Maldives
Twenty-six coral atolls, one resort to an island: here the reef and the transfer decide the holiday, so we start there.
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Kenya
The Masai Mara's private conservancies, rhino country in Laikipia and a Swahili coast, a single overnight flight from London.
Japan
Neon Tokyo, temple Kyoto and hot-spring inns, all joined by trains that run to the minute.
Italy
Italy rewards choosing one region well: lemon terraces at Amalfi, Tuscan hill towns, lake villas and the lagoon light of Venice.
Botswana
Small camps, private concessions and a flood that arrives in the dry season: the Okavango is safari at its quietest.
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Sample routes our specialists plan often. Every one is a starting point: change the order, the length or the hotels.
Antarctic Peninsula by small expedition ship: 13 nights
A night in Buenos Aires and one in Ushuaia, then 11 nights on a small expedition ship across the Drake Passage to the Antarctic Peninsula, with Zodiac landings among penguin colonies and cruises through the ice.
Around Spitsbergen: a nine-night Arctic voyage for polar bears
A night in Oslo and one in Longyearbyen, then nine nights on an expedition ship circling Spitsbergen in the midnight sun, looking for polar bears along the pack ice, walrus on the beaches and seabird cliffs in Hinlopen Strait.
Athens and the Peloponnese coast: ten nights with the family
Three nights in Athens for the Acropolis and the museums, then a drive west via the Corinth Canal to seven nights on the Messinia coast, where a kids club, an aqua park and ancient Olympia keep every age busy.
Athens, Santorini and Mykonos in nine nights
Two nights in central Athens below the Acropolis, four on the caldera cliff at Oia, and three at Megali Ammos, close enough to walk into Mykonos town for dinner. Island hops by ferry, with a Delos day included.
Bali: five nights of retreat above Ubud, five by the sea
Five nights at a wellness retreat in the Ayung River valley with a programme of yoga, treatments and healthy food, then five nights on the quiet east coast, where terraced suites look over the Lombok Strait.
Barbados with children: ten nights on the calm west coast
One base, no transfers: ten nights at a family hotel on the calm west coast near Holetown, with turtles off the beach, a catamaran day, Harrison's Cave and the wild Atlantic side at Bathsheba. A direct flight from London.
Cape Town, Franschhoek and the Sabi Sand in ten nights
Three nights above the Atlantic in Cape Town, three among the vineyards of Franschhoek, then four in the Sabi Sand for leopard. Little jet lag from the UK and a good first safari for couples.
Costa Rica with children: volcano, cloud forest and Pacific coast
Ten nights for active families: hot springs and hanging bridges below Arenal Volcano, night walks and ziplines in the Monteverde cloud forest, then four nights on a Pacific beach in Guanacaste with a private driver between each stop.
At their best from October to December
Worked out from our month-by-month notes for every destination, so it changes with the calendar.
Argentina
Buenos Aires evenings, the Iguazú falls and the glaciers of Patagonia, joined by short domestic flights.
Chile
The Atacama's high desert and the granite towers of Patagonia in one trip, with Santiago's wine valleys in between.
Egypt
The pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, then the Nile between Luxor and Aswan by dahabiya, five hours from London.
Hong Kong
A harbour city of dim sum, ferries and skyscrapers, with wild country parks and islands half an hour away.
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Step 3: Get a written plan and a price
A day-by-day itinerary with the hotels, transfers and flights, and a price that shows exactly what it includes.
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From the Journal
Month-by-month guides and honest comparisons from our specialists.
Where is genuinely warm in winter? November to March, month by month
Plenty of places are sunny in winter. Fewer are properly warm, and fewer still are dry in the month you can travel. An honest guide from the UK, with flight times and the long-term weather averages.
The Okavango Delta explained: water camps, land camps and the flood
A river that never reaches the sea, a flood that arrives in the dry season, and camps you can only reach by air. How the Okavango works, how to choose between water and land camps, and when to go.
A family safari: ages, malaria-free options and how to plan it
A safari can be the best family holiday you ever take, or a long week of car sickness and early starts. The difference is almost entirely in the planning. Here is how we approach it, age by age.
Where is good next month?
One email a month: the places coming into season, a journey worth stealing, and the stories behind them.
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