Holidays

Luxury holidays

Villas, five-star escapes and once-in-a-lifetime itineraries.

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Luxury, defined by you

Luxury is personal. For one traveller it is a villa with a private pool and absolutely no plans. For another it is a luxury tour of Japan timed to the cherry blossom, or Sri Lanka with a driver-guide who knows every tea estate worth stopping at, or Iceland with the northern lights dancing above a glass-roofed lodge.

We create luxury holidays and tailor made trips across the world: Vietnam, India, New Zealand, South America, China, Thailand, Costa Rica, Myanmar, Indonesia and plenty more. Some clients come to us with a destination; others come with a feeling they want and let us suggest where in the world delivers it best. Both are perfect starting points.

What makes our luxury trips different is the layer of detail underneath: rooms chosen for their exact view, internal flights and transfers that never leave you waiting, restaurants booked before they fill, and the small personal touches that turn a very nice holiday into the one you measure others against.

Every luxury holiday is fully ATOL protected, and you deal with one person throughout who actually knows your trip. That, we would argue, is the real luxury.

For Inspiration

Three flavours of luxury

Luxury looks different on everyone. Here are three very different versions to get you thinking.

Pastel houses above a glittering Mediterranean bay

Mediterranean and Indian Ocean

Private pool villas

Luxury villa holidays where the pool is yours and the pace is yours.

  • Hand-picked villas with private pools, from Greece to Bali
  • Private chefs, in-villa spa treatments and boat days arranged
  • Ideal for families and groups of friends travelling together
  • Concierge touches sorted before you land
Ask Kate about Private pool villas
Himeji Castle framed by cherry blossom in Japan

Tokyo, Kyoto and beyond

Japan in style

Luxury Japan holidays from neon Tokyo to silent temple gardens.

  • First-class rail travel and hand-picked luxury hotels and ryokans
  • Private guides for the days you want unlocked, freedom for the rest
  • Cherry blossom and autumn leaf seasons planned to the week
  • See our Japan tours guide for the full picture
Ask Kate about Japan in style
The northern lights over Iceland

Reykjavik and the south coast

Iceland, done properly

Luxury Iceland holidays built around lagoons, lodges and light.

  • The Blue Lagoon and quieter, even lovelier alternatives
  • Northern lights breaks with the best viewing odds
  • Boutique lodges with glass ceilings and geothermal pools
  • See our Iceland holidays guide for more
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Your Questions

Good to know

What makes a holiday a luxury holiday?

Not the price tag: the fit. A luxury holiday is one where everything has been thought about before you thought of it, from the room with the right view to the transfer waiting when you land. Our job is to know which hotels, villas and tours genuinely deliver that.

Do you book luxury tailor made holidays?

It is the heart of what we do. Every luxury holiday we create is tailor made around you: your dates, your pace, your tastes. If you want the fully built version, our luxury tailor-made holidays page goes deeper.

Which destinations are best for luxury travel?

Wherever you want to go, there is a way to do it beautifully: Sri Lanka and Vietnam for gentle luxury with depth, Japan and New Zealand for the big milestone trips, Iceland for wild luxury, the Maldives for pure switch-off. We will match the destination to the trip you are imagining.

Is a luxury holiday through an agent more expensive?

Usually the opposite. Our group buying power gives us access to rates, upgrades and extras that are not available to the public, and you get one person accountable for the whole trip rather than a chain of booking sites.

How It Works

Simple. Personal. Magical.

At Transcend Travel, we create an experience, not just a holiday. Years of crafting bespoke trips means we know exactly what questions to ask.

  1. Get Inspired

    Have a think about the type of holiday and experience you're looking for, and where in the world you'd love to travel.

  2. Let's Connect

    Get on a call with us so we can talk through your wish-list and ask the questions that help us understand your needs.

  3. Create Your Trip

    Leave us to work our magic. We'll do all the hard work to create a bespoke holiday tailored perfectly just for you.

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Ready for the properly good version?

Tell us the trip you keep daydreaming about and we'll build the luxury version of it.