Itineraries

Trips worth copying.

Day-by-day itineraries for the places worth the flight — written out in full, with the stops in the order that actually works.

Europe

6 days
Amalfi and Capri
Six days on the coast, with the walking that makes it more than a boat trip.
Island Escape — Positano, Amalfi, Capri — May, Jun, Sep, Oct
7 days
Zermatt Winter Week
Seven days on the Matterhorn, in a village with no cars in it.
Alpine & Skiing — Zermatt — December to March
6 days
Iceland's South Coast
Six days east from Reykjavik to the glacier lagoon, and back.
Road Trip — Reykjavik, Vik, Hofn — June to September
7 days
Santorini and Naxos
Seven days across two Cyclades: three on the caldera rim, four on the island that still farms.
Island Escape — Oia, Fira, Naxos Town — May, Jun, Sep, Oct
6 days
Dolomites and Alta Badia
Six days in the Ladin valleys, walking under the Sella massif and eating at 2,000 metres.
Mountain Trekking — Corvara, Ortisei, San Cassiano — June to September
6 days
Norwegian Fjords by Rail
Six days Oslo to Bergen without a car: the Bergensbanen, the Flam line, and the Naeroyfjord by boat.
Rail Journey — Oslo, Flam, Balestrand — May to September
6 days
Glacier Express and the Engadin
Six days across Switzerland by narrow gauge: Zermatt to St Moritz, then the Bernina line to the Italian border.
Rail Journey — Zermatt, St Moritz, Pontresina — Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec
7 days
Dalmatian Coast and Hvar
Seven days from Split's Roman palace out to Hvar and Vis, and down to Dubrovnik.
Island Escape — Split, Hvar, Vis — May, Jun, Sep, Oct
7 days
Seville, Córdoba and Granada
Three Andalusian cities in the order Al-Andalus built them, and the order the heat allows.
City Classic — Seville, Córdoba, Granada — Mar, Apr, May, Oct
7 days
Scottish Highlands and Skye
Seven days from Edinburgh through Glencoe to Skye and back along the Great Glen.
Road Trip — Edinburgh, Glencoe, Portree — May, Jun, Sep, Oct
6 days
Provence and the Luberon
Six days between Avignon and the hill villages, timed for the lavender and the Roman stone.
Food & Wine — Avignon, Gordes, Roussillon — May, Jun, Jul, Sep
5 days
Lisbon and the Sintra Coast
Lisbon's hills, Belém's river monuments and Sintra's palaces, taken in the right order.
City Classic — Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais — Apr, May, Sep, Oct
5 days
Douro Valley by Rail
Five days from Porto up the river on the Linha do Douro, through the oldest demarcated wine region in the world.
Rail Journey — Porto, Peso da Regua, Pinhao — May, Jun, Sep, Oct
6 days
Vienna and the Wachau
Three days of imperial Vienna, then the Danube's terraced wine valley at walking pace.
City Classic — Vienna, Melk, Dürnstein — May, Jun, Sep, Oct
4 days
Copenhagen and North Zealand
Four days: the city's kitchens, then the coast road north to Louisiana and Kronborg.
City Classic — Copenhagen, Humlebæk, Helsingør — May to August

Europe

Amalfi and Capri

Zermatt Winter Week

Iceland's South Coast

Santorini and Naxos

Dolomites and Alta Badia

Norwegian Fjords by Rail

Glacier Express and the Engadin

Dalmatian Coast and Hvar

Seville, Córdoba and Granada

Scottish Highlands and Skye

Provence and the Luberon

Lisbon and the Sintra Coast

Douro Valley by Rail

Vienna and the Wachau

Copenhagen and North Zealand

Asia

Kyoto and the Nakasendo

Kerala: Backwaters and Hills

Maldives Atoll Week

Seoul and Gyeongju

Bangkok and Ayutthaya

Petra and Wadi Rum

Niseko Powder Week

Angkor and Siem Reap

Taipei and Taroko Gorge

Samarkand and Bukhara

Ubud and East Bali

Muscat and the Hajar

Luang Prabang and the Mekong

Hong Kong and Macau

Cappadocia and Istanbul

Africa

Serengeti and Ngorongoro

Marrakech and the Sahara

Cape Town and the Winelands

Okavango Delta and Chobe

Masai Mara and the Rift

Luxor and Aswan by Nile

North America

Banff and the Icefields Parkway

Utah Canyon Country

Kauai and the Na Pali Coast

Yucatan and the Riviera Maya

Oaxaca and the Sierra Norte

Quebec City and Charlevoix

South America

Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

Patagonia: Torres del Paine

Galapagos and the Quito Highlands

Atacama and the Altiplano

Oceania

Great Ocean Road and the Grampians

Bora Bora and Moorea

Queenstown and Fiordland

Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree