Journeys
Places to start
The route, the nights and the hotels, as a place to start. None of them is a package. Each is the outline of a conversation.
Every journey here sits in one or more rooms. Each room is named after a room in a house and holds one kind of journey. Start with the room that sounds most like the trip you have in mind, or read on for every journey, by region.
53 journeys
The Map Room
Adventure: the far places and the wild ones, from safari to the polar seas.
11 journeys
The Great Hall
Family and celebration: journeys for every generation, and the trips that mark a year.
42 journeys
The Cellar
Food and wine: journeys built around kitchens, cellars, markets and the people who grow and make.
12 journeys
The Still Room
Wellness: spa, onsen and slow days, for a journey that sends you home rested.
Two journeys
The Observation Car
Rail and space: the journeys where the getting there is the point.
Two journeys
The Walled Garden
Travelling well: journeys to the places that look after their land, their sea and their people.
62 journeys
The Long Gallery
Art, history and culture: museums, ruins and palaces, seen with the right guide.
23 journeys
The Boot Room
On foot and by bicycle: journeys at walking or riding pace, with the luggage sent ahead.
70 journeys
The Boathouse
Islands and coasts: by boat, seaplane or the road along the shore.
Africa
Botswana Safari and Stellenbosch Wine
Seven nights in the wild reserves of northern Botswana, then four among the vineyards of Stellenbosch.
11 nights · Botswana, South Africa
Botswana, Four Camps by Air
The Makgadikgadi Pans, Savute and the Okavango Delta, with a helicopter over the Delta.
12 nights · Botswana
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Botswana, Three Private Reserves
The Selinda, Duba Plains and Moremi: three nights in each.
Nine nights · Botswana
Cape Town and Mauritius
Four nights below Table Mountain, three on a lagoon in the Indian Ocean.
Seven nights · South Africa, Mauritius
Cape Town, the Sabi Sand, the Falls and the Delta
A city on the water, a private reserve beside the Kruger, the Zambezi and the Okavango.
11 nights · South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana
Cape Town, the Winelands, Walker Bay and the Kruger
Art above the harbour, a valley of vineyards, the whale coast and the bushveld.
10 nights · South Africa
Delta to the Indian Ocean
Six nights in Botswana's wild north, then five on a Mozambique island.
12 nights · Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique
Madikwe, Johannesburg and Madagascar
Four nights on safari in Madikwe, one in Johannesburg, then a week by the Indian Ocean in Madagascar.
12 nights · South Africa, Madagascar
Morocco Through Its Crafts
Tilemakers, tanners, weavers and potters, from Fez through the Atlas to Marrakech.
12 nights · Morocco
Morocco, the Imperial Cities
A week through the old royal capitals of Morocco, from Casablanca and Rabat to Meknès, Fès and Marrakech.
Seven nights · Morocco
Namibia, Savannah and Desert
Two nights near Windhoek, then three on granite boulders in the Namib.
Five nights · Namibia
Rwanda, Forest and Volcano
Chimpanzees in Nyungwe's rainforest, then the mountain gorillas of Volcanoes National Park.
Six nights · Rwanda
South Luangwa and the Lower Zambezi
The home of the walking safari, then the river.
Eight nights · Zambia
The Delta and Victoria Falls
Three nights in the Okavango, four on the Zambezi.
Seven nights · Botswana, Zimbabwe
The Falls, the Delta, the Cape
Victoria Falls, the Okavango Delta and Cape Town in eight nights.
Eight nights · Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa
The Kalahari Pans and the Delta
Three nights on the salt pans with the meerkats, three in the waterways of Moremi.
Six nights · Botswana
The Sabi Sand, Gorongosa and Benguerra
Leopards on the Sand River, a park brought back to life, and five nights on an island.
12 nights · South Africa, Mozambique
The Upper and Lower Zambezi
Four nights above Victoria Falls, four in the Lower Zambezi National Park.
Eight nights · Zambia
Uganda, the Gorillas to the Nile
Bwindi's gorillas, the chimpanzees of Kyambura, and the Nile at Murchison Falls.
Nine nights · Uganda
Zimbabwe's Rivers and the Delta
The Zambezi at the Falls, the plains of Hwange, Mana Pools, Lake Kariba, and Botswana to finish.
14 nights · Zimbabwe, Botswana
Asia
Bali and Sumba for Two
Four nights in Ubud's river valley, then four on Sumba's Indian Ocean shore.
