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360-degree views from Serengeti Bushtops' cutting-edge 4x4s

— by Pantaleo Mghanga
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
The Serengeti

A beautiful border closing ceremony

— by Kuldeep Singh Jodha
Culture
Trips to take
Amritsar

A boutique Agra getaway at Ekaa Villa

— by Udit Hooda
Culture
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Agra
The Golden Triangle
Enjoy extraordinary Kenya experiences like this private bush dinner at Governors' Il Moran Camp

A Bush Dinner with a Twist

— by Alex Millar
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Maasai Mara

A culinary walking tour of Lucknow

— by Prateek Hira
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Lucknow

A day on safari in the Madikwe Game Reserve

— by Daniel Heatly
Places to go
Wildlife
Madikwe Game Reserve
Kangra Fort, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India

A day out in the Kangra Valley

— by Passang Sherpa
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Dharamshala
Himalayas

A day to roam Gangtok

— by Kabir Chettri
Culture
Trips to take
Gangtok
Himalayas
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch Dune Chalet

A desert dune stay at Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch

— by Angela Carstens
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Kalahari Desert
Oberoi Wildflower Hall

A dose of the aristocratic good life at Oberoi Wildflower Hall

— by Sunit Mikhija
History
Places to stay
Shimla
Himalayas

A family affair on Philipkutty's farm

— by Philip Mathew
Places to stay
Kumarakom
Kerala
Swakopmund Fat Bike Tour, Namibia

A fat bike adventure in the Namib Desert

— by Mark de Wet
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Swakopmund

A flavour of Rwanda on a hands-on gourmet adventure

— by Alissa Ruxin
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Kigali

A Goan villa getaway at Ahilya by the Sea

— by Durgesh Chaddha
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Unwind
Goa

A haveli-style hotel with royal flair

— by Kunwar Adhiraj Sing Shahpura
Culture
History
Places to stay
Jaipur

A historical walking tour of Lucknow

— by Prateek Hira
Culture
History
Trips to take
Lucknow
Nettle soup, cooking class at Bamboo Retreat

A lesson in holistic Himalayan cooking

— by Bhawana Adhikari
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Gangtok
Himalayas
Ongava Lodge views

A luxury safari getaway at Ongava Game Lodge

— by Sanel Kruger
Adventure
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Etosha National Park

A memorable whale-watching adventure in Hermanus

— by Brandon Payne
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
Hermanus and Gansbaai

A morning in Pelling

— by Kabir Chettri
Culture
History
Trips to take
Pelling
Himalayas

A morning in the tea fields

— by Sebinster Francis
Culture
Scenery
Trips to take
Munnar

A musical interlude in Mysore

— by S A Vinayaka
Culture
Trips to take
Mysore
Abe's Farm

A peaceful escape to Abe’s Farm

— by Bryan Ocampo
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Philippines

A quiet spot along the Great Wall

— by Lily Li
Active
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Beijing
A friendly family home in Udaipur hosting a traditional cooking class

A Rajasthani cooking class with Rakshita

— by Rakshita Dakshu
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Udaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan
Stay in picturesque rural villas like these in Sariska Safari Lodge, India when you take a tailor-made trip with Alfred&

A rural retreat at Sariska Safari Lodge

— by Jitender Sharma
Places to stay
Sariska
Rajasthan
ABBA Resorts, Izu Peninsula

A serene luxe hideaway on the Izu Peninsula

— by Kiyofumi Machida
Culture
Places to stay
Unwind
Izu Peninsula

A stroll through the Forbidden City

— by Xiaolin Zhang
Culture
History
Trips to take
Beijing

A sustainable stay in an ancient village near Lijiang

— by Malcolm Holcroft
Culture
Places to stay
Lijiang

A taste of authentic home cooking in Victoria Falls

— by Tich Tandi
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Victoria Falls

A taste of Jodhpur's heritage at The Rohet House

— by Avijit Singh
History
Places to stay
Romance
Unwind
Jodhpur
Rajasthan

A taste of Kolkata's age-old cuisine

— by Subhamay Banerjee
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Kolkata

A thrilling heli-ride over the Okavango Delta

— by Cindy Boshoff
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Okavango Delta

A thrilling zip ride through the treetops in Victoria Falls

— by Reason Ncube
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Victoria Falls
A decorative fountain at the Taj Nadesar Palace in Varanasi

A touch of royal splendour at Taj Nadesar Palace

— by Amit Tandon
Culture
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Varanasi
Guide explaining plant life on a bushwalk at Onguma Reserve

A walk in the wild at Onguma Nature Reserve

— by Garry Roberts
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Etosha National Park

A walk in the wild Serengeti from Lemala Nanyukie Camp

— by Andrea Pompele
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
The Serengeti

A walk through Darjeeling

— by Anirban Dutta
Trips to take
Darjeeling
Himalayas

A walk through history in the streets of old Bangalore

— by Praveen Singh
History
Trips to take
Bangalore

A walk through Kochi’s culture pot

— by Sajayan Thottakara
History
Trips to take
Kochi
Kerala
Alleppey walking tour

A walk through old-world Alleppey

— by Rani John
History
Trips to take
Alleppey
Kerala

A walk through Stellenbosch’s artisanal food and drink scene

— by Simone Jacobs
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Stellenbosch

A walk through the jungle to a traditional village

— by Yugdeep Singh
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Bandhavgarh National Park

A walk through the past in Pondicherry’s shady lanes

— by Bishwajit Banik
Culture
History
Trips to take
Pondicherry

A walking tour of historic Stone Town

— by Pascal Dzombo
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Zanzibar
A wander through the muslim quarter of Xi'an

A wander through the Muslim quarter of Xi'an

— by Simone Sturla
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Xi'an

A warm family welcome and a slice of quintessential Africa at Three Tree Hill Lodge

— by Cheryl Blackburn
Culture
History
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Drakensberg

A warm welcome and service guaranteed at the Pepperclub

— by Efi Ella
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Cape Town
Sink down in a beanbag by the campfire at Thonga Beach Lodge when you take a tailored trip with Alfred&

A wild beach escape at Thonga Beach Lodge

— by Matthew Steyn
iSimangaliso Wetland Park

A wild walk in Loisaba Conservancy with a Samburu guide

— by Mohamed Iribo
Active
Culture
Trips to take
Wildlife
Samburu

A window into the dance drama of kathakali

— by Sharath Kumar
Culture
Trips to take
Kochi
Kerala

A wine flight through Mont Rochelle’s vineyards

— by James Basson
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Franschhoek

Adrenaline-pumping activities in the Great Rift Valley at Loldia House

— by Keith Mwenesi
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Great Rift Valley Lakes

African glamping at Loisaba Star Beds

— by Liz Harper
Adventure
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Wildlife
Laikipia

Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal

— by Bhanu Jodha
History
Trips to take
Agra
The Golden Triangle

All roads lead to the Golden Temple

— by Kuldeep Singh Jodha
Culture
History
Trips to take
Amritsar
Amorita Resort

Amorita Resort: a clifftop sanctuary on Bohol Island

— by Leeds Trompeta
Places to stay
Romance
Unwind
Bohol
Bedroom at Okonjima Bush Camp

An African wildlife experience at Okonjima Bushcamp

— by Tristan Boehme
Adventure
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Okonjima and Otjiwarongo

An eco-focused walk around the wilds of Singinawa

— by Deepankar Mukherjee
Trips to take
Wildlife
Kanha

An ethical visit to a Maasai village in Selenkay Conservancy

— by Mohanjeet Brar
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Amboseli and Chyulu Hills

