Our top 10 picks

We measured 25,237 experiences and kept 517. These forty are the ones that stand out inside that 517, sorted four different ways because "best" means four different things depending on what you are actually asking. The most expensive on the register is Providenciales, at $5,500. The most reviewed has 12,943 verified reviews behind it.

Once in a lifetime

The ten most expensive experiences on the register that still hold a rating of 4.8 or better. Price alone proves nothing, so the rating stays in the test.

4 hTurks and CaicosProvidenciales · private yacht dayfrom $5,500 · 118 reviews · 4.957 dTanzaniaArusha · safari, 7 daysfrom $4,840 · 648 reviews · 4.997 dTanzaniaArusha · by road, 7 daysfrom $4,426 · 1,619 reviews · 4.994 hUnited StatesKauai · private boat charterfrom $4,396 · 60 reviews · 5.08 dTanzaniaArusha · safari, 8 daysfrom $4,257 · 249 reviews · 4.99AustraliaAirlie Beach · private charterfrom $3,918 · 85 reviews · 4.9110 dIrelandDublin · by road, 10 daysfrom $3,753 · 288 reviews · 4.935 dTanzaniaArusha · safari, 5 daysfrom $3,744 · 271 reviews · 4.994 hUnited StatesJuneau · on the waterfrom $3,599 · 151 reviews · 4.985 dTanzaniaArusha · safari, 5 daysfrom $3,595 · 203 reviews · 4.97

The most tested

The ten with the most verified reviews behind them. Between a new listing and one that thousands of people have already been on, we say the second one out loud.

10 hDominican RepublicPunta Cana · by road, 10 hfrom $857 · 12,943 reviews · 4.934 dPeruCusco · by road, 4 daysfrom $835 · 11,367 reviews · 4.995 dPeruCusco · by road, 5 daysfrom $760 · 5,004 reviews · 4.992 dPeruCusco · by road, 2 daysfrom $585 · 3,980 reviews · 4.994 dPeruCusco · by road, 4 daysfrom $695 · 3,819 reviews · 4.972 dVietnamHa Long Bay · on the water, 2 daysfrom $609 · 2,894 reviews · 4.975 dPeruCusco · by road, 5 daysfrom $680 · 2,780 reviews · 4.992 hUnited StatesLas Vegas · helicopter flight, 2 hfrom $505 · 2,688 reviews · 4.855 hTanzaniaArusha · safari, 5 hfrom $599 · 2,581 reviews · 4.9710 hJapanTokyo · private day tour, 10 hfrom $508 · 2,536 reviews · 4.87

Highest rated

The ten best rated with at least 300 reviews. Without that floor a perfect score from fifty people beats a 4.92 from nine thousand, and that is noise, not a verdict.

CroatiaDubrovnik · private day tourfrom $609 · 460 reviews · 5.0CroatiaDubrovnik · private boat charterfrom $530 · 369 reviews · 5.04 dPeruCusco · by road, 4 daysfrom $835 · 11,367 reviews · 4.995 dPeruCusco · by road, 5 daysfrom $760 · 5,004 reviews · 4.992 dPeruCusco · by road, 2 daysfrom $585 · 3,980 reviews · 4.995 dPeruCusco · by road, 5 daysfrom $680 · 2,780 reviews · 4.997 dTanzaniaArusha · by road, 7 daysfrom $4,426 · 1,619 reviews · 4.993 dVietnamHa Long Bay · on the water, 3 daysfrom $627 · 1,147 reviews · 4.997 dTanzaniaArusha · safari, 7 daysfrom $4,840 · 648 reviews · 4.99CroatiaDubrovnik · private boat charterfrom $589 · 495 reviews · 4.99

Most for the money

The ten cheapest that still clear all three tests. Our floor is 500 dollars, so nothing here is cheap. These are the ones that ask the least for it.

8 hSouth KoreaSeoul · private day tour, 8 hfrom $500 · 665 reviews · 4.958 hSouth KoreaSeoul · private day tour, 8 hfrom $500 · 365 reviews · 4.972 hUnited StatesLas Vegas · helicopter flight, 2 hfrom $505 · 2,688 reviews · 4.8510 hJapanTokyo · private day tour, 10 hfrom $508 · 2,536 reviews · 4.873 dUnited KingdomEdinburgh · by road, 3 daysfrom $514 · 1,340 reviews · 4.944 hMexicoCabo San Lucas · catamaran cruisefrom $520 · 343 reviews · 4.85CroatiaDubrovnik · private boat charterfrom $530 · 369 reviews · 5.01 hUnited StatesOahu · helicopter flightfrom $540 · 799 reviews · 4.812 dSouth AfricaCape Town · safari, 2 daysfrom $541 · 399 reviews · 4.822 hTanzaniaZanzibar · on the waterfrom $545 · 977 reviews · 4.97

The three tests, and how we are paid