Eight nights · Indonesia
Bhutan's Five Valleys
14 nights across Bhutan, lodge to lodge, from Thimphu to the Tiger's Nest.
14 nights · Bhutan
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Bhutan, Four Valleys
Nine days across western and central Bhutan, two nights each in Thimphu, Punakha, the Phobjikha Valley and Paro.
Eight nights · Bhutan
Cambodia, Angkor and the Cardamom Rainforest
Three nights in Siem Reap for the temples of Angkor, then three in a tented camp in the Cardamom rainforest.
Six nights · Cambodia
Cambodia: the City, the Temples, an Island and the Jungle
Phnom Penh, Angkor, an island in the Gulf of Thailand and the Cardamom Mountains.
12 nights · Cambodia
China's Mountains by Private Jet
Turquoise lakes, Lijiang's old town and the Tibetan edge of Yunnan, by private jet.
Eight nights · China
Delhi, Agra and Rajasthan
Old Delhi, the Taj Mahal, tigers and the Aravalli hills, flying privately between them.
Nine nights · India
Delhi, Tigers and the Himalaya
Six nights from Old Delhi to the tiger forest of Ranthambhore and on to the mountains above Manali.
Six nights · India
Hidden Indochina by Private Jet
Bangkok, Angkor, Luang Prabang, Sapa and the Golden Triangle, by private jet.
14 nights · Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
India's Tiger Parks
Two of India's great tiger reserves, linked by private jet from Delhi.
Nine nights · India
Japan, Art Islands and Onsen
Tokyo, the art island of Naoshima, Kyoto and the hot springs of Ise-Shima.
14 nights · Japan
Japan, Tokyo to Nara by Road
Thirteen nights on the back roads of Honshu, from the galleries of Tokyo through the hot springs of Hakone, Izu and the Alps to the old capitals of Kyoto and Nara.
13 nights · Japan
Kathmandu Valley and the Himalayan Foothills
Four nights among the courtyards and craftsmen of Kathmandu, then three on a ridge in the Himalayan foothills at Dhulikhel.
Seven nights · Nepal
Kathmandu and Dhulikhel
Three nights among the temples of the valley, four of Himalayan rest.
Seven nights · Nepal
Kerala and Sri Lanka's South Coast
Seven nights from the backwaters of Kerala to the whale waters off Sri Lanka's south coast.
Seven nights · India, Sri Lanka
Luang Prabang, Town and Forest
Three nights in the old town of Luang Prabang, then two in the forested hills outside it.
Five nights · Laos
Manila and Palawan
A night in Manila, two in Puerto Princesa, then eight among the islands of Bacuit Bay at El Nido.
11 nights · Philippines
Nepal, Mustang and Everest by Air
Kathmandu, the high valleys of Lower Mustang and a helicopter morning over Everest.
Nine nights · Nepal
North India by Private Jet
Mumbai to Varanasi by private plane, with Rajasthan's palaces and tigers between.
13 nights · India
Raja Ampat by Private Yacht
Nine nights among the reefs and karst islands of Raja Ampat, from Sorong and back.
Nine nights · Indonesia
Rajasthan, Desert, Forts and Tigers
Eleven nights across Rajasthan, from the dunes of Jaisalmer to the leopard hills of Jawai and the tiger forest of Ranthambhore.
11 nights · India
Singapore, Bali, Komodo and Java
Singapore, then Ubud, two nights under sail in Komodo National Park, and the temples of Central Java.
11 nights · Singapore, Indonesia
Singapore, City and Island
Four nights in Singapore, two in town and two on Sentosa.
Four nights · Singapore
Singapore, Malaysia and Borneo
Singapore, then overland through Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, the Cameron Highlands and Penang, to the beach in Langkawi and a river lodge in Borneo.
15 nights · Singapore, Malaysia
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand
Singapore, three nights on the Eastern & Oriental Express, then Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
13 nights · Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand
Sri Lanka by Air
Tea country, Galle Fort and the south coast, joined by short private flights.
Nine nights · Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, Tea, Leopards and the Sea
Nine nights from Colombo up into the tea hills, down to the leopards of Yala and on to the beach at Weligama.
Nine nights · Sri Lanka
Thailand, North to the Gulf
Bangkok, the northern hills and Koh Samui in nine nights.
