Adventure💎 Gem
Georgia · Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Svaneti
Remote mountain villages with ancient defensive towers and glacier treks at 3000m altitude
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Adventure —
trips worth the effort.
54 destinations for adventure travel — Annapurna Circuit, Svaneti, Bolivia salt flats, Chilean fjords, the Yukon, the Pamir Highway and beyond.
Adventure travel has been overtaken by the influencer aesthetic, but real adventure remains where it always was — at the edges of the map, in places without WiFi, on roads built for trade not tourism. Our 54 adventure destinations include the Annapurna Circuit, Svaneti's tower villages, the Bolivia salt flats, the Pamir Highway, and the Chilean fjords.
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Region
Budget
Adventure
Portugal · Madeira
Madeira
Levada walks through laurisilva forests, paragliding and dramatic ocean cliff scenery
Adventure
Iceland · Various Regions
Iceland Adventure
Glacier hikes, lava cave exploration, snorkelling in crystal-clear fissures and midnight sun
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Romania · Transylvania
Transylvania
Bran Castle, bear watching, medieval fortified churches and epic Carpathian mountain biking
Adventure
France · Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Chamonix
Mont Blanc shadow, highest cable car in Europe, mountaineering mecca since 1786 — adrenaline with a view.
Adventure
Switzerland · Valais
Zermatt
Matterhorn reflected in a lake, car-free streets, world-class skiing with the most famous mountain watching.
Adventure
Switzerland · Bern
Interlaken
Base camp for Jungfrau — paragliding, canyoning, bungee and the Eiger's north face for the tougher.
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Norway · Svalbard
Svalbard
More polar bears than people, world's northernmost everything, midnight sun or polar night — frontier planet.
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Norway · Innlandet
Jotunheimen
Norway's tallest peaks, Galdhopiggen 2469m, Besseggen ridge between two lakes — the Fjords, inland and higher.
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Slovakia · Presov Region
High Tatras
Smallest high mountain range in the world — 2600m peaks, chalets, Slovak hiking culture, half the price of Austria.
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Egypt · Matruh
Siwa Oasis
Berber oasis deep in the Western Desert, Oracle of Alexander, hot springs, date palms, dune sandboarding.
Adventure
Jordan · Ma'an
Petra Wadi Rum
The rose-red city carved in rock, camping under stars in the desert and the Dead Sea
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Oman · Wahiba Sands
Oman Desert
Rub al Khali dune camping, wadis, forts and the most welcoming people in Arabia
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Saudi Arabia · Medina
AlUla
Nabataean tombs in red rock (Hegra, sister to Petra), Saudi's first tourism flagship — access now, queue later.
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Morocco · Draa-Tafilalet
Sahara Trek
Camel trekking through Erg Chebbi's dunes and the most starred sky on Earth
Adventure
Kenya · Narok
Masai Mara
Hot air ballooning over golden savannah, lions at dawn and the spectacular river crossing
Adventure
Tanzania · Kilimanjaro Region
Kilimanjaro
Africa's highest peak — 5895m accessible without technical climbing skills
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Uganda · Kanungu
Bwindi Gorillas
One hour face-to-face with mountain gorillas in cloud forest — $800 permit, half the world's population lives here.
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Uganda · Kasese
Queen Elizabeth NP
Tree-climbing lions of Ishasha, chimps in Kyambura Gorge, boat safaris on the Kazinga Channel — Uganda's flagship.
Adventure
South Africa · Mpumalanga
Kruger Park
Africa's self-drive safari for beginners and budgets — Big Five in a rental car, rest camps for $50/night.
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Botswana · Chobe
Chobe
Highest elephant density in Africa — river boats passing 100-strong herds drinking at sunset, Victoria Falls next door.
Adventure
Zimbabwe/Zambia · Zambezi
Victoria Falls
The world's largest curtain of falling water — bungee jumping and white water rafting
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Zambia · Eastern Province
South Luangwa
Walking safari's birthplace — leopards at night, hippos en masse in the Luangwa, camps you reach only by 4x4.
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Reunion · Indian Ocean
Reunion Island
French overseas island with three cirques, active volcano, creole curries and vanilla vines — Hawaii's quiet cousin.
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Mongolia · Various Regions
Mongolian Steppe
Yurt stays with nomadic families, eagle hunters and boundless golden grassland horizon
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Vietnam · Lao Cai
Sapa
Rice terraces cascading off Fansipan, H'mong villages at the end of muddy tracks, homestays with rice wine.
