Top 10 travel experiences Britons would most like to have, from Antarctica to the Syechelles

From the Northern Lights to Antarctica and a hidden Seychelles beach: The top 10 trips Britons would most like to experience Everyone has that once-in-a-lifetime trip they would absolutely love to do and it seems the most popular choice is spotting the Northern Lights in Norway. Lonely Planet Traveller magazine questioned readers about the travel experiences they would most like to have and taking in the swirling green glow of the aurora borealis came out top. Heavenly sight: Two-thirds of Britons asked about the holiday experience they would most like to have said they wanted to travel to Norway to see the Northern Lights Park life: Famed for its geothermal activity and amazing wildlife, Yellowstone is widely believed to be the first National Park in the world Lonely Planet staff highlight their favourite trips of all time to create the list of 40 options and readers questioned were asked to pick the top five they would most like to do. Greek odyssey: The Dodecanese Islands offer an exotic island escape without leaving Europe Chills and thrills: 22 per cent of thoe questioned wanted to go to Antarctica to see penguins in their natural habitat The survey, conducted to celebrate 40 years of Lonely Planet, also saw some very special experiences make it into the top 10, including seeing seeing dawn break over America's Yellowstone National Park which came in third place, and watching the sun rise over the Great Wall of China, which came fourth. Italian escape: Sicily unexpectedly made it into second place as a travel experience Lonely Planet Traveller readers would most like to have Irish charmer: Closer to home, Britons would like to visit the dramatic coastline and famous round tower in Ardmore, County Waterford Finding peace in Bali made it to the ninth most desirable experience while the Big Easy makes it in to tenth place, with readers keen to attend a New Orleans jazz funeral - a colourful display in the French Quarter hosted when a local jazz musician dies.