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Southern Thailand beach

Two Weeks in Thailand

14 days$650–$2,800Best Nov, Dec, Jan, FebAdventure 2/5

BangkokChiang MaiPaiKoh LantaBangkok

Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, Iceland

Two Weeks on Iceland's Ring Road

14 days$2,600–$9,800Best Jun, Jul, Aug, SepAdventure 3/5

ReykjavikLaugarvatnVikHofnSeydisfjordurLake Myvatn+2

Taroko Gorge, Hualien, Taiwan

Two Weeks Around Taiwan

14 days$800–$4,200Best Oct, Nov, Mar, AprAdventure 2/5

TaipeiJiufenHualienTaitungKentingKaohsiung+2

Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Canada

Two Weeks in the Canadian Rockies and British Columbia

14 days$2,000–$7,800Best Jun, Jul, Aug, SepAdventure 2/5

VancouverWhistlerClearwater (Wells Gray)JasperLake LouiseBanff+1

Ait Benhaddou, Morocco

Three Weeks in Morocco

21 days$900–$4,600Best Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovAdventure 3/5

MarrakechEssaouiraImlilAit BenhaddouBoumalne Dades (Dades Gorge)Merzouga+3

The Treasury, Petra, Jordan

Three Weeks in Egypt and Jordan

21 days$1,300–$6,500Best Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, NovAdventure 3/5

CairoAswanNile felucca (Kom Ombo)LuxorDahabAqaba+3

Quilotoa crater lake, Ecuador

Three Weeks in Ecuador and the Galapagos

21 days$1,900–$7,800Best Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec, JanAdventure 3/5

QuitoOtavaloQuilotoaBanosCuencaPuerto Ayora, Santa Cruz+1

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Three Weeks on a USA Southwest Road Trip

21 days$2,100–$7,500Best Apr, May, Sep, OctAdventure 2/5

Las VegasSpringdale (Zion)Bryce CanyonMoabMonument ValleyPage+2

The Viñales Valley, Cuba

Three Weeks in Cuba

21 days$1,200–$5,000Best Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, AprAdventure 3/5

HavanaVinalesCienfuegosTrinidadSanta ClaraCamaguey+2

Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

Three Weeks in Sri Lanka

21 days$900–$4,200Best Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 2/5

ColomboSigiriyaKandyEllaTissamaharamaMirissa+1

Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai, India

Three Weeks in Kerala and Tamil Nadu

21 days$800–$4,500Best Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 2/5

KochiMunnarAlappuzha (Alleppey)VarkalaMaduraiPuducherry (Pondicherry)+2

Annapurna Base Camp, Nepal

Three Weeks in Nepal: Annapurna Base Camp

21 days$900–$4,000Best Oct, Nov, Mar, AprAdventure 4/5

KathmanduPokharaGhandrukChhomrongDovanDeurali+6

Kayangan Lake, Coron, Philippines

Three Weeks in the Philippine Islands

21 days$1,100–$5,800Best Jan, Feb, Mar, AprAdventure 3/5

ManilaEl NidoCoronMoalboalBohol (Panglao)Siargao (General Luna)

The Petronas Twin Towers at night, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Three Weeks in Singapore and Malaysia

21 days$1,000–$5,500Best Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 1/5

SingaporeMelakaKuala LumpurCameron Highlands (Tanah Rata)George Town (Penang)Langkawi (Pantai Cenang)

The Cinque Terre coast, Italy

Three Weeks in Italy by Train

21 days$2,100–$9,800Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctAdventure 1/5

VeniceFlorenceCinque TerreRomeNaplesAmalfi Coast

Bryggen, Bergen, Norway

Three Weeks in Scandinavia by Rail

21 days$3,100–$12,500Best Jun, Jul, AugAdventure 2/5

HelsinkiStockholmCopenhagenOsloFlamBalestrand+1

The Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland

Three Weeks in Scotland and Ireland

21 days$2,300–$10,000Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepAdventure 2/5

