The future looks bright for 2025, and you’re probably setting your sights on that next big trip. Why not make it your biggest and best one yet? You could finally wander the forest-fringed temples of Angkor or go lemur spotting in Madagascar’s forests. Perhaps you’ll whisk through Japan on an ultra-fast bullet train.
Popular places fill up fast, so now’s the time to start planning. With a whole world to choose from, it can be hard to narrow things down. With that in mind, we’ve chosen our top places and trips for 2025 to whet your appetite for that next adventure.
Best for wildlife
Make 2025 the year you finally fulfil your wildlife wish list. To make that a reality, we’ve rounded up the best places and trip ideas for seeing the world’s fauna, from snorkelling with whale sharks in Australia’s coral seas to a leisurely mokoro (canoe) ride through Botswana’s bird-filled waterways.
Our trip ideas for seeing wildlife
Best for food & wine
When it comes to travel, food is the common thread that binds us. From wine tasting in a Benedictine monastery to a kaffir-scented cooking class in a rural Thai home, we’ve curated our best-loved trips and destinations for connecting with the world through your tastebuds in 2025.
Our trip ideas for food & wine
Best for the great outdoors
The Andes’ mossy karsts, Doubtful Sound’s wind-whittled valleys, the narrow canyons that twist through Arizona’s rippling red-rock formations… The landscapes are a huge highlight when you’re in the outdoors. Use our trip ideas and destinations as a starting point for creating your own alfresco adventure in 2025.
Our trip ideas for exploring nature
Best for culture
Whether you’d rather follow the intricate steps of a Japanese tea ceremony or weave your own pulsera bracelet with a Peruvian craftworker, cultural experiences give you a whole new perspective on your destination. Consider pushing yourself out of your cultural comfort zone in 2025, using our recommended places and trip ideas as a starting point.
Our trip ideas for experiencing culture
Best for cruise
A cruise opens up huge swathes of the planet inaccessible by land. You might find yourself drifting through the Inside Passage’s glacier-carved fjords or sailing past two-stepping blue-footed boobies on the shores of the Galapagos in 2025. Our suggested land-and-water trips can give you an idea of what your journey could entail.
Our trip ideas that include a cruise
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Masai Mara & South Africa with a Madagascar cruise
Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar and KenyaView this tour
Best for rail
From a jungle-sweeping odyssey through the heart of Malaysia to silver service en route to the Taj Mahal, rail journeys are a relaxing, sustainable option for travelling across your destination, giving you time to absorb your surroundings in comfort. Take a peek at our favourite rail journeys to inspire your 2025 trip.
Our trip ideas for travelling by rail
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