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National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Tea & tranquility
Sri Lanka's Up Country is a landscape of forested peaks and rolling hills, their slopes striped with tea plantations and dotted with picket-fenced railway stations and colonial-era resorts.
3 min |
Experience Collection 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Ghosts of the deep
SCATTERED ACROSS CORAL-STREWN REEFS AND SUNKEN CLIFFS, BERMUDA'S CENTURIES-OLD SHIPWRECKS BECKON EXPLORERS TO UNCOVER MYSTERIES FAR BEYOND THE FAMED TRIANGLE
6 min |
Experience Collection 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Tried & tested
WHAT WE'VE BEEN ENJOYING IN THE WORLD OF EXPERIENTIAL TRAVEL
1 min |
Experience Collection 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
A NEW VIEW OF PERU
FOR THRILL-SEEKERS, PERU IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING. FROM DENSE JUNGLES AND WINDING AMAZON TRIBUTARIES TO THE GLACIER- CAPPED PEAKS OF THE ANDES, THE COUNTRY SETS THE STAGE FOR ADRENALINE-PUMPING ADVENTURES. CHOOSING WHERE TO BEGIN CAN BE OVERWHELMING – BUT THE SACRED VALLEY, WITH ITS WEALTH OF HIKING, BIKING AND RAFTING EXPERIENCES, MIGHT JUST BE THE PERFECT PLACE TO START
10+ min |
Experience Collection 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
OF SONG & STONE
Just 10 miles off the northern tip of mainland Scotland, Orkney is an archipelago of 70 islands, rich in Neolithic relics and nature reserves. The area draws birders and historians from around the world, eager to capture its enduring magic
6 min |
Experience Collection 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Running the continent
FROM ALPINE RIDGES TO CLIFFSIDE TRAILS AND STORY-FILLED CITY LOOPS, EUROPE'S MOST INSPIRING RUNS COMBINE EXERTION AND ADVENTURE. LACE UP - THESE SEVEN ROUTES DEMAND EXPLORATION
6 min |
Experience Collection 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
THE TOP 20 EXPERIENCES FOR 2026
The crackle of a campfire beneath a star-studded sky; the scent of cedar in old-growth forests; the thunder of a packed football stadium rolling through your chest — this year's most talked-about travel experiences engage all the senses. From stargazing in Northumberland to barefoot forest bathing in Japan and sport-fuelled escapes across South America, here's our pick of 2026's hottest trends
10+ min |
Experience Collection 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
REINHOLD MESSNER
One of history's greatest adventurers, Reinhold Messner has spent a lifetime pushing the limits of human endurance in the world's highest places. Here, he discusses Everest, his new museum and what's gone wrong with modern mountaineering
5 min |
Experience Collection 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
STOPOVER IN STYLE
Once dreaded and dismissed, layovers are now being reimagined as stopovers smart, culture-packed pauses that add comfort, contrast and discovery to longhaul travel. Here's how to turn transit into a trip highlight
4 min |
Experience Collection 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
WE ARE ONE
The mountain gorilla moves with quiet majesty through Uganda's highland forests, while across the country, communities are stepping up as guardians of their survival, shaping a conservation story that begins at home
9 min |
Experience Collection 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
WOMEN-ONLY TRAVEL
OFFERING EVERYTHING FROM SAFETY TO SISTERHOOD, ALL-FEMALE TRAVEL IS ON THE RISE AND THE TREND COULD RESHAPE THE INDUSTRY.
