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A Qantas Lockheed Constellation.

Seven stops, two weeks to London: Original ‘Kangaroo route’ revived

Tour company Captain’s Choice will use a Qantas A330 to recreate the original Australia-London connection, stopping in exotic locales along the way.

  • Julietta Jameson
Explore the walled city of Intra-Muros in Saint-Mal, Brittany, with Bunnik Tours.

Planning your next holiday? 25 of the best trips to book right now

There’s a lot to be said for getting other people to do the hard work for you when you want to go somewhere relaxing and interesting.

  • Brian Johnston
Victoria Street is a popular tourist area in Edinburgh.

A unique walking tour offers a unique glimpse of Edinburgh

A chance for Edinburgh’s homeless to work in tourism is changing lives.

  • Julia D'Orazio
The Cliffs of Moher on the Wild Atlantic Way, County Clare.

A craic, castle and Guinness-filled road trip through Ireland

Ireland is an island full of saints, so it’s hardly surprising to encounter a small miracle.

  • Keith Austin
Slieve League

For a small country, this place’s cultural influence is gigantic

The way to truly enjoy Ireland is not to see the sights but to listen.

  • Brian Johnston
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The springs are geo-thermally heated.

Now you can see the NT’s most spectacular parks, crowd-free

Tour operator Rob Woods doesn’t like crowds. And when people pile into the Territory’s famed attractions in the dry season, he says there’s a better way.

  • Craig Tansley
San Gimignano’s slender towers draw walkers to a welcome rest stop on the Via Francigena.

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.

  • Luke Slattery
The walls once separated Protestant loyalist and Catholic nationalist enclaves during The Troubles.

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.

  • Brian Johnston
Isola Bella, an island of Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.

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.

  • Julie Miller
Kukulkan pyramid at Chichen-Itza archaeological site, Yucatan, Mexico.

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.

  • Carolyn Beasley

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/topic/tours-l61