National Geographic Traveller (UK)

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Welcome

Winter at Stonehenge

Travel News

In Season • Mark the festive period at Europe’s grandest stages, where historic architecture and ornate interiors provide an atmospheric setting for seasonal performances

Festive Vilnius • Pagan traditions, baroque splendour and kooky neighbourhoods make Vilnius one of Europe’s best alternative winter city breaks

Istanbul, Türkiye • Chef Burçak Kazdal on where to find Istanbul’s best breakfast and the street food every visitor should try

The Cairngorms

Peak dreams • Beneath the Pic du Midi Observatory, France’s highest hotel offers stargazing in a Dark Sky Reserve and bistronomic cuisine

WIN! • A six-night adventure in Belize

Sydney • Join Sydneysiders as they celebrate the start of the Southern Hemisphere's summer, taking in farmers' markets and coastal hikes with views of the iconic harbour

Open jam sessions in London • Across the city, a growing crop of music-making events is nourishing the capital’s grassroots music scene — and helping to alleviate loneliness in the process

All shook up • For Americana obsessive Zoey Goto, a sleepover in Elvis's teenage bedroom offers an intimate glimpse of the King before fame came calling

In Focus • A religious festival in Bhutan provides an intimate spectacle

BEST OF THE WORLD 2027

The way of the wolf

THE VEIL BETWEEN WORLDS

only in Prague • The Czech capital’s storied past echoes down every cobbled street and over its gabled rooftops. But it’s not a city to rest on its laurels — come for the cutting-edge bars as much as its medieval architecture

GABON

SUGAR & SPICE

A RAY OF SUNSHINE • FROM HIKING THE WILDFLOWER MEADOWS OF GOZO TO SLOTH ENCOUNTERS IN COSTA RICA, THESE WINTER DESTINATIONS OFFER BLUE SKIES WITH A DOSE OF ADVENTURE

Arctic Lakeland • Tucked below Finnish Lapland, this region is the country’s lesser-known winter playground, offering endless opportunities for snowbound adventures

Alfajores • These dulce de leche-slathered biscuit sandwiches are an enduring obsession in the Argentine capital – a daily treat loaded with history, ritual and reinvention

Seoul

Charleston • Once an infamous port, this South Carolina city has become a centre for Gullah Geechee culture, coastal adventures and Southern soul food

Expert Traveller.

The rise of the run-cation • EVEN CASUAL JOGGERS ARE ENTERING RACES ABROAD, DRAWN BY THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE NEW DESTINATIONS AS MUCH AS TO COMPETE

Christmas gifts • OUR PICK OF THE BEST PRESENTS FOR TRAVELLERS, TO TAKE ON ADVENTURES OR INSPIRE WANDERLUST FOR THE YEAR AHEAD

What's online? • DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF AFRICA AT NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM, FROM ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TREASURES TO ITS RARE MAMMALS

Rockefeller Center ice rink • TAKE A SPIN THROUGH THE HISTORY OF A NEW YORK INSTITUTION, WELCOMING SKATERS FOR 90 YEARS THIS CHRISTMAS

House swap • MI CASA, SU CASA? HOW TO SWAP DIGS FOR A HOLIDAY WITH HOME COMFORTS

Here be dragons

Ayana Lako Di’a by Ayana Cruises • This nine-suite yacht takes guests on a journey through Komodo National Park, home to otherworldly landscapes, impressive marine life and the world’s largest lizard species

Stockholm • READERS AND EDITORS SHARE...