Kayak through the marble caves of Chile's Patagonia, a stunning natural formation of swirling blue and white patterns carved by water over thousands of years.
Crater lake ringed by three volcanoes and Maya villages โ Aldous Huxley called it the most beautiful lake in the world.
Calm lagoon and voodoo villages.
Calm, clear lagoon with tiny islets.
Mangroves and tidal flats teeming with migratory birds near Libreville.
Rwandaโs Riviera โ bilharzia-free swimming, kayaking and coffee farms on the shores of a lake ringed by hills.
A lake of 29 islands in the terraced hills near the Congo border โ canoe trips, no crocodiles, safe to swim.
The point where the Nile leaves Lake Victoria on its 6,650-km journey, plus grade-five white-water rafting.
Twin-volcano island in Lake Nicaragua.
Canyon of caves and a kayaking lake.
Karst peaks, rivers and lagoons.
Hondurasโs largest lake, ringed by cloud forest, waterfalls and birdlife.
Emerald-green river through the Julian Alps, with rafting, WWI trenches and the Kobarid museum.
Karst islets, mangrove channels and Taino cave art.
Car-free village of canals, thatched farmhouses and punted boats.
Paddle 8 km into a limestone cave where a river flows straight out to the sea โ one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.
Bangka boat trips between limestone lagoons, hidden beaches and the Big and Small Lagoon of Bacuit Bay.
Row through limestone karsts and rice paddies on the "Ha Long Bay on land", then climb to the Mua Cave viewpoint.
Sheer fiord of waterfalls and peaks.
Golden beaches and turquoise coves linked by New Zealandโs easiest Great Walk โ kayak in, hike out.
Home of Son Doong, the worldโs largest cave, plus Paradise Cave and boat trips into the river cave of Phong Nha itself.
Sea cave on the Algarve coast with a round skylight in its domed roof โ reached by boat, kayak or paddleboard.
Limestone-cliff beach reachable only by longtail boat, and the best rock-climbing spot in Southeast Asia.
Paddle lakes, islands, boreal forest, and northern waterways in Voyageurs National Park.
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