All Destinations

Europe · Italy

The Amalfi Coast

Clifftop villages, cerulean water, and the kind of light that makes everything look like a painting.

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Asia · Japan

Kyoto in Autumn

Temples wrapped in fiery maples and the quiet hum of a city that never lost its soul.

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Africa · Morocco

Marrakech

Spice markets, rooftop riads, and sunsets over the Atlas Mountains.

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Europe · Greece

Santorini

Beyond the postcard, quieter villages, volcanic beaches, and where to stay for the best views.

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Asia · Indonesia

Bali

Rice terraces, temple ceremonies, and the kind of stillness you didn't know you needed.

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The Americas · Argentina

Patagonia

Granite towers, glaciers, and a wilderness so vast it recalibrates your sense of scale entirely.

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Europe · Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Sofia's galleries, Bansko's slopes, and the Black Sea coast from Sunny Beach to Sozopol.

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Europe · Cyprus

Cyprus

Ancient ruins, mountain wine villages, and beaches from Paphos to Ayia Napa and Protaras.

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Europe · Croatia

Dubrovnik

Medieval walls, Adriatic light, and the art of visiting before the cruise ships dock.

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Middle East · Jordan

Jordan & Petra

The Treasury at dawn, Wadi Rum by night, and a country that rewards every curious traveller.

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Africa · South Africa

Johannesburg

Sandton, Rosebank, Melville and Maboneng: how to pick a base in the City of Gold.

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Africa · South Africa

Sandton

Africa's densest business district, on the Gautrain and fifteen minutes from the airport.

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Africa · South Africa

Pretoria

Jacaranda streets, the Union Buildings, and a capital that moves at half Joburg's pace.

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Africa · South Africa

Durban

The warmest sea in the country, a rebuilt Golden Mile, and the best curry in Africa.

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Africa · South Africa

Umhlanga

A lighthouse, four kilometres of promenade, and the KwaZulu-Natal coast at its most polished.

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Africa · South Africa

Nelspruit

The Lowveld staging post for the Kruger's gates and the Panorama Route escarpment.

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Africa · South Africa

Bloemfontein

The City of Roses, halfway down the N1, and a better stopover than it gets credit for.

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Africa · South Africa

Polokwane

Limpopo's crossroads, with bushveld game farms on the doorstep and the far north beyond.

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Africa · South Africa

Port Elizabeth

Blue Flag beaches in a sheltered bay, with malaria-free Addo forty-five minutes north.

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Africa · South Africa

East London

South Africa's only river port, warm water, and the gateway to the Wild Coast.

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Africa · South Africa

Cape Town

Mountain, ocean, vineyards, and a food scene that genuinely rivals any city in the world.

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Europe · France

Paris

The city that rewards slowness, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, meal by meal, gallery by gallery.

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Europe · United Kingdom

London

Endlessly surprising, world-class museums (free), an extraordinary food scene, and neighbourhoods that each feel like a different city.

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Europe · Italy

Rome

The eternal city, revisited, ancient layers, Baroque fountains, and the best simple food in the world.

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Europe · Spain

Barcelona

Gaudí, beaches, and the art of eating very late, a city that operates on its own unhurried clock.

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The Americas · USA

New York

The city that contains multitudes, culture, food, and neighbourhoods that each tell a different story.

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Europe · Turkey

Istanbul

Where two continents meet, Byzantine mosaics, Ottoman minarets, and the Bosphorus running through it all.

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Asia · Japan

Tokyo

The most extraordinary city on earth, the best food, the most efficient transport, and the perpetual surprise of scale.

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Europe · Portugal

Lisbon

Pastel façades, yellow trams, and miradouros with the best sunset views in Europe.

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Europe · Portugal

Porto

Port wine cellars, azulejo tiles, and a riverside old town stacked up from the water.

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Europe · Czech Republic

Prague

Gothic spires, a castle on the hill, and a beer culture that takes itself seriously.

