Top Culture Trips For Exploring Remote Islands

Set your phone to silent and slip your shoes to one side with these escapes to the world’s most remarkable islands.

When your wanderlust has you dreaming up a lengthy out-of-office message, it’s time to get away. And for that, the many invitingly isolated islands of the world are prime locations – places to truly disconnect and get reconnected with stress-free living. From walking with giant tortoises on a certain Ecuadorian archipelago to swimming at pristine Caribbean beaches, these are the top Culture Trip adventures for exploring remote islands.

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Erechtheion at the Acropolis in Athens, with cityscape and mountains beyond

Join us on a Greek Island Odyssey in the Cyclades

Eight days hopping around the Greek islands with nothing more than a backpack, swimsuit and a trusty pair of flip flops? Life’s more than a beach when you join this relaxed trip around Greece. Get to know Milos and Naxos like old friends as you explore their towns, caves, cliffs and beaches. Don’t worry, this remote journey won’t leave your bucket list empty; you’ll also see the Acropolis in Athens and sit for a spell with the sunset on Santorini.

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Next available from 26th May 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Athens, Greece

ENDS AT

Athens, Greece

DURATION

9

GROUP SIZE

18

PHYSICAL RATING

Light

STYLE

Discovery

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Hammock on Gili Meno with Gili Trawangan island in the background, Gili Islands, Indonesia

Find Inner Peace in Blissful Bali

Bali is everything you picture when you imagine an island. Seemingly untouched beaches gently overlapped by the crystal clear ocean waves, with a backdrop of tropical rainforests and towering green peaks in the distance. Basically, if you want to live inside a postcard, you’d struggle to do better than this Indonesian region. Bali, itself an island, is surrounded by numerous little islets offering a little more serenity amid the popular-with-tourist hotspots. Our Blissful Bali trip – a 12-day epic exploring the region’s many facets – spends a number of days on Gili Trawangan, including three nights at a glorious spa resort. We’ll spend time snorkelling with the abundance of sea turtles, as well as the stone statues lining the seabed near Gili Meno. You’ll also get plenty of free time to embrace island living – chill on the beach, try some yoga, or rent a bike and explore this tiny little island.

From US$1616

Next available from 15th Jun 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Bali, Indonesia

ENDS AT

Bali, Indonesia

DURATION

12

GROUP SIZE

18

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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Additional reporting was contributed by Maja Proescholdt, Gethin Morgan and Mandi Keighran.

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