EdinburghInvernessPortree, Isle of SkyeGlasgowBelfastBushmills (Causeway Coast)+3

Blue domes in Oia, Santorini, Greece

Three Weeks Island-Hopping in Greece

21 days$1,900–$9,200Best May, Jun, Sep, OctAdventure 2/5

AthensMilosParosNaxosSantoriniChania, Crete

Wawel Castle, Kraków, Poland

Three Weeks in Poland and the Baltics

21 days$1,300–$6,000Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepAdventure 2/5

KrakowGdanskWarsawVilniusRigaTallinn

Machu Picchu, Peru

Four Weeks in Peru and Bolivia

28 days$1,500–$6,800Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctAdventure 4/5

LimaArequipaOllantaytamboAguas CalientesCuscoPuno+3

La Piedra del Peñol, Guatapé, Colombia

Four Weeks in Colombia

28 days$1,300–$5,800Best Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, AugAdventure 2/5

BogotaSalentoMedellínGuatapeCartagenaSanta Marta+3

Safari vehicles and an elephant in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Four Weeks in East Africa: Safari and Coast

28 days$3,600–$14,500Best Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctAdventure 3/5

NairobiMaasai MaraArushaSerengeti (Seronera)Karatu (Ngorongoro Crater)Dar es Salaam+2

Gergeti Trinity Church, Kazbegi, Georgia

Four Weeks in Turkey and Georgia

28 days$1,300–$6,500Best May, Jun, Sep, OctAdventure 3/5

IstanbulGoreme (Cappadocia)PamukkaleFethiyeTrabzonBatumi+3

The Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Four Weeks on the Silk Road: Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

28 days$1,100–$5,200Best May, Jun, SepAdventure 4/5

TashkentSamarkandBukharaKhivaMargilan (Fergana Valley)Osh+4

Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, New Zealand

Four Weeks in New Zealand

28 days$2,900–$11,500Best Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 3/5

AucklandRotoruaNational Park Village (Tongariro)WellingtonMarahau (Abel Tasman)Punakaiki+4

Torres del Paine at sunrise, Chile

Four Weeks in Patagonia

28 days$2,400–$9,000Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 4/5

SantiagoPuerto NatalesEl CalafateEl ChaltenBarilochePuerto Varas

Mount Fuji

One Month in Japan

30 days$2,400–$9,500Best Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovAdventure 2/5

TokyoMatsumoto and the AlpsTakayama and Shirakawa-goKanazawaKyotoHiroshima and Miyajima+4

The Alhambra, Granada, Spain

One Month in Spain and Portugal

30 days$2,300–$10,200Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctAdventure 1/5

BarcelonaMadridGranadaSevilleLagosLisbon+1

Ha Long Bay

One Month in Vietnam

30 days$900–$4,200Best Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, NovAdventure 3/5

HanoiHueDa NangHoi AnNha TrangDa Lat+3

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India

One Month in North India

30 days$1,000–$5,500Best Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 3/5

DelhiRishikeshVaranasiAgraJaipurPushkar+2

Stari Most, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Five Weeks Overland Through the Balkans

35 days$2,000–$8,800Best May, Jun, Sep, OctAdventure 3/5

LjubljanaLake BledZagrebPlitvice LakesSplitDubrovnik+7

Borobudur at dawn, Central Java, Indonesia

Five Weeks in Indonesia: Java to Komodo

35 days$1,500–$8,000Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepAdventure 4/5

JakartaYogyakartaCemoro Lawang (Mount Bromo)Banyuwangi (Ijen)Bali (Canggu and Ubud)Gili Trawangan+3

Deadvlei, Namibia

Five Weeks Overland in Southern Africa

35 days$3,200–$15,000Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctAdventure 4/5

Cape TownKnysna (Garden Route)WindhoekSesriem (Sossusvlei)SwakopmundEtosha National Park (Okaukuejo)+4

