Top 5: Harriet’s Favorite Adventures for 2022 (2024)

The Baltic Capitals & St. Petersburg is a special trip for Harriet because of her family roots in Lithuania—it’s also the most popular adventure she recommends for 2022.

Below, Harriet Lewis reflects on some of her favorite destinations, all of which are featured on popular O.A.T. adventures that will be departing in 2022.

As always, you can reserve with confidence with our Risk-Free Booking Policy—which we’ve extended through 3/30/22.

1. — Average group size: 13

Our most popular slideshow by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Barbara Jensen, 21-time traveler from Sierra Vista, AZ:

• 16-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
• Travelers reserved through 2023: 1,655
• Solo travelers reserved: 905
• Why Harriet recommends adventure: “Of all the places I’ve visited in Europe, I find the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia particularly fascinating because of their different layers of history. One moment, you could be transported back to medieval times and the next, you might learn about life under the Soviet occupation.”

2. — Average group size: 13

Our most popular video by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Penny Parker, 21-time traveler from St. Louis, MO:

• 16-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
• Travelers reserved through 2023: 1,620
• Solo travelers reserved: 766
• Why Harriet recommends adventure: “Ireland is the friendliest country I’ve been to. With its hospitable people, lively music, and beautiful landscapes, Ireland is the kind of place that will rejuvenate your soul after time spent without travel.”

3. — Average group size: 13

Our most popular video for solo travelers:

• 15-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
• Travelers reserved through 2023: 2,044
• Solo travelers reserved: 940
• Why Harriet recommends adventure: “There’s always something new to love in Italy, and in the northern region, the country draws influences from neighboring Switzerland and Germany. You’ll taste it in the cuisine and hear it in the music—and the Alpine scenery is absolutely breathtaking.”

4. Morocco Sahara Odyssey — Average group size: 13

NEW: Our most popular slideshow by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Irene Leslie, 6-time traveler from Bethlehem, PA:

• 16-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
• Travelers reserved through 2023: 2,444
• Solo travelers reserved: 1,294
• Why Harriet recommends adventure: “If you need a place to reflect during a transitional time in your life, I can’t think of a better place than the desert of Morocco. Watching the sun rise over the dunes of the Sahara made me feel so connected to the Earth and my place in it.”

5. — Average group size: 13

Our most popular independent film:

• 15-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
• Travelers reserved through 2023: 1,858
• Solo travelers reserved: 902
• Why Harriet recommends adventure: “Some places on this Earth feel like gateways to another world—and for me, Scotland is one of them. From rocky pinnacles reaching skyward to the haunting mist around the mountains, it’s the kind of place that takes you outside yourself.”