The Ultimate Travel Bucket List

Every traveller should have a good bucket list. A good bucket list allows you to make plans to see the world and explore places that you'd never have even thought about visiting. We've put together a list of 150 things we believe will inspire each and every reader to dig their suitcases out and get their next trip booked in. So whether you're a seasoned traveller or just looking for ideas for your next getaway, check out our ultimate bucket list below to see how many of these you can tick off and which ones you need to add to your "To Do" list now.

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

The Inca Trail, Peru

The Great Migration, Kenya

Times Square, New York

Christmas Markets, Strasbourg, France

Yosemite National Park, USA

Sea of Stars, Maldives

Red Light District, Amsterdam

Blue Lagoon, Iceland

1. Fly on an aeroplane

2. See the Northern Lights

3. Ride in a hot air balloon

4. Camp on the beach

5. Visit all seven continents

6. Watch the sunset

7. Watch the sunrise

8. Go on a river cruise

9. Swim with dolphins

10. Go snorkelling

11. Go surfing

12. Go skiing

13. Try some unusual food

14. Cycle across San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge

15. Visit the Colosseum in Rome

16. Visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris

17. Go stargazing

18. Go camping

19. Go to a music festival

20. Stay in a hostel

21. Visit the Taj Mahal in India

22. Buy a travel guide

23. Visit Niagara Falls

24. Jump out of an aeroplane

25. Stand in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza

26. Watch a Broadway show

27. Gamble in Las Vegas

28. Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

29. Sleep under the stars

30. Go to Disneyland

31. Go on the London Eye

32. Witness the famous migration in the Masai Mara (Kenya)

33. Visit Stonehenge

34. Ride the Trans-Siberian railway

35. Take an outdoor bath in Budapest

36. Drive down Route 66

37. Go dog-sledding

38. Visit the Waitomo glow worm caves in New Zealand

39. Dance in the Rio Carnival

40. Track mountain gorillas in Africa

41. Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge

42. Walk the Great Wall of China

43. InterRail around Europe

44. Climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

45. Relax in Iceland's Blue Lagoon

46. Ride a zip line

47. Eat fresh sushi in Tokyo

48. Stand under a waterfall

49. Explore a cave

50. Jump off a cliff

51. Go whitewater rafting

52. Sail a boat

53. Attend a rodeo

54. Climb a volcano

55. Bathe an elephant

56. Hold a monkey

57. Release baby turtles into the sea

58. Ride in a horse and carriage

59. See a coral reef

60. Sleep in a yurt

61. Go whale watching

62. Attend a wedding abroad

63. See a Cirque du Soleil show

64. Watch the Tour de France in person

65. Watch a Wimbledon match

66. Go to the opera

67. Spend a day or weekend at a spa

68. Stay in a 5-star hotel

69. Drink at an Ice Bar

70. Eat at a Michelin-star restaurant

71. Go kayaking

72. Experience a White Christmas

73. Send a message in a bottle

74. Go skinny-dipping

75. Learn to say "Hello" or "Thank You" in 10 different languages

76. Attend the Olympic Games

77. Stand in New York's Times Square

78. Ride a horse

79. Drive in a race car

80. Drive a tractor

81. Ride a segway

82. Race a go-kart

83. Ride in a tuk-tuk

84. Go shopping in one of Europe's Christmas Markets

85. Hop on a tram

86. Ride on the Subway

87. Ride on the Eurostar

88. Take a ferry

89. Go tobogganing

90. Attend a Luau

91. Stay in a treehouse

92. Explore a rainforest

93. Go on a safari

94. Tour a vineyard

95. Visit a castle

96. Walk round a haunted house

97. Visit a temple

98. Fly over the Grand Canyon

99. Visit Yosemite National Park

100. Do the Hollywood Walk of Fame

101. Walk across Abbey Road in London

102. Watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace

103. Put a love lock on Paris's Pont des Arts Bridge

104. Drink beer at Oktoberfest

105. Visit a windmill

106. Take a gondola trip in Venice

107. Float in the Dead Sea

108. Ride a camel

109. Shop at Vietnam's floating market

110. Celebrate at India's Holi Festival

111. Go bungee-jumping

112. Punt down a river

113. Take a moment to reflect at the Berlin Wall Memorial

114. Go to the ballet

115. Volunteer abroad for a day, week, or longer!

116. Spend New Year's Eve abroad

117. Ride in a helicopter

118. Visit Yellowstone National Park

119. See the Great Sphinx

120. Spot an iceberg

121. Go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans

122. Celebrate St Patrick's Day in Ireland

123. Stand on the Equator

124. Visit the Sea of Stars in the Maldives

125. Swim with sharks

126. See a play at the Globe Theatre

127. Visit Auschwitz

128. Celebrate the Day of the Dead in Mexico

129. Make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem

130. Visit the Red Light District in Amsterdam

131. Explore the ruins of Pompeii

132. Visit one of the biggest theme parks in the world

133. Attend a Full Moon Party in Thailand

134. Celebrate Thanksgiving in America

135. Go island hopping in the Caribbean

136. Ride the Orient Express

137. See a tiger in the wild

138. Go couch-surfing

139. Try the Monopoly Pub Crawl

140. Watch live jazz music in Chicago

141. Attend a live baseball game

142. Walk through Central Park

143. Go zorbing

144. Go on a Lord of the Rings tour in New Zealand

145. Celebrate Chinese New Year in China

146. Attend the Grand Prix

147. Visit Westminster Abbey

148. Attend the Cannes Film Festival

149. See a West End show

150. Go ice skating