Malawi
Nyika National Park
Nyika National Park lies on a high plateau in northern Malawi, known for gentle grasslands, woodland, flowers, birdlife and diverse wildlife.
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Jamaica
Ocho Rios
Ocho Rios on Jamaica's north coast combines beach holidays with excursions to rivers and tropical vegetation. The best-known nearby natural attractio…
Republic of the Congo
Odzala-Kokoua National Park
Odzala-Kokoua is one of Africa's oldest national parks and a large protected area in the Congo Basin. More than 13,000 square kilometres combine rain…
North Macedonia
Ohrid
Ohrid is a historic town on Lake Ohrid, known for old churches, its fortress, stone streets, beaches and beautiful views of the lake and mountains.
Botswana
Okavango Delta
The Okavango Delta is an enormous inland delta in northern Botswana, known for seasonal water landscapes, channels, islands and large wildlife popula…
Japan
Okinawa
Okinawa is a southern island region of Japan, known for subtropical beaches, coral reefs, Ryukyu culture and a cuisine that differs from mainland Jap…
Moldova
Orheiul Vechi
Orheiul Vechi is an archaeological landscape within the bends of the Răut River, with caves, fortifications and traces of settlements from several er…
Mongolia
Orkhon Valley
The Orkhon Valley is an extensive cultural landscape in central Mongolia, with pastureland, archaeological sites and centres of former nomadic empire…
Nigeria
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, on the edge of Osogbo, is one of the last substantial remnants of primary high forest in southern Nigeria and an active Yor…
Philippines
Palawan
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines, with limestone cliffs, turquoise lagoons, coral reefs and tropical beaches.
Brazil
Pantanal
The Pantanal is a vast seasonally flooded plain in central South America and one of Brazil's most important regions for observing jaguars, capybaras,…
Bhutan
Paro
The Paro Valley introduces Bhutan through fields, traditional houses and monastic architecture. It suits a gentle start to a journey, with enough tim…
Kiribati
Phoenix Islands Protected Area
The Phoenix Islands Protected Area covers around 408,250 km² of sea and land in the central Pacific. It includes remote atolls, reef islands, lagoons…
Thailand
Phuket
Phuket is a large island and popular destination in southern Thailand, known for Andaman Sea beaches, tropical landscapes, its old town and boat trip…
Réunion
Piton de la Fournaise
Piton de la Fournaise is an active shield volcano in southeastern Réunion, rising to about 2,630 metres. Within the Enclos Fouqué caldera are young l…
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei
Pohnpei is a green volcanic island in the Federated States of Micronesia. Off its coast lies Nan Madol, a UNESCO World Heritage complex of artificial…
Portugal
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is the main city on São Miguel in the Azores, known for volcanic landscapes, the Atlantic, its historic centre and access to lakes and …
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Port-aux-Français
Port-aux-Français is the main scientific and logistics base of the Kerguelen archipelago on the Golfe du Morbihan. Low service buildings, laboratorie…
Seychelles
Praslin
Praslin is one of the main islands of the Seychelles, known for tropical beaches, granite rocks, lush vegetation and natural areas with endemic speci…
São Tomé and Príncipe
Príncipe Island
Príncipe is a small volcanic island in the Gulf of Guinea and the heart of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Its southern peaks are covered in primary rain…
Eritrea
Qohaito Cultural Landscape
Qohaito is a high plateau in southern Eritrea at around 2,600 to 2,700 metres above sea level. Steep escarpments enclose an archaeological cultural l…
New Zealand
Queenstown
Queenstown is a mountain resort on New Zealand's South Island beside Lake Wakatipu, surrounded by alpine landscapes and known for adventure activitie…
Indonesia
Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat is an archipelago in eastern Indonesia, with karst islands, turquoise lagoons, coral reefs and exceptional marine diversity.
Chile
Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a remote Chilean volcanic island in the Pacific, known for ancient Polynesian culture, moai statues and uni…
Cook Islands
Rarotonga
Rarotonga is the main island of the Cook Islands, surrounded by a coral lagoon and known for green volcanic mountains, beaches, Polynesian culture, m…
Palau
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
Palau's southern lagoon combines forested limestone islands, coral reefs, marine lakes and archaeological traces of earlier settlements.
Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
The Rock of Gibraltar is a limestone massif at the entrance to the Mediterranean, rising above the town, harbour and strait. Much of the Upper Rock b…
United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado is known for high alpine peaks, lakes, forests, tundra, scenic roads and diverse wildlife.
Dominica
Roseau
Roseau is Dominica's compact capital, with wooden houses, a market and green mountain slopes in the background. It provides a base for a day in town …
New Zealand
Rotorua
Rotorua is a city on New Zealand's North Island, known for geothermal areas, hot springs, lakes, ancient forests, Māori culture and mountain-bike tra…
Finland
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi is the largest city in Finnish Lapland and a popular base for journeys north of the Arctic Circle. The city is known for the northern light…
Honduras
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
Río Plátano is Honduras's largest protected area, covering around 350,000 hectares from mountain headwaters to the Caribbean coast. Rainforests, sava…
Estonia
Saaremaa
Saaremaa is Estonia's largest island, with juniper landscapes, stone walls, windmills, lighthouses and a quiet Baltic coast. The island's capital, Ku…
Faroe Islands
Saksun
Saksun is a tiny village on Streymoy, set in a natural mountain amphitheatre above the tidal lagoon of Pollurin. Turf roofs, the white 19th-century c…
Cabo Verde
Sal
Sal is a dry Atlantic island with long sandy beaches and small coastal towns. Santa Maria suits beach days, while trips inland reveal saltworks and v…
Oman
Salalah
Salalah lies in southern Oman and is known for coconut palms, beaches, mountains and the surprisingly green khareef season.
Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat, on Bolivia's high plateau, known for endless white landscapes, mirror effects after rain, cactus-cov…
Kenya
Samburu National Reserve
Samburu National Reserve lies in northern Kenya along the Ewaso Ng'iro River. Dry plains and riverside vegetation provide habitat for elephants, reti…
Belize
San Ignacio
San Ignacio in western Belize is a base for Maya heritage and the nature of the Cayo District. The small town on the Macal River is connected by a br…
Chile
San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama is a desert oasis in northern Chile and the main base for the Atacama's salt lakes, lagoons, volcanoes, geysers and highland lan…