Escape Magazine Summer 2025 Edition

SRI LANKA? TAILORED TO A TEA.

The second Indiana Jones movie, The Temple of Doom (1984), was mainly filmed on location in Sri Lanka, and we can see why. If you want to let loose your inner Indiana Jones, why not try our six-day Scenic & Wildlife tour ? Kandy is known as Sri Lanka’s cultural capital and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy a tour of the city where folklore, legends, and traditions of the past are still very much alive. The highlight is the Temple of the Tooth - a sacred temple that houses a tooth

belonging to Buddha. When you travel to Sri Lanka’s Hill Country , you’ll ascend 2,000 metres to learn about the famous Ceylon tea . Enjoy a cup of the best tea in the world in Nuwara Eliya , surrounded by beautiful mountainous scenery. No trip to Sri Lanka is complete without a safari in one of the national parks, and our Scenic & Wildlife tour includes two of the best: spot elephants in Udawalawe and leopards in Yala . To end, why not add a few extra days to relax at a beach resort before heading to the airport?

PETRA, JORDAN

OUT OF THIS WORLD From the ancient city of Petra carved into the rocks of Jordan to the sparkling glass towers climbing into the skies of Dubai , the modern Middle East is one of Earth’s most captivating and contrasting destinations. The past meets the future, and dynamic cities rise from timeless desert, creating a world where anything feels possible. Explore legends on our Jordan Discovery adventure to see where Indiana Jones found the Holy Grail in the Last Crusade (1989) , float in the buoyant salt water of the Dead Sea, and stand on Mount Nebo , one of the most sacred sites in Jordan where Moses is said to have seen the Promised Land.

TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH

Jordan and the rocky Wadi Rum have been filmmakers’ favourites for decades. From the desert scenes in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Aladdin (2019) to the otherworldly backdrops of The Martian (2015) , this is a place that transports you beyond the ordinary. But it isn’t just somewhere to stand and stare in awe. Embrace the magical landscape through 4x4 off-road safaris , camel riding among the dunes, and nights beneath the stars at a traditional Bedouin camp . And the Mediterranean edge isn’t the only part of the Middle East that combines

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