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Europe · Austria

Vienna

Coffee houses, Habsburg palaces, and the best classical music scene in the world.

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Europe · Hungary

Budapest

Thermal baths, ruin bars, and a Parliament building lit gold along the Danube at night.

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Europe · Netherlands

Amsterdam

Seventeenth-century canal houses, world-class museums, and a city built for bicycles.

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Europe · Denmark

Copenhagen

Colourful harbourfront houses, world-leading design, and the birthplace of New Nordic cuisine.

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Europe · Sweden

Stockholm

Fourteen islands, a medieval old town, and an archipelago of 30,000 islands waiting just offshore.

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Europe · Iceland

Reykjavik

A colourful, compact capital that's really the launchpad for waterfalls, glaciers, and hot springs.

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Europe · Scotland

Edinburgh

Medieval closes, a castle on an extinct volcano, and a skyline unlike anywhere else in Britain.

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Europe · Ireland

Dublin

Georgian squares, literary pub crawls, and traditional music sessions that run past midnight.

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Europe · Italy

Florence

The Duomo, the Uffizi, and enough Renaissance art per square metre to overwhelm any itinerary.

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Europe · Italy

Venice

Canals, gondolas, and quiet sestieri that empty out the moment you step off the main tourist route.

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Europe · Italy

Milan

A Gothic cathedral, the world's fashion and design capital, and da Vinci's Last Supper behind a locked door.

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Europe · Spain

Seville

The birthplace of flamenco, a Moorish palace still in royal use, and tapas culture at its most authentic.

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Europe · Spain

Madrid

The Prado, tapas crawls that start at 10pm, and a city that genuinely never seems to sleep.

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Europe · Greece

Athens

The Acropolis at dawn, an ancient agora, and rooftop bars with the Parthenon lit up behind them.

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Europe · Greece

Mykonos

Iconic windmills, whitewashed alleyways, and beach clubs, but also a quieter island if you know where to look.

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Europe · Switzerland

Zermatt

A car-free alpine village beneath one of the world's most iconic peaks, with skiing that runs into summer.

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Europe · Switzerland

Interlaken

A small town wedged between two turquoise lakes, and the gateway to the Jungfrau region's high peaks.

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Europe · Belgium

Bruges

Cobbled canals, a medieval bell tower, and a chocolate and beer culture worth the calories.

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Europe · Austria

Salzburg

Mozart's birthplace, a hilltop fortress, and the gardens that starred in The Sound of Music.

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Europe · Slovenia

Ljubljana

A pedestrianised riverside old town, a dragon-guarded bridge, and Lake Bled less than an hour away.

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Europe · Croatia

Split

A living city built into the walls of a 4th-century Roman emperor's retirement palace on the Dalmatian coast.

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Europe · France

Nice

A pebble beach promenade, a Belle Époque old town, and the launchpad for Monaco, Cannes, and the Riviera.

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Asia · Thailand

Bangkok

Golden temples, a river that structures the whole city, and street food good enough to earn Michelin stars.

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Asia · Thailand

Chiang Mai

A moated old city of temples, ethical elephant sanctuaries, and cool mountain air compared to Bangkok.

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Asia · Vietnam

Hanoi

A chaotic, charming Old Quarter, extraordinary street food, and the gateway to Ha Long Bay's karst islands.

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Asia · Vietnam

Hoi An

A preserved trading port lit by silk lanterns each night, custom tailoring, and quiet beaches nearby.

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Asia · Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City

A city of scooters and skyscrapers, sobering war history, and the Mekong Delta a short trip away.

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Asia · Cambodia

Siem Reap

The launchpad for Angkor Wat and its hundreds of surrounding temples, plus a lively night market scene.

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Asia · Singapore

Singapore

Michelin-starred hawker food, futuristic gardens, and distinct ethnic neighbourhoods packed into one city.

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Asia · Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

The Petronas Towers, a genuinely multicultural food scene, and a temple complex built into limestone caves.