Nine nights · Thailand
Tokyo, Hakone and Kyoto
Tokyo, an imperial ryokan in Hakone, and four nights in Kyoto.
11 nights · Japan
Vietnam From North to South
Hanoi to Saigon in 13 nights, with short flights between the stops.
13 nights · Vietnam
Central America and the Caribbean
Belize, Rainforest and Reef
Three nights by a river in the Mountain Pine Ridge, then three on the beach at Ambergris Caye.
Six nights · Belize
Caribbean Honeymoon, Six Islands
Fourteen nights by the sea, from a private island in the Florida Keys through the Bahamas and the Leeward Islands to Dominica.
14 nights · United States, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Anguilla, Saint Barthélemy, Dominica
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Central America by Private Jet
Four countries in 10 nights, from the Belize reef to the islands of Panama.
10 nights · Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama
Dominican Republic, a Private Peninsula
A whole private resort on the north coast, for family and friends.
Seven nights · Dominican Republic
Florida to Grenada, Five Islands
Ten nights south through the Caribbean, from the Florida Keys to Punta Cana, Antigua, Saint Lucia and Grenada.
10 nights · United States, Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, St Lucia, Grenada
Guatemala and the Belize Coast
Colonial Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Tikal and the Belize reef in eight nights.
Eight nights · Guatemala, Belize
Guatemala, Antigua and Lake Atitlán
A night in Guatemala City, three in colonial Antigua and three above Lake Atitlán, ringed by volcanoes.
Seven nights · Guatemala
Mexico and Belize, Maya and Reef
Three nights in Mexico City, three on the coast at Tulum and two on a small island off Placencia in Belize.
Eight nights · Mexico, Belize
Nicaragua, Granada, the Lake and the Pacific
Colonial Granada, a private island in Lake Nicaragua, and a hacienda on the Pacific coast.
Eight nights · Nicaragua
Osa, Pacuare and Papagayo
Rainforest, white water and the Pacific, linked by private plane in six nights.
Six nights · Costa Rica
Panama City to Cartagena
The canal and Casco Viejo, then Cartagena and the islands off Barú.
Seven nights · Panama, Colombia
Panama and the Osa Peninsula
Casco Viejo, the islands of Bocas del Toro and the Osa rainforest in eight nights.
Eight nights · Panama, Costa Rica
Europe
Athens, the Cyclades and Crete
Athens, then Paros, Santorini and Crete, with a day on the water from each.
12 nights · Greece
Athens, the Peloponnese and Santorini
Ancient sites, a Peloponnese hilltop and the caldera in eight nights.
Eight nights · Greece
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Barcelona, Seville and Madrid
Three Spanish cities in nine nights, by air and by train.
Nine nights · Spain
Bavaria and Tyrol on Foot
Five nights walking the Alps between Berchtesgaden, Kitzbühel and the Elmau valley.
Five nights · Germany, Austria
Connemara and the Scottish Highlands
Four nights on Lough Corrib, then a private jet to the Highlands for four more.
Eight nights · Ireland, United Kingdom
Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo
Three Scandinavian capitals in nine nights, with museums opened after hours.
Nine nights · Denmark, Sweden, Norway
Corsica, South to North
From the southern beaches into the mountains, then by helicopter north to Calvi.
Seven nights · France
Croatia, Zagreb to Dubrovnik
From the capital to the far south, with the waterfalls of Krka on the way.
Eight nights · Croatia
Hvar, Dubrovnik and the Bay of Kotor
Down the southern Adriatic by private boat, from Hvar to Montenegro's Bay of Kotor.
Nine nights · Croatia, Montenegro
Iceland in Summer
The city, the south coast, a farm on the Troll Peninsula and a private lagoon.
Eight nights · Iceland
Iceland in Winter
Frozen waterfalls, a valley farm in the far north and the northern lights.
Eight nights · Iceland
Ireland Close to the Land
Farms, fjords and the Burren, up Ireland's west coast with local hosts.
12 nights · Ireland
Ireland at the Table
A slow loop of Ireland by its kitchens, farms, islands and great houses.
12 nights · Ireland
Ireland by Helicopter
Dublin, Ashford Castle and Adare Manor, joined by private car and three helicopter flights.
Eight nights · Ireland
Istanbul, Cappadocia and Bodrum
The old city, the balloons of Cappadocia and the Aegean coast, in 11 nights.
