Asia & the Pacific
Our deepest bench, and the region a good agent saves you the most on. Everything here is a one-stop through the Gulf or Istanbul, and the hub you pick shapes the trip more than the hotel does.
- Tokyo
- Kyoto
- Bali
- Singapore
- +6 more
22 destinations
Places we've actually been.
A destination only makes this list once a Meridian consultant has worked it on the ground. That's why there are twenty-two of them and not four hundred.
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By region
Four regions, four different jobs.
How we approach a trip changes enormously by region. Here's the short version of what each one demands.
Europe & the Mediterranean
Our own continent, and the one people under-plan precisely because it's close. Two to five hours from Lisbon, which makes the shoulder-season trick worth even more here.
- Paris
- Rome
- Venice
- Santorini
- +2 more
Middle East & Africa
Where a stopover becomes a destination — and where private guiding genuinely changes what you take home.
- Dubai
- Cairo & Luxor
- Cape Town
The Americas
Portugal's quiet advantage. Direct from Lisbon to both New York and Rio, on routes most of Europe has to connect for.
- New York
- Rio de Janeiro
The full list
All 22 destinations.
Every one is costed to your dates, your party and how you'd like to fly. Tell us which one you're circling and we'll come back within a business day.
7–10 nights
Indonesia
Bali
Clifftop temples, black-sand surf breaks and the emerald rice terraces of Ubud — Bali still rewards travellers who go slowly.
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6–9 nights
Japan
Tokyo
Neon canyons in Shinjuku, hushed sushi counters in Ginza and a rail network that turns the whole country into a day trip.
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5–8 nights
Greece
Santorini
A drowned volcano rimmed with whitewashed villages. Sunsets from Oia are famous for a reason — we book you the quiet terrace.
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5–7 nights
Maldives
Maldives
Twenty-six atolls of impossible blue. Overwater villas, house reefs you can snorkel from your own ladder, and absolute quiet.
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4–6 nights
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
A city that rewrites its own skyline every decade — plus desert camps, gold souks and one of the world's great airport hubs.
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5–8 nights
France
Paris
The permanent benchmark. We build Paris around your appetite — Marais bistros, Orsay mornings, and no queue you didn't choose.
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4–7 nights
Italy
Rome
Three thousand years stacked on top of each other. Early-access Colosseum tours mean you meet it before the crowds do.
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3–5 nights
Italy
Venice
Best understood at 7am, before the day-trippers land. We put you in Cannaregio and hand you a map of the back canals.
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3–5 nights
Singapore
Singapore
The world's most functional city — and a genuinely great stopover. Hawker centres, Gardens by the Bay, and Changi itself.
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4–6 nights
Thailand
Bangkok
Gilded temples at dawn, river ferries at dusk, and the best street food economy on earth. Pair it with an island run south.
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5–8 nights
United States
New York
Downtown jazz, uptown museums, and a skyline that still stops you mid-step. We hold Broadway allocation through peak season.
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6–9 nights
South Africa
Cape Town
Table Mountain on one side, two oceans on the other, and the Cape Winelands an hour inland. Add a Kruger safari leg.
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8–11 nights
Egypt
Cairo & Luxor
Giza at sunrise, the Grand Egyptian Museum, then a slow dahabiya down the Nile between Luxor and Aswan.
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4–6 nights
Türkiye
Istanbul
The only city on two continents. Byzantine domes, Ottoman palaces, and a ferry commute across the Bosphorus every morning.
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9–14 nights
India
Agra & Rajasthan
The Taj at first light, then the Golden Triangle onward into Rajasthan's fort cities — Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur.
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5–8 nights
Vietnam
Da Nang & Hoi An
The Golden Bridge in the Ba Na hills, thirty kilometres of beach, and Hoi An's lantern-lit old town half an hour south.
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4–6 nights
Italy
Cinque Terre
Five cliff villages stitched together by footpaths and a very good local train. Walk between them; swim after each one.
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4–7 nights
China
Beijing
The Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and a Mutianyu section of the Great Wall you can walk almost alone on a weekday.
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5–8 nights
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Sugarloaf, Corcovado and a city wedged between rainforest and Atlantic. Direct from Lisbon overnight, and no language to learn.
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6–9 nights
Philippines
Palawan
Limestone karsts rising out of glass-flat lagoons. El Nido and Coron by bangka, with almost nobody else on the water.
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4–6 nights
Japan
Kyoto
Seventeen World Heritage sites and a thousand quieter shrines. Stay in a machiya townhouse and walk the Higashiyama at dawn.
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3–5 nights
Indonesia
Nusa Penida
Bali's wilder neighbour. Kelingking's dinosaur cliff, manta rays at Crystal Bay, and roads that are half the adventure.
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Timing
When to go, and what it costs.
The single biggest lever on price is when you fly, not what you book. Shoulder season is usually the whole answer.
Apr – Oct
Bali, Indonesia
17h via Doha · 7–10 nights recommended · best window Apr – Oct
Mar – May, Oct – Nov
Tokyo, Japan
15h via Istanbul · 6–9 nights recommended · best window Mar – May, Oct – Nov
May – Oct
Santorini, Greece
5h 30m via Athens · 5–8 nights recommended · best window May – Oct
Nov – Apr
Maldives, Maldives
13h via Doha · 5–7 nights recommended · best window Nov – Apr
Nov – Mar
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
7h 30m direct · 4–6 nights recommended · best window Nov – Mar
Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
Paris, France
2h 35m direct · 5–8 nights recommended · best window Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
Rome, Italy
3h 05m direct · 4–7 nights recommended · best window Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
Venice, Italy
3h 10m direct · 3–5 nights recommended · best window Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
Year-round
Singapore, Singapore
15h via Doha · 3–5 nights recommended · best window Year-round
Nov – Feb
Bangkok, Thailand
14h via Doha · 4–6 nights recommended · best window Nov – Feb
Apr – Jun, Sep – Nov
New York, United States
8h 15m direct · 5–8 nights recommended · best window Apr – Jun, Sep – Nov
Nov – Mar
Cape Town, South Africa
16h via Doha · 6–9 nights recommended · best window Nov – Mar
From client files
Somewhere on the list right now.
Maldives
Tokyo
Santorini
Bali
Rome
Cape Town
Agra
Nusa Penida
Singapore
Istanbul
Cinque Terre
Not on the list?
Then it's probably the more interesting trip.
The twenty-two above are simply the ones we sell most often. If you've got somewhere else in mind — Bhutan, Namibia, the Faroes, a year off — that's a better conversation, and the one we most enjoy having.
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