, Tataouine and Djerba by 4x4

    6 days · 5 nights

    Tunis → Hammamet → Matmata → Djerba → Tunis

    After a first night at Hammamet, a 4x4 carries a small group south past the amphitheatre of El Djem to Matmata, the ksour of Tataouine and Chenini, and two nights on Djerba. The drive north takes in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, and the trip ends with a morning in the medina of Tunis.

    • The Roman amphitheatre at El Djem
    • A night in Matmata, home of the cave dwellings
    • The hill ksour of Tataouine and Chenini
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Seville and Granada by way of Córdoba, SpainSpain

    Seville and Granada by way of Córdoba

    6 days · 5 nights

    Seville → Granada → Seville

    A compact loop from Seville airport: two nights in Seville for the Alcázar and the cathedral, a day in Córdoba on the drive east, two nights in Granada for the Alhambra and the Albaicín, then a last night back in Seville.

    • Seville’s Royal Alcázar and the Giralda
    • A stop at the Great Mosque of Córdoba
    • The Alhambra and the Albaicín
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Sigiriya, Ella, Yala and Galle, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Sigiriya, Ella, Yala and Galle

    10 days · 9 nights

    Colombo → Habarana → Kandy → Ella → Tissamaharama → Galle → Bentota → Colombo

    A private loop of the island with your own driver-guide. Head north to the cave temples of Dambulla and the ruined royal city of Polonnaruwa, climb Sigiriya and see Kandy, then take two nights in the hills at Ella. Safaris in Yala and an afternoon in Galle Fort lead to two free days on the beach near Bentota.

    • The ruins of Polonnaruwa
    • Two nights in the hills at Ella
    • Two safaris in Yala National Park
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Yala and Bentota, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Yala and Bentota

    7 days · 6 nights

    Colombo → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Tissamaharama → Bentota → Colombo

    Go straight from the airport into the hills for two nights in Kandy, with the botanical gardens at Peradeniya and the Temple of the Tooth. Then climb through the tea estates to Nuwara Eliya, drop south for a safari in Yala, walk Galle Fort on the way to a beach night, and finish with a tour of Colombo.

    • The Temple of the Tooth and Kandy Lake
    • A tea factory visit in the hills
    • A jeep safari in Yala
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bogotá and Cartagena's walled city, ColombiaColombia

    Bogotá and Cartagena's walled city

    6 days · 5 nights

    Bogotá → Cartagena

    Begin with two nights in Bogotá, high in the Andes, with a free day to explore. Fly down to the Caribbean coast for three nights in Cartagena, where a guided day covers La Popa, the San Felipe fortress and the plazas of the walled city, and the last full day is yours.

    • Cartagena's walled city
    • The view from La Popa
    • San Felipe de Barajas fortress
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bogotá's Candelaria and Gold Museum, ColombiaColombia

    Bogotá's Candelaria and Gold Museum

    3 days · 2 nights

    Bogotá

    A short private stay in Bogotá, high in the Andes. One guided morning on foot takes in the Gold Museum, the colonial lanes and street art of La Candelaria, Plaza de Bolívar and the Botero Museum, with time either side to settle in.

    • The Gold Museum
    • La Candelaria's colonial streets
    • Plaza de Bolívar and the cathedral
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bologna's pasta, porticoes and wine, ItalyItaly

    Bologna's pasta, porticoes and wine

    4 days · 3 nights

    Bologna

    A short stay in Bologna built around its table. You make lasagna and gelato on your first evening, walk the historic centre with a guide on the second day, and taste three local wines at one of the city's oldest inns on the third, with free time around each.

    • A lasagna and gelato cooking class
    • Piazza Maggiore and the Two Towers
    • The Anatomical Theatre of the Archiginnasio
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bolzano's food and South Tyrol wine, ItalyItaly

    Bolzano's food and South Tyrol wine

    3 days · 2 nights

    Bolzano

    A short, relaxed stay in Bolzano, where Italian and Austrian traditions meet at the table. You taste your way through the old centre on your first evening, have a free morning on the second day, then walk the city with a sommelier to learn about South Tyrol's wines.

    • A street food walk through the old centre
    • A wine walk and tasting with a sommelier
    • A free morning among the shops and markets
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bulgarian wine and village cooking, BulgariaBulgaria

    Bulgarian wine and village cooking

    5 days · 4 nights

    Sofia → Plovdiv → Bansko → Sofia

    A short loop from Sofia for a group of ten or more travelling together, built around Bulgaria's food and its very old wine tradition. Taste wine at a Thracian temple, in the vineyards near Plovdiv and at a modern cellar near Rila Monastery, cook dinner in a Pirin mountain village, and finish with a folklore night back in Sofia.

    • Wine tasting beside the Thracian temple at Starosel
    • Cooking dinner in a Pirin mountain village
    • Grilled trout near Rila Monastery
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bulgaria's seven UNESCO cultural sites, BulgariaBulgaria

    Bulgaria's seven UNESCO cultural sites

    8 days · 7 nights

    Varna → Plovdiv → Sofia → Veliko Tarnovo → Rousse → Varna

    A loop of Bulgaria from Varna on the Black Sea for a group of ten or more travelling together, with a private guide and vehicle from day 2 to day 7. You see all seven of the country's cultural UNESCO sites, from the old town of Nessebar and Rila Monastery to the Thracian tombs and the Madara Rider, with nights in Plovdiv, Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo and Rousse along the way.

    • Rila Monastery in the mountains
    • Plovdiv's Roman theatre and old town
    • Veliko Tarnovo from Tsarevets Hill
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Pompeii, Sorrento, Amalfi and Naples, ItalyItaly

    Pompeii, Sorrento, Amalfi and Naples

    9 days · 8 nights

    Naples → Sorrento → Maiori → Naples

    Stop at Pompeii on the way to three nights in Sorrento, with a day on Capri and a day to yourselves. Drive the Amalfi Coast through Positano, Amalfi and Ravello to Maiori for three more nights, then finish in Naples with a guided walk and a pizza class.

    • Pompeii with a guide
    • A day on Capri
    • Positano, Amalfi and Ravello in one drive
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Cape Town to Cape St Francis, South AfricaSouth Africa

    Cape Town to Cape St Francis

    12 days · 11 nights

    Cape Town → Hermanus → Oudtshoorn → Knysna → Storms River → Cape St Francis → Port Elizabeth

    Begin with four nights in Cape Town for the city, the Cape Peninsula and the Winelands. A guide then drives you east by way of Hermanus, Cape Agulhas, the Little Karoo, Knysna and the Tsitsikamma forest, with two quiet nights at Cape St Francis before you finish in Port Elizabeth.

    • Cape Point and the peninsula
    • Wine and cheese in the Winelands
    • The Knysna Heads and Plettenberg Bay
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Stellenbosch, Bo-Kaap and Boulders Beach, South AfricaSouth Africa

    Stellenbosch, Bo-Kaap and Boulders Beach

    5 days · 4 nights

    Cape Town

    Stay in one Cape Town hotel for all four nights and head out each day with your own driver guide. One day is a food walk through historic Stellenbosch, the next a city day that ends cooking lunch with a Cape Malay family in the Bo-Kaap, and the third a coastal run of small producers ending with the penguins at Boulders Beach.

    • Cooking a Cape Malay lunch in the Bo-Kaap
    • A food and wine walk through Stellenbosch
    • Chapman’s Peak Drive and the Cape Peninsula
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  • Cape Town, Garden Route and Kariega, South AfricaSouth Africa

    Cape Town, Garden Route and Kariega

    12 days · 11 nights

    Cape Town → Hermanus → Oudtshoorn → Knysna → Storms River → Port Elizabeth → Kariega Game Reserve → Port Elizabeth

    Four nights in Cape Town cover the city, the Cape Peninsula and the Winelands. A guide then drives you along the Garden Route through Hermanus, Cape Agulhas, Oudtshoorn and Knysna to Port Elizabeth, and the journey ends with two nights at Kariega, a private Big Five reserve in the Eastern Cape.

    • Cape Point and the peninsula
    • The Cango Caves and an ostrich farm
    • Knysna and Plettenberg Bay
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  • River Kwai and Ayutthaya, private, ThailandThailand

    River Kwai and Ayutthaya, private

    3 days · 2 nights

    Bangkok → Kanchanaburi → Ayutthaya → Bangkok

    A private three-day round trip from Bangkok. Start among the city's canals and flower stalls, spend a night by the River Kwai, then explore the ruined temples of Ayutthaya by tuk-tuk before a cooking lesson and a quiet countryside afternoon on the way back.

    • A long-tail boat to a puppet show at the Artist's House
    • The bridge over the River Kwai
    • The Buddha head in the tree roots at Ayutthaya
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  • River Kwai and Ayutthaya, small group, ThailandThailand

    River Kwai and Ayutthaya, small group

    3 days · 2 nights

    Bangkok → Kanchanaburi → Ayutthaya → Bangkok

    A three-day round trip from Bangkok in a small group of up to 8, guided in Italian, French, German or Spanish. Spend a morning among Bangkok's canals and flower stalls, a night by the River Kwai and a day among the temple ruins of Ayutthaya.

    • A long-tail boat to a puppet show at the Artist's House
    • The bridge over the River Kwai
    • Ayutthaya's ruins by tuk-tuk
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  • Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, private, ThailandThailand

    Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, private

    4 days · 3 nights

    Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai

    A private four-day journey through northern Thailand. Tour the old temples of Chiang Mai and climb to Doi Suthep, spend a morning at an elephant sanctuary, stop at the White Temple on the road to Chiang Rai, and finish on the Mekong at the Golden Triangle.

    • The temples of Chiang Mai's old city
    • Views from Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
    • A khan toke dinner with Lanna dance
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  • Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, small group, ThailandThailand

    Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, small group

    4 days · 3 nights

    Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai

    Four days through northern Thailand in a small group of up to 8. Tour the old temples of Chiang Mai and climb to Doi Suthep, spend a morning at an elephant sanctuary, stop at the White Temple on the road to Chiang Rai, and finish on the Mekong at the Golden Triangle.

    • The temples of Chiang Mai's old city
    • Views from Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
    • A khan toke dinner with Lanna dance
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  • San Cristóbal, Montebello and Palenque, MexicoMexico

    San Cristóbal, Montebello and Palenque

    5 days · 4 nights

    Tuxtla Gutiérrez → San Cristóbal de las Casas → Palenque → Villahermosa

    Fly into Tuxtla Gutiérrez and go straight out on the river through the Sumidero Canyon, then spend three nights in the highland town of San Cristóbal de las Casas, visiting Maya villages and the lakes of Montebello. The road then drops north past the waterfalls of Agua Azul to Palenque, which you explore on the last morning before flying out of Villahermosa.

    • A boat through the Sumidero Canyon
    • Tzotzil Maya villages near San Cristóbal
    • Swimming at Agua Azul
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  • Palenque, Bonampak and Yaxchilán, MexicoMexico

    Palenque, Bonampak and Yaxchilán

    6 days · 5 nights

    Tuxtla Gutiérrez → San Cristóbal de las Casas → Palenque → Villahermosa

    Begin on the river in the Sumidero Canyon and spend three nights in San Cristóbal de las Casas, with days in Tzotzil Maya villages and at the lakes of Montebello. Two nights in Palenque follow, with a day by road and river to Bonampak and Yaxchilán, and a guided morning at Palenque itself before you fly out of Villahermosa.

    • A boat through the Sumidero Canyon
    • The river crossing to Yaxchilán
    • Swimming at Agua Azul
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  • Sumidero Canyon, Agua Azul and Palenque, MexicoMexico

    Sumidero Canyon, Agua Azul and Palenque

    4 days · 3 nights

    Tuxtla Gutierrez → San Cristobal de las Casas → Palenque → Villahermosa

    Fly into Tuxtla Gutierrez and go straight onto the water in Sumidero Canyon, then climb to San Cristobal de las Casas for two nights among the highland Maya villages. The road then drops past the Agua Azul and Misol-Ha waterfalls to Palenque, and the last morning is spent among its temples before the drive to Villahermosa.

    • A two-hour boat ride through Sumidero Canyon
    • The Tzotzil Maya villages of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantan
    • Swimming at the Agua Azul waterfalls
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  • Datong, Pingyao, Xi'an and Nanjing, ChinaChina

    Datong, Pingyao, Xi'an and Nanjing

    13 days · 12 nights

    Beijing → Datong → Pingyao → Xi'an → Nanjing → Shanghai

    A private journey across six cities linked by high-speed train. After three nights in Beijing you head west to the Buddhist grottoes of Datong and the walled town of Pingyao, then south to Xi'an for the Terracotta Warriors, before Nanjing and two final nights in Shanghai.

    • The Great Wall dipping into the lakes at Huanghuacheng
    • The Yungang Grottoes and the Hanging Monastery
    • Two nights inside walled Pingyao
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  • Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai by train, ChinaChina

    Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai by train

    9 days · 8 nights

    Beijing → Xi'an → Overnight train → Shanghai

    Three cities across nine days. You begin with three nights in Beijing for the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall, take the fast train to Xi'an for the Terracotta Warriors, then ride the overnight sleeper to Shanghai for its old town, the Bund and the canal town of Zhujiajiao.

    • The Mutianyu Great Wall
    • The Terracotta Warriors
    • An overnight sleeper train to Shanghai
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  • Salamanca, Cáceres and Roman Mérida, SpainSpain

    Salamanca, Cáceres and Roman Mérida

    6 days · 5 nights

    Madrid → Salamanca → Cáceres → Madrid

    Collect your car in Madrid and head west to the university city of Salamanca, then south into Extremadura for two nights near Cáceres. A day trip along the old Silver Way reaches Roman Mérida before you drive back to Madrid for a last night among its galleries.

    • Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor
    • The walled old town of Cáceres
    • Mérida’s Roman theatre and bridge
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  • Sounion, Olympia and Delphi, small group, GreeceGreece

    Sounion, Olympia and Delphi, small group

    5 days · 4 nights

    Athens → Olympia → Delphi → Athens

    A five-day round trip that begins and ends in Athens. Arrive in time for an afternoon at Cape Sounion, cross the Peloponnese to Olympia, continue to Delphi, and finish with a guided morning on the Acropolis before your flight.

    • The Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion
    • Epidaurus and Mycenae in a single day
    • Olympia and Delphi, each with its museum
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  • Olympia and Delphi from Athens, GreeceGreece

    Olympia and Delphi from Athens

    3 days · 2 nights

    Athens → Olympia → Delphi → Athens

    A three-day loop from Athens through the Peloponnese and back across the Gulf of Corinth. You see Epidaurus and Mycenae on the way to Olympia, then cross to Delphi for the night and a morning among its ruins.

    • The theatre at Epidaurus
    • The Tomb of Agamemnon at Mycenae
    • The ancient stadium at Olympia
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  • Tolo, Olympia, Delphi and Meteora by car, GreeceGreece

    Tolo, Olympia, Delphi and Meteora by car

    5 days · 4 nights

    Athens → Tolo → Olympia → Delphi → Kalambaka → Athens

    Collect your car at Athens airport and loop through the Peloponnese and central Greece: Mycenae and Epidaurus on the way to a seaside night in Tolo, then Olympia, Delphi and Kalambaka. On the last morning you see the Meteora monasteries before the drive back to the airport.

    • The theatre at Epidaurus
    • Olympia, birthplace of the Games
    • Delphi beneath Mount Parnassos
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  • Sounion, Olympia, Delphi and Meteora, GreeceGreece

    Sounion, Olympia, Delphi and Meteora

    5 days · 4 nights

    Athens → Olympia → Delphi → Kalambaka → Athens

    Arrive in Athens and head straight down the coast to the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio. A guided coach journey then takes you through the Peloponnese to Olympia, over the Gulf of Corinth to Delphi and north to Kalambaka, with the Meteora monasteries on the final day before the drive back to Athens.

    • The Temple of Poseidon at Sounio
    • Mycenae and the Lion Gate
    • Olympia and Delphi on one trip
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  • Varanasi, Khajuraho, Agra and Jaipur, IndiaIndia

    Varanasi, Khajuraho, Agra and Jaipur

    9 days · 8 nights

    Delhi → Varanasi → Khajuraho → Agra → Jaipur → Delhi

    Begin in Delhi, then fly east to Varanasi for the evening ceremony on the Ganges and a dawn boat ride. From there you follow the temples of Khajuraho and Orchha to Agra and the Taj Mahal, then the forts and palaces of Jaipur before driving back to Delhi.

    • The evening Aarti ceremony in Varanasi
    • A dawn boat ride on the Ganges
    • The carved temples of Khajuraho
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  • Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaArgentina

    Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego

    4 days · 3 nights

    Ushuaia

    Three nights in Ushuaia, between the Andes and the Beagle Channel. A guided half day takes you through Tierra del Fuego National Park to Bahía Lapataia, and the next day is yours to explore the town or add an excursion to the lakes or the Martial Glacier.

    • Tierra del Fuego National Park
    • Bahía Lapataia, where the Pan-American Highway ends
    • Views over the Beagle Channel
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  • Puerto Viejo to Manuel Antonio, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Puerto Viejo to Manuel Antonio

    15 days · 14 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → Puerto Viejo → Arenal → Monteverde → Manuel Antonio → San José

    A loop from San José that crosses the whole country: two nights on the canals of Tortuguero, three on the Caribbean coast at Puerto Viejo, then the Arenal Volcano and the Monteverde cloud forest. It ends with three nights at Manuel Antonio on the Pacific. Transfers are arranged for you and most days are left free, so you can explore on your own or add the outings that appeal.

    • A canal trip with a naturalist guide at Tortuguero
    • Three slow days in Caribbean Puerto Viejo
    • Crossing Lake Arenal to Monteverde by boat
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  • El Fuerte to the Copper Canyon rim, MexicoMexico

    El Fuerte to the Copper Canyon rim

    5 days · 4 nights

    El Fuerte → Divisadero → Creel → Chihuahua

    Land in Los Mochis and start in the colonial town of El Fuerte, then ride the Chepe Express up into the Sierra Tarahumara to a night on the edge of the Copper Canyon. The road continues through Creel, the Valley of the Monks and Lake Arareco to the city of Chihuahua, where the journey ends with a walking tour.

    • The Chepe Express climbing into the sierra
    • A night on the rim of the Copper Canyon
    • The Valley of the Monks and Lake Arareco
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  • Arenal and Manuel Antonio by car, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Arenal and Manuel Antonio by car

    7 days · 6 nights

    San José → Arenal → Manuel Antonio → San José

    Collect a hire car at San José airport and drive north through the hill town of Zarcero to the Arenal Volcano for two nights. Then head south to Manuel Antonio for two nights by the Pacific, and return to the capital past volcanoes or valleys of your choosing. The route is a suggestion, so each day is yours to shape.

    • The topiary garden at Zarcero
    • Hot springs and trails around the Arenal Volcano
    • Beaches and wildlife at Manuel Antonio
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  • Tambor's beaches to Arenal and Monteverde, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tambor's beaches to Arenal and Monteverde

    15 days · 14 nights

    Liberia → Tamarindo → Samara → Tambor → San José → Tortuguero → Sarapiquí → Arenal → Monteverde → Liberia

    Begin slowly on the Pacific coast, with nights at Tamarindo, Samara and the quiet horseshoe bay of Tambor. Then cross the country to the canals of Tortuguero and the rainforest of Sarapiquí, before finishing beneath the Arenal Volcano and in the cloud forest of Monteverde. Guided outings are spaced out, with plenty of free afternoons for optional tours or simply resting.

    • Two easy days on the bay at Tambor
    • An ocean safari with snorkelling off Samara
    • Boating the canals of Tortuguero National Park
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  • Tortuguero, Arenal and Tamarindo, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tortuguero, Arenal and Tamarindo

    9 days · 8 nights

    San Jose → Tortuguero → Arenal → Tamarindo → San Jose

    Cross Costa Rica from coast to coast. Start with two nights in Tortuguero, reached by boat through the rainforest, then two beneath the Arenal Volcano and two on the beach at Tamarindo before a last night in San Jose.

    • A guided boat tour of the Tortuguero canals
    • Arriving at your lodge by river
    • Two free days by the Arenal Volcano
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  • Rincón de la Vieja, Tortuguero and Jacó, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Rincón de la Vieja, Tortuguero and Jacó

    11 days · 10 nights

    Liberia → Rincón de la Vieja → Arenal → Sarapiquí → Tortuguero → San José → Vara Blanca → Jacó → Liberia

    Collect your car at Liberia airport and drive a loop of the whole country. Bubbling mud pots at Rincón de la Vieja and two nights by Arenal give way to the rivers of Sarapiquí, two guided nights in Tortuguero, a night in San José and another in the hills by Poás Volcano, before two slow days on the Pacific near Jacó.