11 nights · Türkiye
Istria, Wine and Truffles
Wine estates, truffle woods and hill towns across Croatia's Istrian peninsula, in nine nights.
Nine nights · Croatia
Istria, the Dolomites and Venice
Truffles on the Adriatic, a summer in the Dolomites, then two nights on the Grand Canal.
Nine nights · Croatia, Italy
Lake Geneva to Bern by Bicycle
Lavaux vineyards, an Alpine pass above Gstaad and the arcades of Bern.
Five nights · Switzerland
Lisbon, Porto and the Douro
Portugal from south to north, ending among the terraced vineyards of the Douro.
Eight nights · Portugal
Lisbon, the Alentejo and Seville
Two capitals of the Iberian south, joined by cork oak country and wine estates.
Eight nights · Portugal, Spain
London With Children
Castles, Crown Jewels and a capsule on the London Eye, all privately guided.
Four nights · United Kingdom
Lošinj and the Kvarner Islands
Five quiet nights on Lošinj, among pine woods, harbours and resident dolphins.
Six nights · Croatia
Malta, Sicily and Salina
Two nights inside the walls of Mdina, two on the slopes of Etna, then three on Salina facing Stromboli.
Seven nights · Malta, Italy
Munich, Salzburg and Vienna
Two cities and a castle on a lake, by private car in seven nights.
Seven nights · Germany, Austria
Oslo and the Norwegian Fjords
Oslo's museums, then the fjords of Sunnmøre by boat and on foot.
Six nights · Norway
Provence to the Riviera on Foot
Hill paths above Aix, the calanques of Cassis, and the Saint-Tropez peninsula.
Five nights · France
Scotland for Three Generations
Edinburgh, the Cairngorms, Inverness and Fort William, with something for every age.
11 nights · United Kingdom
Sicily and the Aeolian Islands
Round Sicily by road, then out to Salina by helicopter.
10 nights · Italy
Swedish Lapland in Winter
Stockholm, then five winter nights at a floating spa on the Lule River.
Seven nights · Sweden
Switzerland by Rail in Winter
Lake Geneva, the Matterhorn and the Glacier Express to St. Moritz in nine nights.
Nine nights · Switzerland
The Algarve by Bicycle
Inland hills, Tavira's old town and the quiet eastern coast by bike.
Five nights · Portugal
Turkey, Istanbul to Cappadocia
Two nights each in Istanbul, the Aegean vineyards at Urla, a forested bay near Fethiye and the rock country of Cappadocia.
Eight nights · Türkiye
Val d'Orcia and Umbria on Foot
Walking from the Val d'Orcia to the hill country of Umbria in five nights.
Five nights · Italy
Versailles and Paris, Privately
Two nights in the grounds of Versailles, then three in Paris.
Five nights · France
Middle East and Indian Ocean
North America
Alaska Ice, Hawaiian Fire
Glaciers and bears in Alaska, then volcanoes and beaches in Hawaii.
11 nights · United States
Arizona's Sonoran Desert
Saguaro country, a wellness ranch and Frank Lloyd Wright, over eight nights.
Eight nights · United States
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Canada, Ontario and Fogo Island
One night at a Victorian manor outside Toronto, then four on Fogo Island, off the north coast of Newfoundland.
Five nights · Canada
Cancún at Punta Nizuc
Four unhurried nights on a quiet point of the Mexican Caribbean.
Four nights · Mexico
Florida With Children
From the Orlando parks down the Atlantic coast to Miami, over eight nights.
Eight nights · United States
Hawaii, Island by Island
Three islands, their history and their volcanoes, at your own pace.
12 nights · United States
Los Cabos by Sea and Desert
Six nights on the Sea of Cortés, out on boats and in kitchens, with the desert behind.
Six nights · Mexico
Mexico, Highlands to Caribbean
Colonial towns, great kitchens and Maya ruins, ending on the Caribbean.
15 nights · Mexico
Sonoma and Napa at the Table
Two wine valleys and their kitchens, over six nights.
Six nights · United States
Tetons, Yellowstone and the Bitterroot
Grand Teton, Yellowstone's geysers and a Montana ranch, driving yourself over 10 nights.
10 nights · United States
The Lowcountry With Children
Charleston, the sea islands and the May River, over seven nights.
Seven nights · United States
The Northern California Coast
Redwoods, headlands and the Big Sur cliffs, at an unhurried pace.
