After years of reading just about every luxury travel blog and travel website out there, we’ve curated our own Top 150+ Ultimate Travel Bucket List experiences, and we’re slowly ticketing them off, one-by-one!
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- See the Great Barrier Reef from the air
- Cruise to Antarctica to see the penguins
- Hike the Great Wall of China
- Unwind in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland
- Enjoy Aprés in the Austrian Alps
- Road trip along the California Highway 1 through Big Sur
- Stand on the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
- Float in a hot air balloon over the temples of Bagan, Myanmar
- Chill out at a beach club in Mallorca
- See the Northern Lights in Iceland
- Jump off a sailboat into the crystal-clear waters in the Greek Islands
- Horse-ride along Cape Tribulation beach in Australia
- Wander along Nyhavn, Copenhagen
- See the Victoria Falls from both Zimbabwe and Zambia sides
- Dine underwater in the Maldives
- Cruise down the Nile in style
- Sip Champagne in Champagne, France
- Go cliff jumping in Hawaii
- Hike up an active volcano
- …and Mt. Kilimanjaro!
- See the googly-eyed lemurs in Madagascar
- Relax at a yoga retreat in Costa Rica
- Go shopping at the Christmas markets in Europe
- Learn how to Scuba Dive in Thailand
- Road Trip along the Great Ocean Road
- Dive into the Blue Lagoon in Malta
- Sail along the Adriatic Sea in Croatia
- Take in the views of NYC from Top of the Rock
- Stay at the Ice Hotel in Sweden
- Sip tea in the plantations of Sri Lanka
- Eat copious amounts of ramen in Japan
- Party Mardi Gras-style in New Orleans
- Admire the Blue Mosque of Uzbekistan
- Take a boat ride on Lake Louise, Canada
- Stay in an overwater bungalow in Bora Bora, Tahiti
- Go island hopping in the Greek Islands
- Roll the dice at a casino in Monaco
- Climb the Eiffel Tower at sunset
- Hike the Cinque Terre
- Journey to Mada’in Saleh ruins in Saudi Arabia
- Get up close to Gorillas in Rwanda
- Take a walk behind Niagara Falls
- Soak in a Japanese Onsen
- Stay in a luxury camp on the Okavango Delta
- Photograph puffins in the Faroe Islands
- Stand on top of Iguazu Falls, Brazil
- See the pillar mountains at Zhangjiajie National Park, China
- Cruise through the Panama Canal
- Explore the Castles and Palaces of St. Petersburg
- Take a ride in a classic car in Cuba
- Climb the Stairway to Heaven on Oahu
- Live it up like the rich and famous in the Hamptons
- Journey to the lost city of Petra
- Visit an elephant sanctuary in Thailand
- Road trip along the Algarve Coast in Portugal
- Soak in the view of Wineglass Bay in Tasmania
- Sail around the Whitsundays
- Bike through the vineyards in France
- Frolic amongst the Cherry Blossoms in Japan
- Stay in a villa in Tuscany
- Swim with whale sharks in Bali
- Stand at the base of Mt. Everest in Nepal
- Become fluent in a another language
- Sip Mai Tais in the Marina Bay Sands Hotel pool with a view of Singapore
- Feast on paella and sangria in Madrid
- Go dune bashing in Dubai
- Ride a gondola through the canals of Venice
- Hike to Machu Picchu
- Go wine tasting in the Napa Valley
- Capture the sunset from Table Mountain in Cape Town
- Swim with pigs in the Bahamas
- Journey on The Indian Pacific from the east coast of Australia to the west coast
- Eat gelato for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Italy
- Leave a note in the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
- Take a helicopter ride up Mount Cook/Aoraki in New Zealand
- See elephants in the wild in Sri Lanka
- Sip champagne while watching the sunset over Ayers Rock
- Visit all 7 continents!
- Tour the Ring Road of Iceland in a Campervan
- Cruise the fjords of Norway
- Stay at Saffire Freycinet Lodge in Tasmania
- Get lost in a sea of blue in Chefchaouen, Morocco
- See a real life Geisha in Kyoto
- Spend a day drinking Malbec in Mendoza, Argentina
- Go glamping in the Omani desert
- Go dog sledding in Scandinavia
- Dive into the turquoise waters of Palawan
- See the twinkling lights of the Eiffel Tower at night
- Stay in a villa in the hills of Ubud
- Shop for homewares in Marrakech, Morocco
- Breath in the pristine air of Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
- Climb the walls of Dubrovnik
- Trek through the Moroccan desert on a camel
- See the Northern Lights from a glass igloo in Finland
- Experience an authentic Hawaiian “Luau”
- Hike the Dolomites
- Go on a river cruise down the Mekong
- Swim in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
- Eat breakfast with the giraffes at Giraffe Manor in Kenya
- Road trip along the Western Australian coastline
- Get up close to the wildlife in the Galapagos
- Swim with dolphins in Hawaii
- Get lost in the Louvre
- Take a helicopter ride over Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
- Stay in an overwater bungalow in the Maldives
- See Killer Whales off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand
- Go sailing along the Mediterranean
- Ride a Vespa along the Amalfi Coast
- Stand over the top of Horseshoe Bend in Arizona
- Learn the Tango in Buenos Aires
- Frolic in the lavender fields of Provence
- Watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat in Cambodia
- Get creative with photography on the salt flats in Bolivia
- Go island hopping in Thailand
- Chill on a beach in Tulum
- Ride the Glacier Express through the Swiss Alps
- Climb the tallest sand dunes in the world in Namibia
- Stay in the Amazon Rainforest
- Visit the Colosseum in Rome
- Take a helicopter ride over the Nã Pali Coast of Kauai
- Live like a Maharaja in India
- Witness the Great Migration in Tanzania
- Cruise along the Alaskan coastline
- Journey through Australia’s Red Centre aboard The Ghan train
- Take a hot air balloon ride over Cappadocia, Turkey
- Stand on the border of North and South Korea
- See the Polar Bears in Svalbard
- Cruise Lake Como in a Riva boat
- Hike on a Glacier in Patagonia
- Sunset camel ride along Cable Beach, Australia
- Float in the Dead Sea
- Stand on the tiled courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
- Frolic in the Tegalalang Rice Terraces in Ubud, Bali
- Frolic in tulip fields in the Netherlands
- Journey to Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Bhutan
- Catch a Gondola up Mount Titlis
- Go skiing in the Swiss Alps
- Hike up Trolltunga in Norway
- Sip wine in the Douro Valley
- Road trip through the Cotswolds
- Ride the Trans-Siberian Railway
- Visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial
- Feed a crocodile in the Northern Territory
- Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, New York
- Laze on or surf the beaches in Noosa Heads
- Swim in the Blue Grotto in Montenegro
- Take a helicopter ride into the Grand Canyon
- Sweat it out in a Finnish Sauna
- Relax on a secluded beach in the Cook Islands
- Stay in a Clifftop Villa in Uluwatu, Bali
- See the Taj Mahal at sunrise
- Take a cruise on Ha Long Bay
- See the Hong Kong skyline from Victoria Peak
- Eat Laksa in Penang
- Visit Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany
- Soak in the Budapest’s public baths
- Go glamping in the Sahara Desert
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