    • The steaming pools and fumaroles of Las Pailas at Rincón de la Vieja
    • Two nights at the foot of Arenal Volcano
    • Two guided nights in Tortuguero, reached by boat
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  • Tortuguero, Arenal and Monteverde and San José, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tortuguero, Arenal and Monteverde and San José

    8 days · 7 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → San José

    A week through Costa Rica's green heart. Boats carry you into the canals of Tortuguero on the Caribbean side, then the road turns west to Arenal's hot springs and over the lake to the cloud forest of Monteverde. Add three nights on the Pacific at Manuel Antonio or in Guanacaste if you want beach time to finish.

    • Two nights at a lodge in Tortuguero
    • A guided boat trip through the national park canals
    • Walking Arenal's lava trails, then the hot springs
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  • Tortuguero, Arenal, Monteverde and Samara, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tortuguero, Arenal, Monteverde and Samara

    10 days · 9 nights

    San Jose → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → Samara → San Jose

    Cross from the Caribbean canals of Tortuguero to the Arenal Volcano, where your hotel has its own hot springs, then take the lake crossing up to Monteverde for two nights in the cloud forest. The journey ends on the Guanacaste coast at Samara, with a boat trip to look for dolphins and snorkel off a small island.

    • A guided boat tour of the Tortuguero canals
    • A lava trail hike and hot springs at Arenal
    • Two unhurried nights in Monteverde
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  • Tortuguero, Arenal and Manuel Antonio, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tortuguero, Arenal and Manuel Antonio

    10 days · 9 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → Manuel Antonio → San José

    Fly into San José and head straight for the Caribbean side, where boats carry you through the canals of Tortuguero. From there the road climbs to Arenal and its hot springs, crosses the lake to the Monteverde cloud forest, and drops down to the Pacific at Manuel Antonio for two nights by the sea.

    • A naturalist-led boat trip on the Tortuguero canals
    • Hot springs in the shadow of Arenal Volcano
    • A free day in the Monteverde cloud forest
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  • Monteverde cloud forest and Tamarindo, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Monteverde cloud forest and Tamarindo

    8 days · 7 nights

    San José → Monteverde → Tamarindo → San José

    After a night in San José, spend three nights in Monteverde with a guided hike in the cloud forest reserve, a walk across Selvatura's treetop bridges and a coffee, chocolate and sugar cane tour. Then head to Tamarindo on the north Pacific coast for three nights of beach time, finishing with an afternoon catamaran sail into sunset.

    • A guided hike in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
    • Selvatura's treetop walkways and butterfly garden
    • A coffee, chocolate and sugar cane tour
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  • Canals, cloud forest and Manuel Antonio, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Canals, cloud forest and Manuel Antonio

    12 days · 11 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → La Fortuna → Monteverde → Manuel Antonio → San José

    Start with coffee in the hills around San José, then travel by road and boat to the canals of Tortuguero on the Caribbean side. Cross to Arenal for a forest hike below the volcano and to Monteverde for the hanging bridges, and finish with three unhurried nights at Manuel Antonio on the Pacific coast.

    • The canals of Tortuguero by boat
    • A forest hike below Arenal Volcano
    • Hanging bridges in the Monteverde cloud forest
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  • Arenal to the Caribbean by car, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Arenal to the Caribbean by car

    9 days · 8 nights

    San José → Arenal → Tortuguero → Puerto Viejo → San José

    Collect your hire car in San José and drive north to Arenal Volcano for two free days. Leave the car behind for two guided days by boat in Tortuguero, then drive down to the Caribbean coast at Puerto Viejo before a last night in the capital.

    • Two free days beneath Arenal Volcano
    • Guided boat touring in Tortuguero National Park
    • The Afro-Caribbean coast around Puerto Viejo
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  • Knossos, Spinalonga and eastern Crete, GreeceGreece

    Knossos, Spinalonga and eastern Crete

    4 days · 3 nights

    Heraklion → Hersonissos → Heraklion

    Four days on Crete with one hotel near Hersonissos as your base. A day on the water takes you to Spinalonga and a swim at Kolokytha Bay, the next brings Knossos and the old town of Heraklion, and the days either side are easy.

    • A boat across Mirabello Bay to Spinalonga
    • A swim and lunch on board at Kolokytha Bay
    • The Palace of Knossos with a guide
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  • Bol, Hvar and Korcula, CroatiaCroatia

    Bol, Hvar and Korcula

    11 days · 10 nights

    Split → Bol, Brac → Hvar → Korcula → Trogir → Split

    Cross from Split to Bol on Brac for four nights by the beach, then hop on to Hvar and Korcula before a last night in the old town of Trogir. Every crossing, transfer and hotel is arranged, and the days in between are entirely your own.

    • Four nights in Bol, near Zlatni Rat beach
    • The squares and arsenal of Hvar town
    • Korcula's walled old town
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  • Supetar, Hvar and Korcula, CroatiaCroatia

    Supetar, Hvar and Korcula

    15 days · 14 nights

    Split → Supetar, Brac → Hvar → Korcula → Trogir → Split

    From Split you cross to Supetar on Brac, then hop to Hvar and Korcula, spending four nights on each island before two nights in walled Trogir. Ferries, transfers and hotels are all arranged, and every day between them is free.

    • Four unhurried nights on each island
    • A boat day to the Pakleni islands off Hvar
    • Korcula's old town and the beaches near Vela Luka
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  • Three days in Cusco, PeruPeru

    Three days in Cusco

    3 days · 2 nights

    Cusco

    Two nights in Cusco with the essentials covered. Arrive in the morning for an afternoon tour of the Coricancha, the cathedral and the Inca sites in the hills, then spend the next day travelling by train and bus to Machu Picchu and back.

    • The Coricancha, Cusco's temple of the sun
    • The great stone walls of Sacsayhuaman
    • The train along the valley to Aguas Calientes
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  • Mykonos and Paros by ferry, GreeceGreece

    Mykonos and Paros by ferry

    8 days · 7 nights

    Athens → Mykonos → Paros → Athens

    Begin with a night in Athens, then take the ferry to Mykonos for three nights of beaches, Chora's lanes and sunset at Little Venice. A short fast ferry carries you on to Paros for two quieter days before you sail back to Athens for a last night.

    • Sunset at Little Venice
    • The windmills above Mykonos town
    • Kolymbithres beach on Paros
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  • Delphi at leisure, then Meteora, GreeceGreece

    Delphi at leisure, then Meteora

    3 days · 2 nights

    Athens → Delphi → Kalambaka → Athens

    A slower way to see Delphi and Meteora from Athens. Delphi comes first, with a free afternoon and morning there, then cross central Greece to Kalambaka and spend the last morning among the monasteries before the drive home.

    • The Sanctuary of Apollo and the Delphi Museum
    • A free afternoon and morning at Delphi
    • A night in Kalambaka below the rocks
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  • Delphi and Meteora overnight, GreeceGreece

    Delphi and Meteora overnight

    2 days · 1 nights

    Athens → Kalambaka → Athens

    A quick two-day loop from Athens. The first day takes you through Arachova to Delphi and on to Kalambaka, and the second morning is spent among the monasteries of Meteora before the drive south past Thermopylae.

    • The archaeological site of Delphi
    • Arachova on the slopes of Mount Parnassus
    • The monasteries of Meteora
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  • Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Varna and Plovdiv, BulgariaBulgaria

    Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Varna and Plovdiv

    8 days · 7 nights

    Sofia → Veliko Tarnovo → Varna → Plovdiv → Sofia

    A round trip from Sofia for your own group of ten or more. You travel north to the old capital of Veliko Tarnovo, east to Varna and Nessebar on the Black Sea, then back across the country to Plovdiv and the Rose Valley before two nights in Sofia with a day at Rila Monastery.

    • Tsarevets hill in Veliko Tarnovo
    • Nessebar old town on the Black Sea
    • The Roman theatre in Plovdiv
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  • Bari above and below ground, ItalyItaly

    Bari above and below ground

    4 days · 3 nights

    Bari

    A short stay in Bari, the white city on the Adriatic, with three nights in one hotel. An evening walk introduces the old town, a day in a local cook's kitchen teaches you its dishes, and an archaeological tour shows you the city beneath the city.

    • The Basilica of Saint Nicholas and its crypt
    • Pasta made by hand in the old town lanes
    • Cooking Pugliese dishes in a local home
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  • Crete by car, Chania to Agios Nikolaos, GreeceGreece

    Crete by car, Chania to Agios Nikolaos

    8 days · 7 nights

    Heraklion → Chania → Rethymno → Agios Nikolaos → Heraklion

    Collect a car at Heraklion airport and spend two nights near Knossos, then cross to Chania for its harbour and a day at the lagoon of Elafonissi. Rethymno breaks the drive east to Agios Nikolaos, your base for Spinalonga, Sitia and the palm forest at Vai.

    • The Palace of Knossos
    • Elafonissi's shallow turquoise lagoon
    • Chania and Rethymno's Venetian harbours
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  • Time in Cusco before Machu Picchu, PeruPeru

    Time in Cusco before Machu Picchu

    5 days · 4 nights

    Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    A gentle start, with a free first day and a free morning to get used to the altitude before the afternoon tour of Cusco. Then out to Chinchero and Ollantaytambo for a night in the Sacred Valley, and the train to Machu Picchu before a last night in Cusco.

    • An unhurried first day in Cusco
    • Sacsayhuaman and the Inca sites above the city
    • Chinchero, Yucay and the Ollantaytambo fortress
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  • Milan, the Last Supper and Lake Como, ItalyItaly

    Milan, the Last Supper and Lake Como

    4 days · 3 nights

    Milan

    A short stay based in one Milan hotel. Your first evening is a private walk past Sforza Castle to the Duomo, the next day brings The Last Supper and an aperitivo tour of the canal district, and the third is a day out to Lake Como and across the Swiss border to Lugano.

    • A private evening walk to the Duomo
    • Fifteen minutes with Leonardo's Last Supper
    • Aperitivo and street food in the Navigli
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  • Naples, Pompeii and Herculaneum, ItalyItaly

    Naples, Pompeii and Herculaneum

    4 days · 3 nights

    Naples

    Four days based in one Naples hotel. An evening tour along the waterfront ends with pizza in the old centre, a full day takes in both Pompeii and Herculaneum, and on your last full day you learn to make pizza yourself.

    • An evening on the seafront and Piazza del Plebiscito
    • Pompeii and Herculaneum in a single day
    • A pizza-making class with a pizzaiolo
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  • Sorrento, Capri and the Amalfi Coast, ItalyItaly

    Sorrento, Capri and the Amalfi Coast

    4 days · 3 nights

    Sorrento

    Four days based in Sorrento, with a day out each day. Cross to Capri for a boat trip around the island and an evening in town, spend a day among the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, then follow the Amalfi Coast to Positano, Amalfi and Ravello.

    • An evening in Capri town after a boat trip around the island
    • Pompeii and Herculaneum with a guide
    • Two hours to explore Amalfi
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  • Valletta, Gozo and the Three Cities, MaltaMalta

    Valletta, Gozo and the Three Cities

    8 days · 7 nights

    Sliema

    You stay all seven nights in Sliema and head out on guided days: Valletta and its cathedral, a ferry day on Gozo, the walled city of Mdina, the Three Cities by harbour boat, and the fishing village of Marsaxlokk. The last full day is yours.

    • St John's Co-Cathedral and its Caravaggios
    • A day on Gozo, lunch included
    • A dghajsa boat ride in the Grand Harbour
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  • Gammarth, Kairouan and Sousse by car, TunisiaTunisia

    Gammarth, Kairouan and Sousse by car

    7 days · 6 nights

    Tunis → Gammarth → Hammamet → Kairouan → Sousse → Gammarth → Tunis

    Collect your car at Tunis airport and base yourselves for two nights at Gammarth, close to Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and the medina. Then drive south to Hammamet, inland to Kairouan, past El Djem to Sousse, and back up the coast for a last night at Gammarth.

    • Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and the Bardo mosaics
    • The Roman Water Temple on the way to Hammamet
    • The medina and Great Mosque of Kairouan
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  • Jerez, Ronda and the white villages, SpainSpain

    Jerez, Ronda and the white villages

    8 days · 7 nights

    Seville → Jerez de la Frontera → Ronda → Granada → Córdoba → Seville

    A week-long loop from Seville airport that adds the countryside to the cities: through the white villages to Jerez, inland to Ronda on its gorge, then two nights in Granada and one in Córdoba before a last night in Seville.

    • Ronda and its bridge over El Tajo
    • The white villages on the road to Jerez
    • The Albaicín, facing the Alhambra
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  • Delphi and Meteora from an Athens base, GreeceGreece

    Delphi and Meteora from an Athens base

    5 days · 4 nights

    Athens → Kalambaka → Athens

    Three of your four nights are in Athens, with a free first afternoon and an afternoon drive down the coast to Cape Sounio. In between, a guided trip takes you to Delphi and on to Kalambaka for the night, then through the Meteora monasteries and back to Athens, with a guided Acropolis morning on the last day.

    • The Temple of Poseidon at Sounio
    • Delphi beneath Mount Parnassus
    • Two monasteries at Meteora
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  • Three nights in Dubrovnik, CroatiaCroatia

    Three nights in Dubrovnik

    4 days · 3 nights

    Dubrovnik

    A short, private stay in Dubrovnik built around one guided afternoon in the old town. Private transfers meet you at the airport and take you back, and the other days are free for the walls, the beaches or a drive along the coast.

    • A guided walk through the walled old town
    • Private airport transfers both ways
    • A choice of three hotel levels
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Dubrovnik as King's Landing, CroatiaCroatia

    Dubrovnik as King's Landing

    4 days · 3 nights

    Dubrovnik

    Three nights in Dubrovnik shaped around a guided day at the places the city stood in for King's Landing, from Fort Lovrijenac to the island of Lokrum. Private transfers bookend the stay, and the last full day is free.

    • Fort Lovrijenac and the old town's filming locations
    • A boat ride to the island of Lokrum
    • Private airport transfers
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Candidasa and Bali's east coast, IndonesiaIndonesia

    Candidasa and Bali's east coast

    2 days · 1 nights

    Ubud or South Bali → Candidasa → Ubud or South Bali

    A short private trip to Bali's quieter east coast. Spend the first morning on a reef restoration platform off Padangbai and snorkelling the Blue Lagoon, sleep in Candidasa, then visit Tenganan, a village of the Bali Aga, before heading back.

    • Building your own reef star for the restoration site
    • Snorkelling the clear water of the Blue Lagoon
    • A night by the sea in Candidasa
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  • Quito to Guayaquil along the Andes, EcuadorEcuador

    Quito to Guayaquil along the Andes

    8 days · 7 nights

    Quito → Cotopaxi → Baños → Riobamba → Cuenca → Guayaquil

    Begin in Quito and travel south along the Avenue of the Volcanoes with your own driver and guide, from Cotopaxi and the Quilotoa crater to the waterfalls of Baños and the high slopes of Chimborazo. The second half takes in the Inca site of Ingapirca, colonial Cuenca and the lakes of Cajas before a long descent to Guayaquil.

    • Limpiopungo Lagoon beneath Cotopaxi
    • A painting workshop in the Tigua community
    • The Whymper Refuge on Chimborazo
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  • El Chaltén and Fitz Roy, ArgentinaArgentina

    El Chaltén and Fitz Roy

    4 days · 3 nights

    El Chaltén

    Three nights in El Chaltén, the small mountain village known as Argentina's trekking capital. A guided walk climbs gently through the valley to Laguna Capri and its view of Mount Fitz Roy, and the following day is free for cafés, short trails or rest.

    • The walk to Laguna Capri
    • Mount Fitz Roy from the lake shore
    • Views over Lake Viedma on the trail
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  • Paracas to Cusco by road, private, PeruPeru

    Paracas to Cusco by road, private

    15 days · 14 nights

    Lima → Paracas → Nasca → Arequipa → Colca Valley → Puno → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    Begin in Lima and follow the coast to Paracas and Nasca, then climb inland to Arequipa and the Colca Canyon. Cross the high plains to Lake Titicaca and finish among the Inca sites of Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.

    • A flight over the Nasca Lines
    • Condors at the Colca Canyon
    • The reed islands of Lake Titicaca
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  • Paracas to Cusco by road, small group, PeruPeru

    Paracas to Cusco by road, small group

    15 days · 14 nights

    Lima → Paracas → Nasca → Arequipa → Colca Valley → Puno → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    A long, varied overland journey. From Lima the route runs down the desert coast to Paracas and Nasca, climbs to Arequipa and the Colca Canyon, crosses the high plains to Lake Titicaca and ends with Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.

    • Sea lions and seabirds at the Ballestas Islands
    • A flight over the Nasca Lines
    • Condors over the Colca Canyon
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  • Three days in Athens, GreeceGreece

    Three days in Athens

    3 days · 2 nights

    Athens

    A short stay in Athens with the essentials arranged: transfers, two nights in a central hotel and breakfast each morning. Spend the free day as you like, or add a guided morning on the Acropolis or a food tasting walk.

    • The lanes of Plaka below the Acropolis
    • Syntagma Square, the city's meeting point
    • Shopping in Kolonaki and along Ermou
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  • Two nights in Dubrovnik, CroatiaCroatia

    Two nights in Dubrovnik

    3 days · 2 nights

    Dubrovnik

    A two-night escape to Dubrovnik with private transfers from and back to the airport. The full day in between is yours: walk the UNESCO-listed old town, swim off the rocks, or add a guided tour.

    • A free day in the walled old town
    • Private airport transfers both ways
    • Three hotel levels to choose from
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Three days on Mykonos, GreeceGreece

    Three days on Mykonos

    3 days · 2 nights

    Mykonos

    A short stay on Mykonos with the essentials arranged: transfers, two nights in a hotel and breakfast each morning. The rest is up to you, from Chora's maze of white lanes to a quiet beach on the north coast.

    • The windmills above Chora
    • Sunset at Little Venice
    • A maze of whitewashed lanes
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  • Three days on Naxos, GreeceGreece

    Three days on Naxos

    3 days · 2 nights

    Naxos

    A short island stay with one hotel and no fixed touring. You arrive by air or sea, spend a full free day on the beaches or in the hill villages, and leave after breakfast on the third morning.

    • The Venetian castle above the whitewashed lanes of Chora
    • A full day on Plaka, the longest sandy beach in the Cyclades
    • Mountain villages where old ways of life carry on
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  • Three days on Paros, GreeceGreece

    Three days on Paros

    3 days · 2 nights

    Paros

    A short stay on an island that is a few hours by ferry from Athens, with one hotel and no fixed touring. You arrive by air or sea, keep the middle day free for beaches or hill villages, and leave after breakfast on day three.

    • The Venetian harbour at Naoussa
    • The Byzantine trail from Lefkes to Prodromos
    • The rock-sculpted coves of Kolymbithres
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  • Three days on Santorini, GreeceGreece

    Three days on Santorini

    3 days · 2 nights

    Santorini

    A short stay on the crescent-shaped island formed by a volcano whose crater lies under the sea. You arrive by air or sea, have the afternoon and the following day free, and leave after breakfast on day three, by air or onward by fast boat to another island.

    • Sunset from the castle ruins in Oia
    • Blue domes and white houses on the caldera cliffs
    • Beaches of red, black and white sand
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  • Java's volcanoes, Bali and the Gilis, IndonesiaIndonesia

    Java's volcanoes, Bali and the Gilis

    15 days · 14 nights

    Yogyakarta → Bromo → Banyuwangi → Ubud → Kuta → Gili Trawangan → Kuta

    Start in Yogyakarta with Borobudur, the Sultan's palace and Prambanan, then take the train east for sunrise over Bromo and a dawn climb to the Ijen crater. Cross to Bali for temples and rice terraces from Ubud and Kuta, and finish with three free nights on Gili Trawangan.

    • Borobudur and Prambanan with a guide
    • Sunrise over the Bromo caldera
    • The jade crater lake at Ijen
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  • Tortuguero, Monteverde and Guanacaste, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tortuguero, Monteverde and Guanacaste

    10 days · 9 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → Tamarindo → San José

    From San José, cross the mountains to the canals of Tortuguero, then head west to the Arenal Volcano and up into the Monteverde cloud forest, with a guided walk in each place. The trip ends with two free days at Tamarindo, a surf town on the Guanacaste coast, before the drive back to the capital.

