When our freedom to travel suddenly came to a halt due to the global pandemic, it became clear that travel is more than just a "nice to have". While many of us have spent the last year with permanent wanderlust, dreaming of our next trip, we now want only one thing: to move away from Wanderlust to Wandermust - the insatiable urge to travel. Until we all finally get to pack our bags again, all Four Seasons properties in Europe and worldwide to start planning.

Here are five travel experiences that should be on your bucket list.

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1. snorkeling with manta rays in the Maldives

Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru

Baa Atoll, Maldives
Tel: +(960) 66 00 888
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Guests at Four Seasons Resort Maldives on Landaa Giraavaru will have the unique opportunity to swim with the world's largest recorded population of manta rays in the innovative island sanctuary of the UNESCO Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve, as part of Manta-On-Call to study alongside experts. The resort works with the Maldivian Manta Ray Project to notify guests when manta rays are spotted, and to take them out by speedboat for a Snorkeling experience like no other. 

2. experience Nice "like a local

Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat

71 Boulevard du Général de Gaulle, 06230 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
Tel: +33 (0) 4 93 76 50 50
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Tucked away between Nice and Monaco at the tip of the Cap-Ferrat peninsula, the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, a Four Seasons Hotel is a perfectly positioned base for exploring the French Riviera. Who better to enjoy a local guide create than the knowledgeable staff of the Grand-Hôtel? That's why they also share their personal and secret hotspots with the guests. Whether it's the chef's favourite restaurant or the best wine shop in town according to the sommelier. 

3rd vintage motorbike tour through the winding streets of Lisbon

Hotel Ritz

R. Rodrigo da Fonseca 88, 1099-039 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel: +351 (21) 381-1400
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With camera in tow, guests at the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz, Lisbon strap on their motorcycle helmets and head out for an exciting four-hour Photo tour through Lisbon on a vintage motorcycle or in its sidecar. The ride through winding cobblestone streets and around leafy squares takes you to the city's most spectacular sights, such as Alfama, Castelo de São Jorge, Bairro Alto and Chiado, and lets you experience them from a whole new perspective.

4th cooking course with ingredients from the palace garden of Versailles

Four Seasons Hotel George V

31 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris, France
Tel:+33 (1) 49 52 70 00
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At the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris, foodies can take part in the unique cooking class and sustainability workshop "Get Grounded with Le George". To begin, guests will travel to Versailles in a hybrid sports car with Chef Simone Zanoni from the hotel's Michelin-starred restaurant Le George. Under Zanoni's expert guidance, guests will select seasonal fruits, vegetables and herbs from the restaurant's garden on the palace grounds. Then it's back to the Parisian kitchen, where they learn Italian cooking techniques passed down from Zanoni's grandmother and transform their harvest into a delicious dinner. 

5. discover Italy in a hot air balloon and in a vintage convertible car

Four Seasons Hotel Firenze

Borgo Pinti, 99, 50121 Firenze FI, Italy
Tel: +39 (055) 2626 1
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Drive through Tuscany in a 1960s vintage convertible, soar over the rooftops of Florence in a hot air balloon, or prefer an exclusive sunset dinner on the Ponte Vecchio or in a 15th century palazzo. No matter how iconic it may be, the historic Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, just steps from the cultural heart of Florence, offers the right experience for all desires with its Florence Rhapsody Package.

For this purpose, since May 2020 there has been the Lead With Care-Program: a global health and safety plan developed by Four Seasons in conjunction with local health authorities to best protect its employees, guests and residents in the face of the pandemic. In addition, thanks to the new new Four Seasons cancellation policy flexible planning and booking.