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Many of us have had the good fortune to visit some of the ¹Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍ×¤Ê wonders of our ÏÇÀ± ¡½ perhaps the Pyramids, Taj Mahal or ¹Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍ×¤Ê Ê½¤Ç°Ï¤à of Ãæ¹ñ, or terrific natural spectacles like the Grand Canyon and Victoria Íî¤Á¤ës.?
There is just one problem: the number of tourists who descend on these showstoppers. There are many more marvels to be seen that are just as impressive but ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ busy or commercialised.?
From majestic landscapes and ¸ÅÂå¤Î Çѵõs to an art deco gem, here¡Çs our ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ ten ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯-visited wonders of the world, and how to experience them.
CORAL TREASURES?
Recently featured on BBC Two¡Çs Wilderness With Simon Reeve, the »¹¸ê ?Triangle is so rich with fish and »¹¸ê that scientists have dubbed it a ¡Æ¼ïÎà factory¡Ç. Stretching across the ÂÀÊ¿ÍΤΠfrom the Philippines to Bali and the Solomon Islands, its bullseye is a remote corner of eastern Indonesia known as Raja Ampat.?
Here you can go Ä´ºº¤¹¤ëing on a phinisi (ÅÁÅýŪ¤Ê ÌÚ¤¤Î sailing boat), with ample time to snorkel, dive and visit island communities.?
- OUR TIP: Travel between November and March for ÀŤá¤ë seas and a good chance of spotting manta rays.?
- BOOK IT: A ten-night, all-inclusive group voyage costs from ¡ò6,995pp, ´Þ¤àing?°Üžs, meals and activities (responsible travel.com).?Flights from Gatwick to Sorong ·Ðͳ¤Ç Jakarta are extra, from ¡ò1,059 return (qatarairways.com).
CROWD-FREE MAYAN RUINS?
Caracol is the largest of many magnificent but rarely busy Mayan Çѵõs ¤Ñ¤é¤Ñ¤é±«d across Belize, a still barely discovered English-speaking country in Central America that is ¤ï¤º¤«¤Ë larger than ¤à¤Á¤ÎÀ×s. Some 1,300 years ago this was a È˱ɤ¹¤ëing city with 150,000 µï½»¡Ê¼Ô¡Ës, now its lofty »ûs and Éý¤Î¹¤¤ plazas are a junglewrapped home for toucans and ¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥È howler monkeys where you can sit in peace ½Ï»ë¤¹¤ë¡¿½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ëing the candle-ends of history.?
- OUR TIP: Stay at Blancaneaux ½ÉÇñ¤¹¤ë, a 90-minute ±¿Æ° away, which is owned by film director and winemaker Francis Ford Coppola.?
- BOOK IT: An eight-night ¾®Î¹¹Ô¤¹¤ë Ï¢¹ç¤µ¤»¤ëing beach and rainforest, spending three at Blancaneaux ½ÉÇñ¤¹¤ë, costs from ¡ò3,975pp, ´Þ¤àing flights from Gatwick to Belize City ·Ðͳ¤Ç Cancun, °Üžs and breakfast (rainbowtours.co.uk).?
WET AND WILD IN BRAZIL?
Ç´Ã夹¤ëing to the ¹ñ¶s of Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil, the Pantanal is the largest Ç®ÂӤΠwetland on the ÏÇÀ± and home to a thrillin g ÌîÀÀ¸Êª that ´Þ¤às µðÂç¡Ê¤Ê¡Ë ¥«¥ï¥¦¥½s, the maned wolf and the gorgeously blue, 3ft long hyacinth macaw. It has the greatest ½¸Ãæ of caimans (crocodiles) in the world ²Ã¤¨¤ë around 5,000 jaguars.?
- OUR TIP: May to October is the ´¥Á礷¤¿¡¤Æü¾È¤ê¤Î season when it¡Çs easier to °ÌÃÖ¡¿±øÅÀ¡¿¸«¤Ä¤±½Ð¤¹ animals.?
