Glittering Alpine lake ringed by villas and gardens โ George Clooney's neighbourhood for good reason
Visit the Colorful Lakelets (Kolorowe Jeziorka) in Poland, a unique natural phenomenon featuring lakes with vibrant colors due to chemical compounds from old mines
See the Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia, famous for its blue flames and turquoise crater lake
Visit Oeschinen Lake (Oeschinensee), a pristine mountain lake in the Bernese Oberland near Kandersteg. Surrounded by towering cliffs and alpine meadows, the lake's vivid turquoise water is fed by glacial streams. Reach it via a scenic cable car ride or a moderate hike; then walk the lakeside trail, take a refreshing dip in summer, or simply marvel at the panoramic view of the Blรผemlisalp massif.
Explore Lake Michigan beaches, dunes, wetlands, prairies, and forests in Indiana Dunes National Park.
Swim in the glacier lagoon at Jokulsarlon, Iceland, a stunning glacial lake with icebergs and clear blue waters.
The Bolivian shore of Lake Titicaca, a Moorish basilica and boats to the Isla del Sol.
Hot springs, a ropeway over sulphur vents and Mount Fuji across Lake Ashi, ninety minutes from Tokyo.
The sauna capital of the world, between two lakes, in red-brick factories turned museums and bars.
Swim among millions of stingless jellyfish.
A vast blue lake at 1,900 m with the Sevanavank monastery on a peninsula and grilled trout on the shore.
Terraced turquoise lakes and waterfalls.
Deep Highland loch with a ruined castle shore and a famous resident legend.
Explore volcanoes, glaciers, turquoise lakes, rivers, and bear habitat in Lake Clark National Park.
Undertake a spiritual pilgrimage to Mount Kailash (6,638m) and Lake Manasarovar in Tibet. Circumambulate the sacred mountain (52km kora) revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon, and take a ritual bath in the pristine lake (4,590m altitude) believed to cleanse sins. Visit nearby sites like Tarboche (flagpole for annual Saga Dawa festival) and Chiu Monastery (offering panoramic views of the region).
Visit Lake Assal, the lowest point in Africa and one of the saltiest lakes in the world, located in Djibouti.
South Korea's highest mountain, a shield volcano with a crater lake at the centre of Jeju.
The skyline that became the Patagonia logo, an easy day walk from El Chalten to the lagoon below it.
An active volcano you can ski in winter, with a hot acid lake in the crater.
A three-day trek to a 3,726 m crater rim above a crescent lake with a new cone growing in it.
The highest peak in the Balkans at 2,925 m, a long walk up from the Rila lakes.
German-style houses on Lake Llanquihue under the perfect cone of Osorno volcano.
The port on Lake Titicaca, the floating Uros islands and a homestay on Amantani.
Palm-lined Lake Tana, its island monasteries and the Blue Nile falls.
The lone tree in the lake, the Roys Peak hike and the quieter alternative to Queenstown.
The lake of flamingos and rhinos on the doorstep, in the Rift Valley two hours from Nairobi.
The town for the Perito Moreno glacier, where ice walls collapse into the lake all day.
The port on Lake Victoria, tilapia by the water and the Kit Mikayi rock.
The port of Ometepe, an island of two volcanoes in Lake Nicaragua.
Hot springs and the Sea of Galilee, 200 metres below sea level, with Capernaum along the shore.
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