Cruises / expeditions

One&Only Nyungwe House
Gisakura, Rwanda

It’s not every day travellers get to sleep amidst a working tea plantation, although a stay at One&Only...

One&Only Gorilla’s Nest
Kinigi, Rwanda

The name says it all: One&Only Gorilla’s Nest gets you as close to the world’s greatest apes as...

Xigera Safari Lodge
Okavango Delta, Botswana

The whimsical setting of the Okavango Delta can only mean an equally fanciful safari lodge – and Xigera...

There’s something about Mary 2
Atlantic Ocean

Seamlessly combining Cunard’s hallmark nostalgia and timeless opulence, the Queen Mary 2 is the very last ocean liner...

Loy Pela Voyages
Bangkok, Thailand

Experience a bygone era of river cruising along the Chao Phraya River with Loy Pela Voyages.

New horizons
EXPLORA I, Explora Journeys, North Sea

What is an ‘ocean state of mind’? We find out aboard Explora Journeys’ all-new EXPLORA I … the...

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train

Very few travel experiences offer grandeur and elegance intertwined with romance and nostalgia, in the way that a...

EXPLORA I

We join Explora Journey’s EXPLORA I on her maiden ocean voyage and form a deep understanding of why...

Singita Sabora Tented Camp
Grumeti Game Reserve, Tanzania

Singita Sabora Tented Camp is the perfect place to immerse oneself completely in Tanzanian nature. A former hunting...

Sanctuary Tambarare
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya

You know you’re in for a great stay if you’re sold on a property even before you arrive:...

Shambala Private Game Reserve
Vaalwater, South Africa

The Shambala Private Game Reserve may only be a three-hour drive from Johannesburg, but it is a world...

Call of the wild
Eastern and Southern Africa

We’ve been told by many a ranger that there’s a lot in the African bush that bites, but...

Silver Endeavour

The most expensive expedition vessel per berth ever built, the Silver Endeavour by Silversea is a high-tech mega-yacht...

The end of the world
Antarctica

It’s the coldest place on the planet – the driest and windiest too. So how better to experience...

The sun also rises
Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

On safari at two historic sites in East Africa, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Masai Mara National...

Sala’s Camp
Masai Mara Game Reserve, Narok, Kenya

Just about every species of animal you could possibly dream to spot under the East African sun lives...

Natural selection
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

For sightings of some of the most unusual wildlife on earth, a cruise around the Galápagos is a...

Sanctuary Olonana
Masai Mara Game Reserve, Narok, Kenya

The comforts of a safari lodge compared to those of a camp might be obvious. But so are...

Ship to shore
Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Unplugged from the world aboard a luxury cruise through the dazzling waters of the Sea of Cortez, Keph...

The boat to Bagan
Mandalay, Myanmar

A journey along the Ayeyarwady River from Mandalay to Bagan in Myanmar would be an absolute voyage of...

Theory by Ecoventura
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

When sailing the magical Galápagos on an expedition of a lifetime, the Relais & Châteaux fleet of luxury...

A path to happiness
Laugavegur Trail, Iceland

Along Iceland’s Laugavegur Trail, the accommodation is sparse and basic and the tracks themselves are tough, but it’s...

The Overview Effect
Antarctica

Adventurer Clark Harding returns to the ‘Great White Continent’ of Antarctica and gets conservative, but in all the...

Beyond Paddington
Arequipa & Cusco, Peru

Brits have a love affair with deepest, darkest Peru thanks to an adventurous fictional bear that planted the...

Trunk call
Udawalawe, Sri Lanka

There are an estimated 7,500 wild elephants in Sri Lanka, but the best bet of getting up close...

Maiden Voyage
Celebrity Edge, Mediterranean Sea

For newbies to life on the ocean waves, a trip through the Mediterranean on one of the new...

Don’t miss the boat
East Coast, Sri Lanka

The east coast of Sri Lanka is home to some of the most beautiful beaches and best diving...

The gay gaucho
Corrientes, Argentina

On the eastern shore of the Paraná River in the province of Corrientes, Uwern Jong rides with Argentina’s...

Andean Explorer, A Belmond Train
Peru

The pristine, midnight blue and ivory Andean Explorer chugged onto the platform on Arequipa’s moody, misty, film-set of...

Going afloat
Phuket, Thailand

Mark Thompson earns his sea legs on a voyage to the Thai paradise island of Phuket. At a...

Via Rail
Canada

We love travelling by luxury train. There’s just something so ultimately romantic about gliding through rugged countryside in...

Land cruise
Canada

It’s North America but it’s not as he knows it. Clark Harding cruises his way through Canada, from...

Feeling blue
Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

City slicker John Gregory-Smith decompresses from life’s pressures in Australia’s Blue Mountains. I can feel the warm air...

The Strand Cruise
Ayeyarwady, Myanmar

Luxury cruising no the infamous Ayeryarwady River in Myanmar is given a contemporary twist on The Strand Cruise,...

Celebrity Edge

The Celebrity Edge launched in December 2018 and is a gorgeous new take on the traditional cruise liner....

National Geographic Explorer

The Explorer is literally the flagship of two National Geographic exploration crafts sailing the Southern ice, equipped to...

Crossing borders
The Andean Lake Crossing, Argentina

Globetrotter David Duran is on an emotional mission to fulfil a promise he made to a dying friend...

The passenger
Belmond British Pullman, United Kingdom

A palace on wheels, the Belmond British Pullman transports passengers back to an era of sophisticated travel: jump...

Safari Endeavour – UnCruise Adventures

The Safari Endeavour has a migration route that echoes that of the grey whales, alternating between the glacier-cold...

Hiram Bingham, A Belmond Train & Sanctuary Lodge, A Belmond Hotel Machu Picchu, Peru

With a spirit of adventure built into its name – the American explorer who first photographed the ancient...

Road to Mandalay, A Belmond Boat
Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar

There are few better ways to escape the hectic milieu of modern life and bring your blood pressure...

A new dawn
Bagan to Mandalay, Myanmar

Martin Perry visits Myanmar on the eve of a new and hopefully positive era in this beautiful country’s...

Singita Lebombo, Kruger, South Africa

You’ll find this breathtakingly beautiful, dramatic, boutique safari lodge with fifteen loft-style suites, perched like majestic eagle’s nests...

Queen of the bush
Kruger National Park, South Africa

It has been a long fantasy of ours to visit the majestic Kruger. Before travelling to the continent,...