New year, new adventures. It’s time to start planning your next adventure and we couldn’t be more excited to help you make the most of this year.
Explore the surreal desert landscape in Chile and traverse the altiplano into Bolivia. Discover Loreto National Park on the east coast of the Baja peninsula in search of blue whales and swim with whale sharks in the Sea of Cortez. Or, wander a less trodden-path in Sri Lanka, meeting local people and discovering the highlights. The list is endless.
Here are our top destination picks for the next six months – book early to avoid disappointment.
The unmissable places we recommend venturing to in 2023 for an unforgettable holiday.
With tiger numbers having doubled and the opening of some exciting new properties, Nepal is one to watch. Lush jungles creep in from the India plains and glacier-fed rivers swerve between rolling hills – and then, there’s the monumental Mount Everest. See the Gurung honey hunters in the Annapurnas going to extreme lengths during spring and autumn to harvest honey straight from the nests of agitated bees.
With capacity limited elsewhere in the world, Sri Lanka still has plenty of space in their best hotels for 2023. Not only will travellers get their first choice of places to stay they will also benefit from a favourable exchange rate on the ground. You can expect a warm, friendly welcome from local people eager to restart their tourism industry.
South Africa really is at the forefront of sustainability. Experience outstanding hospitality at two of South Africa’s most sustainable properties and explore spectacular yet contrasting habitats: Tswalu, a private wildlife reserve in the southern Kalahari, and Grootbos, a wilderness reserve in the Western Cape.
Whale activity off the coast is phenomenal between January – March, when whales of all species, shapes and sizes converge. Spend three nights on board an expedition yacht, exploring Loreto National Park on the east coast of the Baja peninsula in search of blue whales and swim with whale sharks in the warm water of the Sea of Cortez.
With tourism only just starting to recover post Covid, 2023 offers a fabulous chance to experience the incredible temples at their most magical, with few others. Spend a day exploring the vast complex of temples at Angkor with a resident archaeologist – a highlight of any holiday to Cambodia.
Visit Mesopotamia, the ancient land between the Tigris and the Euphrates, where the treasure trove of historic cities, sites, forts and churches see only a handful of visitors each year. Visitor numbers to this overlooked enclave of Eastern Turkey may increase though, as favourable exchange rates means that Turkey offers exceptional value for money.
To see a tiger in the wild is a privilege and India is by far the best place to see them. Explore one of the largest contiguous blocks of forest left in India, where game drives are an all-day affair across wild terrain. A rewilding project at Bori Wildlife Sanctuary has created thriving grasslands attracting tigers, leopards and wild dogs. Travel by boat from Bori along the Tawa River, spend a night under canvas as a fly-camp in Satpura and finish your Central India safari at Reni Pani Jungle Lodge in Satpura, home to sloths, sambars and tigers.
Borders are often just abstract lines separating cultures and people who have more in common than that which divides them. For anybody with the luxury of time, we urge you to go further and transcend the world’s man-made borders, making the most of your time away and gaining a much wider perspective on the region you are visiting. Here are just a few ideas for multi-country travel:
Take a 4×4 journey from northern Chile into Bolivia to connect the world’s largest salt flat with the driest desert. Explore the surreal desert landscape where geysers, volcanoes, rock formations, salt flats and lagoons combine to create an other-worldly environment. Traverse the altiplano following an ancient Inca trail into Bolivia where the landscape of the Uyuni is stark, wild and beautiful.
Cross from Jordan into Saudi Arabia and combine two of the Middle East’s most spectacular historic sites: Petra and Madain Saleh. During the 1st century AD, the Nabateans made Madain Saleh their kingdom’s second capital. The rock art and sculptures seen all over the site today provide a fascinating insight into the lives of the Nabateans over 2,000 years ago.
Travel through five very different countries, crossing desert, mountains and grasslands, seeing the finest architecture in Central Asia and mingling with the many different ethnic groups that inhabit the region. This fascinating journey takes in the highlights of the ‘stans’, a region known for its nomadic culture and silk road history. Gain an insight into the cultures, people and landscapes which shape this captivating region, a crossroads which for thousands of years connected Europe and Asia.
Our experts have put together a list of some of the hottest properties that we think are going to be amongst the must-visit places to book in 2023.
If you have travel plans for this year or 2024, we suggest you give us a call to help you secure the best guides and to get preferable hotel rooms reserved.
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