Sri Lanka remains one of our all-time favourite destinations for a travel experience that screens out the brashness and frenzy of the western world – somewhere you can truly relax and unwind while being in awe and deep respect of local traditions. And once you stir in a love of infusions such as we all have at 360 Private Travel, well, we’re absolutely determined to go there again to savour the delightful and refreshing Ceylon Tea Trails.
Here are two compelling reasons to head for Masseria Torre Maizza hotel on Italy’s Adriatic coast. First and foremost is the utter gorgeousness of its Puglia location, and the rambling, converted 16th century farmhouse at its centre. Second, when you book with your 360 Travel Partner, you reap the exceptional benefits of the Rocco Forte Knights scheme, adding wonderful extras to the famous hotelier’s renowned hospitality.
A quiet corner of wild South Africa? Well, it’s all relative. Tengile River Lodge is your beautiful – albeit temporary – home in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. It’s not fenced off in any way from the legendary Kruger National Park, but while that legendarily precious wilderness ranges over some 5m acres, Sabi Sand ‘only’ has about 26,000. It’s still plenty to allow thrilling sightings of leopards – twice a day if you fancy it.
After a sumptuous dinner at the Ritz Carlton, your private jet takes off from Florida and you spend the next 25 days on an incredible luxury airborne odyssey, soaring the skies of the southern hemisphere. With, of course, just one or two stop-offs – how does Machu Picchu, Easter Island, Samoa, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Cambodia, the Taj Mahal, the Serengeti, deluxe Jordan and spicy Marrakesh grab you? All in one trip, and never once joining the hoi-polloi at any airport. Step this way…
Weighted down with luxury awards as heavy as the onyx and marble that contribute to its signature Italian architecture, Bulgari Dubai has now been open for just over a year. That’s long enough for the true reputation of a super-top-end resort to become apparent. And this stunning island retreat really is everything you could hope for from the most expensive and sophisticated hotel complex in Dubai.
‘Be prepared for unexpected events’, says Corocora Camp, enigmatically, ‘and arrive with a flexible attitude and an adventurous spirit!’ So you know immediately your trip to the stunning backwoods of Colombia is going to be way out of the ordinary. But where else can you round up cattle on horseback with local ‘llaneros’ (cowboys) or spend your days tracking pumas and jaguars using the latest high-tech cameras?