— Where to Travel Now —
A living guide from our luxury travel agency — a private atelier curating where in the world is at its best, right now. Hand-picked destinations, considered seasonality, and the residences and resorts we send our travellers to each month.
Southern summer · Caribbean dry season
January rewards travellers who chase warmth — Cape Town under cloudless skies, the Maldives at its driest, and Caribbean islands in their crispest light.
Cape Town & the Cape Winelands
Long-table lunches in the vineyards, the Atlantic at its calmest.
Maldives
Glass-flat lagoons, gentle reef diving and private-island seclusion.
St Barths & the Caribbean
The high season at its peak — yachts, beach clubs and old-world villas.
Whale season · Indian Ocean calm
A quieter month for considered travellers — sperm whales off Sri Lanka, snowfall in the Alps, and the Cape still in full bloom.
Sri Lanka
Whale-watching off Mirissa and tea-country residences in the highlands.
Seychelles
Granite-island beaches and barefoot luxury, between the trade winds.
Cape Winelands
Harvest begins — small-production estates open their cellars.
Shoulder season · safari run-up
The shoulder month — Japan's first blossoms, the Maldives still dry, and the green season beginning across East Africa.
Japan
Early cherry blossom in Kyoto and private ryokan stays in the mountains.
Maldives
Last of the dry season — quieter atolls and lower-season rates at the finest houses.
Patagonia
Last call before autumn — long-light hikes and estancia stays.
Mediterranean spring · Easter
Greece and Italy emerge from winter, the Aegean is warming, and the Cape Winelands turn copper for harvest. A considered month to travel before the summer crowds.
Greek Islands
Hydra and the Peloponnese in spring bloom — empty beaches, full markets.
Amalfi Coast & Capri
Lemon groves in flower, terraces opening for the season.
Marrakech & the Atlas
Riads in the medina, snowmelt in the High Atlas.
Mediterranean opens · East Africa green
Perhaps the most considered month in the calendar — Mediterranean shoulder season, calving wildebeest in the Serengeti, and the Greek isles still uncrowded.
Greek Islands
Ikos Olivia and the Halkidiki coast — Mediterranean at its softest.
Serengeti
Green-season game viewing, dramatic skies, far fewer vehicles.
Provence
Roses and rosé, before the summer arrives in earnest.
Great Migration · European summer
The Great Migration begins to move north through the Serengeti, the Mediterranean enters high summer, and the Indian Ocean turns to whale and manta season.
Serengeti & Grumeti
Migration herds crossing the western corridor — private conservancies recommended.
Sicily & the Aeolian Islands
Yacht the volcanic archipelago between Taormina and Salina.
Hawaii
Maui and Oahu before the school holidays peak.
Family season · Mediterranean peak
Family travel at its peak — Greece, Italy and the Côte d'Azur in full season, and the Maasai Mara welcoming the Migration's first crossings.
Maasai Mara
River crossings begin — book a private conservancy for exclusivity.
Greek Islands
Family-perfect resorts in Halkidiki, Corfu and Crete.
Provence & the Côte d'Azur
Villas above the Med, lavender at its peak.
Migration peak · Indian Ocean
The Mara at its most cinematic, Italy on holiday, and the Indian Ocean entering its busier (but glorious) middle months. A month that rewards advance planning.
Maasai Mara
Peak Migration crossings — small mobile camps and private guides.
Sardinia & Corsica
Yacht-only coves, granite headlands, long lazy lunches.
Mauritius
Cooler trade winds, family resorts at their best.
Shoulder season · Aegean light
The connoisseur's month — Greece without the crowds, the Mara still in Migration, and the Cape beginning its spring bloom.
Greek Islands
September light is unmatched — Hydra, Spetses, the Cyclades.
Maasai Mara & Serengeti
Late Migration with thinner camps and golden grass.
Tuscany & Umbria
Harvest in the vineyards, hilltop villas, slow lunches.
Botswana water · India's cool
The dry season peaks in Botswana, India and Rajasthan turn cool and crisp, and the Cape begins its spectacular spring.
Okavango Delta
Water levels concentrate game — mokoros, walking safaris, private camps.
Rajasthan
Udaipur and Jaipur in the cool season — palace stays and private guides.
Cape Town
Spring on the Cape Peninsula — flowers, fynbos, and the Atlantic warming.
Indian Ocean returns · winter sun
A month to head for winter sun — the Maldives reopens its dry season, Dubai is at its finest, and the southern Caribbean is glorious.
Maldives
Dry season begins — the finest houses with the lowest crowds.
Dubai & the Emirates
Royal Mirage and the desert at the start of cool season.
Mustique & the Grenadines
Private villas, soft Caribbean light, the season just starting.
Festive season · long-haul winter
The most-asked month of the year. Festive travel at its peak — the Caribbean, the Maldives, the Cape and the Alps each in their finest hour.
Maldives
Christmas and New Year at the most exclusive houses — book a year out.
Cape Town & the Winelands
Festive season in the Southern summer — long days, vineyards in fruit.
St Barths & the Caribbean
Yachts, villas and the most theatrical New Year's Eve in travel.
— Bespoke Travel Design —
As a private luxury travel agency, every itinerary is written by hand. Share the month on your mind and our atelier will return a considered proposal.