What if your next holiday started with something you love?

Travel doesn’t always have to begin with choosing a destination. Sometimes, it can begin with a passion. Sport, food and drink, cars, fashion, music, photography, culture, nature and wildlife, or simply something you’ve always wanted to experience. Then it is about seeing where in the world it could take you.

You could make your passion the focus of the whole trip. Follow Scotland’s whisky trails, plan a golfing escape through Portugal, travel to Africa on a photography safari, discover Italy through its food, follow Formula 1 around the world, experience the music of America’s Deep South or journey to some of the world’s greatest wildlife destinations.

Or, you could add it into your itinerary. Visit the Guinness Storehouse during a weekend in Dublin, take a pasta making class in Italy, visit the Ferrari Museum while touring Emilia Romagna, see a concert while you’re in New York, play a round of golf during a relaxing beach holiday or add a few nights on safari to a wider African adventure.

Whether your passion becomes the reason you travel or one unforgettable part of the journey, we can help you discover where the things you love could take you.

Cars

For car lovers, there’s a whole world to explore.

Make it the focus of your trip with a journey through Italy’s Motor Valley, visiting Ferrari, Lamborghini and Pagani, head to Monaco for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, experience Germany’s motoring heritage or plan a road trip where the drive itself is part of the adventure.

Or simply add something special into your existing itinerary. Visit the Ferrari museums while travelling through Italy, tour a famous car factory, experience a supercar driving day or spend an afternoon discovering a collection of classic cars.

Fashion

Some of the world’s greatest cities are synonymous with fashion, making it easy to turn a love of style into part or all of your holiday.

Plan a fashion focused escape to Paris, Milan, London or New York, explore designer districts, discover independent boutiques, visit fashion exhibitions or even time your travels around Fashion Week.

Or add fashion into a wider city break with a personal shopping experience, an afternoon exploring vintage shops, a visit to a designer exhibition or simply some time discovering the boutiques of a neighbourhood known for its style.

Music

Music has the power to take you to places you may never otherwise have considered.

Follow the sounds of Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans, discover the home of country, blues and jazz, travel for a festival or concert, or plan an entire journey around the artists and music you love.

Or make music one memorable night of a wider holiday. See a show on Broadway, listen to jazz in New Orleans, enjoy live country music in Nashville, visit an iconic recording studio or get tickets to see your favourite artist while you’re away.

Sport

Sport can take you all over the world, whether you want to play it, watch it or build an entire trip around it.

Plan a dedicated golf holiday in Portugal or Spain, ski in the Alps, cycle through Mallorca, surf in Portugal or travel specifically for Wimbledon, the Monaco Grand Prix, the US Open, the Tour de France or a major football or rugby match.

Or add sport into your itinerary. Play a couple of rounds of golf between days beside the pool, book tennis coaching at your resort, spend a morning cycling through the countryside, go horse riding along the beach or get tickets to a sporting event taking place while you’re there.

Food & Drink

For some of us, one of the best parts of travelling is discovering what a destination tastes like.

Make food the focus of your journey and travel through Italy discovering regional dishes, explore the street food and markets of Thailand, experience Japan’s culinary traditions or follow the vineyards and local produce of France.

Learn as you travel too. Make pasta with a local chef in Italy, learn sushi making in Japan, take a Thai cooking class, go truffle hunting or visit local farms, markets and producers.

And then there are the drinks that have become part of a destination’s identity. Follow the whisky trails of Scotland, discover tequila in Mexico, tour vineyards in Tuscany or Bordeaux, visit Champagne or experience the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin.

Or simply choose one or two experiences for your wider holiday. Take a street food tour in Bangkok, spend an afternoon wine tasting, visit a market with a local chef or enjoy dinner somewhere you’ve always dreamed of eating.

Photography

Sometimes seeing a destination through a camera lens can completely change the way you experience it.

Plan a dedicated photography journey through Africa, photograph the landscapes of Iceland, capture the colours of India, chase the Northern Lights or join a specialist photography group travelling with expert guides and like minded photographers.

Or build photography into your existing plans. Head out at sunrise with a private guide, spend a morning photographing the streets of Tokyo, arrange a wildlife photography experience on safari or visit particularly photogenic locations at the best time of day.

Whether you’re carrying professional equipment or simply love capturing beautiful moments, travel provides endless inspiration.

Nature & Wildlife

For nature and wildlife lovers, travel can take you to some of the most extraordinary places on Earth.

Make it the focus of your trip with a safari through Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana or South Africa, travel to Uganda or Rwanda to see mountain gorillas, explore the unique wildlife of the Galápagos Islands, journey into the rainforests of Costa Rica or head to the polar regions in search of whales, penguins and other incredible wildlife.

Specialist safaris and wildlife expeditions can take you even deeper, travelling with expert guides and like minded wildlife enthusiasts, with the itinerary designed around the animals, landscapes and natural environments you’ve travelled to experience.

But nature and wildlife don’t have to be the whole trip.

Add a few nights on safari to a wider African itinerary, go whale watching during a coastal escape, snorkel amongst marine life during a tropical holiday, spend a day exploring a national park or visit a conservation project while you’re away.

You could even combine your passions by adding wildlife photography to a safari, hiking through spectacular landscapes or choosing a lodge where incredible nature is right outside your door.

Sometimes one extraordinary encounter with nature can become the moment you remember most from the entire holiday.

Culture

If you love history, art, architecture and local traditions, your interests can take you almost anywhere.

Build an entire journey around the ancient wonders of Egypt or Greece, discover Japan’s temples and traditions, follow an art focused route through Italy, explore Europe’s great museums or travel with a specialist group and expert guide who can bring a destination’s history to life.

Or weave culture naturally into your holiday. Take a private tour of an ancient city, experience a traditional tea ceremony in Japan, meet local artisans in Morocco, visit a world famous gallery or time your trip around a festival or celebration.

Sometimes just one experience can completely change the way you connect with a destination.

Where Could Your Passion Take You?

Make your passion the focus of your whole holiday, join a group of like minded people who share what you love, or simply add a day or two of unforgettable experiences into your wider itinerary.

You might travel halfway around the world specifically for a sporting event, spend a week photographing wildlife, discover a country through its food and wine, follow your favourite music across America or head into the wilderness in search of extraordinary wildlife.

Or you might want a round of golf alongside days beside the pool, a cooking class during a wider tour of Thailand, a Ferrari experience while travelling through Italy, tickets to a concert during a city break or a few nights on safari added to a longer African adventure.

And it doesn’t have to stop with the passions we’ve explored here. Gardening, wellness, art, hiking, sailing, diving, architecture, history, dancing, fishing, crafts and countless other interests can all inspire where you travel and what you experience when you get there.

At Travel Four Seasons, we can help with both, building a holiday around something you love or incorporating your interests into a wider tailor made itinerary.

Your interests are personal. Your holiday should be too. Where could your passion take you next?

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