In this issue

With destinations contemplating leeway for hopeful future travellers, our February issue shines a light on travel tales in waiting. Sri Lanka beckons watersports enthusiasts with an array of oceanic adventures, where one can whale-watch, snorkel, dive, couch cruise and more. And if the coast's cyan waters don't quench your thirst, Colombo's dive bars will. Also in the magazine: a feature on restaurants to visit in a post-pandemic world, a 48-hour guide to Kigali, and an essay on how swimming became a favourite pastime in Ireland's seaside suburb of Salthill.

Great Gobbles For Future Travels

Memorable meals across the world to look forward to when we can travel again

6 mins

What Vaccines Mean for the Return of Travel

COVID-19 JABS WILL EVENTUALLY HELP TOURISM START AGAIN, BUT EXPECT A TRIP FULL OF IMMUNITY PASSPORTS, MOUTHWASH TESTS, AND WARY TRAVELLERS

8 mins

WINTER BREAK LEAP OF FAITH

Two novice skiers try to find their feet amid Gulmarg’s snow-whipped slopes

3 mins

ROAD TRIP CRUISE THROUGH ICELAND'S ARCTIC COAST WAY

An epic drive across the Nordic nation’s less-touristed north reveals breathtaking nature and historic battles on land and sea

8 mins

48 HOURS KICKING BACK IN KIGALI

One of Africa’s cleanest cities brews with organic coffee shops and kaleidoscopic markets, surrounded by a romantic hillside

6 mins

TRAIL TALE NEW MUSEUMS OPEN DOORS

These new and upcoming museums are set to feed your curiosity for the months ahead

2 mins

BLUE WHALES & SMOOTH SAILS

Sri Lanka’s welcoming waters offer a myriad of oceanic adventures along the island’s west coast

7 mins

Bar Tales: Deep Dive In Colombo

From noon till midnight, a father and son explore the lesser-known watering holes of Sri Lanka’s capital

8 mins

High on a Hill

A WEEK IN THE CENTRAL PYRENEES, TUCKED AWAY IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FRANCE’S OCCITANIA REGION, REVEALS A PASTORAL LIFE LITTLE CHANGED IN CENTURIES. HERE, AMONG MEDIEVAL MARKET TOWNS AND LUSH VALLEYS STALKED BY BEARS, THE PAST’S THREAD SNAKES ITS WAY THROUGH THE EVERYDAY PRESENT

10+ mins

In Salthill, Sea's The Word

As the pandemic soared, open water swimming— once practised only by hardcore old-schoolers in this Galway city suburb—became the coolest trend next to banana bread baking

7 mins

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National Geographic Traveller India Magazine Description:

National Geographic Traveller India is the Indian edition of National Geographic Traveler (USA) the travel magazine of the National Geographic Society. At National Geographic Traveller India we bring together travel and culture, travel and experience, travel and story-telling. Our intention is to inspire more travel to more places, in our vast country and across the world, for the whole family. National Geographic Traveller India tries to bring variety to the experience of travel, inspiring all kinds of journeys from sedentary to super-active ones. Additionally, we are committed to spreading awareness about sustainable travel, and to ensuring that travel destinations endure for future generations.