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Asia · South Korea

Seoul

Five-century-old royal palaces, hanok villages, and the K-pop, K-drama, and K-beauty scenes that shape it.

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Asia · Japan

Osaka

Takoyaki stalls, neon-lit Dotonbori, and a castle at the centre of Japan's most food-obsessed city.

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Asia · China

Beijing

The Forbidden City, hutong alleyways, and the Great Wall snaking across the mountains beyond the city.

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Asia · China

Shanghai

Colonial-era buildings on one riverbank, futuristic towers on the other, and tree-lined former French streets.

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Asia · China

Hong Kong

One of the world's great skylines, world-class dim sum, and hiking trails minutes from the financial district.

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Asia · India

Jaipur

A rose-painted old city, hilltop forts, and the ornate Hawa Mahal facade that has become India's icon.

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Asia · India

Udaipur

Palaces that appear to float on Lake Pichola, and rooftop restaurants with the best views in Rajasthan.

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Asia · India

Goa

Four centuries of Portuguese heritage, palm-lined beaches, and a north-south divide worth knowing before you book.

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Asia · India

Kerala Backwaters

A network of canals, lagoons, and lakes threading through palm groves, best seen from a traditional houseboat.

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Asia · Maldives

Maldives

Overwater bungalows over turquoise lagoons, and some of the best diving and snorkelling on the planet.

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Asia · Sri Lanka

Galle

A UNESCO-listed Dutch fort on Sri Lanka's south coast, with ramparts, boutique hotels, and beaches nearby.

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Asia · Laos

Luang Prabang

A UNESCO-listed royal capital at the meeting of two rivers, still shaped by daily Buddhist monk processions.

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Africa · Tanzania

Zanzibar

A UNESCO-listed Stone Town, working spice farms, and powder-white beaches on the Swahili coast.

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Africa · Tanzania

Serengeti

Endless golden plains, the Great Migration, and some of the most reliable big cat sightings in Africa.

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Africa · Kenya

Maasai Mara

The Kenyan side of the Great Migration ecosystem, dense with predators and dramatic river crossings.

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Africa · Zambia/Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls

One of the world's largest waterfalls, straddling Zambia and Zimbabwe, with adrenaline activities all around it.

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Africa · Namibia

Namibia

Towering red dunes at Sossusvlei, a wildlife-strewn shipwreck coast, and some of the darkest skies for stargazing anywhere.

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Africa · Middle East · Egypt

Egypt

Pyramids, temples along the Nile, and the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts, our full country guide.

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Africa · Egypt

Cairo & Giza

The last surviving wonder of the ancient world, a chaotic capital city, and the Nile threading through it all.

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Africa · Morocco

Essaouira

A fortified Atlantic port town of blue fishing boats, ramparts, and a calmer pace than Marrakech.

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Africa · Seychelles

Seychelles

Giant granite boulders framing white-sand beaches, and some of the most photographed coastlines on earth.

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Africa · Madagascar

Madagascar

Ancient baobab avenues, lemurs found nowhere else on earth, and a genuinely off-the-beaten-path experience.

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Africa · Rwanda

Rwanda

One of the last places on earth to trek with mountain gorillas, and a capital city transformed over two decades.

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The Americas · Mexico

Mexico City

World-class museums, a food scene rivaling any global capital, and neighbourhoods each with their own character.

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The Americas · Mexico

Tulum

Clifftop Mayan ruins over turquoise Caribbean water, and a network of cenotes unlike anywhere else on earth.

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The Americas · Mexico

Oaxaca

Mole, mezcal, and market culture in a colonial city considered Mexico's culinary heart.

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The Americas · Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana and Ipanema, and a samba culture that peaks each year at Carnival.

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The Americas · Argentina

Buenos Aires

Tango in the streets of San Telmo, European-grade architecture, and some of the best steak on the continent.

