Historic sites
Sacred Valley of the Incas
Ollantaytambo, Cusco, Peru
The fertile Urubamba valley between Cusco and Machu Picchu, with Inca terraces and towns: the fortress of Ollantaytambo, the Pisac market and ruins, …
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Jaisalmer Fort and Thar Desert
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
A golden sandstone fort rising out of the Thar Desert, one of the few 'living forts' in the world, with about a quarter of the town's people living i…
Natural features
Blakeney Point seals
Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom
A long shingle spit on the north Norfolk coast, home to England's largest colony of grey seals; around 4,000 pups are born here each winter.
Natural features
Turquoise Bay, Cape Range National Park
Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
A white-sand beach in Cape Range National Park where the Ningaloo Reef comes right up to the shore, making it one of the best places in Australia to …
Walks and treks
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites
Auronzo, Belluno, Italy
Three huge rock towers that are the symbol of the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage mountain range.
Tours and activities
Cenotes of the Yucatán
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
The Yucatán Peninsula has thousands of cenotes, natural sinkholes filled with clear fresh water, sacred to the Maya.
Natural features
Lake Mývatn and Námafjall
Laugar, Þingeyjarsveit, Iceland
A volcanic lake in north Iceland surrounded by craters, lava formations and geothermal areas.
Natural features
Kuang Si Falls
Luang Prabang, Laos
A multi-tiered waterfall in the forest with turquoise limestone pools for swimming, near Luang Prabang.
Historic sites
Spiš Castle
Spišské Podhradie, Prešov, Slovakia
One of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe, a ruined fortress spread over a limestone hill in eastern Slovakia, a UNESCO World Heritage Si…
Buildings
Florence Cathedral and Brunelleschi's Dome
Florence, Italy
Florence's cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, with its marble façade of green, white and pink, and its huge red-brick dome by Filippo Brunelleschi, co…
Natural features
Komodo National Park
Komodo, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Islands in eastern Indonesia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, seen on ranger-led walks on Komodo…
Natural features
San Blas Islands (Guna Yala)
Tubualá, Guna, Panama
An archipelago of about 365 small palm-covered islands on the Caribbean coast, governed by the indigenous Guna people.