Journeys

The Boathouse

Islands and coasts: by boat, seaplane or the road along the shore.

Journeys

A wide glacier flowing down between dark mountains into a calm blue fjord.

Alaska Ice, Hawaiian Fire

Glaciers and bears in Alaska, then volcanoes and beaches in Hawaii.

11 nights · United States
Penguins on a snow-covered slope on the Antarctic Peninsula.

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
Aerial view of turquoise water in a pale rocky bay, with small boats anchored offshore.

Athens, the Cyclades and Crete

Athens, then Paros, Santorini and Crete, with a day on the water from each.

12 nights · Greece
White houses spilling down a clifftop above the sea at dusk, with wildflowers in the foreground.

Athens, the Peloponnese and Santorini

Ancient sites, a Peloponnese hilltop and the caldera in eight nights.

Eight nights · Greece
Uluru rising from the desert in central Australia.

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
A group of horses running through the shallows along a sandy, rocky beach.

Bali and Sumba for Two

Four nights in Ubud's river valley, then four on Sumba's Indian Ocean shore.

Eight nights · Indonesia
A Maya temple rising above the forest at Caracol.

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
Tall wax palms on green hillsides under drifting cloud in the Cocora Valley.

Bogotá, Coffee Country and Cartagena

The capital, the coffee hills and the Caribbean coast in seven nights.

Seven nights · Colombia
Angkor Wat reflected in still water at sunset.

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
Icebergs drifting offshore, seen from the top of Brimstone Head on Fogo Island.

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
Pale turquoise sea breaking on a white sand beach under a clear sky.

Cancún at Punta Nizuc

Four unhurried nights on a quiet point of the Mexican Caribbean.

Four nights · Mexico
An aerial view of green hills, a lagoon and the reef off Mauritius.

Cape Town and Mauritius

Four nights below Table Mountain, three on a lagoon in the Indian Ocean.

Seven nights · South Africa, Mauritius
Vineyards below a mountain in the Franschhoek Valley.

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
A beach and turquoise water in the Bahamas.

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
A circular deep blue sinkhole ringed by pale coral reef in turquoise sea, seen from the air.

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
A long row of moai standing on a stone platform behind a green field.

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
The rock of El Peñol rising above the lakes at Guatapé.

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
Green mountains under a cloudy sky, seen from a lookout on Rarotonga.

Cook Islands, Rarotonga and Aitutaki

Five nights on Muri Lagoon in Rarotonga, then five on the beach at Aitutaki.

10 nights · Cook Islands
Tall old houses built along the edge of pale limestone cliffs above deep blue sea.

Corsica, South to North

From the southern beaches into the mountains, then by helicopter north to Calvi.

Seven nights · France
Aerial view of a narrow wooded island with white cliffs and a turquoise lake, surrounded by blue sea.

Croatia, Zagreb to Dubrovnik

From the capital to the far south, with the waterfalls of Krka on the way.

Eight nights · Croatia
Palm trees leaning over a white beach and pale turquoise water, with a sailing boat moored offshore.

Delta to the Indian Ocean

Six nights in Botswana's wild north, then five on a Mozambique island.

12 nights · Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique
Aerial view of a palm-lined beach curving beside shallow turquoise water.

Dominican Republic, a Private Peninsula

A whole private resort on the north coast, for family and friends.

Seven nights · Dominican Republic
Aerial view of a long turquoise beach backed by white high-rise buildings, with a bay and the mainland beyond.

Florida With Children

From the Orlando parks down the Atlantic coast to Miami, over eight nights.

Eight nights · United States
Houses on a hillside by the water below the Pitons in Saint Lucia.

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
A green mountain rising over a turquoise lagoon at Bora Bora.

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
Volcanoes catching early light above the calm surface of a large lake.

Guatemala and the Belize Coast

Colonial Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Tikal and the Belize reef in eight nights.

Eight nights · Guatemala, Belize
Two outrigger canoes on a sandy beach, with Diamond Head across the water.

Hawaii, Island by Island

Three islands, their history and their volcanoes, at your own pace.

12 nights · United States
Aerial view of a pine-covered headland and white pebble spits in clear turquoise sea.

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
Aerial view of a grey glacier tongue curving down between dark mountains to a meltwater lake.

Iceland in Summer

The city, the south coast, a farm on the Troll Peninsula and a private lagoon.

Eight nights · Iceland
Two sheep on a narrow road between a lake and a rocky mountainside.

Ireland Close to the Land

Farms, fjords and the Burren, up Ireland's west coast with local hosts.

12 nights · Ireland
Small green fields divided by dry-stone walls running down to the sea.

Ireland at the Table

A slow loop of Ireland by its kitchens, farms, islands and great houses.

12 nights · Ireland
A striped hot air balloon floating low over pale rock pinnacles and valleys.

Istanbul, Cappadocia and Bodrum

The old city, the balloons of Cappadocia and the Aegean coast, in 11 nights.

11 nights · Türkiye
A small wooded island in calm blue sea under white summer clouds.

Japan, Art Islands and Onsen

Tokyo, the art island of Naoshima, Kyoto and the hot springs of Ise-Shima.

14 nights · Japan
A houseboat on the palm-lined backwaters at Alappuzha in Kerala.

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
A sandy beach beneath a tall rock arch, with turquoise water and blue sky.

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
A turquoise cove edged by a pale beach and dense pine woods under a clear sky.

Lošinj and the Kvarner Islands

Five quiet nights on Lošinj, among pine woods, harbours and resident dolphins.

Six nights · Croatia
A female cheetah on the lookout in open grassland.

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
The volcanic island of Stromboli seen from the sea.

