Best tours around the world: The 25 next great journeys

By Michael Gebicki
Updated March 5 2016 - 12:13pm, first published 11:17am
Masuleh Vilage, Gilan, Iran. Photo: Istock
Masuleh Vilage, Gilan, Iran. Photo: Istock
Puglia. Photo: Andrea Zanchi
Puglia. Photo: Andrea Zanchi
The sand dunes of Rub al Khali in Oman. Photo: iStock
The sand dunes of Rub al Khali in Oman. Photo: iStock

Discovery is what travel is all about. And nothing sparks like a new journey. Along with some places that have just opened to travellers – Iran, the Balkans, the "Stans" – there are new ways of experiencing some old favourites, crafted by imaginative operators.