Intrepid reveals its annual Not Hot List 2027

Kirsten Henton

Kirsten Henton

Sustainable travel company Intrepid* has today revealed its latest Not Hot List 2027*.

The annual list is compiled in partnership with travel trend agency Globetrender. The 10 lesser-known destinations featured are designed to help ease overtourism in some of the world's hot spots by dispersing curious travellers.

The three main criteria for destinations include receiving fewer visitors than comparable places, proof of a stable infrastructure that is able to accommodate tourists and new initiatives and openings due to take place throughout the coming year.

Not Hot List 2027

  1. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
  2. Mestia, Georgia
  3. Northern Highlands, Jordan
  4. Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
  5. Alonnisos, Greece
  6. Dili, Timor-Leste
  7. Pekoe Trail, Sri Lanka
  8. Liepaja, Latvia
  9. Carretera Austral, Chile
  10. Dalsland, Sweden

Erica Kritikides, General Manager of Experiences at Intrepid Travel, said: "If we want tourism to continue to be a force for good, we need to constantly rethink how and where we travel.

"The Not Hot List isn't just about surfacing lesser-known places, it aims to shift the conversation and help travellers to discover new destinations where their visit can make a meaningful contribution to local communities and economies."

To further promote these destinations, Intrepid has also launched new tours to five of the destinations:

Not Hot List 2026

  1. Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
  2. Tien Shan Mountain Range, Kyrgyzstan
  3. Sierra Norte, Mexico
  4. Vis Island, Croatia
  5. Southeastern Anatolia, Türkiye
  6. Arunachal Pradesh, India
  7. Via Transilvanica, Romania
  8. Ruta de las Flores, El Salvador
  9. Oulu, Finland
  10. Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA

About 2026 list

Not Hot List 2025

  1. Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  2. (Qeqertarsuaq) Disko Island, Greenland
  3. Cape York, Australia
  4. Adirondacks, New York
  5. Sainshand, Mongolia
  6. Rupununi Savannah, Guyana
  7. Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
  8. Accra, Ghana
  9. Maldonado, Uruguay
  10. Oslo, Norway

About 2025 list

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Kirsten Henton

Kirsten Henton

Kirsten Henton is Weather2Travel.com's editor. Kirsten writes, commissions and edits our travel features, liaising with our contributors and ensuring copy is spick-and-span. A member of the British Guild of Travel Writers, Kirsten also freelances writing articles on travel, history and the outdoors for titles such as Scotland Magazine and BBC Travel.

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