South America
Angel Falls
Venezuela
A 979-metre waterfall drops from a lost-world tepui into rainforest, reached by canoe through Canaima's storm-lit rivers.
Dramatic landscapes Photography Remote/adventurous travel
Fifty places
worth crossing
a continent for.
A handpicked atlas of the world's most extraordinary destinations — from salt flats and ancient mosques to overgrown ruins and quiet beaches almost nobody finds.
Asia
Annapurna
Nepal
Village trails climb from rice terraces to glacier amphitheatres beneath some of the Himalaya's most overwhelming peaks.
Hiking Dramatic landscapes Photography
Africa
Anse Source d'Argent
Seychelles
Shallow turquoise water curls around rose-grey granite boulders on La Digue's dreamiest, slowest, most photographed shore.
Beaches without crowds Photography Easy luxury trips
Africa
Arniston
South Africa
A whitewashed fishing village near Africa's southern tip, with sea caves, whale cliffs, and salt-bright Cape coast silence.
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Africa
Avenue of the Baobabs
Madagascar
Ancient baobabs rise like living towers from a dusty Madagascar road, turning sunset into a prehistoric silhouette.
Photography Dramatic landscapes Remote/adventurous travel
Asia
Boracay
Philippines
Four kilometres of powder-white sand face west into blazing sunsets, with paraw sails, reef water, and island energy after dark.
Beaches without crowds Easy luxury trips Family-friendly natural beauty
Europe
Budapest
Hungary
The Danube splits a city of glowing bridges, thermal baths, grand cafes, ruin bars, and castle-lit evening walks.
Culture and architecture Easy luxury trips Photography
Europe
Carpathian Mountains
Romania
Romania's wild mountain spine folds castles, bear forests, shepherd ridges, and sharp limestone trails into one cinematic escape.
Hiking Family-friendly natural beauty Road trips
Africa
Chefchaouen
Morocco
Blue lanes climb through the Rif Mountains, where morning light, tiled doorways, and quiet rooftops make Morocco feel hushed.
Culture and architecture Photography Family-friendly natural beauty
Africa
Chinguetti
Mauritania
A sand-blown Saharan library town where stone lanes, old manuscripts, and encroaching dunes hold the memory of caravan routes.
Culture and architecture Remote/adventurous travel Photography
South America
Copacabana
Brazil
Rio's legendary urban beach pulses between granite headlands, samba nights, mosaic promenades, football, surf, and Sugarloaf views.
Culture and architecture Photography Road trips
Africa
Danakil Depression
Ethiopia
A volcanic rift below sea level where salt caravans, sulphur springs, lava, and Afar desert camps feel almost extraterrestrial.
Dramatic landscapes Photography Remote/adventurous travel
North America
Denali National Park
USA
One road enters an immense Alaskan wilderness of grizzlies, caribou, tundra, glaciers, and North America's highest mountain.
Dramatic landscapes Wildlife Photography
Europe
Dettifoss
Iceland
A glacial river hurls itself into a basalt canyon with a force you feel in your chest before you reach the edge.
Dramatic landscapes Photography Road trips
Africa
Djanet
Algeria
Tuareg desert camps, rock arches, prehistoric art, and star-heavy Sahara nights make Djanet feel like another planet.
Dramatic landscapes Photography Road trips
Caribbean
Dominica
Dominica
The Caribbean's nature island rises in volcanoes, rainforest, boiling lakes, whale water, and waterfall trails without resort gloss.
Hiking Wildlife Dramatic landscapes
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Beyond Punta Cana, Hispaniola opens into colonial streets, whale bays, kite beaches, mountain forests, and the Caribbean's highest peak.
Beaches without crowds Easy luxury trips Family-friendly natural beauty
Asia
El Nido
Philippines
Bacuit Bay is a maze of limestone towers, secret lagoons, reef shallows, and white beaches made for boat days.
