Madagascar
Ranomafana National Park Madagascar: Hikes, Lemurs & Tips
Golden bamboo lemurs, waterfall trails through thick rainforest, and night walks with leaf-tailed geckos. Here's what to actually expect at Ranomafana National Park Madagascar.
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Indonesia
Mount Karangetang, Indonesia: Hike an Active Volcano
Mount Karangetang on Indonesia's Siau Island rarely stops erupting. At night, the twin craters glow with fresh lava, and almost nobody is there to see it.
Poland
Morskie Oko Poland: Hiking the Tatra's Most Beautiful Lake
An 18km paved hike through the Tatra Mountains ends at a lake so turquoise it barely looks real. Cash-only buses, horse-drawn carriages, and the strange thrill of walking across frozen water in winter. Here's what to know before you go.
Kyrgyzstan
Song Kol Lake Kyrgyzstan: A Nomad Escape Above the Clouds
Sleep in a yurt above 3,000 metres, ride horses across the jailoo, wake to frost in August. Song Kol Lake isn't easy to reach. That's the point.
Japan
Yanbaru National Park Okinawa Japan: Hikes, Falls & Wildlife
Forget the beaches. Yanbaru National Park in northern Okinawa has jungle waterfall trails, flightless birds found nowhere else on Earth, and limestone formations that look like another planet.
Mexico
Cascada El Aguacero, Chiapas: Mexico's Best Hidden Waterfall
700 stairs. One canyon. A waterfall that bursts from a cave wall. Cascada El Aguacero in Chiapas, Mexico is hard to reach, and that's exactly the point.
France
Kaysersberg Castle, France: Free Tower, Best View in Alsace
Perched above a ridiculously pretty Alsatian village, Kaysersberg Castle in France rewards a short climb with sweeping vineyard views. And somehow, it's still completely free.
Mongolia
Ongi Monastery Mongolia: Haunting Gobi Desert Ruins
The crumbling ruins of Ongi Monastery Mongolia lie scattered across the Gobi steppe, a devastating monument to the 1937 Soviet purges. Essential viewing for anyone drawn to Mongolia's deeper, more difficult history.
Kazakhstan
Kolsai Lakes Kazakhstan: Blue Lakes Without the Crowds
Three alpine lakes with water so blue it looks fake, and barely any crowds. Kolsai Lakes Kazakhstan is the mountain escape nobody's talking about yet.
China
Blue Moon Valley China: Turquoise Lakes Below Jade Dragon
The water at Blue Moon Valley China is so impossibly turquoise you'll think someone cranked up the saturation. It's real, it's crowded, and it's worth every bit of chaos.
Malaysia
Pulau Payar Marine Park Langkawi: Snorkeling With Sharks
Swim alongside baby blacktip reef sharks in knee-deep water at Pulau Payar Marine Park, just an hour by boat from Langkawi, Malaysia.
United Kingdom
Climbing Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha
A 14-day ship voyage, no harbor, and a grueling volcanic climb: what it takes to stand atop Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha, the most isolated inhabited summit on Earth.