10 of the best new family attractions in the UK
Waterparks, cycle trails and zipwires through the forest are among the attractions springing up across the UK this year. We’ve included affordable places to stay nearby, too
A motorcycling adventure across Iran: ‘the standout attraction is the people’
Riding a trail bike 3,000 miles across Iran took Lois Pryce through spectacular scenery, but it was the warm hospitality she encountered along the way that made her fall in love with the country
Swimming with jellyfish: a Pacific paradise in the Raja Ampat islands
Misool, off West Papua, is surrounded by exotic coral lagoons. It also hosts pools where visitors can swim with thousands of beautiful and harmless jellyfish
Kuching, Malaysia: what to see plus the best restaurants, hotels and bars
The capital of Malaysian Borneo is one of Asia’s most alluring cities, with fabulous food and new hotels, but little traffic and few high-rises to spoil the laid-back vibe
Highlights of Malaysia: readers’ travel tips
The wild and urban attractions of this south-east Asian destination include scuba diving, orangutan spotting, remote island getaways – and a helipad rooftop bar in Kuala Lumpur
Highlights of Chile: readers’ travel tips
Explore the Andes on foot, take a campervan road trip, get close to volcanoes – some made of chocolate – or sample pisco sour in Santiago, and beyond. Guardian readers revel in the best of Chile
Shark tales: Martin Clunes dives off Western Australia
Magical creatures and remote communities excite the actor and writer, who immerses himself in Australia’s coastal waters for his new TV series
10 amazing landscapes in Chile – that you’ve probably never heard of
Chile has a wealth of beautiful landscapes beyond the iconic regions of Patagonia and Atacama. As the first direct flights from the UK launch, our local writer picks 10 wilderness areas featuring peaks, beaches, hot springs and indigenous villages
How to travel the world with no money – by people who have done it
Three adventurers share their advice on cash-free journeys around the globe, and reveal the highs and lows of the challenge
10 of the most inspiring adventures of 2016
From hand-cycling through Patagonia to retracing a Viking expedition, the writer and polar traveller Kari Herbert picks the year’s top journeys ‘with heart and soul’
‘My best travel discovery of 2016’
Inspired by the surprises thrown up in our weekly A great little place I know series, we asked writers and adventurers to share their best discovery of the year
‘It’s like the end of the world, so vast it’s oceanic’: Otto Bell on Mongolia
A new documentary about a young girl hunting with eagles in Mongolia’s Altai mountains casts fresh light on this extraordinary, sparsely populated country and its threatened rural lifestyle
The reindeer derby: a race across the Arctic Circle
This week, they’re working in tandem but from November to April, the reindeer of northern Finland also compete in prepration for the world’s fastest reindeer race
The thrill of ice canoeing on Canada’s St Lawrence river
Quebec’s semi-frozen St Lawrence river is the fearsome setting for a form of canoe racing that involves going over, as well as around, giant hunks of ice
Tamil Nadu: hundreds of temples but barely a Brit in sight
Tamil Nadu has sweeping beaches, the world’s greatest collection of ancient temples, pretty tea plantations… and remarkably few British tourists