150 Ultimate Travel Bucket List Ideas

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I’ve had a bucket list since I was 16. Like, a real list of things I want to do and places I want to see in my life. Most of the items on my bucket list are travel-related but a few of them revolve around life goals and achievements. And although I already have over 200 items on my list, I’m always on the lookout for more travel bucket list ideas to add. Yes, I’m ambitious!

I think everyone should have an idea of the things they want to achieve in their life. Although when I talk about a bucket list, it shouldn’t be a mere check-box exercise.

I don’t want to run from place to place, ticking off tourist attractions just to say I’ve ‘been there, done that’.

Instead, my bucket list guides my life choices, reminds me what’s important and inspires me to experience as much as possible.

So, with the goal of inspiring you to write your own bucket list, I thought I’d share 150 travel bucket list ideas.

In no particular order, here are 150 ideas for your travel bucket list, some of which I’ve already done, many of which I’m yet to do.

I’d love to hear about some of the things you want to do in your life. Leave a comment below and let me know your top 10!

1. Scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef
2. Hike in Patagonia, Chile
3. Shop in New York City
4. Dance at the carnival in Rio de Janeiro
5. Stay a night at The Ritz
6. Live abroad for at least three months
7. Walk on the Great Wall of China
8. Shop in London
9. Explore the British Museum, London
10. Stroll around Portobello Road Market, Notting Hill, London
11. Visit Covent Garden, London
12. See a show on the West End, London
13. Explore Camden, London
14. Tour the Houses of Parliment, London
15. Visit the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland
16. Go skiing
17. Go snowboarding
18. Visit Niagara Falls, Canada
19. See the Grand Canyon, USA
20. Visit Paris
21. Climb the Eiffel Tower, Paris
22. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
23. Climb the Arc de Triomphe, Paris
24. See Halong Bay, Vietnam
25. Go surfing
26. Sleep on a beach
27. Camp in the wilderness
28. Party in Ibiza
29. Take a spa break with girlfriends
30. See the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
31. Visit Las Vegas, USA
32. Visit Los Angeles, USA
33. Ride a gondola through Venice, Italy
34. Visit the Coliseum, Rome
35. Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia
36. Tour a whisky distillery in Scotland
37. Hike Ben Nevis, Scotland
38. Drive through Glen Coe, Scotland
39. Visit the Isle of Skye, Scotland
40. Visit the Faroe Islands
41. Eat haggis in Scotland
42. Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
43. Explore Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
44. Ride a sledge through the snow pulled by Huskies
45. Go whitewater rafting
46. Ride in a hot air balloon
47. Chill out in the Maldives
48. Visit La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
49. Visit Madrid
50. Explore Athens
51. Visit Budapest
52. See a ballet
53. See an opera
54. Go whale watching
55. Cage dive with great white sharks
56. Go on safari
57. Experience the Aurora Borealis
58. Hike in the Rockies, Canada
59. Visit Lake Louise, Canada
60. Drive Route 66, USA
61. See elephants in the wild
62. Get lost in the souks in Marrakech, Morroco
63. Get back to nature on the Galapagos Islands
64. Trek through a rainforest
65. Take the Trans-Siberian Railway
66. See Uluru at sunset
67. Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
68. Hike Trolltunga in Norway
69. Visit Tokyo
70. Wander at the skyscrapers in Hong Kong
71. Ride a camel through the desert
72. Take an epic road trip
73. Visit Vienna
74. Visit Isreal
75. Visit all 50 states
76. Climb the CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
77. Visit the Mayan Temples, Chichen Itza, Mexico
78. Visit the White House, Washington D.C.
79. Visit Morro del Corcovado, Christ the Redeemer, Rio, Brazil
80. Climb Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
81. Climb Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio, Brazil
82. Visit Florence, Italy
83. Visit the New York Public Library
84. See New England in Autumn/Fall
85. See the Sistine Chapel, Rome
86. Backpack in South East Asia
87. Visit New Zealand
88. Chill out in Mauritius
89. Visit the Taj Mahal, India
90. Chill in Hawaii
91. Watch a basketball game at Madison Square Gardens, NYC
92. Swim in Devil’s Pool, Victoria Falls, Tanzania
93. Hike in Yosemite National Park, California
94. See Iguassu Falls, South America
95. Explore Alaska
96. Go wine tasting in France
97. Explore Angkor Wat, Cambodia
98. Hike in the Himalayas
99. Relax in the Seychelles
100. Visit Sri Lanka
101. Visit Mumbai
102. See Angel Falls, Venezuela
103. Stay in a water bungalow in Bora Bora
104. See Abu Simbel, Egypt
105. Hike in Zion National Park, USA
106. Admire the view from the top of the Empire State Building
107. Experience the winter markets in Europe
108. Visit Berlin
109. Visit Munich
110. Visit Dresden
111. Hike part of the Appalachian Trail
112. Salsa dance in Havana, Cuba
113. Tango in Buenos Aires, Argentina
114. Go to a real blues bar in Chicago
115. Go to a jazz club in New Orleans
116. See the Alhambra, Spain
117. See the Nazca Lines, Peri
118. See the Kremlin, Russia
119. See St Basil’s Cathedral, Russia
120. Visit Petra, Jordan
121. Visit Salzburg, Austria
122. Admire the beauty of Hallstatt, Austria
123. See the Terracotta Warriors, China
124. Drink beer at Oktoberfest, Germany
125. Dance in the pouring rain
126. Admire the view from the Rockefeller Centre, NYC
127. Stroll through Central Park, NYC
128. Take the Staten Island Ferry, NYC
129. Soak up the atmosphere in Times Square, NYC
130. Stay in a rustic French farmhouse in Provence
131. Watch tennis at Wimbledon, London
132. Drive around Lake Tahoe, USA
133. Drive the Pacific Coast Highway, California
134. Visit Plitvice National Park, Croatia
135. Swim in Iceland’s hot springs
136. Drive the East Coast of Australia
137. Visit the Whitsundays, Australia
138. Ride the world’s fastest zip line at Zip World, Penrhyn Quarry, Wales
139. Climb a volcano
140. See the Giant Redwoods, California
141. Fly first class
142. Sleep in a treehouse
143. Take a solo trip
144. Hike into Antelope Canyon, USA
145. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
146. Walk through the lavender fields in Provence
147. Ride in a riskshaw
148. Marvel at the Roman Baths in Bath, UK
149. See the palace and gardens of Versailles, Paris
150. See the cherry blossoms in Japan

This is by no means an exhaustive list. In reality, my bucket list will never be complete, because the whole world is my bucket list. But that’s the adventure of life.

Always achieving, always pushing the boundaries, always exploring!

   

I’d love to hear about your own travel bucket list ideas. Hit me up in the comments below and let me know what’s on your radar.