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
A white sand beach among palms and grey limestone near El Nido.

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
The Maya ruins of Tulum above the Caribbean.

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
A cobbled street of ochre and red colonial houses hung with bright paper bunting.

Mexico, Highlands to Caribbean

Colonial towns, great kitchens and Maya ruins, ending on the Caribbean.

15 nights · Mexico
Aerial view of Lake Wakatipu winding between mountains, with the town on its shore below.

New Zealand, North to South

Six lodges from the Bay of Islands to Lake Wakatipu, in 17 nights.

17 nights · New Zealand
The Mombacho volcano seen across the islets of Lake Nicaragua.

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
Forested mountain valleys with low cloud drifting between the ridges.

Osa, Pacuare and Papagayo

Rainforest, white water and the Pacific, linked by private plane in six nights.

Six nights · Costa Rica
A deep fjord between steep green mountainsides, with a waterfall on the right and snow on the far peaks.

Oslo and the Norwegian Fjords

Oslo's museums, then the fjords of Sunnmøre by boat and on foot.

Six nights · Norway
Aerial view of Uluru glowing orange at sunset, with the domes of Kata Tjuta on the horizon.

Outback, Rainforest and Reef

Australia's great landscapes in 12 nights, for a first visit.

12 nights · Australia
Colonial houses painted yellow and white, with balconies hung with bougainvillea.

Panama City to Cartagena

The canal and Casco Viejo, then Cartagena and the islands off Barú.

Seven nights · Panama, Colombia
A ship in the lock chambers of a canal, with green hills and a cable-stayed bridge beyond.

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
A white limestone headland covered in pines above deep blue sea, with a small boat below the cliffs.

Provence to the Riviera on Foot

Hill paths above Aix, the calanques of Cassis, and the Saint-Tropez peninsula.

Five nights · France
Aerial view of steep green karst islets rising from a turquoise lagoon.

Raja Ampat by Private Yacht

Nine nights among the reefs and karst islands of Raja Ampat, from Sorong and back.

Nine nights · Indonesia
Rio de Janeiro from above, with Sugarloaf Mountain rising out of Guanabara Bay.

Rio and the Amazon

Three nights by the beach in Rio, then four in the southern Amazon.

Seven nights · Brazil
A granite massif glowing orange at dusk, with the moon above and desert scrub below.

Saudi Arabia, Mountain and Sea

Three nights in the Hejaz mountains, then two on a Red Sea island.

Five nights · Saudi Arabia
The cone of Stromboli rising steeply from a dark blue sea, with a wisp of cloud at its summit.

Sicily and the Aeolian Islands

Round Sicily by road, then out to Salina by helicopter.

10 nights · Italy
The stupas of Borobudur at sunrise, with mountains in the haze beyond.

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
Marina Bay at dusk, with the city's towers and a large observation wheel reflected in still water.

Singapore, City and Island

Four nights in Singapore, two in town and two on Sentosa.

Four nights · Singapore
Sunrise over the tea plantation at Boh, in the Cameron Highlands.

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
A red dirt road winding through bright green tea terraces.

Sri Lanka by Air

Tea country, Galle Fort and the south coast, joined by short private flights.

Nine nights · Sri Lanka
Tea fields on a misty hillside near Nuwara Eliya in 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
Green clifftops above a curved bay of deep blue sea.

Sydney, Kangaroo Island and the Hills

Sydney, a clifftop lodge on Kangaroo Island and the Adelaide Hills, for the Australian summer.

Nine nights · Australia
Snow-covered Aoraki Mount Cook above the turquoise water of Lake Pukaki, with a road along the shore.

Sydney, the Southern Alps and Fiji

Harbour, high country and a private island, joined by private flights.

12 nights · Australia, New Zealand, Fiji
A catamaran at anchor on a turquoise lagoon below a sheer volcanic peak wrapped in cloud.

Tahiti, Bora Bora and Tetiaroa

Bora Bora's lagoon, then the atoll Marlon Brando kept, by private plane.

11 nights · French Polynesia
The white spires of a temple on the bank of a wide river under a blue sky.

Thailand, North to the Gulf

Bangkok, the northern hills and Koh Samui in nine nights.

Nine nights · Thailand
Golden sandstone cliffs and sea stacks on a wide beach at sunset, footprints across the sand.

The Algarve by Bicycle

Inland hills, Tavira's old town and the quiet eastern coast by bike.

Five nights · Portugal
Sun setting over tall marsh grass and a calm harbour, with a long wooden pier on the water.

The Lowcountry With Children

Charleston, the sea islands and the May River, over seven nights.

Seven nights · United States
Looking straight up the red trunks of tall redwood trees towards the canopy.

The Northern California Coast

Redwoods, headlands and the Big Sur cliffs, at an unhurried pace.

Eight nights · United States
A dhow under sail at sunset in the Bazaruto Archipelago.

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
Ferries on the water at Eminönü, with the domes and minarets of Istanbul behind.

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
Aerial view of a rocky point with a lighthouse and low houses, waves breaking along the shore.

Uruguay's Atlantic Coast

Montevideo, Punta del Este and José Ignacio, by the sea for seven nights.

Seven nights · Uruguay
Limestone islands covered in green rising from turquoise water, with more karsts fading into the distance.

Vietnam From North to South

Hanoi to Saigon in 13 nights, with short flights between the stops.

13 nights · Vietnam
The sun setting over a forested headland and a wide bay with low islands on the horizon.

Whistler, Clayoquot and Vancouver

Mountains, a tented lodge on the wild Pacific coast, and a city to finish.

Eight nights · Canada

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