6. Ireland, Real Housewives of Orange County season 11
This group trip to the Emerald Isle began with Tamra Judge and newcomer Kelly Dodd sparring in the streets after a pub crawl and ended with the van ride from hell, an early morning trip to the airport that saw the ladies laying into one another in a fashion we'd never quite seen before. As Tamra accused Vicki Gunvalson of spreading rumors about her marriage, she got right up in the face of her one-time BFF and bellowed "F--k you!" in a way that shook us to our core.
5. Aspen, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 12
The most shocking part of RHOBH's season 12 trip to Aspen wasn't even caught on camera! Tensions between Lisa Rinna and Kathy Hilton came to a head after Lisa accused her co-star of having a total "meltdown" in the wee hours of the night and allegedly bad-mouthing all of their co-stars, including her sister Kyle Richards. The aftermath that ensued sent shockwaves through the Bravo universe, and Kathy and Kyle's relationship has yet to be repaired. The drama would also signal Rinna's farewell, as she exited the series after the season aired.
4. Colombia, Real Housewives of New York City season 10
There's probably zero chance any of the ladies will return to Cartagena, but, boy, did this trip have it all. There was the dinner where not one, but two fights broke out at once, with freshly sober Luann de Lesseps and a visibly intoxicated Dorinda Medley shouting at each other on one end and former besties Bethenny Frankel and Carole Radziwill exploding at the other end. There was the boat trip from hell that nearly left them all dead. And then there was the case of food poisoning that had them all exploding in quite another way, if you catch our drift.
3. Lake George, Real Housewives of New Jersey season 5
The Joes of Real Housewives of New Jersey went at it at the retreat to repair their family. So basically they did the exact opposite of what they should be doing. It all started when Joe Gorga called his sister Teresa Giudice scum. Joe Giudice was not having it. The Joes tussled, but eventually made peace. Sort of.
2. Amsterdam, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 5
There's just something about vacations that brings out the utterly nuts behavior in some of the ladies of The Real Housewives. Amsterdam will go down in Real Housewives history thanks to the Lisa Rinna vs. Kim Richards dinner blowup that saw Kyle Richards flee the table, Eileen Davidson get called a beast and then some. Things continued the following day when the ladies rehashed everything again, this time with more tears than yelling and no broken glass. The trip was capped off with a slap when Brandi Glanville smacked Lisa Vanderpump, albeit in what we assume was a playful (drunk) way.
1. Scary Island, Real Housewives of New York City season 3
Scary Island is the stuff of TV legends. Scary Island provided us with many gifts including Turtle Time and Bethenny Frankel yelling "GO TO SLEEP!" The vacation from hell also saw Kelly Bensimon and her jellybeans have a breakdown over "systematic bullying" and Ramona Singer kick Jill Zarin out after walking through a house yelling, "surprise." There is no vacation quite like Scary Island and that's a good thing for the ladies, however bad it might be for us viewers.