Dramatic landscapes Beaches without crowds Photography
Africa
Etosha
Namibia
Wildlife gathers at waterholes on the edge of a vast white pan, turning Namibia's dry season into theatre.
Wildlife First-time Africa trips Photography
Asia
Fairy Meadows
Pakistan
A green Himalayan meadow opens to the colossal face of Nanga Parbat after a road-and-trail approach you never forget.
Dramatic landscapes Hiking Photography
Europe
Fig Tree Beach
Cyprus
Clear Cypriot water, soft sand, and easy Mediterranean swimming make this one of Protaras' most inviting beaches.
Beaches without crowds Family-friendly natural beauty Easy luxury trips
South America
Fitz Roy
Argentina
Jagged granite spires explode above Patagonian lakes and wind-scoured trails, especially electric at first light.
Dramatic landscapes Photography Hiking
Europe
Florence
Italy
Renaissance domes, river bridges, marble churches, and honeyed evening streets make Florence feel like art turned into a city.
Culture and architecture Photography Easy luxury trips
Asia
Hadahaa
Maldives
A tiny Maldives island wrapped in reef water, where the horizon, lagoon, and house reef do almost all the talking.
Beaches without crowds Easy luxury trips Photography
Caribbean
Hundred step beach
Trinidad & Tobago
A quiet Trinidad and Tobago escape where the reward is surf, sand, and the feeling of finding a coast before the crowd.
Photography Beaches without crowds Family-friendly natural beauty
Asia
Kamchatka
Russia
Volcanoes, hot springs, bear country, and Pacific wilderness make Kamchatka one of Earth's last big raw edges.
Dramatic landscapes Wildlife Hiking
Asia
Koh Yao Noi
Thailand
Between Phuket and Krabi, this Thai island keeps the limestone views but trades the rush for rice fields and slow mornings.
Beaches without crowds Family-friendly natural beauty Easy luxury trips
Europe
Kölner Dom
Germany
Cologne's cathedral rises like black lace over the Rhine, a Gothic landmark that still startles from every angle.
Culture and architecture Photography Family-friendly natural beauty
Europe
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Fortress cliffs, old bridges, forested valleys, and compact European elegance make tiny Luxembourg feel far larger than its map.
Culture and architecture Family-friendly natural beauty Road trips
Europe
Malta
Malta
Honey-stone cities, blue coves, ancient temples, and sea walls stack Mediterranean history into one bright island chain.
Culture and architecture Photography Family-friendly natural beauty
South America
Medellín
Colombia
A mountain-ringed city of cable cars, spring weather, public art, and restless reinvention high in Colombia's Aburra Valley.
Culture and architecture Photography Easy luxury trips
Europe
Mittenwald
Germany
Painted Bavarian houses sit below Alpine walls, with violin-making history, mountain trails, and storybook streets in every direction.
Hiking Family-friendly natural beauty Photography
Middle East
Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Isfahan, Iran
Isfahan's great square gathers turquoise domes, arcades, mosques, and palace facades into one of the world's grandest urban rooms.
Culture and architecture Photography Remote/adventurous travel
Africa
Ngorongoro Crater
Tanzania
A collapsed volcanic world shelters lions, elephants, flamingos, and grassland drama inside one immense Tanzanian bowl.
Wildlife First-time Africa trips Photography
Africa
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Floodwater spreads into desert and becomes a maze of reeds, channels, elephants, mokoros, and impossible green life.
Wildlife First-time Africa trips Photography
North America
Olympic National Park
Washington State, USA
Rainforest, glacier peaks, moss valleys, driftwood beaches, and stormy Pacific edges all collide in one Washington wilderness.
Hiking Dramatic landscapes Photography
Asia
Pamir Highway
Tajikistan
One of the world's great high roads crosses lunar plateaus, Afghan-border valleys, and mountain silence in Tajikistan.