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The Americas · Colombia

Cartagena

A walled Caribbean old town of colourful balconies, Afro-Caribbean rhythm, and island day trips nearby.

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The Americas · Peru

Machu Picchu

The Inca citadel above the Sacred Valley, and the Andean city of Cusco that serves as its gateway.

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The Americas · Ecuador

Galápagos Islands

The archipelago that shaped evolutionary theory, with wildlife so unafraid of humans it will approach you first.

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The Americas · Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Cloud forests, active volcanoes, and a biodiversity density that rewards even a casual walk in the jungle.

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The Americas · Canada

Banff

Canada's first national park, with glacier-fed lakes so blue they look artificially coloured.

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The Americas · Canada

Vancouver

A city where you can ski and sail on the same day, with one of North America's most spectacular urban parks.

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The Americas · USA

San Francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars over impossibly steep hills, and neighbourhoods with real distinct character.

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The Americas · USA

Napa Valley

Rolling vineyards an hour from San Francisco, with world-class Cabernet and a food scene to match.

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The Americas · USA

Charleston

Antebellum mansions, a genuinely excellent food scene, and a complex history it has begun reckoning with openly.

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The Americas · Cuba

Havana

1950s American cars, crumbling colonial grandeur, and live music spilling out of every second doorway.

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Middle East · UAE

Dubai

The world's tallest building, desert safaris, and an old town along the creek that predates the skyscrapers.

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Middle East · UAE

Abu Dhabi

A vast white marble mosque, a Louvre outpost designed by Jean Nouvel, and quieter luxury than Dubai.

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Middle East · Oman

Muscat

Whitewashed buildings, hilltop forts, and a country of dramatic wadis and desert just outside the city.

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Middle East · Israel

Tel Aviv

The world's largest collection of Bauhaus buildings, Mediterranean beach life, and an outstanding food scene.

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Middle East · Lebanon

Beirut

A city rebuilt through repeated hardship, with an outstanding food scene and Roman ruins a short drive away.

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Middle East · Qatar

Doha

A striking Islamic art museum, a beautifully restored souk, and desert excursions to the Inland Sea.

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Oceania · Australia

Sydney

The Opera House and Harbour Bridge, world-famous beaches, and coastal walks minutes from the city centre.

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Oceania · Australia

Great Barrier Reef

The world's largest coral reef system, best accessed from Cairns or Port Douglas on Australia's tropical coast.

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Oceania · New Zealand

Queenstown

The birthplace of commercial bungee jumping, set on an alpine lake surrounded by the Southern Alps.

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Oceania · New Zealand

Auckland

A harbour city built across dormant volcanoes, with more boats per capita than almost anywhere on earth.

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Oceania · French Polynesia

Bora Bora

An extinct volcano ringed by a turquoise lagoon and coral reef, and the birthplace of the overwater bungalow.

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Oceania · Fiji

Fiji

Over 300 islands, world-class soft coral diving, and a culture of hospitality (bula spirit) that's genuinely felt.

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Oceania · Australia

Byron Bay

A laid-back surf town at Australia's easternmost point, with a lighthouse walk and hinterland rainforest nearby.

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Oceania · Australia

Uluru

A sacred monolith rising from the desert, changing colour through the day, at the heart of Aboriginal culture.

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Europe · Germany

Berlin

Cold War remnants, all-night clubs, and a creative energy that never quite settles.

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Europe · Germany

Munich

Beer halls, Alpine views, and a city that takes its traditions seriously all year round.

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Europe · Switzerland

Zurich

A lakeside old town, immaculate trains, and the gateway to the Swiss Alps.

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Europe · Switzerland

Geneva

A lakefront city of diplomats and watchmakers, with Mont Blanc visible on clear days.

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Europe · Norway

Oslo

A waterfront capital where the wilderness is a metro ride away in either direction.

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Europe · Norway

Bergen

A colourful wharf city surrounded by seven mountains and the start of Norway's fjord country.

