Mexico
Cancún
Cancún is a popular resort city on Mexico's Caribbean coast, known for white beaches, turquoise sea, extensive hotel infrastructure and good access t…
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South Africa
Cape Town
Cape Town is a South African coastal city between the Atlantic and Table Mountain, known for spectacular landscapes, beaches, its waterfront, gardens…
Colombia
Cartagena
Cartagena is a historic city on Colombia's Caribbean coast, known for its fortified old town, colonial architecture, colourful streets, tropical clim…
Morocco
Casablanca
Casablanca is Morocco's largest city and an important economic centre on the Atlantic coast, known for Hassan II Mosque, modern architecture, the wat…
British Indian Ocean Territory
Chagos Archipelago
The Chagos Archipelago is a remote system of coral atolls and islands in the central Indian Ocean, with vast lagoons, sandbanks and reefs. Most outer…
Vanuatu
Chief Roi Mata's Domain
Chief Roi Mata's Domain is a cultural landscape in Vanuatu with three connected sites on Efate, Lelepa and Artok. Archaeology and living oral traditi…
Christmas Island
Christmas Island National Park
Christmas Island National Park protects a large part of this remote Indian Ocean island: tropical rainforest, limestone plateaus, sea cliffs, caves a…
Panama
Coiba National Park
Coiba National Park protects the large island of Coiba, numerous smaller islands and the surrounding marine areas in the Gulf of Chiriquí. Isolation …
Sri Lanka
Colombo
Colombo is Sri Lanka's largest economic metropolis on the Indian Ocean coast, known for markets, colonial architecture, temples, modern neighbourhood…
Greece
Corfu
Corfu is a green island in the Ionian Sea, known for its Venetian old town, fortresses, beaches, olive groves and picturesque coastal villages.
Benin
Cotonou
Cotonou is Benin's economic centre, with markets, contemporary art and an Atlantic coastline. The city offers an insight into everyday life in the co…
Vietnam
Da Nang
Da Nang is a large coastal city in central Vietnam, known for long beaches, modern waterfront areas, the Marble Mountains and its convenient location…
Egypt
Dahab
Dahab is a relaxed resort town on the Red Sea on the Sinai Peninsula, known for diving, coral reefs, beaches and desert mountains.
Senegal
Dakar
Dakar is Senegal's capital on the Cap-Vert Peninsula, known for its Atlantic coast, markets, music, museums and lively urban culture.
Western Sahara
Dakhla Lagoon
Dakhla Lagoon is a long, shallow bay on the Dakhla Peninsula on Western Sahara's Atlantic coast. Turquoise water, sandbanks, desert plateaus and stea…
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's largest city and an important Indian Ocean port, known for markets, museums, coastal culture and its role as a transport …
Australia
Darwin
Darwin is the tropical capital of Australia's Northern Territory, known for First Nations culture, Asian influences in its food, markets, museums, su…
Kenya
Diani Beach
Diani Beach lies on Kenya's southern Indian Ocean coast. Sandy beaches and marine excursions meet coastal forests where the conservation organisation…
Timor-Leste
Dili
Dili, on Timor-Leste's north coast, combines city life, the sea and green hillsides. An unhurried visit offers an introduction to the young state's h…
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Direction Island
Direction Island is an uninhabited island in the southern atoll of the Cocos Islands, with white sand, coconut palms and a clear lagoon. Calm, shallo…
Tunisia
Djerba
Djerba is an island off Tunisia's southern coast, known for sandy beaches, white houses, markets, crafts and a mixture of Mediterranean and North Afr…
Djibouti
Djibouti City
Djibouti combines a port at the entrance to the Red Sea with neighbourhoods where African, Arab and European architectural influences meet.
Qatar
Doha
Doha is Qatar's capital on the Persian Gulf, known for modern architecture, museums, the Corniche, Souq Waqif and a rapidly growing cultural scene.
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Dubai is the largest city in the United Arab Emirates and a popular destination on the Persian Gulf. Modern architecture, beaches and large shopping …
Ireland
Dublin
Dublin is Ireland's capital on the River Liffey, known for historic streets, literary heritage, pubs, museums and proximity to the coast.
Croatia
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a historic city on Croatia's Adriatic coast, known for its imposing city walls, old town, stone architecture and sea views.
New Zealand
Dunedin
Dunedin is a historic city in the southeast of New Zealand's South Island, known for Victorian and Edwardian architecture, Scottish heritage, its uni…
South Africa
Durban
Durban is a major port city on the Indian Ocean, known for warm beaches, the Golden Mile, Indian cultural influences and a subtropical climate.
Solomon Islands
East Rennell
East Rennell covers the southern third of the world’s largest raised coral atoll. At its centre lies brackish Lake Tegano, a former lagoon of around …
Antigua and Barbuda
English Harbour
English Harbour on Antigua combines a sheltered bay with Nelson’s Dockyard. The historic naval dockyard and its associated sites are part of a UNESCO…
Vanuatu
Espiritu Santo
Espiritu Santo is Vanuatu’s largest island, known for white beaches, crystal-clear Blue Holes, tropical forests, world-class diving and historic site…
Morocco
Essaouira
Essaouira is an atmospheric port city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, known for its fortifications, white-and-blue houses, fishing harbour and long beac…
Bahamas
Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park
Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park protects a chain of islands, sandbanks, lagoons and coral reefs in the central Bahamas. Established in 1958, the park co…
Kuwait
Failaka Island
Failaka is an island at the entrance to Kuwait Bay, where around four thousand years of settlement history overlap in a small area. Archaeological in…
Tokelau
Fakaofo Atoll
Fakaofo is the southernmost of Tokelau’s three atolls and consists of numerous low coral islands around a large lagoon. Its main settlement, Fale, is…
Portugal
Faro
Faro is the capital of the Algarve in southern Portugal, known for its historic old town, the lagoons of Ria Formosa Natural Park and convenient acce…
Brazil
Fernando de Noronha
Fernando de Noronha is a remote tropical Brazilian archipelago in the Atlantic, known for clear water, protected beaches, rich marine life and excell…
Brazil
Florianópolis
Florianópolis is the capital of Santa Catarina, situated partly on an island and known for its many beaches, lagoons, dunes, surfing, fishing village…
Sierra Leone
Freetown
Freetown combines Sierra Leone’s history with a hilly Atlantic coastline. A city visit and a stay on the peninsula should be separate parts of your i…
Japan
Fukuoka
Fukuoka is a large city on Kyushu, known for its compact centre, coast, markets, temples and yatai street food stalls.