Itineraries

Day-by-day plans with timed stops, travel times between them and a map. An editor checks every plan before it goes live.

Turquoise water between limestone cliffs at Big Lagoon in El Nido, Palawan — Limestone cliffs frame the entrance channel to Big Lagoon on El Nido's Miniloc Island.

Philippines in 10 daysIntramuros, National Museum Manila, Cebu City, Cebu highlands, El Nido, Big Lagoon, Nacpan, Clark10 days, PhilippinesBalanced pace

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Australia in 10 daysSydney Opera House, Bondi to Coogee walk, Three Sisters, Green Island, Kuranda Scenic Railway, Skyrail, St Kilda Pier, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne Cricket Ground10 days, AustraliaBalanced pace

China in 10 daysForbidden City, Badaling Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Xi'an City Wall, Terracotta Army, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, The Bund, Yu Garden, Zhujiajiao10 days, ChinaBalanced pace

The dark roofs of Tanah Lot rise above a rocky islet surrounded by surf on Bali's Tabanan coast. — Waves surround the temple at Tanah Lot when the tide rises off Beraban, in Bali's Tabanan Regency.

Indonesia in 10 daysJakarta old town, Yogyakarta, Borobudur, Prambanan, Ubud, Tirta Empul, Tanah Lot, Uluwatu Temple, Sanur10 days, IndonesiaBalanced pace

Geunjeongjeon’s two gray tile roofs rise above a stone terrace at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. — Geunjeongjeon, the throne hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace, overlooks the stone courtyard in Seoul.

South Korea in 10 daysSeoul palaces, Bukchon, Namsan, Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, Gyeongju tombs, Bulguksa, Gamcheon Culture Village, Haeundae, Jagalchi Fish Market10 days, South KoreaBalanced pace

The pyramids of Menkaure, Khafre and Khufu rise behind smaller pyramids on the Giza plateau. — The Giza pyramids, the first stop on the Cairo and Egypt itineraries. · Adapted from KennyOMG, Pyramids of the Giza Necropolis · CC BY-SA 4.0

Egypt in 10 daysGiza Pyramids, Grand Egyptian Museum, Historic Cairo, Valley of the Kings, Karnak, Philae, Elephantine10 days, EgyptBalanced pace

Italy in 10 daysColosseum, Vatican, Pantheon, Uffizi, Accademia, Siena, Grand Canal, St. Mark's Basilica, Burano10 days, ItalyBalanced pace

A white high-speed train passes green rice fields with forested mountains behind. — A high-speed train crosses the countryside beside rice fields.

Japan in 10 daysTokyo, Kamakura, Enoshima, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka10 days, JapanBalanced pace