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Europe · Finland

Helsinki

A harbourfront capital of clean design, public saunas, and island escapes.

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Europe · Estonia

Tallinn

One of Europe's best-preserved medieval old towns, paired with a famously digital-savvy modern state.

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Europe · Latvia

Riga

The largest collection of Art Nouveau buildings in Europe, wrapped around a Hanseatic old town.

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Europe · Lithuania

Vilnius

One of Europe's largest Baroque old towns, with a self-proclaimed artists' republic tucked inside it.

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Europe · Poland

Warsaw

A city almost entirely destroyed in 1944 and rebuilt from paintings and memory.

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Europe · Poland

Kraków

A medieval old town that survived the war intact, and the sobering history just outside it.

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Europe · Romania

Bucharest

Belle Époque boulevards, the world's second-largest administrative building, and a nightlife scene on the rise.

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Europe · Bulgaria

Sofia

Roman ruins beneath the streets, a golden-domed cathedral, and a mountain that dominates the skyline.

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Europe · Spain

Valencia

Futuristic architecture, a converted riverbed park, and the city that invented paella.

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Europe · Spain

Granada

The Alhambra's palaces and gardens, a hillside Moorish quarter, and tapas that still come free with a drink.

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Europe · Spain

San Sebastián

A shell-shaped bay, world-class pintxos bars, and more Michelin stars per capita than any city on earth.

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Europe · Spain

Ibiza

A UNESCO old town, quiet northern coves, and a reputation for nightlife that only tells half the story.

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Europe · France

Corsica

Napoleon's birthplace, a mountainous interior, and some of the Mediterranean's most dramatic coastal drives.

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Europe · France

Provence

Purple lavender fields, hilltop villages, and Roman ruins scattered across a landscape that painted itself onto canvas.

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Europe · France

Bordeaux

A UNESCO riverfront old town surrounded by some of the world's most famous vineyards.

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Europe · France

Lyon

Hidden passageways, bouchon restaurants, and a claim to being France's true culinary capital.

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Europe · Italy

Naples

The birthplace of pizza, an underground Roman city, and the gateway to Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast.

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Europe · Italy

Sicily

Greek temples, Norman cathedrals, an active volcano, and a food culture shaped by every empire that passed through.

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Europe · Italy

Lake Como

Lakeside villas, ferry-linked villages, and the Alps rising directly from the water's edge.

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Europe · Italy

Cinque Terre

Five pastel-coloured fishing villages clinging to a rugged Ligurian coastline, linked by cliffside trails.

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Europe · Greece

Crete

Bronze Age palaces, Europe's longest gorge, and enough coastline to fill weeks without repeating a beach.

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Europe · Malta

Malta

A fortified Baroque capital, temples older than Stonehenge, and some of the clearest water in the Mediterranean.

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Europe · Germany

Dresden

A Baroque old town destroyed in a single night of 1945 bombing and painstakingly rebuilt over decades.

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Europe · Germany

Hamburg

A UNESCO warehouse district, one of Europe's most infamous red-light districts, and a harbour that never stopped working.

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Europe · Switzerland

Lucerne

A medieval covered bridge, a lake ringed by peaks, and some of the easiest mountain access in Switzerland.

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Europe · Switzerland

St. Moritz

The resort that invented winter tourism, twice host to the Olympics, and still the Alps' most glamorous address.

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Europe · Austria

Hallstatt

A tiny lakeside village with 7,000 years of salt-mining history, now overwhelmed by its own photogenic fame.

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Europe · Austria

Innsbruck

A Baroque old town with mountains rising directly from the edge of the city centre.

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Europe · Czech Republic

Český Krumlov

A UNESCO old town wrapped almost entirely by a river bend, beneath one of Central Europe's largest castles.

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Europe · Slovakia

Bratislava

A hilltop castle above a compact old town, and the only capital city bordering two other countries.

