By AppointmentIndependent Affiliate, Uniglobe Travel CenterUniglobe Travel CenterNewport Beach, California
Spotlight Journeys
Each journey begins with the people taking it: what draws them in, how they like to move and the moments they want to share. These recent and upcoming trips offer a glimpse into our approach; yours will be entirely your own.
Switzerland · Lakes & alpine villages · 9 nights
Jade lakes, a castle on the shoreline, cable cars to the summits before the valley wakes. A grand hotel with the mountain in the window.
Best: June, September
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Italy · Amalfi Coast & Capri · 11 nights
Sorrento to settle, Positano for the coastline everyone pictures, Ravello above it all. A driver who knows the back roads, and dinners booked before you land.
Best: June, October
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Japan · Season · 12 nights
Blossom in Tokyo, temple gardens in Kyoto, one night on tatami in Hakone. An itinerary weighted to the history and the food, with rail, transfers and the rooms that go first secured a year ahead.
Best: Late March, April
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Costa Rica · Nature & coast · 9–12 nights
Cloud forest mornings, a volcano at your back, a quiet Pacific coast to finish. Private naturalists and lodges chosen for the setting.
Best: Dec–Apr
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Southern Africa · Safari · 12–16 nights
Mornings out before the heat, evenings back at a lodge that holds a dozen people. Game drives, the flight over the falls, and the days on either end arranged before you arrive.
May–Sep
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Paris · Right Bank · 5 nights
Private guides and quiet access, café breaks between the galleries, and a sunset cruise on the Seine to slow it all down.
Best: May
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Germany & Alsace · River · 8 nights
A Rhine river cruise beneath castle ruins and Riesling slopes. Strasbourg at dusk, the Loreley from the top deck, Amsterdam before you board.
Best: May, September
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Central Europe · River · 8 nights
A Danube river cruise through the Wachau, Melk Abbey on the skyline. Vienna's palaces, then Budapest lit gold across the water.
Best: May, September
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United Kingdom · Scotland & England · 9 nights
Edinburgh above the gardens, its castle lit long after dinner. The Highlands and the islands beyond, honey-stone villages in between, London at either end. Arranged privately, at a pace that leaves room for the detour.
Best: June
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Ireland · Wild Atlantic Way · 8 nights
Tower houses in the fields, a sunset over the Atlantic, and a driver who knows the small roads. A castle house hotel to come back to, the Cliffs of Moher before the coaches arrive, and Galway for the music.
Best: June, September
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England · Countryside · 6 nights
Honey-stone villages, rose-covered cottages and lanes barely wider than the car, with a driver who knows the right pub.
Best: June, September
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Portugal · River · 10 nights
A small-ship journey through the terraced Douro, arranged around private quinta tastings and unhurried afternoons on deck.
Best: May, October
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Alaska · Inside Passage & Denali · 10–12 nights
A small ship through the Inside Passage, close enough to hear the glaciers calve, then inland to a lodge with Denali in the window.
Best: June–August
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Caribbean · Yacht & villa · 7–10 nights
Quiet anchorages, barefoot lunches ashore and a villa or small-ship suite to come back to, from the British Virgin Islands to St. Barts.
Best: December–April
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