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Portugal · Azores
Azores
Volcanic calderas, whale watching, hot springs and lush green Atlantic landscapes
Theme · Nature & wilderness · 57 destinations
Nature & wilderness —
where landscapes do the talking.
57 destinations for travellers who want landscape, not crowds — Atacama, Patagonia, Faroe Islands, the Yukon, Aoraki/Mt Cook, the Empty Quarter and beyond.
The wilderness trip is travel at its most concentrated — a single landscape, no agenda, no city to compare it to. Our 57 nature destinations are picked for genuine ecological singularity: the Atacama Desert, Patagonia, the Faroe Islands, the Yukon, the Empty Quarter, Aoraki/Mt Cook, the Annapurna foothills.
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Region
Budget
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Italy · Liguria
Cinque Terre
Five pastel villages clinging to dramatic cliffs — hike between them along the Azure Trail
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Italy · South Tyrol
Dolomites
Soaring pink limestone peaks, Alpine meadows and world-class via ferratas
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Austria · Upper Austria
Hallstatt
The most photographed village in the world — alpine lake, salt mines and impossible beauty
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Croatia · Karlovac
Plitvice Lakes
Sixteen terraced lakes connected by waterfalls — Europe's most beautiful national park
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Norway · Western Norway
Norwegian Fjords
Geirangerfjord, Nærøyfjord and cascading waterfalls — Europe's most dramatic scenery
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Norway · Nordland
Lofoten Islands
Midnight sun, northern lights and dramatic peaks rising straight from the Arctic sea
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Faroe Islands · North Atlantic
Faroe Islands
Dramatic sea cliffs, rooftop-grass houses and raw Nordic landscapes like another planet
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Scotland · Highland
Scottish Highlands
Glens, lochs, castles in the mist and the most dramatic driving routes in Europe
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France · Corsica
Corsica
Mountainous island of France — GR20 trek, Calvi's citadel, charcuterie from wild pigs, total cultural independence.
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United Kingdom · England
Cornwall
Surf beaches, fishing villages, Land's End cliffs and Rick Stein's seafood — England's Celtic tip.
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United Kingdom · England
Lake District
Wordsworth country: fells, lakes, stone farms, tea rooms — England's most concentrated landscape.
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Austria · Tyrol
Tyrol
Stubai glacier, Otztal valley, Kitzbuhel village and yodeling still real — Austrian Alps as a lifestyle.
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Finland · Lapland
Lapland Rovaniemi
Santa Claus village, glass igloos under aurora, husky sledding, Sami culture — the Arctic Circle, easy mode.
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Norway · Troms
Tromso
The Paris of the North at 70 degrees latitude — wooden houses, orca safaris, auroras from the harbor.
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Norway · Finnmark
Alta
7000-year-old rock carvings, Sami reindeer herding country, aurora almost every clear night — real Arctic.
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Albania · Shkoder
Theth
Accursed Mountains hamlet at the end of the road — stone tower houses, trek over the pass to Valbona.
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Slovenia · Upper Carniola
Lake Bled
Island church in the middle of a glacial lake, castle on a cliff above — Slovenia's Instagram export.
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Oman · Musandam
Oman Musandam
Norway of Arabia: Khasab dhow cruises through rocky fjords, dolphins at the bow, snorkeling from the deck.
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Turkey · Nevsehir
Cappadocia
Fairy chimneys, cave hotels and hot air balloon flights at sunrise over a lunar landscape
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Turkey · Denizli
Pamukkale
White travertine terraces cascading down a hillside, Roman Hierapolis ruins on top — natural geology gone sci-fi.
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Tanzania · Mara Region
Serengeti
The Great Migration — 1.5 million wildebeest crossing the Mara River in nature's greatest show
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South Africa · Western Cape
Cape Town
Table Mountain, penguins, wine regions and one of the planet's most dramatic coastlines
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South Africa · Western Cape
Garden Route
Cape Town to Port Elizabeth over 10 days — whales at Hermanus, bungee jump at Bloukrans, elephants at Addo.
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Namibia · Hardap
Sossusvlei
World's tallest dunes (325m), blackened Deadvlei trees against red sand — lunar-surreal Namib.
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Botswana · North-West
Okavango Delta
A river that ends in a desert — Africa's most pristine wildlife paradise accessible by mokoro
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Madagascar · Various Regions
Madagascar
Lemurs, baobab avenues, chameleons and 90% of species found nowhere else on Earth
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China · Guangxi
Guilin
Karst pinnacles on the Li River (the 20-yuan banknote scenery), Longji rice terraces, Yangshuo's village life.
