Into the HILLS

Community-based tourism has become one of travel’s buzzwords. Northern Thailand’s lush hills and diverse ethnic people seem like the perfect place to experience how it works

Lessons from the road with Tim Syrad

After 20 years guiding in Europe’s finest vineyards, Tim Syrad Wine Tours’ Tim Syrad is regarded as one of the best in the biz. Here, 2019’s Specialist Tour Guide of the Year gives us his top tips…

Lake Titicaca, Peru & Bolivia

Watching Chilean flamingos taking flight at sunset is a memorable sight, but the birds aren’t the only species travellers will see around South America’s largest lake

FACING the PAST

South-east Turkey is home to some of the most important archaeological discoveries ever, so why aren’t there more visitors? We explore the spectacularly historic region to investigate why...

YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Spectacular scenery. Incredible wildlife. Crowd-free sites. But by visiting one of these five wish-list destinations on your next trip, you’d also be delivering help and hope where it’s needed the most

SPLENDID ISOLATION

Spectacular scenery, epic history, wildlife in numbers and – sometimes quite literally – no people. So where else would you go but Iceland for your first travels after lockdown?

BE DAZZLED BY THE AZORES

Four reasons you should visit in 2020

Back to NATURE

Discover Taiwan’s best outdoor adventures…

Travel Tips: Your Tips On... Secret Britain

From tiny off-the-beaten-track hamlets to unknown seaside towns and uncrowded walking trails, we asked for your secret spots in Britain. And it looks like you know every corner of it…

Locked down on the Galápagos Islands

Scottish traveller Ian was on a once-in-a-lifetime South America adventure when the COVID-19 lockdown began. Here, he shares his four-month lockdown experience on Isabela Island...

Leader of the pack

Fancy exploring the hidden hills of the Lake District while also helping save the endangered fell pony population? Then get your walking boots on...

Lessons from the road with James Nampaso

After a decade steering visitors around the Masai Mara, Kicheche Camps’ James Nampaso is one of Kenya’s most sought after guides. Here, 2019’s Best Safari Guide gives us his top tips…

12 things you've missed about travel during lockdown

We asked you what things you’ve missed about travel, from that fresh off the airplane feeling to eating truly continental breakfasts. And you didn’t disappoint...

PORTUGAL

Classic city breaks. Rugged, wildlife-rich coastlines. A wealth of history. Portugal offers Iberian culture and adventure in abundance – here’s how to best discover it

The Spice islands

Towering volcanoes, teeming reefs and remote rainforest... We hike, snorkel and explore the ‘Gardens of Eden’ at the fringes of Indonesia

THE WORLD IS WAITING Get ready to explore...

Looking for a unique experience in 2021 and beyond? Let the brains behind the bookings fill you in, as 35 travel industry insiders reveal their trade secrets...

Fish River Canyon, Namibia

THE REAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Costa Rica

Reader Gail Ashington was stranded in Costa Rica as lockdown kicked in and had to isolate there for a week

15 Things Only Travel Lovers Will Have Missed About Travelling

Bracing ferry crossings, organising packing cubes and finding sand everywhere except the beach... here are the giddy moments and routines that have percolated in our lockdown travel daydreams, firing us up for the next big adventure

Lemur loving

We travel across southern Madagascar on a quest for the aye-aye, but find plenty of natural distractions along the way

Beaches of Lewis & Harris, Scotland

Turquoise waters lap chalkwhite sands and emerald hills are pockmarked with wildflowers.

JUST BACK FROM…Thailand

Reader Julia Stevens and her daughter, Danielle, island-hopped in South-East Asia, just two weeks before lockdown

WIN! A CEWE PHOTOBOOK VOUCHER WORTH £100

Share your #PauseForAMoment photo for your chance to win a CEWE PHOTOBOOK

Lessons from the road with Paul Donnelly

Using his background as a mediator during the Troubles, Paul Donnelly has guided DC Tours’ Belfast City Walking Tour for nearly a decade. Here, 2019’s Top UK Guide gives us his top tips…

It's all PURA VIDA with COSTA RICA

How to make your trip to Costa Rica even wilder? By taking the ‘Pura Vida Pledge’ – a four-step plan for a more sustainable, rewarding adventure. And it starts with you...

EXPLORING COLOMBIA'S COWBOY COUNTRY

The vast plains of Colombia’s Llanos Orientales are rich in wildlife and a timeless culture – and is now opening up to visitors too

Seven Of The Best Namibian Camps & Lodges

Whether you’re looking for rare wildlife on your doorstep or otherworldly landscapes to explore, these unique retreats will get you right into the heart of the action in your Top Country

Wanderlust READER TRAVEL AWARDS 2020 -THE WINNERS

Last year you ranged far and wide, thumbed many guidebooks, put a lot of gear to the test and generally proved yourself the most-travelled lot around. What you think really matters – so here are your top picks: definitively the best of the best

Travel Clinic with Dr Jane

While symptoms of tick-borne encephalitis can be as mild as a headache, they can also be deadly, so make sure you’re tick aware if enjoying the countryside

SRI LANKA

Big wildlife encounters. Historic rail journeys. Ancient culture. There’s a reason why this resilient island keeps winning gongs – here’s how to explore its wonders