<strong>Blue whale trip (Sri Lanka)</strong>: During this eight-night trip, you'll have a chance to swim with, photograph or simply watch the heaviest animals that ever lived.
Swimming with blue whales (Sri Lanka) —
Blue whale trip (Sri Lanka): During this eight-night trip, you'll have a chance to swim with, photograph or simply watch the heaviest animals that ever lived.
Courtesy Patrick Dykstra
<strong>Luxury island-hopping (Thailand)</strong>: After three nights at the Phulay Bay Ritz-Carlton Reserve, guests get three nights on a luxury yacht exploring the beautiful Similan Islands.
Luxury island-hopping (Thailand) —
Luxury island-hopping (Thailand): After three nights at the Phulay Bay Ritz-Carlton Reserve, guests get three nights on a luxury yacht exploring the beautiful Similan Islands.
Courtesy Ritz Carlton
<strong>Tour of North Korea</strong>: Military personnel and statues of Kims everywhere in North Korea may be fascinating. What gives the nation a spot on this list is that the secretive state also has beautiful mountains and lakes.
Tour of North Korea —
Tour of North Korea: Military personnel and statues of Kims everywhere in North Korea may be fascinating. What gives the nation a spot on this list is that the secretive state also has beautiful mountains and lakes.
architectural and cultural guide pyongyang
<strong>Buffalo round up (South Dakota)</strong>: This ground-shaking spectacle takes place in September in Custer State Park, home to the world's largest publicly owned bison herd (there are 1,300 of the beasts). If you want to take part, there are 20 riding places open to the general public.
Buffalo round up (South Dakota) —
Buffalo round up (South Dakota): This ground-shaking spectacle takes place in September in Custer State Park, home to the world's largest publicly owned bison herd (there are 1,300 of the beasts). If you want to take part, there are 20 riding places open to the general public.
Courtesy Travelsd.com
<strong>Dog mushing (Canada)</strong>: When your team of faithful friends aren't whizzing you across Yukon's ice plains, you'll sleep in a tent with a wood stove, in a throwback to the days before commercialized mushing tours "softened down for the arm-chair traveler," says the company.
Dog mushing (Canada) —
Dog mushing (Canada): When your team of faithful friends aren't whizzing you across Yukon's ice plains, you'll sleep in a tent with a wood stove, in a throwback to the days before commercialized mushing tours "softened down for the arm-chair traveler," says the company.
Courtesy Canadian Tourist Board
<strong>250K VIP package (Las Vegas)</strong>: For $250,000, guests at Hyde will get a center-stage seat on the Bellagio's patio with a 30-liter bottle of Champagne and the power to press a button and make the famous fountain fire up.
250K VIP package (Las Vegas) —
250K VIP package (Las Vegas): For $250,000, guests at Hyde will get a center-stage seat on the Bellagio's patio with a 30-liter bottle of Champagne and the power to press a button and make the famous fountain fire up.
Courtesy Hyde Nightclub Las Vegas
<strong>Serengeti balloon safari (Tanzania)</strong>: This hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti gives amazing views of the great migration and African bush without the unwanted dust bath.
Serengeti balloon safari (Tanzania) —
Serengeti balloon safari (Tanzania): This hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti gives amazing views of the great migration and African bush without the unwanted dust bath.
Courtesy Singita
<strong>Saharan heli-desert trip (Morocco)</strong>: A helicopter ride over Morocco's sandy expanse is a far more relaxed way to see the dunes than bumping along on a camel.
Saharan heli-desert trip (Morocco) —
Saharan heli-desert trip (Morocco): A helicopter ride over Morocco's sandy expanse is a far more relaxed way to see the dunes than bumping along on a camel.
Courtesy Original Travel
<strong>Gorilla tracking (Uganda)</strong>: The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest becomes a little more accessible thanks to Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, one of the world's top gorilla experts, who offers guided tours. At the gorilla field research station you'll have a chance to analyze fresh gorilla dung.
Gorilla tracking (Uganda) —
Gorilla tracking (Uganda): The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest becomes a little more accessible thanks to Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, one of the world's top gorilla experts, who offers guided tours. At the gorilla field research station you'll have a chance to analyze fresh gorilla dung.
Courtesy C.T. Schalkwyk
<strong>Michelin mountain dining (Italy)</strong>: Gourmand skiers can satisfy both urges with this three-night, once-yearly Gourmet Ski package that combines superlative skiing with meals prepared and accompanied by legendary chefs Heston Blumenthal, Marcus Wareing and Sat Bains.
Michelin mountain dining (Italy) —
Michelin mountain dining (Italy): Gourmand skiers can satisfy both urges with this three-night, once-yearly Gourmet Ski package that combines superlative skiing with meals prepared and accompanied by legendary chefs Heston Blumenthal, Marcus Wareing and Sat Bains.