    • Boating the canals of Tortuguero National Park
    • A guided walk beneath the Arenal Volcano
    • The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
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  • Tortuguero, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tortuguero, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio

    10 days · 9 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → Manuel Antonio → San José

    From San José, cross the mountains to the canals of Tortuguero, then head west to the Arenal Volcano and up into the Monteverde cloud forest, with a guided walk in each place. The trip ends on the Pacific at Manuel Antonio, where a guide takes you through the national park with a stop on one of its beaches.

    • Boating the canals of Tortuguero National Park
    • A guided walk beneath the Arenal Volcano
    • The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Tortuguero, then the road to Manuel Antonio, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tortuguero, then the road to Manuel Antonio

    10 days · 9 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → Manuel Antonio → San José

    The first days are arranged for you: a night in San José and two at a lodge on the canals of Tortuguero, with boat trips and meals included. In Guápiles you collect a hire car and drive on at your own pace to the Arenal Volcano, the Monteverde cloud forest and the beaches of Manuel Antonio, with two nights in each.

    • Two nights at a Tortuguero canal lodge
    • Trails beneath the Arenal Volcano
    • The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
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  • Tortuguero to a long stay in Tamarindo, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tortuguero to a long stay in Tamarindo

    13 days · 12 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → Tamarindo → San José

    From San José, cross the mountains to the canals of Tortuguero, then head west to the Arenal Volcano and up into the Monteverde cloud forest, with a guided outing in each. Four free nights at Tamarindo on the Guanacaste coast follow, before a final night in the capital with time for its theatre, markets and museums.

    • Boating the canals of Tortuguero National Park
    • Guided walks at Arenal and in the Monteverde cloud forest
    • Four unhurried nights at Tamarindo
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, small group, PeruPeru

    Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, small group

    9 days · 8 nights

    Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco → Puno

    Start with colonial Lima, then fly to Cusco for its Inca temples and the villages of the Sacred Valley. A night in Aguas Calientes gives you a second chance at Machu Picchu before the road over the Andes to Lake Titicaca.

    • A night beside Machu Picchu
    • Chinchero and Ollantaytambo
    • The road over the Andes to Puno
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  • Waterberg and Etosha by 4x4, NamibiaNamibia

    Waterberg and Etosha by 4x4

    5 days · 4 nights

    Windhoek → Waterberg → Etosha → Windhoek

    Collect a 4x4 at Windhoek airport and drive north through Okahandja to a lodge in the Waterberg region. Two nights near Etosha National Park give you an afternoon and a full day of game viewing from your own vehicle, before the drive back to Windhoek for a final night in the capital.

    • Game viewing in Etosha at your own pace
    • Waterholes that draw the animals to you
    • A lodge night in the Waterberg region
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  • Rincón de la Vieja to Manuel Antonio, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Rincón de la Vieja to Manuel Antonio

    8 days · 7 nights

    Liberia → Rincon de la Vieja → Bijagua → Monteverde → Manuel Antonio → Liberia

    Collect a hire car in Liberia and drive yourselves through western Costa Rica, from the bubbling mud pools of Rincon de la Vieja to the quiet farming country around Bijagua. Two nights in the Monteverde cloud forest follow, then two by the beaches and rainforest of Manuel Antonio before the drive back to Liberia.

    • The fumaroles and mud pots of Las Pailas
    • The blue water of Rio Celeste
    • Monteverde's cloud forest reserve
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  • Bangkok's temples and the road north, ThailandThailand

    Bangkok's temples and the road north

    9 days · 8 nights

    Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Lampang → Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai

    Spend three nights in Bangkok for the Grand Palace, the great temples and the railway and floating markets. Then travel north by road through Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, Lampang and the Golden Triangle, ending with two nights in Chiang Mai.

    • The Grand Palace and the Reclining Buddha
    • The railway market and the floating market
    • The ruins of Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bangkok, Lampang, Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, ThailandThailand

    Bangkok, Lampang, Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai

    9 days · 8 nights

    Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Lampang → Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai

    Spend three nights in Bangkok for the Grand Palace, the great temples and the railway and floating markets. Then travel north by road through Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, Lampang and the Golden Triangle, ending with two nights in Chiang Mai.

    • The Grand Palace and the Reclining Buddha
    • The railway market and the floating market
    • The ruins of Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bangkok to Chiang Mai, private, ThailandThailand

    Bangkok to Chiang Mai, private

    6 days · 5 nights

    Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Lampang → Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai

    A road journey in a small group of up to 8 from Bangkok to the north. Pass through the old capitals of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, travel by way of Lampang to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle, then finish with two nights in Chiang Mai and a free last morning.

    • The ruins of Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai
    • Morning prayers at Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat
    • A boat on the Mekong at the Golden Triangle
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Bangkok to Chiang Mai, small group, ThailandThailand

    Bangkok to Chiang Mai, small group

    6 days · 5 nights

    Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Lampang → Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai

    A private road journey from Bangkok to the north. Pass through the old capitals of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, travel by way of Lampang to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle, then finish with two nights in Chiang Mai and a free last morning.

    • The ruins of Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai
    • Morning prayers at Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat
    • A boat on the Mekong at the Golden Triangle
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Plovdiv, Sofia and Veliko Tarnovo by car, BulgariaBulgaria

    Plovdiv, Sofia and Veliko Tarnovo by car

    8 days · 7 nights

    Varna or Burgas → Plovdiv → Sofia → Veliko Tarnovo → Varna or Burgas

    Collect your car at Varna or Burgas and drive a loop of the country: south along the coast to Nessebar, through the Rose Valley to Plovdiv, on to Sofia, then over the Balkan Mountains to Veliko Tarnovo before a last night by the sea. Hotels, the car and a suggested route are arranged; the stops along the way are yours to choose.

    • Nessebar old town on the Black Sea
    • Two nights in Plovdiv
    • A free day in Sofia
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Paphos, Troodos, Larnaca and Limassol, CyprusCyprus

    Paphos, Troodos, Larnaca and Limassol

    8 days · 7 nights

    Paphos → Troodos → Larnaca → Limassol → Paphos

    Collect your car at Paphos airport and drive a full loop of Cyprus. Two nights in Paphos for its mosaics and harbour, a night high in the Troodos Mountains, two in Larnaca with a day trip to Nicosia, and two in Limassol for Kourion and the commandaria wine villages.

    • The Dionysus mosaics and Tombs of the Kings in Paphos
    • The painted churches of the Troodos Mountains
    • Old Nicosia on both sides of the line
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  • Lombok's villages, beaches and reefs, IndonesiaIndonesia

    Lombok's villages, beaches and reefs

    5 days · 4 nights

    Bali → Senggigi → Bali

    Fly across from Bali and settle into one hotel in Senggigi for four nights. From there, private day trips take you to the island's craft villages and southern beaches, out by boat to three small Gili islands for snorkelling, and north to a waterfall in the hills.

    • Pottery and weaving in Banyumulek and Sukarara
    • Selong Belanak and Kuta beaches
    • Snorkelling off Gili Nanggu and Gili Sudak
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Gozo's temples and salt pans, then Malta, MaltaMalta

    Gozo's temples and salt pans, then Malta

    8 days · 7 nights

    Gozo → Sliema

    Take the car straight onto the ferry and spend your first three nights on Gozo, with a coastal walk, the Ggantija temples, the Cittadella and the salt pans. Then cross back for four nights in Sliema, with Valletta, Mosta and Mdina, and a long day through Vittoriosa, Marsaxlokk and the south coast.

    • Three unhurried nights on Gozo
    • The cliff walk from Mgarr ix-Xini
    • The Xwejni salt pans at day's end
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  • Valletta, Mdina and Marsaxlokk by car, MaltaMalta

    Valletta, Mdina and Marsaxlokk by car

    5 days · 4 nights

    Sliema

    Collect your car at the airport and base yourselves in Sliema for four nights. A suggested plan covers Valletta on foot, the Mosta dome and the walled city of Mdina, then the old harbour town of Vittoriosa and the painted boats of Marsaxlokk, at whatever pace suits you.

    • Walking Valletta and the Upper Barrakka Gardens
    • The great dome at Mosta
    • Mdina's quiet lanes and cathedral
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  • Malta, Gozo and the Blue Grotto, MaltaMalta

    Malta, Gozo and the Blue Grotto

    7 days · 6 nights

    Sliema

    Collect a car at the airport and stay six nights in Sliema. The suggested plan takes you through Valletta on foot, inland to Mosta and Mdina, down to Vittoriosa and Marsaxlokk, along the south coast to the Blue Grotto and Dingli Cliffs, and across by ferry for a day on Gozo.

    • St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta
    • The clifftop temples of Hagar Qim
    • Dingli Cliffs, the islands' highest point
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  • Crete from Hersonissos, with free days, GreeceGreece

    Crete from Hersonissos, with free days

    8 days · 7 nights

    Heraklion → Hersonissos → Heraklion

    A week on Crete with a single hotel in the Hersonissos area as your base, so you unpack once. Four guided days take you east to Spinalonga, into Minoan Knossos, west to Chania and Rethymnon and up into the mountains by 4x4, and the last two full days are free.

    • A boat across Mirabello Bay to Spinalonga
    • The Palace of Knossos with a guide
    • The Venetian harbours of Chania and Rethymnon
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu, small group, 6 days, PeruPeru

    Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu, small group, 6 days

    6 days · 5 nights

    Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    Two nights in Lima for its colonial centre and the Larco Museum, then a flight to Cusco and a guided afternoon among its Inca walls. A night in the Sacred Valley sets you up for the train to Machu Picchu before a last night in Cusco.

    • The Larco Museum in Lima
    • Sacsayhuaman above Cusco
    • Ollantaytambo and its fortress
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu, private, 6 days, PeruPeru

    Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu, private, 6 days

    6 days · 5 nights

    Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    Two nights in Lima for its colonial centre and the Larco Museum, then a flight to Cusco and a guided afternoon among its Inca walls. A night in the Sacred Valley sets you up for the train to Machu Picchu, and you finish back in Cusco. Every visit and transfer is private.

    • The Larco Museum in Lima
    • Sacsayhuaman above Cusco
    • Ollantaytambo and its fortress
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Arenal and the Guanacaste coast, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Arenal and the Guanacaste coast

    7 days · 6 nights

    San Jose → Arenal → Tamarindo → San Jose

    A simple, relaxed week: a night in San Jose, a night in La Fortuna beneath the Arenal Volcano, then three nights at Tamarindo on the north Pacific coast. Transfers between each stop are arranged, and the days in between are yours.

    • Views of the Arenal Volcano
    • La Fortuna's wellness and hot spring country
    • Three nights at Tamarindo beach
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Seville, Lisbon and the Costa del Sol, SpainSpain

    Seville, Lisbon and the Costa del Sol

    8 days · 7 nights

    Costa del Sol → Seville → Lisbon → Huelva → Costa del Sol

    Pick up your car on the Costa del Sol and drive by way of Ronda to two nights in Seville. Cross into Portugal through Évora for two nights in Lisbon, then return along the coast to Huelva and the Costa del Sol for your last night.

    • Ronda on the edge of El Tajo
    • Two nights in Seville
    • Évora on the way to Lisbon
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  • Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu, small group, 5 days, PeruPeru

    Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu, small group, 5 days

    5 days · 4 nights

    Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    Land in Lima and see the old town the same afternoon, then fly to Cusco for its Inca temples. A night in the Sacred Valley puts you close to the train for Machu Picchu, and you finish back in Cusco.

    • The Larco Museum in Lima
    • Coricancha and Sacsayhuaman
    • Chinchero and Ollantaytambo
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu, private, 5 days, PeruPeru

    Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu, private, 5 days

    5 days · 4 nights

    Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    Land in Lima and see the old town the same afternoon, then fly to Cusco for its Inca temples. A night in the Sacred Valley puts you close to the train for Machu Picchu, and you finish back in Cusco. Touring and transfers are private throughout.

    • The Larco Museum in Lima
    • Coricancha and Sacsayhuaman
    • Chinchero and Ollantaytambo
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Sorrento, Capri and Rome, ItalyItaly

    Sorrento, Capri and Rome

    8 days · 7 nights

    Sorrento → Rome

    Spend four nights in Sorrento with days out to Capri, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast, then take the fast train to Rome for three nights. In the city you learn to make tiramisu, see the treasures of the Museo Nazionale Romano and walk through the Vatican Museums to the Sistine Chapel.

    • A day on Capri, from Anacapri to the Gardens of Augustus
    • The Amalfi Coast by small minibus
    • A tiramisu and gelato class in Rome
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Tozeur, Douz, Djerba and Sidi Bou Said, TunisiaTunisia

    Tozeur, Douz, Djerba and Sidi Bou Said

    8 days · 7 nights

    Tunis → Hammamet → Tozeur → Douz → Djerba → Sousse → Tunis

    From a first night in Hammamet, the group heads inland to Kairouan and on to the palm town of Tozeur. You cross the Chott el Djerid salt lake to Douz at the edge of the Sahara, visit the cave homes of Matmata, and spend two nights on Djerba before returning north by way of El Djem, Sousse, Sidi Bou Said and Carthage.

    • The Great Mosque of Kairouan
    • Crossing the Chott el Djerid salt lake
    • Two nights on the island of Djerba
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Santa Cruz and Isabela in the Galápagos, EcuadorEcuador

    Santa Cruz and Isabela in the Galápagos

    6 days · 5 nights

    Puerto Ayora → Isabela → Puerto Ayora

    Land on Baltra and spend your first night on Santa Cruz after meeting giant tortoises in the highlands. Cross by speedboat to Isabela for two nights of snorkelling, wetlands and a long walk to the Sierra Negra crater, then return to Santa Cruz for a free day and a boat trip to one of the uninhabited islands.

    • Giant tortoises roaming a highland ranch
    • Snorkelling with sea turtles at Tintoreras
    • The crater of Sierra Negra with a private guide
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Gallipoli and Ephesus to Cappadocia, TurkeyTurkey

    Gallipoli and Ephesus to Cappadocia

    11 days · 10 nights

    Istanbul → Canakkale → Kusadasi → Pamukkale → Antalya → Cappadocia

    After two nights in Istanbul, the road leads to the Gallipoli battlefields and Troy, down the Aegean to Pergamon and Ephesus, inland to Pamukkale and across to the Mediterranean at Antalya. The last stretch climbs to Konya and the cave country of Cappadocia, and you fly home from Kayseri.

    • Anzac Cove and Lone Pine at Gallipoli
    • Troy and the Acropolis of Pergamon
    • Kaleici, Antalya's old town
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Jaipur, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra, IndiaIndia

    Jaipur, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra

    6 days · 5 nights

    Delhi → Jaipur → Agra → Delhi

    A short, classic circuit of northern India. From Delhi you drive to Jaipur for its forts and palaces, then on to Agra by way of Fatehpur Sikri, with an afternoon at the Taj Mahal and a morning at Agra Fort before returning to Delhi.

    • Old Delhi and the Jama Masjid
    • The mirrored hall of the Amber Fort
    • An afternoon at the Taj Mahal
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  • Delhi, Jaipur and Agra, IndiaIndia

    Delhi, Jaipur and Agra

    6 days · 5 nights

    Delhi → Jaipur → Agra → Delhi

    This version of the Golden Triangle gives Delhi a full day, from the Red Fort and Chandni Chowk to Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub Minar. You then spend two nights in Jaipur and one in Agra, visiting the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort on the final morning before the drive back to Delhi airport.

    • Old Delhi's bazaars and the Red Fort
    • Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub Minar
    • The Amber Fort and Jaipur's bazaars
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  • Olympia, Meteora and ancient Macedonia, GreeceGreece

    Olympia, Meteora and ancient Macedonia

    10 days · 9 nights

    Athens → Olympia → Delphi → Kalambaka → Thessaloniki → Athens

    A guided loop of the mainland that starts with the Acropolis, crosses the Peloponnese to Epidaurus, Mycenae and Olympia, and turns north through Delphi and Meteora. Three nights in Thessaloniki open up ancient Macedonia, from the waterfalls of Edessa to Pella and Dion, before the drive back to Athens.

    • The theatre at Epidaurus and the site of ancient Olympia
    • Delphi and the monasteries of Meteora
    • The royal tombs at Vergina
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  • Olympia to Thessaloniki via Meteora, GreeceGreece

    Olympia to Thessaloniki via Meteora

    7 days · 6 nights

    Athens → Olympia → Delphi → Kalambaka → Thessaloniki → Athens

    A week-long loop from Athens that covers more of the mainland than most. The first days take in Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia and Delphi, then Meteora leads north to three nights in Thessaloniki, with a day among Macedonia's royal tombs and a return by Pella and Dion.

    • Olympia and Delphi, each with its museum
    • The monasteries of Meteora
    • Three nights in Thessaloniki
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  • Beijing's Great Wall and Xi'an's warriors, ChinaChina

    Beijing's Great Wall and Xi'an's warriors

    7 days · 6 nights

    Beijing → Xi'an → Beijing

    A private week that pairs Beijing with Xi'an. You spend three nights in the capital for the Forbidden City, the hutongs and a quieter stretch of the Great Wall, ride the high-speed train to Xi'an for its walls, food streets and the Terracotta Warriors, and return to Beijing for a last night.

    • The Great Wall dipping into the lakes at Huanghuacheng
    • The Forbidden City with your own guide
    • The Muslim Quarter food stalls
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  • Guangzhou on the Pearl River, ChinaChina

    Guangzhou on the Pearl River

    4 days · 3 nights

    Guangzhou

    A short private stay in Guangzhou, the old trading city on the Pearl River. One full guided day covers the view from Canton Tower, the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, the carvings of the Chen Clan Academy and the tomb museum of the Nanyue King; the next day is free for the city or a guided trip out.

    • The view from Canton Tower
    • The carvings of the Chen Clan Academy
    • The Nanyue King museum
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  • Athens and Cape Sounion, GreeceGreece

    Athens and Cape Sounion

    2 days · 1 nights

    Athens

    A compact first taste of Athens with one night in the city. On arrival you drive down the coast to the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, and the next morning a guide takes you through the city and up onto the Acropolis before the Acropolis Museum and your afternoon transfer to the airport.

    • The coast road past Glyfada and Vouliagmeni
    • The Temple of Poseidon high above the sea
    • The Parthenon and the Porch of the Maidens
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  • Tanah Lot, Ubud and Besakih, IndonesiaIndonesia

    Tanah Lot, Ubud and Besakih

    7 days · 6 nights

    Denpasar → Legian → Ubud → Denpasar

    Begin with a night by the beach in Legian, then watch the sun set over Tanah Lot on the way up to Ubud. Five nights there give you three full touring days across the island, from the craft villages and Mount Batur to Besakih and the lake temple at Bedugul, and a free day before you fly home.

    • Sunset at Tanah Lot
    • The holy spring at Tirta Empul
    • Besakih, Bali's mother temple
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  • Limassol, Nicosia and Kourion, CyprusCyprus

    Limassol, Nicosia and Kourion

    6 days · 5 nights

    Limassol

    Stay five nights in Limassol and join three guided outings. Walk Lefkara and both halves of Nicosia, spend an evening in the countryside making halloumi and dancing after dinner, then see Kourion and Omodos and taste commandaria, with a free day by the sea in between.

    • Lace and silver in the village of Lefkara
    • Old Nicosia on both sides of the line
    • A countryside evening of halloumi, music and dancing
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  • Meteora, Delphi and an Athens food walk, GreeceGreece

    Meteora, Delphi and an Athens food walk

    8 days · 7 nights

    Athens → Kalambaka → Athens

    Athens is your base for most of the week, with one night in Kalambaka below the Meteora rocks. After a free day in the city, guided days take you to Mycenae and Nafplio, then north to Delphi and Meteora, and a food walk shows you where Athenians shop and eat before a last free day.

    • The Lion Gate and the tomb of Agamemnon at Mycenae
    • Delphi and the monasteries of Meteora
    • Tasting your way through the Varvakios market
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  • Quito, Otavalo, Cotopaxi and Mindo, EcuadorEcuador

    Quito, Otavalo, Cotopaxi and Mindo

    6 days · 5 nights

    Quito

    Stay five nights in Quito and set out each day in a different direction. See the colonial old town and the equator, go north to Otavalo market and the crater lake of Cuicocha, south along the Avenue of the Volcanoes to Cotopaxi, and west into the cloud forest at Mindo.