An evening of Maasai food, song and dance

— by Steven James
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Ngorongoro Crater

An evening of traditional Chinese dance in Xi’an

— by Lily Li
Culture
History
Trips to take
Xi'an

An interlude of African history: The Victoria Falls Hotel

— by Temba Maripakuenda
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Victoria Falls
Experience exciting ocean adventures like this searching for wild dolphins in a skiff when you take a tailor-made trip with Alfred&

An ocean playground on the doorstep at Thonga Beach Lodge

— by Matthew Steyn
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Onguma Tented Camp waterhole

An Out of Africa experience at Onguma Tented Camp

— by Garry Roberts
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Etosha National Park

Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort: the epitome of island life

— by Lourenco Zivaine
Places to stay
Unwind
Bazaruto Archipelago

Arusha Coffee Lodge: a plantation getaway

— by Hazel Gumpo
Community
History
Places to stay
Arusha

Baraza Resort and Spa: Sultan-era opulence

— by Nathalie Raguz Fusillo
Culture
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Unwind
Zanzibar

Barefoot at Havelock: the sustainable beach-side jungle resort

— by Samit Sawhny
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Andaman Islands

Be at one with nature at eco-resort Cabo Serai

— by Trupti Wesley
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Goa

Beaches, boats and gentle adventures on Lake Kivu

— by Vicki Bramley
Places to go
Scenery
Lake Kivu
Behind the scenes in the faming foothills of Xi'an

Behind the scenes in the farming foothills of Xi'an

— by Xiaolin Zhang
Culture
Trips to take
Xi'an

Belur and Halebidu: masterpieces of the Hoysala Empire

— by Naga Subrahmanyam Garaga
History
Trips to take
Hassan

Big cats and wild dogs at Camp Moremi

— by Sue Ricketts
Places to stay
Wildlife
Moremi Game Reserve

Birding on a bicycle around Pench National Park

— by Amit Mukherjee
Active
Trips to take
Pench National Park

Birds, bats and giant tortoises: the Mauritian wildlife tour

— by Jaya Bissessur
Active
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Mauritius

Board the ultimate scenic flight from Bumi Hills Safari Lodge

— by Dick Mambara
Scenery
Trips to take
Lake Kariba

Boats, balloons, birds and the Big Five at Akagera National Park

— by Ian Munyankindi
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Akagera National Park

Bohol river life on the Abatan community tour

— by Lourdes Sultan
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Bohol

Bomani Tented Lodge: a synergy of community, environment and awesome wildlife

— by Mark Butcher
Community
Places to stay
Wildlife
Hwange National Park
Breakfast in the kitchen of Osaka

Breakfast in the kitchen of Osaka

— by Yiling Chio
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Osaka
Breakfast with the locals in Shanghai

Breakfast with the locals in Old Shanghai

— by Simone Sturla
Active
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Shanghai

Breezes Beach Club and Spa: a slice of pure Zanzibar

— by Nathalie Raguz Fusillo
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Zanzibar
Brijrama Palace Hotel, Varanasi lit up in the evening

BrijRama Palace Hotel: the palace on the River Ganges

— by Rajeev Kumar
History
Places to stay
Scenery
Varanasi
female needlework on fabric material close up view,Unidentified Tribal women sewing ethnic dresses,ahir embroidery art work close up view,Gujarat india embroidery

Building blocks for brighter futures

— by Sebinster Francis
Trips to take
Munnar

Bush walks and boat cruising at Kariega Game Reserve

— by Wayne Howarth
Active
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves

By The Riverside: a tiny hideaway wrapped in the wilderness

— by Pravin Shanmughanandam
Places to stay
Unwind
Wildlife
Pollachi

By vintage-style tram through Franschhoek’s Wine Valley

— by Cathrine Lombard
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Franschhoek

Camp Xakanaxa: a traditional tented camp in the heart of the Moremi Game Reserve

— by Harrison Mangwegape
Places to stay
Wildlife
Moremi Game Reserve

Canoeing and fishing on the great Zambezi

— by Cloud Magondo
Active
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
Mana Pools
Kariega Game Reserve Photographic safaris

Capture the moment on a photographic safari at Kariega Game Reserve

— by Brendon Jennings
Trips to take
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves

Cardamom farms and strawberry soufflés at Windermere Estate

— by Dr Simon John
Places to stay
Scenery
Munnar
Kerala

Celebrate Africa's wildlife and culture at Jock Safari Lodge

— by Philemon Mhlanga
Places to stay
Wildlife
Greater Kruger Game Reserves

Ceremonial pomp in the glittering eve

— by Mahendra Singh Chouhan
Culture
Trips to take
Amritsar

Check out the steamy goings on at the artsy Turbine Hotel

— by Rudi Wagenaar
History
Places to stay
Knysna
The Garden Route

Chobe Game Lodge: where Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton

— by Florence Kagiso
Places to stay
Wildlife
Chobe National Park

Chobe Savanna Lodge: the Namibian camp run by a former flying doctor

— by Sue Ricketts
Places to stay
Wildlife
Chobe National Park

Claridges: where luxury reigns supreme

— by Vikram Aditya Singh
History
Places to stay
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

Clifftops, wildlife and beaches: the Robberg Nature Reserve hike

— by Cameron Reeder
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Plettenberg Bay
The Garden Route

Climb the Himalayas on a toy train

— by Kabir Chettri
History
Trips to take
Darjeeling
Himalayas

Coconut Lagoon: a local idyll on the shores of Lake Vembanad

— by Samboo G
Places to stay
Kumarakom
Kerala

Coffee tours, horse-riding and game drives at The Manor

— by Altus Do Toit
Active
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Ngorongoro Crater

Colonial charm in a sprawling city garden at Taj West End

— by Shavir Bacha
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Romance
Unwind
Bangalore
Mysore silk tour

Colour, cocoons and mulberry trees on a Mysore silk experience

— by Nanjunda Swamy
Community
Trips to take
Mysore
Meet friendly locals like this smiling South African woman when you take a tailor-made trip with Alfred&

Community-driven conservation at The Isibindi Foundation

— by Luke Martin
Community
Trips to take
KwaZulu-Natal Game Reserves
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Kanha village market

Connecting to the community at Singinawa Jungle Lodge

— by Deepankar Mukherjee
Community
Culture
Places to stay
Kanha
Stay in slick safari lodges such as Rhino Ridge Lodge when you take a tailor-made trip with Alfred& to the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa

Connection and community at Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge

— by Dries Lloyd
Places to stay
Wildlife
KwaZulu-Natal Game Reserves

Conquer Mount Kilimanjaro on the Rongai Route

— by John Chitanda
Active
Adventure
Community
Scenery
Trips to take
Mount Kilimanjaro

Contemplating the architectural marvel of Agra Fort

— by Prashant Upadhyay
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Agra

Contemporary flair meets heritage style at Palais de Mahé

— by Dinu Ramakrishnan
Places to stay
Pondicherry

Cook up the traditional tastes of Mysore in a family kitchen

— by Shashikala Ashok
Community
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Mysore

Cooking the Anglo-Indian way

— by Oscar and Jeanette Rozario
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Kochi
Kerala

Cooking with a noble family in Jaipur

— by Thakur Durga Singh
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Country walks and community around The Sarai at Toria

— by Dr Raghu Chundawat and Joanna Van Gruisen
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Panna
Mount Pinatubo crater lake

