Tours
Forget Spain: Italy’s Camino trail is older, longer and less crowded
The Via Francigena was Europe’s overland spine, and it’s now growing in popularity as a slow-travel option through the continent’s most touristic countries.
- by Luke Slattery
The European city that’s still divided by a wall
The strangest thing about this wall is that it runs right through a seemingly ordinary residential neighbourhood.
- by Brian Johnston
Visit showstopping grand gardens on this joyous botanical odyssey
This tour of the Italian Lakes, Slovenia and the Croatian Islands explores formal gardens and arboretums, as well as places of incomparable natural beauty.
- by Julie Miller
On a trip packed with mind-blowing experiences, one is priceless
An adventure through Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula mixes swimming in cenotes, spirituality, ancient ruins and home-cooked meals while helping transform lives.
- by Carolyn Beasley
Traveller Awards: Hall of Fame – the legends of travel
We salute our icons of travel, those consistently excellent places or brands that deliver time and time again.
- by Traveller team
Visiting this formerly daunting part of the world is now easier than ever
We follow the paths carved by some of the greatest and most terrible conquerors, everyone from Alexander the Great to Genghis Khan to Timur.
- by Ute Junker
Floating hotels: Luxury travel brands are launching their own ships
Cruise lines beware: a string of ultra-luxury ships will soon be setting sail with a major difference. They’re being floated out by tour and hotel companies.
- by Brian Johnston
Record breaker: Luxury ship’s epic world cruise features sky-high price
With 14,000 bottles of champagne and 68 kilos of caviar on board, indulgence will never run dry on Regent Seven Seas’ world cruise.
- by Brian Johnston
Opinion
Tips & advice
I did a Contiki tour 27 years ago. It was a lifetime travel highlight
I was a wide-eyed and shallow-pocketed 17-year-old, a gullible moron who had somehow already graduated from high school and been allowed out into the world.
- by Ben Groundwater
Diverse and delicious: The world’s five greatest new trips for foodies
If you live to eat – and therefore travel to eat – look no further.
- by Ben Groundwater
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