    • The gilded church of La Compañía de Jesús
    • Otavalo market and the Cuicocha crater lake
    • Cotopaxi reflected in Limpiopungo Lagoon
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  • Delphi's oracle and Meteora's monasteries, GreeceGreece

    Delphi's oracle and Meteora's monasteries

    3 days · 2 nights

    Athens → Kalambaka → Athens

    A short mainland journey with a night at each end of the road. After a free afternoon in Athens, you drive north through Arachova to Delphi and on to Kalambaka, then spend the next morning among the monasteries of Meteora before the drive back to Athens.

    • The sanctuary of Delphi on the slopes of Mount Parnassus
    • The mountain village of Arachova
    • A night in Kalambaka below the Meteora rocks
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  • Amalfi Coast paths, Capri and Vesuvius, ItalyItaly

    Amalfi Coast paths, Capri and Vesuvius

    8 days · 7 nights

    Naples → Amalfi Coast → Sorrento → Naples

    A private walking journey that starts with three nights on the Amalfi Coast, hiking Monte Tre Calli, the Valley of the Mills and the Path of the Gods. Three nights in Sorrento follow, with a free day and a crossing to Capri for the Path of the Forts, before you climb Vesuvius, walk through Pompeii and finish in Naples.

    • The Path of the Gods along old mule routes
    • Waterfalls and giant ferns in the Valley of the Mills
    • Capri's coastal forts to the Punta Carena lighthouse
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  • Spoleto, Perugia and Todi by car, ItalyItaly

    Spoleto, Perugia and Todi by car

    8 days · 7 nights

    Spoleto → Perugia → Todi

    Pick up a car in Rome or Perugia and drive yourselves through Umbria, with two nights in Spoleto, three in Perugia and two in Todi. Each day comes with a suggested route, from Orvieto's cathedral and a Sagrantino tasting in Montefalco to the islands of Lake Trasimeno and the ceramic workshops of Deruta.

    • Orvieto's Gothic cathedral and St Patrick's Well
    • A Sagrantino tasting in Montefalco
    • A ferry to Isola Maggiore on Lake Trasimeno
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  • Three nights in Hong Kong, Hong KongHong Kong

    Three nights in Hong Kong

    4 days · 3 nights

    Hong Kong

    Three nights in a 4 star Hong Kong hotel, with private transfers from and to the airport. The two full days are yours: explore on your own, or add a guided day around Hong Kong Island and Kowloon and a day trip by ferry to Macau.

    • The view from Victoria Peak
    • The Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour
    • The Kowloon street markets
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  • Iberá Wetlands of Corrientes, ArgentinaArgentina

    Iberá Wetlands of Corrientes

    3 days · 2 nights

    Posadas → Iberá Wetlands → Posadas

    Fly into Posadas and drive deep into Corrientes Province to a lodge in the heart of the Iberá Wetlands. Spend a full day choosing two nature outings, from boat trips and horseback rides to wildlife drives, then return to Posadas on the third morning.

    • Two guided nature outings a day
    • Boat trips on the lagoons
    • Horseback riding across the grasslands
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  • Dougga, Bulla Regia and Sbeitla, TunisiaTunisia

    Dougga, Bulla Regia and Sbeitla

    8 days · 7 nights

    Tunis → Hammamet → Kairouan → Hammamet → Tunis

    Two nights near Tunis give you Sidi Bou Said, Carthage, the Bardo mosaics and the medina. From there a small group travels to the Roman cities of Dougga, Bulla Regia, Thuburbo Majus and Sbeitla, with two nights in Kairouan, then back by way of El Djem and the Cap Bon peninsula for a last night in Tunis.

    • Dougga, one of the best kept Roman towns in Africa
    • The underground houses of Bulla Regia
    • The forum temples of Sbeitla
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  • Machu Picchu with a night beside it, PeruPeru

    Machu Picchu with a night beside it

    8 days · 7 nights

    Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco

    Two nights in Lima, then a flight to Cusco for its temples and a day out to the circular terraces of Moray and the salt pans of Maras. Move into the Sacred Valley, spend a night in Aguas Calientes after your Machu Picchu tour, and keep the next morning free for a second visit.

    • The terraces of Moray and the Maras salt pans
    • Coricancha and Sacsayhuaman
    • A night at the foot of Machu Picchu
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  • Jaipur, Agra, Khajuraho and Varanasi, IndiaIndia

    Jaipur, Agra, Khajuraho and Varanasi

    11 days · 10 nights

    Delhi → Jaipur → Agra → Khajuraho → Allahabad → Varanasi

    Old and New Delhi, the pink city of Jaipur and the Taj Mahal at Agra, then east by train and road through Orchha and Khajuraho to the river confluence at Allahabad and the ghats of Varanasi.

    • The Taj Mahal
    • Amber Fort, Jaipur
    • The temples of Khajuraho
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  • Java, Sulawesi's Toraja and Bali, IndonesiaIndonesia

    Java, Sulawesi's Toraja and Bali

    12 days · 11 nights

    Yogyakarta → Makassar → Toraja → Makassar → Ubud → Denpasar

    Begin with three nights in Yogyakarta for Borobudur, Prambanan and the slopes of Mount Merapi. Fly to Makassar on Sulawesi and drive up into the Toraja highlands, known for their carved boat-roofed houses and cliff graves. The trip ends with three nights in Ubud, including a free day and an outing to Mount Batur and Besakih.

    • Borobudur early in the morning
    • A jeep ride on the slopes of Mount Merapi
    • The tongkonan houses of Ketekesu
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  • Caravaggio in Florence, Rome and Naples, ItalyItaly

    Caravaggio in Florence, Rome and Naples

    6 days · 5 nights

    Florence → Rome → Naples

    A private journey for lovers of painting, travelling south by first-class train. Start with the Uffizi in Florence, see Caravaggio's work in the churches of Rome and the Galleria Borghese, and end in Naples, where his late paintings hang in Palazzo Zevallos and the Pio Monte della Misericordia.

    • A private walk through the Uffizi
    • San Luigi dei Francesi in the heart of Rome
    • The Galleria Borghese and its gardens
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  • Michelangelo from Florence to Rome, ItalyItaly

    Michelangelo from Florence to Rome

    7 days · 6 nights

    Florence → Rome

    A private art journey with four nights in Florence and two in Rome. Guided days take you to Michelangelo's work in the Medici Chapels, the Uffizi, the Accademia and the Duomo, before a first-class train to Rome for the Moses, Santa Maria degli Angeli and a day in the Vatican.

    • The David at the Accademia
    • The Doni Tondo in the Uffizi
    • Moses in San Pietro in Vincoli
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  • Ischia's thermal gardens from Naples, ItalyItaly

    Ischia's thermal gardens from Naples

    7 days · 6 nights

    Naples → Ischia → Naples

    A night in Naples, then a hydrofoil across the bay to Ischia for four nights. Your driver takes you to the Negombo and Poseidon thermal gardens and to a vineyard tasting near Forio, before the ferry back to Naples for a last evening.

    • The Negombo thermal baths on the bay of San Montano
    • Poseidon's gardens and their many thermal pools
    • A vineyard visit and tasting
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  • Athens, then the Santorini caldera, GreeceGreece

    Athens, then the Santorini caldera

    5 days · 4 nights

    Athens → Santorini

    Spend two nights in Athens, then take the fast boat to Santorini for two more. Your hotels, boat and transfers are arranged, and the days are free for the city, the island and the sunset from Oia.

    • Plaka and Syntagma Square
    • The fast boat from Piraeus to Santorini
    • Sunset from Oia
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  • Athens, Mykonos and Santorini, GreeceGreece

    Athens, Mykonos and Santorini

    8 days · 7 nights

    Athens → Mykonos → Santorini

    Start with two nights in Athens, then take the fast boat to Mykonos for three nights and on to Santorini for two more. Hotels, boats and transfers are arranged, and the days are free to fill as you like.

    • Plaka and the streets below the Acropolis
    • The lanes and waterfront of Mykonos Chora
    • Sunset from Oia on Santorini
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  • Santorini, Naxos and Paros, slowly, GreeceGreece

    Santorini, Naxos and Paros, slowly

    15 days · 14 nights

    Paros → Naxos → Santorini

    A slow crossing of the Cyclades with long stays rather than quick stops. Five nights on Paros and five on Naxos leave room for villages, beaches and evenings by the harbour, and four nights on Santorini end the trip among the caldera villages. Ferries and transfers between the islands are arranged, and every day is yours to shape.

    • The marble Byzantine trail from Lefkes to Prodromos on Paros
    • The mountain villages and cheese dairies of Naxos
    • Plaka beach, the longest sandy beach in the Cyclades
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  • Ischia, Capri, Procida and Naples, ItalyItaly

    Ischia, Capri, Procida and Naples

    8 days · 7 nights

    Naples → Ischia → Capri → Naples

    Cross from Naples to Ischia for three nights of thermal pools and gardens, then ferry on to Capri for a private boat trip and a day on Procida. You finish with a night in Naples and a guided afternoon of its street food.

    • A day in the thermal pools of Negombo
    • A private boat around Capri
    • An unhurried day on Procida
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  • Istanbul and the caves of Goreme, TurkeyTurkey

    Istanbul and the caves of Goreme

    5 days · 4 nights

    Istanbul → Cappadocia

    A short pairing of Turkey's two best-known places. Two nights in Istanbul cover the old city and a cruise on the Bosphorus; a short flight then takes you to Cappadocia for an underground city, the cave churches of Goreme and the valleys.

    • Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque
    • A morning cruise on the Bosphorus
    • Goreme Open Air Museum
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  • Istanbul, Antalya and Cappadocia, TurkeyTurkey

    Istanbul, Antalya and Cappadocia

    7 days · 6 nights

    Istanbul → Antalya → Cappadocia

    Two nights each in three very different places. Begin with the old city and the Bosphorus in Istanbul, fly south to the walled old town and waterfalls of Antalya, then cross the mountains by way of Konya to finish among the valleys of Cappadocia.

    • Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque
    • Kaleici, the old town of Antalya
    • The Mevlana Museum in Konya
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  • Ephesus and Cappadocia, small group, TurkeyTurkey

    Ephesus and Cappadocia, small group

    8 days · 7 nights

    Istanbul → Kusadasi → Cappadocia

    A private version of Turkey's classic loop. Two nights in Istanbul for the old city and the Bosphorus, three on the Aegean coast at Kusadasi for Ephesus, Sirince and Pamukkale, then two in Cappadocia among the cave churches and fairy chimneys. Domestic flights do the long hops, so the days are spent seeing rather than sitting.

    • Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque
    • A cruise on the Bosphorus
    • Ephesus and a Sirince wine tasting
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  • Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon and Ephesus, TurkeyTurkey

    Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon and Ephesus

    7 days · 6 nights

    Istanbul → Canakkale → Kusadasi → Pamukkale

    After two nights in Istanbul, the road runs west to the Gallipoli battlefields and down the Aegean coast. You see Troy and Pergamon on the way to Kusadasi, spend a day at Ephesus and Sirince, and finish at the white mineral terraces of Pamukkale.

    • Anzac Cove and Lone Pine at Gallipoli
    • The acropolis of Pergamon
    • The Library of Celsus at Ephesus
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  • Istanbul, Ephesus and Pamukkale, TurkeyTurkey

    Istanbul, Ephesus and Pamukkale

    6 days · 5 nights

    Istanbul → Kusadasi

    Two nights in Istanbul take in the old city and a cruise on the Bosphorus. A short flight to Izmir then brings you to Kusadasi on the Aegean, your base for three nights, with a day at Ephesus and Sirince and a day at the white terraces of Pamukkale.

    • Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque
    • A morning on the Bosphorus
    • Ephesus and the Library of Celsus
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  • Ephesus, Pamukkale, Antalya and Cappadocia, TurkeyTurkey

    Ephesus, Pamukkale, Antalya and Cappadocia

    10 days · 9 nights

    Istanbul → Kusadasi → Pamukkale → Antalya → Cappadocia

    Two nights in Istanbul, then a short flight to the Aegean for Ephesus and Sirince. From there the road runs to the white terraces of Pamukkale, down to the Mediterranean at Antalya and up through Konya to two nights in Cappadocia.

    • A cruise on the Bosphorus
    • Ephesus and the village of Sirince
    • Antalya's old town and waterfalls
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  • Rome, Florence and Venice by fast train, ItalyItaly

    Rome, Florence and Venice by fast train

    7 days · 6 nights

    Rome → Florence → Venice

    Two nights in each of Italy’s three best-loved cities, linked by high-speed train. Hotels are central and nothing is scheduled, so you shape each day around the sights, galleries and long lunches you care about most.

    • The Colosseum, the Forum and the Vatican, on your own timetable
    • Florence’s Duomo, Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio
    • Walking Venice’s quieter quarters
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  • Jacó's surf beach and ziplines, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Jacó's surf beach and ziplines

    3 days · 2 nights

    San Jose → Jaco → San Jose

    A short, easy break from San Jose: a transfer to Jaco on the central Pacific coast, a free afternoon by the sea, then a guided zipline course the next day. The third morning brings you back to the airport.

    • A dark sand surf beach
    • A 3.5 km zipline course with 12 platforms
    • Restaurants and bars within walking distance
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  • Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli, private, KenyaKenya

    Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli, private

    7 days · 6 nights

    Nairobi → Maasai Mara → Lake Elementaita → Amboseli → Nairobi

    From Nairobi you drive down into the Rift Valley to the Maasai Mara for two nights of game drives, then north to Lake Nakuru and a lakeside night at Elementaita. Two nights in Amboseli, under Kilimanjaro, close the loop back to Nairobi.

    • Game drives across the Maasai Mara
    • Rhinos and flamingos at Lake Nakuru
    • Elephants beneath Kilimanjaro in Amboseli
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  • Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli, small group, KenyaKenya

    Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli, small group

    7 days · 6 nights

    Nairobi → Maasai Mara → Lake Elementaita → Amboseli → Nairobi

    A week on safari from Nairobi in a 4x4 with a pop-up roof and a driver-guide. Two nights in the Maasai Mara, a game drive at Lake Nakuru with a night by Lake Elementaita, then two nights at Amboseli in the shadow of Kilimanjaro before the drive back to Nairobi.

    • Two full days of game drives in the Maasai Mara
    • Rhinos and flamingos at Lake Nakuru
    • A night by Lake Elementaita in the Rift Valley
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  • Shaba, Lake Nakuru and the Maasai Mara, KenyaKenya

    Shaba, Lake Nakuru and the Maasai Mara

    7 days · 6 nights

    Nairobi → Shaba → Lake Nakuru → Maasai Mara → Nairobi

    After a night at a historic Nairobi hotel, you drive north past Mount Kenya to the riverside reserve of Shaba for two nights. The journey then turns south to Lake Nakuru and finishes with two nights in the Maasai Mara before the drive back to Nairobi.

    • Northern species in Shaba, such as reticulated giraffe and Grevy’s zebra
    • Rhinos and flamingos at Lake Nakuru
    • Two nights in a tented camp on the Mara
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  • Maasai Mara, Tsavo and the Mombasa coast, KenyaKenya

    Maasai Mara, Tsavo and the Mombasa coast

    8 days · 7 nights

    Nairobi → Maasai Mara → Lake Naivasha → Amboseli → Tsavo West → Taita Hills → Mombasa

    A private safari that crosses southern Kenya from the Maasai Mara and Lake Naivasha to Amboseli, Tsavo West and the Taita Hills. It ends on the coast, with a drop at your beach hotel near Mombasa so the two of you can stay on by the sea.

    • Two nights on the Maasai Mara
    • A boat ride on Lake Naivasha
    • Mzima Springs and its underwater hide
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  • Kochi, Periyar and the Kerala backwaters, IndiaIndia

    Kochi, Periyar and the Kerala backwaters

    7 days · 6 nights

    Kochi → Periyar → Kumarakom → Kerala backwaters → Kovalam

    Begin in Kochi, with its synagogue, Dutch Palace and fishing nets at sunset, then climb inland to the lake and spice country of Periyar. From there you come down to the backwaters at Kumarakom for a night aboard a traditional houseboat, and finish with two free days on the beaches of Kovalam.

    • Sunset at the fishing nets of Fort Kochi
    • A boat ride on Periyar Lake
    • A night aboard a backwaters houseboat
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  • Four nights at Khao Lak, ThailandThailand

    Four nights at Khao Lak

    5 days · 4 nights

    Phuket → Khao Lak → Phuket

    Fly into Phuket and drive north to Khao Lak, one of the calmest resort stretches of the Andaman coast, where tropical forest runs down to wide white-sand beaches. Four nights at a resort leave three full days free for the beach, the national parks and waterfalls nearby, or simply doing very little.

    • Long white-sand beaches on the Andaman Sea
    • Forest, waterfalls and national parks close to the coast
    • Three full days with nothing scheduled
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  • Khao Sok's lake and rainforest, ThailandThailand

    Khao Sok's lake and rainforest

    2 days · 1 nights

    Phuket or Khao Lak → Khao Sok → Phuket or Khao Lak

    A short soft-adventure trip inland from the Andaman coast. Day one brings a canoe ride under the cliffs of the Khao Sok river and a night in an air-conditioned tented camp; day two crosses Cheow Lan Lake by long-tail boat, with a jungle walk, a bamboo raft and a cave before lunch on the water.

    • A long-tail boat across Cheow Lan Lake
    • Canoeing beneath limestone cliffs
    • A night in a rainforest tented camp
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  • Amboseli, Tsavo West and Mombasa, KenyaKenya

    Amboseli, Tsavo West and Mombasa

    5 days · 4 nights

    Nairobi → Amboseli → Tsavo West → Taita Hills → Mombasa

    A short safari that runs south from Nairobi to Amboseli, then east to Tsavo West and the Taita Hills sanctuary. It ends on the coast, at a beach hotel near Mombasa or the airport, which makes it an easy lead-in to time by the sea.

    • Elephants on the plains below Kilimanjaro
    • The Shetani lava flow and Chyulu Hills
    • Mzima Springs and its underwater hide
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  • Three nights on Koh Samui, ThailandThailand

    Three nights on Koh Samui

    4 days · 3 nights

    Koh Samui

    A short island stay on Koh Samui, with a resort to come back to and two clear days between arrival and departure. Spend them on the beach, in Bophut's old fishing village, or out on the water to Koh Tao or the islands of Ang Thong.

    • A choice of 4 or 5 star resort
    • Chaweng, Lamai, Bophut and Maenam to explore
    • An optional day to Koh Tao and Koh Nang Yuan
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  • Kruger, Garden Route and Cape Town, South AfricaSouth Africa

    Kruger, Garden Route and Cape Town

    12 days · 11 nights

    Kapama Private Game Reserve → Hazyview → Johannesburg → Knysna → Oudtshoorn → Montagu → Cape Town

    Start with two nights at Kapama, a private reserve on the edge of Kruger, and the canyon views of the Panorama Route. A flight to George brings you to Knysna, then the road leads through the Little Karoo and the Winelands to three nights in Cape Town.

    • Game drives at Kapama
    • God's Window and the Three Rondavels
    • Sunrise with the meerkats
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  • Kruger, Garden Route and Cape by car, South AfricaSouth Africa

    Kruger, Garden Route and Cape by car

    12 days · 11 nights

    Kapama Private Game Reserve → Hazyview → Johannesburg → Knysna → Oudtshoorn → Montagu → Cape Town

    Start with two nights at Kapama, a private reserve on the edge of Kruger, and the canyon views of the Panorama Route. A flight to George brings you to Knysna, then the road leads through the Little Karoo and the Winelands to three nights in Cape Town. You drive yourselves throughout, with game drives and set activities booked for you.

    • Game drives at Kapama
    • God's Window and the Three Rondavels
    • Sunrise with the meerkats
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  • Kruger camp to camp by car, South AfricaSouth Africa

    Kruger camp to camp by car

    9 days · 8 nights

    Kruger Mpumalanga Airport → Berg-en-Dal → Skukuza → Satara → Letaba → Hoedspruit

    Collect a car at Kruger Mpumalanga airport and work your way north through the park, two nights at a time. You start in the granite hills of the south, move to Skukuza on the Sabie River and the open plains around Satara, and finish among the mopane woodland of Letaba before dropping the car at Hoedspruit.

    • Two nights at each camp, never rushed
    • Big cat country around Satara
    • Elephant herds along the Letaba River
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  • Kruger and the Blyde River Canyon, South AfricaSouth Africa

    Kruger and the Blyde River Canyon

    4 days · 3 nights

    Johannesburg → Hazyview → Johannesburg

    A short safari from Johannesburg airport, based for three nights at a lodge in Hazyview on the edge of Kruger. You go into the park three times with a ranger guide in an open vehicle, at sunset, for a full day and again at dawn, and spend one day on the viewpoints of the Blyde River Canyon.

