The Boot Room

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

An alpine meadow with autumn trees below snow-dusted limestone peaks.

Bavaria and Tyrol on Foot

Five nights walking the Alps between Berchtesgaden, Kitzbühel and the Elmau valley.

Five nights · Germany, Austria

A white dzong and village houses below forested hills and snow-capped peaks.

Bhutan's Five Valleys

14 nights across Bhutan, lodge to lodge, from Thimphu to the Tiger's Nest.

14 nights · Bhutan

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

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

A white stone bridge and a pagoda beside a still lake, with snow-capped peaks behind.

China's Mountains by Private Jet

Turquoise lakes, Lijiang's old town and the Tibetan edge of Yunnan, by private jet.

Eight nights · China

A broad glacier flowing between snow-capped mountains, with a bare tree in front.

Desert, Ice and Falls by Jet

The Atacama, both sides of Patagonia and Iguaçu, by small private jet.

10 nights · Chile, Argentina, Brazil

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

A pale rock peak above green alpine pasture and a winding path under a blue sky.

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

A lakeside town at the foot of terraced vineyards, with mountains across the water.

Lake Geneva to Bern by Bicycle

Lavaux vineyards, an Alpine pass above Gstaad and the arcades of Bern.

Five nights · Switzerland

A river curving through a deep valley of terraced vineyards and steep green hills.

Lisbon, Porto and the Douro

Portugal from south to north, ending among the terraced vineyards of the Douro.

Eight nights · Portugal

The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower above Westminster Bridge and the Thames.

London With Children

Castles, Crown Jewels and a capsule on the London Eye, all privately guided.

Four nights · United Kingdom

A snow-covered Himalayan peak lit gold by low sun above dark ridges.

Nepal, Mustang and Everest by Air

Kathmandu, the high valleys of Lower Mustang and a helicopter morning over Everest.

Nine nights · Nepal

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

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

A mountain gorilla resting among green leaves and bamboo.

Rwanda, Forest and Volcano

Chimpanzees in Nyungwe's rainforest, then the mountain gorillas of Volcanoes National Park.

Six nights · Rwanda

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

An elephant rubbing against a tree in green woodland in South Luangwa.

South Luangwa and the Lower Zambezi

The home of the walking safari, then the river.

Eight nights · Zambia

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

Bands of red, ochre and green on the folded hills of the Quebrada de Humahuaca.

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

Machu Picchu catching early sun below the peak of Huayna Picchu.

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Four days on foot to Machu Picchu, between the Sacred Valley and Cusco.

Nine nights · Peru

A tall red sandstone arch on bare rock, with snow-capped mountains far behind.

The Southwest by Road

Sedona, Arches and Lake Powell, driving yourself over nine nights.

Nine nights · United States

A line of cypress trees across a hillside, with mist filling the valley at sunrise.

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

Journeys