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Europe · Poland

Gdańsk

A rebuilt Hanseatic old town, the shipyard that launched the Solidarity movement, and long Baltic beaches.

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Europe · Finland

Rovaniemi

The self-declared official hometown of Santa Claus, straddling the Arctic Circle, with strong odds of seeing the northern lights.

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Europe · Denmark

Faroe Islands

Dramatic sea cliffs, grass-roofed villages, and a landscape that looks like nowhere else in Europe.

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Europe · Spain

Bilbao

A former industrial port transformed by a single titanium-clad museum into one of Spain's most visited cities.

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Europe · Spain

Toledo

A hilltop fortress city where mosques, synagogues, and cathedrals stand within blocks of each other.

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Europe · Spain

Tenerife

Spain's highest peak, black-sand beaches, and a lunar landscape carved by volcanic eruptions.

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Europe · Portugal

Sintra

A forested mountain town of colourful palaces that inspired Byron to call it a 'glorious Eden'.

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Europe · Portugal

Madeira

A subtropical Portuguese island of dramatic cliffs, terraced hillsides, and centuries-old irrigation-canal hiking trails.

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Europe · France

Strasbourg

A half-timbered canal district, a seat of European institutions, and the birthplace of the modern Christmas market.

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Europe · France

Chamonix

The town beneath Mont Blanc, and the birthplace of modern mountaineering as a sport.

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Europe · Belgium

Brussels

A grand medieval square, a city of comic-strip murals, and some of Europe's best beer and chocolate.

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Europe · Italy

Puglia

Cone-roofed trulli houses, whitewashed hilltop towns, and beaches to rival the more famous Italian coasts.

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Europe · Greece

Rhodes

A walled medieval old town, the legendary site of an ancient Wonder of the World, and beaches for every taste.

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Europe · Montenegro

Kotor

A UNESCO walled town on a fjord-like bay, guarded by a mountain fortress with over a thousand steps.

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Asia · India

Delhi

Mughal forts, chaotic bazaars, and the wide colonial boulevards built to replace them.

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Asia · India

Agra

The Taj Mahal at sunrise, a Mughal fort, and a city built almost entirely around one monument's fame.

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Asia · India

Mumbai

Colonial-era architecture, the world's largest film industry, and street food that never seems to sleep.

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Asia · India

Varanasi

Sacred riverfront ghats, dawn boat rides, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth.

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Asia · India

Rishikesh

Ashrams, suspension bridges over the Ganges, and the abandoned retreat where the Beatles once studied meditation.

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Asia · India

Ladakh

High-altitude Buddhist monasteries, lunar desert landscapes, and lakes that change colour through the day.

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Asia · Nepal

Kathmandu

Ancient temple squares, a still-ongoing recovery from a devastating earthquake, and the starting point for Everest.

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Asia · Nepal

Pokhara

A lakeside town with direct views of the Annapurna range, and Nepal's most relaxed trekking hub.

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Asia · Bhutan

Bhutan

A cliffside monastery, a national philosophy built around happiness over GDP, and tourism deliberately kept small.

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Asia · Taiwan

Taipei

The world's greatest collection of Chinese imperial art, night markets that run past midnight, and hot springs within the city.

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Asia · South Korea

Jeju Island

Volcanic craters, waterfalls, and a centuries-old tradition of female free-divers harvesting the seafloor by breath alone.

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Asia · South Korea

Busan

A rainbow hillside village, Asia's largest seafood market, and beach culture that rivals Seoul's urban energy.

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Asia · Japan

Sapporo

A world-famous snow festival, Japan's brewing heritage, and the gateway to Hokkaido's untamed north.

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Asia · Japan

Hakone

A volcanic hot spring resort town with Mount Fuji views, sculpture parks, and one of Japan's easiest weekend escapes.

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Asia · Japan

Okinawa

Coral reefs, a distinct Ryukyu culture, and one of the highest concentrations of centenarians anywhere on earth.

