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The Philippines: Palawan, Cebu, Bohol, and the 7,000 Islands
The Philippines spreads across more than 7,000 islands, and a well-planned trip stitches together a handful of them — Palawan's l…
3 September 20265 min readThe TripClub desk
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Fiji and the South Pacific: Islands, Reefs, and Village LifeFiji anchors a wider South Pacific of coral reefs, volcanic islands, and living village traditions, stretching from the Mamanuca…Destination guide5 min - 03
Australia's East Coast: Sydney, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Road to CairnsAustralia's East Coast strings together a world-famous harbor city, subtropical surf towns, and the largest coral reef system on…Destination guide5 min - 04
Hawaii: Volcanoes, Waterfalls, and the Character of Each IslandHawaii's main islands share a volcanic origin but little else in character, from Oahu's urban energy to the Big Island's active v…Destination guide5 min - 05
Alaska: Glaciers, Grizzly Bears, and the Inside PassageAlaska offers several fundamentally different trips within one state, from a cruise through fjord-lined Southeast Alaska to Denal…Destination guide5 min - 06
The Canadian Rockies: Banff, Jasper, and the Icefields ParkwayThe Canadian Rockies pack turquoise glacial lakes, one of the world's great scenic drives, and abundant wildlife into a compact s…Destination guide5 min - 07
Cuba: Havana's Old Town, Classic Cars, and the Valle de ViñalesCuba pairs one of the Caribbean's best-preserved colonial old towns with a countryside of tobacco farms and limestone hills, offe…Destination guide5 min - 08
Buenos Aires and Mendoza: Tango, Steak, and Argentina's Wine CountryBuenos Aires pairs European boulevards with a devotion to tango and beef entirely its own, and a short flight west leads to Mendo…Destination guide5 min - 09
Bolivia: Salt Flats, High-Altitude Cities, and the Amazon's EdgeBolivia pairs the world's largest salt flat with the highest capital city on Earth and a swift descent into Amazon rainforest, de…Destination guide5 min - 10
Galápagos: Wildlife Encounters in the World's Living LaboratoryThe Galápagos Islands, isolated in the Pacific 600 miles off Ecuador's coast, remain one of the only places on Earth where wild a…Destination guide6 min - 11
Colombia: Cartagena's Old Town, Medellín's Reinvention, and the Coffee RegionColombia has spent the past two decades transforming from a country travelers avoided into one of South America's most rewarding…Destination guide4 min - 12
Cape Town and the Garden Route: Table Mountain, Wine Country, and the South African CoastSouth Africa's most popular travel corridor pairs a genuinely world-class city beneath a flat-topped mountain with one of the wor…Destination guide4 min - 13
Seychelles and Mauritius: Granite Beaches, Coco de Mer, and Indian Ocean CultureThese two Indian Ocean island nations pair some of the most photographed beaches on Earth with a genuinely distinct Creole cultur…Destination guide4 min - 14
Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders, Between Zambia and ZimbabweOne of the world's largest waterfalls straddles the border of two countries, and deciding which side to visit — or whether to see…Destination guide4 min - 15
Namibia: Towering Dunes, the Skeleton Coast, and the Emptiest Skies in AfricaNamibia offers some of the most otherworldly landscapes on the continent — the world's tallest sand dunes, a fog-shrouded coastli…Destination guide4 min - 16
Rwanda: Mountain Gorillas, Kigali, and the Land of a Thousand HillsRwanda has transformed itself into one of Africa's most compelling destinations, pairing world-class mountain gorilla trekking wi…Destination guide4 min - 17
Ethiopia: Rock-Hewn Churches, the Simien Mountains, and the Danakil DepressionEthiopia offers a version of Africa found nowhere else on the continent: a highland kingdom with its own calendar and alphabet, m…Destination guide5 min - 18
Tunisia: Sahara Dunes, Roman Ruins, and the Blue-and-White Villages of the CoastNorth Africa's most accessible desert country pairs one of the best-preserved Roman cities outside Italy with genuine Saharan dun…Destination guide5 min - 19
Israel: Jerusalem's Old City, the Dead Sea, and Tel Aviv's BeachesFrom the layered religious history of Jerusalem's Old City to Tel Aviv's Bauhaus architecture and Mediterranean beach culture, Is…Destination guide5 min - 20
Oman: Desert Dunes, Mountain Fjords, and Frankincense SouksQuietly confident and refreshingly uncommercialized compared to its Gulf neighbors, Oman offers dramatic wadis, the Empty Quarter…Destination guide5 min - 21
Armenia: Ancient Monasteries, Mount Ararat Views, and Yerevan's Cafe CultureThe world's oldest Christian nation packs cliffside monasteries, a UNESCO-listed lake, and a capital city view of Mount Ararat in…Destination guide5 min - 22
Malta: Megalithic Temples, Fortress Cities, and the Blue LagoonA tiny archipelago with an outsized history, Malta packs Neolithic temples older than the pyramids, a Baroque walled capital, and…Destination guide5 min - 23
Cyprus: Ancient Ruins, Mountain Villages, and Mediterranean BeachesDivided between Greek and Turkish administration and layered with Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman history, Cyprus packs beac…Destination guide5 min - 24
Amsterdam and the Netherlands: Canals, Bikes, and Tulip FieldsBeyond the canal ring and the Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands rewards visitors who cycle its polders, cruise its waterways, and time…Destination guide5 min
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