7 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
AMSTERDAM
Pub life and convivial drinking have been a sustaining factor for the communities of the Dutch capital for centuries — as the city celebrates its 750th anniversary, they remain as important as ever
10 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
HOW I GOT THE SHOT
VICTORIA WRIGHT ON PHOTOGRAPHING COWGIRLS LEADING HORSE TREKS INTO THE FORESTED WILDS OF ALBERTA FOR OUR JUL/AUG ISSUE
1 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
BURGUNDY
Enjoy the spice of life in this bucolic French region, famed for its flavoursome mustards, complex wines and rich, slow-cooked chicken and beef dishes
5 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
NEWCASTLE
Equal parts Victorian elegance and industrial grit, this northeastern city offers travellers neoclassical architecture, warehouse districts and a lively nightlife scene, all set beside the River Tyne
8 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
HORN of PLENTY
AS RARE RAINS SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN NAMIBIA, ITS LANDSCAPES SPRING TO LIFE, WITH FLOWERS BLOOMING IN THE DESERT, WILDLIFE RETURNING TO THE WATER-SOAKED BUSH - AND A RHINO POPULATION THAT CARRIES ON REGARDLESS
10+ min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
ITALIAN JOURNEYS
SLOW TRIPS THROUGH ITALY ARE AS VARIED AS ITS LANDSCAPES - AND ALLOW YOU TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN LOCAL CULTURE. WHETHER YOU'RE EXPLORING THE VENETIAN LAGOON BY BOAT, HIKING TO ROME LIKE AN ANCIENT PILGRIM OR ROAD-TRIPPING ALONG THE BACKSTREETS OF SOUTHERN PUGLIA, HERE'S HOW TO CAPTURE THE ART OF LA DOLCE VITA
10+ min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
THE STUFF OF LEGENDS
The Himalayas of northwestern Bhutan are peaks of such otherworldly beauty, locals believe them to be home to spirits. In the remote village of Laya, an annual highland festival celebrates their earthly inhabitants — but don't be surprised if you come across a strange creature or two
10 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Cuba
WITH ITS LONGSTANDING ISOLATION AND TURBULENT MODERN HISTORY, THIS CARIBBEAN NATION DEFIES CATEGORISATION. COME TO SALSA DANCE IN HAVANA, HIKE AND HORSE-RIDE THROUGH VIÑALES VALLEY AND SNORKEL IN THE CLEAR WATERS OF THE BAY OF PIGS
10 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
feast & fiesta
IN THE CITY OF BARRANQUILLA, ON COLOMBIA'S CARIBBEAN COAST, A HOME-COOKED FAMILY MEAL AND CARNIVAL FEVER GO HAND IN HAND
8 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
A different beat
FORGET ANY PRECONCEIVED IDEAS OF IBIZA - THIS BALEARIC ISLAND HAS A BEAUTIFULLY SERENE AND RUSTIC SIDE THAT'S PERFECT FOR KIDS OF ANY AGE
2 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Windermere by boat
DISCOVER THE CENTREPIECE OF THE LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK AT THE HELM OF A NEWLY RESTORED MOTOR YACHT FROM THE 1920S
2 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Trainspotting
REVAMPED ROUTES, ARMCHAIR ADVENTURES AND AROUND-THE-WORLD TRIPS — GET SIDETRACKED BY THE LATEST FROM THE WORLD OF RAIL TRAVEL
1 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
BUDAPEST
Budapest is a city of two acts.
4 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
EAST NEUK
The artsy villages and gilded bays of this part of Fife make for one of Scotland's finest walking adventures. Words: Sarah Gillespie
5 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
CAPITAL GAINS
Across London, historical landmarks are being transformed into hotels that shine a spotlight on the city's heritage
1 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
BUDAPEST
Budapest is a city of two acts.
4 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
PORTMEIRION
ITALIANATE ARCHITECTURE, EXOTIC WOODLANDS AND A GORGEOUS ESTUARY SETTING COMBINE TO MAKE THIS ONE OF THE MOST CAPTIVATING VILLAGES IN WALES
3 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
LONG-HAUL TRAVEL
These handy travel companions are designed to make journeys to far-away destinations relaxing and stress-free
2 min |
September 2025
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
CHANIA
Venetian fortresses, Ottoman mosques and historic family bakeries combine in this ancient city on Crete's northwestern coast
3 min |