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Ways to Travel
Loop Collection
The Long Way Round
Turn getting there into part of the trip.
Touring, rail journeys, road trips, multi-centre travel, island hopping and more complex tailor-made journeys.
Designed around
A more personal approach, shaped around how you want the days to feel.
01 / Begin with a feeling
Use the pace you want as the starting point, not a list of places.
Start with a place
Places that fit this way of travelling
Italy
Amalfi Coast
Dramatic cliffs, pastel villages, and Mediterranean glamour
Japan
Kyoto
Ancient temples, cherry blossoms, and timeless Japanese elegance
Morocco
Marrakech
Ancient medinas, desert adventures, and Moorish splendour
South Africa
South Africa
One trip. Several completely different worlds.
Greece
Crete
Choose a side of the island. Give it room.
Croatia
Croatia
Stone, sea, one good island chapter.
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico City, Oaxaca. Appetite first.
Namibia
Namibia
The road earns its place.
Tanzania
Tanzania
Choose the ecosystem. Give it time.
Japan
Japan
Tokyo, Kyoto and one good change of pace.
Botswana
Botswana
Water, woodland, time.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
See less. Feel more.
A shape to begin with
Journeys to borrow from
Use these illustrative routes to imagine how the days could unfold, then let’s shape the exact route around your dates, interests and time ashore.
10 days · Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast Grand Tour
Ten days exploring Italy's most glamorous coastline
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14 days · Japan
Japan: Tokyo, Hakone & Kyoto
An illustrative 14-night Japan route with proper time in Tokyo and Kyoto, plus a two-night ryokan chapter.
See journey11 days · South Africa
Cape, Vineyards & the Wild
A first South Africa journey built around contrast rather than mileage.
See journey10 days · Crete
West Crete, No Rush
An illustrative 10-night Crete route: Chania and the west, then one purposeful move south.
See journey10 days · Croatia
Croatia, Stone, Sea, One Island
An illustrative 10-night Dalmatian route through Split, Hvar and Dubrovnik.
See journey9 days · Mexico
Mexico City to Oaxaca, Appetite First
An illustrative 9-night Mexico route for people who would rather stay longer at the table.
See journey13 days · Namibia
Namibia, The Long Way Round
An illustrative 13-night Namibia road route with enough time at each major landscape chapter.
See journey13 days · Tanzania
Tanzania, Northern Tanzania, Properly Paced
An illustrative 13-night Tanzania route with an ecosystem-led safari and an optional-feeling Zanzibar chapter.
See journey12 days · Japan
Tokyo, Ryokan, Kyoto
An illustrative 12-night first Japan route with two substantial city stays and an onsen chapter in the middle.
See journey8 days · Botswana
Botswana, Water, Woodland, Time
An illustrative eight-night route with two distinct Botswana safari chapters.
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13 days · Sri Lanka
The Long Way to the Beach
An illustrative 13-night route from the Cultural Triangle to tea country, wildlife and the south coast.
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Make getting there count
The thinking behind it
The Long Way Round is for couples who find the transition as interesting as the arrival. A slower route can give a journey a shape that a direct connection never will.
Best shaped for
Couples with time to spare who enjoy rail, road or water travel and want to feel the geography change around them.
The approach
A good overland route makes the spaces between places part of the story. It turns the journey into a sequence, not a series of arrivals.
A pause in a place you would not otherwise have found
A route that feels earned rather than expedited
Planning note
We balance romance and practicality—building in comfortable timing, sensible connections and enough flexibility for the route to breathe.
Pair with Slow Down, or use it to connect two destinations that deserve more than a flight between them.
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