Itineraries

Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites lie within reach of Bishkek: the sacred mountain of Sulaiman-Too in Osh and the transboundary wilderness of the Western Tian-Shan.

Windhoek is the gateway to two of Africa’s most extraordinary UNESCO sites: the ancient San petroglyphs of Twyfelfontein and the towering dune landscape of the Namib Sand Sea.

Two UNESCO sites are accessible from Antananarivo: the sacred Royal Hill of Ambohimanga 24 km away, and the Rainforests of the Atsinanana, six parks of extraordinary endemic wildlife.

Uganda’s three UNESCO World Heritage Sites span a royal burial ground within Kampala, a mountain gorilla stronghold in Bwindi, and the glaciated Rwenzori summits.

Qatar’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site, Al Zubarah, is a vast ghost town of pearl-trade ruins on the Gulf coast — 105 km and 75 minutes from Doha.

Manila is the gateway to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites: a 16th-century church in Intramuros, the colonial streets of Vigan, the Ifugao rice terraces, and the pristine reefs of Tubbataha.

Four UNESCO World Heritage Sites lie within reach of Algiers: the Ottoman Casbah in the city itself, Roman coastal ruins at Tipasa, and two exceptional highland cities at Djemila and Timgad.

Zambia’s sole UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, lies 470 km from Lusaka — the world’s largest curtain of falling water, with the Devil’s Pool and white rhino walks on the Zambian side.

Four UNESCO World Heritage Sites lie within a day’s travel of Harare — from the medieval stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe to the thundering curtain of Victoria Falls.