I’m a journey professional and these are the locations I’d journey to in summer season 2026

The wonderful climate over the May financial institution vacation might need put you within the temper to consider the place to go on vacation as soon as the summer season actually kicks in.

Perhaps a villa in France’s Languedoc, or in Puglia in southern Italy. Then once more, there’s all the time a laidback Greek island ready to be found.

Head additional east to Mauritius, or stick nearer to residence with a houseboat vacation on the Isle of Wight or a coastal retreat in Cornwall.

If you’ve been planning a significant journey, take into consideration combining a Kenyan safari with a Zanzibar seaside break, or discover the jungles of Borneo and fall in love with its wildlife.

Wherever you resolve to go on vacation in July, you’ll get some inspiration from these concepts.

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France

Go south to Languedoc for a slice of French life within the Wine Terrace, a six-bedroom villa set in an previous priory surrounded by vineyards. You’ll be sharing the in depth grounds, terraces and swimming pool with two different cottages, however there’s loads of area to go round – and also you’ll be a brief drive from fairly Pézenas and its fabulous Saturday market. Vintage Travel has availability in July, with seven days’ self-catering beginning at £2,210.

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Italy

Per week in Puglia is tough to withstand, particularly in case you’re in Casa Cosima, a Nineteenth-century townhouse in Spongano that’s been restored fantastically. Six sleep comfortably in three bedrooms, and it’s elegantly furnished underneath vaulted ceilings. When you’re not lazing in your personal pool, you’ll be at certainly one of Italy’s Ionian seashores a brief drive away. Essential Italy has per week’s self-catering from 4 July beginning at £3,200.

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Isle of Wight

Fancy a vacation on a ship with out having to drive it your self? Stay at Oystercatcher, a trendy three-bedroom houseboat moored in Bembridge harbour on the Isle of Wight. Light, ethereal and spacious, it additionally has a terrace overlooking the harbour for al fresco eating and waterfront cocktails. Booked via Unique Hideaways, it prices £2,293 for seven nights’ self-catering, together with reserving price and harm waiver.

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Mauritius

If you need assured sunshine spiced up with Creole, Chinese and French flavours, head to Mauritius for a relaxed break on the Veranda Grand Baie Hotel and Spa. Set in sheltered Grand Baie on the north-eastern aspect of the island, the resort has two swimming pools and engaging seaside eating places. Seven nights’ B&B with Away Holidays price from £1,089pp in July, or improve to all-inclusive for an additional £440pp.

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Greece

Stay in one of many Eleonos Villas on the island of Samos and have Votsalakia seaside a 10-minute stroll away, in addition to your personal pool and a shaded terrace. The villas are a part of a set of stone homes sitting on a delicate hillside, providing pretty sea views. GIC the Villa Collection has availability in July for these two-bedroom villas beginning at £3,226 per couple, together with flights and automobile rent.

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Cornwall

Combine the amenities of a resort – indoor pool, well being membership, sports activities, actions, eating places – with the comfort of an condominium in SeaSpace. You’ll be in a wonderful clifftop spot on the South West Coast Path overlooking Watergate Bay, simply north of Newquay. Save 15 per cent off a four-night keep, which in July begins at £316 an evening.

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And if you wish to splash out…

Kenya and Tanzania

Safari and sunshine go hand in hand with this 13-night Kenya Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday run by Rainbow Tours. After spending just a few days on safari within the Maasai Mara recognizing the Big Five and sleeping in luxurious tents within the Governors’ Camp, you’ll then have an evening within the plush Zanzibar Palace Hotel in Stone Camp. Finally, you’ll get the possibility to sit back out on Zanzibar’s white sands at Pongwe Beach Hotel. Prices in July begin at £6,860pp and embrace flights, transfers, lodging, most meals, entrance charges and specified excursions.

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Borneo

Make probably the most of July’s dry warmth and go on a jungle journey in Sabah to find a few of Borneo’s most distant rainforests. Selective Asia’s 13-day Sabah’s Lost Worlds trek via Borneo is tailored, so you may resolve to tough it within the almost untouched Maliau Basin, go to an orangutan sanctuary, go on a longboat experience down Kinabatangan River and uncover Borneo’s empty, secluded seashores. Prices begin at £4,390pp and embrace transport, lodging, guides and a few meals, however exclude flights.

Mary Novakovich is editor at massive at 101holidays.co.uk