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The white domes of the Sacré-Cœur above Montmartre
ActivityParis · 6 Oct

Montmartre Walking Tour

A self-guided walk through the village on the hill, with a short film and an interactive map.
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African penguins among granite boulders at Boulders Beach, Simon's Town
ActivitySimon's Town · 29 Sept

Meeting the Penguins of Boulders Beach

A colony of endangered African penguins lives among the granite boulders of Simon's Town. How to visit respectfully, and why their numbers are falling.
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Hundreds of white and ochre salt pans on a hillside at Maras
ActivityMaras · 6 Sept

Moray and Maras by Mountain Bike

A half-day ride across the plateau above Urubamba to the circular terraces of Moray and the salt pans of Maras, finishing with a long descent to the river.
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Steam rising from the El Tatio geyser field at dawn
ActivitySan Pedro de Atacama · 22 Aug

El Tatio Geysers at Sunrise

The highest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is at its best in the freezing hour before sunrise. What to expect on the 4:30 departure from San Pedro.
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A family of elephants walking in single file across a green floodplain of the Chobe River
ActivityKasane · 21 Aug

Chobe's Elephants from the River

In the dry season tens of thousands of elephants come down to the Chobe River to drink. The best seat is a small boat in the middle of it.
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A poler standing in a wooden mokoro on open water in the Okavango Delta
Activity17 Aug

The Okavango Delta by Mokoro

A mokoro trail is the slowest and most intimate way to see the Okavango Delta. Our editor, a former poler, explains what to expect.
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Shafts of sunlight breaking through cloud onto the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater
Activity4 Aug

A Day on the Floor of the Ngorongoro Crater

The Ngorongoro Crater packs twenty-five thousand large animals into a caldera you can drive across in an hour. Here is how we plan a day inside it.
English
Roped trekkers in crampons on the Perito Moreno glacier
ActivityEl Calafate · 13 Jul

Walking on the Perito Moreno Glacier

The boardwalks are spectacular, but nothing compares to strapping on crampons and walking across the ice of the Perito Moreno itself.
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The striped red, ochre and green slopes of Vinicunca
ActivityPitumarca · 8 Jul

Rainbow Mountain Without the Crowds

Vinicunca's stripes are real, but so are the queues. Our early start and the loop through the Red Valley make it one of the best day hikes from Cusco.
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Hikers by the Kappabashi bridge over the Azusa River in Kamikochi
ActivityMatsumoto · 14 May

Hiking Kamikochi: The Easy Walk into the Alps

A flat, beautiful trail along a glacier-blue river, with the Hotaka peaks above you. Kamikochi is the most rewarding easy hike in Japan.
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A host in kimono preparing matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto
ActivityKyoto · 14 Apr

A Tea Ceremony in Kyoto

The Japanese tea ceremony is less about tea than about paying attention. How to choose a ceremony in Kyoto, and what will happen when you kneel down.
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Two deer drinking from a stream under red maples in Nara Park
ActivityNara · 2025

A Day in Nara with the Bowing Deer

Forty-five minutes from Osaka or Kyoto, Nara Park is home to more than a thousand free-roaming deer. Here is how to spend a gentle, crowd-dodging day among them.
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Blue icebergs floating on the dark water of Jökulsárlón under storm clouds
Activity2025

Boating Among the Icebergs at Jökulsárlón

Jökulsárlón is the one stop on the Ring Road that every traveller agrees on. Here is how to see it from the water, and when the light is best.
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Moss-covered lava fissures in Þingvellir with Lake Þingvallavatn behind
Activity2025

The Golden Circle in a Day

The classic loop from Reykjavík is busy for good reason. Drive it yourself, in the right order, and you will have the best of it to yourself.
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