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 National Park of American Samoa
Country: American Samoa
The Park
The National Park samples the best of American Samoa scenery, shorelines, reefs, and rainforest. In essence, it is really “three parks” on four separate islands. All the units have fine scenery and tropical rainforests. Lata Mountain on Ta’u excels in its wild and remote forests, free-flowing streams, and rugged coastline. Ofu and Olosega have the most accessible coral reefs and miles of ... |
Blue Lagoon Island & Stingray CityCountry: Bahamas, The
Blue Lagoon Island Bahamas is warm little island located about 30 minutes from Paradise Island and Nassau Island. At Blue Lagoon Island Bahamas, tourists can participate in a number of interactive programs. Activities include Blue Lagoon dolphin encounters and the popular Stingray City Bahamas, where children and adults can swim with stingrays and other marine life.
Blue Lagoon ... |
Alcatraz IslandCountry: United States
City: San Francisco
Sitting like a beacon in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, between San Francisco and Oakland, California, is Alcatraz Island. Though most prominently known for the years it served as a maximum security prison, the “Rock’s” history stretches far beyond those infamous days, and its legends and stories continue to find their way into American lore, complete with a number of ghosts who are sa ... |
Savaii IslandCountry: American Samoa
City: San Francisco
Savaii Island is one of the most down to earth destinations in the South Pacific. Here you'll find a great range of sights from volcanic craters and lava tubes, rain forest canopy walks, blowholes and some lovely beach settings alongside traditional Polynesian villages which are even more laid back than on Upolu.
Savaii is in fact the largest of the Samoan Islands and ranks the largest Polynesian ... |
Tijuca National ParkCountry: Brazil
City: Rio de Janeiro
Surrounding Corcovado is the tropical Tijuca Forest. It's covered with exotic trees and thick jungle vines and has a delightful waterfall, the Cascatinha de Taunay.
Rio`s largest park is the Tijuca National Park, covering 3,300 hectares, and including Tijuca Forest. The Park is the largest urban forest in the world. As you look up at the Corcovado from the Lagoa, the mass of greenery clinging to ... |
Tigre DeltaCountry: Argentina
City: Rio de Janeiro
About the Paraná River Delta: The Paraná River delta is a 14,000 square kilometer area where thousands of islands and inlets, water channels, rivers and backwaters form a sub-tropical wonderland about twenty miles northeast of Buenos Aires. See this image and this interactive map from Expedia.
The Paraná is South America's second longest river, after the Amazon. It originates in southeastern Braz ... |
Las Cataratas de IguazuCountry: Argentina
City: Iguazu
The Waterfalls
A memorable experience and a spectacle of nature they are considered a wonder of the world. These falls originated 200 thousands years ago in the place that today is known as “the 3 frontiers” marked with stone pillars, where the Iguazú river and the Paraná river meet.
A geological fault produced on the Paraná riverbed made the outlet of the Iguazú river become an abrupt cascade a ... |
Palo Verde National ParkCountry: Costa Rica
City: Iguazu
Park Attractions
The Palo Verde National Park of Costa Rica protects forested areas as well as an extensive marshland between the Tempisque and Bebedero rivers of Guanacaste. Palo Verde National Park is a diverse patchwork of habitats located in the heart of the Tempisque basin near the mouth of the Rio Tempisque River.
The density and variety of bird species that have been inventoried at Palo V ... |
A week of adventureCountry: Australia
City: Iguazu
Kayaking never-ending rivers, exploring rockpools and caves, snorkelling in tropical waters, mountain biking through undiscovered rainforests, sailing unchartered seas… give your kids memories they can treasure for a lifetime with an Aussie adventure holiday like no other.
Calling all explorers where: Fraser Island, Queensland, 45 minutes by ferry from Hervey Bay. what: Ev ... |
Life beyond Mardi Gras!Country: Australia
City: Sydney
Sydney Sydney is the gay and lesbian capital of Australia where you can sunbathe, surf, go to the opera, dine in comfort with your partner and go clubbing - all in one day! Oxford Street is the entertainment hub, with its restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and shopping. But Norton Street in Leichhardt and King Street in Newtown are strong rivals. Whatever you want, you'll find it here. You can also en ... |
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