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Gjirokastër - One of Albania’s secrets. Photo: Viajes Tuareg archive

New Year in Albania 2026: from Tirana to Skopje in a small group

For this New Year's Eve we have two departures to Albania on 28 and 29 December: one designed for fans of trekking and another with a more cultural focus, exploring classical Albania and Macedonia. Below are the details of this second option, with an improved itinerary to make the most of each day and reduce time spent travelling.

We will welcome the New Year in one of the Balkans’ most beautiful places.

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Discovering Tuareg culture, sitting on the sand by the light of a campfire beneath an endless star-filled sky.

Algeria trips | Winter in the Sahara | Desert travel

We began our professional journey organising desert trips and, 40 years later, we still consider the desert one of the most beautiful places on the planet.

For winter 2026, we suggest four ways to discover Algeria. Two focus on the Tadrart region and its labyrinths of rock and sand. A third explores the Sahara through the Grand Erg Occidental, while the fourth offers a more conventional journey through northern Algeria’s historic cities and monuments.

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Last places for Christmas trips to Vietnam | Vietnam travel

A strip of land lapped by the South China Sea stretches 2,400 km between the Mekong Delta and the mountains on the Chinese border.

This Christmas, we have prepared a trip to Vietnam with unique landscapes, ancient temples and lively local markets. Departing on 20 December for 16 days, it invites us to celebrate Christmas with the Black Tai ethnic group and see in the New Year on the beach.

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Last places to travel this Christmas

Whether you want to immerse yourself in the spirituality of Southeast Asia, explore landscapes and other cultures in Africa, or delve into the mysteries of the Middle East, we have something special for you, who want to travel this Christmas.

Laos, Nepal, Costa Rica: several departures are already full. Don't leave your booking until the last minute.

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Rice fields in the mountains of Sapa | Tuareg archive

Ethnic groups in the Sapa mountains | Exploring the tribes of northern Vietnam

Sapa is much more than a tourist destination; it is a melting pot of cultures, a living testimony of harmonious coexistence between the Hmong, Dao, Tay, Zay and Xa Pho ethnic groups. From the vibrant palette of traditional costumes to the ancient melodies that resonate in the hills, each corner of Sapa tells a unique story that reflects the richness of ethnic diversity.

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Best time to travel to Iran | Photo by Jorge Ametlló

Iran at New Year 2023 | Classic Persia: Shiraz, Yazd, Isfahan and Tehran

This route through ancient Persia takes us to sophisticated, age-old cities: Shiraz, Yazd, Isfahan, Tehran and Kerman, as well as the Kaluts Desert. Friendly, cultured and welcoming local people help visitors reflect on this sensitive situation today.

A 9-day route specially designed to celebrate the New Year festivities through a journey rich in cultural variety. The ease of connecting with Iranian people means travellers return home with a very different impression from the one they had before.

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Last places for Christmas and New Year travel

It will not be long before Christmas and with it those precious, long-awaited holidays. The best-prepared among you have already booked and are packing your bags for some holidays unforgettable experiences to end the year with.

With the family celebrations just days away, and the departure dates not far behind for we still have places on our Christmas trips in some of our destinations.

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Northern lights in Iceland: a New Year special

Reykjavík is full of charm during the New Year celebrations.

With an expert local guide, staying in locations ideally placed for observing the night sky, we travel through southern Iceland To the glacial lagoon of Jökulsárlón. A perfect combination of daytime excursions and activities with northern lights viewing at night. The trip includes a glacier walk and a visit to the Blue Lagoon.

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Peru | Photo by Carmen Jordán

Travelling to Peru at Christmas | Christmas Trips 2021

We have adapted one of our favourite classic trips for Christmas: crossing the Andes on roads and mountain tracks between Arequipa and Cuzco. We love it for the destination’s cultural and historical significance, the excellent team of guides and, of course, the unforgettable landscapes.

A 17-day trip to Peru, departing on the 25th and returning on Monday the 10th, just in time to return to work after a well-deserved Christmas holiday.

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Trekking along Oman’s fjords

Featured trips to celebrate the end of 2020

Christmas is for many the best time of year to travel. Better weather in some destinations, better prices in others; more and more people decide travel during the Christmas holidays. However, constant changes to border policies in our destinations have greatly reduced our range of trips. Our programme, which usually offers more than 50 Christmas destinations, has been reduced to fewer than 20 trips.

Some countries have been more successful than others in combating the pandemic, and it is precisely in these countries that we have focused our attention on the preparation of the Christmas holiday trips.

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