Celebrate a major life event with a tailormade holiday. Honeymoons, milestone birthdays and anniversaries and retirement celebrations all give an unequivocal excuse to set off and explore the world.

Some of our favourite destinations for a celebratory trip include:

• Guatemala: for indigenous culture, Mayan history in Tikal and volcanic highlands around Lake Atitlan.
• Belize: for an eclectic mix of cultures, pure nature in Cayo District and white sand beaches of the Cayes where the snorkelling and diving is extraordinary.
• Costa Rica: for the ultimate destination in being multi-active, for the welcome of the friendly Ticos and for the rugged Pacific backdrop.
• Ecuador & Galapagos: for condors flying over Andean peaks, for cobbled streets, red tiles and white-washed architecture in Quito, parrot clay licks in Amazon tributaries, giant tortoises and glass-bottom kayaking in Galapagos.
• Brazil: for water-filled dunes in Lencois Maranhenses, snacking on pão de queijo, hiking in Reserva do Ibitipoca, jaguar sightings in the Pantanal and beach days in Trancoso.
• Sri Lanka: for hoppers and Ceylon tea, for colonial history in Galle, wildlife in Wilpattu National Park and beaches around Tangalle.
• Borneo: for sightings of proboscis monkeys, orangutans and pygmy elephants and remote islands off Kota Kinabalu.
• Cambodia: for the Khmer temples of Angkor, the moving history in Phnom Penh and the southern island paradise of the Gulf of Thailand.