Road trips Dramatic landscapes Remote/adventurous travel
South America
Pantanal
Brazil
Brazil's great wetland turns wildlife watching into a daily spectacle of jaguars, caimans, capybaras, birds, and open sky.
Wildlife Photography Family-friendly natural beauty
Middle East
Qatar
Qatar
Desert dunes, sculptural museums, souqs, mangroves, and a futuristic skyline meet on a compact Gulf peninsula.
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Asia
Registan
Uzbekistan
Samarkand's tiled madrasas rise around a monumental square where Silk Road history still feels theatrical and alive.
Culture and architecture Photography Road trips
Europe
Rome
Italy
Ancient ruins, baroque fountains, sun-baked piazzas, and layered street life make Rome feel endlessly inhabited by history.
Culture and architecture Photography Easy luxury trips
Europe
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Imperial canals, pastel palaces, vast museums, and northern light give Russia's old capital a dramatic, melancholy grandeur.
Culture and architecture Photography Easy luxury trips
South America
Salar de Uyuni
Bolivia
Bolivia's salt flats become a white infinity by day and a mirror of sky after rain, stretching beyond belief.
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Europe
Santorini
Greece
White villages cling to a volcanic caldera above Aegean blue, with sunset light turning the cliffs almost unreal.
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Middle East
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
United Arab Emirates
Marble courtyards, domes, columns, and reflective pools make Abu Dhabi's great mosque glow with serene scale.
Culture and architecture Photography Easy luxury trips
Middle East
Socotra
Yemen
Dragon's blood trees, empty beaches, alien limestone, and remote Arabian Sea isolation make Socotra feel biologically impossible.
Remote/adventurous travel Wildlife Photography
South America
Southern Patagonia
Chile and Argentina
Glaciers, granite towers, blue lakes, and ferocious wind give the far south a raw end-of-the-world beauty.
Dramatic landscapes Hiking Photography
Middle East
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul's Blue Mosque gathers domes, minarets, Iznik tiles, and call-to-prayer atmosphere across from Hagia Sophia.
Culture and architecture Photography Easy luxury trips
Oceania
Sydney Opera House
Australia
White sails rise over Sydney Harbour, turning a working performance hall into one of the world's great waterfront icons.
Culture and architecture Photography Easy luxury trips
Africa
Table Mountain
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town unfolds below a flat-topped mountain of cliffs, cloud, fynbos, ocean, and sunset city views.
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Asia
Taj Mahal
India
White marble, river mist, perfect symmetry, and changing light make the Taj Mahal feel both intimate and monumental.
Culture and architecture Photography Family-friendly natural beauty
Oceania
Tonga
Tonga
South Pacific islands of limestone caves, blue water, whale encounters, and Polynesian calm spread far beyond the usual routes.
Beaches without crowds Wildlife Remote/adventurous travel
North America
Valley of the Gods
Utah, USA
Red sandstone buttes stand over a lonely Utah road, delivering Monument Valley drama with far more silence.
Dramatic landscapes Road trips Photography
Europe
Venice
Italy
Canals, palaces, stone bridges, and lagoon light make Venice feel like a city floating between history and dream.
Culture and architecture Photography Easy luxury trips
Africa
Victoria Falls
Zambia and Zimbabwe
The Zambezi drops into a roaring chasm of spray, rainbows, and thunder you hear long before you see it.
Dramatic landscapes First-time Africa trips Photography
Oceania
Whitehaven Beach
Australia
Silica sand swirls through turquoise shallows in the Whitsundays, creating one of Australia's most dazzling shorelines.
Beaches without crowds Photography Family-friendly natural beauty
Asia
Yangykala Canyon
Turkmenistan
Red, white, and pink canyon walls blaze in the Turkmen desert, especially when low sun turns the cliffs molten.
Dramatic landscapes Photography Road trips
Asia
Zhangye Danxia Landform
China
China's rainbow mountains ripple in bands of red, gold, and green, like geology painted at impossible scale.
Dramatic landscapes Photography Road trips