Crater lakes and volcanoes: the trek to Mount Pinatubo

— by Bryan Ocampo
Active
Adventure
Community
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Manila

Crater rim views at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

— by Herman Mayunga
Culture
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Ngorongoro Crater

Cruise down the St Lucia Estuary to see hippos and crocs

— by Pierre Vivien Delvaux
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
KwaZulu-Natal Game Reserves
Cruise the newest ship on the Yangtze River

Cruise on the newest ship on the Yangtze River

— by Lily Li
Scenery
Trips to take
Unwind
Chongqing

Cycle through the Constantia Winelands

— by Sally Petersen
Active
Food & Drink
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Cape Town
Friendly local cyclists you may meet on a biking experience around Udaipur

Cycle through Udaipur at dawn

— by Sandeep Sharma
Active
Culture
History
Trips to take
Udaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Cycling from Samode Safari Lodge

— by Yugdeep Singh
Active
Trips to take
Wildlife
Bandhavgarh National Park
An evening Aarti ceremony in Varanasi

Death and rebirth: a Varanasi night walk

— by Jeremy 'Jai' Oltmann
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Varanasi

Dera Mandawa, Jaipur’s top heritage homestay

— by Thakur Durga Singh
Community
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Diamonds Dream of Africa: sustainability behind the fabulous suites

— by Alexander Zissimatos
Places to stay
Malindi and Watamu

Dine in style on the Ngorongoro Crater floor

— by Steven James
Food & Drink
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Ngorongoro Crater

Dine in the bush at Tinga Lodge in Lion Sands Game Reserve

— by Cathrine Vosloo
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Wildlife
Greater Kruger Game Reserves

Dine under the stars at Elephant Bedroom Camp

— by Carmen Gomez
Food & Drink
Romance
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Samburu

Dine with a Kilimanjaro view at Tawi Lodge

— by Daniel Heatly
Food & Drink
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Amboseli and Chyulu Hills
Fujinomiya, a city on the slopes of Mount Fuji

Discover a city on the slopes of Mount Fuji

— by Chieko Ando
Community
Trips to take
Fujinomiya

Discover Amboseli, a photographer’s paradise

— by Becky Souissi
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Amboseli and Chyulu Hills

Discover Cape Town on foot

— by Sally Petersen
Active
Community
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Cape Town

Discover Cape Town’s history through food

— by Rupesh Kassen
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Cape Town

Discover highland forests, moors and royal roots in Aberdare National Park

— by Helen Austin
History
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Aberdares
Experience extraordinary sights like this view of the Taj Mahal at sunrise in Agra when you take a tailor-made holiday with Alfred&.

Discover India’s Golden Triangle on an escorted small group tour

— by Mayur Khanna
Delhi
Agra
Jaipur

Discover India’s oldest classical dance form with an expert

— by Shobanaa Bhalchandra
Culture
History
Trips to take
Chennai

Discover Jaipur’s architectural treasures on foot

— by Anirudh Shukla
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Discover Mauritian street food with the locals

— by Jaya Bissessur
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Mauritius

Discover Mto wa Mbu by tuk-tuk

— by Mary Milanzi
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Ngorongoro Crater

Discover Nyungwe’s unique and precious ecosystem

— by Protais Niyigaba
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Nyungwe National Park
Onguma sundowner drive

Discover Onguma’s diverse wildlife

— by Garry Roberts
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Etosha National Park
Deadvlei in Sossusvlei, Namibia

Discover soaring sand dunes and skeletal trees in Sossusvlei

— by Dagmar Marrocco
Adventure
Places to go
Scenery
Namib Desert and Sossusvlei
Elephant in Tarangire national park

Discover Tarangire, land of elephants and baobabs

— by Gemma Wilson-Dines
Active
Adventure
Culture
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Tarangire

Discover the beginning of our species at the Cradle of Humankind

— by Christiane Glanz
History
Trips to take
Johannesburg

Discover the Cradle of Mankind at Olduvai Gorge

— by Philip Chami
History
Scenery
Trips to take
The Serengeti
Friendly locals in Varanasi’s northern bazaars

Discover the northern bazars and hidden alleys of Varanasi

— by Jeremy 'Jai' Oltmann
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Varanasi

Discover the spirit of Soweto on two wheels

— by Phillip Malepa
Active
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Johannesburg
Agra, India

Discover the untold stories of Agra’s Mughal women

— by Aayush Rathi
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Agra
The Golden Triangle

Discover the wonders of the Serengeti from Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp

— by Alex Kanunga
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
The Serengeti
Windhoek, Namibia

Discover Windhoek like a local

— by Nathan Nevonga
Community
History
Trips to take
Windhoek

Discovering Shanghai by bicycle

— by Simone Sturla
Active
Culture
Trips to take
Shanghai
Bottlenose Dolphin, Pamilacan

Dolphins, whales and island life on Pamilacan

— by Lourdes Sultan
Active
Community
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Wildlife
El Nido

Eco-friendly and adults only at Sunrise Attitude

— by Kevin Govinden
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Mauritius

Eco-friendly Andaman luxury at Taj Exotica

— by Ashish Dattani
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Andaman Islands
Sundowners on the terrace at Elegant Desert Camp

Elegant Desert Camp: an eco-oasis in the Namib Desert

— by Justine Nuxas
Adventure
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Namib Desert and Sossusvlei

Elephants and Kilimanjaro views: Tortilis Camp Amboseli

— by Hein Prinsloo
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Amboseli and Chyulu Hills

Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp: a step into the wild

— by Alex Kanunga
Active
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
The Serengeti

Embark on a remote river safari at Chobe Savanna Lodge

— by Sue Ricketts
Trips to take
Wildlife
Chobe National Park
One Horizon women's centre in Nairobi

Empowering Kenyan mothers in Nairobi

— by David Wilson
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Nairobi
Pelican, Walvis Bay Cruise, Namibia

Encounter marine life on a Walvis Bay catamaran cruise

— by Theunis Keulder
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Swakopmund
Sand dunes of the Namib Desert, Sossusvlei

Encounter surreal Namibia on an escorted group safari

— by Helen Austin
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Namibia

Encounters with tigers, leopards and elephants in Bandipur

— by Pon Dennis
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Bandipur

Enjoy a birdwatching bonanza at Lake Nakuru

— by Malcolm Holcroft
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Great Rift Valley Lakes

Enjoy a dream safari in the Serengeti

— by Daniel Heatly
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
The Serengeti
Mara Bushtops private bush breakfast

Enjoy a private champagne bush breakfast at Mara Bushtops

— by Nicholas Jalega
Food & Drink
Romance
Scenery
Trips to take
Maasai Mara

Enjoy Kilimanjaro views at Voyager Ziwani

— by Stephen Lekatoo
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Tsavo

Enjoy rare fynbos and migrating whales at Grootbos reserve

— by Jono Durham
Active
Places to stay
Wildlife
Hermanus and Gansbaai
South Africa

Enjoy sandbank sundowners at Mivumo River Lodge

— by Simon Magaigwa
Food & Drink
Romance
Scenery
Trips to take
Unwind
Wildlife

Enjoy sundowners over the plains at Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp

— by Mohamed Iribo
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Laikipia

Enjoy views of the plain from your bath at Somalisa Camp

— by Dophas Tshaba
Places to stay
Wildlife
Hwange National Park

Enjoy views of the Zambezi from your tented suite at Nyamatusi

— by Joyce Siyawareva
Places to stay
Wildlife
Mana Pools

Equine adventures at Bomani Tented Lodge

— by Mark Butcher
Active
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
Hwange National Park
Traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go, Japan

