Walks and treks
Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo, Madeira
Santana, Madeira, Portugal
A spectacular high-mountain walk on Madeira between its second and highest peaks, along a path cut into knife-edge ridges, through tunnels and up sta…
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Natural features
Hokitika Gorge
Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand
A granite gorge where the Hokitika River runs a startling milky turquoise, coloured by fine 'glacial flour' ground from the mountains.
Historic sites
Aït Benhaddou
Ouarzazate, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
A fortified village (ksar) of earthen kasbahs climbing a hill above a river on the old caravan route, a UNESCO site, used in films such as Gladiator …
Natural features
To Sua Ocean Trench, Samoa
Falefa, Atua, Samoa
A deep swimming hole in lush gardens on Upolu's south coast, reached by a long wooden ladder, connected to the sea by lava tubes.
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.
Attractions
Naoshima art island
Kagawa, Japan
A small island in the Seto Inland Sea transformed into a home of contemporary art.
Historic sites
Robben Island
City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
The island prison where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 of his 27 years in prison, a UNESCO site.
Walks and treks
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Torla, Huesca, Spain
A deep limestone canyon in the Spanish Pyrenees, with cliffs and waterfalls rising above beech forests, shared with France's Gavarnie as a UNESCO Wor…
Natural features
Baja California whale watching
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Grey whales migrate to the lagoons of Baja California to give birth from January to April.
Natural features
Škocjan Caves
Divača, Slovenia
A UNESCO-listed cave system where the Reka River disappears underground into one of the largest known underground canyons in the world, 146 m deep.
Walks and treks
Brooklyn Bridge and the High Line, New York
Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, on its raised wooden promenade, with views of the Manhattan skyline, then explore DUMBO and Brook…
Historic sites
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Delhi, India
The tomb of the Mughal emperor Humayun, built in the 1560s, the first garden tomb in India and an inspiration for the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Herit…