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Asia · Indonesia

Yogyakarta

The world's largest Buddhist temple, a Hindu temple complex nearby, and a sultan's palace still occupied today.

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Asia · Indonesia

Lombok

A volcanic island next door to Bali, with fewer crowds, a serious climb, and beaches that still feel undiscovered.

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Asia · Thailand

Phuket

A Sino-Portuguese old town, limestone-studded bays, and the launch point for the Phi Phi Islands.

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Asia · Thailand

Krabi

Towering limestone karsts, a world-class rock-climbing scene, and a beach reachable only by boat.

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Asia · Vietnam

Da Nang

A giant hand-shaped bridge in the clouds, long beaches, and easy access to two of Vietnam's most historic towns.

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Asia · Philippines

Palawan

A UNESCO underground river, limestone lagoons, and repeated wins for the world's most beautiful island.

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Asia · Georgia

Tbilisi

Sulphur bathhouses, an 8,000-year winemaking tradition, and a balconied old town rising from a river gorge.

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Africa · Morocco

Fes

The world's largest car-free urban area, an ancient leather tannery, and Morocco's spiritual and academic heart.

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Africa · Morocco

Chefchaouen

An entire mountain town painted in shades of blue, with disputed but fascinating theories on why.

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Africa · Morocco

Merzouga

Towering orange sand dunes, overnight desert camps, and a night sky largely undimmed by light pollution.

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Africa · Tunisia

Tunis

A UNESCO medina, the ruins of ancient Carthage, and a blue-and-white village overlooking the Mediterranean.

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Africa · Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

The headquarters of the African Union, the birthplace of coffee culture, and the home of a 3.2-million-year-old ancestor.

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Africa · Ethiopia

Lalibela

Eleven medieval churches carved downward into solid volcanic rock, still active places of worship 900 years later.

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Africa · Botswana

Okavango Delta

A vast inland river delta that floods the Kalahari Desert annually, teeming with wildlife found nowhere else in such concentration.

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Africa · Mauritius

Mauritius

Turquoise lagoons, a genuinely multicultural population, and the island that gave the world (and lost) the dodo.

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Africa · South Africa

Kruger National Park

One of Africa's largest game reserves, and one of the few where you can genuinely self-drive your own safari.

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Africa · South Africa

Cape Winelands

Dutch colonial wine estates set against dramatic mountain backdrops, an hour from Cape Town.

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Africa · Zambia

South Luangwa

The park where walking safaris were invented, offering a slower, closer, and more intimate encounter with the bush.

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Africa · Uganda

Bwindi

A UNESCO rainforest holding roughly half the world's remaining mountain gorilla population, tracked on foot through dense jungle.

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Americas · USA

Los Angeles

The film capital of the world, spread across dozens of distinct neighbourhoods along miles of Pacific coastline.

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Americas · USA

Las Vegas

A city invented from nothing in the desert, now home to world-class shows, chef-driven restaurants, and canyons just outside the strip.

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Americas · USA

Chicago

The birthplace of the modern skyscraper, a legendary blues scene, and a lakefront rebuilt after a catastrophic fire.

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Americas · USA

Miami

The largest collection of Art Deco buildings in the world, a deeply Cuban culture, and the Everglades a short drive away.

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Americas · USA

New Orleans

The birthplace of jazz, French and Spanish colonial architecture, and a city that rebuilt itself after devastation.

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Americas · USA

Yellowstone

The world's first national park, sitting atop one of the largest active volcanic systems on earth.

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Americas · USA

Grand Canyon

A mile-deep canyon exposing nearly two billion years of geological history in its layered walls.

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Americas · USA

Maui

A famous coastal drive past waterfalls, a dormant volcano crater above the clouds, and beaches for every mood.

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Americas · Canada

Toronto

One of the world's most multicultural cities, with distinct ethnic neighbourhoods and islands just offshore.

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Americas · Canada

Quebec City

The only walled city north of Mexico, with a French colonial old town that feels genuinely transplanted from Europe.