Escape to a remote alpine village

— by Makiko Asano
Culture
Trips to take
Kanazawa
Sossusvlei Lodge exterior

Escape to the desert at Sossusvlei Lodge

— by Christelle du Toit
Adventure
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Namib Desert and Sossusvlei

Evolve Back, Coorg: coffee and spice and all things nice

— by Thomas Ramapuram
Community
Places to stay
Coorg

Evolve Back, Hampi: reimagining a prosperous kingdom

— by Thomas Ramapuram
Places to stay
Scenery
Hampi

Experience a Keralan fishing village in action

— by Dax Gueizelar
Culture
Trips to take
Kochi
Kerala
An evening aarti ceremony from the water in Varanasi

Experience an aarti ceremony in the moonlight

— by Bhanu Pratap Singh Bhati
Culture
Trips to take
Varanasi

Experience Indian cuisine and culture at The Oyster Box

— by Kevin Joseph
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Umhlanga Rocks

Experience Kolkatan Adda: the never-ending conversation

— by Iftekhar Ahsan
History
Trips to take
Kolkata
Ongava game drive

Experience Ongava’s wonderous wildlife

— by Sanel Kruger
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Etosha National Park

Experience real Tanzanian village life in Mto wa Mbu

— by Wolfugan Mrosso
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Lake Manyara

Experience the Great Migration

— by Daniel Heatly
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Maasai Mara

Experience the magical madness of Bollywood

— by Eesha Singh
Active
Culture
Trips to take
Mumbai

Experience the magnificence of Amber Fort

— by Surendra Singh Rajawat
History
Trips to take
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Experience the Ngorongoro Crater

— by Gemma Wilson-Dines
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Ngorongoro Crater

Experience the romance of Africa at Ukhozi Lodge, Kariega Game Reserve

— by Rosie Rickards
Places to stay
Romance
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves
Experiencing the gentler pace of mountain life in Takayama

Experiencing the gentler pace of mountain life in Takayama

— by Takeaki Shibuya
Active
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Takayama

Explore Arusha, the gateway to the north

— by Daniel Heatly
Active
Adventure
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Arusha

Explore Chandni Chowk after dark

— by Gagan Anand
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Delhi
The Golden Triangle
Desert adapted elephants in Damaraland, Namibia

Explore Damaraland: peaks, petroglyphs and desert elephants

— by Daniel Heatly
Adventure
History
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Damaraland
Giraffes and zebras at waterhole in Etosha National Park

Explore Etosha, the jewel in Namibia’s safari crown

— by Becky Souissi
Adventure
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Etosha National Park

Explore Kyoto's backstreets on two wheels

— by Hiroko Wakayama
Active
Culture
Trips to take
Kyoto

Explore Laikipia, a conservation success story

— by Dagmar Marrocco
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Laikipia

Explore Mumbai at dawn

— by Harshvardhan Tanwar
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Mumbai

Explore Mumbai’s colonial past

— by Harshvardhan Tanwar
Culture
History
Trips to take
Mumbai

Explore on foot from Serengeti Bushtops

— by Pantaleo Mghanga
Active
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
The Serengeti
Maasai walking safari guide

Explore on foot with a Maasai guide at Tawi Lodge

— by Daniel Heatly
Active
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Wildlife
Amboseli and Chyulu Hills

Explore Santa Maria village from Machangulo Beach Lodge

— by Sifisso Hobjane
Community
Trips to take
The Machangulo Peninsula
Sesriem Canyon, Namibia

Explore Sesriem Canyon: a geological gem in the Namib Desert

— by Helen Austin
History
Places to go
Scenery
Namib Desert and Sossusvlei

Explore Sossusvlei on a guided nature drive

— by Richard Pearson
Places to go
Scenery
Namib Desert and Sossusvlei
Sidecar tours, Chapman's Peak

Explore the Cape Peninsula by sidecar

— by Tim Clarke
Adventure
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Cape Town

Explore the Central Drakensberg mountains from Three Tree Hill Lodge

— by Cheryl Blackburn
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Drakensberg
Explore the heart of Chengdu

Explore the heart of Chengdu

— by Lily Li
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Chengdu

Explore the Maasai Mara - an African icon

— by Paul Doig
Culture
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Maasai Mara
Leopard spotting on the Loldia House night safari

Explore the nocturnal wonders of Lake Naivasha from Loldia House

— by Keith Mwenesi
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
Great Rift Valley Lakes

Explore the true essence of Amritsar

— by Aayush Rathi
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Amritsar

Explore the village bazaars of Pench National Park

— by Amit Mukherjee
Community
Trips to take
Pench National Park

Explore the wildlife-rich Jozani Forest

— by Pascal Dzombo
Active
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Zanzibar
Exploring Beijing's politics and history

Exploring Beijing's politics & history

— by Xiaolin Zhang
Active
Culture
History
Trips to take
Beijing

Exploring Darjeeling’s many, many cultures

— by Anirban Dutta
Culture
Trips to take
Darjeeling
Himalayas

Exploring Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park

— by Patrick Loyer
History
Trips to take
Hiroshima
Walking Safari at Shamwari Game Reserve

Exploring Shamwari’s walking trails

— by Jacques Human
Active
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves

Exploring the karst hills of Guilin by jeep

— by Simone Sturla
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Guilin

Exploring the Yangtze River in style

— by Xiaolin Zhang
Scenery
Trips to take
Unwind
Chongqing
Wooden bench in Vigan

Exploring UNESCO-listed Vigan

— by Richie B. Cavinta
Culture
History
Trips to take
Vigan

Face to face with 'The Smoke That Thunders'

— by Francis Nyabadza
Scenery
Trips to take
Victoria Falls

Family-friendly safaris at Kariega Game Reserve's Main Lodge

— by Dave Mariba
Places to stay
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves
Mountain Fuji and Lake Ashi with Hakone Temple

Fantastic Mount Fuji and Hakone

— by Ken Yoshioka
Scenery
Trips to take
Hakone
Stay in beautiful Cape Dutch architecture like this manor house at Boschendal in the South African Winelands when you take a tailor-made trip with Alfred&

Farming with purpose at Boschendal

— by Tamara Patel
Food & Drink
Places to stay
South Africa
Franschhoek

Farming, community and conservation work at Mugie House

— by Maria Dodds
Community
Trips to take
Wildlife
Laikipia

Fatehpur Sikri: a city designed for grandeur

— by Bhanu Jodha
History
Trips to take
Agra
The Golden Triangle

Find out why Hyderabad has the best biryani

— by Jayanti Rajagopalan
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Hyderabad
Fish River Canyon excursion in open 4x4 vehicles

Fish River Canyon sundowners and scenic drives

— by Wilhelm Christiaan
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Fish River Canyon
Fish River Lodge private chalet

Fish River Lodge, on the Edge of Eternity

— by Zanelle Zaayman
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Fish River Canyon
Mara Bushtops Balloon Safari

Float over the Maasai Mara on a balloon safari

— by Nicholas Jalega
Adventure
Romance
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Maasai Mara

Fly and dine in the Cape Winelands

— by Federico Chabrat
Adventure
Food & Drink
Scenery
Trips to take
Cape Town

Fly high above the Serengeti on a hot air balloon safari

— by John Corse
Adventure
Romance
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
The Serengeti

Fly over "the last true wilderness" in a helicopter without doors

— by Andrew Baker
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
Okavango Delta
Flying high in a helicopter over Victoria Falls