    • A sunset and night drive on arrival day
    • A full day searching for the Big Five
    • God’s Window and the Three Rondavels
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  • Kvarner Gulf to Zadar by small boat, CroatiaCroatia

    Kvarner Gulf to Zadar by small boat

    8 days · 7 nights

    Rijeka → Krk → Rab → Zadar → Zadar archipelago → Mali Losinj → Cres → Rijeka

    Board a small boat in Rijeka and spend a week sailing the Kvarner Gulf and northern Dalmatia, mooring each night in a different harbour. Guided walks show you Rab, Zadar and Mali Losinj, and the route passes through the Kornati National Park.

    • A swimming stop in a quiet bay most days
    • Sailing through the Kornati National Park
    • Guided walks in Rab, Zadar and Mali Losinj
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Sirmione on Lake Garda, ItalyItaly

    Sirmione on Lake Garda

    4 days · 3 nights

    Lake Garda

    A short stay on Italy's largest lake, centred on the old town of Sirmione. After a free first day, you cruise around the peninsula and walk through the castle gate into the town with a guide, then explore the ruins of a great Roman villa on the third day, with your evenings free.

    • A boat cruise around the Sirmione peninsula
    • The castle walls and lanes of Sirmione
    • The Roman villa of the Grotte di Catullo
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  • A Titicaca community at Luquina, PeruPeru

    A Titicaca community at Luquina

    3 days · 2 nights

    Puno → Luquina → Puno

    A slow, private stay on the shore of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. You sleep in a family home in the Luquina community, spend a day by boat visiting the Uros floating islands and Taquile, and return for a home-cooked dinner, traditional dances and a bonfire.

    • Two nights in a Luquina family home
    • The Uros floating reed islands
    • Taquile Island and its crafts
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  • Istanbul, Troy, Ephesus and Antalya, TurkeyTurkey

    Istanbul, Troy, Ephesus and Antalya

    9 days · 8 nights

    Istanbul → Çanakkale → Kuşadası → Pamukkale → Antalya

    Two days in Istanbul, then west to the Gallipoli battlefields and Troy, south to Ephesus and the village of Şirince, inland to Pamukkale and finally to the old town of Antalya on the Mediterranean coast.

    • Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque
    • Ephesus
    • Pamukkale's thermal terraces
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  • Five days in Athens, GreeceGreece

    Five days in Athens

    5 days · 4 nights

    Athens

    Four nights in central Athens, with a guided morning at the Acropolis and its museum on the second day. The other days are yours for the shops of Kolonaki and Ermou Street, the lanes of Plaka and the Monastiraki market, with a food tour or Cape Sounion to add if you like.

    • A guided Acropolis and museum morning
    • The lanes of Plaka
    • Kolonaki cafes and Ermou Street shopping
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  • Lisbon, Belém and Sintra, PortugalPortugal

    Lisbon, Belém and Sintra

    6 days · 5 nights

    Lisbon

    Stay put in one Lisbon hotel for five nights. A guided morning takes in Belém and the old quarters, an afternoon goes up into the forested hills of Sintra, and the days between are left free for the riverfront, the viewpoints and an evening of fado.

    • A guided morning in Belém and Alfama
    • Sintra's palaces in the hills
    • Free days to explore at your own pace
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  • Porto, Fátima and Lisbon from Madrid, PortugalPortugal

    Porto, Fátima and Lisbon from Madrid

    6 days · 5 nights

    Madrid → Porto → Fátima → Lisbon → Madrid

    A guided coach journey that leaves Madrid for two nights in Porto, with a river cruise and a port cellar tasting, then a night at Fátima after Coimbra. Two nights in Lisbon follow a day among the monasteries and fishing towns of the coast, and the drive back to Madrid stops at Roman Mérida.

    • A Douro river cruise and port tasting
    • The candle procession at Fátima
    • Batalha, Nazaré and Alcobaça in a day
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  • Arequipa, Colca, Titicaca and Cusco, PeruPeru

    Arequipa, Colca, Titicaca and Cusco

    11 days · 10 nights

    Lima → Arequipa → Colca Valley → Puno → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    Two nights in Lima, then fly south to Arequipa and drive up to the Colca Canyon to watch condors. Cross the high plains to Lake Titicaca, take the scenic road to Cusco, and finish with the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and a guided day in the old Inca capital.

    • Santa Catalina Monastery in Arequipa
    • Condors over the Colca Canyon
    • The Uros and Taquile islands
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  • Madrid's palaces, plazas and flamenco, SpainSpain

    Madrid's palaces, plazas and flamenco

    3 days · 2 nights

    Madrid

    A short stay in the Spanish capital with the logistics taken care of: a transfer to your hotel on arrival, a full day on the hop-on hop-off bus to see the city, a flamenco show that evening, and a free morning before your transfer back to the airport.

    • A day on the hop-on hop-off bus
    • An evening flamenco show
    • The Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral
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  • Madrid, Córdoba, Granada and Seville, SpainSpain

    Madrid, Córdoba, Granada and Seville

    7 days · 6 nights

    Madrid → Córdoba → Granada → Seville

    Two nights in Madrid for its palace and galleries, then the drive south to Córdoba and its Great Mosque, a night in Granada for the Alhambra and the Albaicín, and two nights in Seville. The car is returned at Seville airport, so there is no drive back.

    • The Royal Palace and the Reina Sofía
    • The Great Mosque of Córdoba
    • The Alhambra and the Albaicín
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  • Olympia, Delphi and Meteora, GreeceGreece

    Olympia, Delphi and Meteora

    4 days · 3 nights

    Athens → Olympia → Delphi → Kalambaka → Athens

    A four-day circuit of mainland Greece from Athens. The first day crosses the Peloponnese by way of Epidaurus and Mycenae to Olympia, then you head over the Gulf of Corinth to Delphi and north to Kalambaka for a last morning at Meteora.

    • The theatre at Epidaurus
    • The ancient stadium and museum at Olympia
    • The Delphi site and museum
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  • Nafplio, Delphi and Meteora, GreeceGreece

    Nafplio, Delphi and Meteora

    5 days · 4 nights

    Athens → Nafplio → Olympia → Delphi → Kalambaka → Athens

    A five-day circuit of mainland Greece from Athens. It opens with a short drive and a free afternoon in Nafplio, continues by Mycenae to Olympia and over the Gulf of Corinth to Delphi, then heads north to Kalambaka for a final morning at Meteora.

    • A free afternoon in Nafplio
    • The Temple of Hera and the stadium at Olympia
    • Arachova and the site of Delphi
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  • A week in Sliema, MaltaMalta

    A week in Sliema

    7 days · 6 nights

    Sliema

    A week built around rest: six nights in Sliema with private airport transfers, and one guided day that covers Valletta, the Mosta dome, the Ta' Qali crafts village and the walled city of Mdina. The other days are free for the waterfront, the hotel pool or the shops.

    • A private guided day in Valletta and Mdina
    • St John's Co-Cathedral
    • Four free days by the sea
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Three nights in Sliema, MaltaMalta

    Three nights in Sliema

    4 days · 3 nights

    Sliema

    A short stay in Sliema or St Julian's with private airport transfers. One guided day covers Valletta and St John's Co-Cathedral, the Mosta dome, the Ta' Qali crafts village and the walled city of Mdina, and the next day is entirely yours.

    • A private guided day through Valletta and Mdina
    • St John's Co-Cathedral
    • The quiet lanes of Mdina
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  • A week in Balaclava, MauritiusMauritius

    A week in Balaclava

    8 days · 7 nights

    Balaclava

    Seven nights at a four-star hotel in Balaclava, with breakfast and dinner each day. A guided day crosses the island to the crater at Trou aux Cerfs, Ganga Talao and Chamarel, and the rest of the week is yours, with optional tours if you want to see more.

    • The coloured earth and waterfall at Chamarel
    • Ganga Talao and the Black River Gorges
    • Five free days on the lagoon
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  • Chamarel and a week by the lagoon, MauritiusMauritius

    Chamarel and a week by the lagoon

    8 days · 7 nights

    Grand Baie

    Seven nights at a three-star hotel in Grand Baie on the north coast, with breakfast and dinner each day. A guided day takes you through the volcanic, forested south to Chamarel, and the remaining days are yours, with optional tours to the north, the plantations or out on a catamaran.

    • The coloured earth and waterfall at Chamarel
    • Ganga Talao and the Black River Gorges
    • Five free days on the lagoon
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Mendoza's Malbec and olive groves, ArgentinaArgentina

    Mendoza's Malbec and olive groves

    4 days · 3 nights

    Mendoza

    Three nights in Mendoza, Argentina's wine capital, with the Andes on the horizon. An afternoon in the Maipú region takes in two boutique wineries and a family-run olive oil maker, and a free day leaves room for the city's plazas or a trip into the mountains.

    • Tastings at two boutique Maipú wineries
    • A family-run olive oil maker
    • Mendoza's leafy plazas and avenues
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  • Two nights in Monteverde, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Two nights in Monteverde

    3 days · 2 nights

    San Jose → Monteverde → San Jose

    Travel from San Jose up into the hills of Monteverde for two nights surrounded by forest. The middle morning is a guided walk in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, and the rest of the time is yours.

    • A guided walk in the cloud forest reserve
    • Highland birds and tree frogs
    • Cool mountain air after the coast
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  • Five days in Bangkok, private, ThailandThailand

    Five days in Bangkok, private

    5 days · 4 nights

    Bangkok

    Four nights in one Bangkok hotel, with three guided days out and your own guide and vehicle each time. See the Grand Palace and the city's great temples, the railway market at Maeklong and the canals of Damnoen Saduak, then spend a full day at Kanchanaburi on the Thailand to Burma railway.

    • The Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha
    • The Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho
    • Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoen Saduak
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  • Five days in Bangkok, small group, ThailandThailand

    Five days in Bangkok, small group

    5 days · 4 nights

    Bangkok

    Four nights in one Bangkok hotel and three guided days out with a small group. See the Grand Palace and the city's great temples, the railway market at Maeklong and the canals of Damnoen Saduak, then spend a full day at Kanchanaburi on the Thailand to Burma railway.

    • The Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha
    • The Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho
    • Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoen Saduak
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Tortuguero, Arenal and Monteverde, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tortuguero, Arenal and Monteverde

    8 days · 7 nights

    San Jose → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → San Jose

    After a night in San Jose, travel by road and boat to the rainforest canals of Tortuguero on the Caribbean side. From there the route turns inland to the Arenal Volcano and climbs to the cloud forest of Monteverde, with a guided outing at each stop and free afternoons in between.

    • A guided boat tour of the Tortuguero canals
    • A morning walk in Arenal Volcano National Park
    • The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on the continental divide
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  • Rincón de la Vieja, Monteverde and Arenal, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Rincón de la Vieja, Monteverde and Arenal

    8 days · 7 nights

    Liberia → Rincon de la Vieja → Monteverde → Arenal → Liberia or San Jose

    Fly into Liberia for two nights by the hot springs of Rincon de la Vieja, then move on to the Monteverde cloud forest for a night walk and a waterfall hike. The last three nights are at Arenal, with hanging bridges, the La Fortuna waterfall and a day of canyon rappelling.

    • A guided night walk in Monteverde
    • Four waterfalls on a forest hike from Monteverde
    • The 60 metre La Fortuna waterfall
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  • Mycenae, Epidaurus and a night in Nafplio, GreeceGreece

    Mycenae, Epidaurus and a night in Nafplio

    2 days · 1 nights

    Athens → Nafplio → Athens

    A two-day round trip from Athens into the Argolid. Stop at the Corinth Canal, walk through the Lion Gate at Mycenae and spend the evening and next morning in Nafplio, then see the theatre at Epidaurus on the way home.

    • The Lion Gate and Treasury of Atreus at Mycenae
    • A free evening and morning in Nafplio
    • Palamidi Castle above the old town
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  • Olympia and Delphi via Nafplio, GreeceGreece

    Olympia and Delphi via Nafplio

    4 days · 3 nights

    Athens → Nafplio → Olympia → Delphi → Athens

    A four-day loop from Athens that starts slowly, with a short first drive and a free afternoon in Nafplio. From there you visit Mycenae on the way to Olympia, cross the Gulf of Corinth to Delphi and spend the final morning among its ruins.

    • A free afternoon in Nafplio
    • The theatre at Epidaurus
    • The Temple of Hera and the stadium at Olympia
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Kalahari, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund and Erindi, NamibiaNamibia

    Kalahari, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund and Erindi

    10 days · 9 nights

    Windhoek → Kalahari → Sossusvlei → Swakopmund → Erindi → Windhoek

    A loop from Windhoek in your own 4x4, heading south-east into the Kalahari and then west to the high dunes of Sossusvlei. Two nights in the seaside town of Swakopmund give you a free day on the coast, and two more at the Erindi reserve leave time for game drives before a final night in Windhoek.

    • Sunrise among the Sossusvlei dunes
    • Sesriem Canyon
    • A free day in Swakopmund
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  • Bizerte, Tabarka and the green north, TunisiaTunisia

    Bizerte, Tabarka and the green north

    5 days · 4 nights

    Tunis → Bizerte → Tabarka → Tunis

    A short loop from Tunis through the north of the country. You head up the coast to Bizerte and across hills and farmland to Tabarka, then turn inland through a run of Roman sites before ending at Carthage.

    • The Bardo Museum and its mosaics
    • Pottery village of Sejnene
    • Underground villas at Bulla Regia
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  • Chiang Khan and Nong Khai, ThailandThailand

    Chiang Khan and Nong Khai

    4 days · 3 nights

    Bangkok → Khao Kho → Chiang Khan → Nong Khai → Udon Thani

    Leave Bangkok for the quieter northeast, where Thai and Lao cultures meet along the Mekong. Four days take you from the hilltop temples of Khao Kho to the teakwood river town of Chiang Khan and the border city of Nong Khai, ending in Udon Thani.

    • Wat Pha Son Kaew in the Khao Kho hills
    • Sunset over the Mekong at Chiang Khan
    • Dawn alms and a bike ride along the river
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  • Chiang Rai's hills and Lanna Chiang Mai, ThailandThailand

    Chiang Rai's hills and Lanna Chiang Mai

    5 days · 4 nights

    Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai

    Begin in Chiang Rai and spend a day in the highlands, visiting hill tribe villages and the Golden Triangle where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet. Then drive south by way of the White Temple to Chiang Mai for Doi Suthep, a river cruise and a day among the temples of the old city.

    • The Golden Triangle at Sop Ruak
    • The all-white Wat Rong Khun
    • A khao soi lunch on a farm after a River Ping cruise
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  • Three days on the Osa Peninsula, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Three days on the Osa Peninsula

    3 days · 2 nights

    San José → Osa Peninsula → San José

    A short flight from San José brings you to the Osa Peninsula, a corner of Costa Rica where rainforest, mangroves and the Pacific meet. Two nights at a hotel near Puerto Jiménez frame one guided wildlife tour by 4x4, gentle enough for any fitness level.

    • The flight south over Costa Rica
    • Scarlet macaws and sloths near Matapalo
    • A naturalist guide with a spotting scope
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  • Four days on the Osa Peninsula, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Four days on the Osa Peninsula

    4 days · 3 nights

    San José → Osa Peninsula → San José

    A short flight from San José brings you to the Osa Peninsula, where rainforest, mangroves and the Pacific meet. Three nights at a hotel near Puerto Jiménez give you one guided wildlife tour by 4x4 and a whole free day to rest or go kayaking and birdwatching.

    • Scarlet macaws and sloths near Matapalo
    • A naturalist guide with a spotting scope
    • A free day at the hotel
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Osuna and its rock-cut quarry, SpainSpain

    Osuna and its rock-cut quarry

    2 days · 1 nights

    Seville → Osuna → Seville

    A short break an hour from Seville: arrive in Osuna in time to wander its noble streets, spend the night, then join a local guide for a four-hour morning through the carved quarry known as the Andalusian Petra and the town’s monumental centre.

    • El Coto de las Canteras, the Andalusian Petra
    • Calle San Pedro and its manor houses
    • The baroque Colegiata and its art
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  • Kandy, the tea hills and Koggala, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Kandy, the tea hills and Koggala

    8 days · 7 nights

    Colombo → Habarana → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Tissamaharama → Koggala → Colombo

    A full private circuit of Sri Lanka in eight days with your own chauffeur-guide. After a Colombo city tour, head north to the cave temples of Dambulla, Sigiriya and the ruins of Polonnaruwa, then through the spice gardens of Matale to Kandy and the tea country. A safari in Yala and a coastal drive past the stilt fishermen to Galle Fort finish at a beach hotel.

    • Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa
    • The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy
    • A Yala jeep safari
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  • Pereira, Cocora Valley and Salento, ColombiaColombia

    Pereira, Cocora Valley and Salento

    4 days · 3 nights

    Pereira

    A short private stay based in Pereira, in the UNESCO-listed Coffee Cultural Landscape. One day is spent on a speciality coffee farm near Santa Rosa de Cabal, the next walking among the wax palms of the Cocora Valley and the colonial streets of Salento and Filandia.

    • Roasting coffee over a wood fire
    • The wax palms of the Cocora Valley
    • Salento's colonial streets
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  • Machu Picchu, Quito and the Galápagos, PeruPeru

    Machu Picchu, Quito and the Galápagos

    10 days · 9 nights

    Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco → Quito → Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz

    Begin with two nights in Lima, fly up to Cusco and the Sacred Valley, and take the train to Machu Picchu. From there the route crosses to Ecuador for a night in Quito before three nights on Santa Cruz, with a day at sea among the uninhabited islands.

    • A guided visit to Machu Picchu
    • Chinchero, Yucay and the Ollantaytambo fortress
    • Giant tortoises in the Santa Cruz highlands
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  • Iquitos and the flooded forest by skiff, PeruPeru

    Iquitos and the flooded forest by skiff

    4 days · 3 nights

    Iquitos → Nauta → Pacaya Samiria → Iquitos

    Fly into Iquitos, see the city, then board a small riverboat at the port of Nauta for three nights on the Amazon. Naturalist guides lead skiff trips into the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, canopy walks and night excursions, with river community visits between, and the last morning ends at a rescue centre for river mammals.

    • Pink river dolphins in Pacaya Samiria
    • A picnic breakfast on the water at dawn
    • Hanging bridges through the canopy
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  • The Sacred Valley at the table, PeruPeru

    The Sacred Valley at the table

    6 days · 5 nights

    Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    Base yourselves in Cusco and the Sacred Valley for a journey built around Andean food: a picantería dinner, a morning of chocolate, coffee and pisco, and a pachamanca cooked in the earth. Between meals come the salt pans of Maras, the terraces of Moray, Pisac market, Ollantaytambo and a day at Machu Picchu.

    • Chocolate, coffee and pisco tastings in Cusco
    • A pachamanca you help prepare
    • The Maras salt pans and Moray terraces
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  • Phuket, Ko Phi Phi and Krabi, ThailandThailand

    Phuket, Ko Phi Phi and Krabi

    10 days · 9 nights

    Phuket → Ko Phi Phi → Krabi

    An easy beach journey down the Andaman coast. Begin with three nights in Phuket, take the ferry to Ko Phi Phi for two nights on the island, then cross to Krabi for four nights among its limestone cliffs before flying home from Krabi.

    • Two nights on Ko Phi Phi
    • Long-tail boats to the Krabi islands
    • Unhurried days by the pool or the sea
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  • Three nights in Porto, PortugalPortugal

    Three nights in Porto

    4 days · 3 nights

    Porto

    Three nights in a Porto hotel with private airport transfers either side. A guided morning walks you through the historic centre to the cathedral and the tiled hall of São Bento station, and a free day follows for shopping on Santa Catarina or a long lunch by the river in Ribeira.

    • The UNESCO-listed historic centre
    • The tiled hall of São Bento station
    • Lunch by the river in Ribeira
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  • Porto, Guimarães and Braga, PortugalPortugal

    Porto, Guimarães and Braga

    6 days · 5 nights

    Porto

    Base yourselves in Porto for five nights. A guided morning covers the old centre, the cathedral and São Bento station, and a full day trip heads north to Guimarães, the birthplace of Portugal's first king, and to the sanctuaries of Braga. The other days are free for Ribeira and the city.

