Handpicked Beach Escapes & Bucket List Trips

This tour takes you to see a huge amount in a short time - exceptional wildlife, culture, temples, dramatic scenery and golden beaches. And all this is done in comfort with your own private car and driver. Elephants can be seen in several areas, and in the summer months a couple of hundred congregate in Minneriya National Park.

In just a few days, you'll be able to explore the ruins of Petra and Little Petra, take a 4x4 desert excursion over the dunes in Wadi Rum, see a crusader castle, an ancient mosaic map, and relax by the Dead Sea! This is our best selling 7 night tour of Jordan, and includes 3 nights in Petra and 2 or more relaxing at The Dead Sea..

Kenya makes a fantastic choice for an affordable safari experience, with the added bonus of top quality beaches for a week relaxing afterwards. We feature a 7 night safari with 7 nights beach stay featuring a number of excellent lodges.

It's hard to think of two more different places within an hour of each other, but you could be wandering around the souks of Marrakesh in the morning and walking in the peaceful and beautiful Atlas Mountains in the afternoon.

Starting in Cape Town you'll get to see the top of Table Mountain and perhaps the penguins of Boulders Beach before driving through the winelands of Stellenbosch, seeing ostriches in Oudtshoorn and the excellent scenery of the Garden Route. End you trip with an unforgettable safari in Addo Elephant Park.   

Looking for a place to stay with lots to do? Sorrento is ideal, with Pompeii, Capri, Positano and the Amalfi Coast all within easy reach, and at the end of the day dine out in one of the many pavement cafes in Sorrento.

The classic Canadian Rockies trip which takes in the breathtaking scenery between Banff and Jasper at a nice slow pace, with the option of a once in a lifetime rail journey aboard the Rocky Mountaineer. And what better way to finish than a relaxing cruise to Alaska

This road trip takes you to some of the most bizarre, spectacular and dramatic scenery on earth, starting and finishing in Las Vegas. Distances are generally easily driven in a few hours, leaving more time to admire the landscape.

This is the classic California road trip from San Francisco down to Los Angeles, with stops along the way at Monterey and Pismo Beach. You also have the option of a couple of days in Yosemite National Park, or alternatively carrying on through Death Valley towards Las Vegas.

See our quick guide to planning a trip to the Maldives plus our suggested resorts.

Twin with Dubai or Sri Lanka for a fantastic multi centre holiday.

We offer about 75 hotels in Mauritius so you'll always get something to fit your budget. After discussing what's important for you, we'll give you a few recommendations - all will have decent reviews and will be good value for money in their class.

Choose from around 30 hotels - we'll be delighted to recommend a couple to suit your budget, but we'll also advise on the best time of year to go, and the key differences between Seychelles, Maldives and Mauritius.

On this trip you take not one but two spectacular rail journeys, one on the overnight Andean Explorer trail from the Lake Titicaca region to Cuzco, and the other from the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu.

While the Taj Mahal may be a key reason to visit India, for many their highlight is a visit to the holy city of Varanasi on the River Ganges. An early morning boat ride takes you past ghats where people bathe, wash clothes and burn funeral pyres. This is a classic Golden Triangle private trip plus a side trip to Varanasi.

This trip starts in Bangkok and moves on to the charming beach resort of Khao Lak Then comes the highlight which is 3 days at Elephant Hills, before finishing on the island of Koh Samui.

Escorted tours are by far the most popular way of travelling around China, due to the complex nature of tailor made holidays. However, choosing the right tour from the hundreds available can be a daunting task, but that's where we come in to offer advice and suggest to a shortlist of tours that might work best for you