Epic Trip Ideas

Safari Trip Ideas

In the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, travelers can witness dramatic wildlife river crossings.

Hotels

Your Next Safari Lodge Could Be a Marriott—We Took a Closer Look

October 26, 2022 09:00 AM

Sarika Bansal

Volcanoes Safaris just celebrated 25 years of connecting travelers with gorillas—and the surrounding communities.

Travel for Good

The Key to Great Ape Protection? Supporting Nearby Villages, Says Volcanoes Safaris

October 20, 2022 01:48 PM

Bailey Berg

Jaguar rewilding in Caiman Ecological Refuge, in Brazil's Pantanal.

Safari

Venturing into Brazil’s Pantanal Region on a Jaguar Safari

October 17, 2022 01:45 PM

Laura Dannen Redman

Solo Travel Tips and Inspiration

A man in a backpack walking through a red shrine entrance in Shingu, Japan.

Hiking + Cycling

This Epic Hike in Japan Takes You Through Ancient Shrines, Onsen Towns, and Magical Forests

You’ve heard of the Camino de Santiago. But what about the Kumano Kodo? Here’s how to hike Japan’s sacred route.

April 10, 2024 07:14 PM

Miranda Smith

Solo Travel

Working Remotely? These Countries Are Offering Visas for Longer Stays.

March 18, 2024 04:43 PM

Solo Travel

These Two Senior Best Friends Went Around the World in 80 Days—Here’s Their Travel Advice

March 08, 2024 09:30 AM

Solo Travel

As a Solo Female Traveler, Here’s Where to Go

March 08, 2024 09:15 AM

Family Travel

Discover Your Dream Off-the-Beaten-Path Trip

Sponsored by Discover Corps

A view of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu

Epic Trips

How to Experience Machu Picchu

August 04, 2023 08:13 AM

Lyndsey Matthews

A stunning view from Grootbos Private Nature Reserve

Epic Trips

5 Epic Trips That You Should Experience Once in Your Lifetime

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Safari

Stalking Lions and Crocs—on Foot—in a Zambian National Park

May 31, 2023 04:59 PM

Bailey Berg

One man adjusts another's ghutra, a head covering worn throughout the Middle East. Both men are wearing white thobes.

Solo Travel

I Wore A Thobe in Saudi Arabia. Did I Do the Right Thing?

May 18, 2023 11:21 AM

Adam H. Graham

Solo Travel

No Place Is Too Wild or Too Far for Maggie Shipstead

April 26, 2023 09:32 AM

Kaitlin Menza

Author and podcast host Amanda Montell with ice cream cone in Italy

Solo Travel

“Wordslut” Author Amanda Montell Is Spending a Month in Italy. Here’s Why.

April 23, 2023 06:15 PM

Kaitlin Menza

Longreads

Greetings from Saudi Arabia

April 11, 2023 07:37 PM

Laura Dannen Redman

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Expedition Cruises

A Cruise to Indonesia’s Spice Islands Shows “How the World Is Supposed to Be”

March 31, 2023 03:54 PM

Michelle Jana Chan

Epic Trips

14 Epic Trips That Will Change Your Life in 2023

March 29, 2023 05:48 PM

Epic Trips

In Fiji, Preserving an Underwater Paradise—One Tree at a Time

March 29, 2023 05:40 PM

Tim Chester

Epic Trips

A Night to Remember on the Greenland Ice Sheet

March 29, 2023 02:39 PM

Stephanie Vermillion

Epic Trips

Donkeys, Rancheros, Ravines: A Journey to the Ancient Murals of Sierra de San Francisco

March 29, 2023 01:35 PM

Edmund Vallance

Solo Travel

One Solo Trip This Year Will Help Ease Loneliness

February 14, 2023 05:48 PM

Jennifer Flowers

Epic Trips

Gone “Dune Bashing” in the Qatari Desert

February 14, 2023 03:13 PM

Tanveer Badal

Epic Trips

The World’s Best Places to See the Northern Lights

January 27, 2023 08:23 PM

Sarah Buder

Trains

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Has a New Route From Paris to the French Alps—We Got a First Look

January 18, 2023 05:25 PM

Sara Lieberman

Art + Culture

Traveling With a TV Star: My Bare Feet Tour of Ireland

October 28, 2022 11:01 AM

Hillary Richard

Epic Trips

10 Epic Trips That Will Make You Feel Alive

October 17, 2022 01:56 PM

Laura Dannen Redman

Modern Adventure connects you with local communities in each country it visits, including Peru.

Epic Trips

13 Years Later, Seeing Machu Picchu in a Completely New Way

October 14, 2022 06:03 PM

Lyndsey Matthews

Fall 2022

25 Days, 9 Countries, 1,959 Miles: Seeing Europe by Train

October 13, 2022 06:59 PM

Emma John

Epic Trips

“Hold On!” White Water Rafting on the Nile

October 13, 2022 05:35 PM

Bailey Berg

A lone hiker looks out at fall colors in Monica Meadows, British Columbia, one of the many Mountain Trek retreat hikes.

Epic Trips

Bears, Trees, and Zero Coffee: What a Week-Long Wilderness Retreat Is Really Like

October 12, 2022 04:59 PM

Aislyn Greene

Epic Trips

In Montana, an Adults-Only Tree House Adventure Awaits

October 12, 2022 04:57 PM

Paul Rubio

Space tourism is quickly becoming a tangible reality—what effect will the industry have on the environment?

Fall 2022

The Promise and Peril of Space Tourism

October 11, 2022 01:28 PM

Jessica Camille Aguirre

Epic Trips

Chasing Adventure on Kangaroo Island, the Galápagos of Australia

October 10, 2022 02:57 PM

Katherine LaGrave

Epic Trips

On a Cruise to the Remote Arctic, Where Polar Bears Roam (for Now)

October 10, 2022 01:44 PM

Bailey Berg

Fall 2022

Old Trade Routes, Ancient Ruins, Afternoon Tea: Biking the Jordan Trail

October 03, 2022 03:52 PM

Andrew Findlay

White rhinos at Akagera National Park, Rwanda.

Safari

White Rhinos Are Thriving in Rwanda Following a Historic Translocation

September 22, 2022 05:44 AM

Jennifer Flowers

Safari

How to See Silverback Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda

July 11, 2022 11:05 AM

Bailey Berg

Safari

What’s Next for Luxury Safaris?

July 07, 2022 05:21 AM

Nicky Fitzgerald