This article offers the reader a few great birthday gift ideas that are somewhat unique.
Birthdays come but once a year and while we do like the regular gifts we receive from family and friends, we crave a special experience, the kind that comes with a trip. Experience gifts are trending right now and so is treating yourself on this special anniversary.
Whether for you or your partner, here’s a top list of birthday travel experiences for you to consider.
See Europe By Luxury Train
Ever had a long-distance ride in a luxury locomotive? Those that do always come back for more; indeed, you can enjoy the 5 continents by railway and Europe is the best place to begin. The Danube Express takes you from Venice to Istanbul, an 11-night experience that you’ll never forget, while you might fancy visiting the amazing castles in Transylvania. From Istanbul to Budapest, you’ll get treated to a spectacular scenery, while you enjoy the 5-star luxury of the Golden Eagle for 6 glorious nights. The train ambles through stunning vistas with the best places to stop off and experience the local culture. For the best luxury train vacations, Google can take you to a leading luxury train tour operator, where you can learn about the destinations and the locomotives.
Luxury Spa & Wellness Resort, Thailand
If the idea of being pampered for 10 days appeals, start searching the web and find out the cool places that are managed by holistic health professionals; detox, get into meditation and transform your life. Enjoy a daily body oil massage, gain an insight into Buddhism and sitting with oneself, while walking through a tropical paradise. What’s not to like about Thailand? If you book in low season (April-June), prices will be at their lowest. If you work hard in the concrete jungle, forget about the fast pace and pressure for a couple of weeks, get back into shape and eat healthy food. This is a birthday gift that just keeps giving, it can change your life for the better.
Take Flying Lessons
When you see a commercial airline pilot, you’re looking at someone who one day decided to take a few private flying lessons and the rest is history. Yes, it is a long stretch of tuition and passing exams, but once you reach a certain level, airlines will sponsor you and you repay them when you are working as a pilot. How would you know whether you like it if you don’t try? Imagine flying all over the world and being well paid to do so! As long as you are in good health and aged 18 or over, you can go up in a small Cessna with an instructor, and he will let you have the controls for a while; it really isn’t that difficult and it happens to be lots of fun too!
Tandem Skydive
Even if you have never jumped before, you can hook up to a skydiving instructor and jump out at 12,000 ft. and experience freefall. Don’t be surprised if you want to repeat the experience; 75% of regular jumpers started with an experience gift. Start by Googling ‘skydiving near me’ and that should give you the contact details of a nearby airfield where a skydiving outfit would be based. They are cool guys and will do anything to enrich the experience; a video of the jump is presented to you after you touch down, plus you get a wow certificate to show that you jumped at 12,000 ft.
If your birthday is only a few weeks away, now is the time to choose one of the above and enjoy life for a while, after all, you do deserve it!