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Americas · Mexico

San Miguel de Allende

A UNESCO colonial town of pink stone churches and cobbled streets, now a major hub for artists and expats.

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Americas · Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala

A UNESCO colonial capital, ringed by volcanoes, with earthquake-shattered convents left deliberately unrestored.

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Americas · Belize

Belize

The Western Hemisphere's largest barrier reef, a famous sinkhole dive, and Maya ruins swallowed by jungle.

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Americas · Chile

Santiago

A modern capital with snow-capped Andes visible from downtown, and some of South America's best wine within an hour's drive.

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Americas · Chile

Atacama Desert

The driest non-polar desert on earth, with some of the clearest night skies and starkest landscapes anywhere.

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Americas · Colombia

Bogotá

A high-altitude Andean capital with colonial streets, world-class museums, and a striking cable car escape.

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Americas · Chile

Easter Island

Nearly 900 monumental stone figures, on one of the most isolated inhabited islands on the planet.

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Americas · Peru

Lima

A cliff-top capital with a colonial old town and a food scene now considered among the best in the world.

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Americas · Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni

The world's largest salt flat, transformed into a perfect mirror during the brief rainy season.

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Americas · Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

A colourful colonial old town, glowing bioluminescent bays, and a rainforest found nowhere else in the US National Forest system.

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Middle East · Saudi Arabia

AlUla

Nabataean tombs carved into sandstone, a desert landscape of dramatic rock formations, and Saudi Arabia's most significant new tourism opening.

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Middle East · Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

A mudbrick historic quarter beside a rapidly rising skyline, as Saudi Arabia's capital opens up to the world.

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Middle East · Jordan

Amman

A Roman theatre in the city centre, hillside neighbourhoods, and the gateway to Jordan's ancient wonders.

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Middle East · Jordan

Wadi Rum

A red desert of towering sandstone cliffs, Bedouin camps, and a landscape used to stand in for Mars on film.

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Middle East · Kuwait

Kuwait City

A striking waterfront skyline anchored by the iconic Kuwait Towers, and a well-preserved souk at its historic core.

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Middle East · Bahrain

Manama

A former pearl-diving capital turned Gulf financial hub, with a UNESCO-listed heritage trail through its old quarter.

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Middle East · Egypt

Sharm El Sheikh

Some of the Red Sea's best coral reefs, framed by desert mountains at the tip of the Sinai Peninsula.

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Oceania · Australia

Melbourne

Hidden laneway cafes, ever-changing street art, and a well-earned reputation as Australia's most livable, culturally dense city.

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Oceania · Australia

Perth

One of the most remote major cities on earth, with beaches, river life, and a wine region within easy reach.

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Oceania · Australia

Tasmania

Vast protected wilderness, some of the world's cleanest air, and a subversive museum unlike anything else in Australia.

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Oceania · Australia

Gold Coast

High-rise beach towers, Australia's biggest cluster of theme parks, and a green rainforest hinterland just inland.

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Oceania · Australia

Whitsundays

74 tropical islands, sand so pure it squeaks underfoot, and some of the easiest access to the Great Barrier Reef.

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Oceania · New Zealand

Wellington

A hilly, windswept capital that became the creative and film production heart behind Middle-earth.

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Oceania · New Zealand

Rotorua

Bubbling mud pools, erupting geysers, and one of the strongest living centres of Māori culture in New Zealand.

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Oceania · French Polynesia

Tahiti

The birthplace of the overwater bungalow, volcanic peaks draped in jungle, and the gateway to French Polynesia's islands.

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Oceania · Cook Islands

Rarotonga

A jungle-covered volcanic island ringed by lagoon, with a laid-back Polynesian culture and building height restrictions that keep development low.

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Oceania · Palau

Palau

Mushroom-shaped limestone islands, a lake full of jellyfish that lost their sting, and diving consistently ranked among the world's best.

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