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Destination unknown. Itinerary unknown. I went on Wizz Air's mystery trip holiday that had over 5,000 competition entries and here's what I thought of it

A whole lot of nerves, a whole lot of excitement, and a whole lot of ‘Where the hell am I going?!’. On Thursday, March 7 I arrived at Gatwick Airport ready for Wizz Air’s mystery trip of a lifetime where I had no idea which destination I was heading for.

The only information I was given beforehand was that it would be 18 to 20 degrees and I would need to pack some swimwear and hiking gear. Packing was a nightmare. Could there be a chance of rain? Could it be warmer or colder than that?

Before I arrived at the airport thoughts were swirling around of where I could be going. The trip lasted until Sunday evening so I thought surely it must be a two hour flight max, with me thinking it could potentially be Portugal or maybe even Greece - but who knows? It could be anywhere.

I have never done anything like this before, I have never done a Wowcher mystery holiday or had a trip booked for me where I don’t know where I am going. I always plan, know what to pack and know where I am going. But if trips and opportunities like this come around again I would 100% go.

Destination unknown. Itinerary unknown. I went on Wizz Air's mystery trip holiday that had over 5,000 entries and here's what I thought of it. (Photo: Isabella Boneham)

I was joined by 33 other lucky winners and their chosen guests, who had won Wizz Air’s ‘Let’s Get Lost’ trip which had been posted as a competition on the airline's Instagram page. Over 5,000 people entered to win this year's mystery holiday trip - the airline ran the campaign before with previous winners going to the likes of Abu Dhabi and Vienna.

I was really confused as to how it would all work - surely we would look at the flight board and know where we were going? Surely it would be on the boarding pass? How wrong I was. Everything was very much kept a secret. The destination on the departure flight board read ‘Unknown foreign’ as it did the boarding pass. The only giveaway was that the flight would be landing at the destination at 9pm.

The destination on the departure flight board read ‘Unknown foreign’. (Photo: Isabella Boneham)

From this information we were all trying to guess. As we all chatted and passed each other on the plane there started to be rumours of perhaps Croatia, or Turkey, but none of us really knew.

Boarding the plane and having no idea where I would be heading was so thrilling and hilarious at the same time. During the flight I was eagerly looking out of the window, trying to guess where

I went on Wizz Air's mystery trip to a destination unknown until the plane landed - would I do it again?