Flying high in a helicopter over the Victoria Falls

— by Warren Ncube
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Victoria Falls

Flying over Botswana’s forever-changing landscapes

— by Andrew Flatt
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Okavango Delta

Fort-side luxury at RAAS Jodhpur

— by Sheikh I Rahaman
History
Places to stay
Romance
Unwind
Jodhpur
Rajasthan

Forte Kochi: a history unravelled

— by Sajeesh N
History
Places to stay
Kochi
Kerala

From a glass-crushing plant to a biogas-fuelled kitchen – eco-tour at Chobe Game Lodge

— by Florence Kagiso
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Chobe National Park

From baboon encounters to elephant crossings – a day on safari at Chobe Game Lodge

— by Florence Kagiso
Trips to take
Wildlife
Chobe National Park

From bush to cup: the Kiambu coffee tour

— by Wycliffe Otieno
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Nairobi

From seed to cup in Kigali on a speciality coffee masterclass

— by Micheline Habineza
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Kigali

From steam trains to tea farms: a day in lesser-known Shizuoka

— by Patrick Loyer
Food & Drink
History
Places to go
Scenery
Shizuoka

Fugitives' Drift: where the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift come to life

— by Nicky Rattray
History
Places to stay
Wildlife
The Battlefields

Fundu Lagoon: the Robinson Crusoe resort on Pemba Island

— by Alex and Marcus Lewis
Community
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Pemba Island

G&Ts, afternoon tea and a slice of nostalgia at Ooty's Taj Savoy

— by Khyati Umrao
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Ooty
Hotel Gajóen, Tokyo

Gajóen Tokyo: the hotel that thinks it’s a gallery

— by Claire Ross
Culture
Places to stay
Tokyo

Game drives and bush walks at Shamwari Private Game Reserve

— by Jacques Human
Trips to take
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves
Tiger, India

Game drives in Pench National Park, home of the Bengal tiger

— by Malcolm Holcroft
Places to go
Wildlife
Pench National Park
The outdoor swimming pool at Garden Court Victoria Junction in Cape Town is 15 metres long, perfect for laps and lounging after tours

Garden Court Victoria Junction: Green Point's urban chic destination

— by Nabila Cassim
Places to stay
South Africa
Cape Town

Get a taste of Old Delhi with a local

— by Dhruv Gupta
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

Get a taste of Pondicherry’s Creole cuisine with a hands-on cooking class

— by Manisha Ray
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Pondicherry

Get an authentic taste of Madurai on a gourmet adventure

— by Praveena Mukunthan
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Madurai

Get under the skin of Japan on an escorted group tour

— by Richard Pearson
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Places to go
Scenery
Japan
Getting an insider view of old Kyoto

Getting an insider view of old Kyoto

— by Claire Ross
Culture
History
Trips to take
Kyoto

Getting into hot water in a Yudanaka inn

— by Malcolm Holcroft
Places to stay
Unwind
Wildlife
Yudanaka Onsen

Getting out in nature from Three Tree Hill Lodge

— by Cheryl Blackburn
Active
Scenery
Trips to take
Drakensberg

Gibb’s Farm: stay in a Secret Garden cottage

— by Sally Cooper
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Ngorongoro Crater
Gion Yoshi-Ima, Kyoto

Gion Yoshi-Ima: a Kyoto hideaway with a sense of history

— by Ms Makishima
History
Places to stay
Kyoto

Give to local communities while you travel with Lemala

— by Leanne Haigh
Community
Trips to take
Tarangire

Giving back at Fugitives’ Drift Lodge

— by Nicky Rattray
Community
Trips to take
The Battlefields

Glenburn Penthouse: a delicate dance of culture and design

— by Husna-Tara Prakash
Places to stay
Kolkata

Glenburn Tea Estate: How a love story fashioned one of the world’s best hotels

— by Husna-Tara Prakash
Places to stay
Darjeeling
Himalayas
Governors balloon safari

Glide over the Maasai Mara on a sunrise balloon safari

— by Sanjay Gupta
Adventure
Romance
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Maasai Mara

Go behind the scenes at the anti-poaching unit at Loisaba Conservancy

— by Mohamed Iribo
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
Laikipia
The Go Granny Go! Project in Nairobi

Go Granny Go! Meet Nairobi’s entrepreneurial grandmas

— by David Wilson
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Nairobi
Victoria Falls River Lodge, Kandahar Island guest lounge, Zimbabwe

Go on safari from your starbed at Victoria Falls River Lodge

— by Roddy Meiring
Community
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Wildlife
Victoria Falls

Going backstage at Tokyo’s fish market

— by Takeaki Shibuya
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Tokyo

Gold Zanzibar Beach House and Spa: a tropical beach paradise

— by Attilio Azzola
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Unwind
Zanzibar
Stay in a wildlife-focused lodge like Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge when you take a tailor-made trip with Alfred&

Gorilla treks and volcano views at Wilderness Sabyinyo

— by Natasha and Nico
Community
Places to stay
Wildlife
Volcanoes National Park

Gorilla's Nest: a treehouse retreat in Rwanda’s gorilla country

— by Theunie Marais
Adventure
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Volcanoes National Park
Beautiful traditional architecture of Pragpur village, India

Grand havelis and Himalayan scenery on the Garli village walk

— by Vijai Lal
Active
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Pragpur
Himalayas

Gratitude: a charming home from home in a tranquil corner of Pondicherry

— by Sid Saikia
History
Places to stay
Pondicherry

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib: a glittering beacon of harmony and faith

— by Prashant Upadhyay
Culture
Trips to take
Delhi

Hampi: Remnants of a lost empire

— by Naga Subrahmanyam Garaga
History
Trips to take
Hampi
Experience remarkable Philippine sights like these hanging coffins in Sagada when you take a tailor-made holiday with Alfred&.

Hanging coffins and mountain scenery in Sagada

— by Rupert Andres
Active
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Sagada

Hear hippos graze beneath your suite at Camp Okavango

— by Sue Ricketts
Places to stay
Wildlife
Okavango Delta

Hear stories from the Battle of Spioenkop at Three Tree Hill

— by Cheryl Blackburn
Culture
History
Trips to take
Drakensberg
The pump run, Bomani Tented camp, Zimbabwe

Help sustain the wildlife in Hwange National Park

— by Mark Butcher
Community
Trips to take
Wildlife
Hwange National Park

Hemingways Nairobi: a haven in the heart of the capital

— by Richard Kimenyi
Places to stay
Nairobi
Hemingways Watamu

Hemingways Watamu: the boutique beach hotel in a UNESCO reserve

— by Victor Muthama
Places to stay
Unwind
Wildlife
Malindi and Watamu

Heritage Madurai: a leafy oasis with a rich history

— by Gopakumar M
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Madurai

Hike mighty Table Mountain

— by Sally Petersen
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Cape Town
Guided hiking in Fish River Canyon

Hiking in Fish River Canyon

— by Wilhelm Christiaan
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Fish River Canyon
Experience remarkable Japanese sights like this view of Mount Fuji when you take a tailor-made holiday with Alfred&.

