4 Most Unique Senior Travel Destinations in the World
Participating in retirement travel is one of the best parts about retirement. You can save money during off peak travel times, you can get great senior travel deals and you can experience new and exciting places in multiple senior trips. However, there are instances when it all starts to blur.
If the hotel you stayed in while sipping wine in a Californian vineyard is starting to blur with the bed and breakfast you stayed at in the French countryside it might be time to try a few more unique retirement destinations for your senior travel.
The following is a list of destinations that can combine natural beauty, unique architecture, new cultures or amazing wildlife to give you a breathtaking new experience abroad:
Bhutan (Himalayan Mountains)
This Buddhist country has straddled the line between old and new for years, and is now the world’s youngest democracy. Hidden away in the eastern Himalayas you will find The Kingdom of Bhutan to house some of the most preserved natural resources in the world as well as infinite mystery as a “home to the gods”. Bhutan is known as one of the 10 biodiversity hot spots in the world as well as one of the 221 global endemic bird areas with over 770 species of birds.
To safeguard their unique culture, tourism is controlled and regulated. All senior travel must take place in the form of a senior travel tour on an approved travel program or as a guest of the government. To learn more read the Visitor Information Page of the Bhutan website.
The Blue Lagoon (Iceland)
An experience at the Blue Lagoon will be the most unique spa treatment you will receive your entire life. While staying at The Blue Lagoon Spa you can bathe in the natural waters of the Blue Lagoon geothermal seawater, most popular for its positive effects on the skin. You are literally floating between continents as the Blue Lagoon is the meeting points of the Euro-Asian and American tectonic plates.
The water treatment has helped skin diseases, especially psoriasis, in people all over the world and is proven natural by the waters and geothermal energy of Iceland. The spa is founded on the principals of the waters healing power, wellness and beauty.
The Maldives (Indian Ocean Islands)
The Maldives is a group of 1,190 islands (with 90 cultivated for tourism) formed around 26 ring-like atolls spread over 90,000 kilometers of the Indian Ocean. These islands are home to lagoons, reefs and thousands of species of fish and is known for its fishing and water-based tourism. The beaches are pristine and very rarely crowded, even in the summer months. This is largely because the people of the islands are so dispersed. In fact, 99% of the Maldives is actually water!
Okavango Delta (Botswana)
The Okavango Delta is one of the last unspoiled wildlife areas in all of Africa. If you’re objective on your senior trip is to experience a world completely separated from your own, this is the perfect vacation. The delta is one of the world’s largest inland water systems, partly forming the Cubango River before falling into Botswana. Do not forget the Okavango specialty; taking a senior travel tour by water in a dugout canoe poled by your guide to explore the waterways and amazing wildlife that populates this region. There are also jeep and walking tours available.
Be wary of traveling in the months of October-April, the time in which the delta is fed by the multitude of flooding and rains. May through October are the best months to visit.
Other unique travel destinations like the Cancun’s Underwater Museum, the Greek island Santorini and Sweden’s Ice Hotel are amazing experiences but might not be suitable for seniors with physical ailments. The underwater museum requires scuba diving, Santorini is covered in steeply hilled cobbled streets and the Ice Hotel is, well, made of ice.
