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ALAMY; SHAUN JEFFERS; TANVEER BADAL

place that goes in for the unedifying

crocodile sightings by four-wheel drive.

Safaris come with the promise of

sightings of rare wildlife such as Grevy’s

zebra and Jackson’s hartebeest. Guests

can dig deep, joining the blood hounds

and their handlers on anti-poaching

patrols, or simply soak up the

atmosphere at Mugie House’s smart

infinity pool and nine cute cottages.

Team with time exploring Lake

Naivasha’s mountains and lakes and a

few nights under canvas at Governors’

Camp in the Masai Mara, a location for

the BBC’s popular Big Cat Diary TV

shows, and you have the perfect

African escapade.

Details Nine nights’ full board from

£4,495pp, including flights, transfers and

game drives (kuoni.co.uk)

24 Chic Dorset hangout

Best for An A-list staycation

Nearly half of Dorset falls within

designated areas of outstanding

natural beauty, but despite the stiff

competition, Lulworth Cove’s alluring

arc of shingle beach and Durdle Door’s

mesmerising arch would be most locals’

call as their favourite spot. Lulworth

Cove House is within walking distance

of this treasured corner of the Jurassic

Coast, allowing you to time your

excursions to evade the tourist hordes

and really appreciate the area’s natural

assets. Other reasons this ten-bedroom

Santiago de Compostela

(theluxuryholidaycompany.com)

23 Authentic Kenyan

safari

Best for Wide-open plains

With just four game-drive vehicles

and 40,000 acres, Mugie Conservancy

in northern Kenya is not the sort of

scale hiking and fishing. Old favourites
remain pretty irresistible too, including
the Marlborough at the heart of
Christchurch’s wine country, with ten
contemporary rooms converted from
a 1910 convent and set in 16 acres of
gardens and vines. Meanwhile on the
North Island, the Bay of Islands provides
your insight into Maori culture as well as
the best diving sites and beaches. All this
will be on your doorstep at Eagles Nest,
a 75-acre clifftop estate overlooking the
bay’s 144 tropical dots.
Details Twenty-one nights from
£19,960pp, including flights, transfers,
some activities and meals, and car hire
(lightfoottravel.com)

22 Camino in style

Best for Santiago de Compostela meets
the Orient Express
You can walk the Camino de Santiago,
Spain’s famous pilgrimage, along with
the 340,000 or so other souls,
risking blisters, back ache and
tendonitis. Or you can track the
route from San Sebastian to
Santiago de Compostela from
the comfort of the panoramic
lounge on the El
Transcantabrico Gran Lujo
train and its wood-panelled
1920s Pullman suites, which
are climate-controlled and have
squidgy Regency sofas, double
beds and en suite massage-
showers with sauna functions.
Other onboard distractions include
live jazz and gourmet, wine-paired

dinners. Disembark to stretch

your legs at stops including

Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum,

the Picos de Europa National

Park and the golden sands of

Las Catedrales Beach in Ribadeo.

Details Nine nights’ full board

from £6,155pp, including flights,

transfers, tours and hotel

accommodation in San Sebastian and

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17 The Noorderlicht sails from Svalbard

Hotel Esencia, Tulum, Mexico

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