Trips of a Lifetime: Expert guides to the world's greatest travel experiences

The Telegraph's experts offer advice on tackling the world's greatest travel experiences, from hiking the Inca Trail to hunting the Northern Lights. Our guides outline when to go, what to expect, and how to book, with tips on saving money and making the most of your adventure.

Dream trip The Northern Lights

The Northern Lights are one of nature’s great displays, a free, multicoloured light show that is most commonly seen in the Arctic regions

Nigel Tisdall

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is a place that generates superlatives – but instantly transcends them

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The Grand Canyon

Don’t be blasé about the Grand Canyon. It will shame you. Go ahead and get ‘morning-before-Christmas’ style excited about this place

Pamela Petro
The Amazon

In the rainy season, when the floodplains fill, the submerged forests feel enchanted, and so will you

Chris Moss
New England in the Fall

Americans often brag that things are “bigger and better in the US”. When it comes to autumn colour, the New World wins hands down

Kathy Arnold