Top Travel Ideas for Visiting the World's Coolest Cities

With its geishas, skyscrapers, bamboo forests and kaleidoscopic neon lights, Japan is as exciting as it gets. On this 12-day Rail Trip, you’ll experience Osaka, Hiroshima and Tokyo, packing in museums, Mount Misen, ancient shrines, sake tasting, market shopping and even a sushi-making class. And, of course, there’ll still be time to tackle Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing, the busiest crosswalk in the world.

Don’t expect a slow start to this fascinating 12-day tour across Turkey. You’ll meet fellow travellers in gloriously chaotic Istanbul where you’ll dine together in the Old City, have a chance to try a hammam, wander the Spice Market and cross from Europe to Asia on a ferry across the Bosphorus. Cities come with an unexpected twist on this tour. You’ll also visit the capital of the ancient Hittite Empire, the underground city of Kaymakli and the sacred city of Konya.