100 Great Travel Experiences for 2017

What makes a vacation unforgettable?

By Vacations Staff

You can plan for ages, spending weeks or even months crafting the perfect itinerary. Or, in the case of cruises and escorted tours, leave the in-depth travel planning up to the experts. Still, it's likely that the success of your escape comes down to one key event -- a perfect sunset, an indulgent meal, the instant your kids spot Mickey strolling down Disney's Main Street. All that careful arrangement of flights, car rentals, room bookings and time off from school and work often boils down to a singular moment.

When that moment becomes a treasured memory, all that strategizing becomes worthwhile.

We here at Vacations usually promote the complete package, pointing out the convenience, savings and bounty of day-to-day activities possible at all-inclusive Caribbean resorts, on European cruises, packed into African safaris and more. With this issue, we instead present 100 chances for "that moment." These exceptional experiences span the globe and cater to a variety of interests, from hiking and biking and sailing and snorkeling to rare animal encounters, spiritual retreats and once-in-a-lifetime celebrations. You can learn about Voodoo in New Orleans, sleep among the treetops in Brazil, capture a castle in Ireland or slip under the Indian Ocean in a submarine while exploring the Seychelles.

Read on for 100 great travel experiences ready to make memories in 2017. In the new year, we invite you to seize your moment.

United States and Canada

Caribbean, Bahamas and Mexico

Central America

South America and Antarctica

Cruising

Europe and the British Isles

Africa

Asia

Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific

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