In your starting point of Portland, you will find yourself in a city ringed by old-growth fir forests, snow-capped volcanoes, ancient cliffs adorned with tumbling waterfalls, fertile farmland and vineyards, and hundreds of miles of undeveloped coast ripe for exploration. This luxury Oregon road trip provides an unmatched concentration of stunning, diverse Pacific Northwest landscapes enriched by unique adventures and connections with local producers.

Prepare yourself for a very different experience of the Pacific Northwest when you travel east of the Cascades. Swap lush landscapes, rocky coastline, and cloud-heavy skies for sagebrush plains, dusty canyons, and craggy mountains - all saturated in high desert sunshine and steeped in history. Travel back centuries in the steps of early settlers or millennia in fossil beds created by ancient floods. With all the ghost towns and wide open spaces, you may mistake Eastern Oregon for a lonely place, but we will connect you with friendly families who have been ranching, farming, and exploring this land for generations. As you spend time with them, they will connect you to their world in this remote, beguiling corner of the state.

Planning a trip to Central Oregon? Adventure awaits! Whether you love the great outdoors, enjoy great beer, or simply want a fun place to get away to, Destination: Uncharted is your guide. We are a luxury travel agency in Bend, OR, that can provide you with the information and services you need for a memorable, exciting trip.

Step into a realm where the thrill of the wild is matched only by the grace of bespoke service. At Destination: Uncharted, we elevate the classic African safari into a seamless blend of adventure and indulgence. Whether you envision tracking the Big Five at dawn or sharing a gourmet breakfast as giraffes stroll by, your journey will be orchestrated with precision and passion.

Our seasoned travel experts curate tailored experiences across Africa’s most iconic landscapes—from the golden savannahs of Kenya to the untamed beauty of Botswana, the lush reserves of South Africa, and the plains of Tanzania. Discover the rare and the regal in effortless comfort, guided by those who know the land intimately. Your story of Africa begins here—with elegance, authenticity, and wonder.

Graceful 'La Belle Epoque' drifts through Burgundy on a delightful itinerary between Venarey-les-Laumes and Tanlay. Visit the former Cistercian Abbaye de Fontenay and Château d'Ancy-le-Franc. Pause for a private wine tasting. Enjoy a falconry display during your tour of Château de Commarin. Back aboard, relax in the spa tub and savor gourmet meals created by your expert chef.

A luxurious 4-day tour of Berlin, capturing the main sights of this beautiful and historic city. From horse-drawn carriage rides to food and arts tours and historic museums, this tour includes something special for everyone

Discover the culinary wonders of Italy on a journey through Rome, Florence, Tuscany and Emilia Romagna, tossing authentic pizzas with an expert pizzaiolo; sampling Chianti at a vineyard in the Val D’Orcia; tasting mortadella, ciccioli and salsiccia passata in Bologna; and touring an acetaia (vinegar producer), where you marvel at the flavors of sweet, thick balsamico.

Peru and gastronomy go hand in hand. Be prepared to savor authentic flavors on this 9-day gastronomic journey through the world’s leading culinary destination. Explore Lima’s rich culinary scene. Immerse yourself in the local side of the Sacred Valley. Visit Machu Picchu to learn more about the mystique and grandeur of the enigmatic citadel.

Take a gastronomic adventure through Vietnam. Spend ten days immersed in the country’s culinary scene, sampling everything from tasty street food to gourmet fusion dishes. Learn the secrets behind these mouth-watering morsels with visits to fresh markets and hands-on cooking classes.

From graceful geishas to savory sushi, discover the culinary and cultural icons of Japan. Follow a food trail through Osaka, prepare noodles in Tokyo and sip sake in Takayama. Then get a dose of culture in UNESCO-filled Kyoto, delve into Japanese Buddhism in Koyasan and witness age-old traditions at every turn.