Hiking Japan’s most iconic mountain

— by Chieko Ando
Active
Scenery
Trips to take
Shizuoka

Hiking the Letchmi Hills through a photographer’s lens

— by Sebinster Francis
Active
Scenery
Trips to take
Munnar
Kerala

Hilltop views and wildlife galore at Loisaba Tented Camp

— by Hein Prinsloo
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Laikipia

Hog Hollow Country Lodge: turn off the Garden Route for a little piece of heaven

— by Andy Fermor
Places to stay
Scenery
Plettenberg Bay
The Garden Route

Home from home at the Colonel’s Retreat

— by Arun Khanna
Community
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

Horseback and heli-rides from Eagle Island Lodge

— by Cindy Boshoff
Active
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
Okavango Delta

Hot air balloon highs in the Namib Desert

— by Denis Heseman
Food & Drink
Romance
Scenery
Trips to take
NamibRand Nature Reserve
Hotel Luna

Hotel Luna: the museum hotel in historic Vigan

— by Jonas King C. Zamora
History
Places to stay
Vigan

Hotel Niwa: the secret Tokyo garden retreat

— by Satoshi Ebinuma
Places to stay
Unwind
Tokyo
Black bear

How to responsibly interact with Japan’s Asiatic black bears

— by Amelia Hiorns
Community
Trips to take
Wildlife
Nagano

How to spend a day in Kyoto, from frenetic markets to real-life geishas

— by Hiroko Wakayama
Culture
History
Kyoto

How to spend a day in Tokyo - shrines, shoguns and the Shibuya Scramble

— by Ken Yoshioka
Culture
History
Places to go
Tokyo

Hoysala Village Resort: where time stands still

— by K Raveendra Alva
Culture
Places to stay
Hassan

Ikaki Niwas: a haveli-style hotel with a family touch

— by Jaideo Rathore
Places to stay
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Immerse yourself in Zulu culture from Thanda Safari Lodge

— by Pierre Vivien Delvaux
Community
Culture
Trips to take
KwaZulu-Natal Game Reserves
Stay at a wildlife lodge like Ruzizi Tented Lodge to make your visit an unforgettable experience. Visit Alfred& today to plan your adventure.

In harmony with nature at Ruzizi Tented Lodge

— by Ian Munyankindi
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Akagera National Park

In royal residence at Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace

— by Manu Sharma
History
Places to stay
Jodhpur
Rajasthan

In Volcanoes National Park, kingdom of the mountain gorillas

— by Vicki Bramley
Active
Trips to take
Wildlife
Volcanoes National Park
Towering ancient forest in sacred Koyo-San, Japan

Inside sacred Koyasan through the eyes of a monk

— by Nobuhiro Tamura
Active
Culture
Trips to take
Osaka

Intimate and private safaris at Little Garonga

— by Bernie Smith
Places to stay
Wildlife
Greater Kruger Game Reserves
Spot southern white rhino like these on safari at Rhino Ridge Lodge when you take a tailor-made trip with Alfred&

Into the bush at Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge

— by Dries Lloyd
Community
Wildlife
KwaZulu-Natal Game Reserves
El Nido Island Hopping

Island hopping in El Nido

— by Rae Hewlett
Active
Scenery
Trips to take
El Nido

Jalakara: a boutique villa hotel on Havelock Island

— by Marko Hill
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Andaman Islands

Jodhpur: exploring an outdoor museum

— by Surendra Singh Rajawat
History
Trips to take
Jodhpur
Rajasthan

Join a sushi-making class in Tokyo

— by Ken Yoshioka
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Tokyo
Mohammad Younis, a local textile master in Udaipur

Join Mohammad for a textile workshop

— by Mohammad Younis
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Udaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan
A smoking firepit at Jungle House in Shimla

Jungle House: your fairytale cottage in the Shimla hills

— by Karan Singh
History
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Shimla
Himalayas
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch sundowner

Kalahari Desert drives, horseback safaris and stargazing

— by Angela Carstens
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Kalahari Desert
Kanaan Desert Retreat private chalet

Kanaan Desert Retreat: nature, luxury and conservation

— by Zané and Francois Du Plessis
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Tiras Mountains

Kanonkop House: a lagoon retreat in Knysna

— by Liesl Rentzke
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Unwind
Knysna
The Garden Route
Immerse yourself into the bush like these explorers on a walking safari when you take a tailor-made holiday with Alfred&

Kenya’s ultimate walking safari at Governors’ Mugie House

— by Alex Millar
Active
Trips to take
Wildlife
Kenya
Laikipia

Kids on Safari at Shamwari Riverdene Family Lodge

— by Rozelle de Wet
Places to stay
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves
King Kong scenery in Ninh Binh

King Kong scenery in Ninh Binh

— by Isabella
Adventure
History
Scenery
Trips to take

Kinondo Kwetu: the Swahili-style boutique beach resort

— by Daniel Heatly
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Mombasa and Diani Beach

Kirawira Serena Camp: a touch of Edwardian-chic

— by Daniel Mkina
Community
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
The Serengeti

Kochi through the ages

— by Jibin V.R
Community
History
Trips to take
Kochi

Kolkata’s Grande Dame

— by Mr Mayan Dhawan
History
Places to stay
Kolkata

Kurayado Iroha: the inn with a World Heritage view

— by Makoto Yamaguchi
Places to stay
Scenery
Miyajima
El Nido Resorts Lagen Island

Lagen Island: the resort surrounded by a forest sanctuary

— by Rae Hewlett
Places to stay
Wildlife
El Nido

Lairds Lodge: a Cape Dutch homestead offering a heart-felt welcome

— by Bee Bee Bhebhe
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Plettenberg Bay
The Garden Route

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge: Maasai-inspired, lake-view luxury

— by Charles Kisaka
Active
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Lake Manyara

Lanzerac Hotel & Spa: fine wines, pampering and old-world charm

— by Fundi Ziqubu
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Unwind
Stellenbosch

Learn about rhino conservation at Kariega Game Reserve

— by Daniel Haesslich
Trips to take
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves

Learn how to swing a real samurai sword

— by Ken Yoshioka
Culture
History
Trips to take
Tokyo

Learn the flavours of the south from the cooks at The Bangala

— by Yacob George
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Chettinad

Learn the secrets of Rwandan tea

— by Grace Uwingeneye
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
Scenery
Trips to take
Nyungwe National Park

Learn the stories of Agra with a local

— by Aayush Rathi
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Agra
The Golden Triangle

Learning the secrets of growing tea

— by Takeaki Shibuya
Food & Drink
Scenery
Trips to take
Kyoto

Lelapa by Madikwe Safari Lodge: where kids enjoy their very own game drives

— by Jarrod Cross
Places to stay
Wildlife
Madikwe Game Reserve

Lemala Nanyukie Lodge: big cats and Serengeti safaris

— by Rebecca Phillips
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
The Serengeti

Lemala Ndutu Camp: a front-row seat for the Great Migration

— by Ebenezer Msechu
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
The Serengeti
Linkng past at present at The Temple of Heaven

Linking the past to the present at Beijing's Temple of Heaven

— by Simone Sturla
Culture
History
Trips to take
Beijing

Little Governors' Camp: a wildlife experience like no other

— by Jessica Savage
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Maasai Mara

Live like the guest of a Maharaja at the Metropole

— by Suman Nanaiah
History
Places to stay
Mysore

Loldia House: the colonial farmhouse overlooking Lake Naivasha

— by Keith Mwenesi
History
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Great Rift Valley Lakes

Look for wildlife from your private plunge pool at Shamwari’s Sindile Safari Lodge

— by Kalelani Ranwashe
Places to stay
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves
Cooking class followed by lunch at Palighar

Lunch in a Himalayan farmhouse

— by Kabir and Ahana Pradhan
Food & Drink
Scenery
Trips to take
Kalimpong
Himalayas
Momos - cuisine in North India

