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Japan

The Ground in Japan: Private Guide, Chauffeur and Transfers

Almost everything that goes wrong on a Japanese itinerary goes wrong on the ground. The guide and the chauffeur are two different hires, the hire car is billed from the garage rather than from you, and …

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In season now

In season now — the great migration, the harvest & autumn access

Japan

High-End Shopping in Tokyo: the Districts, the Appointments, and the Refund Rule That Changes on 1 November

Japan

Luxury Train Travel in Japan: the Three Trains, and Why You Cannot Simply Book Them

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Milos

A Milos Summer

The volcanic island at the season it is most surreal — Sarakiniko's white rock formations against the Aegean at noon, a boat to Kleftiko's sea-arches, a lunch at the Plaka taverna where the daily fish is what the boats brought in that morning, and the sunset seen from the kastro above the island's oldest village. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Milos, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$6,800 per traveler.

Milos

Wellness in Milos

The volcanic island as a natural spa — hot thermal springs at Spathia where the geothermally heated water meets the sea, a morning yoga session on the Sarakiniko white rock before the wind arrives, and an afternoon in a hilltop Plaka house overlooking the Aegean. A private, tailored journey of 6 Days · 5 Nights in Milos, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$6,800 per traveler.

Milos

Milos by Sail

A crewed sail through Milos — empty anchorages and sunsets on your schedule. A private, tailored journey of 8 Days · 7 Nights in Milos, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,800 per traveler.

Milos

The Milos Honeymoon

Sarakiniko at first light, a private boat to the Sykia sea-cave, a clifftop dinner in Plaka — and the afternoon the volcanic stone holds the heat and the Aegean below turns every shade of turquoise the island invented. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Milos, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$8,900 per traveler.

Paros

A Paros Summer

Paros in the Cycladic heat — Naoussa's harbour at noon when the caiques return, a sailing to Antiparos for the afternoon's blue water, a dinner at the restaurant above the old windmill that the island's winemakers consider their own, and the Aegean night walk to the monastery of Ekatontapyliani lit by the full moon. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Paros, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$9,800 per traveler.

Paros

A Private Villa in Paros

A cycladic house above Naoussa overlooking the channel — whitewashed walls, a private terrace, a cook who knows the fishermen at the harbour, and the afternoon when the Meltemi wind blows through the shutters and the Aegean below goes deep navy. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Paros, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,800 per traveler.

Paros

Paros by Sail

A crewed sloop through the Cyclades from Paros — Antiparos at anchor, the sea cave walked by torchlight, Despotiko's excavation seen from the water, a beach that appears on the skipper's chart but no passenger map. A private, tailored journey of 8 Days · 7 Nights in Paros, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$9,800 per traveler.

Paros

Paros for the Family

A Cycladic family island before the tourists claimed it — a marble sculptor's workshop for the older children, a fishing boat for the morning, a beach at Logaras where the water is clear enough to see the bottom at four metres, and a lunch at the harbour taverna where the catch is still announced by hand. A private, tailored journey of 8 Days · 7 Nights in Paros, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,800 per traveler.

Santorini

A Santorini Summer

The Cycladic high season, navigated privately — sunrise at the Oia windmills before the photographers arrive, a boat to a beach the excursion operators do not log, a terrace table at the winery that only the island's own know. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Santorini, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,500 per traveler.

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