El Castillo, Chichén Itzá, Mexico

Six Weeks in Mexico

42 days$2,300–$9,800Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, AprAdventure 2/5

Mexico CityPueblaOaxacaSan Cristobal de las CasasPalenqueMerida+2

Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia

Six Weeks on Australia's East Coast

42 days$4,300–$17,000Best Apr, May, Sep, OctAdventure 2/5

MelbourneApollo Bay (Great Ocean Road)SydneyKatoomba (Blue Mountains)Byron BayNoosa+4

Lake Atitlán

Six Weeks in Central America

42 days$1,500–$6,500Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, AprAdventure 4/5

Playa del CarmenValladolidSan Cristobal de las CasasLake AtitlanAntigua GuatemalaSemuc Champey and Flores+4

Plaza de España, Seville, Spain

Two Months of Slow Iberia

60 days$4,500–$18,000Best Apr, May, Sep, OctAdventure 1/5

PortoLisbonLagosSevilleCordobaGranada+2

Dubrovnik

Two Months in Europe

60 days$4,000–$15,000Best May, Jun, Sep, OctAdventure 2/5

LisbonPortoMadridBarcelonaMarseille and NiceFlorence+7

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Three-Month Career Break in Asia and the Pacific

90 days$6,500–$26,000Best Oct, Nov, DecAdventure 2/5

SeoulTokyoKyotoHanoiNinh BinhLuang Prabang+7

Salar de Uyuni

Three Months in South America

90 days$3,200–$14,000Best Sep, Oct, Nov, Mar, AprAdventure 4/5

MedellínSalento (coffee region)BogotaCartagenaSanta Marta and TayronaQuito+12

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Türkiye

Three Months Around the World

90 days$6,500–$26,000Best Sep, Oct, Nov, DecAdventure 2/5

LisbonMarrakechIstanbulBangkokChiang MaiHanoi+6

Mekong river, Laos

Three Months in Southeast Asia

90 days$2,700–$11,500Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 3/5

BangkokChiang MaiPaiLuang PrabangVang Vieng and VientianeHanoi+8

Gergeti Trinity Church above Kazbegi, Georgia

Three-Month Caucasus and Balkans Summer

90 days$4,500–$17,500Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepAdventure 3/5

TbilisiKazbegiKutaisiBatumiIstanbulTirana+5

The peaks around Pico do Arieiro, Madeira, Portugal

Four Months of European Winter Sun

120 days$7,000–$28,000Best Nov, Dec, Jan, FebAdventure 1/5

Las Palmas de Gran CanariaFunchal (Madeira)TaviraAthensPaphosLimassol

Kazbegi, Georgia

European Summer Nomad Circuit

150 days$9,000–$26,000Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepAdventure 2/5

LisbonBarcelonaSplitTbilisiTirana

Sydney Opera House, Australia

Six-Month Gap Year in Australia and New Zealand

180 days$11,000–$38,000Best Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 3/5

SydneyCairnsAirlie BeachHervey BayBundabergNoosa+7

The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An, Vietnam

Six-Month Asia Nomad Circuit

180 days$8,000–$32,000Best Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, AprAdventure 1/5

SeoulTokyoChiang MaiKuala LumpurDa NangHoi An+1

Palacio de Bellas Artes at dusk, Mexico City

Six-Month Latin America Nomad Circuit

180 days$8,000–$31,000Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, MayAdventure 2/5

Mexico CityOaxacaMedellínLimaBuenos AiresRio de Janeiro

Annapurna, Nepal

Six Months Around the World

180 days$9,000–$34,000Best Sep, OctAdventure 4/5

LisbonPortoTbilisiIstanbulKathmanduBangkok+12

Serengeti

One-Year World Trip

365 days$17,000–$65,000Best Jan, SepAdventure 4/5

Mexico CityOaxacaPlaya del CarmenAntigua GuatemalaMedellínCartagena+24

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