    • Guimarães Castle and its medieval centre
    • The baroque stairway of Bom Jesus in Braga
    • The tiled hall of São Bento station
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  • Évora, Tomar, Coimbra and Porto, PortugalPortugal

    Évora, Tomar, Coimbra and Porto

    8 days · 7 nights

    Lisbon → Alter do Chão → Coimbra → Porto → Coimbra → Lisbon

    Collect your car in Lisbon and drive a loop through the heart of Portugal: east to Évora and the Alentejo, north by way of Castelo de Vide and Tomar to the university city of Coimbra, then on to Porto for two nights. The return follows the Atlantic coast through Aveiro and Figueira da Foz, with a last stop in Sintra before Lisbon.

    • The Convent of Christ in Tomar
    • Coimbra's old university and library
    • Two nights in Porto
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  • Porto, Lisbon and the Algarve, PortugalPortugal

    Porto, Lisbon and the Algarve

    8 days · 7 nights

    Porto → Lisbon → Lagos → Faro

    Pick up your car in Porto for two nights in the port wine city, then drive south past Fátima, Batalha, Alcobaça and Óbidos to two nights in Lisbon. The last leg runs through Évora to Lagos, where three nights on the Algarve leave time for beaches and cliff-top villages before you fly home from Faro.

    • Port wine cellars in Porto
    • The monasteries of Batalha and Alcobaça
    • Belém and Alfama in Lisbon
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  • Colca's condors from Arequipa, private, PeruPeru

    Colca's condors from Arequipa, private

    4 days · 3 nights

    Arequipa → Colca Valley → Arequipa

    The same short loop as the shared tour, with a private guide and vehicle throughout: an afternoon in old Arequipa and the Santa Catalina convent, a drive over the high plains to the Colca Valley, and a morning watching condors at the canyon before the road back.

    • The Santa Catalina convent
    • Vicuñas on the Pampa Cañahuas
    • Condors at the Cruz del Condor lookout
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  • Old Siam and Chiang Mai, private, ThailandThailand

    Old Siam and Chiang Mai, private

    8 days · 7 nights

    Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Bangkok

    Settle into Bangkok for two days, then join a small group on the road north through Ayutthaya, Lampang and Chiang Mai, returning by way of Sukhothai and Lopburi. The group never tops eight, and there is free time in both Bangkok and Chiang Mai.

    • Ayutthaya's ruins from a long-tail boat
    • The mountain temple of Doi Suthep
    • Sukhothai, the first capital of Siam
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  • Four days in Bangkok, city break, ThailandThailand

    Four days in Bangkok, city break

    4 days · 3 nights

    Bangkok

    A short stay in Bangkok built around two private guided days. One covers the Grand Palace and the city's most important temples; the other heads out to the railway market at Maeklong and the canals of Damnoen Saduak.

    • The solid gold Buddha of Wat Traimit
    • Wat Pho's reclining Buddha
    • The Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha
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  • Lima and the Sacred Valley, private, PeruPeru

    Lima and the Sacred Valley, private

    7 days · 6 nights

    Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    The classic week in Peru with a private guide and private transfers throughout. Two nights in Lima, a flight up to Cusco, two nights in the Sacred Valley among terraces, salt pans and weaving towns, then the train to Machu Picchu before a final night in Cusco.

    • The circular terraces of Moray
    • The salt pans of Maras
    • Chinchero and the Ollantaytambo fortress
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  • Cajamarca's hot springs and Inca past, PeruPeru

    Cajamarca's hot springs and Inca past

    4 days · 3 nights

    Cajamarca

    Three nights in one hotel in Cajamarca, a colonial town in the northern Andes far from the usual Peru route. An afternoon in town and the Inca Baths, then a day out to the Cumbemayo stone forest and the Otuzco Windows, with a private guide and driver.

    • The Ransom Room, where Atahualpa was held
    • The Inca Baths hot springs
    • The aqueduct and stone forest of Cumbemayo
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  • Cape Dutch gables and the Bo-Kaap, South AfricaSouth Africa

    Cape Dutch gables and the Bo-Kaap

    5 days · 4 nights

    Cape Town

    Four nights in one Cape Town hotel, with three days out in the company of a private driver-guide. You walk the city centre and the Bo-Kaap, travel through Langa and the Southern Suburbs to Groot Constantia, and spend a day among the Cape Dutch homesteads of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek.

    • The colourful houses of the Bo-Kaap
    • The Castle of Good Hope
    • A wine tasting at Groot Constantia
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  • Kuélap's citadel and the Gocta waterfall, PeruPeru

    Kuélap's citadel and the Gocta waterfall

    4 days · 3 nights

    Chachapoyas

    Three nights in Chachapoyas, where the Andes fall away to the Amazon. One day goes to Kuélap, the walled mountaintop city of the Chachapoyas people, and the next to a cloud forest walk to the foot of Gocta Falls.

    • The cable car up to Kuélap
    • Round stone houses and carved friezes inside the citadel
    • Orchids and giant ferns on the Gocta trail
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  • Sounion, Olympia and Delphi, private, GreeceGreece

    Sounion, Olympia and Delphi, private

    5 days · 4 nights

    Athens → Olympia → Delphi → Athens

    Land in Athens and drive the coast to the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio that afternoon. A private guide and car then take you through the Peloponnese to Olympia and across the Gulf of Corinth to Delphi, and the last morning is a guided tour of Athens and the Acropolis before your flight.

    • The Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio
    • Epidaurus and Mycenae in a day
    • Olympia and its ancient stadium
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  • Minoan and Venetian Crete from Chania, GreeceGreece

    Minoan and Venetian Crete from Chania

    5 days · 4 nights

    Chania

    Settle into a hotel in Chania for four nights and let a private guide show you western Crete. A walk through Chania's old town comes first, then a day with the Agia Triada monastery, the potters of Margarites and Rethymno, and a day at the Palace of Knossos and Heraklion.

    • Chania's Venetian harbour
    • The Palace of Knossos with a guide
    • Potters at work in Margarites
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  • Saronic islands, Delphi and Meteora, GreeceGreece

    Saronic islands, Delphi and Meteora

    5 days · 4 nights

    Athens → Kalambaka → Athens

    Three of your four nights are in Athens. After a free first afternoon you spend a day cruising to three islands in the Saronic Gulf, then a private guide and car take you to Delphi, a night in Kalambaka and the Meteora monasteries. The last morning is a private tour of Athens and the Acropolis.

    • A day cruise to three Saronic islands
    • Delphi and its museum
    • Two monasteries at Meteora
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  • Two nights in Sofia, BulgariaBulgaria

    Two nights in Sofia

    3 days · 2 nights

    Sofia

    A short, flexible stay in Sofia: private transfers, two nights in the centre and a full day that is entirely yours. Walk between golden-domed churches, ancient remains and the cafés of Vitosha Boulevard, or add a guided trip to Rila Monastery or a day in Plovdiv.

    • Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
    • Coffee on Vitosha Boulevard
    • The Rotunda of St George
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  • Two nights in Varna, BulgariaBulgaria

    Two nights in Varna

    3 days · 2 nights

    Varna

    Two nights in Varna, Bulgaria's Black Sea capital, with private airport transfers and a full day that is yours. Walk the promenade and the Sea Garden, see the ancient gold in the Archaeological Museum, or add a private guided day north along the coast to Cape Kaliakra and Balchik.

    • The Sea Garden and the promenade
    • Ancient gold in the Archaeological Museum
    • Varna's cathedral and its gilded domes
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  • Athens, Meteora, Mykonos and Santorini, GreeceGreece

    Athens, Meteora, Mykonos and Santorini

    9 days · 8 nights

    Athens → Kalambaka → Athens → Mykonos → Santorini

    A private journey that starts with a guided morning on the Acropolis, then drives north to Delphi and the monasteries of Meteora before returning to Athens. From Piraeus you sail to Mykonos and on to Santorini, with two nights on each island and your days there left free.

    • A private guide on the Acropolis and in its museum
    • Delphi and a night below the Meteora rocks
    • Two nights on Mykonos
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  • Ephesus and Cappadocia, private, TurkeyTurkey

    Ephesus and Cappadocia, private

    8 days · 7 nights

    Istanbul → Kusadasi → Cappadocia

    Two nights in Istanbul for the old city and the Bosphorus, three on the Aegean coast at Kusadasi for Ephesus, Sirince and Pamukkale, then two in Cappadocia among the cave churches and fairy chimneys. Domestic flights do the long hops, so the days are spent seeing rather than sitting.

    • Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque
    • A cruise on the Bosphorus
    • Ephesus and a Sirince wine tasting
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  • Chamarel by private car, then the lagoon, MauritiusMauritius

    Chamarel by private car, then the lagoon

    8 days · 7 nights

    Grand Baie

    Seven nights in Grand Baie on the north coast, with breakfast and dinner each day and private transfers throughout. A private guided day takes the two of you through the volcanic, forested south to Chamarel, and the rest of the week is free, with optional tours if you want them.

    • The coloured earth and waterfall at Chamarel
    • Ganga Talao and the Black River Gorges
    • Five free days on the lagoon
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Adults-only Cap Malheureux, private, MauritiusMauritius

    Adults-only Cap Malheureux, private

    6 days · 5 nights

    Cap Malheureux

    Five nights at a five-star, adults-only hotel at Cap Malheureux, near Grand Baie, with breakfast and dinner each day and private transfers. A private guided day crosses the island to Trou aux Cerfs, Ganga Talao and Chamarel, and the rest is yours, with optional private tours.

    • An adults-only, five-star hotel
    • A private guided day in the south
    • The coloured earth and waterfall at Chamarel
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  • Five nights in Balaclava, private, MauritiusMauritius

    Five nights in Balaclava, private

    6 days · 5 nights

    Balaclava

    Five nights at a four-star hotel in Balaclava, with breakfast and dinner each day and private transfers. A private guided day takes the two of you to Trou aux Cerfs, Ganga Talao and Chamarel, and the days after are free, with optional private tours.

    • The coloured earth and waterfall at Chamarel
    • Ganga Talao and the Black River Gorges
    • Three free days on the lagoon
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Puerto Viejo and the Cahuita coast, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Puerto Viejo and the Cahuita coast

    3 days · 2 nights

    San Jose → Puerto Viejo → San Jose

    Leave San Jose for the southern Caribbean coast and two nights in Puerto Viejo, a colourful town with Afro-Caribbean roots in its food, music and buildings. The middle day is a guided walk through Cahuita National Park, with time to swim along the way.

    • The beaches of Cocles, Chiquita and Punta Uva
    • A guided walk to Punta Cahuita
    • Sloths and monkeys in the coastal forest
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  • The Itria Valley, Otranto and Lecce, ItalyItaly

    The Itria Valley, Otranto and Lecce

    8 days · 7 nights

    Bari → Alberobello → Otranto → Lecce → Bari

    Collect a car at Bari or Brindisi and base yourselves for four nights in Alberobello, with day drives to the Castellana Caves, Polignano a Mare, Trani, Castel del Monte, Bari and Matera. Then move south through Martina Franca and Ostuni to Otranto for two nights, and finish with a night in baroque Lecce.

    • The cave town of Matera
    • Castel del Monte and Trani Cathedral
    • Polignano a Mare above the sea
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  • Alberobello, Otranto and Lecce, ItalyItaly

    Alberobello, Otranto and Lecce

    7 days · 6 nights

    Bari → Alberobello → Otranto → Lecce → Brindisi

    Three bases, two nights each, with a private driver between them. Start among the trulli of Alberobello, move down to the old harbour town of Otranto on the Adriatic, and finish in Lecce, the baroque city of the south, with a private guided walk in each.

    • The trulli of Alberobello
    • The Tree of Life mosaic in Otranto Cathedral
    • Baroque Lecce and its Roman amphitheatre
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  • Over the Andes to Lake Titicaca, PeruPeru

    Over the Andes to Lake Titicaca

    3 days · 2 nights

    Cusco → Puno

    Leave Cusco on a tourist bus that stops at a painted colonial church, an Inca temple and the high pass of La Raya on the way to Puno. The next day a boat takes you out to the floating reed islands of the Uros and on to Taquile, before an airport transfer on the third morning.

    • The painted church of Andahuaylillas
    • The Temple of Wiracocha at Raqchi
    • The floating reed islands of the Uros
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  • Canals, cloud forest and Tamarindo beach, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Canals, cloud forest and Tamarindo beach

    9 days · 8 nights

    San Jose → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → Tamarindo → San Jose

    Begin on the Caribbean side with two nights in Tortuguero, reached by boat. Then cross to the Arenal Volcano for a guided hike and an evening in the hot springs, take the lake crossing to Monteverde's cloud forest, and end with two nights on the beach at Tamarindo.

    • A dawn boat tour of the Tortuguero canals
    • A guided hike on the flanks of the Arenal Volcano
    • An evening in volcanic hot springs
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  • Quito's old town and the equator, EcuadorEcuador

    Quito's old town and the equator

    3 days · 2 nights

    Quito

    A compact city break with one full guided day at its centre. Ride the metro into the colonial old town, step inside La Compañía de Jesús and taste Ecuadorian chocolate, then head north to stand on the equator at the Intiñan Museum.

    • Independence Square and the colonial old town
    • The gilded interior of La Compañía de Jesús
    • A tasting of single-origin Ecuadorian chocolate
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  • Sigiriya, Trincomalee, Kandy and Bentota, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Sigiriya, Trincomalee, Kandy and Bentota

    11 days · 10 nights

    Negombo → Habarana → Trincomalee → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Bentota → Colombo

    Begin in the Cultural Triangle with the cave temples of Dambulla, the climb up Sigiriya and an evening elephant safari at Minneriya. Two nights on the east coast at Trincomalee come next, then Kandy, the tea hills of Nuwara Eliya and a rafting stop at Kitulgala on the way to two quiet nights at Bentota before Colombo.

    • The climb up Sigiriya Rock
    • An evening elephant safari at Minneriya
    • A tea estate visit in the hills
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  • Santo Antão at your own pace, Cape VerdeCape Verde

    Santo Antão at your own pace

    8 days · 7 nights

    Mindelo → Ribeira Grande → Ponta do Sol → Paul → Mindelo

    There are no set excursions on this trip: hotels, ferries and transfers are arranged, and the days are yours. Start with two nights in Mindelo, then move around Santo Antão from Ribeira Grande to Ponta do Sol and the green Paul Valley before crossing back to São Vicente.

    • A self-guided walk through Mindelo
    • Coves and cliffs around Ribeira Grande
    • Sunset in the harbour village of Ponta do Sol
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  • Plovdiv, Bansko and Veliko Tarnovo, BulgariaBulgaria

    Plovdiv, Bansko and Veliko Tarnovo

    8 days · 7 nights

    Varna or Burgas → Plovdiv → Bansko → Sofia → Veliko Tarnovo → Varna or Burgas

    A private round trip from the Black Sea coast with your own guide and driver. You cross the country through the Rose Valley to Plovdiv, climb into the mountains at Bansko and Rila Monastery, spend two nights in Sofia, then return east by way of Veliko Tarnovo.

    • Nessebar and St Stephen church
    • A night in mountain Bansko
    • Rila Monastery
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  • Khao Sok, Thale Noi and Trang, ThailandThailand

    Khao Sok, Thale Noi and Trang

    7 days · 6 nights

    Phuket or Krabi → Khao Sok → Khanom → Phatthalung → Trang → Krabi

    A week crossing the south of Thailand from the Andaman side to the Gulf and back. Two nights in Khao Sok for the rainforest and Cheow Lan Lake give way to river towns, ancient temples and the wetlands of Thale Noi, before a day hopping between islands off Trang and a last morning on Koh Klang near Krabi.

    • A boat on Cheow Lan Lake in Khao Sok
    • Wat Phra Mahathat in Nakhon Si Thammarat
    • Sunrise among the birds of Thale Noi
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  • Shanghai's old town and the Bund, ChinaChina

    Shanghai's old town and the Bund

    4 days · 3 nights

    Shanghai

    A short private stay in Shanghai, where a Ming dynasty old town sits inside one of the world's great modern cities. One full guided day covers Yu Garden, the Jade Buddha Temple, Nanjing Road and the Bund; the next is free for the city or a guided trip to a canal town or the gardens of Suzhou.

    • Yu Garden and the old bazaar
    • The Jade Buddha Temple
    • An evening on the Bund
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  • Siracusa, Agrigento, Palermo and Taormina, ItalyItaly

    Siracusa, Agrigento, Palermo and Taormina

    8 days · 7 nights

    Catania → Agrigento → Palermo → Letojanni → Catania

    A guided loop of Sicily with a tour leader from start to finish. Begin near Catania with Siracusa and Ortigia, cross the island to Piazza Armerina and the Valley of the Temples, spend two nights in Palermo, then follow the north coast through Cefalù and Savoca back towards Taormina for a free day.

    • The Greek Theatre at Siracusa and the lanes of Ortigia
    • Roman mosaics at the Villa Romana del Casale
    • A guided walk through the Valley of the Temples
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  • Three nights in Siem Reap, CambodiaCambodia

    Three nights in Siem Reap

    4 days · 3 nights

    Siem Reap

    A simple stay in Siem Reap: you are met at the airport and settled into your hotel, and the next three days are yours. Explore the temples and the town at your own pace or spend the time by the pool, before a midday check-out and your transfer back to the airport.

    • Three nights in one hotel, no packing
    • Free days to explore Siem Reap
    • Private airport transfers with a guide
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  • Chihuahua, Creel and the Copper Canyon, MexicoMexico

    Chihuahua, Creel and the Copper Canyon

    5 days · 4 nights

    Chihuahua → Creel → Divisadero → El Fuerte

    Begin with an afternoon in colonial Chihuahua, then drive west through the Mennonite town of Cuauhtemoc into the sierra around Creel. A night on the rim of the Copper Canyon at Divisadero is followed by the Chepe Express down to the riverside town of El Fuerte, with the airport at Los Mochis a short drive away.

    • A city walk through colonial Chihuahua
    • The Valley of the Monks and Lake Arareco
    • Lunch and dinner on the Copper Canyon rim
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  • Ubud, Uluwatu and Seminyak, IndonesiaIndonesia

    Ubud, Uluwatu and Seminyak

    8 days · 7 nights

    Denpasar → Ubud → Seminyak → Denpasar

    The trip opens in Ubud, with two guided days that cross the island to Mount Batur, Lake Bratan and Tanah Lot. You then move down to Seminyak for four nights, where most days are free and one evening is spent at Uluwatu for the Kecak dance and a seafood dinner on Jimbaran beach.

    • Mount Batur from Kintamani
    • Lake Bratan and the Ulun Danu temple
    • Sunset and the Kecak dance at Uluwatu
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  • Adults-only Cap Malheureux, small group, MauritiusMauritius

    Adults-only Cap Malheureux, small group

    6 days · 5 nights

    Cap Malheureux

    Five nights at a five-star, adults-only hotel at Cap Malheureux, near Grand Baie, with breakfast and dinner each day. A guided day crosses the island to Trou aux Cerfs, Ganga Talao and Chamarel, and the rest of the stay is yours.

    • An adults-only, five-star hotel
    • The coloured earth and waterfall at Chamarel
    • Ganga Talao and the Black River Gorges
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  • Five nights in Balaclava, small group, MauritiusMauritius

    Five nights in Balaclava, small group

    6 days · 5 nights

    Balaclava

    Five nights at a four-star hotel in Balaclava, with breakfast and dinner each day. A guided day takes you across the island to Trou aux Cerfs, Ganga Talao and Chamarel, and the three days after it are free for the beach or an optional tour.

    • The coloured earth and waterfall at Chamarel
    • Ganga Talao and the Black River Gorges
    • Three free days on the lagoon
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Sofia, Rila Monastery and Boyana, BulgariaBulgaria

    Sofia, Rila Monastery and Boyana

    4 days · 3 nights

    Sofia

    Three nights in central Sofia, a modern capital layered over Roman and medieval history. A guided day takes you into the mountains to Rila Monastery and back to the frescoes of Boyana Church, with free days either side for cathedrals, museums and coffee on Vitosha Boulevard.

    • Rila Monastery and its mountain setting
    • The medieval frescoes of Boyana Church
    • Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and its gilded domes
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  • Lima and Cusco's living arts, small group, PeruPeru

    Lima and Cusco's living arts, small group

    9 days · 8 nights

    Lima → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco

    Two days in Lima pair the lit fountains of the Magic Water Circuit with sea lions off the Palomino Islands and the street art of Callao Monumental. Fly on to Cusco for three nights in the Sacred Valley, a night below Machu Picchu and two final nights in Cusco, with a planetarium evening and a chocolate workshop along the way.

