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This was China felt in layers: incense at the Jade Buddha Temple, mist folding into the Yangtze gorges, pandas dozing in Chengdu, and Hong Kong glittering below Victoria Peak. Over 21 days, the group travelled by river, rail and road through a country that rarely reveals itself all at once.
Japan reveals itself in layers: the silver speed of the Shinkansen, the stillness of shrine forests, the mineral breath of Hakone, and the high white drama of the Northern Alps.
In April 2026, our guests crossed South Korea by palace gate, city street, coastal path and high-speed rail. From Seoul’s luminous modernity to Busan’s sea-washed markets, the journey revealed a country shaped by memory, imagination and motion.
On Citibond’s 19 February 2026 departure, Southern Africa revealed itself in water, wind, wine and wilderness — from the mist of Victoria Falls to the early-morning hush of Kruger National Park.
Dubai first appeared in reflections: towers trembling on black water, dinner served aboard a wooden dhow, and a group of travellers slowly becoming companions. By the time the desert sky opened above them, the journey had gathered its own quiet rhythm.
On the 18 November 2025 departure, the Himalayas were not simply a backdrop but a presence: felt in the hush of monasteries, the turn of prayer wheels, the cold dawn above Darjeeling and the shared silences that gathered along the way.
On this eight-day journey, Morocco revealed itself gradually: in Atlantic light, cedar forests, medieval lanes, desert silence and the evening hum of Marrakech.
From the spray of Victoria Falls to the first hush of morning in Kruger, this 16-day escorted journey unfolded in moments of water, wine, wilderness and wonder.
In May, Japan held two seasons at once: Tokyo shimmering in spring warmth, and the Northern Alps still carved with walls of snow. This was a journey of quiet rituals, swift trains, sacred gates and mountain air sharp enough to remember.
On Citibond’s 8 May 2025 departure, Japan unfolded in contrasts: Tokyo seen from the clouds, Kyoto in temple hush, and the Northern Alps carved into walls of spring snow.
In April 2025, Citibond travellers followed Japan’s spring trail from Tokyo’s blossom-lined parks to Hiroshima’s place of remembrance. The sakura may have been shy in places, but the journey revealed something deeper: a country of ritual, resilience and quiet beauty.
In March 2025, Citibond guests followed Japan’s spring north-to-west rhythm — beneath sakura canopies, through temple gates, across mountain valleys and aboard the Shinkansen. It was a journey of petals and silence, neon and memory, held together by the fleeting beauty of blossom season.
On Citibond’s 8 March 2025 departure, guests moved through Vietnam and Cambodia by river, road, cave and temple path — from the green stillness of Halong Bay to the timeworn splendour of Angkor Wat.
In twenty days, our travellers crossed a continent of astonishing contrasts: reed islands on Lake Titicaca, the ancient stones of Machu Picchu, the salt air of Rio and the thunder of Iguazu Falls.
On 19 February 2025, Citibond guests set out from London for Sri Lanka — a journey of elephant plains, temple bells, tea-country mist and the salt-bright calm of Beruwala. What unfolded was a richly layered passage through one of Asia’s most storied islands.
On the 7 February 2025 departure, guests travelled from Hanoi’s kinetic streets to Halong Bay’s limestone seascape and onward to Cambodia’s ancient temples. It was a journey of lantern glow, river life, imperial memory and stone carved with centuries of devotion.
From the nocturnal hush of Singapore’s Night Safari to the gold-lit temples of Bangkok and the clear waters off Coral Island, this November journey moved through Southeast Asia with colour, rhythm and grace.
On Citibond’s November 2024 journey through Vietnam and Cambodia, guests travelled from Hanoi’s kinetic lanes to Halong Bay’s limestone towers and the temple shadows of Angkor. It was a tour shaped by water, memory, craft and stone.