This luxury food and wine vacation to Sonoma and Mendocino is a true ‘Farm to Table’ odyssey. Not only will you stay in style at award-winning boutique inns and enjoy mouth-watering culinary delights at some of California’s most highly regarded restaurants, but you’ll also harvest, forage and catch the fruits of the region yourself, as you spend time with local producers, ranchers, and chefs.

One of the best ways to experience a culture is through its food and drink. With that in mind, we prepare customized itineraries built around wine tasting and education, cooking lessons and visits to food markets guided by local experts.

More than 2,600 years ago, Phocaean sailor Protis traversed the Mediterranean in search of land on which to build a new city. As legend has it, his arrival at Lacydon cove coincided with a party where a local Celto-Ligurian girl, Gyptis, was choosing her husband. She picked the handsome foreign explorer, and their nuptials laid the foundation for Massalia.

On Saturday mornings, Croatians take to the streets of Zagreb. Macchiatos in hand, they find friends on café terraces and inside brimming coffeehouses, celebrating the weekend in see-and-be-seen style. The tradition, known as spica, calls for fashionable blazers and heels as locals sip and chat after finishing their shopping for the midday meal.

Of all the perspectives to appreciate the Roman Forum’s magnificence, my favorite is from the nave inside the off-limits Church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. Though I was stunned when my tour guide and a church custodian opened a pair of 12-foot-tall, green wooden doors revealing the Forum’s overgrown ruins below, it’s the building’s complex history, fortitude despite centuries of change, and privacy from tourists that made the moment so unforgettable. I watched heads on the street turn to look our way – I don’t think those doors get much use.

The sod-roofed houses and red-steepled church of Mikladalur, a rural hamlet in the Faroe Islands, peek past coastal hills toward the windswept North Atlantic. It’s a landscape of startling beauty. But Margret Heldarskard, 31, who was born and raised there, says her hometown is facing a crisis. “I know one other person my age,” she says. “It’s one of those villages that might die out – though hopefully not.”

Time is relative, especially on Italy’s Sorrentine Peninsula. On this wedge of land jutting from the country’s western coast, any desire to capture it is met with resistance bordering on disbelief. Ask the grocer when she closes, and she shrugs and says, “A little later.” Inquire when the next bus is due, and “soonish” is the most precision you can expect. Even habitual greetings blend time: Everyone buongiornos from daybreak until some indiscernible point in midafternoon, when they switch to buonasera for the rest of the day.

Over the last few years, Portland, Oregon’s much-lauded dining scene has evolved into a decadent multicultural feast served up by chefs eager to add their unique perspectives to a city that always celebrates weirdness. Thanks to a clever real-estate hack, these aspiring restaurateurs are manifesting their culinary ambitions in low-risk, bootstrapping fashion: On days their brick-and-mortar restaurants are closed, the owners invite pop-up operations to commandeer their turnkey spaces, usually for a small fee.

Many travelers know Switzerland’s largest city by reputation: bourgeois, austere, and expensive enough to make a backpacker reach for smelling salts. But come to Zürich in the spring and succumb to the joy of fountains abloom with lilies and tulips, hearty street festivals, and views across the lake to the glacier-laden Alps. By summer, the Zürichsee comes alive with sailboats, and the badis – lakeside bathhouses – fill with sunbathers. The River Limmat coursing through the city is normally closed to swimmers in town, but an annual event, the Limmatschwimmen (August 17 this year), draws thousands for a float past the towering church steeples.

A lot has changed in the three decades since Vikram Vij started cooking in Vancouver. When the gregarious chef, cookbook author, and culinary TV personality opened his eponymous restaurant in the city’s South Granville neighborhood, “French and Italian restaurants used to get all the attention,” he says. “Now every cuisine of every part of the world gets its recognition because people have far more awareness from traveling.” These days, visitors to this outdoors-obsessed city by the sea are spoiled for choice, so we asked Vij and two other acclaimed local chefs where they like to go when they’re not in the kitchen. The results are delicious: Japanese Italian omakases, Québécois comfort food, fresh-filled raspberry doughnuts, and more. Bon appétit.