    • Sea lions off the Palomino Islands
    • The street art of Callao Monumental
    • A morning on Peruvian Paso horses
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  • Lima and Cusco's living arts, private, PeruPeru

    Lima and Cusco's living arts, private

    9 days · 8 nights

    Lima → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco

    Two days in Lima pair the lit fountains of the Magic Water Circuit with sea lions off the Palomino Islands and the street art of Callao Monumental. Fly on to Cusco for three nights in the Sacred Valley, a night below Machu Picchu and two final nights in Cusco, with a planetarium evening and a chocolate workshop along the way.

    • Sea lions off the Palomino Islands
    • The street art of Callao Monumental
    • A morning on Peruvian Paso horses
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  • Trang to Khanom, coast to coast, ThailandThailand

    Trang to Khanom, coast to coast

    6 days · 5 nights

    Phuket or Krabi → Trang → Phatthalung → Nakhon Si Thammarat → Khanom → Surat Thani

    Land at Phuket or Krabi and cross southern Thailand by road, from the Andaman islands off Trang to the Gulf coast at Khanom. Along the way there are waterfalls, a river cave by boat, a wetland lake at dawn and one of the oldest temples in the country, all in a group of no more than eight.

    • A day among the islands off Trang
    • Paddling through Tham Le Khao Kob cave
    • Thale Noi Lake early in the morning
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  • Kandy, Yala and the south coast, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Kandy, Yala and the south coast

    9 days · 8 nights

    Negombo → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Yala → Ahungalla → Colombo

    Start slowly with two nights by the sea at Negombo, then base yourselves for three nights in the hills near Kandy, with the Temple of the Tooth, Peradeniya gardens, Sigiriya and an elephant safari at Kaudulla all within reach. Tea country, a night in a tented camp near Yala and a tour of Galle lead to a last night on the beach at Ahungalla.

    • Elephant herds gathering at Kaudulla
    • A night in a tented camp near Yala
    • The climb up Sigiriya
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  • Split and Zagreb, CroatiaCroatia

    Split and Zagreb

    7 days · 6 nights

    Split → Zagreb

    Begin on the coast in Split, where the old town grew inside a Roman emperor's palace, then drive inland to Zagreb, Croatia's capital, for three nights among its parks, markets and cafes. Each city has one guided walk, and the other days are yours.

    • A guided walk through Diocletian's Palace
    • Zagreb's upper town and St Mark's Church
    • Private transfers throughout
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  • Wilpattu, Gal Oya and Yala on safari, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Wilpattu, Gal Oya and Yala on safari

    11 days · 10 nights

    Negombo → Wilpattu → Anuradhapura → Habarana → Gal Oya → Tissamaharama → Colombo

    A private journey built around Sri Lanka's national parks. Begin with a night in a camp at Wilpattu, cycle through ancient Anuradhapura, and spend two nights near Minneriya and Kaudulla for the elephant herds. Two nights at Gal Oya bring boat safaris to Bird Island, then two near Yala for its leopards, before a last day through Galle to Colombo.

    • Swimming elephants on the Gal Oya reservoir
    • A full day in Yala, with lunch on the beach
    • Sloth bear country at Wilpattu
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  • Kandy, Horton Plains and Ella, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Kandy, Horton Plains and Ella

    7 days · 6 nights

    Colombo → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Ella → Colombo

    Begin in Kandy, the old royal capital, then take the train up into the tea country around Nuwara Eliya. A morning walk on Horton Plains and a tea factory visit lead on to Ella, before a last night in Colombo.

    • The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy
    • A train ride through the tea hills
    • Walking Horton Plains to World's End
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  • Sri Lanka: Hill Country to Ocean, Sri Lanka & MaldivesSri Lanka & Maldives

    Sri Lanka: Hill Country to Ocean

    9 days · 8 nights

    Negombo → Sigiriya → Hatton (Ceylon Tea Trails) → Galle → Maldives

    Experience the cultural heart of Sri Lanka, from ancient cities to tea estates, followed by serene relaxation in the Maldives.

    • Explore the royal gardens and museum of Sigiriya, with an option to climb the rock fortress
    • Discover the art of Ceylon tea production with a hosted factory visit and tasting
    • Wander through the historic lanes and courtyards of Galle Fort with a private storyteller
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  • Dambulla, Kandy and Unawatuna, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Dambulla, Kandy and Unawatuna

    6 days · 5 nights

    Colombo → Dambulla → Kandy → Unawatuna → Colombo

    A compact loop from Colombo with your own driver-guide: north to Dambulla, into the hills at Kandy, then down to the south-west coast at Unawatuna before a last night in the capital. The sights along the way are suggestions you choose between, so the days stay light.

    • The cave temples of Dambulla
    • Lakeside Kandy and the Temple of the Tooth
    • A night by the beach at Unawatuna
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  • Kandy, Yala and Hikkaduwa, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Kandy, Yala and Hikkaduwa

    10 days · 9 nights

    Negombo → Habarana → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Yala → Hikkaduwa → Colombo

    Ten days that take in most of the island: the coast at Negombo, Sigiriya and Kandy in the cultural heart, two cool nights in the tea country and a jeep safari in Yala. The trip ends with two nights at Hikkaduwa, with stilt fishermen, Galle fort and a river boat ride close by.

    • Climbing Sigiriya Rock
    • The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy
    • A private jeep safari in Yala
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  • Sri Lanka: The Grand Island Journey, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Sri Lanka: The Grand Island Journey

    16 days · 15 nights

    Negombo → Sigiriya → Hatton → Ella → Yala National Park → Galle → Tangalle

    A romantic 16-day journey through Sri Lanka, blending cultural discoveries, wildlife adventures, and peaceful moments by the ocean.

    • Explore the ancient royal gardens of Sigiriya, with an optional climb to the rock summit.
    • Experience the serene tea country with a hosted factory visit and tasting.
    • Enjoy a scenic train journey through the hills to Ella.
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  • Sidi Bou Said, Dougga and Hammamet, TunisiaTunisia

    Sidi Bou Said, Dougga and Hammamet

    6 days · 5 nights

    Tunis → Kairouan → Hammamet

    Two nights in Tunis take in Sidi Bou Said, Carthage, the Bardo and the old medina. From Kairouan you reach the Roman towns of Dougga, Bulla Regia and Sufetula, then travel by way of El Djem and Port El Kantaoui to Hammamet for the final night.

    • Sidi Bou Said above the Mediterranean
    • The temples of Sufetula
    • The Great Mosque of Kairouan
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  • Suzhou's gardens and canals, ChinaChina

    Suzhou's gardens and canals

    4 days · 3 nights

    Suzhou

    A short private stay in Suzhou, the canal city known for its UNESCO-listed gardens. One guided day takes in the two most celebrated gardens, Panmen City Gate and a cruise on the Grand Canal, and the day after is yours.

    • The Humble Administrator's Garden
    • The Lingering Garden
    • Panmen City Gate
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  • Taiyuan and walled Pingyao, ChinaChina

    Taiyuan and walled Pingyao

    4 days · 3 nights

    Taiyuan → Pingyao → Taiyuan

    Fly or take the train into Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, then drive south with a private guide to the walled city of Pingyao. A night inside one of China's best kept old towns sits between temple gardens, a carved merchant compound and a hall of painted clay statues.

    • Jinci Temple and its gardens
    • Qiao's Family Compound
    • A night in Pingyao Ancient City
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  • Chennai, Madurai and the Kerala backwaters, IndiaIndia

    Chennai, Madurai and the Kerala backwaters

    11 days · 10 nights

    Chennai → Pondicherry → Kumbakonam → Thanjavur → Madurai → Periyar → Alleppey → Kochi

    Begin in Chennai and travel south through the great temple towns of Tamil Nadu, from Mahabalipuram on the shore to Thanjavur and Madurai. Then cross into Kerala for the spice hills of Periyar, a night aboard a houseboat near Alleppey and a last evening in Kochi.

    • The shore temples of Mahabalipuram
    • The Meenakshi temple night ceremony in Madurai
    • A night on a Kerala houseboat
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  • Bardo, Kairouan, El Djem and Carthage, TunisiaTunisia

    Bardo, Kairouan, El Djem and Carthage

    3 days · 2 nights

    Tunis → Hammamet → Sousse → Tunis

    A compact loop from Tunis that suits a long weekend or a stopover. You see the Bardo mosaics on arrival, spend a full day between Kairouan and El Djem, and finish at Sidi Bou Said and Carthage on the way back to the airport.

    • The Bardo Museum mosaics
    • The Great Mosque of Kairouan
    • The amphitheatre at El Djem
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  • Lima's kitchens and markets, small group, PeruPeru

    Lima's kitchens and markets, small group

    4 days · 3 nights

    Lima

    Three nights in Lima, with the city's food at the centre of each day. Dine beside a pyramid built more than 1,500 years ago, learn to make a pisco sour and traditional dishes, tour the colonial centre and the Larco Museum, then taste anticuchos and picarones in bohemian Barranco.

    • Dinner at the Huaca Pucllana pyramid
    • A pisco sour and cooking class
    • The Larco Museum
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  • Lima's kitchens and markets, private, PeruPeru

    Lima's kitchens and markets, private

    4 days · 3 nights

    Lima

    Three nights in Lima, with the city's food at the centre of each day. Dine beside a pyramid built more than 1,500 years ago, learn to make a pisco sour and traditional dishes, tour the colonial centre and the Larco Museum, then taste anticuchos and picarones in bohemian Barranco.

    • Dinner at the Huaca Pucllana pyramid
    • A pisco sour and cooking class
    • The Larco Museum
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  • Yogyakarta, Bromo, Ubud and Sanur, IndonesiaIndonesia

    Yogyakarta, Bromo, Ubud and Sanur

    11 days · 10 nights

    Yogyakarta → Bromo → Ubud → Sanur → Denpasar

    Three nights in Yogyakarta take in Borobudur, Prambanan and the Sultan's Palace. A train and a long drive carry you east to the rim of the Bromo caldera for sunrise, before you fly to Bali for three nights in Ubud and three more on the beach at Sanur.

    • Cycling around Borobudur
    • Sunrise over Mount Bromo from Penanjakan
    • A day of village life near Ubud
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  • Terceira in the Azores, PortugalPortugal

    Terceira in the Azores

    4 days · 3 nights

    Angra do Heroísmo

    Fly into Terceira, collect a car and base yourselves in the old harbour town of Angra do Heroísmo for three nights. A guided day takes in the whole island, from the patchwork fields of Serra do Cume to the steaming vents of Furnas do Enxofre, and a morning on the water goes looking for whales and dolphins.

    • Sunset from Monte Brasil
    • The patchwork view from Serra do Cume
    • Whale watching off the coast
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  • Chiang Rai to Bangkok via Ayutthaya, ThailandThailand

    Chiang Rai to Bangkok via Ayutthaya

    10 days · 9 nights

    Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok

    Begin in Chiang Rai with a day out to the hill tribe villages and the Golden Triangle, then spend two nights in Chiang Mai among its temples and an elephant sanctuary. Travel south through the ruined capitals of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya to the River Kwai, and finish with a floating market and a free day in Bangkok.

    • The white temple of Wat Rong Khun
    • Doi Suthep and a cruise on the River Ping
    • The historical parks of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya
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  • Northern Thailand to Siem Reap, ThailandThailand

    Northern Thailand to Siem Reap

    13 days · 12 nights

    Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok → Siem Reap

    A week of guided touring takes you from Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle through Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Kanchanaburi to Bangkok. After a free day in the capital you fly on to Siem Reap in Cambodia for three nights to see its temples at your own pace.

    • The Golden Triangle and the White Temple
    • Sukhothai and Ayutthaya, two old capitals of Siam
    • The River Kwai and Damnoen Saduak market
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  • Chiang Rai to Bangkok by road, ThailandThailand

    Chiang Rai to Bangkok by road

    10 days · 9 nights

    Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok

    Ten days that travel the length of northern and central Thailand with your own guide and vehicle. Start in Chiang Rai and the hill country, spend two nights in Chiang Mai, then follow the old capitals south through Sukhothai and Ayutthaya to the River Kwai and two nights in Bangkok.

    • The Golden Triangle and the White Temple
    • Doi Suthep and Chiang Mai's old city
    • Sukhothai and Ayutthaya, two old capitals of Siam
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  • Algarve, Alentejo and Seville by car, PortugalPortugal

    Algarve, Alentejo and Seville by car

    11 days · 10 nights

    Faro → Lagos → Grândola → Évora → Cáceres → Seville → Tavira → Faro

    Collect your car at Faro and follow the Algarve coast west to Lagos and Cape St Vincent, then north up the Vicentine Coast into the Alentejo and on to Évora. Cross into Spain for Roman Mérida and Cáceres, settle into Seville for three nights, and return to the Algarve by way of Huelva and Tavira.

    • The rock arches of Ponta da Piedade
    • Évora's walled old town
    • The Roman theatre at Mérida
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  • Mindelo and the valleys of Santo Antão, Cape VerdeCape Verde

    Mindelo and the valleys of Santo Antão

    8 days · 7 nights

    Mindelo → Santo Antão → Ponta do Sol → Mindelo

    Begin in Mindelo, the cultural heart of Cape Verde, with a guided walk through its squares and markets. Cross by ferry to Santo Antão for four free days split between the island's interior and the seaside village of Ponta do Sol, then return to São Vicente for a last evening.

    • A guided walk through Mindelo
    • Four free days on Santo Antão
    • The fishing village of Ponta do Sol
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  • Canals, a volcano and an island beach, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Canals, a volcano and an island beach

    10 days · 9 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → San José

    Start in San José and head for the Caribbean canals of Tortuguero, where two nights at a jungle lodge include a guided boat trip and a walk through the village. Then come two free days around Arenal Volcano, a boat crossing of Lake Arenal to the Monteverde cloud forest, and a catamaran day out to Tortuga Island before you fly home.

    • Exploring the smaller hidden canals of Tortuguero by boat
    • Two free days at the foot of Arenal Volcano
    • Time to explore the Monteverde cloud forest your own way
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  • Tortuguero by boat, the rest by car, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Tortuguero by boat, the rest by car

    10 days · 9 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → Arenal → Monteverde → San José

    The trip opens with two guided nights at a lodge in Tortuguero, reached by boat. At Guápiles you collect a 4x4 and drive yourselves to Arenal and on to Monteverde, handing the car back in San José before a catamaran day to Tortuga Island.

    • Guided boat trip through the Tortuguero canals
    • A 4x4 with GPS for the Arenal and Monteverde days
    • Free days to explore the volcano and the cloud forest
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  • The Mekong, Doi Tung and Chiang Mai, ThailandThailand

    The Mekong, Doi Tung and Chiang Mai

    4 days · 3 nights

    Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai

    Fly into Chiang Rai and head straight out to its tallest stupa and the Golden Triangle, with a boat trip on the Mekong. A day at the Doi Tung reforestation project is followed by the white temple, the Black House and the eroded cliffs of Pha Chor on the way to Chiang Mai, where a morning temple tour ends the trip.

    • A boat trip at the Golden Triangle
    • Wat Rong Khun, the white temple
    • The rock pillars of Pha Chor
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  • Lima and the Sacred Valley, small group, PeruPeru

    Lima and the Sacred Valley, small group

    7 days · 6 nights

    Lima → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Cusco

    Two nights in Lima for the colonial centre and the Larco Museum, then a flight up to Cusco and two nights in the Sacred Valley among terraces, salt pans and weaving towns. The train to Machu Picchu fills the last full day before a final night in Cusco.

    • The circular terraces of Moray
    • The salt pans of Maras
    • Chinchero and the Ollantaytambo fortress
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  • Cusco and a day at Machu Picchu, PeruPeru

    Cusco and a day at Machu Picchu

    4 days · 3 nights

    Cusco

    Stay in one Cusco hotel for three nights. After a free arrival day, spend an afternoon among the city's Inca and colonial sights, then rise early for a day trip by train and bus to Machu Picchu, returning to Cusco that evening.

    • Coricancha and the Santo Domingo Convent
    • The fortress of Sacsayhuamán
    • A guided visit to Machu Picchu
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  • Four days in Cusco, PeruPeru

    Four days in Cusco

    4 days · 3 nights

    Cusco

    Stay in one Cusco hotel for three nights. After a free arrival day, spend an afternoon among the city's Inca and colonial sights, then rise early for a day trip by train and bus to Machu Picchu, returning to Cusco that evening.

    • Coricancha and the Santo Domingo Convent
    • The fortress of Sacsayhuamán
    • A guided visit to Machu Picchu
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  • Cortina, Bolzano and Treviso, ItalyItaly

    Cortina, Bolzano and Treviso

    8 days · 7 nights

    Venice → Cortina d'Ampezzo → Bolzano → Treviso → Venice

    Collect a car at Venice Airport and drive into the Dolomites for three nights in Cortina d'Ampezzo, with days at Lake Braies and on the Tre Cime trail. Then three nights in Bolzano for Merano and the South Tyrol wine road, and a final night in Treviso, a short drive from the airport.

    • A rowing boat on Lake Braies
    • The loop walk around the Tre Cime di Lavaredo
    • Ötzi the Iceman and the arcades of Bolzano
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  • Delphi, Meteora and Santorini, GreeceGreece

    Delphi, Meteora and Santorini

    8 days · 7 nights

    Athens → Kalambaka → Athens → Santorini → Athens

    Start among the monuments of Athens, travel north to Delphi and the rock towers of Meteora, then take the ferry south for two unhurried days on Santorini before returning to Athens.

    • Delphi and the Temple of Apollo
    • The monasteries of Meteora
    • A guided Acropolis morning
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  • Penafiel and São Pedro do Sul spas, PortugalPortugal

    Penafiel and São Pedro do Sul spas

    6 days · 5 nights

    Porto → Penafiel → São Pedro do Sul → Porto

    A gentle self-drive through the green north of Portugal, built around its old thermal springs. Spend two nights near Penafiel, in the valleys of the Douro and Sousa, two in the spa town of São Pedro do Sul, and finish with a night in Porto before you fly home.

    • The São Vicente springs near Penafiel
    • The Roman baths of São Pedro do Sul
    • A detour to the stone city of Viseu
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  • The Sacred Valley at an easy pace, PeruPeru

    The Sacred Valley at an easy pace

    6 days · 5 nights

    Cusco → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco

    Go straight from Cusco airport down to the Sacred Valley for two nights, with Chinchero, the Living Museum of Yucay and the fortress of Ollantaytambo. A train takes you to Machu Picchu for a guided visit and a night in Aguas Calientes, then two nights in Cusco end with a tour of its Inca temples and fortresses.

    • The Inkariy Museum on the way in
    • Chinchero and Ollantaytambo
    • A night below Machu Picchu
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  • Crete by boat, on foot and off-road, GreeceGreece

    Crete by boat, on foot and off-road

    5 days · 4 nights

    Heraklion → Hersonissos → Heraklion

    Stay four nights by the sea near Hersonissos and spend three full days exploring eastern and central Crete. Sail to the island fortress of Spinalonga, walk through the Minoan palace of Knossos and old Heraklion, then head into the hills by Land Rover for raki, cheese and views over the Lassithi Plateau.

    • A boat trip to Spinalonga and a swim in Kolokytha Bay
    • The Minoan palace of Knossos
    • A Land Rover day on an old Minoan route
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  • Porto, Guimarães and the Douro Valley, PortugalPortugal

    Porto, Guimarães and the Douro Valley

    8 days · 7 nights

    Porto → Guimarães → Peso da Régua → Porto

    A relaxed self-drive through the north. Start with two nights in Porto and its port wine cellars, move to Guimarães, the cradle of Portugal, for two more, then spend two nights in Peso da Régua among the terraced vineyards of the Douro before a last night back in Porto.

    • Port tastings across the river from Porto
    • The walled medieval centre of Guimarães
    • Two nights in the Douro vineyards
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  • Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Titicaca and Cusco, PeruPeru

    Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Titicaca and Cusco

    13 days · 12 nights

    Lima → Arequipa → Colca Valley → Puno → Cusco → Sacred Valley → Aguas Calientes → Cusco

    Begin with two nights in Lima, then fly south to the colonial city of Arequipa. Cross the high plains to the Colca Canyon to watch condors, drive on to Puno for the islands of Lake Titicaca, and take the long road over the Andes to Cusco. The last days cover the Sacred Valley, a night below Machu Picchu and a final night in Cusco.