Lunch in the Himalayas

— by Bijay Tamang
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Pelling
Himalayas

Maasai culture, game drives and walking safaris at Tarangire Treetops

— by Sabore Laizer
Active
Adventure
Culture
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Tarangire

Maasai Mara magic at Elewana Sand River

— by Liz Harper
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Maasai Mara

Machangulo Beach Lodge: a little piece of paradise

— by Sifisso Hobjane
Places to stay
Romance
Unwind
Wildlife
The Machangulo Peninsula
Making new friends in the Beijing hutongs

Making new friends in the Beijing hutongs

— by Lily Li
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Beijing
MalaMala elephants

MalaMala: A community owned camp with unfiltered wildlife

— by Vusi Mpandza
Community
Places to stay
Wildlife
South Africa
Greater Kruger Game Reserves

Mango House: your luxury Seychelles beach home

— by Sasha Tyas
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Seychelles

Mara Bushtops: the Maasai Mara’s five-star tented spa camp

— by Lawrence Abura
Places to stay
Unwind
Wildlife
Maasai Mara

Marari Beach: Kerala’s best kept secret

— by Johny Tom
Places to stay
Unwind
Mararikulam
Kerala

Mayfair Gangtok: hedonism in the hills

— by Ravi Mohapatra
Places to stay
Gangtok
Himalayas

Mayfair Kalimpong: a Hollywood hideaway

— by Ravi Mohapatra
Places to stay
Kalimpong
Himalayas

Meet a tie dye guru in Jodhpur

— by Ishwar Dewani
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
Okonjima Day Centre cheetahs

Meet AfriCat’s rescued cheetahs

— by Tristan Boehme
Trips to take
Wildlife
Okonjima and Otjiwarongo
The white rhinos of Hwange National Park

Meet Hwange’s white rhinos

— by Mark Butcher
Community
Trips to take
Wildlife
Hwange National Park

Meet orphaned elephants at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

— by Christine Macharia
Trips to take
Wildlife
Nairobi

Meet the 'gentle giants' of Hwange Park at Somalisa Camp

— by Calvet Nkomo
Trips to take
Wildlife
Hwange National Park

Meet the Hadzabe community

— by Joseph Awe
Adventure
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Lake Eyasi
Women working at a flower farm in Lake Naivasha

Meet the Lake Naivasha community

— by Keith Mwenesi
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Great Rift Valley Lakes

Meet the locals on a gentle cycle through Mahabalipuram's villages

— by Bani
Active
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Mahabalipuram

Meet the locals on a visit to Nxhoga village

— by Cindy Boshoff
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Okavango Delta

Meet the team at Shamwari's Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

— by Lisa Horn
Trips to take
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves

Meet the truck painter of Jodhpur

— by Sanjay Gharoo
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
An artisan at work for Sadhna, a social enterprise that promotes the empowerment of women

Meet the women of Sadhna, an inspiring social enterprise

— by Shubhangi Singh Rathore
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Udaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan
El Nido Resorts Miniloc Island

Miniloc Island: a beach lover's paradise

— by Rae Hewlett
Places to stay
Unwind
Wildlife
El Nido

Mokuti Etosha, an expansive hotel with a design edge

— by Nadine Kruger
Community
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Etosha National Park

Mont Rochelle: the Winelands’ most romantic spot

— by James Basson
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Romance
Franschhoek

Mount Kilimanjaro: lava towers and hanging glaciers on the Machame Route

— by John Chitanda
Active
Adventure
Community
Scenery
Trips to take
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town

Mount Nelson: lose yourself in an oasis in the lee of Table Mountain

— by Gabriella Palmer Bolton
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Scenery
Cape Town
Arusha mountain biking

Mountain biking in Arusha National Park

— by Jean Du Plessis
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Arusha
Mowani Mountain Camp room exterior view

Mowani Mountain Camp: a Damaraland wilderness retreat

— by Stefan Horsthemke
Culture
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Damaraland

Mpingo Ridge Lodge: enjoy show-stopping Tarangire views

— by Rebecca Phillips
Adventure
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Tarangire
Mu Cang Chai: an ecolodge among rice terraces

Mu Cang Chai: an ecolodge among rice terraces

— by Phuong DO
Adventure
Community
Culture
Places to stay
Scenery

Mugie House: stay on a luxury Kenyan ranch

— by Maria Dodds
Culture
Places to stay
Wildlife
Laikipia

My Cape Peninsula: coastal views and penguin encounters

— by Silke Bullerdiek
Food & Drink
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Cape Town

My Cape Town: explore with a local

— by Angelo Forbes
Community
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Cape Town

Ngorongoro Tented Camp: crater safaris and Maasai culture

— by Steven James
Culture
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Ngorongoro Crater

Nocturnal nature walks at Nyungwe House

— by Grace Uwingeneye
Romance
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Nyungwe National Park

Nocturnal wildlife encounters at Tarangire National Park

— by Miraji Ramadhani Gwau
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Tarangire

Noku Kyoto: contemporary living at the heart of Japan's ancient capital

— by Keren Miers
Places to stay
Kyoto

Nose out the secrets of Indian viticulture on a winery tour

— by Shreya Nair
Food & Drink
Scenery
Trips to take
Bangalore

Nostalgia brooding on the harbour at Brunton Boatyard

— by Poonam Singh Veliath
Places to stay
Kochi
MCH Privated Tented Camp bedroom, South Africa

Nostalgic safari experience at MCH Private Tented Camp

— by Bernie Smith
Places to stay
Wildlife
Greater Kruger Game Reserves

Oberoi Amarvilas: a window onto the Taj Mahal

— by Sunil Sharma
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Agra
The Golden Triangle

Oberoi Cecil: a viceregal revival among the cedar trees

— by Manav Gopal Mathur
History
Places to stay
Shimla

Oberoi Rajvilas: an emblem of Rajasthani culture

— by Vishal Virmani
Arts and crafts
Culture
Places to stay
Jaipur

Off-road adventure at Fugitives’ Drift

— by Nicky Rattray
Active
Trips to take
The Battlefields

Off-the-chart exclusivity at Dithaba by Madikwe Safari Lodge

— by Jarrod Cross
Places to stay
Wildlife
Madikwe Game Reserve
Game spotting through the window at Okonkima Plains Camp

Okonjima Plains Camp: the cattle farm turned conservation success story

— by Tristan Boehme
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Okonjima and Otjiwarongo

Oldeani Mountain Lodge: luxury in the heart of Ngorongoro

— by Julius Kariuki
Community
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Ngorongoro Crater

On safari around Leroo La Tau and the Boteti River

— by Ollie Maitapiso
Trips to take
Wildlife
Makgadikgadi Pans

On safari at Bumi Hills Safari Lodge

— by Nicholas Gaunje
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Lake Kariba

On safari at Kariega Game Reserve

— by Wayne Howarth
Trips to take
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves

On safari at Nyamatusi Camp where you might see elephants on their hind legs

— by Cloud Magondo
Active
Trips to take
Wildlife
Mana Pools

On Safari in Panna National Park

— by Dr Raghu Chundawat and Joanna Van Gruisen
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Panna
Coffee beans hanging on a coffee bush in Thekkady, India

On the scent of a local spice farm

— by Dax Gueizelar
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Thekkady
Kerala

On the trail of Bandhavgarh's tigers

— by Aakriti Sharma
Places to go
Wildlife
Bandhavgarh National Park

On the trail of the White Mughals

— by Jayanti Rajagopalan
History
Trips to take
Hyderabad

Oudtshoorn: the small town with big appeal

— by Alisha Kirk
Places to go
Oudtshoorn
The Garden Route
Oyado Koto no Yume, Takayama

