Itineraries

Singapore’s own UNESCO-listed Botanic Gardens are a short MRT ride away; Melaka and George Town are reachable by coach, and Sumatran rainforest lies just a flight beyond.

Ethiopia’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites range from undeciphered standing stones at Tiya — 90 km from Addis Ababa — to the Awash Valley where Lucy was found, Lalibela’s carved churches, and the castles of Gondar.

Four UNESCO World Heritage Sites lie within 200 km of Fez: the medieval medina itself, imperial Meknes, Roman Volubilis, and the Andalusian lanes of Tetouan.

Four UNESCO World Heritage Sites lie within reach of Marrakech: the ancient medina itself, the earthen fortress of Ait-Ben-Haddou, the Atlantic port of Essaouira, and the imperial city of Meknes.

Four UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and Shahrisabz — lie within a few hours of Tashkent, forming one of Central Asia’s richest heritage corridors.

Armenia’s three UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Etchmiadzin, Geghard, and Haghpat — span 17 centuries of Armenian Christian heritage, all reachable as day trips from Yerevan.

Azerbaijan’s two UNESCO World Heritage Sites — the medieval Walled City of Baku and the 40,000-year-old Gobustan rock art plateau — are both within an hour of the capital, making them natural companions on a heritage itinerary.

Georgia’s UNESCO sites range from Mtskheta’s 6th-century hilltop monastery 20 km from Tbilisi to the medieval stone towers of Upper Svaneti deep in the Caucasus. Three sites, three very different journeys.

Nepal’s four UNESCO World Heritage Sites span medieval valley temples, Mount Everest’s glaciated peaks, Terai jungle wildlife, and the Buddha’s birthplace — all reachable from Kathmandu.