    • The Monastery of Santa Catalina in Arequipa
    • Condors over the Colca Canyon
    • The Uros and Taquile islands
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  • Campeche, Merida and Chichen Itza by train, MexicoMexico

    Campeche, Merida and Chichen Itza by train

    9 days · 8 nights

    Cancun → Valladolid → Campeche → Merida → Chichen Itza → Cancun

    A loop from Cancun that uses the new Maya Train to cross the Yucatan Peninsula, stopping in Valladolid, the walled port of Campeche and Merida before two nights beside Chichen Itza. Guided days at Edzna, Uxmal and Izamal sit between free afternoons in the old city centres, and the last train runs straight to Cancun airport.

    • A swim in a cenote near Valladolid
    • The Pyramid of the Five Levels at Edzna
    • Uxmal and the Pyramid of the Magician
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  • Maasai Mara and Elementaita's conservancy, KenyaKenya

    Maasai Mara and Elementaita's conservancy

    5 days · 4 nights

    Nairobi → Maasai Mara → Lake Elementaita → Nairobi

    Cross the Rift Valley to the Maasai Mara for two nights at a lodge facing the migration plains, with three game drives and a visit to a Maasai village. Finish in a tented camp on Lake Elementaita, inside a private conservancy, before an early bird walk and the drive back to Nairobi.

    • Three game drives on the Maasai Mara
    • A lodge looking over the migration plains
    • A sundowner in the Soysambu Conservancy
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  • Maasai Mara and the Rift Valley lakes, KenyaKenya

    Maasai Mara and the Rift Valley lakes

    5 days · 4 nights

    Nairobi → Maasai Mara → Lake Elementaita → Nairobi

    Drive down the Rift Valley escarpment to the Maasai Mara for two nights of morning and afternoon game drives, then cross back to the lakes of the valley floor for Lake Nakuru and a boat ride on Lake Naivasha. The vehicle and driver-guide are private to the two of you from start to finish.

    • Three game drives across the Maasai Mara
    • A visit to a Maasai village
    • Flamingos and rhinos at Lake Nakuru
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  • Maasai Mara, Elementaita and Naivasha, KenyaKenya

    Maasai Mara, Elementaita and Naivasha

    5 days · 4 nights

    Nairobi → Maasai Mara → Lake Elementaita → Nairobi

    A short safari loop from Nairobi: two nights on the Maasai Mara, then a lakeside night at Elementaita with an afternoon in Lake Nakuru National Park. On the last morning you take a boat out on Lake Naivasha before returning to Nairobi.

    • Two nights in a tented camp on the Mara
    • Rhinos and flamingos at Lake Nakuru
    • A lodge above flamingo-fringed Lake Elementaita
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  • Paphos, Kourion and the Troodos foothills, CyprusCyprus

    Paphos, Kourion and the Troodos foothills

    6 days · 5 nights

    Paphos

    Base yourselves in Paphos for five nights and join three guided days across the island. See Kourion and Kolossi Castle before tasting wine in Omodos, walk Lefkara and both sides of Nicosia, then head into the Troodos foothills, with a free day in Paphos to rest.

    • The Greco-Roman theatre at Kourion
    • Wine tasting near Omodos, including commandaria
    • Old Nicosia on both sides of the line
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  • Three days in Tortuguero, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Three days in Tortuguero

    3 days · 2 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → San José

    A short, easy escape from San José to the Caribbean coast. A boat takes you to a lodge inside Tortuguero, where a guide leads you through the canals on the first afternoon and along the forest trails the next morning, with a visit to the car-free village before you head back.

    • Exploring the narrow canals by boat with a guide
    • A naturalist walk on the lodge's private trails
    • The small, car-free village of Tortuguero
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  • Sukhothai and Chiang Mai from Bangkok, ThailandThailand

    Sukhothai and Chiang Mai from Bangkok

    5 days · 4 nights

    Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Bangkok

    A loop north from Bangkok through the history of Siam: the river ruins of Ayutthaya, two nights in Chiang Mai with its hilltop temple and craft road, then the old capital of Sukhothai. The last day brings you back through Lopburi, where macaques have the run of the Khmer towers.

    • A longtail boat around Ayutthaya
    • Wat Phra That Doi Suthep above Chiang Mai
    • Sukhothai Historical Park
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  • Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia and Delphi, GreeceGreece

    Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia and Delphi

    7 days · 6 nights

    Athens → Olympia → Delphi → Athens

    After a night in Athens, a guided coach circuit takes you across the Peloponnese to Epidaurus, Mycenae and Olympia, then over the Gulf of Corinth to Delphi. Back in Athens you have a free day before a guided morning on the Acropolis and in its museum.

    • The theatre at Epidaurus
    • Ancient Olympia and its stadium
    • The sanctuary and museum at Delphi
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  • Arenal, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio, small group, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Arenal, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio, small group

    8 days · 7 nights

    San José → Arenal → Monteverde → Manuel Antonio → San José

    A loose, easy week that links Costa Rica's best-known nature areas by shared transfer and leaves the days to you. Two nights by Arenal Volcano, one in the Monteverde cloud forest and two on the Pacific at Manuel Antonio, with a night in San José at each end.

    • Two free days around Arenal Volcano
    • A night up in the Monteverde cloud forest
    • Two nights by the beaches of Manuel Antonio
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  • Arenal, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio, self-drive, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Arenal, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio, self-drive

    8 days · 7 nights

    San José → Arenal → Monteverde → Manuel Antonio → San José

    Collect a 4x4 at your San José hotel on the second morning and drive yourselves to La Fortuna and Arenal Volcano for two nights. From there head up to the Monteverde cloud forest for a night, then down to Manuel Antonio on the Pacific for two more before driving back to the capital.

    • A 4x4 with GPS delivered to your hotel
    • Two nights at the foot of Arenal Volcano
    • A night in the Monteverde cloud forest
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  • Chiang Mai to Kanchanaburi, small group, ThailandThailand

    Chiang Mai to Kanchanaburi, small group

    8 days · 7 nights

    Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok

    Begin in Chiang Mai in the north, follow the old kingdoms south through Sukhothai and Ayutthaya, stop at Kanchanaburi on the River Kwai and finish among the temples of Bangkok.

    • Doi Suthep above Chiang Mai
    • Sukhothai and Ayutthaya
    • A floating market
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  • Doi Suthep, Sukhothai and the River Kwai, ThailandThailand

    Doi Suthep, Sukhothai and the River Kwai

    8 days · 7 nights

    Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok

    Two nights in Chiang Mai give you a free first evening and a morning at Doi Suthep and the old city temples. A private guide then takes you south through the ruined capitals of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya to the River Kwai, and on by way of a floating market to Bangkok for a day at the Grand Palace and the city's great temples.

    • Wat Phra That Doi Suthep above Chiang Mai
    • Sukhothai and Ayutthaya historical parks
    • The floating market at Damnoen Saduak
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  • Chiang Mai to Kanchanaburi, private, ThailandThailand

    Chiang Mai to Kanchanaburi, private

    4 days · 3 nights

    Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok

    Leave Chiang Mai in the morning and drive south with a private guide, stopping at the temples of Lamphun and Lampang on the way to Sukhothai. The next days take in the ruins of Ayutthaya, the wartime history of Kanchanaburi, and the floating market at Damnoen Saduak before you reach Bangkok.

    • Sukhothai Historical Park at the end of the day
    • A morning alms round with local people
    • The Buddha head in tree roots at Ayutthaya
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  • Lampang, Sukhothai and Kanchanaburi, ThailandThailand

    Lampang, Sukhothai and Kanchanaburi

    4 days · 3 nights

    Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok

    Leave Chiang Mai in the morning and head south in a small group, stopping at the temples of Lamphun and Lampang on the way to Sukhothai. The next days take in the ruins of Ayutthaya, the wartime history of Kanchanaburi, and the floating market at Damnoen Saduak before you reach Bangkok.

    • Sukhothai Historical Park at the end of the day
    • A morning alms round with local people
    • The Buddha head in tree roots at Ayutthaya
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  • Hot springs and Tortuguero's canals, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Hot springs and Tortuguero's canals

    5 days · 4 nights

    San José → Tortuguero → San José

    A short trip built around San José. One long day takes you through the craft town of Sarchí to La Fortuna for lunch, an afternoon in volcanic hot springs and dinner facing Arenal. After that comes a night at a lodge in Tortuguero, with the village in the afternoon and the canals at dawn.

    • The painted ox carts of Sarchí
    • Thermal pools fed by Arenal Volcano
    • Dinner with a view of the volcano
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  • Kairouan, Tozeur and Douz, TunisiaTunisia

    Kairouan, Tozeur and Douz

    6 days · 5 nights

    Tunis → Hammamet → Tozeur → Douz → Sousse → Tunis

    This loop runs from the coast at Hammamet through holy Kairouan to the palm oasis of Tozeur. You cross the great salt lake to Douz, gateway to the Sahara, see the cave homes of Matmata and the arena at El Djem, and finish in Sidi Bou Said and Tunis.

    • Crossing the Chott el Djerid salt lake
    • Troglodyte homes at Matmata
    • The amphitheatre at El Djem
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  • Dougga, Tozeur and Douz, TunisiaTunisia

    Dougga, Tozeur and Douz

    8 days · 7 nights

    Tunis → Hammamet → Kairouan → Tozeur → Douz → Sousse

    The fullest of the Tunisia loops. After Sidi Bou Said, Carthage and the Bardo, you see Dougga and Kairouan, then spend two nights among the palms of Tozeur. The return runs across the great salt lake to Douz, through Matmata and El Djem, and ends on the coast at Sousse.

    • Dougga, a UNESCO-listed Roman town
    • A free day in the oasis of Tozeur
    • Crossing the Chott el Djerid salt lake
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  • Lucca, Siena, Chianti and Florence, ItalyItaly

    Lucca, Siena, Chianti and Florence

    8 days · 7 nights

    Florence → Lucca → Siena → Florence

    A private driver meets you at Florence Airport and takes you to walled Lucca for two nights, with a guided morning in Pisa. Then three nights in Siena, with a guided day in the Chianti hills, before two nights in Florence for the Uffizi and the Accademia.

    • Climbing the Leaning Tower of Pisa
    • Piazza del Campo and Siena Cathedral
    • A Chianti winery tour with tasting and lunch
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  • Two days in Lima, PeruPeru

    Two days in Lima

    2 days · 1 nights

    Lima

    A short stay that shows Lima through its food first: breakfast tastings in Barranco, a produce market and a hands-on class in ceviche and pisco sours, ending with a meal beside the adobe pyramid of Huaca Pucllana. The second morning is a private visit to the Larco Museum and its pre-Columbian collection.

    • Breakfast tastings on a walk through Barranco
    • Making ceviche and pisco sours with a chef
    • Lunch beside the Huaca Pucllana pyramid
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  • Ubud's art and rice terraces, IndonesiaIndonesia

    Ubud's art and rice terraces

    4 days · 3 nights

    South Bali → Ubud → Denpasar

    Three nights in one Ubud hotel, with a hands-on batik class on the first afternoon. A day of art follows, from the ARMA Museum to the rice terraces, the palace and the monkey forest, and a third day in a traditional village with a water blessing at the temple of twelve fountains and a palm reading from a temple guardian.

    • A Balinese batik class
    • The ARMA Museum
    • A water blessing at the twelve sacred fountains
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  • Ushuaia's trails and the Beagle Channel, ArgentinaArgentina

    Ushuaia's trails and the Beagle Channel

    6 days · 5 nights

    Ushuaia

    Five nights in Ushuaia with a guided outing on each full day. See the town and the Martial Glacier, walk the shores and forests of Tierra del Fuego National Park, trek to the turquoise Laguna Esmeralda, then follow the Beagle Channel east to the fishing village of Puerto Almanza for a seafood lunch.

    • The trek to Laguna Esmeralda
    • Bahía Lapataia in the national park
    • Penguins at Isla Martillo, or a coastal walk
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  • Varna and the cliffs of Kaliakra, BulgariaBulgaria

    Varna and the cliffs of Kaliakra

    4 days · 3 nights

    Varna

    A short stay in Varna, the seaside capital of Bulgaria, with private airport transfers and a hotel close to the action. One day goes to a private guided trip up the coast to Cape Kaliakra and the palace and gardens at Balchik; the rest is yours for the beach, the Sea Garden and the city's museums.

    • The cliffs of Cape Kaliakra
    • The palace gardens at Balchik
    • The ancient gold in the Archaeological Museum
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Two nights at Victoria Falls, ZimbabweZimbabwe

    Two nights at Victoria Falls

    3 days · 2 nights

    Victoria Falls

    A short stay at Victoria Falls, with two nights at a lodge near the town. You arrive in time for a sunset cruise on the Zambezi, spend the next morning with a guide at the falls themselves, and have the rest of that day and your last morning free.

    • A three-hour sunset cruise on the Zambezi
    • A guided walk at the falls
    • The stories behind the Smoke that Thunders
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Colombo street food to Galle Fort, Sri LankaSri Lanka

    Colombo street food to Galle Fort

    10 days · 9 nights

    Colombo → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Tissamaharama → Galle → Colombo

    Two nights in Colombo, with a cookery class and an evening of street food, set the tone. From there you head into the hills for Kandy, a craft village and the tea country, then down to Yala for a jeep safari and on to Galle's old fort before the airport.

    • A Sri Lankan cookery session in Colombo
    • The brass and lens makers of Kiriwaula
    • A jeep safari in Yala, home to leopards
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Arenal, Tortuguero and Puerto Viejo, Costa RicaCosta Rica

    Arenal, Tortuguero and Puerto Viejo

    9 days · 8 nights

    San José → Arenal → Tortuguero → Puerto Viejo → San José

    Begin with two nights at Arenal and a guided walk in the volcano's national park, then cross to the Caribbean side for two nights in Tortuguero, reached by boat. The trip ends on the south Caribbean coast at Puerto Viejo, with its Afro-Caribbean culture and a day of snorkelling and walking in Cahuita National Park.

    • A guided walk in Arenal Volcano National Park
    • A three-hour boat trip in Tortuguero National Park
    • Snorkelling over the coral reef at Cahuita
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Palermo, Trapani and Marsala, ItalyItaly

    Palermo, Trapani and Marsala

    7 days · 6 nights

    Palermo → Trapani → Marsala → Palermo

    Collect a car at Palermo Airport and take western Sicily at your own pace. Two nights in Palermo with a day on the beach at Cefalù, two in Trapani for Segesta and Erice, then two in Marsala for its wineries, the Stagnone salt pans and a ferry day on Favignana.

    • The Palatine Chapel and Ballarò market in Palermo
    • Segesta's temple and the medieval lanes of Erice
    • Wine tasting and the Mozia island ruins at Marsala
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Athens, the Acropolis and its markets, GreeceGreece

    Athens, the Acropolis and its markets

    4 days · 3 nights

    Athens

    A short city break with three nights in Athens. The second morning is a guided half-day at the Acropolis and its museum, and the third day is free for the city or a food tour through its markets and delis.

    • A guided morning at the Parthenon
    • The Acropolis Museum
    • The Varvakios market on the optional food tour
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Olympia, Delphi and Meteora in winter, GreeceGreece

    Olympia, Delphi and Meteora in winter

    4 days · 3 nights

    Athens → Olympia → Delphi → Kalambaka → Athens

    A guided coach loop from Athens that packs in the highlights of the mainland: Epidaurus and Mycenae on the way to Olympia, then Delphi, then the monasteries of Meteora before the drive back. The days are long, but the hotels are 4 star and dinner is included each night.

    • The theatre of Epidaurus and the Tomb of Agamemnon
    • Ancient Olympia
    • The sanctuary of Delphi
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Xi'an, its walls and warriors, ChinaChina

    Xi'an, its walls and warriors

    4 days · 3 nights

    Xi'an

    A short private stay in Xi'an, the old imperial capital at the start of the Silk Road. One guided day takes you to the Terracotta Warriors and back for the ancient city wall, and the next day is yours for pagodas, museums and the market lanes of the Muslim Quarter.

    • The Terracotta Warriors
    • Xi'an's ancient city wall
    • A free day to explore
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • A farm night in Zaghouan, TunisiaTunisia

    A farm night in Zaghouan

    2 days · 1 nights

    Tunis → Zaghouan → Tunis

    Leave Tunis in the morning for Dar Zaghouan, a farm in the hills where you walk the land, join a seasonal workshop and share a long lunch. The Roman Water Temple at sunset ends the first day, and the second takes you to the stone village of Zriba Olia and a farm at Sidi Jedidi before you return to Tunis.

    • A night at a farm in the Zaghouan hills
    • Bread or pastry making in a clay oven
    • Sunset at the Roman Water Temple
    See the day-by-day plan→
  • Hluhluwe-Imfolozi and the Maputaland coast, South AfricaSouth Africa

    Hluhluwe-Imfolozi and the Maputaland coast

    6 days · 5 nights

    Durban → Hluhluwe-Imfolozi → Maputaland coast → Durban

    From Durban you head north to the rhino country around Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, the oldest game reserve in South Africa, for two days of morning and evening game drives. The second half is spent at a beach lodge on the Maputaland coast, with snorkelling, forest walks and kayaking on Lake Sibaya at your own pace.

    • Game drives with a sundowner in the bush
    • Some of the largest rhino numbers anywhere
    • Snorkelling off an empty beach
    See the day-by-day plan→

Where To Begin

LUXURY HONEYMOON DESTINATIONS

Where should a once-in-a-lifetime trip begin? These are the destinations our team returns to, each chosen for a different kind of honeymoon: the Maldives for overwater seclusion, Bali for culture and jungle-to-coast variety, Santorini for caldera evenings, Fiji for barefoot island privacy, Phuket and Koh Samui for Thailand’s two tempos, and South Australia for a safari honeymoon no one back home will expect. Choose a destination to explore it in depth, or enquire and let your specialist match one to you.

  • MaldivesOverwater seclusion, house-reef lagoons and a seaplane between you and the world.
  • BaliCulture, jungle highlands and clifftop ceremonies, all within an hour of each other.
  • SantoriniCaldera-view suites and long Aegean evenings above the volcanic cliffs.
  • FijiBarefoot island privacy in the Mamanucas, with the South Pacific at the door.
  • PhuketPrivate pool villas above the Andaman Sea, on Thailand's quieter coast.
  • Koh SamuiThailand's slower tempo: palm-fringed sand, slow breakfasts, slower afternoons.
  • South AustraliaA safari honeymoon an hour from Adelaide. Giraffe at breakfast, Barossa within reach.

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When you book a honeymoon through Wedded Wonderland, the whole trip sits with one team — from the first shortlist to your last morning. Here’s what’s taken care of before you ever land.

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  • Your suite category, secured at the right rate
  • Airport transfers and in-resort logistics
  • Signature dining and private reservations
  • A spa ritual or two, booked in advance
  • A private excursion that captures the place
  • A dedicated specialist from enquiry to arrival
  • A trip that runs without you organising a thing

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about planning your luxury destination honeymoon.

Every package is fully curated — your suite category, airport transfers, signature dining experiences, a spa ritual or two, and at least one private excursion that captures the place. Specific inclusions vary by resort and are sent through after you enquire so we can match the right escape to your dates and travel style.

Submit the enquiry form on this page with your travel window and the kind of trip you have in mind. Our destination team will email you a tailored itinerary covering suite options, inclusions, the day-by-day experiences worth booking, and how to lock in your dates.

Our current edit spans nine sanctuaries across the Maldives, Bali, Santorini, Fiji, Phuket, Koh Samui and South Australia. Each property has been visited and vetted by the Wedded Wonderland team, so the standard is consistent wherever you choose to honeymoon.

6–9 months is the comfortable lead time for a luxury honeymoon — it secures the suite category you actually want, leaves room to layer in private experiences, and gives the on-the-ground team space to coordinate the small touches. Shorter timelines are workable in less seasonal destinations; we'll guide you.

Yes — that's the point of working with us. Whether you want barefoot and unplugged, multi-stop and adventurous, or quietly cocooned in one villa for ten days, the package is built around the trip you actually want, not a fixed template.

On the luxury end of the market, honeymoon packages typically run from around US$1,600 to US$30,000+ per person, depending on destination, suite category, season and length of stay — overwater villas in the Maldives sit at the top, while Bali and Thailand offer five-star privacy at gentler entry points. Your specialist gives you an exact figure once your itinerary takes shape, and we never discount our properties; we negotiate value instead, in upgrades and experiences.

An all-inclusive package bundles a resort's own meals, drinks and activities into one price — convenient, but you experience one property's menu of options. A curated honeymoon package is built in reverse: the itinerary starts with you, then a specialist matches the property, suite, experiences and pacing to it. Many of our sanctuaries include generous inclusions, but the package itself is designed, not pre-set.

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