Courtesy Momentumski.com
<strong>Maestro in the Making (Austria)</strong>: Aspiring Mozarts can use this two-night package at Vienna's Hotel Imperial to join forces with a Viennese composer to create their very own piece of music to be played and recorded onto a CD.
Maestro in the Making (Austria) —
Maestro in the Making (Austria): Aspiring Mozarts can use this two-night package at Vienna's Hotel Imperial to join forces with a Viennese composer to create their very own piece of music to be played and recorded onto a CD.
Courtesy Starwood Hotels
<strong>Celebrity in a Cannes (France)</strong>: This luxurious package doesn't just include a week-long stay at a gorgeous six-bedroom White House villa. Visitors also get diamonds worth $1 million (albeit for a week), a 24-hour entourage and airport transfers in the sports car of your choice.
Celebrity in a Cannes (France) —
Celebrity in a Cannes (France): This luxurious package doesn't just include a week-long stay at a gorgeous six-bedroom White House villa. Visitors also get diamonds worth $1 million (albeit for a week), a 24-hour entourage and airport transfers in the sports car of your choice.
Courtesy Oliverstravels.com
<strong>Galapagos cruise (Ecuador)</strong>: Silversea's wildlife experts from the expedition team will be leading your excursions to the islands famous for inspiring Charles Darwin. When not discovering indigenous animals, you can peruse a library of maps, atlases and charts provided by the Royal Geographical Society.
Galapagos cruise (Ecuador) —
Galapagos cruise (Ecuador): Silversea's wildlife experts from the expedition team will be leading your excursions to the islands famous for inspiring Charles Darwin. When not discovering indigenous animals, you can peruse a library of maps, atlases and charts provided by the Royal Geographical Society.
Courtesy Silversea
<strong>Journey to End of World (Patagonia)</strong>: Argentina's Patagonian coast provides access to one of the world's southern-most points -- the city of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. From Ushuaia, you'll head back north along the western side of South America and through the Andes.
Journey to End of World (Patagonia) —
Journey to End of World (Patagonia): Argentina's Patagonian coast provides access to one of the world's southern-most points -- the city of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. From Ushuaia, you'll head back north along the western side of South America and through the Andes.
Courtesy Sumak Travel
<strong>Luxury Amazon cruise (Peru)</strong>: From your hot tub you can watch the howler monkeys swing from the trees while you sip Champagne and chow down on the fish caught that morning.
Luxury Amazon cruise (Peru) —
Luxury Amazon cruise (Peru): From your hot tub you can watch the howler monkeys swing from the trees while you sip Champagne and chow down on the fish caught that morning.
Courtesy Real world holidays
<strong>Outback helicopter tour (Australia)</strong>: A whistle-stop helicopter tour might be an easier way of seeing the outback sites if an Aboriginal-style walkabout isn't quite your style.
Outback helicopter tour (Australia) —
Outback helicopter tour (Australia): A whistle-stop helicopter tour might be an easier way of seeing the outback sites if an Aboriginal-style walkabout isn't quite your style.
Courtesy Northern territory Tourism
<strong>Jet boat tour (New Zealand)</strong>: Passengers speed down Queenstown's narrow canyons in a jet boat powered by V8 engines, hitting speeds of up to 85 kilometers per hour in as little as three inches of water.
Jet boat tour (New Zealand) —
Jet boat tour (New Zealand): Passengers speed down Queenstown's narrow canyons in a jet boat powered by V8 engines, hitting speeds of up to 85 kilometers per hour in as little as three inches of water.
Courtesy Shot Over
<strong>Renting Branson's Makepeace Island (Australia)</strong>: Makepeace is a heart-shaped island located in the middle of Queensland's Noosa River. There are hobie cats, tennis courts, an outdoor cinema and a huge pool. We're tired just thinking about it.
Renting Makepeace Island (Australia) —
Renting Branson's Makepeace Island (Australia): Makepeace is a heart-shaped island located in the middle of Queensland's Noosa River. There are hobie cats, tennis courts, an outdoor cinema and a huge pool. We're tired just thinking about it.
Courtesy Makepeaceisland.com
<strong>Ski and sled to the center of Antarctica</strong>: Princes Harry's skied there, Bill Clinton flew there and Juan Carlos, former King of Spain, sailed there. Now, for $50,000, you can ski and sled there too.
Ski and sled to the center of Antarctica —
Ski and sled to the center of Antarctica: Princes Harry's skied there, Bill Clinton flew there and Juan Carlos, former King of Spain, sailed there. Now, for $50,000, you can ski and sled there too.
Courtesy Blacktomato