Here are the top 10 countries to visit as voted for The Telegraph Travel Awards 2015-16. All long haul destinations but each with their own intrinsic attractions and charms and every one of them provides wonderful inspiration for that next holiday!
1st Place – New Zealand
Voted number one country to visit for the fourth year in a row.
2nd Place – Maldives
An idyllic tropical island retreat.
3rd Place – South Africa
A perennial favourite with a wonderful combination of experiences on offer.
4th Place – Japan
A welcoming, safe and very, very different country.
5th – Burma
Now so popular, you need to book your trip well in advance.
6th – Australia
Always popular, warm winters, excellent food and wine, lots to see and do.
7th – Seychelles
Beautiful sandy beaches, excellent accommodation. Not a cheap destination but well worth it.
8th – Tanzania
A spectacular country perfect for an African safari – the Serengeti Plain, Kilimanjaro and Ngorongoro crater are big attractions.
9th – Namibia
A country of barren, iconic beauty – desert dunes and the Skeleton Coast.
10th – Botswana
A great safari destination with contrasts between the Kalahari Desert, home to lions, leopards and cheetahs and the wetlands of the Okavango Delta which teems with wildlife.
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