Eight nights · United States
The Southwest by Road
Sedona, Arches and Lake Powell, driving yourself over nine nights.
Nine nights · United States
Whistler, Clayoquot and Vancouver
Mountains, a tented lodge on the wild Pacific coast, and a city to finish.
Eight nights · Canada
Yellowstone in Winter
Wolves in the Lamar Valley, then the Tetons from the air, in six winter nights.
Six nights · United States
Oceania and the Pacific
Australia and Fiji, Desert, Reef and Island
Sydney, Uluru, Melbourne and Lizard Island, then three nights on a private island in Fiji.
13 nights · Australia, Fiji
Cook Islands, Rarotonga and Aitutaki
Five nights on Muri Lagoon in Rarotonga, then five on the beach at Aitutaki.
10 nights · Cook Islands
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French Polynesia, Marquesas and Lagoons
Ten nights across five islands, from Tahiti and the Marquesas to Bora Bora, Taha'a and the atoll of Tikehau.
10 nights · French Polynesia
New Zealand, North to South
Six lodges from the Bay of Islands to Lake Wakatipu, in 17 nights.
17 nights · New Zealand
Outback, Rainforest and Reef
Australia's great landscapes in 12 nights, for a first visit.
12 nights · Australia
Perth to Hobart
Across southern Australia in 18 nights, from the Indian Ocean to Tasmania.
18 nights · Australia
Sydney, Kangaroo Island and the Hills
Sydney, a clifftop lodge on Kangaroo Island and the Adelaide Hills, for the Australian summer.
Nine nights · Australia
Sydney, the Southern Alps and Fiji
Harbour, high country and a private island, joined by private flights.
12 nights · Australia, New Zealand, Fiji
Tahiti, Bora Bora and Tetiaroa
Bora Bora's lagoon, then the atoll Marlon Brando kept, by private plane.
11 nights · French Polynesia
Polar
Antarctica, Flying to the Peninsula
Seven nights from Punta Arenas, flying to King George Island and spending five nights aboard a small expedition ship off the Antarctic Peninsula.
Seven nights · Chile, Antarctica
Oslo and Svalbard by Sea
Oslo's museums after hours, then a week among Svalbard's glaciers, walrus and bears.
Nine nights · Norway
South America
Argentina and Chile in Depth
Tango, waterfalls, Malbec, lakes and Patagonia, ending in Santiago, over 16 nights.
16 nights · Argentina, Chile
Bogotá, Coffee Country and Cartagena
The capital, the coffee hills and the Caribbean coast in seven nights.
Seven nights · Colombia
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Chile's Wine Country and Easter Island
From the vineyards of the Millahue valley to the moai of Rapa Nui, in eight nights.
Eight nights · Chile
Colombia, Rivers, Highlands and the Caribbean
Nine nights in Colombia, privately guided, from Bogotá to the river of Caño Cristales, Medellín and the Antioquia hills, ending inside the walls of Cartagena.
Nine nights · Colombia
Desert, Ice and Falls by Jet
The Atacama, both sides of Patagonia and Iguaçu, by small private jet.
10 nights · Chile, Argentina, Brazil
Peru to Patagonia
Lima, the Atacama, Chiloé and the granite of Torres del Paine in eight nights.
Eight nights · Peru, Chile
Peru, Andes to Altiplano
Machu Picchu, Cusco, Lake Titicaca and the Colca Canyon, over 10 nights in Peru.
10 nights · Peru
Rio and the Amazon
Three nights by the beach in Rio, then four in the southern Amazon.
Seven nights · Brazil
South America by Private Jet
Six countries, from the Galápagos to Cartagena, in 17 nights by private jet.
17 nights · Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia
The Andes by Road, Lima to Buenos Aires
Eighteen nights from the Pacific at Lima to the polo fields outside Buenos Aires, driving across the Altiplano, the Uyuni salt flats and the Atacama on the way.
18 nights · Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
The Atacama and Argentina's North
From the Chilean desert over the Andes to Salta, its high valleys and Buenos Aires.
11 nights · Chile, Argentina
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Four days on foot to Machu Picchu, between the Sacred Valley and Cusco.
Nine nights · Peru
Uruguay's Atlantic Coast
Montevideo, Punta del Este and José Ignacio, by the sea for seven nights.
Seven nights · Uruguay
Stays
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