- BOOK IT: A nine-night Wild life Of The Pantanal group ¾®Î¹¹Ô¤¹¤ë, visiting three ½ÉÇñ¤¹¤ës, costs from ¡ò5,995pp, ´Þ¤àing flights to Cuiaba ·Ðͳ¤Ç Sao Paulo, °Üžs, meals and excursions (wildlifeworldwide.com).?
VIETNAM¡ÇS SECRET?
With its Èó¾ï¤Ë¹â¤¤ run of jagged karst pinnacles, Ninh Binh is as ·à¤Î a sight as the better-known Halong Bay, but doesn¡Çt come with hordes of trippers. Two hours south of Hanoi and ¹ñ¶d by rivers, farms and »ûs, it¡Çs best discovered by bike or by gliding ÀÐÌýÀºÀ½ on a sampan.?
- OUR TIP: Visit in October and November when water levels are high and the rice fields are ready for ¼ý³Ï.?
- BOOK IT: A 12-night Landscapes Of Vietnam ¾®Î¹¹Ô¤¹¤ë, which spends two nights in Ninh Binh, costs from ¡ò3,415pp, ´Þ¤àing flights into Hanoi and »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë from Çä½ÕÉØ Chi Minh City, °Üžs, most meals and some excursions (insideasiatours.com).?
HOT ROCKS IN NEVADA?
Only an hour¡Çs ±¿Æ° from Las Vegas, the Valley of ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë Park is an overlooked natural wonder that can¡Çt fail to amaze. Get ready for ±²´¬¤¯ing red sandstone ·Á¼°s that look like streaky bacon, 4,000-year-old ·ã¤·¤¯Íɤ¹¤ë carvings and °ú¤¾å¤²¡Ê¤ë¡Ëing ÄÉÀפ¹¤ës to ¹µÁÊ all levels.?
- OUR TIP: Nevada is perfect for a road trip with many Â羡¤¹¤ës from two to five days ¡½ go from October to April when it¡Çs cooler.?
- BOOK IT: British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯s from Heathrow to Las Vegas, from ¡ò635 return (ba.com). ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë an ιÄø with travelnevada.com and parks.nv.gov.?
ANCIENT TIBET?
»Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë at just over 12,000ft, the gargantuan Potala Palace in Lhasa dates from the 17th century and has over 1,000 rooms ½»Âð a wealth of Buddhist treasures. The adventurous way to get there is on the world¡Çs highest Å´Æ» which runs across the stark Tibetan ¹â¸¶ from Xining, covering 600 miles with hundreds of ¶¶¡ÊÅϤ·¤ò¤¹¤ë¡Ës built over the permafrost.?
- OUR TIP: The Å·¸õ is warmest from June to September.?
- BOOK IT: A ten-day ¸ÅÂå¤Î City Of Lhasa ¾®Î¹¹Ô¤¹¤ë costs from ¡ò2,690pp, ´Þ¤àing a two-night train ride to Lhasa ²Ã¤¨¤ë accommodation and some meals and excursions (worldexpeditions.com). Flights from Heathrow to Chengdu and »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë from Lhasa are extra, from ¡ò1,167 return (airchina.co.uk).?
FLY OVER NAMIBIA?
The Namib º½Çù is believed to be the oldest in the world, barely ½»¤àd by humans but with a remarkably adapted ÌîÀÀ¸Êª that ´Þ¤às elephants, lions, rhino and, on the smaller Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë, geckos. The chance to climb colossal sand dunes, ²ñ¹ç¡¤²ñ¤¦ the indigenous Himba and Ä´ºº¤¹¤ë the shipwreck-strewn ³¼¹ü¡¿³µÍ× Coast make this a must for romantics and wilderness-lovers.?
- OUR TIP: Distances are ¹Âç¤Ê so hop around?by small ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë savouring the mesmerising ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ës over time-worn Africa.?
