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17 Amazing Trips to Take with Your Best Friends Right Now
If you’ve ever traveled with your best friends, you already know that these are some of the most memorable, eventful and laughter-filled trips you’ll ever take. You might find yourselves skinny-dipping in a big Austin swimming...
photo by Craig Howes
If you’ve ever traveled with your best friends, you already know that these are some of the most memorable, eventful and laughter-filled trips you’ll ever take. You might find yourselves skinny-dipping in a big Austin swimming hole or drinking mezcal with the locals in Tulum. Whatever your travel style with your pals, we’ve got you covered with some of the best trips you could take together right now.
Want to know the best city to stock up on handmade artisan goods from South Africa? Or where to get an East Coast lobster roll that’s absurdly delicious? Prefer to post up at a palace in India for a while? Come along for the ride with us and we'll share all our secrets.
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Located on the private island of Sindabezi, this waterfront property will have you tucked away in the surrounding majestic nature. After a long day exploring Victoria Falls and jumping into Devil's Pool, gather your crew at the open air dining decks or you can eat on an anchored boat in the Zambezi River with waiters serving your food by canoe.
Living your best life with your beach-loving crew is easy as the breeze in Tulum. Spend your days snorkeling through cenotes, gobbling up fresh ceviche, sipping on mezcal cocktails and learning about Mayan culture. Spend your nights dancing by the sea and snoozing in the chic beach houses at Papaya Playa Project.
Surrounded by mountains and beaches, Cape Town is an easy add to the must-see list in South Africa. The weekend markets are excellent stomping grounds to try new foods and pick up souvenirs for any friends who couldn’t make the trek. Be sure to make wine tasting and a trip to the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa two major priorities with your travel boos. Be sure to check out this NYC inspired restaurant too →
Wild mangroves, turquoise beaches, coconuts right off the tree. What more could you ask for in a tropical destination? Check out Bali next time you’re looking to live like a queen for a week with your best friends.
Japan, we love you! For a perfect mix of posh hotels, quaint cafés, historical sites, beautiful gardens, delicious food, amazing architecture and artisan-made goods, Kyoto is a fabulous destination for the discerning group of travelers who want to experience authentic Japanese culture and a real feeling of community. Take this getaway guide to Kyoto along with you →
Experience the sounds of wild hyenas cackling, spot jaguars running the open plains, gaze across the open landscape at zebras, elephants and all kinds of wildlife in Tanzania’s Serengeti. Safari tours are best experienced with your wildlife loving friends, so you'll want to get together a group of your favorite explorers and book the experience of a lifetime at the luxury safari stay, Singita Serengeti House.
If your jet set crew are all about glam travel, Udaipur may just be the destination you’ve dreamed of. Everything feels lavish in this whitewashed city of lakes and palaces. Treat yourselves to a stay at the former maharajah’s pleasure palace, Taj Lake Palace, and arrive via boat to a marble mecca floating on water.
Once considered a little too-rough around the edges, Manchester is now one of those English towns you’ll definitely want to breeze through with your mates. Shiny new hotels and culinary hotspots are popping up left and right, but the city still feels alive with its artistic, gritty roots. Snag a few theater tickets, grub on fish and chips at Mr. Thomas’s Chop House and hop into the local galleries and museums.
Glamping with friends is cool and all, but glamping in the desert of Jordan, where you can ride camels along the sand dunes and hot air balloon through the scenery is nothing short of epic. Head to Wadi Rum with your fellow sun worshippers and prepare to be blown away by a lunar-like landscape like you’ve never seen before.
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