Destination Guides

Flights, neighborhoods, things to do, and everything else you need to plan a trip — one guide per destination.

Kinshasa

Rumba, river life, and the pulse of Central Africa's biggest city

Brazzaville

Riverside terraces, a green-roofed basilica, and Kinshasa shimmering across the water

Pointe-Noire

Atlantic beaches, the red cliffs of Diosso Gorge, fresh seafood, and whales off the Congolese coast

Lubumbashi

The copper-belt capital, with lakeside hotels, a red-brick cathedral, and the Kiubo Falls within reach

Kundelungu National Park

Waterfalls, savanna, and camping country in Katanga, including the Lofoi and Kiubo falls

Muanda

Atlantic beaches, river-mouth mangroves and nesting sea turtles on the DRC coast

Conkouati-Douli National Park

Gorillas, forest elephants, chimpanzee islands and humpback whales where the rainforest meets the sea

Garamba National Park

Elephants, Congo's only giraffes and returning white rhinos on a UNESCO World Heritage savanna in Haut-Uélé

Abu Dhabi

Marble mosques, a palace turned museum, and Yas Island's theme parks

Dubai

Record-breaking towers, desert dunes, and souks in between

Istanbul

Domes, bazaars, and ferries between two continents

Kenya

Safari plains, the Indian Ocean coast, and a week that does both

Johannesburg

Soweto’s history, Sandton’s skyline, and safari parks an hour from the airport

London

Royal history, world-class theatre, and a skyline rebuilt one century at a time

Doha

Souqs, skyline towers, and desert safaris in the same afternoon

Singapore

Supertrees, chili crab, and a skyline that looks unreal even in person

Kuala Lumpur

A rainforest-fringed skyline, a night market a street away from every hotel, and Malaysia's best food packed into one walkable city.

New York

Skyscrapers, world-class museums, and a Broadway marquee on every corner

Seychelles

Granite boulders, jungle-backed beaches, and a rainforest older than the dinosaurs

Maldives

Turquoise lagoons, house reefs and sandbanks that vanish at high tide

Mauritius

Lagoon-blue water, a mountain shaped like a fortress, and a patch of hillside that comes in seven colours

Paris

A two-hour lunch, a world-class museum, and a floodlit iron tower, all before dinner

Rome

Ancient ruins, Baroque fountains, and a plate of cacio e pepe on every corner

Los Angeles

Film sets, hillside views, art-filled museums and a coastline that stretches for miles

Tokyo

Neon crossings, quiet gardens, temple courtyards and some of the best food on earth

Manchester

Football, museums, music and the best of the north of England

Marrakech

Rose-red palaces, a night market that never sits still, and desert sunsets within reach

Cairo

Pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum and a medieval bazaar, all within a short ride

Barcelona

Gaudí's landmarks, medieval lanes and tapas in a walkable seaside city