Bales names its top 12 experiences for 2011

s top 12 travel?picks for the 2011 travel season.

The collection comprises of the some of the luxury travel company's newest trips, exciting worldwide events, wildlife encounters, one-off experiences and extra special reasons to travel next year.

They include Peruvian cloud forests, ice hotel, polar bear encounters and the Tango World Cup.

The top 12 are listed below and to read more about each experience click here.

1. A chilly but memorable Canadian start to 2011 at the Ice Hotel
2. Fireworks, floats and flowers for a Chinese New Year in Hong Kong
3. New flight makes Easter Island an easy add-on to Peru in 2011
4. Living it up in luxury in South Africa
5. Head North for a different Peruvian experience
6. The Mayan Equinox, March 2011, Mexico
7. Push the tent out with a Bolivian camping adventure
8. Summer Jazz in Montréal
9. Take time to Tango at the 2011 Buenos Aires Tango World Cup
10. Sumo Wrestling, bullet train ride, tea ceremonies and scenes from 'Memoirs of a Geisha'
11. All aboard a privately hired Dahabiyya on the Nile
12. Indian immersion at the authentic Bateshwa