- BOOK IT: A seven-day safari costs from ¡ò3,642pp based on four travellers Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing together, ´Þ¤àing meals and safari activities (travellocal.com). Flights from Heathrow to Windhoek ·Ðͳ¤Ç Frankfurt are extra, from ¡ ò1,203 return (lufthansa.com).
ART DECO JEWEL?
Rebuilt in the 1930s after an ÃÏ¿Ì, Napier is a genteel port in New Zealand that has ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to 150 colourful and °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ-Êݸ¤¹¤ëd art deco buildings that are a joy to Ä´ºº¤¹¤ë. Decorated with sunbursts and fountains, they ´Þ¤à a theatre with ½é¤á¤Î neon and chrome fittings and a bank adorned with stylised hammerhead sharks. ¤Ç¤Ã¤Á¤¢¤²¤ë¡¤¿Í¤òºá¤Ë´Ù¤ì¤ëing this, the ¶¯¹ÅÇÉ¡Çs Bay ÃÏ°è is famous for its beaches, wineries and food.?
- OUR TIP: Napier fits in °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ with a North Island ¾®Î¹¹Ô¤¹¤ë Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing into Auckland then »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë from the Kiwi »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ, Wellington.?
- BOOK IT: A 14-night North Island Classic self-±¿Æ° ¾®Î¹¹Ô¤¹¤ë, spending a night in Napier, costs from ¡ò1,966pp, ´Þ¤àing some excursions (discover-the-world.com). Flights from Heathrow to Auckland and »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë from Wellington are extra, from ¡ò1,419 return (airnewzealand.co.uk).?
DOMINICA¡ÇS BOILING LAKE
Steaming waters that boil like a witches¡Ç cauldron ±³¡Ê¤ò¤Ä¤¯¡Ë at the heart of the »³ÃϤΠCaribbean ¾®Åç of Dominica. At 230ft wide and »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë at an ¹âÅÙ of 2,600ft, the Ë¢ing grey lake ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðs a rare glimpse of the earth¡Çs violent ÆâÉô¤Î and is one of many scenic thrills in the World °ä»º-̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ëd Morne Trois Pitons ¹ñ²È¤Î Park, which also has impressive forests, waterfalls and birdlife.?
- OUR TIP: If you don¡Çt fancy the 12-mile °ú¤¾å¤²¡Ê¤ë¡Ë, hang on till the end of next year when a cable car will open.?
- BOOK IT: Seven nights at Fort Young Hotel costs from ¡ò1,699pp B&B, ´Þ¤àing flights from Gatwick ·Ðͳ¤Ç Barbados and °Üžs (caribtours.co.uk).?
CRUISE THE KIMBERLEY?
Australia's µðÂç¤Ê and empty northwest corner has become an exciting ÌÜŪÃÏ for õ¸¡Ââ¡¿±óÀ¬Ââ ½ä¹Ò¤¹¤ës voyaging between Broome and Darwin. ºÇ¹âĬ¤Î¾ìÌÌs ´Þ¤à natural wonders that are a result of ¶Ã¤¯¤Ù¤¡¿ÆÃÌ¿¤Î¡¿Î×»þ¤Î tides, such as the Montgomery °Å¾Ì which appears to rise from the ocean, and the ¿åÊ¿¤Î Íî¤Á¤ës, where ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë ÍÆÀÑ¡¿ÍÆÎÌs of water get squeezed through cliff passages.?
- OUR TIP: Äɲ乤ë on some time in Broome to enjoy its enormous beach, Asian cuisine and pearl farms.?
- BOOK IT: A nine-night Kimberley Coast Adventure ½ä¹Ò¤¹¤ë Á¥Æâ¤Ë the 140-?¾èµÒ °ä»º Adventurer costs from ¡ò6,995pp, ´Þ¤àing meals, drinks and excursions (aptouring.co.uk). Flights from Heathrow to Broome and »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë from Darwin are extra, from ¡ò1,512pp return (qantas.com)
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