Sometimes a city break just doesn't cut it, sometimes you need a big holiday. A massive one even. An adventure of such scope that, realistically, you'll only get to do it once in your lifetime — which is exactly what we have right here.
The folks at online travel agency FlightNetwork recently collaborated with more than 500 travel journalists, agencies, bloggers and editors from around the world to compile a list of the 50 most transformative journeys you can take on the planet Earth... which should make booking your next holiday a wee bit easier.
An Irish journey even managed to make the list...
1. Expedition to Antarctica
2. Cruise the Galapagos Islands
3. Travel the Trans-Siberian Railway
4. Trek to Machu Picchu
5. Drive the Pacific Coast Highway
6. Drive Iceland’s Ring Road
7. Cruise to Alaska
8. Camino de Santiago
9. Sail the Greek Islands
10. Drive the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia
Camino de Santiago
11. Road Trip on Route 66
12. Fjord Cruise in Norway
13. Amazon River Cruise
14. Explore the Italian Countryside
15. Travel the Silk Road
16. Drive the Amalfi Coast
17. French Polynesia Cruise
18. Safari in Kruger National Park
19. Drive the Great Ocean Road
20. Hike Along Cinque Terre
Geiranger fjord, Norway
21. Travel the Golden Triangle India
22. Trek to Mount Everest Basecamp
23. Hiking and Kayaking in Patagonia
24. Cruise the Nile
25. Explore Europe by Train
26. Gorilla Trekking in Uganda
27. Ride camels through the Sahara
28. Roadtrip in the Australian Outback
29. Travel the Canadian Rockies by Train
30. Canal Barge Cruising in Southern France
Patagonia
31. Cruising Greenland
32. Travel the Andean Explorer
33. Travel the Glacier Express
34. Cruise the Caribbean
35. A World Cruise
36. Motorcycling from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi
37. Hike the Tour du Mont Blanc
38. The Road to Hana Drive
39. Cruise the Mekong River
40. Drive the Wild Atlantic Way
Glacier Express
41. A Trip on the Shinkansen Bullet Train
42. Hike the Blue Mountains of Australia
43. Hike the Francigena Way
44. Hike the Jordan Trail
45. Hike the Kilimanjaro
46. Drive the Sea to Sky Highway in Canada
47. Ride the Death Road of Bolivia
48. Follow the Wildebeest Migration in Tanzania
49. Motorcycling Madagascar Coast to Coast
50. Sail Through the Raja Ampat Archipelago in Indonesia
Death Road
For more details on each of these journeys, visit FlightNetwork.
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