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Indonesia · East Nusa Tenggara
Flores Komodo
Komodo dragons, multicoloured volcanic crater lakes and remote villages off every trail
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Indonesia · West Nusa Tenggara
Lombok
Rinjani volcano's 3726m summit, Kuta surf breaks, the Bali of 1990 — still relatively unspoiled.
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India · Ladakh
Ladakh
Buddhist monasteries at 3500m, Pangong Lake, Nubra Valley camels — Little Tibet under Kashmir's northern sky.
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Nepal · Gandaki
Pokhara
Annapurnas reflected in Phewa Lake, paragliding from Sarangkot, trek-launch HQ — Himalaya base camp for everyone.
Adventure
Nepal · Sagarmatha
Everest Base Camp
The most iconic trek on Earth — 18 days through Sherpa villages to the foot of Everest
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Nepal · Gandaki
Annapurna Circuit
15-21 day trek from rice paddies to 5416m Thorung La, teahouses run by Gurung families — more varied than Everest trek.
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Sri Lanka · Southern Province
Yala
Densest leopard population in the world, crocodiles, elephants, sloth bears — Sri Lanka's compact big-five alternative.
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Kyrgyzstan · Issyk-Kul Region
Karakol
Town at the foot of Tian Shan, gateway to Altyn Arashan hot springs, Ala Kul glacial lake trek — Kyrgyzstan's adventure base.
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Tajikistan · Gorno-Badakhshan
Pamir Highway
The world's second highest highway through remote mountain kingdoms almost no one visits
Adventure
Canada · Alberta
Banff
Turquoise lakes, grizzlies, elk, glacier walks and ski runs in the stunning Canadian Rockies
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Canada · Yukon
Yukon
Dempster Highway to the Arctic, auroras most nights Sept-April, Kluane glaciers, Whitehorse's sourdough cafes — wilderness for pros.
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Mexico · Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur
Cabo cliffs, Todos Santos surf town, gray whales calving in Magdalena Bay Jan-March, Sea of Cortez diving — desert meets ocean.
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Costa Rica · Alajuela
Arenal La Fortuna
Active volcanoes, rainforest zip-lining, hot springs and incredible biodiversity
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Costa Rica · Puntarenas
Osa Peninsula
Corcovado National Park — most biodiverse place on earth per National Geographic, jaguar territory, tapirs at dusk.
Adventure
Argentina · Patagonia
Patagonia Argentina
Torres del Paine, glaciers, condors and some of the most dramatic trekking on Earth
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Argentina · Tierra del Fuego
Ushuaia
Southernmost city on earth, launch point for Antarctica cruises, Beagle Channel sailing, king crab dinners — end of the world literally.
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Brazil · Amazonas
Amazon Brazil
Pink river dolphins, anacondas, macaws and the world's largest tropical rainforest
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Brazil · Mato Grosso
Pantanal
World's biggest tropical wetland, easier jaguar spotting than the Amazon, caiman-lined dirt roads, cowboy pantaneiros — Brazil's safari.
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Peru · Arequipa
Colca Canyon
Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, condors gliding on thermals at Cruz del Condor, 3-day trek to Sangalle oasis.
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Chile · Antofagasta
Atacama Desert
The driest place on Earth — geysers at dawn, flamingo lagoons and the clearest night sky
Adventure
Chile · Magallanes
Torres del Paine
The W Trek and O Circuit — the most awe-inspiring multi-day hike in the Southern Hemisphere
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Ecuador · Tungurahua
Banos
Adventure capital at the edge of the Amazon — bungee off a bridge, canyoning, Pailon del Diablo waterfall, swing at end of the world.
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Bolivia · Potosi
Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni at sunrise — the world's largest salt flat becomes a giant mirror after rain
Adventure
New Zealand · South Island
Queenstown
The world's adventure capital — bungee, skydiving, jet boating and Remarkables skiing
Adventure💎 Gem
Vanuatu · Melanesia
Vanuatu
Mount Yasur — closest safe active volcano to walk up to, land-diving ritual on Pentecost (original bungee), custom villages — Melanesia raw.
Adventure
Spain · Camino Frances
Camino de Santiago
800 km from French Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela cathedral, albergues for pilgrims at 10 euros, strangers becoming family — oldest trail in Europe.
Adventure
Canada · British Columbia
Whistler
North America's biggest ski resort, Peak 2 Peak gondola crossing between two mountains, Bike Park in summer, hot tub apres — year-round.
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Japan · Hokkaido
Niseko
World's best powder snow — 15m annual snowfall, ski-in/ski-out with onsen soaking after, Australian-run bars, sushi at altitude.
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