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Japan · multi city
Two Weeks in Japan
Base 3 to 4 nights in Tokyo, 1 to 2 in Hakone for the onsen and Mount Fuji views, 2 to 3 in Kyoto, then 1 to 2 in Osaka, with Nara, Himeji and Hiroshima/Miyajima as day trips from the Kansai leg.
New Zealand · multi city
Two Weeks in New Zealand
Fly into Auckland, drive south via Hobbiton, Rotorua, Taupō and Tongariro to Wellington, take the Interislander ferry to Picton, then continue through Kaikōura or the wine country to Christchurch and on to Queenstown, Te Anau and Milford Sound. Fly out of Queenstown or Christchurch.
Indonesia · region
Ubud
Walk the Campuhan Ridge at dawn, see the Monkey Forest and Ubud Palace in town, and drive out to the Tegalalang terraces, Tirta Empul and the UNESCO Jatiluwih paddies, with time for a spa or yoga.
Italy · city
Venice
Stay in Dorsoduro, Cannaregio or Castello rather than on Piazza San Marco. Book St Mark Basilica and the Doge Palace online in advance, eat standing at bacari for lunch and sit down away from the main corridor at night, and give a full day to Torcello and Burano rather than a rushed three-island tour.
Tanzania · island
Zanzibar
Spend a night or two near Stone Town for the old town and a spice tour, then base on the north coast (Nungwi or Kendwa) if you want to swim at any tide, or the southeast (Paje or Jambiani) if kitesurfing is the point of the trip. Add a diving or snorkeling day toward Mnemba Atoll if the reef is a priority.
Indonesia · multi city
10 Days in Bali
Four or five nights inland in Ubud for the rice terraces, temples and ridge walks, then four or five on the coast in Seminyak or the Bukit for surf, sunsets and clifftop temples, with day trips to Tanah Lot, Tirta Empul and the Jatiluwih terraces.
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