Start your journey in ancient Athens. Meet fellow guests, your expert trip leaders and dedicated guest services staff for a festive welcome dinner at Hotel Grande Bretagne. Depart the next day for Oman.

Salalah, Oman’s third largest city, is a vibrant, subtropical destination. It is located on a long, sand beach and backed by mountains where the famed frankincense trees grow. Abundant natural wonders abound, including waterfalls, lakes and canyons.

Follow the tracks of tigers in historic Ranthambore. After landing in Jaipur, travel three hours over land to Ranthambore, used for centuries as the royal hunting grounds of maharajas. Now, Ranthambore National Park carefully protects its astonishingly diverse collection of wildlife, including some 80 Royal Bengal tigers who rule their own dedicated sanctuary.

Luxuriate on the white-sand beaches of the Maldives. As the flattest country on earth—with an average elevation of just five feet above sea level—the Maldives is one of the world’s nations most vulnerable to rising seas. The coral reef teems with more than 700 fish species, including anemones, sweetlips and gentle, graceful Manta rays, some of which have a wingspan of up to 20 feet.

Madagascar is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. Due to its natural isolation from the mainland, some 80 percent of its flora and fauna is endemic to the island. Discover how many you can spot during your two-day stay. From lemurs to chameleons, everything about Nosy Be is unique.

Fly from Nosy Be to Cape Town, and split into two groups. One group will venture to Cape Winelands while the other half will explore Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, home to thousand-year-old forests, hundreds of endangered and endemic plant species and a wide variety of marine life. When the groups switch, those who visited Grootbos Private Nature Reserve will travel to Cape Winelands. Everyone will spend two nights at each location.

Guests who spent two nights in Grootbos will take a scenic flight via helicopter to Stellenbosch. Set on the banks of the Eerste River, Stellenbosch is South Africa’s second oldest town, established in the heart of the fertile Cape farmlands to grow vegetables—and produce wine—for ships rounding the Cape. Discover the fantastic wine that the area is most famous for now, with hundreds of acclaimed vineyards scattered around the verdant valleys framed by a series of gentle peaks.

Venture to the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Named by Scottish explorer Dr. David Livingstone for his queen, the awe-inspiring cascades are called Mosi-oa-Tunya (“the smoke that thunders”) by the local Makololo people.

Kenya’s Masai Mara is home to the Great Migration and the most iconic landscape in Africa. The vast open savannah hosts every iconic safari animal, including the Big Expert Masai guides in custom 4x4s will get you close to impressive elephant herds, dazzling zebra, towering giraffes, majestic lions, leopards and cheetahs, and huge hippo pods when you’re not relaxing in your luxury lodge. Situated high on the Oloololo Escarpment above the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, Angama Mara features tented suites with magnificent 180-degree views through 33-foot floor-to-ceiling glass fronts. Congregate with fellow guests on the massive deck or at the infinity-edge swimming pool. Work out in the fitness room and then relax in the handsome library. Savor meals featuring the freshest ingredients that reflect and celebrate the country’s bounty.

Built as a mansion for a wealthy businessman in 1874, the Hotel Grande Bretagne is a landmark property situated in the heart of Athens. Enjoy breathtaking views of the fabled Acropolis from the rooftop restaurant and pool, as well as easy access to this historic city’s best-known attractions.