Expedition ship among snowy Antarctic peaks

Extraordinary experiences

The moments you'll remember for the rest of your life.

Ice at the bottom of the world. A gorilla's gaze. The sky on fire with light. These are the journeys people talk about for years.

A note from Judy

Some trips are about the places. These are about one moment, the one you'll still be describing years from now.

I plan each of these journeys with real care: the right season, the best guides, beautiful places to stay before and after, and every flight and transfer in between. So when the moment comes, all you have to do is be there.

Chapter one

Wild Encounters

Face to face with the animals you've only ever seen on screen.

Trekkers watching mountain gorillas in the rainforest

Gorilla trekking · Rwanda and Uganda

The moment a silverback looks back at you.

Trek into the misty rainforest for one quiet, unforgettable hour with a family of mountain gorillas.

Best June to September and December to FebruaryEnquire →

Wildebeest leaping through the Mara River during the Great Migration

The Great Migration · Kenya and Tanzania

A million hooves, and a river to cross.

Watch one of nature's greatest spectacles unfold, then return to a beautiful safari camp under the stars.

River crossings July to October · Calving January to MarchEnquire →

Galápagos sea lions resting together on a sandy beach

The Galápagos Islands · Ecuador

Where the wildlife has never learned to be afraid.

Snorkel with sea lions, walk beside giant tortoises and meet creatures found nowhere else on Earth.

Wonderful all year roundEnquire →

Chapter two

Ice and Sky

The places where the world feels impossibly big, and you feel wonderfully small.

Zodiac exploring among Antarctic peaks

Antarctica

Standing in the silence at the bottom of the world.

Glide between towering icebergs by Zodiac and step ashore among thousands of penguins on a small-ship expedition.

Best November to MarchEnquire →

The Northern Lights reflected in a still lake

The Northern Lights · Norway, Finland and Iceland

When the sky begins to dance.

Wrap up warm and watch the aurora ripple overhead, then sleep in a glass cabin or a cosy Arctic lodge.

Best September to MarchEnquire →

Hot-air balloons drifting over Cappadocia at sunrise

Hot-air ballooning · Cappadocia, Turkey

Sunrise, from a basket above the fairy chimneys.

Drift silently over valleys of carved rock as a hundred balloons rise around you, then return to your cave hotel for breakfast.

Best April to June and September to OctoberEnquire →

Chapter three

Legendary Journeys

The trips where getting there is half the magic.

A red Bernina Express train winding through snowy Swiss mountains

Iconic rail journeys · Venice Simplon-Orient-Express and more

Dinner in your finest, as Europe slips past the window.

Polished wood, white tablecloths and champagne on the most glamorous trains in the world.

Most run spring to autumnEnquire →

Machu Picchu beneath misty Andean peaks

Machu Picchu · Peru

The clouds lift, and the lost city appears.

Travel through the Sacred Valley by luxury train, then stand among the Inca terraces as the mountains reveal themselves.

Best May to OctoberEnquire →

Chapter four

On the Water

Unpack once, and let the world float past.

A felucca sailing on the Nile

A journey along the Nile · Egypt

Sailing past temples that have watched the river for three thousand years.

Drift between Luxor and Aswan on an elegant river ship or an intimate dahabiya, with the tombs and temples of ancient Egypt along the way.

Best October to AprilEnquire →

Sailing yacht on deep blue water

Private yacht charters · Greece and Croatia

Your own boat, your own bay, nowhere else to be.

Sail the Greek Islands or the Dalmatian coast with your own crew, stopping wherever the water looks most inviting.

Best May to OctoberEnquire →

Your extraordinary moment

Which one have you been dreaming of?

Tell me, and I'll build a journey around it, with every flight, stay, guide and detail taken care of.

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