Trip ideas for 10–14 days · no car needed
Each destination has itineraries for 10 to 14 days, an honest scorecard, flights from Geneva, the best season, and every way to get around without driving.
Two Dutch Caribbean islands (+ Bonaire on longer trips)
Sunny, dry and outside the hurricane belt: Aruba's white beaches and desert national park, then colourful Willemstad, turtle beaches and Klein Curaçao, with a hop to Bonaire on longer trips.
⚠️ Possible without a car, with planning
Bogotá, the Coffee Region, Medellín & the Caribbean
Mountain capital, giant wax palms in the coffee country, reborn Medellín, and colonial Cartagena on the Caribbean, linked by cheap domestic flights.
Tortuguero, Arenal, Monteverde & Manuel Antonio
Jungle canals full of caimans and turtles, an active volcano with hot springs, cloud forest and ziplines, and sloths on Pacific beaches, all connected by door-to-door shuttles.
Havana, Viñales, Trinidad & the beaches
Vintage cars and live music in Havana, tobacco farms in the Viñales valley, the pastel colonial town of Trinidad and white Caribbean beaches.
⛔ Official travel warning, see page
🚗 Hard without a car: driver or tours needed
Island-hopping by boat: Grande-Terre, Les Saintes & Martinique
White beaches and Creole food on Grande-Terre, the car-free Les Saintes islands, rainforest waterfalls, then a ferry to Martinique to snorkel with turtles and taste rum.
⚠️ Possible without a car, with planning
South coast & the north without a car (tours + domestic flight)
Waterfalls, black-sand beaches, glacier lagoons and hot springs, plus the whales and volcanic landscapes of the north. Reykjavík-based tours and a short flight replace the rental car.
⚠️ Possible without a car, with planning
Komodo & Bali: dragons, manta rays & island beaches
Rice terraces and jungle in Ubud, three days sailing through Komodo National Park among dragons and manta rays, then slow beach days on Nusa Lembongan.
Safari & beach: Maasai Mara, Amboseli & Diani
Big cats in the Maasai Mara, elephants under Kilimanjaro, then white sand and dolphins on the Indian Ocean.
Yucatán: Maya ruins, cenotes & Caribbean lagoons
Maya pyramids, colonial towns, swimming in cenotes and the seven-colour lagoon of Bacalar, all connected by first-class buses and the new Maya Train.
Classic circuit with a private guide: dunes, coast, Damaraland & Etosha
The red dunes of Sossusvlei, the desert coast of Swakopmund, desert elephants in Damaraland and the waterholes of Etosha, driven by your own guide.
🚗 Hard without a car: driver or tours needed
Muscat, mountains, desert & turtle coast
Forts and mountain villages, turquoise wadis to swim in, a night in the dunes of Wahiba Sands and nesting turtles, with a driver-guide at the wheel.
🚗 Hard without a car: driver or tours needed
Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca
World-class food in Lima, Inca terraces in the Sacred Valley, sunrise at Machu Picchu, colonial Cusco and the floating islands of Lake Titicaca, by train, bus and plane.
Old San Juan, El Yunque & the islands of Culebra and Vieques
Colourful colonial San Juan and its forts, the El Yunque rainforest, one of the world's best beaches on Culebra, and a glowing bioluminescent bay on Vieques.
⚠️ Possible without a car, with planning
Singapore, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, Penang & Langkawi
From Singapore's gardens and hawker centres to Malacca's heritage, KL's towers, Penang's street food and the beaches of Langkawi, with modern trains and cheap flights.
Cape Town, Winelands & Kruger safari
Table Mountain, penguins and the Cape of Good Hope, wine estates in Franschhoek, whales in Hermanus, then a fly-in safari in the Kruger area.
⚠️ Possible without a car, with planning
Classic loop: ancient cities, tea country, safari & south coast
Climb the Sigiriya rock fortress, ride the tea-country train to Ella, spot leopards in Yala and finish on palm-fringed southern beaches.
Taipei & round-the-island by train
Night markets and temples in Taipei, the marble cliffs of the east coast, rice fields by bike, Tainan's old-town food and Sun Moon Lake, all by train.
Classic: Bangkok, the north & the islands
Temples, night trains, jungle lakes and limestone islands — the easiest long-haul trip without a car.
South: Bangkok, jungle & Andaman islands
Skip the north and go all-in on the south: Bangkok, a rainforest lake, then island-hopping between Railay, Phi Phi and Koh Lanta.
North & Centre: Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Hue & Hoi An
Street food in Hanoi, a night on a junk in Ha Long Bay, karst rivers in Ninh Binh, a sleeper train south, and lantern-lit Hoi An.
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