🗺️ A big adventure doesn’t have to be a long-haul flight away!
Hop to the UK to eat your way through the, dare we say, underappreciated Scotland culinary scene with author of the Scottish Food Guide, Wendy Barrie. Or drop yourself into Irish country life with a drive through the Emerald Isle’s most picturesque county. If you’re looking to escape to warmer weather, sip an ancient ceremonial drink hidden in a farmer’s market of Oaxaca, and learn how to use indigenous ingredients in classic Mexican dishes.
Check out our full lineup of trips to discover all the ways you can experience wonder with us this year: https://bit.ly/4j4hGXQ
🗺️ Is this the year you finally take that big trip?
Maybe it’s a trip that’s been a little out of your comfort zone, or on the other side of the world, but for whatever reason you’ve been putting it off.
Maybe this is your year?
Get up close and personal with rescued orangutans, camp under the desert stars at a Bedouin tent, or admire the grandeur of the Taj Mahal.
Check out our full lineup of trips to discover all the ways you can experience wonder with us this year: https://bit.ly/4j4hGXQ
🧳 As we look ahead to all the trips that Atlas Obscura Adventures has lined up for 2025, we’re thinking a lot about what it means to travel in pursuit of wonder. Many of our favorite travel experiences—and the trips in our 2025 lineup—are centered on under-celebrated, hidden wonders, like the surreal war monuments known as spomeniks in the Balkans, often situated in almost abandoned-feeling stretches of countryside; or Q'eswachaka, one of Peru’s last remaining rope bridges, rewoven every year by hand to stretch across Purimac Canyon.
But there are ways to find unexpected moments of wonder in the world’s most iconic sites, as well. On the same trip to Peru that visits Q'eswachaka, we get our first glimpses of Machu Picchu as we arrive just before sunset, after most visitors have already taken off, exploring the complex in peace and quiet.
The pyramids of Giza are hardly a secret, but when we descend into an ancient royal chamber beneath one at night, getting special permission to visit after-hours, the sense of wonder we feel is as powerful as ever.
Check out our full lineup of trips to discover all the ways you can experience wonder with us this year: https://bit.ly/4j4hGXQ
🌏 If there’s one thing that unites all of the trips in our 2025 lineup, it’s the pursuit of wonder. Our trips are driven by curiosity, and what that curiosity drives us toward is the kind of travel experience that leaves us humbled, speechless, in awe of the world we all share. For Atlas Obscura Adventures, 2025 is the Year of Wonder—and we want you to be a part of it!
Join us as we head out with local astronomers to stare up at the stars from the Yucatán Peninsula, where, 66 million years ago, the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs reshaped the history of our planet. Experience the lantern festival in Hoi An, where the Old Town is transformed by colorful lanterns during the full moon. Or stand at the edge of Turkmenistan’s Gates of Hell, a giant, flaming crater in the desert that continues to burn (at least for now) after more than 50 years.
Check out the full 2025 lineup: https://bit.ly/4j4hGXQ
🎉 As we look toward the year ahead, we’ve been dreaming about all the incredible places where we’re going to find wonder this year, and the travel experiences we’ll be sharing in pursuit of it.
That’s why we’re inviting you to follow your curiosity, not the crowds, by joining one of our trips this year—and make 2025 the Year of Wonder!
From an epic, two-week, four-country road trip through the bazaars, Soviet relics, and ancient Silk Road cities of Central Asia to our wildlife adventure deep into the prehistoric rainforests of Borneo, we’ve got an incredible lineup of 2025 trips to choose from. Whether it’s chasing the Northern Lights across the otherworldly landscapes of Iceland, sitting beside the campfire under a blanket of stars in the Moroccan Sahara, or having a feast of wild foods at our secluded outdoor oasis deep in the nighttime forests of alpine Armenia, each trip has been designed around moments meant to spark your sense of wonder.
Check out the full 2025 trip lineup and sign up today: https://bit.ly/4j4hGXQ
Atlas Obscura and Tinkercast, creators of Wow in the World, the #1 podcast for kids and families, are teaming up to launch the first-ever Atlas Obscura adventures designed just for curious kids and their grownups! Introducing Wow in the World World Family Tours: curiosity-driven, WOW-filled adventures to the wonders of Egypt and the Yucatan!
Learn more → https://bit.ly/4eHX05L
🗺️ Atlas Obscura Adventures is charting new territory next week! Join our email list and be the first to know about our big news, including two new trips! https://bit.ly/4efZJDd
Scotland: Highland Clans and the Trail of Tartan
Last chance to travel with Ross Jennings, a bagpipe-playing, Guinness World Record–holding adventurer with the goal of piping in every country on Earth! https://bit.ly/3vbFwwp
Explore Ross's native Highlands, meeting clan leaders, one of the country's most revered kilt-makers, and visit the storied Isle of Skye.
Wild Canadian Rockies: Fossils, Ghost Towns and National Parks
Introducing: Canadian Rockies!
Journey into prehistoric Red Deer River Valley (renowned for its cinematic badlands & dinosaur fossils). Grab a drink at a ghost town saloon, and take in the untamed wilderness. https://bit.ly/3wJuvUp
Highlights:
∙ Spend a night at an indigenous camp.
∙ Walk across ancient glaciers at the Columbia Icefield.
∙ Hunt for dinosaur fossils in the prehistoric Badlands.
∙ Visit the majestic residents of a Wolf-Dog Sanctuary dedicated to rehabilitation and education.
Check out this brand-new trip as well as our full 2025 line-up!
Join Us on a Desert Adventure
Have a desert adventure this year!
Enjoy a hot, mineral water shower, glamp beneath the mosaic of stars, and explore abandoned Star Wars sets in the Sahara Desert of Tunisia. https://bit.ly/49VDEIl
Or travel through the black basaltic desert towards Petra, one of the world’s most breathtaking archaeological treasures. https://bit.ly/3r6RB4s
Iceland in Winter: Chasing the Northern Lights
Chase Iceland's Northern Lights, a destination renowned for its sensational, other-worldly scenery and extraordinary natural wonders. https://bit.ly/48ngfOr
Exploring the Hidden Traditions of Japan’s Sado Island
Most travelers see Japan through its bustling cities, but we like to do things a little differently. https://bit.ly/3SEqCXS
Journey from Tokyo up into rural, coastal Niigata Prefecture (known for its rice paddies and rice-related products such as sake and mochi), then to Niigata where Geisha have been present for over 200 years (thanks to a special gift of 'culture' from Kyoto).
Afterward, we'll catch a ferry to Sado Island where you'll feel the influence of its famous exiles from political dissidents, aristocrats, poets, monks, and even banished emperors.
