Online travel marketplace Viator has announced the winners of the recent 2024 Viator Experience Awards, showcasing the best travel experiences from around the globe.
Now in its third year, Viator’s annual Experience Awards rank the world’s top travel experiences as chosen by the company’s millions of global travellers. This year, the awards program recognises over 400 global tours, activities, and excursions – once again setting the bar for the best things to do and see.
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Culturally-driven tours and culinary experiences dominated the 2024 Experience Award rankings. As travellers look to dive deep into destinations’ rich local cultures, it’s not surprising that all of the global regions spotlighted in the awards include at least one winning historical or cultural tour. From exploring temples on an after-dark tuk-tuk tour in Bangkok to learning about the history and hauntings of Salem, Massachusetts, to experiencing the hidden world below Prague’s Old Town – travellers have a lot to choose from.
Travellers are also seeking out food-related experiences as a unique way to fully immerse into a destination’s culture and traditions. Cooking classes and street food tours are two of Viator’s top five best-reviewed travel experience categories in 2024. This year’s award-winning experiences offer ample culinary travel inspiration, with activities like a cocktail and food history tour in New Orleans, a hands-on Peruvian cooking class in Lima, and a private street food walking tour in Ho Chi Minh City ranking among favourites.
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Here in Asia-Pacific, top excursions included an all-inclusive Ubud Private Tour in Bali and an all-inclusive Small-Group Blue Mountains Trip with Scenic World in Australia.
Top winners in the Americas included the Freedom Trail: Small Group Tour of Revolutionary Boston; the Explore Old Montreal Walking Tour in Canada; an Aruba UTV Tour with natural cave pool and cliff jumping in the Caribbean; and Mexico City’s Teotihuacan Private Tour.
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Top tours in Europe included Iceland’s Golden Circle with Blue Lagoon ticket and Kerid Volcano Crater; a Greek Food Walking Tour in Athens; the Best of Prague Walking Tour and Cruise in the Czech Republic; and the exclusive guided tour of the Louvre Museum in Paris. The Middle East winner was the Dubai Aladdin Tour: Souks, Creek, Old Dubai & Tastings.
Viator is the world’s largest travel experiences marketplace with more than 300,000 bookable experiences around the world. The 2024 Viator Experience Awards rank the world’s top experiences based on a number of factors, including traveller review scores, review volumes, and booking volumes over the last year. It sets the bar for the world’s best things to do, see, and experience.
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