Oyado Koto no Yume: a traditional ryokan in Takayama

— by Ms Akira
Culture
Places to stay
Unwind
Takayama
El Nido Resorts Pangulasian Island

Pangulasian Island: the luxury hideaway

— by Rae Hewlett
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
El Nido

Paradise Cove: a romantic Mauritian getaway

— by Christian Braeu
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Unwind
Mauritius
A cycling tour ready to depart in Pondicherry, India

Pedal in vintage style around Pondicherry’s historic centre

— by Manisha Ray
Active
Culture
History
Trips to take
Pondicherry

Pench Tree Lodge: India’s wild tree houses

— by Amit Mukherjee
Places to stay
Wildlife
Pench National Park

Peponi: an unpretentious escape for those in the know

— by Mustafa Lekishon
Lamu
Governors' Camp photographic safari in the Maasai Mara

Photographing wildlife in the Maasai Mara

— by Felix Rome
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Maasai Mara

Plant a tree, leave a legacy in Mauritius

— by Jaya Bissessur
Community
Culture
Scenery
Trips to take
Mauritius

Porini Amboseli Camp, a slice of true wilderness

— by Mohanjeet Brar
Community
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Amboseli and Chyulu Hills

Porini Rhino Camp: stay in a tented camp surrounded by rhinos

— by Mohanjeet Brar
Active
Places to stay
Wildlife
Laikipia

Pottery making, bullock-cart rides and a temple of dolls in Kizhur village

— by Prasanth Joseph Pierrot
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Pondicherry
Colonnaded facades of the Premkunj boutique hotel in Udaipur

Premkunj: a boutique homestay in the Udaipur hills

— by Bhupendra Singh
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Udaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan
Ooty Toy train

Puffing through the Nilgiris on a historic toy train

— by Pon Dennis
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Ooty

Raj-era luxury at the Maiden’s Hotel

— by Puneet Kapoor
History
Places to stay
Romance
Unwind
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

Ranjit Svaasa: a historic family haveli in Amritsar

— by Abhimanyu Mehra
Culture
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Amritsar

Reach speeds of up to 199mph on Japan's famous bullet train

— by Patrick Loyer
Places to go
Trips to take
Tokyo
Kanazawa
Kyoto

Relax by the ocean in Watamu and Malindi

— by Helen Austin
Culture
History
Places to go
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Malindi and Watamu
Firepit over waterhole at Onguma Forest Camp

Relax in the Namibian bush at Onguma Forest Camp

— by Garry Roberts
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Etosha National Park

Relax, reset and rejuvenate at Summerfields Rose Retreat & Spa

— by Sean Ward
Places to stay
Unwind
Hazyview and the Panorama Route

Relive the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift

— by Nicky Rattray
History
Trips to take
The Battlefields

Relive Udaipur’s royal past from The Oberoi Udaivilas

— by Mr. Ankush Mahajan
Places to stay
Udaipur
Rajasthan
Batad Rice Terrace

Rice terraces and waterfalls: the Batad village trek

— by Hiroko "Nikki" Takano
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Banaue

Romantic bubble baths under an African night sky at Garonga

— by Bernie Smith
Romance
Trips to take
Unwind
Greater Kruger Game Reserves

Roving Bushtops: Africa’s only mobile tented camp

— by Philip Mbeke
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
The Serengeti

Safari activities at Jock Safari Lodge, Kruger’s first private concession

— by Lazarus Mkhonto
Trips to take
Wildlife
Greater Kruger Game Reserves

Safari and beach from River Lodge at Kariega Game Reserve

— by Cedric Sandi
Community
Places to stay
Wildlife
Eastern Cape Game Reserves

Safari for the soul at Garonga

— by Bonginkosi Mkhabela
Trips to take
Unwind
Wildlife
Greater Kruger Game Reserves

Safari in a private slice of Hwange National Park

— by Mark Butcher
Trips to take
Wildlife
Hwange National Park

Safari on the Elephant Express across Hwange National Park

— by Mark Butcher
Adventure
Trips to take
Wildlife
Hwange National Park

Safari splendour at Governors’ Il Moran

— by Philip McLellan
Community
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Maasai Mara

Saffron Palate: learn to cook like a local

— by Neha Gupta
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

Samode Haveli: a royal abode

— by Yugdeep Singh
History
Places to stay
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Samode Safari Lodge: a homage to the tribes of Bandhavgarh

— by Yugdeep Singh
Community
Places to stay
Wildlife
Bandhavgarh National Park
A local street-food vendor in one of Varanasi’s northern bazaars

Sample Varanasi’s street food delights

— by Jeremy 'Jai' Oltmann
Culture
Food & Drink
Trips to take
Varanasi
Sandboarding in the Namib Desert near Swakopmund

Sandboarding in the Namib Desert

— by Raymond Inichab
Active
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Swakopmund

Saraca Hotel Lucknow: your heritage home

— by Kalpesh Agarwal
Culture
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Lucknow

Sarova Mara Game Camp: Maasai family fun

— by Nicholas Maina
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Maasai Mara

Savour hilltop sundowners at Tarangire Treetops

— by Sabore Laizer
Food & Drink
Scenery
Trips to take
Tarangire
Mara Bushtops sundowners in hot tub

Savour Maasai Mara sundowners from your own hot tub at Mara Bushtops

— by Lawrence Abura
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Maasai Mara

Savute Elephant Lodge: where the wildlife comes to you

— by Cindy Boshoff
Places to stay
Wildlife
Chobe National Park
Scenic drives from Kanaan Desert Retreat

Scenic drives in the remote Namib Desert

— by Zané and Francois Du Plessis
Adventure
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Tiras Mountains

See a slice of daily life in a traditional Bangalorean district

— by Vinay Parameswarappa
Community
Culture
Trips to take
Bangalore

See Botswana's biggest zebra migration from Leroo La Tau

— by Sue Ricketts
Community
Places to stay
Wildlife
Makgadikgadi Pans

See herds of elephant without moving an inch from the pool at aha Thakadu River Camp

— by Patience Matlapeng
Places to stay
Wildlife
Madikwe Game Reserve

See the alleyways of old Madurai through the eyes of a storyteller

— by Swarna Palaniswamy
Culture
History
Trips to take
Madurai

See the spray of Victoria Falls from your terrace at Ilala Lodge

— by Jane Msamba
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Victoria Falls

See tree-climbing lions and 400 species of birds at Lake Manyara

— by Helen Austin
Community
Culture
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Lake Manyara

See wild dogs and cheetahs in the Moremi Game Reserve

— by Harrison Mangwegape
Places to go
Wildlife
Moremi Game Reserve

Seeing moonbows in the dark at Victoria Falls

— by Francis Nyabadza
Scenery
Trips to take
Victoria Falls

Seek out Africa's headlining wildlife on an escorted group safari

— by Helen Austin
Kenya
Tanzania

Selenkay Conservancy game drives

— by Mohanjeet Brar
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Amboseli and Chyulu Hills

Serena Mivumo River Lodge: the boutique waterside retreat

— by Simon Magaigwa
Places to stay
Nyerere National Park

Serengeti Bushtops: your five-star safari camp

— by Pantaleo Mghanga
Community
Food & Drink
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
The Serengeti

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge: the traditional African-style safari lodge

— by Vincent Matei
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
The Serengeti