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Travel Guides & Inspiration

In-depth guides for every destination we cover, written to help you decide where to go and how to make the most of it once you're there.

Itinerary Taveuni

Taveuni Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days at Taveuni suits divers and nature-focused travellers well, particularly as a deliberate contrast to a Mamanuca Islands resort stay on…

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Itinerary Auckland

Auckland Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Three to four days suits Auckland well, balancing the city itself with at least one Hauraki Gulf island day trip before continuing…

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Itinerary Melbourne

Melbourne Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days suits Melbourne well, balancing its famous laneways with culture, sport, and at least one day trip to the surrounding region. Day…

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Itinerary Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days at Kruger gives a genuine sense of the park's scale, balancing self-drive flexibility with at least one guided drive for…

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Itinerary Fes

Fes Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days suits Fes well, given how much there genuinely is to absorb in Fes el-Bali alone before considering day trips to…

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Itinerary Diani Beach

Diani Beach Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Three to four days at Diani Beach works perfectly as the closing chapter of a Kenya trip, transitioning from a Maasai Mara…

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Itinerary Exuma

Exuma Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days at Exuma works best for visitors who've already experienced Nassau or are using Exuma as a deliberate extension, since the…

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Itinerary Manuel Antonio

Manuel Antonio Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days at Manuel Antonio balances the national park's wildlife and beaches with the wider area's mangroves and optional adventure activities. Day 1…

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Itinerary Varadero

Varadero Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days at Varadero, often paired with a Havana extension, gives a relaxed beach-resort experience that contrasts naturally with the capital's more…

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Itinerary Tulum

Tulum Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days suits Tulum well, balancing the ruins, beach time, and cenote diving that together make up the destination's core appeal. Day 1…

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Itinerary Toronto

Toronto Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days gives Toronto a comfortable amount of time, covering downtown, the city's distinct neighbourhoods, and a popular day trip without feeling…

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Itinerary Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Three days at the South Rim covers the Grand Canyon's essential experiences without rushing, leaving room for both viewpoint sightseeing and at…

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Itinerary Salalah

Salalah Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Three to four days suits Salalah well, and which window you visit in genuinely changes the experience — khareef season (June through…

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Itinerary Jeddah

Jeddah Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Three days gives Jeddah a solid introduction, balancing the historic old town with the city's Red Sea coastline and, for certified divers,…

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Itinerary Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Three days gives Abu Dhabi a comfortable amount of time, balancing culture and spectacle in a way that contrasts naturally with a…

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Itinerary Kerala

Kerala Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Five days across Kerala's coast and hills gives a genuine sense of the state's range, from backwater cruises to mountain tea estates,…

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Itinerary Hanoi

Hanoi Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days works well for Hanoi, giving enough time to properly explore the Old Quarter's density while still fitting in at least…

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Itinerary Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days suits Chiang Mai well, balancing the Old City's temples with at least one day trip into the surrounding mountains, since…

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Itinerary Kyoto

Kyoto Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days gives Kyoto a fair amount of time, though this is genuinely a city where longer helps — its temples and…

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Itinerary Mamanuca Islands

Mamanuca Islands Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days is a reasonable length for a Mamanuca Islands stay, though this is genuinely a destination where longer is better —…

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Itinerary Queenstown

Queenstown Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days covers Queenstown's core adventure activities and at least one major excursion, with the flexibility to swap in a second adrenaline…

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Itinerary Sydney

Sydney Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Five days gives Sydney a fair amount of time, balancing the harbour's iconic sights with the beaches and coastal walks that are…

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Itinerary Cape Town

Cape Town Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Five days lets you properly split time between Cape Town's city sights, its dramatic coastline, and the wine country less than an…

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Itinerary Maasai Mara

Maasai Mara Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days is a genuine minimum for a Maasai Mara safari — wildlife sightings, particularly of the more elusive Big Five members,…

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Itinerary Marrakech

Marrakech Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four to five days gives a good balance between Marrakech's medina and a day trip into the surrounding Atlas Mountains, which is…

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Itinerary La Fortuna

La Fortuna Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days gives a solid introduction to La Fortuna and the Arenal Volcano area, balancing active days with the hot springs that…

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Itinerary Nassau

Nassau Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days covers Nassau and a meaningful Exuma excursion comfortably, with enough downtime built in to actually enjoy the beaches rather than…

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Itinerary Havana

Havana Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four to five days in Havana works well, particularly given that travel logistics here move at a different pace than most destinations…

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Itinerary Mexico City

Mexico City Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Five days lets you cover Mexico City's historic centre, its design-forward neighbourhoods, and at least one major day trip without feeling rushed…

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Itinerary Banff

Banff Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four days is a reasonable minimum for Banff National Park, though longer genuinely helps — the park's biggest draws involve driving between…

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Itinerary New York City

New York City Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Five days gives a realistic first look at New York without trying to cover the impossible — this city rewards repeat visits,…

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Itinerary Riyadh

Riyadh Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four to five days covers Riyadh's main sights at a comfortable pace, with room for at least one day trip beyond the…

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Itinerary Muscat

Muscat Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four to five days gives a comfortable pace for Muscat and its surroundings, balancing the city itself with the wadis and mountains…

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Itinerary Hội An

Hội An Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four to five days in Hội An is enough to properly slow down — this isn't a city that rewards rushing, and…

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Itinerary Rajasthan

Rajasthan Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Rajasthan rewards a slower pace than most India itineraries attempt — five days across three cities is a realistic minimum, and longer…

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Itinerary Dubai

Dubai Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four to five days covers Dubai's major sights comfortably, with room left over for a desert excursion and at least one full…

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Itinerary Bangkok

Bangkok Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Four to five days is a comfortable amount of time to see Bangkok properly without feeling rushed between temples, markets, and the…

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Itinerary Tokyo

Tokyo Itinerary: How to Plan Your Trip

Five days is enough to get a real feel for Tokyo without rushing — long enough to slow down in a neighbourhood…

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