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China · Hunan
Zhangjiajie
Avatar's floating mountains are real — sandstone pillars soaring spectacularly above clouds
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South Korea · Jeju
Jeju Island
Volcanic crater island — Hallasan climb, lava tubes, female haenyeo divers still at 80, Korean honeymoon classic.
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Taiwan · Hualien
Taroko Gorge
Marble-walled canyon 19km long, swallow caves in the cliffs, jade-green river — Asia's Grand Canyon for pedestrians.
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Taiwan · Nantou
Sun Moon Lake
Emerald alpine lake in central Taiwan — temples on promontories, tea plantations, Thao indigenous culture.
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Vietnam · Quang Ninh
Ha Long Bay
2000 limestone islands emerging from emerald water — a UNESCO world heritage dreamscape
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Vietnam · Mekong Delta
Mekong Delta
Floating markets at dawn, coconut candy workshops, homestays between rice paddies — rural Vietnam on the water.
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Malaysia · Sabah
Borneo Rainforest
Orangutans, proboscis monkeys and some of the world's oldest and most diverse rainforest
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Indonesia · Bali
Ubud
Rice terraces, jungle temples, world-class yoga retreats and Balinese arts and crafts
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Philippines · Central Visayas
Bohol
Chocolate Hills' 1200 perfect green cones, tarsier sanctuary (tiniest primate), Loboc river floating restaurants.
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Sri Lanka · Uva Province
Ella
Nine Arch Bridge through tea-plantation jungle, Little Adam's Peak sunrise, the legendary Kandy-to-Ella train ride.
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Kazakhstan · Almaty Region
Charyn Canyon
Mini Grand Canyon in the steppe, red sandstone hoodoos shaped by Charyn river — star campsites at the Valley of Castles.
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Armenia · Tavush
Dilijan
Armenian Switzerland in a pine forest, Haghartsin monastery in the hills, UWC school giving it an international pulse.
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USA · Arizona
Grand Canyon
Immense red-rock gorges, Colorado river rafting and the most famous canyon on Earth
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USA · Wyoming
Yellowstone
Old Faithful, 500 active geysers, Grand Prismatic rainbow pool, bison roadblocks, wolves reintroduced — America's original park.
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USA · California
Yosemite
Giant sequoias, towering granite monoliths like El Capitan, and spectacular waterfalls
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Costa Rica · Puntarenas
Monteverde
Cloud forest at 1400m, quetzals and howler monkeys, canopy walks on suspension bridges through permanent mist.
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Guatemala · Solola
Lake Atitlan
Crater lake ringed by three volcanoes, Maya villages around the shore — San Marcos yoga, Panajachel hippies, woven textiles.
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Cuba · Pinar del Rio
Vinales
Mogote karst valleys of tobacco farms, ox-drawn ploughs, cigars still hand-rolled on farm porches — rural Cuba preserved.
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Argentina/Brazil · Iguazu
Iguazu Falls
275 cascades over 3km of jungle border, Devil's Throat making eleanor Roosevelt shout 'poor Niagara!' — walk both sides.
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Argentina · Rio Negro
Bariloche
Argentine Switzerland — alpine lakes, chocolate shops, powder skiing at Cerro Catedral, Nahuel Huapi boat trips — Patagonia-lite.
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Brazil · Bahia
Chapada Diamantina
Tabletop mountains, Fumaca 340m-tall waterfall, Poco Azul blue-lit cave swimming — Brazil's Grand Canyon hiding inside Bahia.
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Ecuador · Galapagos Islands
Galapagos
Darwin's living laboratory — sea lions, marine iguanas and blue-footed boobies without fear
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Australia · Tasmania
Tasmania
The Overland Track, glacial lakes, wilderness solitude and the world's purest air
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Australia · South Australia
Kangaroo Island
Sea lions on the beach, koalas in trees, Remarkable Rocks sculpted by wind, recovering post-bushfires — Australia concentrated on one island.
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Australia · Victoria
Great Ocean Road
243 km drive past Twelve Apostles limestone stacks, Bells Beach surf break, koalas hanging above Kennett River — Australia's cliff drive.
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New Zealand · Fiordland
Milford Sound
Fiordland's crown jewel — sheer granite walls plunging into mirror-still fjord water
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New Zealand · North Island
Rotorua
Māori culture, geothermal mud pools, geysers and thermal hot springs in volcanic heartland
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New Zealand · South Island
Wanaka
Roy's Peak selfie queue for a reason, the lone willow in the lake (#ThatWanakaTree), slower sister to Queenstown, Cardrona skiing.
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USA · Hawaii
Maui
The Road to Hana, Haleakala sunrise, humpback whales and lush tropical valleys
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