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A curated list of ethical (and magical) experiences viewing wild animals around the world.

These are the 20 best luxury hotels and resorts in France outside of Paris, according to insiders—whether you’re seeking a bucolic Provençal getaway or an immersion in a bygone era of the French Riviera.

If you want to visit the mountain gorillas of Volcanoes National Park and beyond, make one of these lodges your home base in Rwanda.

Biodiversity hot spots offer some of the most compelling sights on the planet. They’re also being threatened by climate change and COVID-19.

Visiting reindeer herders and eagle hunters in Mongolia. Getting exclusive access to the Louvre after hours. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda. Yes, you can do this all by cruise ship.

In this beautiful seaside town, you can sample many of California’s most exciting wines without ever getting in your car.

J.R. Harris is one of the most prolific solo hikers the world has ever seen. But he’d never tell you that himself.

The remote island nation is well worth worth the long trip, especially for adventurers and nature lovers.

If you imagine that an expedition cruise requires bunking in an icebreaker, Silversea Expeditions will surprise you as its luxury ships explore the edges of the world.

The Garden Route, a stretch that runs along the eastern coast of South Africa, presents some of the country’s best experiences cobbled into one. Safari? Beaches? Wine lands? Hiking? You got it.

These experiences take you way beyond the 4x4.

The popular animal adventure is both a good and a bad thing for gorillas.

Looking for some good news—or at least a delightful diversion—in this time of uncertainty and isolation? AFAR’s editors share the positive little things that have brightened long days spent inside.

Where are you dreaming of going next year? AFAR readers cast more than 100,000 votes to weigh in on their favorite global destinations and the best companies to take them.

Deep-sea mappers. Activists. Record-setting climbers, podcasters, and polar explorers. All are changing the world—and the ways we think about travel.