Best adventure destinations

The ski and alpine benchmark — every other mountain range is measured against this.

Fjords, volcanoes, glaciers, beaches — in one country.

Wilderness on a continental scale — Rockies, coast, and the cities between.

Surfing, rainforest, volcanoes, and wildlife in extraordinary density.

Fjords, northern lights, midnight sun — utterly unlike anywhere else.

Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, Lima's food scene, and the Amazon.

The most dramatic landscapes on earth.

The complete package for warm-climate travel.

A continent pretending to be a country — cities, deserts, and the best national parks anywhere.

Vast, varied, relaxed. Reef, Sydney, and proper wilderness in one.

Warm, affordable, endlessly deep — beach, wellness, and culture in one place.

Geysers, glaciers, northern lights, hot springs.

The most concentrated mountain scenery in Europe — and you'll pay for it.

Dubai and Abu Dhabi: superlatives, desert, and a stopover worth a few days of its own.

The Himalayas. Trekking that changes how you see scale.

The Alps done properly — skiing, hiking, and Vienna for the culture.

A continent of a country. Pick two or three things and commit.

Overwhelming, beautiful, and utterly unlike anywhere else.

Medinas, desert, mountains, and coast — sensory and varied.

The pyramids and Luxor — unmatched ancient sites.

Petra alone justifies the trip.

Over 7,000 islands and the best beaches in Asia.

Newly open, and the most surprising trip in the region right now.

Cape Town, safari, and wine country in one self-drive trip.

Beaches, ancient ruins, tea country, and wildlife in one compact island.